"Behemoth" Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Hard LV1, Boss 2 (No Damage)
Welcome back to the boss series. This time, after a good old Sonic reference, we are welcomed with a boss. His name is Behemoth, so yep, we got him in a corner.
4-1-2022 (Part 4)
Behemoth
Time Taken to No Damage: About 9 minutes (Clearly didn't beat Albus record)
Behemoth was encountered in the first part of the game. Indestructible meant nothing. It had flesh on its side. At this level of the game, its attacks are still one shots. Still no bonuses for No Damage on bosses.
Meaty Grind: Behemoth regurgitates, and then spits out flesh from its mouth. These can be destroyed, likely by projectile spells or Axe. Other than that, the platform lays a good foundation to hide under, but don't rely on it.
Live Tentacles: Its mouth opens straight and tentacles of flesh come straight out. In the corner, it's lethal, but a good slide away from it does it a lesson. The platform doesn't help.
Behemoth's Charge: Behemoth scratches the ground with its front foot, and after backing up, makes a dash towards the side. There are two platforms to jump onto. Get onto those, and then jump when it approaches. The window should be lenient enough for you to make it over. If you're not confident, use a Partner Jump, which will cost you MP because they take damage.
Behemoth's Lunge: Behemoth lunges into the air. When it gets airborne, slide under it to avoid the damage. DO NOT use the platform. That only certifies death.
This boss remains unchanged from Normal to Hard. That's unfortunate, because it could use some weird gimmick.
Weapons Used
Jonathan
Long Sword, Axe
Charlotte
Tome of Arms I, Raging Fire
Emerald Swarl is a replacement if you want to use it.
Strategy
Use Raging Fire whenever you can. This is especially notable when it does its charge. You can play aggressive with its face a lot, but beware of its attacks. When it approaches you, back off.
It's about perfection as always. Unlike Dullahan which allowed you to live (sparingly), this has no rooms for error, even with the best equipment (assuming no shop), it will still One Shot you.
Video Notes
Recorded using MelonDS with a custom overlay.
1536x864 for main gameplay, and 1536x576 for bosses.
Bosses are separated into their own episodes, releases two hours (or less) after the base episode.
Here is the list of banned stuff
Broken: Darts, Shuriken
Neglects Challenge: Heal, Ancient Armor, Healing Mail
All or Nothing: Berserker Armor, Heavy Armor, New Game+
Can't Even: Bonuses from beating the game.
Misc: High Speed
Grinds will try to be minimal, though Mastery will be needed for some quests (Done off-screen?)
Game is played on a fresh save (New Game Level 1)
That does it for the boss rush. Next episode will be a prison break with a few walls, and for bosses, we will be a bit sticky, but we should end up with a total victory.