Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Two takes. I feel the 2nd one was cleaner and it was done before the 1st one, but he just wouldn't Chronos Collide for anything except once when it counted. A good thing in general, but not what I wanted =0v.

When I first beat him with no Power Charge long ago, I thought it was such an accomplishment. Now beating him is just another day at the park. His half-mage/half-melee approach to fighting is rather easy to deal with in comparison to other no weakness bosses, and is a good boss to get your feet wet with if you're interested in this "No PC" style of play.

My approach is different from the original. In the original, I get him into OVL by breaking his Iron Stance and making him counter in the air. Then after his OVL ends, get him back in the air and combo him to near-death/death. For these takes, I opted not to abuse this strategy since it trivializes him a bit too much and I like fighting him, since there are plenty of ways to maneuver and attack him at the same time. Eagle's Rage is the easiest and safest route. Soaring Vortex can attack him if he's approaching for a melee attack. You can Darting Claw or Linked Explosion through him if he's moving toward you. If he Tetra Spells, its easily dodged by a sidestep, or two for sure, and can be approached with your arte of choice. Soulstoke Spin is always a safe bet for breaking Iron Stance, though you gotta be wary of a Chronos Collider counter.

Speaking of counters, he will either use his normal attack, Tetra Spell, or Chronos Collider. He mostly favors TS in neutral, CC if you're heavily attacking him while he's down, and least favors the normal attack(speculatively; could just be confirmation bias =0b). After 50%, he'll add Chain Strike to that mix.
For TS - the usual sidestep into LE;
For CC - depending on how I downed him, either I'll Earth Roar - Spiral Strike - jump - Soaring Blast, which puts me just out its vertical range, or use Eagle's Rage invulnerability frames to dodge it if I'm on the ground.
For Chain Strike - I like to arte + aerial jump, then descend when the arte activates, since it activates at your current altitude.
For the normal attack - that catches me a bit off guard, because it is quick, but I I think the best option there is sidestep - SsSpin(if I can).

"Once he hits 50%, he activates Trinity Bit,.... Simply put, he gains resistances to all three physical attributes, and using certain artes removes them." Learned that from Jakkun/@UnlimitedMrX long ago in his Ludger - Chronos video, so thanks to him for figuring out how that works and is as follows:

Sword: Chain Strike
Hammer: Chronos Collider
Gun: Tetra Spell

CS and TS happen naturally, and the resistances are removed the moment he begins casting, so I can still interrupt him. CC usually proc'd through a counter after knockdown if you're close and/or attacking him within range, but is not guaranteed. He may also do it randomly out of nowhere if your close to him after he tries to combo you, after a backstep, and/or after Tetra Assault, but only occasionally. Since he is resistant to blunt attacks, I use three elemental artes; Linked Explosion can whittle down his guard and/or Iron Stance; Cerberus Strike to get into myself in mid-air; and Rabid Lunge at low altitude until I knock him down while he's charging his spell. Then I get close to him while he's down and use rising artes + jump to proc and avoid CC IF it comes out(he may counter with CS or TS). Once he loses the bits, its over for him since he can be power combo'd.

It looks like I take a lot of risks, specifically during his counter-to-attack phases, but they are calculated moves that simply require proper timing and works most of the time. I already beat him a couple of times by this point anyway, so I wasn't worried about losing, and he's easy to put the pressure on.

Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQmeMnoDpaH4ZHRdeuxhv_2V2s5oEAIDV

Modifications used:
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Music:
Final Tag Roll - Tekken Tag Tournament Q-Mix[2020] by Rukunetsu[YT]

BIG thanks to Sora3100 for making this run possible =03!