[Tales of Xillia 2] Final Boss (Gaius Solo/Unknown Mode/No Damage)

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Published on July 11, 2023 6:00:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nEn6rL5dGs

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Tales of Xillia 2 (2012)

Duration: 2:22

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This is it, the final battle. It's time to show this bozo who's the better final boss!

While not as annoying as Chronos, the devs still found a way to include some unnecessary nonsense since Bisley has the Damage Control skill, which has a 30% chance to nullify ALL knockback from every hit. It doesn't matter too much during grounded combos, although it can be bothersome when you intend to launch him, but when Bisley's in the air, he drops like a rock the moment Damage Control activates.
As in the previous fight, Gaius is unable to inflict Skill Seal to get around Damage Control so I have to deal with that 30% chance no matter what. Since using a Water weapon doesn't add anything of note, I equip a Dark one instead for the extra element and to stack its crit chance with the Knight's Crest.

Aside from Damage Control, another annoying trait is that Bisley can also act frame 1 with Overlimit being one of this available actions, but other than that he's not too bad. He's somewhat light, he can't air recover and he can be guard manipulated into using Raging Beast, which is very easy to Flash Guard.

🠚 Version 1: 0:00
The goal of this version is to finish Bisley off in one go and to achieve it, Muzét lends a hand once again.

Mega Strike is the best Arte Bisley can use at the beginning of the fight because of its long animation, so I can dodge with a sidestep and start Charging while baiting Raging Beast at the same time. Thanks to this, I can get a Retribution to use after breaking his Iron Stance with Calamity Stance, avoiding a knockdown.

Savage Beckoning doesn't connect after an aerial Tiger Blade because Bisley gets up before the hitbox appears but there's a way for this chain to work, and it's by using Damage Control to my advantage. If it triggers during the last hit of Tiger Blade, Bisley goes back to the ground at around the same time as Gaius so there's enough time for Savage Beckoning to hit without breaking the combo.
In here though... I don't think Damage Control triggered on the last hit but rather the second and it somehow worked? Not complaining, that's for sure. The setup is finicky as it is.

During the final part of the combo, Damage Control can activate during every hit of Flight of Kings and break the combo instantly so that's uh, fun. Why risk it, you may ask? Because I wanted to use all Link Artes with Muzét and that's the only one that was missing.

🠚 Version 2: 0:49
Pretty much the same start but with a sidestep to the right to push Bisley to the corner as fast as possible.

Damage Control activating during the second hit of Calamity Stance is a huge red flag because that's one knockdown closer to triggering OTG Limit. An extended Dragon Swarm is used as a setup for Savage Beckoning, so this knockdown is unavoidable, and then there's Dragon's Maw for a possible third knockdown. If Damage Control also happened here, the combo would have been over.

I use the usual Hydra → Light of Ruin combo to launch Bisley and use the time he takes to recover to Charge and prepare for the second half of the combo (Damage Control can also ruin this because I would have less time to Charge btw). However, I also taunt before doing so. While you may think it's for the style points, there's actually a reason to do so: Light of Ruin confuses Bisley and there's a chance he targets Muzét instead of Gaius, so I had to equip Fury Stoke to try to draw his attention.
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Restrictions:
👑 Gaius Solo
👑 Unknown Mode
👑 No Damage
👑 No Menu
👑 No Free Run, except for Light of Ruin setups
👑 No Power Charge 3
👑 No Herbs
👑 Double Weakness Timer & Damage enabled
👑 Double Damage enabled
👑 Elemental Weapons unlocked
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Music used:
🎵 Pokkén Tournament - Synergy Burst! Shadow Mewtwo (Last Round)
🎵 Ys Seven - Uncertainty in the Future
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