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Ys Origin (2006)

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Boss 3: Vagullion, The Winged Familiar
Hugo/Nightmare Mode
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Hugo's next run in with Epona occurs in the Flooded Prison. The young warrior is admittedly impressed that Hugo was able to defeat Velagunder, but Hugo treats it as business as usual. When readying for her rematch, Hugo dismisses Epona for falling into what previously caused her defeat. Offended at the soceror's brashness, she summons two familiar to assist her in battle. Hugo has little time to worry, though, before they turn on their master, and Epona is forced to offer Hugo information on The Claw in order to save her hide. The two temporarily form an alliance to dispose of the rampant demons.

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A smaller arena this time around makes this battle all that much closer to its Ys I counterpart, but like with Yunica it's still not too bad. Once again, Force Shield helps negate the disadvantage of limited space and lets you attack fairly safely.

Vagullion will chase you around in the untouchable bat swarm, and upon forming will either shoot two waves of flames or two waves of energy slashes. The flames will typically cover the majority of the field, but the floating and damage negation of Force Shield makes it less painful to deal with than it could be.

Eventually after taking enough damage Vagullion will split into two. I actually find it a bit harder to get both of them together despite Hugo attacking from range, and because of the smaller field there are less moments to safely attack once you have to worry about spacing your attacks and defense. Force Shield becomes much more useful in this phase to help you push out the damage needed, so focusing on finding those brief openings with the shield up is key to victory.
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Both Hugo and Epona take care of their targets, and as per the deal Epona divulges what she knows of The Claw. Namely, that he indeed uses claws as his weapon, looks like Hugo, and to the lead sorceress Zava's chagrin, defeats her demons to absorb their powers. The puzzle of The Claw is nearly complete in Hugo's hands, but Epona's prying causes Hugo to briefly snap back, revealing a personal relation. The warrior leaves on the winning side of wits for once, and Hugo can only ponder as he pushes on.

Ahead he finds the Water Dragon Scales, but is called by Eolia to learn that the Knights have arrived at the Tower. He begrudgingly returns to base, and the two groups are finally able to pool together their information and devise a plan.

The two groups-- knights and sorcerers --begin their separate searches of the tower for Feena and Reah. Hugo decides to break away from the sorcerers and continue on his own, and is quick to once again deny Miuscha's assistance. Rico has a 1-on-1 with Hugo before he can leave as he notices Hugo is acting more sour than usual, but Hugo brushes him off as expected. The young Fact briefly ruminates on the situation at hand, and RIco's words, before continuing his own search.

Game: Ys Origin
Release Date: 12/21/2006, 05/31/2012 (Steam)
System: PC (Steam)
Nightmare Mode
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