@@jacobsnipes6244 fr tho, a good chunk of his second phase attacks (minus the fire flurry and sickle pull) are decently telegraphed and can be easily parried. It’s just the margin of error is so slim and his damage is way too high for how fast he is and how strict the deflect timing is in this game. I do agree Romeo would’ve served better as a halfway point than a surprise second phase (a la archbishop and Malenia)
Thank you for making bossfight guides that are guides to actually fighting the bosses and not "summon a specter and spam throwables" like almost every other series 😀
Yeah, I saw those. I use a Spector often but I try to avoid just throwing stuff to win. Granted, during the first fight with the Black Rabbit Brotherhood that last brother was annoying. I saved some stuff for him 😂
@@andrewramirez3998you silly clown , look at the top comment that says they spent 8 hours on this boss. Only a muppet wants to go through that , mostly
Dude right? Tbh I watch his videos after like 15 deaths and then when I hear “guard, guard, guard….. guard” in my head and I win the fight? Lol I know I sound sarcastic, but I’m not even kidding 😂
This took me nearly 10 hours to solo. For reference, my second hardest boss was Malenia and took about 6 hours, third is Ishin that took 5 hours. Puppet King is on another level. If people saw my reaction after beating him, they would legit think I won the lottery.
Honestly this was on 5 tries for me. But for example on Ishin maybe I spent 7 hours. And on Midir from DS3 same or more. I did this quickly but maybe spend 3-4 hours on both the second electric boss and on the archbishop one. Those were hell
After nearly first trying him (he managed to hit me through my charged R2 just as we were both about to die).. I've now died 5 times lol I love farming to get cells and pipes for him. But it's worth it until phase 2 when he reads all your moves lol
@@gozololuzbacio2394it’s interesting how some fights just click into place for some people. Like I died on abyss watchers like 18 times but beat gael in 2 and midir in 3.
For me this game is genuinely the hardest of it’s kind. I can’t help but feel that is more because of it’s mechanics rather than the fights just being tough. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, it’s the best non fromsoft souls like out there, but a little tweak to the deflect timing window and a few tiny fixes would make it just as rewarding and challenging, but far less frustrating. Excellent guide!
It's true. I feel the same. You have to already know what the enemy is about to do as attack, it is not a metter of reflex (like for Sekiro) but a metter of precisely learning patterns and timing of each single attack. They reminds me Data Battle from Kingdom Hearts series, but with a way smaller allowed failing-window for the player.
I feel the same about the parry timing. I wish it was like sekiros parry. For whatever reason some times I'll perfect parry but the next time it won't and I'm parrying at the same times....its off putting
For anyone struggling with the 2 attacks that were not included in this video: Air pop attack in first encounter: When he starts winding up rush in and smack him a bunch of times which will stun him and stop him from completing the attack. Flame sword barrage in second encounter: Stay to his left and when he rushes you dodge towards him. He will end up going past you, flail around a couple times, and then he'll course correct back at you which you would again (being on his left) dodge towards him. Rinse and repeat. Once he does this a handful of times he will go back to his regular douchebaggery.
I feel like after this fight I became a guard master cause the amount of perfects you need to break his weapon and keep stunning him was nuts. Also that flame dance is deadly, what I did was use my fable when he's applying the fire which can interupt it but after that you really have to guard like hell and pray you make it through. This video was so helpful and I'm SOOOO glad I finally beat him. Good luck to everyone and try not to give up. YA GOT THIS.
I struggled with phase 1 (about a dozen deaths) but once I got to Romeo I beat him in 3-5 tries. Coming from Sekiro I guess I have a preference to light, fast enemies.. but also I can't believe how many perfect guards you nailed. Kudos
Have you redone the fight? Honestly you might have just had some insane luck due the the high of beating faze1 cause I loved sekiro and was really good at those fights but this dudes kicking my a**
For Romeo I had a much better time dodging to the left (into his weapon). With the right timing it should be doable. Worked for me but I’ve always been better at dodging than blocking
@@marclouisagulay7966 same! Something about this game messed with my timing on parrying attacks. There are some bosses in the late game that you’ll pretty much need to parry to beat so I wish you luck for when you get there
Same...the thing is..I am playing using the rapier weapon. Which makes it much more punishing when I don't perfect guard. The health I lose is insane compared to what I see here in this video. Also the rapier allows me to get like 4/5 hits in per dodge. And when he staggers a little...i unleash my fable art on him as well. P.S....i just finished this boss a couple minutes ago. The adrenaline is still pumping lol..
Day 2 with this boss, probably a total of 9 hours of just this boss. Only two out of the twenty eight billion attempts did I get super close, this video helped. One day in the very distant future I shall beat this bag of shit.
you can easily beat him with throwables if you don’t want to memorize his move set. Just go to the vender in the lobster shack and buy a bunch of throwables heal your specter for second phase and throw stuff at him he will die easily this way.
@@Wakish0069 not really, if you use in game items that are designed to throw at enemies I don’t see how that is the same as using cheat codes but ok. Everyone that has played these types of games has got stuck on a boss at some point usually because of a specific build that is unfavorable to a specific boss.
Dude great video as always! Idk what it is about “guard guard…. Guard annnnd guard” but when I hear that in my head I start winning 😂 keep it up man, your insight is actually helpful. Unlike the other videos that always say “spam consumables and summon specters then run away throwing fire while your meat shield takes the damage” lol
Dude, thank you for these guides. They've been super helpful! And for anyone else running a Motivity Build Shotputs are your friend let's you get the stagger if you are struggling to get a charged R2 to land.
I can get Romeo to half health, but that fire attack is way too long Edit: I just beat him, and turns out it is easier to tap dodge the attack than to try and parry.
@@jacobsnipes6244you can interrupt him while he is buffing, make sure you’re right next to him once he gets to 50% and just keep on attacking. If you have the aegis shield it completely nullifies it also
I absolutely loved this fight!! It might be my favorite fromsoft type fight since Maria! Even though it took me quite many tries (I wish there was an in game death counter for bosses), it's so satisfying to finally figure him out and beat him after a beautiful dance
Wow someone actually showing you how to fight instead of spamming throwables and using motivity on top of it. Thank you so much man. Definitely a new sub here. This was awesome and helped me immensely.
Feeling pretty good about the first phase. Figuring out the parry timings for phase two should get me the dub. Ive gotten the fire attack twice. first time it murdered me, second time I actually dodged the whole thing but didnt have enough health to finish him off.
FYI, his 1st phase red attack has a safe spot behind him. His arms won't reach you and you are free to beat his ass, however reaching his rear isn't easy.
Just started my first playthrough of Lop.. I've beaten Bloodborne, Sekiro and Elden Ring countless times and this is one of the hardest bosses for me.. up there with Isshin and Melania for sure. This game is so f*cking good.
For me, the toughest thing about this game in general is that it seems like every enemy attack knocks you back, so you're constantly out of range. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but it feels like 90% of the difficulty is that I'm never close enough to to attack after guarding.
I'm really upset that he didn't do the fire sword dancing moves with you. That part kills me EVERY time, and it would've been great to see how you handle the fire sword dance attack. I also cannot successfully do the second phase perfect gaurds to break his weapon. I've been trying to kill this boss SOLO for 3 days. I guess I need to wait for the Xbox patch to drop that nerfs him and try again. I've beaten Sekiro, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 1,2,3 and I cannot understand why the King of Puppets is so hard for me. 😫 And yes, I already know I need to git gud, LOL!
Also in the first phase he can do that wind attack from above which is impossible to avoid if he starts doing the animation when you are close, this fight is brutal!!!
This boss took the fun out of this game for me. I really loved it to this point; all bosses were fair and doable. This one, after 40+ attempts (using specter and wishstone), is a dead end.
I have fear of these fights until I watch your videos. For anyone still struggling, the strat for the brotherhood (5 thermite, 5 electro, 3 shotput) for the 2nd phase is OP. I also used the spectre gem in the cube that makes them do more dmg in the 2nd phase. Think I got it 4th try, 1st try with brotherhood strat
Really good guide! Would've been a lot better if he redid the run and displayed what to do when Romeo does his flame-infused combo, that's a vital part to people's struggling with this boss. Especially when all other guides I've found have beat Romeo using Spectre. I beat this boss by now, using Spectre cause I didn't know how to deal with his combo. (without spending several hours learning how to parry it.)
This is awesome. I kept getting caught with the move at 7:46 where he knocks you into the air. I keep getting him to 25% but couldn't figure out a counter to that move or when to hit the perfect guard. I'm just dodging to the left when I see his staff hit the ground.
as a dex player; first face has SO many spots to add in a quick extra smack with quick-hitting weapons. I personally use the dancer's curved sword for it. most of the attacks in the first half of the first phase can allow you to get a quick light attack in, with the 2nd spin allowing the charged attack. Also his AI seems to be baitable for the spin. He sometimes does a 2nd spin and sometimes does a twirl backwards. whichever he chooses, seems to be based on your positioning compared to him. stay at a small distance straight in front of him after the first spin, to guarantee a 2nd spin attack. The small distance is the key here. Also for dex players specifically: the gun arm works wonders in this first phase. I've got this first phase down to a point where, unless I get dicked by my own greed or the AI going sudden hyper-active-offense mode, I can do it basically hitless. unfortunately, the reason I came here... never happend (the buff state in 2nd half of 2nd phase).
My main complaint is how fast the 2nd phase is and how hard he hits. Dude idk how many attempts ended in the first 30 secs of the 2nd phase because im trying to learn parry timings. I really hope this boss was kind of a mulligan and they tighten up for later ones.
I beat him first try and didint parry at all honestly just dodge and hold block when you don’t have any choice to block not perfect parry and just keep healing and beating his ass
@@valeriobarone what i did was used the coil stick no modded handle or anything and then for the specter gave him the electric blitz and used right at the beginning then just spammed attacked him then the second phase i just threw everything
@@jacobsnipes6244 ahahaha I'm Italian so idk the Italian translation for those weapon but I will tryy best and honestly I messed up my build going for a dex build
If you are having trouble perfect guarding dash to his left he almost always misses you just don't double dash cause your out of range when he has an opening after his chain of swings kind a tough to train yourself not to double dash especially when you panic dash
I think I'm overleveled. Got a level 3 trident and literally demolished his health bar and made it halfway through the second phase on my first attempt 😂
The game has trained you to rely on The perfect block but the best way to beat the second half of the boss is to not even worry about perfect blocking. Roll to the right and then stab maybe roll twice when he glows red. I used my rapier’s blade and beat him in no time
Finally beat this guy had a few wtf moments when he would sometimes switch to his phase 1 aggressive mode. He would sometimes either be about to stagger and do the scream arm flail thus resetting it or jump out of a stagger two seconds after.The stagger indicator seems like guess work sometimes cause you can still break a boss even without the white lines present. 😅
You sir are a legend. Literally the first attempt after watching this video I destroyed this boss like he was nothing. Pro tip: when that massive combo comes in phase two, throw a shot put at him as he’s putting fire on the blade, it full staggers him out of it completely.
im on it now for 7+ hours...my first time even playin soulslike game,i struggled for the first 2 bosses and get a hang of it till now,but this boss is on another lvl...
I finally did it, I’m a noob on ps and this was my first souls like game, in the very beginning I needed to restart after doing everything wrong and using stuff I should not use but here I am and defeated this ass boss, no paring only dodging. Good luck guys
I like how every one looks for the easy mode cheese because FromSoft have taught us that's the way, but throwables aren't always the key. If it was, we could've failed the game at Parade Master
How are you able to get 7 heals at this point in the game? In chapter 6 you're barely able to get past Phase 2 in the P organ, and it doesnt say the next heals come in Phase 3
Phase 2 adds 1, phase 3 has one that adds 2. If you haven't reached it you've likely overlooked some quartz up to this point. Look up a guide for quartz locations. It's is entirely possible to have 7 by this point.
@@Delvirus84 I think there might've been a update that's changed this. On phase 1 and 2 I'm able to increase my pulse cells on phase 3 I'm only able to 'enhance pulse cell recovery'.
You can throw a hit between the 2 spin attacks, even with a slow weapon. And hitting the fist in this moment is usually a critical(was using the Trident). Beware your stamina tho.
I've noticed that motivity isn't necessarily bad, it's just because of the higher than normal stamina requirements and slow animations, by picking it you are effectively signing an agreement that you will ONLY use block rather than trying to parry
So seeing how much easier it is to read the attacks and seeing the attack patterns more clearly WITHOUT the summom...I'm gonna attempt without the summon lol
Basically until I got lucky with staggering him preventing right before flame attack or die every time. His flame attack gave me some PTSD even tho it isnt as bad and you can learn prob to dodge or parry it but you have not so many opportunities to do so...
Oddly, Romeo never used the grindstone fire attack on me. I beat the boss in about an hour of dying, maybe 20 tries or so. I started the Romeo battle with grindstone electric, and more or less, just fought him aggressively. I went for charged R2's every chance I got. I lucked out towards the end, with low health. He dashed at me to attack while I had one heal left. Just barely missed me, which would've killed me. And i was able to charge an R2 with bone cutting saw blade and stagger him. Then finish him with a crit 🤙🏽
your rng is amazing he didnt even do his big flame attack that gets me every damn time...i wanted to see how to counter that...i didnt unfortunately...
God mannn I'm already like 10 attempts in only on phase 1 but also I'm super tired lol. i could tell he'd have a 2nd phase since I nearly killed him in the first few but kept messing up majorly. Might be a bit rough Edit: Next day I beat him, altho I got sick of him so decided to basically go cheeseball mode and use a spectral and throwables.. Also a tip I found that at least sorta worked for me is to keep walking left and dodging left, don't really need to perfect block many things apparently on 2nd phase.
Good guide for phase 1, but I was searching for a boss guide specifically for the waterfowl dance. So the answer is just to be extremely lucky and have him not even do it... cool...
I was looking for a guide just to see how to deal with his flame phase, but that's the one thing he skipped with you 😄 Doesn't matter that much, I beat him already with the same sword but in its other mode. Once he went flame-on I immediately went in with the fable string attack, which stunned him. It worked great, but I still wonder how to beat him without that, because once he goes into that mode there just doesn't seem to be any escape.
This is the only boss fight I don't mind using star fragment for. The first and second boss are perfect. But as separate bosses. I literally don't see why they put these two amazing bosses together making the experience such a devastating one. It'd been so incredibly fun to fight them as two separate individuals aghh. And that's only my one criticism about lies of p. And a pretty big one actually. They know how to make incredible bosses. But they mesh them together acting as a second phase. And it literally happens in ALMOST ALL THE BOSSES. AGHHH Mastered the first phase. Just used one of my 30 fragments and beat the boss first try. It's such a shame how i wasn't able to properly experience the second phase because of the meaty meaty first phase. But i killed them so who tf cares
I beat this boss by dashing sideways then hit(, I really cannot get the deflect timing right unlike Sekiro which has balance deflect system but really hard to master too, my advice is to play what makes you comfortable deflect or dashing, do not worry too much about "I have to stagger" or "Must break the weapon" you will kill this boss eventually.
The boss knew he was recording, so of course he won't show the 10 slash killer 🤦🏻🏃
This boss was so easy! Only took me 8 hours and 70+ attempts!
Woahh so easy! This boss didn’t need 2 phases, his second phase is just too fast and does so much damage
Lol. That was me with Fuoco
Literally me
@@jacobsnipes6244 fr tho, a good chunk of his second phase attacks (minus the fire flurry and sickle pull) are decently telegraphed and can be easily parried. It’s just the margin of error is so slim and his damage is way too high for how fast he is and how strict the deflect timing is in this game. I do agree Romeo would’ve served better as a halfway point than a surprise second phase (a la archbishop and Malenia)
I finally beat him after about maybe 15 attempts
Thank you for making bossfight guides that are guides to actually fighting the bosses and not "summon a specter and spam throwables" like almost every other series 😀
Fr that’s so dumb like why even play a game like this if ur gonna cheese every difficult part
Yeah, I saw those. I use a Spector often but I try to avoid just throwing stuff to win. Granted, during the first fight with the Black Rabbit Brotherhood that last brother was annoying. I saved some stuff for him 😂
@@andrewramirez3998you silly clown , look at the top comment that says they spent 8 hours on this boss. Only a muppet wants to go through that , mostly
Dude right? Tbh I watch his videos after like 15 deaths and then when I hear “guard, guard, guard….. guard” in my head and I win the fight? Lol I know I sound sarcastic, but I’m not even kidding 😂
@@andrewramirez3998not everyone has the time or skill to play games like this completely raw.
“Just that easy ladies and gentlemen!” 🤣🤣🤣 I’ve been stuck on this for hours still
Legitimately, listening to you say "guard... guard... guard" over and over made me just start saying it.
it fucking worked. Thank you
That’s actually genius lmao
This took me nearly 10 hours to solo. For reference, my second hardest boss was Malenia and took about 6 hours, third is Ishin that took 5 hours. Puppet King is on another level. If people saw my reaction after beating him, they would legit think I won the lottery.
Welcome to the KOP struggle club
Honestly this was on 5 tries for me. But for example on Ishin maybe I spent 7 hours. And on Midir from DS3 same or more. I did this quickly but maybe spend 3-4 hours on both the second electric boss and on the archbishop one. Those were hell
After nearly first trying him (he managed to hit me through my charged R2 just as we were both about to die).. I've now died 5 times lol I love farming to get cells and pipes for him. But it's worth it until phase 2 when he reads all your moves lol
@@gozololuzbacio2394it’s interesting how some fights just click into place for some people. Like I died on abyss watchers like 18 times but beat gael in 2 and midir in 3.
Beat this boss in about an hour,but I've never beat malenia solo lol
Really wanted to see him use the big flame attack cuz I can’t do shit when he pulls that out on me
This guy is the ultimate Lies of P Chad
No summons, makes a few mistakes, but shows a clear path to victory if you're patient and tactful
:^)
For me this game is genuinely the hardest of it’s kind. I can’t help but feel that is more because of it’s mechanics rather than the fights just being tough. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, it’s the best non fromsoft souls like out there, but a little tweak to the deflect timing window and a few tiny fixes would make it just as rewarding and challenging, but far less frustrating. Excellent guide!
It's true. I feel the same. You have to already know what the enemy is about to do as attack, it is not a metter of reflex (like for Sekiro) but a metter of precisely learning patterns and timing of each single attack. They reminds me Data Battle from Kingdom Hearts series, but with a way smaller allowed failing-window for the player.
I mean, it would make it significantly less challenging.
Sekiro was satisfying once mastered, this game just feels like I got lucky
I feel the same about the parry timing. I wish it was like sekiros parry. For whatever reason some times I'll perfect parry but the next time it won't and I'm parrying at the same times....its off putting
Never had a problem in souls games this one had me thinking I was crazy but you Mechanics feel off
For anyone struggling with the 2 attacks that were not included in this video:
Air pop attack in first encounter: When he starts winding up rush in and smack him a bunch of times which will stun him and stop him from completing the attack.
Flame sword barrage in second encounter: Stay to his left and when he rushes you dodge towards him. He will end up going past you, flail around a couple times, and then he'll course correct back at you which you would again (being on his left) dodge towards him. Rinse and repeat. Once he does this a handful of times he will go back to his regular douchebaggery.
That fire attack deleted me like 6 times in a row cause i was trying to parry it. Once i decided to start dodging it i beat him first try.
@@Cozychris4 Nice, congrats! Yeah that fight seemed absolutely brutal at first, wasn't too bad once you get the dodge down
Your advice about dodging into the flame frenzy was is pure gold. thank you! I beat him in two tries after I started experimenting with that strat!
Right on @@Ben-ry1py, glad it helped :)
So the guide is basically just perfect timing on guarding.... Nice!
I feel like after this fight I became a guard master cause the amount of perfects you need to break his weapon and keep stunning him was nuts. Also that flame dance is deadly, what I did was use my fable when he's applying the fire which can interupt it but after that you really have to guard like hell and pray you make it through. This video was so helpful and I'm SOOOO glad I finally beat him. Good luck to everyone and try not to give up. YA GOT THIS.
Bro how tf u didn’t fight the second phase
yeah that actually pisses me tf off
I struggled with phase 1 (about a dozen deaths) but once I got to Romeo I beat him in 3-5 tries. Coming from Sekiro I guess I have a preference to light, fast enemies.. but also I can't believe how many perfect guards you nailed. Kudos
Have you redone the fight? Honestly you might have just had some insane luck due the the high of beating faze1 cause I loved sekiro and was really good at those fights but this dudes kicking my a**
That long fire combo is brutal
Yep, it does stupid damage.
im actually disappointed in this "guide" for not showing how to handle that. literally why im here lol
For Romeo I had a much better time dodging to the left (into his weapon). With the right timing it should be doable. Worked for me but I’ve always been better at dodging than blocking
Beat him too by dodging. I could parry at Sekiro. Dont know why I was having a hard time parrying Romeos attacks
@@marclouisagulay7966 same! Something about this game messed with my timing on parrying attacks. There are some bosses in the late game that you’ll pretty much need to parry to beat so I wish you luck for when you get there
@@UberNiall oh boy. Haha
Same...the thing is..I am playing using the rapier weapon.
Which makes it much more punishing when I don't perfect guard.
The health I lose is insane compared to what I see here in this video.
Also the rapier allows me to get like 4/5 hits in per dodge.
And when he staggers a little...i unleash my fable art on him as well.
P.S....i just finished this boss a couple minutes ago.
The adrenaline is still pumping lol..
@@UberNiall You didn't play Sekiro, did you?
Day 2 with this boss, probably a total of 9 hours of just this boss. Only two out of the twenty eight billion attempts did I get super close, this video helped. One day in the very distant future I shall beat this bag of shit.
you can easily beat him with throwables if you don’t want to memorize his move set. Just go to the vender in the lobster shack and buy a bunch of throwables heal your specter for second phase and throw stuff at him he will die easily this way.
@@brandonowilliams May as well just turn on your Gameshark
@@Wakish0069 not really, if you use in game items that are designed to throw at enemies I don’t see how that is the same as using cheat codes but ok. Everyone that has played these types of games has got stuck on a boss at some point usually because of a specific build that is unfavorable to a specific boss.
Dude great video as always! Idk what it is about “guard guard…. Guard annnnd guard” but when I hear that in my head I start winning 😂 keep it up man, your insight is actually helpful. Unlike the other videos that always say “spam consumables and summon specters then run away throwing fire while your meat shield takes the damage” lol
Dude, thank you for these guides. They've been super helpful!
And for anyone else running a Motivity Build Shotputs are your friend let's you get the stagger if you are struggling to get a charged R2 to land.
I can get Romeo to half health, but that fire attack is way too long
Edit: I just beat him, and turns out it is easier to tap dodge the attack than to try and parry.
I take the lock on off and run for it and escape most of the combo
Or dodge to left and then strafe
I try that but he still gets me and kills me like he’s just overpowered and theres no balance
@@jacobsnipes6244you can interrupt him while he is buffing, make sure you’re right next to him once he gets to 50% and just keep on attacking. If you have the aegis shield it completely nullifies it also
@@sangheliothat's a lie dude, I had the Shield and he deleted me, but maybe It was just because of my stamina 😔
I absolutely loved this fight!! It might be my favorite fromsoft type fight since Maria! Even though it took me quite many tries (I wish there was an in game death counter for bosses), it's so satisfying to finally figure him out and beat him after a beautiful dance
Wow someone actually showing you how to fight instead of spamming throwables and using motivity on top of it. Thank you so much man. Definitely a new sub here. This was awesome and helped me immensely.
I'm glad, welcome to the channel.
i love that this boss basically comes down to "did he do his phase 2 "never give up" attack?"
NEVER GIVE UP.
You’re videos have actually been super helpful for me learning the combat. Thank you
I couldent do it so I had to cheese it. My main issue is that parrying his attacks is nearly impossible
Feeling pretty good about the first phase. Figuring out the parry timings for phase two should get me the dub. Ive gotten the fire attack twice. first time it murdered me, second time I actually dodged the whole thing but didnt have enough health to finish him off.
Somehow whenever I played Lies of P, Romeo did that bullshit fire charge attack frenzy at least two times 🥲
Absolutely love the music in this boss fight.
This dude makes everything look easy im ass at this game!
Man this dude is doing it the super hard way and without a spectre hella skilled lol
FYI, his 1st phase red attack has a safe spot behind him. His arms won't reach you and you are free to beat his ass, however reaching his rear isn't easy.
Just started my first playthrough of Lop.. I've beaten Bloodborne, Sekiro and Elden Ring countless times and this is one of the hardest bosses for me.. up there with Isshin and Melania for sure. This game is so f*cking good.
For me, the toughest thing about this game in general is that it seems like every enemy attack knocks you back, so you're constantly out of range. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but it feels like 90% of the difficulty is that I'm never close enough to to attack after guarding.
Feels like an incomplete guide when it's missing the boss's signature kill move. If he didn't have it, I'd've beaten him already.
Dodge left and pray, the fire move got me several times. The other parts of the fight wasn’t hard
I'm really upset that he didn't do the fire sword dancing moves with you. That part kills me EVERY time, and it would've been great to see how you handle the fire sword dance attack. I also cannot successfully do the second phase perfect gaurds to break his weapon. I've been trying to kill this boss SOLO for 3 days. I guess I need to wait for the Xbox patch to drop that nerfs him and try again. I've beaten Sekiro, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 1,2,3 and I cannot understand why the King of Puppets is so hard for me. 😫 And yes, I already know I need to git gud, LOL!
Also in the first phase he can do that wind attack from above which is impossible to avoid if he starts doing the animation when you are close, this fight is brutal!!!
I believe that one, wind from above, can be canceled if you attack him many times during the wind-up
Super late but that wind attack can be completely avoided if you just run under his legs. You can get a couple swings in too.
finally a guide for people who like the game and dont want to cheese with poison and specter
I beat him on my 4th fucking try boys. I’m SO HYPED RN
Thank you sir, watching you is cathartic and I am pretty sure it saved my mental health 😊
His big move is literally my biggest issue, but I just call it "The Fire Dance" cuz that's basically what he's doing
that attack romeo does in the second phase of his attacks is so fucking scary - killed me so many times.
best lies of p guides its not even close
I’ve watched a bunch of these from you now, it’s made me start saying “guard” out loud. Weird thing is it seems to help. :P
I knew it was a 2 phase boss because it was the first time I defeated him in the first try hahaha
same lol. i beat the giant puppet almost flawlessly first try and just knew a phase 2 was coming lol
Qqqq
Same happen with me
Audibally saying guard has helped my timing so fucking much it’s insane.
Guard Guard Guard , got it happy I came and saw there is second phase haha. Amazing video my man.
This boss took the fun out of this game for me. I really loved it to this point; all bosses were fair and doable. This one, after 40+ attempts (using specter and wishstone), is a dead end.
I have fear of these fights until I watch your videos. For anyone still struggling, the strat for the brotherhood (5 thermite, 5 electro, 3 shotput) for the 2nd phase is OP. I also used the spectre gem in the cube that makes them do more dmg in the 2nd phase. Think I got it 4th try, 1st try with brotherhood strat
this fight was actually so easy. only took me 3 days and about 130+ attempts. cmon round 8. i thought this was gonna be hard 🤣
i don’t know what my luck is he’ll go for his flame rush 2 times in a row and there’s nothing i can do about it
Really good guide!
Would've been a lot better if he redid the run and displayed what to do when Romeo does his flame-infused combo, that's a vital part to people's struggling with this boss.
Especially when all other guides I've found have beat Romeo using Spectre. I beat this boss by now, using Spectre cause I didn't know how to deal with his combo. (without spending several hours learning how to parry it.)
This is awesome. I kept getting caught with the move at 7:46 where he knocks you into the air. I keep getting him to 25% but couldn't figure out a counter to that move or when to hit the perfect guard. I'm just dodging to the left when I see his staff hit the ground.
as a dex player; first face has SO many spots to add in a quick extra smack with quick-hitting weapons. I personally use the dancer's curved sword for it. most of the attacks in the first half of the first phase can allow you to get a quick light attack in, with the 2nd spin allowing the charged attack.
Also his AI seems to be baitable for the spin. He sometimes does a 2nd spin and sometimes does a twirl backwards. whichever he chooses, seems to be based on your positioning compared to him. stay at a small distance straight in front of him after the first spin, to guarantee a 2nd spin attack. The small distance is the key here.
Also for dex players specifically: the gun arm works wonders in this first phase.
I've got this first phase down to a point where, unless I get dicked by my own greed or the AI going sudden hyper-active-offense mode, I can do it basically hitless.
unfortunately, the reason I came here... never happend (the buff state in 2nd half of 2nd phase).
broo finally defeated the king..that fire attack was very annoying as shi*
My main complaint is how fast the 2nd phase is and how hard he hits. Dude idk how many attempts ended in the first 30 secs of the 2nd phase because im trying to learn parry timings.
I really hope this boss was kind of a mulligan and they tighten up for later ones.
I beat him first try and didint parry at all honestly just dodge and hold block when you don’t have any choice to block not perfect parry and just keep healing and beating his ass
@@GamingASMR_x Happy for you.
you had amazing RNG for the second phase
Honestly was super tricku but using a spectre these tricks and a lightning grinder done the job thanks!
How tf are you parrying so perfectly every time
dies 100 times and you will learn all the moveset 💀💀
@@NamHoang-cf2sx shouldnt have to do it 100 times though thats just bizarre
@@jacobsnipes6244 i defeated this boss with dodge after 30-40 tries . Can’t figure out how to parry those moveset . Guess im noob lol
I finally beat this dude today after taking a nap
I'm gonna sleep now to hopefully recharge my batteries for tomorrow hoping to beat this with my.... dex build (first gameplay)
@@valeriobarone what i did was used the coil stick no modded handle or anything and then for the specter gave him the electric blitz and used right at the beginning then just spammed attacked him then the second phase i just threw everything
@@jacobsnipes6244 ahahaha I'm Italian so idk the Italian translation for those weapon but I will tryy best and honestly I messed up my build going for a dex build
If you are having trouble perfect guarding dash to his left he almost always misses you just don't double dash cause your out of range when he has an opening after his chain of swings kind a tough to train yourself not to double dash especially when you panic dash
Cant believe they swapped solid snake with raiden
I wonder which quartz I’m missing. Could use that heal
You can use the shotput to get the stagger when he is pushing you away
When you fight so good that the enemy doesn't even have a chance to do his stronger attack 😂 that fight was smooth!
I think I'm overleveled. Got a level 3 trident and literally demolished his health bar and made it halfway through the second phase on my first attempt 😂
This series has been helpful.
The game has trained you to rely on The perfect block but the best way to beat the second half of the boss is to not even worry about perfect blocking. Roll to the right and then stab maybe roll twice when he glows red. I used my rapier’s blade and beat him in no time
This boss was super easy for me, I didn't even watch your guide, I just wanted to see how you defeated him, it was fun though
The one move he didnt do is the one i actually needed to see how you handle 😭
Got stuck on him for an hour. Couldn't get the human version to second phase. Watched this and beat him my next attempt. Here, have a follow. 😊
Only an hour??
@@RobertoRuiz08yeah. That first phase was hella easy but Romeo kept killing me before I could hit him once so I looked up a guide lol
@@EdwardLornman I've been literally for 6 hours straigtj
Finally beat this guy had a few wtf moments when he would sometimes switch to his phase 1 aggressive mode. He would sometimes either be about to stagger and do the scream arm flail thus resetting it or jump out of a stagger two seconds after.The stagger indicator seems like guess work sometimes cause you can still break a boss even without the white lines present. 😅
You sir are a legend. Literally the first attempt after watching this video I destroyed this boss like he was nothing. Pro tip: when that massive combo comes in phase two, throw a shot put at him as he’s putting fire on the blade, it full staggers him out of it completely.
If only we were all that good at perfect guarding.
Using blits is super helpful on the second half during romeo
im on it now for 7+ hours...my first time even playin soulslike game,i struggled for the first 2 bosses and get a hang of it till now,but this boss is on another lvl...
The only part I'm struggling with at this point is his absurd 20-hit combo bullshit when going into phase 2.
I finally did it, I’m a noob on ps and this was my first souls like game, in the very beginning I needed to restart after doing everything wrong and using stuff I should not use but here I am and defeated this ass boss, no paring only dodging. Good luck guys
I like how every one looks for the easy mode cheese because FromSoft have taught us that's the way, but throwables aren't always the key. If it was, we could've failed the game at Parade Master
Thanks for the vid!!! Got him on my first try thanks to you!!
GG!
How did you get 7 cells before this fight?
When you upgrade your p-organ through quarts. In one of those slots you have the ability add extra cells.
@@onestepclosertoheaven7347yeah but not 7
@@kevinerickson84 I had 7 at the time I versed this boss. You might not of collected all the quarts from up to this point.
How are you able to get 7 heals at this point in the game? In chapter 6 you're barely able to get past Phase 2 in the P organ, and it doesnt say the next heals come in Phase 3
Skill isue
Phase 2 adds 1, phase 3 has one that adds 2. If you haven't reached it you've likely overlooked some quartz up to this point. Look up a guide for quartz locations. It's is entirely possible to have 7 by this point.
@@Delvirus84 I think there might've been a update that's changed this. On phase 1 and 2 I'm able to increase my pulse cells on phase 3 I'm only able to 'enhance pulse cell recovery'.
You can throw a hit between the 2 spin attacks, even with a slow weapon. And hitting the fist in this moment is usually a critical(was using the Trident). Beware your stamina tho.
I've noticed that motivity isn't necessarily bad, it's just because of the higher than normal stamina requirements and slow animations, by picking it you are effectively signing an agreement that you will ONLY use block rather than trying to parry
Tbf you do also get to absolutely CRANK damage if you can proc staggered, in his first phase I can take him from half hp to zero once I stagger him
So seeing how much easier it is to read the attacks and seeing the attack patterns more clearly WITHOUT the summom...I'm gonna attempt without the summon lol
Basically until I got lucky with staggering him preventing right before flame attack or die every time. His flame attack gave me some PTSD even tho it isnt as bad and you can learn prob to dodge or parry it but you have not so many opportunities to do so...
Oddly, Romeo never used the grindstone fire attack on me. I beat the boss in about an hour of dying, maybe 20 tries or so. I started the Romeo battle with grindstone electric, and more or less, just fought him aggressively. I went for charged R2's every chance I got. I lucked out towards the end, with low health. He dashed at me to attack while I had one heal left. Just barely missed me, which would've killed me. And i was able to charge an R2 with bone cutting saw blade and stagger him. Then finish him with a crit 🤙🏽
your rng is amazing he didnt even do his big flame attack that gets me every damn time...i wanted to see how to counter that...i didnt unfortunately...
Just beat it third try somehow. Amazing boss. 10/10
I gave in after 5 tries and brought a Spector. Beat the boss in under 2 minutes. We just murdered the dude
awesome videos man! may i ask what level you are there? i feel like im underleveled when i compare pulse cells, health, and damage lol qq
so guard guard guard guard and guard? noted thanks for the guide
God mannn I'm already like 10 attempts in only on phase 1 but also I'm super tired lol. i could tell he'd have a 2nd phase since I nearly killed him in the first few but kept messing up majorly. Might be a bit rough
Edit: Next day I beat him, altho I got sick of him so decided to basically go cheeseball mode and use a spectral and throwables.. Also a tip I found that at least sorta worked for me is to keep walking left and dodging left, don't really need to perfect block many things apparently on 2nd phase.
Good guide for phase 1, but I was searching for a boss guide specifically for the waterfowl dance. So the answer is just to be extremely lucky and have him not even do it... cool...
I attack him when he's flaming up the blade, most of the time I get him to stop. But when I don't, it's guaranteed game over.
End of the fight was soo nice
2nd try with +6dagger. Came to check out and appreciate his complete moveset
Did you do it with the summon?
Very helpful I love how u explain what your doing ❤
I was looking for a guide just to see how to deal with his flame phase, but that's the one thing he skipped with you 😄 Doesn't matter that much, I beat him already with the same sword but in its other mode. Once he went flame-on I immediately went in with the fable string attack, which stunned him. It worked great, but I still wonder how to beat him without that, because once he goes into that mode there just doesn't seem to be any escape.
You should do an addendum that includes his fire attack. I have no idea what to do specifically with that attack and that's usually when he kills me.
This is the only boss fight I don't mind using star fragment for. The first and second boss are perfect. But as separate bosses. I literally don't see why they put these two amazing bosses together making the experience such a devastating one. It'd been so incredibly fun to fight them as two separate individuals aghh.
And that's only my one criticism about lies of p. And a pretty big one actually. They know how to make incredible bosses. But they mesh them together acting as a second phase. And it literally happens in ALMOST ALL THE BOSSES. AGHHH
Mastered the first phase. Just used one of my 30 fragments and beat the boss first try. It's such a shame how i wasn't able to properly experience the second phase because of the meaty meaty first phase. But i killed them so who tf cares
Bro wtf is this boss just 4 hours of pure grind
I beat this boss by dashing sideways then hit(, I really cannot get the deflect timing right unlike
Sekiro which has balance deflect system but really hard to master too, my advice is to play what makes you comfortable deflect or dashing, do not worry too much about "I have to stagger" or "Must break the weapon" you will kill this boss eventually.