Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance - Boss Masakado Level 99 [HARD]

No difference between the 94 or 99 level version, other than stats increase.
Just another scripted pushover ''super'' boss that has piercing skills other than his Almighty Freikugel and signature skill that he didn't even use during this.
He only triggers that near low health, which would get countered by Endure.
Masakado got to much hp and Arioch is busted.
Full Drain/Repel, Taunt and Gaurd to tank a Freikugel shuts him down.
Only Satan left, that's supposed to be the true super boss in V.
Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance - Boss Masakado Level 99 [HARD]

[@jaffinator2166]

Seeing the MF who has an inconsistent relationship with physical floating ominously over a cliff is… something

[@ultimate8948]

BEWARE!, it's the MF that Nulls phys! 0:10

[@LightningZerker]

At least he got a new job after Demi-fiend kicked him out of the squad.

[@catdoguchiha2720]

bro cheesing the fight and got the nerves to complain about difficulty

[@MrSwaggington]

To be fair, some other super bosses of this series actually throw hands, even if you full intend to cheese them.

[@JackFrostAegirine]

Masakado's back after being suspiciously absent from the base game.
His theme actually is his theme from IV, it's the exact same track to boot which is neat.
As a boss he's weak to everything, unlike the Masakados Magatama Nulling everything or the boss version of Masakado's Shadow also having all immunities.
As an ally he's basically the single best demon ally in a vacuum and can lead to many overpowered cheese strategies.

[@jetstreamsam1992]

I still have trauma from that fight in smt 4

[@christopherhu7189]

My only memory of the shadow of masakado fight was 1 turning him with Uriel Kanuki throw

[@jaffinator2166]

Also
Masakado after waking up: “PAY WITH YOUR LIFE!!!” 😂😂😂

[@mrex666productions7]

> Just another scripted pushover ''super'' boss that has piercing skills other than his Almighty Freikugel and signature skill that he didn't even use during this.
This is actually funny especially when least one video where he positively spammed it when he was in very low HP. Buffie gotta built different

[@kristinebryant9038]

So that means that Masakado can only be obtained in the Canon of Creation?

[@PianoCrab]

Correct

[@cynical_perks8725]

While I'm hyped to hear his theme from 4, I kinda wish his battle theme from his last superboss fight was here, that theme rules.

[@ultramanchuck1]

So, does this mean that I have to play through the canon of vengeance timeline at least once to obtain his sword, then play through a SECOND canon of creation story(because I JUST started one earlier this afternoon.) to complete this quest line?

[@christopherhu7189]

The Kiou sword is only to unlock the super boss version of the fight. Masakado can be fought in coc regardless of the Kiou sword. Just make sure you have Yoshitsune in your party when you reach Chiyoda and that’ll start a quest chain to getting masakado.

[@ultramanchuck1]

@@christopherhu7189 Ah, okay. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

[@G0OG4]

The kiou sword is only to fight the very difficult version, where if you do beat him, you gain no extra rewards than beating him normally. The reward for beating the very difficult version is satisfaction.

[@KishinAubrey]

what i did to win was make a lahmu with taunt and almost all repel/drain so that naho's thalassic calamity could crit, use konohana sakuya for support, and of course figment slash arioch with a bunch of dead demons in my stock. omagatoki savage also helped. i also used health incenses on my lahmu and stacked endure+enduring soul on naho and my demons

[@NOCTIS958]

What’s a good way for you to “kill” your demons for the passive skill?

[@darklordliam]

Probably have them attack elephants. I hear they’re very dangerous if you get close-

[@JohnYakooza]

Is there a reason to use Arioch instead of demons with higher physics like Zeus?

[@testfail6243]

Arioch does more damage for each dead demon in your stock so he is the strongest physical attacker in the game if you build for that.

[@kayramah2531]

​@@testfail6243"Arioch has gained strength from the fallen"