Thank you so much for watching! This was an incredibly fun fight to learn and analyze. I hope that this tutorial provides the info you need, but bear in mind that this video does not cover ALL attack methods and openings - for example: Sephiroth is also open to stagger/damage for a very brief period just after his animations signaling the start of phase 2 and 3! What other attack methods or openings have you found? Let everyone know in the comments! 👑💙✨
Is lionheart a good keyblade to use? I dont have ultima and i see that lionheart is longer than divine rose and does more damage than oathkeeper and oblivion as well as lady luck.
This battle can be made even easier by equipping items with dark resistance on them. All of his attacks, even the fire pillars, meteors, and the supernovas; deal dark damage. If you're playing on Proud Mode the damage reduction is very noticeable. Heart Guard is the golden acc for this fight defensively imo. You get +3 HP, +4 DEF, and +20% Dark Resistance each, so +9, +12, +60% total if you put 3 on. Equip them, and try the fight. You might be amused how much his damage on you gets cut down by.
this was it. With 3 of those on, and the ultimate keyblade I was able to power through. This, and a good amount of MP allowing for continous strike raids was the way to cheese this guy. That, and a lot of elixers.
I didn’t realize how recently these videos were made! I’m replaying all the KH main games Kuz I’m going to Disneyland the week before Halloween. I figured might as well achieve all my childhood dreams while I’m at it (ultima weapon, sephiroth, etc) thanks for such detailed and high quality videos, I’ve been following them for all the bonus bosses
I’m literally just getting into the first one for the first time ever (up to the end of the world where I gotta unlock this heartless door by waves of heartless). I started with KH3 3 years ago and was hooked on the combat now I’m here a month ago just starting this game. Trust me lol people are still playing this game 😅
Want me to cut this video down into a single sentence? Here this is my tutorial. SPAM STRIKE RAID, BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU INVINCIBLE THE ENTIRE TIME. Real talk though this is an impressive video. Good editing and very informative on the hidden mechanics of the game.
Recently found your channel during my most recent playthrough of the series and absolutely love the detail of all your guides. I'm hoping for the "mysterious man" fight soon but look forward to whatever comes next either way!
Yaaa!!!! I just beat him on Proud mode!!! Thank you! This guide helped so much! One thing I noticed. On his last health bar I was able to just be ontop of him and he was spamming his energy balls at me. During that I would combo then heal then combo then heal until I whittled his health to nothing. He kind got stuck in the Energy ball attack because I was relentless.
It's cool to see someone dodge his entire sword combo. 9:56 Thanks for making this guide! I will come back to it once I get to Sephiroth one Proud Mode.
Very nice, detailed tutorial. :) Thanks to watching it, I now see the main differences in Sephiroth's attack patterns between OG Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts FM: - In OG KH, Sephy doesn't use Flame Pillar after teleporting behind you. He mainly uses hopping slashes after teleporting behind you (he also mixes in teleporting spin slashes in Phase 3). - If you can consistently keep hitting OG KH Sephy with four-hit combos to make him teleport away before he gets off his four swings, he'll never actually use Flame Pillar. The difference in how Sephiroth uses Flame Pillar in FM is probably the main reason why many have considered him tougher to fight in FM.
@@KHGuides No problem, and thanks for the compliment. :) I might try to learn those dodges on Sephiroth's Chaotic Dance, but blocking it with a high-deflect Keyblade just seems a good deal easier.
This was so incredibly helpful! The best KH guides by FAR! I died on my own once, but then found your guide and after watching your video I got it first attempt! Thank you so much for explaining it so thoroughly! 😊
Wow im suprised this channel only have 4k subscriber. The video quality looks like it have million subs. Added to my collection. Keep up the good vids!! Really like this video.
Fun fact, the time it takes for Sephiroths retaliations to play out is much faster in khfm when compared to vanilla, where as in vanilla ps2 days there was a lot more time to respond to a retaliation coming as his teleport was a bit slower.
@khguides i have played the original PS2 version, the remix on the PS3 and again in Steam PC, i can't believe out of all the guides and tutorials, you have the most concise and impactful of them, Thank you man, how i wish i can let my 12 yr old self see this
I’ve been following this channel’s guides for some bosses, I’m almost finishing KH1, left Ansem to go and then I might attempt Sephiroth if I beat the Hades cup
Thank you for another great guide! Thanks to you I was able to defeat all hard bosses. But I found a absolutely easy trick to defeat Sephiroth. I just used Ragnarok and spammed it like there is no tomorrow. Then I used my final exlisiers to fill up my HP and MP and with a bit of luck just swiped him of the stage in my third try!
I played vanilla kh1 before guides on the internet and I've been playing final mix recently. I'm glad this guide is out but most of the stuff I have no clue how you'd find it without a guide
This tutorial was really helpful for beating him in terms of understanding his physical attack strategy managed to beat as level 98 Sora and in my first attempt as well the first time I’ve ever completed the Sephiroth boss battle as well super helpful stuff my final challenge now is making the Ultima Weapon mainly just for the sake of it really it’s the last obtainable weapon in the first game remaining
Great guide! I agree with everything here except the jumping to avoid his basic attacks. Maybe it's my more aggressive playstyle but instead of jumping to avoid them I just time/block and punish them with guard. I also think it's easier to just time your blocks for chaotic dance instead of memorizing a dodge pattern for it - save for the last strike which I can use dodge roll to reposition and attack again. I also use the 3+4 combo method and recommend the finisher Blitz.
I don’t know how but by some miracle I beat Unknown. Now I have to contend with the bane of every rpg and and universally known badass. Seriously, this guy is so popular, he’s crossed over to other games.
Idk man, the lionheart is the second best keyblade imo because it has 10 strength, longest reach, and has average mp and crit rate. If u don't want to grind for the ultimate weapon, the lionheart is a great substitute.
I did it, I defeated Sephiroth! After so many tries I have finally beat him!! Your guide was very hopeful but I defeated him with Divine Rose because of its high-deflection I was able to stagger him on phase 1 and phase 3. Phase 3 was still the hardest because he can teleport behind you which you don’t stand a slim chance against. Apparently your guide seems to have missed his rushing towards you while the orbs surround him and he teleports behind you to use his attack in Phase 3! He does this multiple times and sadly I wasn’t able to avoid his hits. So I was using Curaga a lot to avoid dying from his sneak attacks! I was playing the vanilla PS2 version so his attack pattern maybe different from Final Mix. It looks like they either removed that sneaky spin attack in FM or you may have overlooked it somehow. I also noticed in the vanilla version he doesn’t spam Heartless Angel in consecutive times in Phase 3. He only casts it occasionally but usually after Chaotic Dance.
On this walktrough of the game, i only miss him, so i thought i safe me from leveling( 26 level to go) to 90+ or i just watch your tutourial. I think 3 trys will be enough, to get the grip on it. Thanks
Great guide! I know that the Second Chance ability was recommended at the start of the video, but it’s also worth mentioning that a successful Heartless Angel spell taking you down to 1 HP is completely dependent on having Second Chance equipped, otherwise it’s an instant KO. *Edit 7/31/24* Retested this and I am incorrect here. Having Second Chance equipped makes no difference. Heartless Angel always takes you down to 1 HP. I wonder if this is the case for all versions of the game?
Never managed to beat him in the PS2 original. Part of the problem back then is I was underleveled, refused to abuse elixirs, only had the Oblivion key, the base wind shield, but most of all I treated it like a game I could simply get better at through skill. It would be like taking a level 1 WoW character against a raid boss without a party. I also refused to use walk-throughs or cheats, so the fact is I was figuring it out as I went and would't have access to the best post game content. But thh I'm not sure I want to go back, the controls are also super clunky and the gear/levels matter more then skill, it is NOT Metal Gear Rising, much less a Soulsbourne.
Sephiroth as a concept is so interesting because he's leagues more powerful than any other boss by far. The speed of which he moves, his attack variety, the outright insane amount of damage he's able to commit, it's almost like he's from a completely different game.
yo think I beat him when I was younger is wild lol I must’ve really been a game fanatic I remember him whooping me out and I believe I learned his pattern and finally beat him
Guys thank you very much! I just discovered your channel but you already helped me finishing Kingdom Hearts 1 Final Mix. Keep it up, i'm sure i'm gonna need your help with the rest of "the story so far" collection 😂
I have beaten Sephiroth before just one time and I can't tell you how many tries it took me before I finally defeated him. To me he is the hardest boss to defeat in the kingdom hearts series. I would recommend that you be at at least level 80 or higher than that to fight him. Level 100 is probably your best bet and it is probably best to use the Ultima Weapon.
_You can cheese this fight with the key blade throw_ Depends _very_ much on what EXP level you're fighting him at. You're not going to get far spamming Strike Raid at level 65 and below.
@@elementsmaster Which you won't really have at levels so low, not to mention the lack of attack power. I think you can have maybe 7-8 MP at most with EXP in the 60's. That's good for 3-4 Strike Raids per full MP bar. Even if you load yourself with elixirs, you're still gonna need to focus more on dodging/blocking/countering Sephy's attacks than just spamming Strike Raids on him.
I was definitely over leveled. I had Sora at level 100 with the Ultima Weapon and full Cosmic Arts Accessories and it took me less than 5 tries of mashing x and using curaga when my health got low. I thought he'd be MUCH harder to the point I was putting it off all of yesterday and only did it when I woke up today. 😅
You know for how many times I bashed my head against him when I played the original KH as a kid, I don't think I ever realized his counter-mechanic. I'm pretty sure I actually beat him without using Guard back then.
I beat him like... idk... when was this game released on the ps2 on the non final mix, version? Have no clue how I did it. Just remember spamming the hell out of that key throw attack on his final form. Think, I was way above level 75. Probably 99 or something. And now l'm like level 45, have no desire to grind and pretty much died within 10 seconds.... sucks getting old.
Im doing a level 1 run of Sephiroth and one issue i seem to keep running into is how to deal with his counters. For example in the video you mentioned how Sephiroth will counter after the 7th and 4th hits but i keep running into a problem with dealing with said counters. I avoid the 4 hit counters entirely, but when i reach the 7th hit, he becomes invincible and either immediately uses Fire pillar or one of his slashes before the actual counter. Avoiding those and finding a way to survive is my main issue any advice? Which depending on the timing can kill me if i get unlucky. Which sums up a major problem i seem to keep having the unlucky moments in phase 1 and 2.
Yes! The 7-hit counter was my biggest challenge in avoiding damage. If he immediately puts up the flame pillars on your 7th hit, it's REALLY difficult to get away (using Strike Raid is great if you have the MP). I feel like I had a better chance at escaping when my 7th hit was part of a low midair combo, then I could hit the ground and dodge roll away at a specific angle. I believe one of WillJV2's LV1 videos shows this in action! 👍
@@KHGuidesThanks for reply! I actually had that happen once but it's too tight timing and luck based to replicate if at all. Btw I noticed something in his pattern which isn't in your video and I felt the need to share it. During my level 1 run I have noticed that on his first phase (possible the entire fight), Sephiroth punishes you for missing attacks. For example if i land two 3 hit combos and then go in for the 7th hit, he may randomly jump out of the way. Even if i catch him immediately after he will VERY QUICKLY use 1-2 slash attacks in quick succession and then go into Fire pillar ignoring the normal rotation and his own pattern. The same happens when i do a ground combo only for it to miss the 2nd hit onwards. The only way around this in phase 1 is to run away and keep your distance until he flame pillars.
@@KHGuides I also noticed he does this and casts Flame pillar if you are ever hit by his non counter attacks, like his normal slashes. He also seems to do it when you attempt an air combo, land and do an incomplete ground one like 2 hits in the air and then one on the ground.
Hi Jeff! The One Winged Angel keychain is only received in the Final Mix version of the game. If you're playing this title on Playstation 2, there is no reward for defeating Sephiroth.
Huh, I always thought he had four phases since his wild dance DM wouldn't appear until he had only 3 HP bars or less left. But instead it's on a stagger counter. Interesting.
after many attempts i get lucky just use ground combo and curaga i get around 50% dogde rate before i have problem with heartless angles phase when i use strike raid spam now not a single elixir use
Have to split my response to this vid into two posts. I'm already seeing tips that should work in both OG's and FM's versions of this fights. I generally prefer to use high-deflection Keyblades to fight Sephiroth. Sora doesn't stagger after blocking Sephy's sword strikes, and it gives you more recovery time to dodge or counter with your own blows. Makes for a pretty fast-paced fight, though. - If you block Sephy's standing slash with a high-deflection Keyblade, it leaves him wide open to Counterattack and a combo. I like to block or dodge Sephy's hopping strikes, and subtly move in until he does a standing strike and use Counterattack. Here's something to try: If you have Ultima, put up your guard right at the start of the fight. If Sephiroth uses a standing slash, you can Counterattack and combo him right then and there. Ultima is the only Keyblade in OG KH with the reach to pull this off right at the start of the fight (not sure about FM). - You can actually block his entire Chaotic Dance without getting hit with a high-deflection Keyblade. Just move about a third of the arena's length away from him when he's about to start it, start blocking when he's about to do his second slash, block three more times after recovering from each previous block, then block the final blow. Admittedly, I often have trouble timing the block on that final blow. :D - If you block Sephy's spin slash with a high-deflect Keyblade, you have more time to go after him wiith a combo of your own.
All you gotta do is get leaf bracer, bring up your defense to where you can tank multiple hits, also add the ability mp rage as well as mp haste. And from there spam curaga. Hit sepi when you can, spam curaga once you are low health and your golden. Easy method. Cheese
I'm still grinding on KH1, but I beat Sephiroth in KH2 a little while ago. Some abilities to have would be: -Guard -Arial Recovery -Arial Sweep -Combo Plus -Explosion -Slide Dash -Counterslash -Combo Master -Arial plus -Magnet Burst -Auto Limit -Leaf Bracer -Dodge Roll -High Jump -Glide -Item Boost -Reaction Boost -Second Chance -MP Haste -MP Rage
I know this video is a year old, but I'm going to add my own tips and tricks since I literally just beat this fight and it only took me about 4 tries. I had already synthesized the Ultima Weapon Keyblade, so I don't know if this works for all the Keyblades, but you can actually just continue to parry almost all of Sephiroth's attacks except for the area of effect ones like the explosions, the meteors, descend heartless angel, or his dark energy orbs. Literally you just need combo master, leaf bracer, elixirs(if you don't have those megaelixirs work too) and curaga magic. Once you parry his attacks you can either attack stagger him and then if he teleports to do a sword swing from above at you, you can either dodge roll out of the way or choose to take the hit(granted my level was in the high 80s when I did this fight so I probably had the advantage) and if he does his explosion attack, it will damage you twice, and you can use curaga on either of them for the I-frames then get some more free damage immediately after. It's possible this is because I was so high level and had the best keyblade in the game, but he only ever used Descend Heartless Angel 3 times and only one of the times I wasn't able to stagger him before he finished casting it and the halo appeared. But yeah, literally just keep attacking and parrying him and then staggering him and then dodging when he teleports to swipe you from above, then using curaga to avoid his high damage, area of effect, or and try to avoid getting caught in his Descend Heartless Angel, then you should be good. If you have a ton of health like I did you can take about 4-5 hits from most of his attacks before you even need to heal(except for the meteors, they'll get you in about 2-3 hits). Good luck fellow Keyblade Warriors.
@@KHGuides hey man i have a question, is it possible to change the game’s difficulty from final mix (standard) to proud mid game? i haven’t tried it but i think it’ll be fun to retighten some bosses on proud
Unfortunately, there's no way to change your difficulty in the middle of a playthrough. You'll need to start a new file and select Proud difficulty - good luck! 😉
@@KHGuides soo in bosses it doesn't make any dmg? Cause like i said. Sora's doing zantetsuken, but he passes through the sephiroth as if he did no damage
That's right! The ability technically deals 250% gravity damage to enemies when successful, but most bosses are immune to that type of damage. Sephiroth in particular is immune to all types of offensive magic.
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Thank you so much for watching! This was an incredibly fun fight to learn and analyze.
I hope that this tutorial provides the info you need, but bear in mind that this video does not cover ALL attack methods and openings - for example: Sephiroth is also open to stagger/damage for a very brief period just after his animations signaling the start of phase 2 and 3!
What other attack methods or openings have you found? Let everyone know in the comments! 👑💙✨
Can you do a tutorial on the first boss in kingdom hearts two this is extremely hard on proud
Is lionheart a good keyblade to use? I dont have ultima and i see that lionheart is longer than divine rose and does more damage than oathkeeper and oblivion as well as lady luck.
This battle can be made even easier by equipping items with dark resistance on them. All of his attacks, even the fire pillars, meteors, and the supernovas; deal dark damage. If you're playing on Proud Mode the damage reduction is very noticeable. Heart Guard is the golden acc for this fight defensively imo. You get +3 HP, +4 DEF, and +20% Dark Resistance each, so +9, +12, +60% total if you put 3 on. Equip them, and try the fight. You might be amused how much his damage on you gets cut down by.
Great tip, Fizzy!
I just ran this fight last night doing exactly that. He becomes a literal joke when you have high dark resistance items.
this was it. With 3 of those on, and the ultimate keyblade I was able to power through. This, and a good amount of MP allowing for continous strike raids was the way to cheese this guy. That, and a lot of elixers.
Wanna come here and say thank you, I beat him for the first time and loading up on dark resist was the only reason he didn't shred me in 2 hits.
I didn’t realize how recently these videos were made! I’m replaying all the KH main games Kuz I’m going to Disneyland the week before Halloween. I figured might as well achieve all my childhood dreams while I’m at it (ultima weapon, sephiroth, etc) thanks for such detailed and high quality videos, I’ve been following them for all the bonus bosses
I'm glad the videos have been helpful, Turanka! I hope you have a blast at Disneyland soon!
All the childhood dreams fulfilled I feel the same way!
Is there a way to change the jump button from 0 to the x button
@@adriang9342Playing on an emulator, but otherwise...
I’m literally just getting into the first one for the first time ever (up to the end of the world where I gotta unlock this heartless door by waves of heartless). I started with KH3 3 years ago and was hooked on the combat now I’m here a month ago just starting this game. Trust me lol people are still playing this game 😅
Want me to cut this video down into a single sentence?
Here this is my tutorial.
SPAM STRIKE RAID, BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU INVINCIBLE THE ENTIRE TIME.
Real talk though this is an impressive video. Good editing and very informative on the hidden mechanics of the game.
Yeah except Strike Raid costs 2 MP, so unless you're packing Ethers I wouldn't try it
Yes, I agree with this. You'll want 3 Cosmic Arts and a whole lot of Elixers, however.
@@Bluueee03 I did it with strike raids, didn't even have optimal items and used like 3 elixirs at about level 70
Guides, this is the best put together Sephiroth tutorial I've ever seen in my life! Keep it up!
Thank you so much, Momo! 💖
Recently found your channel during my most recent playthrough of the series and absolutely love the detail of all your guides. I'm hoping for the "mysterious man" fight soon but look forward to whatever comes next either way!
Thanks so much! Mysterious Man is in production right now! 👍
I beat him on KH1 in 2005 I was so proud of myself I couldn't believe it now in 2023 im like holy cow how did I do this..!
Yaaa!!!! I just beat him on Proud mode!!! Thank you! This guide helped so much!
One thing I noticed. On his last health bar I was able to just be ontop of him and he was spamming his energy balls at me. During that I would combo then heal then combo then heal until I whittled his health to nothing. He kind got stuck in the Energy ball attack because I was relentless.
It's cool to see someone dodge his entire sword combo. 9:56
Thanks for making this guide! I will come back to it once I get to Sephiroth one Proud Mode.
Yeah I always just spammed guard and hoped for the best.
Very nice, detailed tutorial. :)
Thanks to watching it, I now see the main differences in Sephiroth's attack patterns between OG Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts FM:
- In OG KH, Sephy doesn't use Flame Pillar after teleporting behind you. He mainly uses hopping slashes after teleporting behind you (he also mixes in teleporting spin slashes in Phase 3).
- If you can consistently keep hitting OG KH Sephy with four-hit combos to make him teleport away before he gets off his four swings, he'll never actually use Flame Pillar.
The difference in how Sephiroth uses Flame Pillar in FM is probably the main reason why many have considered him tougher to fight in FM.
This is fascinating! Thanks for outlining the difference between OG and FM, Deined! 👍
@@KHGuides No problem, and thanks for the compliment. :)
I might try to learn those dodges on Sephiroth's Chaotic Dance, but blocking it with a high-deflect Keyblade just seems a good deal easier.
Thanks to this amazing guide, I was able to beat Sephiroth on my 4th attempt
I'm glad it was helpful! Congrats on the win! 👍
This was so incredibly helpful! The best KH guides by FAR! I died on my own once, but then found your guide and after watching your video I got it first attempt! Thank you so much for explaining it so thoroughly! 😊
That's awesome! Super glad the video helped out - congrats on the win, Brittany!
Your videos are so well made and helpful! Keep it up this is an amazing channel.
Thanks, Jacky - I'm so glad you enjoy the videos! 💙✨
Wow im suprised this channel only have 4k subscriber. The video quality looks like it have million subs. Added to my collection. Keep up the good vids!! Really like this video.
These tutorials are so well made and detailed. Some of them ive watched just to see if i could have made the battle easier on myself after the fact
I'm so glad to have this channel back
Yes even if I have beaten a boss on my own it is still entertaining to watch and maybe learn something new
I just beat Sephiroth on proud for the first time after using your guide! Thank you!
Congrats, Trent! I'm glad the tutorial was helpful!
SUCH an insightful video! Will be rewatching this a million times until I beat Sephi!
Fun fact, the time it takes for Sephiroths retaliations to play out is much faster in khfm when compared to vanilla, where as in vanilla ps2 days there was a lot more time to respond to a retaliation coming as his teleport was a bit slower.
I really need to set up my PS2 and revisit this fight in KH1 vanilla again! 🎮
thank you so much for the tutorial! i was struggling with beating sepiroth for weeks and after your tips i managed to beat him on my second try!!!! ♡♡
I'm so glad it was helpful! Congrats on the win, Milena! 💪
Such an amazing and detailed guide, also the editing and extras are so good ! Thank you ❤
Thanks so much! I'm glad it was helpful! 💙
@khguides i have played the original PS2 version, the remix on the PS3 and again in Steam PC, i can't believe out of all the guides and tutorials, you have the most concise and impactful of them, Thank you man, how i wish i can let my 12 yr old self see this
I really love your videos, i thought it was impossible for me to defeat sephiroth BUT I FINALLY DID IT
I was just spamming x the whole time and curaga and it worked just fine
basically just do that and strike raid as well as keeping in mind the counter number
I’ve been following this channel’s guides for some bosses, I’m almost finishing KH1, left Ansem to go and then I might attempt Sephiroth if I beat the Hades cup
Thanks for joining us on the journey, Zoel! And best of luck on the rest of your playthrough! 👍
Great analysis on his patterns! It helped me clear Sephiroth for the first time :)
I'm glad it helped! Congrats on the win!
Thank you for another great guide! Thanks to you I was able to defeat all hard bosses. But I found a absolutely easy trick to defeat Sephiroth. I just used Ragnarok and spammed it like there is no tomorrow. Then I used my final exlisiers to fill up my HP and MP and with a bit of luck just swiped him of the stage in my third try!
This is incredibly well made
well made video man, your ice titan one helped me as well!
Thanks so much! I'm glad to hear that they helped out! 💙
Man, this video is awesome! Loved it! ❤
I've just defeated him and it feels amazing! Thanks for the guide
Woohoo! Congrats, Mr. Pizza! 🍕
Watched this video then defeated him by my 3rd go, good starts , thanks for the help
Really amazing and useful content! Hope you make one on Unknown/The Enigmatic Man soon!
Thank you! We're working on the Unknown tutorial now! 😊
I never beat him in this one yet but need to try again! Nice analytical video!
Beat at lvl 75 now 76 after beating him. Took me only 3 tries thanks to your guide
Glad to hear it! Congrats on the win!
I played vanilla kh1 before guides on the internet and I've been playing final mix recently. I'm glad this guide is out but most of the stuff I have no clue how you'd find it without a guide
Thanks to your tuts I beat KH1 good!
Heck yeah, eno! Glad they could come in handy, and congrats on finishing your playthrough!
It took me 3 times to beat him but like they said third time is the charm. Ty for this Tutorial
The third time IS the charm! I'm glad the video helped! 👍
Really needed this tutorial like a few months ago😭
Sorry Bosue! This one took a bit longer to produce, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless! 😅
Definitely subbed watched your gold match tutorial as well! Amazing
This tutorial was really helpful for beating him in terms of understanding his physical attack strategy managed to beat as level 98 Sora and in my first attempt as well the first time I’ve ever completed the Sephiroth boss battle as well super helpful stuff my final challenge now is making the Ultima Weapon mainly just for the sake of it really it’s the last obtainable weapon in the first game remaining
I'm glad the video was helpful! Congrats on the win! 👍
Great guide! I agree with everything here except the jumping to avoid his basic attacks. Maybe it's my more aggressive playstyle but instead of jumping to avoid them I just time/block and punish them with guard. I also think it's easier to just time your blocks for chaotic dance instead of memorizing a dodge pattern for it - save for the last strike which I can use dodge roll to reposition and attack again. I also use the 3+4 combo method and recommend the finisher Blitz.
Your tutorials are super helpful!
Glad to hear it! 💙
I don’t know how but by some miracle I beat Unknown. Now I have to contend with the bane of every rpg and and universally known badass. Seriously, this guy is so popular, he’s crossed over to other games.
This has a new subscriber! Thank you for the tips!
Idk man, the lionheart is the second best keyblade imo because it has 10 strength, longest reach, and has average mp and crit rate. If u don't want to grind for the ultimate weapon, the lionheart is a great substitute.
That's a great point! Lionheart is totally viable, and I should have featured it in the preparation segment!
Thank you so much for this video
I did it, I defeated Sephiroth! After so many tries I have finally beat him!! Your guide was very hopeful but I defeated him with Divine Rose because of its high-deflection I was able to stagger him on phase 1 and phase 3. Phase 3 was still the hardest because he can teleport behind you which you don’t stand a slim chance against.
Apparently your guide seems to have missed his rushing towards you while the orbs surround him and he teleports behind you to use his attack in Phase 3! He does this multiple times and sadly I wasn’t able to avoid his hits. So I was using Curaga a lot to avoid dying from his sneak attacks!
I was playing the vanilla PS2 version so his attack pattern maybe different from Final Mix. It looks like they either removed that sneaky spin attack in FM or you may have overlooked it somehow. I also noticed in the vanilla version he doesn’t spam Heartless Angel in consecutive times in Phase 3. He only casts it occasionally but usually after Chaotic Dance.
Might check this out once it premieres. I've always heard that Sephiroth is much less predictable in FM.
On this walktrough of the game, i only miss him, so i thought i safe me from leveling( 26 level to go) to 90+ or i just watch your tutourial. I think 3 trys will be enough, to get the grip on it.
Thanks
Great guide!
I know that the Second Chance ability was recommended at the start of the video, but it’s also worth mentioning that a successful Heartless Angel spell taking you down to 1 HP is completely dependent on having Second Chance equipped, otherwise it’s an instant KO.
*Edit 7/31/24* Retested this and I am incorrect here. Having Second Chance equipped makes no difference. Heartless Angel always takes you down to 1 HP.
I wonder if this is the case for all versions of the game?
It isn't, it sets your hp to 1 regardless if you have second chance or not
@@homailot2378 Indeed, I made the perhaps misfortunate decision of going with dream rod and now I can't have Second Chance till lvl 90.
@@homailot2378 You're absolutely correct. I had made a false assumption - my apologies
Never managed to beat him in the PS2 original. Part of the problem back then is I was underleveled, refused to abuse elixirs, only had the Oblivion key, the base wind shield, but most of all I treated it like a game I could simply get better at through skill. It would be like taking a level 1 WoW character against a raid boss without a party.
I also refused to use walk-throughs or cheats, so the fact is I was figuring it out as I went and would't have access to the best post game content.
But thh I'm not sure I want to go back, the controls are also super clunky and the gear/levels matter more then skill, it is NOT Metal Gear Rising, much less a Soulsbourne.
Next tutorials for Kh2?
It took me for 22 years to beat that guy and today I just beat him for the first time!!!
this secret boss stomped me so many times
Love the content!
Thank you John! 👍
I beat him few days ago for the 1st time but never again! I had save states, faith, trust and fairy dust but it's still unbelievably hard.
And then you play against him so many times that you can now beat him level 65 mid difficulty. Such a good feeling.
GREAT video subscribed
Sephiroth as a concept is so interesting because he's leagues more powerful than any other boss by far.
The speed of which he moves, his attack variety, the outright insane amount of damage he's able to commit, it's almost like he's from a completely different game.
So true! I love his inclusion as an optional boss in this series!
Damn, dodging Choatic dance (ive always called it Octaslash) this way is some straight Dark Souls shit.
watched this for help but when i started fighting i didn’t realize how over powered i was. i just wailed on him
yo think I beat him when I was younger is wild lol I must’ve really been a game fanatic I remember him whooping me out and I believe I learned his pattern and finally beat him
I WAITED 18 years for this!… still haven’t been able to beat him
Has anyone else noticed the similarities between chaotic dance and elden ring’s Waterfowl dance including the dodge pattern for the most part.
Guys thank you very much! I just discovered your channel but you already helped me finishing Kingdom Hearts 1 Final Mix. Keep it up, i'm sure i'm gonna need your help with the rest of "the story so far" collection 😂
I'm glad the videos have been helpful, Nevarnost! Thanks so much!
Another way to stop his heartless angel is to use Strike Raid when he's too far
I’m going to have to use that, thanks!
I have beaten Sephiroth before just one time and I can't tell you how many tries it took me before I finally defeated him. To me he is the hardest boss to defeat in the kingdom hearts series. I would recommend that you be at at least level 80 or higher than that to fight him. Level 100 is probably your best bet and it is probably best to use the Ultima Weapon.
I’m really curious why he didn’t mention Lionheart if you don’t have Ultima Weapon. Is it because it’s exclusive to Final Mix?
You can cheese this fight with the key blade throw
Strike Raid is a great ability, isn't it? We cover some fun opportunities to use it in this tutorial! 😁
_You can cheese this fight with the key blade throw_
Depends _very_ much on what EXP level you're fighting him at. You're not going to get far spamming Strike Raid at level 65 and below.
@@Deined true but if you have a ton of MP it makes it a little easier
@@elementsmaster Which you won't really have at levels so low, not to mention the lack of attack power. I think you can have maybe 7-8 MP at most with EXP in the 60's. That's good for 3-4 Strike Raids per full MP bar. Even if you load yourself with elixirs, you're still gonna need to focus more on dodging/blocking/countering Sephy's attacks than just spamming Strike Raids on him.
I beat him on level 70 with the Kingdom Key, took me forever but I did it.
I was definitely over leveled. I had Sora at level 100 with the Ultima Weapon and full Cosmic Arts Accessories and it took me less than 5 tries of mashing x and using curaga when my health got low. I thought he'd be MUCH harder to the point I was putting it off all of yesterday and only did it when I woke up today. 😅
You know for how many times I bashed my head against him when I played the original KH as a kid, I don't think I ever realized his counter-mechanic. I'm pretty sure I actually beat him without using Guard back then.
I beat him like... idk... when was this game released on the ps2 on the non final mix, version? Have no clue how I did it. Just remember spamming the hell out of that key throw attack on his final form. Think, I was way above level 75. Probably 99 or something.
And now l'm like level 45, have no desire to grind and pretty much died within 10 seconds.... sucks getting old.
Im doing a level 1 run of Sephiroth and one issue i seem to keep running into is how to deal with his counters.
For example in the video you mentioned how Sephiroth will counter after the 7th and 4th hits but i keep running into a problem with dealing with said counters.
I avoid the 4 hit counters entirely, but when i reach the 7th hit, he becomes invincible and either immediately uses Fire pillar or one of his slashes before the actual counter. Avoiding those and finding a way to survive is my main issue any advice?
Which depending on the timing can kill me if i get unlucky.
Which sums up a major problem i seem to keep having the unlucky moments in phase 1 and 2.
Yes! The 7-hit counter was my biggest challenge in avoiding damage. If he immediately puts up the flame pillars on your 7th hit, it's REALLY difficult to get away (using Strike Raid is great if you have the MP). I feel like I had a better chance at escaping when my 7th hit was part of a low midair combo, then I could hit the ground and dodge roll away at a specific angle. I believe one of WillJV2's LV1 videos shows this in action! 👍
@@KHGuidesThanks for reply!
I actually had that happen once but it's too tight timing and luck based to replicate if at all.
Btw I noticed something in his pattern which isn't in your video and I felt the need to share it.
During my level 1 run I have noticed that on his first phase (possible the entire fight), Sephiroth punishes you for missing attacks.
For example if i land two 3 hit combos and then go in for the 7th hit, he may randomly jump out of the way.
Even if i catch him immediately after he will VERY QUICKLY use 1-2 slash attacks in quick succession and then go into Fire pillar ignoring the normal rotation and his own pattern. The same happens when i do a ground combo only for it to miss the 2nd hit onwards.
The only way around this in phase 1 is to run away and keep your distance until he flame pillars.
@@KHGuides I also noticed he does this and casts Flame pillar if you are ever hit by his non counter attacks, like his normal slashes. He also seems to do it when you attempt an air combo, land and do an incomplete ground one like 2 hits in the air and then one on the ground.
Wait, how do you have 71 strength (1:28), i have equipped everything exactly like you and im level 83 but i only do 53 damage
8:45 🎶DON'T GO CHASIN' SEPHIROTH🎶
ONe wiNGEd AngLE!
dEsCeNd hEaRtLeSs AnGel!
Hahaha you said one winged Angle not angel
@@thebonniebacon7082 i defeat sephiroth but i didn't get anything, so why???
Hi Jeff! The One Winged Angel keychain is only received in the Final Mix version of the game. If you're playing this title on Playstation 2, there is no reward for defeating Sephiroth.
Huh, I always thought he had four phases since his wild dance DM wouldn't appear until he had only 3 HP bars or less left. But instead it's on a stagger counter. Interesting.
So I did lock the keyhole to hallow bastion but for some reason didn't
It didn't unlock for me tho
after many attempts i get lucky just use ground combo and curaga i get around 50% dogde rate before i have problem with heartless angles phase when i use strike raid spam now not a single elixir use
Have to split my response to this vid into two posts.
I'm already seeing tips that should work in both OG's and FM's versions of this fights. I generally prefer to use high-deflection Keyblades to fight Sephiroth. Sora doesn't stagger after blocking Sephy's sword strikes, and it gives you more recovery time to dodge or counter with your own blows. Makes for a pretty fast-paced fight, though.
- If you block Sephy's standing slash with a high-deflection Keyblade, it leaves him wide open to Counterattack and a combo. I like to block or dodge Sephy's hopping strikes, and subtly move in until he does a standing strike and use Counterattack.
Here's something to try: If you have Ultima, put up your guard right at the start of the fight. If Sephiroth uses a standing slash, you can Counterattack and combo him right then and there. Ultima is the only Keyblade in OG KH with the reach to pull this off right at the start of the fight (not sure about FM).
- You can actually block his entire Chaotic Dance without getting hit with a high-deflection Keyblade. Just move about a third of the arena's length away from him when he's about to start it, start blocking when he's about to do his second slash, block three more times after recovering from each previous block, then block the final blow.
Admittedly, I often have trouble timing the block on that final blow. :D
- If you block Sephy's spin slash with a high-deflect Keyblade, you have more time to go after him wiith a combo of your own.
Would you say he's the strongest boss in the whole game?
All you gotta do is get leaf bracer, bring up your defense to where you can tank multiple hits, also add the ability mp rage as well as mp haste.
And from there spam curaga. Hit sepi when you can, spam curaga once you are low health and your golden. Easy method.
Cheese
The shadow orbs Are Actully called Shadow Flare
What version of one winged Angel is this
I remember as a kid flying around this stage just to avoid getting hit by the guy
🤣 He has a ridiculous amount of reach; he's so scary to fight!
How effective is using aero in this fight?
I'm still grinding on KH1, but I beat Sephiroth in KH2 a little while ago.
Some abilities to have would be:
-Guard
-Arial Recovery
-Arial Sweep
-Combo Plus
-Explosion
-Slide Dash
-Counterslash
-Combo Master
-Arial plus
-Magnet Burst
-Auto Limit
-Leaf Bracer
-Dodge Roll
-High Jump
-Glide
-Item Boost
-Reaction Boost
-Second Chance
-MP Haste
-MP Rage
Will you be doing the Unknown boss battle in Hallow Bastion?
We're working on that video now! 😊
I know this video is a year old, but I'm going to add my own tips and tricks since I literally just beat this fight and it only took me about 4 tries.
I had already synthesized the Ultima Weapon Keyblade, so I don't know if this works for all the Keyblades, but you can actually just continue to parry almost all of Sephiroth's attacks except for the area of effect ones like the explosions, the meteors, descend heartless angel, or his dark energy orbs. Literally you just need combo master, leaf bracer, elixirs(if you don't have those megaelixirs work too) and curaga magic. Once you parry his attacks you can either attack stagger him and then if he teleports to do a sword swing from above at you, you can either dodge roll out of the way or choose to take the hit(granted my level was in the high 80s when I did this fight so I probably had the advantage) and if he does his explosion attack, it will damage you twice, and you can use curaga on either of them for the I-frames then get some more free damage immediately after.
It's possible this is because I was so high level and had the best keyblade in the game, but he only ever used Descend Heartless Angel 3 times and only one of the times I wasn't able to stagger him before he finished casting it and the halo appeared. But yeah, literally just keep attacking and parrying him and then staggering him and then dodging when he teleports to swipe you from above, then using curaga to avoid his high damage, area of effect, or and try to avoid getting caught in his Descend Heartless Angel, then you should be good. If you have a ton of health like I did you can take about 4-5 hits from most of his attacks before you even need to heal(except for the meteors, they'll get you in about 2-3 hits).
Good luck fellow Keyblade Warriors.
This is it’s own science
I finished kingdom hearts one almost a month ago
Well done! I hope you had a ton of fun playing it - did you continue on to (Re)Chain of Memories?
Yes I am currently on re Cain of memories the combat is more difficult though
@@BillyBumBuh It certainly can be! We've got videos planned for Re:Chain of Memories as well - good luck on your playthrough! 👑💙✨
I wonder if the chaotic dance is omnislash...
I don't know what people are talking about, this was WAY easier than the one in KH2
I didn’t have elixirs so when he summoned meteors I used all my ethers to fill my mp so the last few minutes goes by smooth beat him after 4 tries
I still remeber as a kid getting him to legit nothing but u need a crit to win and i died twice that way LOL took me forever
NVM I FUCKING DID IT HOLY SHITTTTT
We knew you could do it, Cesar! Congrats on the win! 💪
@@KHGuides hey man i have a question, is it possible to change the game’s difficulty from final mix (standard) to proud mid game? i haven’t tried it but i think it’ll be fun to retighten some bosses on proud
Unfortunately, there's no way to change your difficulty in the middle of a playthrough. You'll need to start a new file and select Proud difficulty - good luck! 😉
A little question, sepiroth is immune to zantetsuken? In KH1. Cause everytime sora's do it, the atk doesn't give damage
That's correct! Zantetsuken has a 30% chance of instant-killing any lesser enemy (bosses are exempt).
@@KHGuides soo in bosses it doesn't make any dmg? Cause like i said. Sora's doing zantetsuken, but he passes through the sephiroth as if he did no damage
That's right! The ability technically deals 250% gravity damage to enemies when successful, but most bosses are immune to that type of damage. Sephiroth in particular is immune to all types of offensive magic.
Why does his health bar not go down in the beginning when you hit him?
He has more HP than the game can show you on-screen... 😱