How to beat The Fallen

The Fallen Summary

The Fallen is a big, hulking, white-haired monster that has been terrorizing the sewers of Paris. He also wields a vaguely familiar thorn-like whip.

The Fallen Attack Patterns

The following table lists the attack pattern of The Fallen. When he drops down to 75% HP, he adds two more attacks to its pattern.

Attack	Description
Cross Throw	Throws his Holy Cross at you. The cross can be destroyed by your attacks
Claw Slash	Swings his claws in three slashes. If you are behind him, he will turn around and swing at you
Leap	Leaps away from you to get a better position. Has a variation where he leaps towards you then attacks
Added when at 70% health and below
Swinging Slash	Uses its whip to swing and slash at you. When he is near you, he slams into the ground
Whip Grab	Lashes his whip. If it grabs you, he pulls himself to you to attack.

[1] Study his patterns and wait for openings

learn the patterns

The Fallen is a difficult first boss, fitting for the pioneers of the Metroidvania genre. But his attack patterns are easy to understand. Finding openings will be easy.

[2] Attack twice or thrice when he is open

attack twice or thrice

Whenever The Fallen is open for attacks, only limit your attacks to twice or three times. It may look like you can do more, but after that third attack he will be ready to attack again. So only limit to that number of times to give yourself time to reposition.

[3] Never attack from behind when he does his Claw Slash

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Remember, he can turn around and attack again for his third strike. You may have an opening to attack when his back is turned, but the game will punish you for being cheeky. Only attack when he is done attacking.

[4] Learn to use the three dodges

learn the dodges

Rose has three kinds of dodges: sliding, backstepping, and backflipping. If you are not moving, she will backstep, do it again while backstepping, and she will backflip. If you are moving, she will slide—which is not good for most of this boss fight. This could put you in a corner where The Fallen can attack you with no way to escape. Backflipping is Rose's best way to stay safe, unless she is in a corner, in which case she should start sliding.