His first move seems to be random. My recommendation is if he teleports towards you, dodge roll, 50% chance of his summon of the cube, and the other 50% is the keyblade steal, typically you can avoid it instantly if you do, however, he'll try to get a combo off into another keyblade steal, so I'd recommend jumping to the air and air dodge the keyblade steal. It's super precise, but it's the only way you'd be able to avoid it
God I love this boss. It’s like they took the tempo of the Young Xehanort fight in BBS but gave it the fair but brutal challenge of the Lingering Will.
@@DoomBringerTGC Reflect is unreliable when spammed, just like constantly Counterguarding is unreliable when it's the only thing the player does. I honestly don't get why everyone says "KH2 is Reflect spam" when it really isn't
I worry that this wasn't the final product, but rather the prelude to Nomura's second shot at V13... Either way, Square's incompetence and lack of tact are driving Nomura off the deep end. This needs to stop.
@@SunlitSonata14272 Apparently, Nomura teased Yozora from the beginning in Kingdom Hearts I. He said it in some interview, but I don't know how true it is.
@@infernousgaming1393 Well there was always a number of unresolved plot threads from Kh1 that were never answered, but were clearly put in there purposefully. Example include: the opening cutscene, and dream sequence. Why did sora have this premonition dream sequence, why was he questioning if everything was real or not. Furthermore who is the mysterious voice guiding him not only during the dream, but also warning him right before he opens the door to the final boss of the game when he is fully awake and neither donald nor goofy can hear it, and once again showing up during the credits. (Nomura did confirm in an interview the voice is the same in all three instances). Why was that experiment room included in the End of the World very purposefully, with a machine in it's center. What significance does it hold. Nomura also stated that the final world in kh3, was something he had been wanting to include since Kh1 to the series. This is speculated to either be the Final World, or the world Sora fights Yozora in. From the first Kh1 beta trailer, we also know there was quite a bit of cut content and story rewrites as well. Finally there is the two secret endings from both the original Kh1 and the American/FM version, "Another Side, Another Story" and "Deep Dive". At the end of "Deep Dive" we see a very interesting scene, which starts with Roxas and Xemnas having a chat, before cutting to a scene in which Sora is floating over a stormy ocean, which looks fairly reminiscent of the Final World from Kh3. Interestingly enough, we find out later on from Nomura, that the chat between Roxas and Xemnas never actually occurred, but instead was a dream Roxas had. Also we know from Kh3 that the Final World is a world where sleep and death touch. Sora after COM is stuck in a year long slumber, during which Roxas had this dream, which means that the Sora floating over an ocean scene also likely occurred while Sora was asleep, meaning he could have gone to the Final World. This scene was added after the Japanese launch of the game, and when Nomura already knew he was getting a sequel, which means he added that scene on purpose, yet was never addressed again in the series.
Unless I missed it I think you forgot to mention he can actually start the fight with his DM, which puts the entire fight into phase 2. lol. Not super important, but yeah... They had fun designing this guy.
Yeah what's up with him using the DM at the start of the fight it's so weird and it doesn't happen that often even after hundreds of attempts he only started the fight with it like 2 times
@@kaitokid1834 I mean it doesnt really matter for me I actually somehow managed to do it I just kinda thought it was weird only thing I have to do is the pro codes and then I have 100%
Its not much, but i feel its worth mentioning that trying to jump over Yozora's grab attack will result in him countering by slamming you down and grabbing again. It's an interesting countermeasure to something they figured the player would try.
Fun fact: That teleport scan laser thing he does after he disappears after the map drains your situation command gauge, meaning if you're saving up some form changes or grand magic, the attack will decrease the time you have them before you lose them.
It's honestly amazing how much effort is put into boss fights when you analyze them. Besides, despite the spam X jokes... the KH series tends to punish the button mashers at some point....
@@nesoukkefka1741 Even in non-lv1CM runs, you have to at LEAST use magnet in KH2 lest you get one-shot by dancers or berserkers. Not to mention difficulty spikes like Demyx and Xaldin or Xemnas tossing your ass around six ways to sunday. And that's without getting into the CoR gauntlet, Silhouettes and Datas(as well as some gimmick bosses like Grim Reaper)
@@darkuscarlet Honnestly you don't need magnet on non LV1 CM except for the Cavern of Remembrance fight, pick the shield and you get Once More and Second chance early making the game pretty safe, the only boss story wise that cause me trouble on my first crit run was Roxas and Final Xemnas (mainly vause he is glitched in HD version otherwise he would be a joke) most of the other bosses you can just brute force them and it's not hard, otherwise outside of Datas, Lingering Will and Cavern of Remembrance the game gives little to no challenge on Crit.
Nesouk Kefka that’s what me and my friend were saying about the main game. We were playing on proud and It was easily just spamming x most of the time for wins. But once we got into the data battles, I actually took the time to learn all the bosses patterns and not spam dodge and block, while she quit 😂 just beat the old man yesterday. Too scared to face yozora atm.
Biz: Dodge 1x block 1x dodge 3 block 20 times glide around the field... Me frantically writing this down: 😨😱✍️✍️✍️🥺✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️😩✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️ Biz: Okay, now we get to the tricky stuff. Me: YEET!
Bro all of the Data fights feel slower after fighting all these flashy fast MFs. Swear to god Larxene's fight look like New York fireworks on the 4th of july.
Yeah I got all the way up to Yozora and my brother was fighting LW on KH2.5. Me and him were going back and forth trying to beat him, and I was actually getting him to DM phase and surviving it within my first few tries 😂
Sir. I just want to say thank you for this guide. Because of you, I've just defeated Yazora on lvl 1, critical mode. Took a long time, but I manage to get it done thanks to you.
Another punish for the item beam where he won't steal items and hp is to wait for the 3rd beam to come out, then, as soon as he finishes the the move and plays his animation with a little flash, you can airstep to him for a punish. The timing is a bit strict but it is completely safe when you get it down.
For his 9 laser attack you can also use thunder after the 6th laser before airstepping to make it safer. Also for the second red sword charge you can shoot fire, block, then airstep then Sora and the fire will sandwich him and it looks really cool lol
Thank you for the advice. I've even Found a punishment in Yozora's multi-laser attack once he starts Dodge-roll over to him than he will jump back run up to him to start attacking. It's a little risky because if you miss or don't hit him in time than he will teleport and attack you but you can block it still
One good way I found to dodge his item stealing move is to dodge the beam and real quick shotlock him. At least with Ultima Weapon's SL it drains all his armor bar and staggers, after the shotlock, quickly airstep to him and you can get a combo on him.
To be fair, the spike in difficulty was implemented in a pretty shit way. The fact that the dlc areas aren't part of the main game also doesn't help at all either. Also, it's the first time they lock content regarding the ending behind superbosses (older superbosses just give some extra bits of info) so it is pretty crappy for them to hide important story content from people who don't wanna submit themselves to these fights. Hell, even after beating all other games in critical I found them quite exhausting at times. Also, lol at BIG BRAINS. You can be good without enjoying the smell of your own farts, you know?
Thanks for the guide Biz, it's been really helpful. Been getting farther into the fight now after watching this, I feel like I could get it done soon enough. Really love your videos, been a follower since 2FM and your guides have helped me appreciate these games so much more.
Okay, a couple other ways to get openings with magic I can mention from me beating him: 9 Laser: You can use Thundaga after the 6th laser to interrupt him immediately and cause him to be open for a combo. This timing is much more leaniant but reliant on MP. Sword Charge: If your not comfortable with your combo cancelling, you can block the first couple of hits, then get a little distance, and cast a firaga towards him and block. This creates the same opening for you. For the blue one, you can do the same thing but dodge roll instead. Teleport Sword / 6 slashes / floating sword thingy whatever: Even if you get hit, you can easily create an opening by casting firaga afterwards. This will cause him to jump away, which you can them punish by airstepping to him while hes flying through the air. Good to do since you will probably cast curaga afterwards anyway. Triple Pyramids: I'm glad you actually picked up on being able to form change explosion him out of any of the three pyramids! I found that out too by total accident :p Beam Steal: Shotlocking will prevent him from stealing items from you, or draining your hp, though he will still get hp orbs for some reason *shrug* Thats all I really got to say, thank you for this comphrensive guide! Wish it was around when I attempted him :P
Also, I found the best damage combo without a form change to be doing ultima keyblade's combo up untill you reach the three forward stabs you do (I forgot the ability name!) And then using a shotlock. You'll hit the combo and the shotlock, and do significantly more damage to him this way! (its like, 2 3/4th's of a bar on lvl 99 crit)
Bizkit, I cant thank you enough. You helped me with every single one of the Data Org fights in KH2 and KH3, and now this fight, which was making me want to throw my PS4 out the window lol. It is insane how good you are at KH. You break everything down to a science and make even the most chaotic battles seem SO simple. You are the best, and I _really_ dont think I could've beaten all these Superbosses without your help. I fr hope you become a RUclips millionaire because God knows you deserve it 😂
Thank you for making this video. I just beat him after 3 days. I had 1 HP left and he had 2 Bars of health. I beat him using the Little Mermaid summon. You do not know how happy I was to finally beat him.
I beat Yozora this afternoon using your previous video on him as a reference for some dodges, this video will help me do him no damage. Thanks, dude! 😎
I FINALLY did it! Thank you for the guide, it helped me out a lot! Although Ariel came in clutch so many times....man this fight was ridiculous but fun!
Idk why I watch this vid, even tho I already beat him, but its a bizkitz vid so y not. BTW are you gonna go review or make a vid about the new KH3 new abilities and remind especially the bosses?
Dude this video was amazing thank you I had the first phase and DM down to a science but never saw third phase enough to find the openings and didn't know about the DM openings The kill fight was clean AF too no coin or anything. Now pro code time woo
I was already having fun fighting this guy myself. Didn't know about some of the other openings he has though. I'll probably go practice those some time later. Thanks for the guide!
I literally said, “I don’t think he’ll have any crazy death attack since he already has insane regular attacks.” Then when I hit retry he starts off with the Desperation attack. And I’m just like “DID THE GAME LISTEN TO ME? NO WAY! WHAT IS THIS XEMNAS ASS ATTACK!” And that was the first time I saw it and before I watched this video.
Was able to beat him with this guide, i did pretty well on my own for a bit but there were somethings i didn't know how to punish. This guides really good, and i recommend this to anyone trying to get their yozora kill.
It should be noted to take off the auto finish ability if you have it equipped. If you preform the finisher while he’s doing the beam steal move he will pretty much get a guaranteed steal, which means items will be taken. I generally don’t have this ability on in critical since it s pretty much the same deal in every boss fight. Just as well you should also mention that some moves will drop your max HP if they land. This is a hinderance that will reduce the effectiveness of your healing magic. You can either take the debuff for 30 at which point your health will return but unhealed, or go into a form change. This is where I think rage form can come in handy at lower difficulties for casual player. Also, thank you for this guide!! I have been stuck on this in critical mode for while and now that I know more opportunities to go on the offensive, I think I can get it done!
Elixirs and Panaceas will also cleanse the HP Cut, as its treated as a Status Ailment, thats why Formchanges break it, they have blanket Ailment immunity, including Stuns and apparently HP Cut, you can also see this on some of Data Xehanort's combos, where his Explosive Shockwaves will Freeze you, which undoes the HP Cut he can inflict, because they're both Ailments and Sora can only suffer one at a time, same with Data Xion's Stun Combo
i think team osaka did a poor job before because they only developed kh for handhelds before kh3, and then kh3 lost a year of development due to the switch of tools. Cause look how well done the data fights and yozora are, and the improvement of soras moveset. So that makes me hopeful that their next project will be as good as kh 2 gameplay wise.
i think team osaka did a poor job before because they only developed kh for handhelds before kh3, and then kh3 lost a year of development due to the switch of engines. Cause look how well made the data fights and yozora are, and the improvement of soras moveset after the update. So that makes me kinda hopeful that their next project will be as good as kh 2 gameplay wise.
I was getting thrashed by yozora because I wanted to try going in without a guide like I did for all the data battles, but with your guide I beat him instantly dude! Thx a lot! I think I’ll try to do a critical run now because standard was not that hard
Thank you so much for this video. I pushed hard to try to beat it on my own and eventually gave up last month. Picked it up again a couple of hours ago and played with your guide and was finally able to beat him after I had all but given up. Thanks!!! 😄😭
I appreciate this video a lot, I attempted this for over two weeks and finally beat it last night. Been studying this video for about a week of it, lol
Ive seen some weird stuff with the final part of the Desperation Move with the large fireball. Saw someone use Ariel during it and jump up and down on top of the orb, with some timing or possibly large amount of Luck Yozora chases you upwards through all the projectiles and takes some hefty damage. Still take damage from the attacks but they are severely reduced because of the summon.
In regards to beam steal, you can get a safe punish off on the last laser, he'll give a vocal cue when he retracts his beam. When he begins to glow you can airstep into him and combo without risk of having items stolen. It's pretty tight but still doable. Thanks for this guide though, the 9 lasers was helpful but managed to find most openers on my own.
Holy shit I finally did it 😭😭😭 I never would have beat him on critical without your help Biz. Thank you for putting together such a helpful and easy to follow guide!
This guy was SUCH. A. PAIN. Took me five hours to beat this clown the first time and another five for the Pro Codes. Thanks for this tutorial, Biz. This was EXTREMELY helpful for the Pro Code attempts.
Yeah, it really is a pain. But once you just do it enough, it will just kinda click, lol. I had the same problem for a while. Lol sorry not the best advice.
Thanks so much for this. There are many things I never would have thought of, such as using Ariel to avoid the gigas during the DM. Probably would've taken me way longer to beat this fight without your help.
Thank you so much! I was able to beat Yozora in a couple of hours thanks to your guide. Without any help I definitely would have not been able to beat him. Also, I think you should pin your comment with the time stamps so it will always be on top of the comment section.
Thanks for this and all your data battle videos Bizkit, they helped a ton. Finally managed to get perfect score (530.000) playing this game with all Pro Codes on. I am really proud of myself for that, not gonna lie. Huge thanks especially for this video! I wish there were Pro Codes for KH2FM and a trophy motivating me to play it all over again with the restrictions, I am sure that would be almost as much fun as this. See ya when KH4 comes around!
I'll keep those notes in case I'll ever feel motivated to fight him, but given how mitigated his story is, the fact that he's completely separated from the main game, the reward for beating him not being much, and how much of a chore it is to just reach him, I don't feel nearly as motivated to beat him as I was for the optional bosses in kh1, kh2, khbbs and khddd.
it would be helpful if suddenly during this fight donald and goofy join it through a portal and they come equipped with more potions than you can count and as long as you have the second chance ability installed one of them will give sora a potion that fully restores his HP when yozora hits him once (the second chance ability makes it where you will not get KO'd if you have at least 2 HP left; when you are hit, you will retain 1 HP no matter how much HP you had)
In the Hp steal beam there is a way to punish but you would need ultimate form active: Start the battle building up the ultimate form once you get it. Save it for the hp steal attack just right after he teleports near you to start attacking, attack with ultimate form. The teleportation ability in this fight is really powerful
For Beam Steal, I threw a fire during the third one and waited until the beam went away and the fire hit him followed by an airstep. It got me an opening consistently.
If he steals your kupo coin, just die right then in there, because if you kill him when he has stolen it, he'll use it and revive with half his HP.... or maybe he already does this regardless? i donno. i just sweat loads of tension and relief for nothing. also, thanks for this video. been using this as I fight this damn boss. Edit: confirmed. if he doesn't steal your kupo coin, he doesn't revive at all.
to counter the target laser attack into i usually use a guard for the first two lasers , dodge roll the third at a precise time, and immediately quick slash, it causes a parry that completely staggers him allowing you to aerial combo or ground combo
Another thing you can to to get an opening on the 9 laser attack is to cast Thundaga on him after the 6th laser (you notice it because there is a slight delay before he continues attacking) This interrupts his attack and staggers him in midair for a second, giving you more time to airstep to him. He would jump back when you do ether.
Thank you so much for this. I picked up a lot just from watching you beat the fight but i couldnt figure out how to create openings consistently before this so i could survive for like a 7 min fight but only take off 5-8 HP bars I can consistently dodge roll to create an opening on the part ~4:25, that move is the only one i could consistently punish before this video Ive found that when Yozoras sword goes behind you, dodge rolling toward him can get you there, as long as you dont get hit
For the armor attack what you can also do is get the countershield, charge it 2 time during the first phase and DM, the counter LV2 when well timed can destroy his armor directly.
And people still says this fight is unfair, I think it's very well designed and like you said it's not locked into patterns which is great and makes it more enjoyable
Man I cannot thank you enough for this guide. I was getting my cheeks clapped every step of the way. Thanks to this I now how to actually punish this dude's attacks. I couldn't figure out any of his openings.
I finally ....finally beat him on critical thank you for the help big deal for me I couldn’t beat the lingering will on critical back in the day but I’m gonna take a swing at him now great video
0:52 The only opening i had help with from another player who showed me was the thunder on his tri box move. And also when i found out that you can Parry/sword clash most of his attacks he was easy
Just a quick note on the teleporting sword move. I never attempted to guard at all and instead waited for a short moment before rolling twice towards yozora and punishing.
Bizkit047 Tbh it was pretty consistent and i only realised that i needed to find a way to guard during his desperation where the clones will hit you even if you dodge the sword. Its also good for scrubs who cant airstep like moi :(
@@christianguerrero70 He is the most broken boss, so technically, he is the hardest due to requiring luck and the likes.. Well if we will go by fair bosses only, then by all means, disregard my comment. :))
When he does the exploding fireball attack after the clones, you can glide away from the fireball. Just make sure to have your camera face the fireball and then glide backward
I do love this fight beucase it requires the player to have strategy and tactical planning rather than just pure reflex. It really helps the game feel more like an RPG rathern than a pure hack and slash game.
@@hatstain7452 you do realize that people have figured out every single on of his moves and how to counter him right? It you are complaing that his moves are in a random order... a lot of bosses to that. Like... a lot of bosses. Hell, even Cuphead did that to an extent! Bosses ofter throw thier attacks in different orders to mix you up and keep you on guard. It's not just about pure memorization. Now that i think about it, Lingering Will did that.
@@darienb1127 Also as someone who's actually played and watched others play Cuphead I know this. They're completely different types of games-Yozora simply doesn't suit the difficult spike. I remember a similar thing happened in Pokémon. Blue's highest level Pokémon was level 61 nothing prepared you for Red's team of 80's just like nothing prepares you for Yozora. This is true, However with L.W. it was pretty obvious what he was going to do next because he didn't teleport and the fight wasn't at night so you could SEE what was happening. You can memorize L.W's attacks because ALL of his attacks can be seen and you can process them with Yozora you're never given a break similar to the Mysterious Figure from BBS.
If you can learn the thunder timing for his disappearance attack, you can also counter it with the same time by standing still and just attacking, I've done it multiple times with easy success and it comes in clutch if your out of mp when he does it
*watches this video so I won't be surprised by what Yozora does*
Yozora: *opens with his DM*
He can even do it twice in a row, not in a single fight but after the restart in case of failure. Genuine BS 😂
His first move seems to be random. My recommendation is if he teleports towards you, dodge roll, 50% chance of his summon of the cube, and the other 50% is the keyblade steal, typically you can avoid it instantly if you do, however, he'll try to get a combo off into another keyblade steal, so I'd recommend jumping to the air and air dodge the keyblade steal. It's super precise, but it's the only way you'd be able to avoid it
God I love this boss. It’s like they took the tempo of the Young Xehanort fight in BBS but gave it the fair but brutal challenge of the Lingering Will.
You got him feeling desperate immediately
Same thing happened to me and after i died he did it a second time
"my strat is to guard counter, guard counter, guard counter guard counter, guard counter, guard counter"
an outstanding move.
Ah KH3, a game for 200 IQ gamers.
/s
@@A.S.28 Yeah, better to spam Reflect, that's even more big brain.
Littelary every boss battle ever, just guard or dodge according to the move and then counter them
@@DoomBringerTGC Reflega spam GOAT
@@DoomBringerTGC Reflect is unreliable when spammed, just like constantly Counterguarding is unreliable when it's the only thing the player does. I honestly don't get why everyone says "KH2 is Reflect spam" when it really isn't
*Bizkit047 showing people how to beat Yozora*
Yozora: "What a pain..."
yare yare daze...
Does he actually say yare yare daze in japanese?
Yozora after sending the gigas: "im gonna do something called a jojo reference"
Yeah if he does that I just take the L. I don’t like dealing with his post DM phase moves the entire fight it’s really just annoying.
I recommend everyone look at more than one guide. Each mention things that others miss on
Indeed
The boon of the World Wide Web
We3 win!
n64central ok thanks
Yup, this guide breaking down yozora play style and everglow guide on timing for punishes were exactly the combo I needed.
I agree
tbh i prefer to learn the hard way, then after I beat him few times I watch the guides to finish learning and get a more stylish way to defeat him
Bizkit- *makes a video breaking down Yozora's moveset, and how to beat him*
Yozora- "Sorry, but I don't lose."
His compliance is not a factor to Bizkit.
Honestly it seems that Nomura pored all of his hatred and sadness of the whole Verus 13 fiasco into Yozo
I worry that this wasn't the final product, but rather the prelude to Nomura's second shot at V13...
Either way, Square's incompetence and lack of tact are driving Nomura off the deep end. This needs to stop.
@@SunlitSonata14272
Apparently, Nomura teased Yozora from the beginning in Kingdom Hearts I. He said it in some interview, but I don't know how true it is.
Either that or he former ATLUS staff design a boss...
Pretty much.
@@infernousgaming1393 Well there was always a number of unresolved plot threads from Kh1 that were never answered, but were clearly put in there purposefully.
Example include: the opening cutscene, and dream sequence. Why did sora have this premonition dream sequence, why was he questioning if everything was real or not.
Furthermore who is the mysterious voice guiding him not only during the dream, but also warning him right before he opens the door to the final boss of the game when he is fully awake and neither donald nor goofy can hear it, and once again showing up during the credits. (Nomura did confirm in an interview the voice is the same in all three instances).
Why was that experiment room included in the End of the World very purposefully, with a machine in it's center. What significance does it hold.
Nomura also stated that the final world in kh3, was something he had been wanting to include since Kh1 to the series. This is speculated to either be the Final World, or the world Sora fights Yozora in.
From the first Kh1 beta trailer, we also know there was quite a bit of cut content and story rewrites as well.
Finally there is the two secret endings from both the original Kh1 and the American/FM version, "Another Side, Another Story" and "Deep Dive". At the end of "Deep Dive" we see a very interesting scene, which starts with Roxas and Xemnas having a chat, before cutting to a scene in which Sora is floating over a stormy ocean, which looks fairly reminiscent of the Final World from Kh3. Interestingly enough, we find out later on from Nomura, that the chat between Roxas and Xemnas never actually occurred, but instead was a dream Roxas had. Also we know from Kh3 that the Final World is a world where sleep and death touch. Sora after COM is stuck in a year long slumber, during which Roxas had this dream, which means that the Sora floating over an ocean scene also likely occurred while Sora was asleep, meaning he could have gone to the Final World. This scene was added after the Japanese launch of the game, and when Nomura already knew he was getting a sequel, which means he added that scene on purpose, yet was never addressed again in the series.
Square:This boss should be a good challenge for even our most seasoned players.
Biz:"Got this"
So in other words, it's easier to find a cure for cancer.
😂😂😂😂
SI
Just putting some timestamps for myself:
1:17 9 laser
1:57 Sword charge
2:28 Keyblade Steal
3:45 Teleport Sword
4:53 6 slashes
5:27 Triple target lasers
6:27 Triple pyramid
7:15 Beam Steal
8:05 Slow laser combo
Not yet ready for the tricky stuff.
thank youuu, wish this was pinned tbh
After failing x-times:
Me: Ok let's try again *Retry*
Yozora: Desperation Move
Me: eeehm... no?
Unless I missed it I think you forgot to mention he can actually start the fight with his DM, which puts the entire fight into phase 2. lol. Not super important, but yeah... They had fun designing this guy.
Yeah what's up with him using the DM at the start of the fight it's so weird and it doesn't happen that often even after hundreds of attempts he only started the fight with it like 2 times
Sir Hattington 2 best thing you can do if he is doing that is just die and restart the fight
@@kaitokid1834 I mean it doesnt really matter for me I actually somehow managed to do it I just kinda thought it was weird only thing I have to do is the pro codes and then I have 100%
Kaito Kid or take advantage to practice the moves early on instead of being surprised later
@@gerardofranco-mora257 Yeah, it's probably designed so people can practice stage two without having to grind stage one.
Its not much, but i feel its worth mentioning that trying to jump over Yozora's grab attack will result in him countering by slamming you down and grabbing again. It's an interesting countermeasure to something they figured the player would try.
Wish I read this comment early 😂 found that out the hard way
Fun fact: That teleport scan laser thing he does after he disappears after the map drains your situation command gauge, meaning if you're saving up some form changes or grand magic, the attack will decrease the time you have them before you lose them.
It's honestly amazing how much effort is put into boss fights when you analyze them.
Besides, despite the spam X jokes... the KH series tends to punish the button mashers at some point....
The spam X gauge are made by people who play on beginner, are usually overlevel and/or don't do the superboss at all XD
@@nesoukkefka1741 Even in non-lv1CM runs, you have to at LEAST use magnet in KH2 lest you get one-shot by dancers or berserkers. Not to mention difficulty spikes like Demyx and Xaldin or Xemnas tossing your ass around six ways to sunday. And that's without getting into the CoR gauntlet, Silhouettes and Datas(as well as some gimmick bosses like Grim Reaper)
@@darkuscarlet Honnestly you don't need magnet on non LV1 CM except for the Cavern of Remembrance fight, pick the shield and you get Once More and Second chance early making the game pretty safe, the only boss story wise that cause me trouble on my first crit run was Roxas and Final Xemnas (mainly vause he is glitched in HD version otherwise he would be a joke) most of the other bosses you can just brute force them and it's not hard, otherwise outside of Datas, Lingering Will and Cavern of Remembrance the game gives little to no challenge on Crit.
Nesouk Kefka that’s what me and my friend were saying about the main game. We were playing on proud and It was easily just spamming x most of the time for wins. But once we got into the data battles, I actually took the time to learn all the bosses patterns and not spam dodge and block, while she quit 😂 just beat the old man yesterday. Too scared to face yozora atm.
Learning superbosses in KH2 was like studying for an exam
learning superbosses in KH3 is like studying an entire semester
Kh2 had better combat system so it was a bit easier.
@@johnpantag472 that's... Not how it works.
Not easier, but more understood at the moment in time
@@mizzix what about reflega making it better combat
@@pharedbrayson4737 you have it in kh3 as well with certain forms just limited and not op
Biz: Dodge 1x block 1x dodge 3 block 20 times glide around the field...
Me frantically writing this down: 😨😱✍️✍️✍️🥺✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️😩✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️
Biz: Okay, now we get to the tricky stuff.
Me: YEET!
I rewatched Lingering Will kh2 fight after doing the data fights and god damn he looks so slow in comparison
The lingering will does seem slow but the damge he does makes up for it.
Bro all of the Data fights feel slower after fighting all these flashy fast MFs. Swear to god Larxene's fight look like New York fireworks on the 4th of july.
Yeah, this time there's no Reflect spam that can save me against Larxene.
Yeah I got all the way up to Yozora and my brother was fighting LW on KH2.5. Me and him were going back and forth trying to beat him, and I was actually getting him to DM phase and surviving it within my first few tries 😂
Sir. I just want to say thank you for this guide. Because of you, I've just defeated Yazora on lvl 1, critical mode. Took a long time, but I manage to get it done thanks to you.
Another punish for the item beam where he won't steal items and hp is to wait for the 3rd beam to come out, then, as soon as he finishes the the move and plays his animation with a little flash, you can airstep to him for a punish. The timing is a bit strict but it is completely safe when you get it down.
For his 9 laser attack you can also use thunder after the 6th laser before airstepping to make it safer. Also for the second red sword charge you can shoot fire, block, then airstep then Sora and the fire will sandwich him and it looks really cool lol
I love you for this tip
Thank you for the advice. I've even Found a punishment in Yozora's multi-laser attack once he starts Dodge-roll over to him than he will jump back run up to him to start attacking. It's a little risky because if you miss or don't hit him in time than he will teleport and attack you but you can block it still
One good way I found to dodge his item stealing move is to dodge the beam and real quick shotlock him.
At least with Ultima Weapon's SL it drains all his armor bar and staggers, after the shotlock, quickly airstep to him and you can get a combo on him.
Edit: Nvm, I thought you meant just airstep to him
Send this to the critics who were angry that they couldn't progress through the story because they didn't want to learn the actually fair patterns
@Chrome XIX Stands for IGNorant
I mean this game out a year later🤷♂️🤷♂️
To be fair, the spike in difficulty was implemented in a pretty shit way. The fact that the dlc areas aren't part of the main game also doesn't help at all either. Also, it's the first time they lock content regarding the ending behind superbosses (older superbosses just give some extra bits of info) so it is pretty crappy for them to hide important story content from people who don't wanna submit themselves to these fights. Hell, even after beating all other games in critical I found them quite exhausting at times. Also, lol at BIG BRAINS. You can be good without enjoying the smell of your own farts, you know?
the main game is still too easy, yozora literally changes nothing you meat loaf
Send it to them right this instant ! Lmao
When is the analysis video for the remind DLC. I'm really looking forward to hear what you think of it in full detail :)
Thanks for the guide Biz, it's been really helpful. Been getting farther into the fight now after watching this, I feel like I could get it done soon enough.
Really love your videos, been a follower since 2FM and your guides have helped me appreciate these games so much more.
Okay, a couple other ways to get openings with magic I can mention from me beating him:
9 Laser: You can use Thundaga after the 6th laser to interrupt him immediately and cause him to be open for a combo. This timing is much more leaniant but reliant on MP.
Sword Charge: If your not comfortable with your combo cancelling, you can block the first couple of hits, then get a little distance, and cast a firaga towards him and block. This creates the same opening for you. For the blue one, you can do the same thing but dodge roll instead.
Teleport Sword / 6 slashes / floating sword thingy whatever: Even if you get hit, you can easily create an opening by casting firaga afterwards. This will cause him to jump away, which you can them punish by airstepping to him while hes flying through the air. Good to do since you will probably cast curaga afterwards anyway.
Triple Pyramids: I'm glad you actually picked up on being able to form change explosion him out of any of the three pyramids! I found that out too by total accident :p
Beam Steal: Shotlocking will prevent him from stealing items from you, or draining your hp, though he will still get hp orbs for some reason *shrug*
Thats all I really got to say, thank you for this comphrensive guide! Wish it was around when I attempted him :P
Also, I found the best damage combo without a form change to be doing ultima keyblade's combo up untill you reach the three forward stabs you do (I forgot the ability name!) And then using a shotlock. You'll hit the combo and the shotlock, and do significantly more damage to him this way! (its like, 2 3/4th's of a bar on lvl 99 crit)
Bizkit, I cant thank you enough. You helped me with every single one of the Data Org fights in KH2 and KH3, and now this fight, which was making me want to throw my PS4 out the window lol. It is insane how good you are at KH. You break everything down to a science and make even the most chaotic battles seem SO simple. You are the best, and I _really_ dont think I could've beaten all these Superbosses without your help. I fr hope you become a RUclips millionaire because God knows you deserve it 😂
That's less a DM and more a Desperation Phase. Holy crap.
Came back here after Trueblade learned that all of the Gigas could be destroyed with a single cast of the correct magic for each one
Lingering Will: I'm the hardest KH boss.
Yozora: Hold my beer.
Mysterious Figure: *laughs hysterically*
Eww Mysterious Figure.
Nayem Rahman hey you copy me
MF is hard for the wrong reasons.I don't think it should really count as "hardest boss"
misterious figure isn't even that hard.
you can just spam dodge forever, if you have the patience he (and bbs as a whole) is pretty easy.
MF isn't hard, just horridly designed and unfair.
Thank you for making this video. I just beat him after 3 days. I had 1 HP left and he had 2 Bars of health. I beat him using the Little Mermaid summon. You do not know how happy I was to finally beat him.
I beat Yozora this afternoon using your previous video on him as a reference for some dodges, this video will help me do him no damage. Thanks, dude! 😎
Oh my god, I finally beat this bastard. Thanks for the amazing guide! If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have been able to defeat him.
I FINALLY did it! Thank you for the guide, it helped me out a lot!
Although Ariel came in clutch so many times....man this fight was ridiculous but fun!
Perfect timing. I just got to him and needed some tips
Idk why I watch this vid, even tho I already beat him, but its a bizkitz vid so y not.
BTW are you gonna go review or make a vid about the new KH3 new abilities and remind especially the bosses?
Bizkit is Yozora's secret boss
Dude this video was amazing thank you I had the first phase and DM down to a science but never saw third phase enough to find the openings and didn't know about the DM openings
The kill fight was clean AF too no coin or anything. Now pro code time woo
I was already having fun fighting this guy myself. Didn't know about some of the other openings he has though. I'll probably go practice those some time later. Thanks for the guide!
Your guide has definitely helped me in learning and almost defeating Yozora
Thanks Bizkit! Was stuck on him for 4 hours before I watched your vid! Helped me so much!
I literally said, “I don’t think he’ll have any crazy death attack since he already has insane regular attacks.” Then when I hit retry he starts off with the Desperation attack. And I’m just like “DID THE GAME LISTEN TO ME? NO WAY! WHAT IS THIS XEMNAS ASS ATTACK!” And that was the first time I saw it and before I watched this video.
Was able to beat him with this guide, i did pretty well on my own for a bit but there were somethings i didn't know how to punish. This guides really good, and i recommend this to anyone trying to get their yozora kill.
It should be noted to take off the auto finish ability if you have it equipped. If you preform the finisher while he’s doing the beam steal move he will pretty much get a guaranteed steal, which means items will be taken. I generally don’t have this ability on in critical since it s pretty much the same deal in every boss fight. Just as well you should also mention that some moves will drop your max HP if they land. This is a hinderance that will reduce the effectiveness of your healing magic. You can either take the debuff for 30 at which point your health will return but unhealed, or go into a form change. This is where I think rage form can come in handy at lower difficulties for casual player.
Also, thank you for this guide!! I have been stuck on this in critical mode for while and now that I know more opportunities to go on the offensive, I think I can get it done!
Elixirs and Panaceas will also cleanse the HP Cut, as its treated as a Status Ailment, thats why Formchanges break it, they have blanket Ailment immunity, including Stuns and apparently HP Cut, you can also see this on some of Data Xehanort's combos, where his Explosive Shockwaves will Freeze you, which undoes the HP Cut he can inflict, because they're both Ailments and Sora can only suffer one at a time, same with Data Xion's Stun Combo
Thank you so much for your guide man, I finally beat Yozora after putting him off for so long and its all thanks to this guide. I really appreciate it
Fantastic guide! Very good descriptions of his moves, and what to do in each scenario. I literally just beat him using guide, thank you so much!
Still can't believe this beautiful fight is from Team Osaka
That's character development for ya
The best redemption arc I've ever seen
i think team osaka did a poor job before because they only developed kh for handhelds before kh3, and then kh3 lost a year of development due to the switch of tools. Cause look how well done the data fights and yozora are, and the improvement of soras moveset. So that makes me hopeful that their next project will be as good as kh 2 gameplay wise.
i think team osaka did a poor job before because they only developed kh for handhelds before kh3, and then kh3 lost a year of development due to the switch of engines. Cause look how well made the data fights and yozora are, and the improvement of soras moveset after the update. So that makes me kinda hopeful that their next project will be as good as kh 2 gameplay wise.
This is SO MUCH info. Time to study~
Finally beat him today after being stuck on him for like, 2 months, thanks to this video. Thank you 🙌🏻
I was getting thrashed by yozora because I wanted to try going in without a guide like I did for all the data battles, but with your guide I beat him instantly dude! Thx a lot! I think I’ll try to do a critical run now because standard was not that hard
Dude, you are SERIOUSLY one of the BEST Kingdom Hearts players I have EVER SEEN! :D
Wait, he isn't the best? He is ONLY one of them?
Thank you so much for this video. I pushed hard to try to beat it on my own and eventually gave up last month. Picked it up again a couple of hours ago and played with your guide and was finally able to beat him after I had all but given up. Thanks!!! 😄😭
I appreciate this video a lot, I attempted this for over two weeks and finally beat it last night. Been studying this video for about a week of it, lol
This fight is amazing!
This may be ignorance on my end, but I'm almost certain that air stepping into beam saber is always safe as long as you are quick with the attack.
I've tried mashing, it's like a fair amount of the time, but not always.
Finally beat him after two days of work with the help of this guide thank you
Ive seen some weird stuff with the final part of the Desperation Move with the large fireball. Saw someone use Ariel during it and jump up and down on top of the orb, with some timing or possibly large amount of Luck Yozora chases you upwards through all the projectiles and takes some hefty damage.
Still take damage from the attacks but they are severely reduced because of the summon.
Yozora is basically Nomura saying to all the haters and critics “gfys”
Don't forget the dev team that pulled him out of the versus Xiii fiasco
Drako Fox13 Yup!
In regards to beam steal, you can get a safe punish off on the last laser, he'll give a vocal cue when he retracts his beam. When he begins to glow you can airstep into him and combo without risk of having items stolen. It's pretty tight but still doable.
Thanks for this guide though, the 9 lasers was helpful but managed to find most openers on my own.
Holy shit I finally did it 😭😭😭 I never would have beat him on critical without your help Biz. Thank you for putting together such a helpful and easy to follow guide!
many thanks dude. Both you and Everglow are major help.
This guy was SUCH. A. PAIN. Took me five hours to beat this clown the first time and another five for the Pro Codes. Thanks for this tutorial, Biz. This was EXTREMELY helpful for the Pro Code attempts.
Do you think riku can beat yozura?
Thank you so much dude, finally got him after 3 days trying as hard as I could!
I'm glad and feel satisfied that I managed to learn most all of these on my own
This was incredibly helpful to beating Yozora - great video. I'd have just been trying to rush him forever otherwise.
I've practiced his phase 1 for so long, my brain just can't grasp the concept of his small differences in phase 2. Very frustrating.
Yeah, it really is a pain. But once you just do it enough, it will just kinda click, lol. I had the same problem for a while. Lol sorry not the best advice.
Same this fight is so damn long
@@gommi5992 you've got this. I ended up finally beating him
@@jesusburgess6252 thanks dude. I think I figured him all out
Thanks so much for this. There are many things I never would have thought of, such as using Ariel to avoid the gigas during the DM. Probably would've taken me way longer to beat this fight without your help.
Thank you so much! I was able to beat Yozora in a couple of hours thanks to your guide. Without any help I definitely would have not been able to beat him.
Also, I think you should pin your comment with the time stamps so it will always be on top of the comment section.
Wow....yozora has a lot of phases in the DM, as well his moveset is impressive
Thanks for this and all your data battle videos Bizkit, they helped a ton. Finally managed to get perfect score (530.000) playing this game with all Pro Codes on. I am really proud of myself for that, not gonna lie. Huge thanks especially for this video! I wish there were Pro Codes for KH2FM and a trophy motivating me to play it all over again with the restrictions, I am sure that would be almost as much fun as this.
See ya when KH4 comes around!
I'll keep those notes in case I'll ever feel motivated to fight him, but given how mitigated his story is, the fact that he's completely separated from the main game, the reward for beating him not being much, and how much of a chore it is to just reach him, I don't feel nearly as motivated to beat him as I was for the optional bosses in kh1, kh2, khbbs and khddd.
Fuck this boss fight, I just felt so relieved when I defeated master Xehanort and I couldn't even enjoy that feeling for 5 minutes.
Fuck Yozora.
it would be helpful if suddenly during this fight donald and goofy join it through a portal and they come equipped with more potions than you can count and as long as you have the second chance ability installed one of them will give sora a potion that fully restores his HP when yozora hits him once (the second chance ability makes it where you will not get KO'd if you have at least 2 HP left; when you are hit, you will retain 1 HP no matter how much HP you had)
I love how blue laser is slightly slower to react than the red ones, allowing the player enough time to realise when to dodge.
In the Hp steal beam there is a way to punish but you would need ultimate form active:
Start the battle building up the ultimate form once you get it. Save it for the hp steal attack just right after he teleports near you to start attacking, attack with ultimate form. The teleportation ability in this fight is really powerful
you can also use thunder after the 6 lasers and at the end of the item stealing move (shot lock him after the thunder)
For Beam Steal, I threw a fire during the third one and waited until the beam went away and the fire hit him followed by an airstep. It got me an opening consistently.
If he steals your kupo coin, just die right then in there, because if you kill him when he has stolen it, he'll use it and revive with half his HP.... or maybe he already does this regardless? i donno. i just sweat loads of tension and relief for nothing. also, thanks for this video. been using this as I fight this damn boss.
Edit: confirmed. if he doesn't steal your kupo coin, he doesn't revive at all.
I got lucky, then.
to counter the target laser attack into i usually use a guard for the first two lasers , dodge roll the third at a precise time, and immediately quick slash, it causes a parry that completely staggers him allowing you to aerial combo or ground combo
Thank you so much! Took me a few tries after watching, but I FINALLY GOT EM!!
Another thing you can to to get an opening on the 9 laser attack is to cast Thundaga on him after the 6th laser (you notice it because there is a slight delay before he continues attacking) This interrupts his attack and staggers him in midair for a second, giving you more time to airstep to him. He would jump back when you do ether.
Thank you so much for this. I picked up a lot just from watching you beat the fight but i couldnt figure out how to create openings consistently before this so i could survive for like a 7 min fight but only take off 5-8 HP bars
I can consistently dodge roll to create an opening on the part ~4:25, that move is the only one i could consistently punish before this video
Ive found that when Yozoras sword goes behind you, dodge rolling toward him can get you there, as long as you dont get hit
This is an excellent video, along with your other analysis videos. Well done!
For the armor attack what you can also do is get the countershield, charge it 2 time during the first phase and DM, the counter LV2 when well timed can destroy his armor directly.
And people still says this fight is unfair, I think it's very well designed and like you said it's not locked into patterns which is great and makes it more enjoyable
If the fight is not "mash X until it's dead" then it's bad, I don't like that
Man I cannot thank you enough for this guide. I was getting my cheeks clapped every step of the way. Thanks to this I now how to actually punish this dude's attacks. I couldn't figure out any of his openings.
I really love these boss fight thumbnails!
I finally ....finally beat him on critical thank you for the help big deal for me I couldn’t beat the lingering will on critical back in the day but I’m gonna take a swing at him now great video
Thank you for this guide 😩. I FINALLY beat him, and can move on to the rhythm game.
My favourite is when Yozora DMs at the start and phase 2's the whole fight.
0:52
The only opening i had help with from another player who showed me was the thunder on his tri box move.
And also when i found out that you can Parry/sword clash most of his attacks he was easy
Just a quick note on the teleporting sword move. I never attempted to guard at all and instead waited for a short moment before rolling twice towards yozora and punishing.
I'm not surprised if that works, but sounds way riskier.
Bizkit047 Tbh it was pretty consistent and i only realised that i needed to find a way to guard during his desperation where the clones will hit you even if you dodge the sword. Its also good for scrubs who cant airstep like moi :(
I was on Standard so I just let myself get hit and launched forward and was able to punish him without taking too much damage lmao.
We need those guides for like....all the data fights lol
Lingering will : I'm the hardest boss in the series
Yozora : hold my cup
Richard White Yozora: Hold my Alcoholic References Mild Blood Mild Language
psst. hey. im a cup
Mysterious Figure : *Laughing in the distance
@@ventusse MF is just broken? That's not the same as Yozora or LW.
@@christianguerrero70 He is the most broken boss, so technically, he is the hardest due to requiring luck and the likes..
Well if we will go by fair bosses only, then by all means, disregard my comment. :))
When he does the exploding fireball attack after the clones, you can glide away from the fireball. Just make sure to have your camera face the fireball and then glide backward
I do love this fight beucase it requires the player to have strategy and tactical planning rather than just pure reflex. It really helps the game feel more like an RPG rathern than a pure hack and slash game.
It's not a good fight, You can never punish Yozora due to the RNG.
@@hatstain7452 you do realize that people have figured out every single on of his moves and how to counter him right? It you are complaing that his moves are in a random order... a lot of bosses to that. Like... a lot of bosses. Hell, even Cuphead did that to an extent! Bosses ofter throw thier attacks in different orders to mix you up and keep you on guard. It's not just about pure memorization. Now that i think about it, Lingering Will did that.
@@darienb1127 Lingering Will waited after his attacks were over-Long enough to start a combo. Yozora's basically Absolute Radiance.
@@darienb1127 Also as someone who's actually played and watched others play Cuphead I know this. They're completely different types of games-Yozora simply doesn't suit the difficult spike. I remember a similar thing happened in Pokémon. Blue's highest level Pokémon was level 61 nothing prepared you for Red's team of 80's just like nothing prepares you for Yozora. This is true, However with L.W. it was pretty obvious what he was going to do next because he didn't teleport and the fight wasn't at night so you could SEE what was happening. You can memorize L.W's attacks because ALL of his attacks can be seen and you can process them with Yozora you're never given a break similar to the Mysterious Figure from BBS.
Thank you very much, thanks to your guiding I was able to beat him in critical
If you can learn the thunder timing for his disappearance attack, you can also counter it with the same time by standing still and just attacking, I've done it multiple times with easy success and it comes in clutch if your out of mp when he does it
Thank you for the tips! Managed to beat him because of this video of yours 😎🙏
Thanks a lot man. I didn’t have a lot of time to beat him and this vid really helped.