Found out that funnily enough, the best weapon for beating Julius as a noob is a weapon that sucks at everything else. It's the handgun you find in the Arena. Julius is really bad at coping with rapidfire infinite range attacks. Kinda fitting that the best way to beat the one human in the game is to just pull a gun on them lol.
While the whole "Dracula reincarnated as a Japanese high-schooler" concept reeked of anime cliches, the idea of a "Dracula vs Belmont" fight where you play as the Dracula is undeniably awesome.
What I really like about this fight is the nameplate. He's not labeled "Julius" or "Julius Belmont", just "Belmont". It's like the subconscious Dracula part of Soma's brain is going "It's just another member of that vampire killer clan."
@@wallacesousuke1433 i dunno man, julius is the one who killed dracula for good. soma may subconsciously going into a panic (he certainly is consciously going into one given how reluctant he is to fight julius)
@@wallacesousuke1433 I'm not talking about dracula for starters I'm talking about Soma, who really didn't want to fight Julius. Also you are aware the Belmonts have other weapons and flat out have spiritual powers right? Like what do you think item crash is?
What I love about this is that this person is undoubtably a good player, but there is no way of making this fight look easy, really.This is the hardest fight in the game, and keep in mind the Death fight in this game is a BITCH. Also keep in mind... A. Julius only regained his memories and the Vampire Killer within the last few hours. B. Julius is in his 50s. 55, to be exact, so he's not exactly in his prime. C. He's holding back, but still fully capable of kicking your ass seven ways from Sunday if you're not paying attention. Yes, despite holding back, Julius is the toughest boss in Aria of Sorrow. Imagine if he wasn't holding back. Soma wouldn't have stood a chance.
@Cobalt, you're right but there is a way to make this fight really easy. Spam Red Minataur + Manticore and you'll defeat him fast. I did it once but reset it to make the fight more interesting
I mean he definitely would've been able to do more damage if he wasn't holding back, but I'm not sure if he could destroy the whole flippin castle. He possibly could if he was still in his prime, however.
@@fuckingking6796 its a living thing but not snother universe. Its easier to imagine it as a giant monster that acts as a gateway to the infinate universe.
@@spark1400well, He did destroy the whole Castle of Dracula back in 1999 along with the Dark Lord himself. He probably still can but held back because He sensed Soma's spirit trying to conquer the evil spirit from taking over him.
@@wallacesousuke1433 And even the weakest Belmont wipes the floor with both you and Dracula any day even without Vampire Killer. What tf is with your incesant hatred for the Belmonts? I've seen you several times in this comment section spefifically trying to make them out as weaklings that can only survive due to Vampire Killer when this couldn't be farther from the truth in literally every single game in the entire series. What is your beef here? What gave you this immense urge to prove that you have no idea what you're talking about by trying to say that the Belmonts are weak?
@@weatherman1504 you are embarrassing, dude, like, for real. Imagine turning a discussion about fictional characters into a personal beef lol piss off or I'm gonna block you
@@wallacesousuke1433 Bud, you were the one making all the cringy "Belmonts am totally the weaklings" replies in this comment section. Don't pretend that you weren't, we can all see your cringy comments. I just called you out on your dumbass opinions. Also, you think I care if you block me? I consider getting blocked by edgy weirdos like you to be a win.
Think about this. Julius is the last of his name, (aside from his younger sister Kokoro, who get's her own spin-off novel) he just regained his memories a few hours before this fight, his Grand Cross is so powerful that it makes the castle break down and crumble, AND HE'S 55 IN THIS FIGHT! How can you get more badass than that? And that's not even the full extent of his abilities. If he pulled out all the stops, Soma would be dead. Edit: I also REALLY want a game that takes place during the Demon Castle War/the Battle of 1999. You get to play as 19 year old Julius and maybe a member of the Belnades clan or Alucard since they were also involved in the war. Though with the current state of Konami, I wouldn't want THEM touching that game with 5 meter pole at any point of the game's development.
@@sentientviolin7802 Well it makes sense. Jonathan and Charlotte would be too old, so he would do well to find a belmont to teach since in 1999 they could use the whip again.
Just a quick note. In the Battle of 1999 Julius casts Grand Cross destroying the entirety of Dracula's Castle and killing Dracula along with it. With the help of Alucard they seal the Castle in the Eclipse
Raime The Fume Knight a weak black hole..... maybe back in 1999, instead watching the castle crumble like in any castlevania game, he probably use grand cross ...
Me after the fight: Whew, that was tough! His power sure is incre- Soma: "You took it easy on me." Also me: "Oh... Good for you... *in his mind; Holy crap.*"
Oneof the rareities in gaming; a boss that is legitimately fun to fight. This is the one boss if any in this game that you'll probably keep a save file for, just to beat him up again later. It really helps that he isn't a pushover, either like many other bosses in the game are. The other non-pushovers being Death, and whatever the damn arena boss was called. BTW: It was remarkably fun to do the fight with the handgun, fire demon soul, and black panther soul. Just my opinion :P.
I think something that added to this fights charm is that the souls you use make you like Dracula, so its as if you're playing the final boss of Castlevania X AS DRACULA. Except now Dracula has to win. :P
@@littlemoth4956 during the time portrait of ruin happened julius wasn't even born yet... the whip probably overwrite the memories at this point... but 1 can speculate at this point since konami doesn't want to make game at this point.
@@littlemoth4956 Trevor is arguably stronger than Richter because of skill, however Richter is canon stronger. So... how does this compare? Julius is awarded CANON the same strength as Richter to Trevor, meaning as time passes the descendants get stronger and stronger. So now you have a Julius in his late 30s or 40s, centuries of blood ancestors, and he has had current decades to practice and hone his craft. Dracula and his progeny have no chance unless some fluke, such as this game.
Is it just me, or the fact that this is not a 'No damage' fight, but still without healing, actually made this fight more epic? A good way to show how skilled Julius is as a Belmont.
The creator of the Castlevania Netflix series says he wants to explore the story of Soma Cruz/Aria and Dawn of Sorrow. Which means we'll likely get more details or even a prequel arc about the final battle of 1999; the Demon Castle War. I probably speak for all fans when I say I'm gonna LOSE MY SH*T when they animate this fight and Julius Belmont's theme "Heart of Fire" starts playing. And even more so if they animate his badass, overpowered Grand Cross attack destroying parts of Castlevania itself!
Yeah I think Aria might happen especially since the story revolves around Drac's incarnation and it has a Belmont, a Belnades, and Alucard so it also carries over characters and themes the viewers will be familiar with. Not to mention the potential of Soma's relationship with Julius and Alucard is too good to pass up. Like maybe Alucard wanting his father to be redeem and have a normal life while Julius really has to put aside his family's long feud with Dracula and give Soma a chance to prove he won't go full evil. Really they can do a lot with that story.
What they’ll probably do is make Julius one of the central characters and reveal to us more of how the Battle of 1999 went down as he regains more of his memories. Shit, that sounds like it could be amazing.
@@fissilewhistle Let's hope they don't nerf Julius like they did with Trevor, I wan't to see the omnia vanitas as well as the Grand Cross destroying the castle.
@@JohnSmith-co1zv They didn't nerf Trevor. He was out of practice. And all belmonts are way stronger than the last. So trevor was one of the weaker ones. but he was still a badass
@@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69 I meant in the netflix series compared to curse of darkness and other games, in CoD, Trevor has a far bigger arsenal and is pretty powerful outside of the whip, possesing powers of his own such as the Grand Cross, in the series he's just a peak human. Additionally he won agaisnt Alucard, it wasn't a draw that favored the latter. What I'm saying is that instead of holding back while kicking Soma's ass they'll probably make him just stand a bit of a chance and get deafeated.
Ok I have to say the way you made this boss like look was flipping epic. It feels like the closest thing you can ever get to making a video game fight look like a choreographed battle for a show.
Even though it is highly unlikely at this point, they need to make a prequel of this game, where a 18 or 19 year old Julius Belmont faces off against Dracula, just like almost all the other Castlevania games. I mean Richter was 18 or 19 when he faced off against Dracula, same with Juste Belmont, and pretty much most Belmonts. Why not have a back story with Julius? ;)
I totally agree. We totally need a video game how did Julius Belmont take down Dracula for good. Like how did he do the impossible thing that his ancestors failed to do?
Since Dracula's defeat was in 1999, and Aria of Sorrow takes place in 2035 (Dawn of Sorrow a year later), Julius would be about 36 years old if you subtract the two years together.
Holy crap, I almost forgot about this account and this video has THIS many views!? Wow, lol. Glad everyone likes the old school stuff! xD I know I still do! (Yes I'm the player and account owner)
I remember loving this fight so much that I refused to use items out of respect. Aria was my first step into the series and by god this made a great impression
+gnomeking678 , you are correct, however this game is different. this was one of those games that blew people's minds... see, there have already been castlevania games that protagonize non-belmont characters, but i think this is the only one where you fight not only as a non-belmont, but against a belmont... i could be wrong... its successors could also have that.
Something about 0:55 - 1:39 just captures the tone of the battle... You can almost feel how much Julius doesn't want to kill Soma but feels he must follow through in order to prevent Dracula from being resurrected... Like it's a no win situation for him
Soma and Julius: Wielding the powers of Dracula and the greatest vampire hunter, viciously attacking with an arsenal of deadly weapons, unleashing catastrophic demonic and holy energies in their struggle of good and evil. Also Soma and Julius: IMMA JUMP UP AND DOWN ON HIS HEAD THAT'LL SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS
@@kyletheneko2745 Soma literally states the Julius was going easy on him 3:43. He also stated that the power of a vampire hunter was much more than Julius was showing, which is prob why Soma entrusted him to kill him if he fails.
I was looking for something like this! Absolutely masterful work, I've been replaying AoS the past few days, and I've been trying my absolute hardest to beat this guy using nothing but the mach punch. But this is absolute butter, I can tell you've fought him many times before. :3
My head canon is that street fighter and castlevania exist in the same universe. Julius straight up trained with Akuma. Dude had demon teleport, and dive kick.
It really makes you wonder how powerful Julius was in his Prime if him being able to cause massive damages to structures in the background was still him holding back.
@@wallacesousuke1433 I have doubts on that considering a recently regained memory, older and mentioned by Soma himself holding back Julius seems to be capable of beating him considering Soma beyond just trusting Julius as a Friend at that point also had so much trust in Julius to beat him if he failed to beat Chaos and turned into Dracula. For me it's obvious that a Prime Julius wouldn't exactly keel to those guys in an actual serious battle as you seem to imply.
@@trentrider5985 and? Tons of characters have beaten Dracula before, especially since Dracula in the games is massively nerfed and makes no sense that he would lose to ordinary whip-wielding humans, but that's a different topic xD I'm just comparing Julius' skills to those of Soma, Alucard and Shanoa, and based on that I can safely conclude that Julius wouldn't be able to even land a hit on any of them, due to their insane speed, variety of ranged attacks, absurd magic proficiency, mastery of several weapons, abilities that grabt them perfect defense/invulnerability, ability to heal themselves, shapeshifting, as well as being able to summon familiars/demons.
@@wallacesousuke1433Julius is stronger, faster and more experienced than all three of those. "Invulnerability" Julius has Omnia Vanitas which literally makes him phase through solid objects, those fodder pieces of trash aren't doing anything with their silly magic tricks
Why are a lot of the 'rival' fights in the Metroid Castlevanias so good? SotN: Doppelganger AoS: Julius DoS: Dmitri, Dario Pt 2, Soma PoR: Lecarde Sisters, Richter OoE: Albus, Barlowe
Because they move more human-like , probably ? I wished this style of move would be used on final boss of Castlevania someday ; imagine a Dracula fight but he moves like human player
@@Kira22558 I already explained why, dude o.O blatant input reading, hits like a truck, (and hits you if you're behind him but close lol) has too much HP... I no hit him but had to resort to cheesing: /watch?v=qmuOvJt0NQE
Huh. I never thought about sliding past him like you've done. Clever trick for people who use weapons shorter than his whip (Kaladbolg). Good showing but can't say I'm too fond of KickerSkeleton spam. +1
A fight like this you wonder how the makers of DiveKick didn't include either of them. I like how you started throwing fireballs when he brought out the subweapons. If you'd used more, it would be even more fitting. Even though he wins it's Soma/Drac who says STOP! It's something to think on, really.
When Julius was a true badass, he didn't needed MP to use Omnia vanitas, he said "Urgle" when dive kicking, and he could high jump as long as he wanted.. Not anymore.
I would love for someone to beat Julius (or Richter as Alucard) using only Hell's Fire, just so Dracula can say to himeself "Ha! I knew it was gonna work!"
The last of his bloodline, the first born of a new cursed bloodline. We need a 1999 Castlevania, call it, Orchestra of Souls. Here's the premise. Dracula is once again summoned forth, but into the dawn of the new millennium, bringing forth the apocalypse. His dark power all the more fierce, fueled by his hatred of humanity - for the new millennium has brought forth a fracture in chaos, allowing all of time to collapse into Dracula's hellish architecture. Journey forth now for the last time, the last of his bloodline, Julius Belmont, tied to his past by the grand arcane holy weapon - a whip earnestly named Vampire Killer, must topple countless terrors and stop the compression of the dark Lord's ultimate power. . . . . .And no man shall say who will emerge victorious Spilling forth in the final battle, you fight alongside every single Belmont to defeat Dracula for good, one last time. Every version of Dracula emerges, though every iteration and horrid beast he has assumed throughout time, you strike him down again and again. Simon, Nathan, Christopher, Richter, Trevor, Julius and many more fighting together to fix the timeline. What could be more legendary?
That would be awesome and the ultimate Castlevania fan service. Nathan Graves and even non-canon characters like Sonia Belmont being worked into the mainline lore would be awesome.
I would definitely love to see the GBA and DS Castlevania games remade. Too bad Konami became….terrible. Edit: Colour me surprised, they ported the DS games!
Dracula: the war is going to be grand my armies have waited for this Julius: I'VE COME TO KICK YOUR ASS DRACULA Dracula: HOW DID YOU GET HERE SO FAST WHERE ARE MY ARMIES
So Julius is the most powerful of the Belmonts? Quarter Guy said that is all. And that makes me wonder if he'll become a future character in smash ultimate
I just finished this game the other day... And while Julius was pretty tough, he wasn't that much of a step up in difficulty from other bosses, in my opinion. I got hit way more by Balore. Hit him and immediately use the backdash to get into a rhythm, and use all the soul abilities you need. I actually managed to beat him with the Claimh Solais without remembering to change weapons pfft but that said, I did use up most of my potions doing so
+KH boscool man. sorry for not replying in over a year. :/ I didn't receive any notification from your reply. but this would look amazing in a movie if there was actors that are able to use whips, cause we ever rarely see whips used in combat.
claim is actually not a good weapon against Julius since it's holy damage, something like the Kaladbolg that deals dark damage is actually better for this fight
@@arkan5000 Yeah i knew that, i just use one weapon for all monsters, never really bothering with the types of damage. Tho my playstyle revolves heavily around using Souls, so yeah.
@@arkan5000 Most of the time I just use the Curly soul with Headhunter and Valkyrie for the Red soul, just because its my favorite. And then Soma dies from Mana Potion Poisoning
![[TAS] GBA Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow "Julius mode, beat Chaos" by hellagels in 05:38.02](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/lbcgf6FXH30/mqdefault.jpg)
"You took it easy on me"
*cough* *cough* I died like 50 times before getting past him *cough* *cough*
Found out that funnily enough, the best weapon for beating Julius as a noob is a weapon that sucks at everything else. It's the handgun you find in the Arena. Julius is really bad at coping with rapidfire infinite range attacks. Kinda fitting that the best way to beat the one human in the game is to just pull a gun on them lol.
@@ddshocktrooper5604 the first time i see the gun i say: wtf why are a gun in here if we supused here we not have that tegnology?
@@edwintrinidadperazacaraban4650 First of all, The era is 2021 in this castlevania. Second, Do you really think guns are not around 1999 or something?
Julius is very easy if you use legion soul, and if you grinded a lot. You can also use Minotaur soul (tha big axe), it deals thousand+ damage.
@@vychryzchespfkrekxextulot4656 Plot of this game is set in 2035 bro, Soma is born in 2017.
I could just see Julius Belmont yelling
"STOP JUMPING ON MY HEAD"
hahahahaha :'D
STOP JUMPING ON MY HEAD!
It's a me, Soma!
FEEL THE POWER OF MY SHOE
Soma: To Julius I leave... A boot to the head.
While the whole "Dracula reincarnated as a Japanese high-schooler" concept reeked of anime cliches, the idea of a "Dracula vs Belmont" fight where you play as the Dracula is undeniably awesome.
Now if the final sequel puts the idea of "Dracula vs Dracula" , it would be awesome
@@zapperil that would be amazing! One last fight to permanently alter Soma’s fate or put him on the path fate decreed he should walk
@@zapperil like in Grimoire of Souls?
Soma isn't Japanese tho. It was said in Aria of Sorrow that he came to Japan to study there.
Cruz isn’t even a Japanese last name…
Julius: "Mmmm... Maybe this kid is not Dracula after all"
2:56: "Never mind. HE'S DRACULA"
What I really like about this fight is the nameplate. He's not labeled "Julius" or "Julius Belmont", just "Belmont". It's like the subconscious Dracula part of Soma's brain is going "It's just another member of that vampire killer clan."
More like it was afraid to speak his full name
@@knightshousegames afraid of a weakling xD nice one
@@wallacesousuke1433 i dunno man, julius is the one who killed dracula for good. soma may subconsciously going into a panic (he certainly is consciously going into one given how reluctant he is to fight julius)
@@Soulbone3 reluctant? LMAO you're hallucinating. The only thing Drac might fear is the vampire killer, without it the Belmonts wouldn't be shit
@@wallacesousuke1433 I'm not talking about dracula for starters I'm talking about Soma, who really didn't want to fight Julius. Also you are aware the Belmonts have other weapons and flat out have spiritual powers right? Like what do you think item crash is?
A reincarnated Dracula versus the culmination of his 600-year-old foe.
Can't get much cooler than that.
Expect when you are not a belmont but you force dracula to walk and kick.
Fujiwara No Iyozane Shanoa
+Sabisu's Ambition
Exactly
Pretty sure you mean a thousand. Belmonts go back a long way.
Can you fucking imagine a Netflix series about Aria of Sorrow?
However, I want then to do all the other games though, it would only be more epic.
Love how the climax of the music coincides with the Grand Cross.
oh wow, I love those moments
BADASS!
2:20 absolute badass!
Beautiful as f
That was amazing
What I love about this is that this person is undoubtably a good player, but there is no way of making this fight look easy, really.This is the hardest fight in the game, and keep in mind the Death fight in this game is a BITCH.
Also keep in mind...
A. Julius only regained his memories and the Vampire Killer within the last few hours.
B. Julius is in his 50s. 55, to be exact, so he's not exactly in his prime.
C. He's holding back, but still fully capable of kicking your ass seven ways from Sunday if you're not paying attention.
Yes, despite holding back, Julius is the toughest boss in Aria of Sorrow. Imagine if he wasn't holding back. Soma wouldn't have stood a chance.
Cobalt yeah I mean his grand cross was DAMAGING THE CASTLE IN THE BACKGROUND. Not to mention that he only used it once
@Cobalt, you're right but there is a way to make this fight really easy. Spam Red Minataur + Manticore and you'll defeat him fast. I did it once but reset it to make the fight more interesting
Not only that, this guy didn't fight as Dracula, he went full mano-a-mano, weapons and techniques only, no souls were used.
Placido Penitente not true. He uses the fireballs once during the fight after grand cross.
Don't forget breaking apart damn Castlevania ITSELF with his "Grand Cross" Item Crash alone! Badass!! 😎
From 999HP to 146... I guess this is a testament of Julius' strength
1004 hp to 126 hp*
And mind you... HE IS HOLDING BACK HIS POWER
Yea that nuts after busting your ass just to beat this guy
and passed his prime dude is like near 60 @@agung.shinryuukai
2:21 it's at this point in the fight that you suddenly begin to realize that maybe the belmont who killed dracula forever wasn't playing around.
Except he was. Dude was holding back during the fight.
So much power involved in this fight that after the grand cross attack, the audio starts de-synching.
2:21 Julius's Grand Cross even broke the giant columns in the background. I am pretty sure he can destroy the whole castle if he want.
I mean he definitely would've been able to do more damage if he wasn't holding back, but I'm not sure if he could destroy the whole flippin castle.
He possibly could if he was still in his prime, however.
@@spark1400 isn't the castle is infinite universe ?
@@fuckingking6796 its a living thing but not snother universe. Its easier to imagine it as a giant monster that acts as a gateway to the infinate universe.
@@spark1400well, He did destroy the whole Castle of Dracula back in 1999 along with the Dark Lord himself. He probably still can but held back because He sensed Soma's spirit trying to conquer the evil spirit from taking over him.
You never really realize just how powerful Belmonts are in a game series as difficult as Castlevania until you're toe to toe with one.
Shanoa and Soma would mop the floor with them
@@wallacesousuke1433 And even the weakest Belmont wipes the floor with both you and Dracula any day even without Vampire Killer. What tf is with your incesant hatred for the Belmonts? I've seen you several times in this comment section spefifically trying to make them out as weaklings that can only survive due to Vampire Killer when this couldn't be farther from the truth in literally every single game in the entire series. What is your beef here? What gave you this immense urge to prove that you have no idea what you're talking about by trying to say that the Belmonts are weak?
@@weatherman1504 you are embarrassing, dude, like, for real. Imagine turning a discussion about fictional characters into a personal beef lol piss off or I'm gonna block you
@@wallacesousuke1433 Bud, you were the one making all the cringy "Belmonts am totally the weaklings" replies in this comment section. Don't pretend that you weren't, we can all see your cringy comments. I just called you out on your dumbass opinions.
Also, you think I care if you block me? I consider getting blocked by edgy weirdos like you to be a win.
@@weatherman1504bro, just ignore them, don't keep this pointless fight going
Think about this. Julius is the last of his name, (aside from his younger sister Kokoro, who get's her own spin-off novel) he just regained his memories a few hours before this fight, his Grand Cross is so powerful that it makes the castle break down and crumble, AND HE'S 55 IN THIS FIGHT! How can you get more badass than that? And that's not even the full extent of his abilities. If he pulled out all the stops, Soma would be dead.
Edit: I also REALLY want a game that takes place during the Demon Castle War/the Battle of 1999. You get to play as 19 year old Julius and maybe a member of the Belnades clan or Alucard since they were also involved in the war. Though with the current state of Konami, I wouldn't want THEM touching that game with 5 meter pole at any point of the game's development.
Look up Umbra of sorrow. It’s a fangame in which the war of 1999 happened, and Julius is the protag
Is it good? Does it have a similar style to AoS and DoS? I'm really interested in that
In addition, in Umbra of Sorrow, it seems Johnathan Morris is Julius’s mentor.
@@sentientviolin7802 Well it makes sense. Jonathan and Charlotte would be too old, so he would do well to find a belmont to teach since in 1999 they could use the whip again.
Just a quick note. In the Battle of 1999 Julius casts Grand Cross destroying the entirety of Dracula's Castle and killing Dracula along with it. With the help of Alucard they seal the Castle in the Eclipse
2:18 The Grand Cross SFX is really Epic IMO
holy shit i just realize the part when the castle crumble is because of the grand cross...other belmont are unable to do that!!
Zefanya Lt It's like his cross is a dark hole
Raime The Fume Knight a weak black hole.....
maybe back in 1999, instead watching the castle crumble like in any castlevania game, he probably use grand cross ...
yeah xD I played this game AGES ago and I never noticed that, it's freaking cool
He could destroyed the Castle if he wasn't holding back
@@gaming826just imagine what he can do in his 19 year old
"You took it easy on me, i can tell". Thanks god. O_O
Shendue imagine what he'd be like in his prime. No wonder Dracula is dead for good
Despite his Grand Cross f*cking obliterating Castlevania itself!!!!!! 😱
@@gjtrue yeah !!!!
Not even the Black Panther soul is faster enough away from Julius's Grand Cross absorbing.
@your opinion is gay I don't like your pfp
@your opinion is gay Don't even fucking try
Oh I used that soul but towards the end. Wasn't all that good at this fight since it had been months since I got the first ending
Me after the fight: Whew, that was tough! His power sure is incre- Soma: "You took it easy on me."
Also me: "Oh... Good for you... *in his mind; Holy crap.*"
If julius wasn't holding back he would've spammed hydro storm
I ptsd of this move
And mix it inmediately with Grand Cross while the holy rain stuns me
This may be the only actual competition to PKMN Trainer Red when it comes to conceptually brilliant boss concepts executed beautifully.
And to think that Julius did hold back in this battle.
If he was fighting for real... NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE.
For real, he would have brought Judgement Day to all of us
"You must be the Bel---"
*Julius clocks him in the face*
"....why did that actually hurt? Oh crap."
Oneof the rareities in gaming; a boss that is legitimately fun to fight. This is the one boss if any in this game that you'll probably keep a save file for, just to beat him up again later. It really helps that he isn't a pushover, either like many other bosses in the game are. The other non-pushovers being Death, and whatever the damn arena boss was called.
BTW: It was remarkably fun to do the fight with the handgun, fire demon soul, and black panther soul. Just my opinion :P.
I think something that added to this fights charm is that the souls you use make you like Dracula, so its as if you're playing the final boss of Castlevania X AS DRACULA. Except now Dracula has to win. :P
Damn arena boss was called Balore. With Medusa Head Soul he was pushover.
Balore you mean? I tried him on using the Claimh Solais.... I reset the fight 😂😂😂
And yeah, Julius is my Castlevania's favorite boss ever :')
Both Julius and Jet Stream Sam's boss fights are really fun to partake in.
WHY dose julius not have his own game like he is the Belmont that completely destroyed dracula and there is no game of it
That's exactly what I want to know.
Yet
Cause someone decided to make a lord of the ring rip off which pretty much scared Konami into shelving the series
@@solesurvivor5 You mean God of War?
@@gu3z185 that too as well, and Shadow of the Colossus, and a little Prince of persia in between, LoS had a real identity crisis XD
I replayed this video countless of times, especially at the Grand Cross part. Man, the player really did make this fight even more epic...
Julius Belmont is the John Wick of Castlevania games
Ule ule ule ule
Julius in tas mode
ドゥエ is op
ドゥエリスト
HIKARIARE!
The most powerful Belmont.
That would be Richter
@@littlemoth4956 during the time portrait of ruin happened julius wasn't even born yet... the whip probably overwrite the memories at this point... but 1 can speculate at this point since konami doesn't want to make game at this point.
@@littlemoth4956 Trevor is arguably stronger than Richter because of skill, however Richter is canon stronger. So... how does this compare? Julius is awarded CANON the same strength as Richter to Trevor, meaning as time passes the descendants get stronger and stronger. So now you have a Julius in his late 30s or 40s, centuries of blood ancestors, and he has had current decades to practice and hone his craft. Dracula and his progeny have no chance unless some fluke, such as this game.
Worth noting: DO NOT GET HIT BY THAT WHIP. That is indeed the one and only Vampire Killer and it hurts like CRAZY when he hits you with it.
The castle collapsing in the background from the power of the Grand Cross is such an awesome detail.
Is it just me, or the fact that this is not a 'No damage' fight, but still without healing, actually made this fight more epic? A good way to show how skilled Julius is as a Belmont.
2:19 is probably the best music sync up in hend-held gaming history
this is like the best boss fight, it's just so fun and unique!
The fact that Julius was holding back on this fight makes him even more scarier, if he actually wanted to kill Soma, he would did it with ease already
The creator of the Castlevania Netflix series says he wants to explore the story of Soma Cruz/Aria and Dawn of Sorrow. Which means we'll likely get more details or even a prequel arc about the final battle of 1999; the Demon Castle War. I probably speak for all fans when I say I'm gonna LOSE MY SH*T when they animate this fight and Julius Belmont's theme "Heart of Fire" starts playing. And even more so if they animate his badass, overpowered Grand Cross attack destroying parts of Castlevania itself!
Yeah I think Aria might happen especially since the story revolves around Drac's incarnation and it has a Belmont, a Belnades, and Alucard so it also carries over characters and themes the viewers will be familiar with. Not to mention the potential of Soma's relationship with Julius and Alucard is too good to pass up. Like maybe Alucard wanting his father to be redeem and have a normal life while Julius really has to put aside his family's long feud with Dracula and give Soma a chance to prove he won't go full evil. Really they can do a lot with that story.
What they’ll probably do is make Julius one of the central characters and reveal to us more of how the Battle of 1999 went down as he regains more of his memories.
Shit, that sounds like it could be amazing.
@@fissilewhistle Let's hope they don't nerf Julius like they did with Trevor, I wan't to see the omnia vanitas as well as the Grand Cross destroying the castle.
@@JohnSmith-co1zv They didn't nerf Trevor. He was out of practice. And all belmonts are way stronger than the last. So trevor was one of the weaker ones. but he was still a badass
@@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69 I meant in the netflix series compared to curse of darkness and other games, in CoD, Trevor has a far bigger arsenal and is pretty powerful outside of the whip, possesing powers of his own such as the Grand Cross, in the series he's just a peak human.
Additionally he won agaisnt Alucard, it wasn't a draw that favored the latter.
What I'm saying is that instead of holding back while kicking Soma's ass they'll probably make him just stand a bit of a chance and get deafeated.
Ok I have to say the way you made this boss like look was flipping epic.
It feels like the closest thing you can ever get to making a video game fight look like a choreographed battle for a show.
There's something about having the usual Belmont vs. Dracula fight, but in reverse, that is just...intoxicating.
Even though it is highly unlikely at this point, they need to make a prequel of this game, where a 18 or 19 year old Julius Belmont faces off against Dracula, just like almost all the other Castlevania games. I mean Richter was 18 or 19 when he faced off against Dracula, same with Juste Belmont, and pretty much most Belmonts. Why not have a back story with Julius? ;)
I totally agree. We totally need a video game how did Julius Belmont take down Dracula for good. Like how did he do the impossible thing that his ancestors failed to do?
Since Dracula's defeat was in 1999, and Aria of Sorrow takes place in 2035 (Dawn of Sorrow a year later), Julius would be about 36 years old if you subtract the two years together.
@@sakuraeclipse actually Julius would be twenty during the 1999 battle because he's 56 in Aria of sorrow which takes place during 2035
@@sakuraeclipse and Julius was born in the year 1980 so he would be around 19-20 actually during the battle of 1999.
Holy crap, I almost forgot about this account and this video has THIS many views!? Wow, lol. Glad everyone likes the old school stuff! xD I know I still do! (Yes I'm the player and account owner)
Daeaera [FGJ] nice meeting you bro
What level were you at in this fight
I created a DnD character around Julius just cause of this
@@mediocregaming1015 In the description!
I remember loving this fight so much that I refused to use items out of respect. Aria was my first step into the series and by god this made a great impression
2:18 the castle starts to fall apart in the background
He's not just swinging his whip randomly. Each swing. IS MORE THAN 100% OF HIS POWER!!
"You took easy on me"
- THAT WAS HIM GOING EASY ON ME?
This is one of the most badass fights in Castlevania.
+gnomeking678 , you are correct, however this game is different. this was one of those games that blew people's minds... see, there have already been castlevania games that protagonize non-belmont characters, but i think this is the only one where you fight not only as a non-belmont, but against a belmont... i could be wrong... its successors could also have that.
*cough* Ehem... Symphony of the Night and Portrait of Ruin *cough* Richter *cough*
You were the son of Dracula in Sotn and this game came before PoR.
ok ok. i get it
Julius should have gotten his own game symphony of the night style with sprite work and everything on modern hardware
No thanks
@@wallacesousuke1433why? Because then Alucard's bitchass would become irrelevant 🤡
Something about 0:55 - 1:39 just captures the tone of the battle... You can almost feel how much Julius doesn't want to kill Soma but feels he must follow through in order to prevent Dracula from being resurrected... Like it's a no win situation for him
Soma and Julius: Wielding the powers of Dracula and the greatest vampire hunter, viciously attacking with an arsenal of deadly weapons, unleashing catastrophic demonic and holy energies in their struggle of good and evil.
Also Soma and Julius: IMMA JUMP UP AND DOWN ON HIS HEAD THAT'LL SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS
"So, who's the strongest Belmont?"
Answer: 02:19
We need a game of Julius but Konami as always fucked up the saga at the end.
@@kyletheneko2745 lol no
@@kyletheneko2745 you sucks ass 😎👌
The battle of 1999 would make for a awesome game but it has to live up to massive expectations
@@EricksinL0ra321 lmao ok then if he's so powerful then why did he lose to Soma?
@@kyletheneko2745 Soma literally states the Julius was going easy on him 3:43.
He also stated that the power of a vampire hunter was much more than Julius was showing, which is prob why Soma entrusted him to kill him if he fails.
His grand cross destroyed part of the castle
I NEVER NOTICED THAT
One of the most legendary boss fights period.
I was looking for something like this! Absolutely masterful work, I've been replaying AoS the past few days, and I've been trying my absolute hardest to beat this guy using nothing but the mach punch. But this is absolute butter, I can tell you've fought him many times before. :3
TehDauvs mach punch is the one that hits twice right ??? THAT WAS MY FAVORITE WEAPON !!!!!
What I most liked was the skills of the player, it makes even more wonderful this battle.
Good video :)
My head canon is that street fighter and castlevania exist in the same universe. Julius straight up trained with Akuma. Dude had demon teleport, and dive kick.
Music=WIN!
Also, I remember this fight being insanely difficult, but the design is amazing...
Looking forward to seeing Soma and Julius in the final season of Castlevania.
It really makes you wonder how powerful Julius was in his Prime if him being able to cause massive damages to structures in the background was still him holding back.
Reminder dracula castle is basically infinite dimensional
Shanoa, Soma and Alucard destroy him with ease
@@wallacesousuke1433 I have doubts on that considering a recently regained memory, older and mentioned by Soma himself holding back Julius seems to be capable of beating him considering Soma beyond just trusting Julius as a Friend at that point also had so much trust in Julius to beat him if he failed to beat Chaos and turned into Dracula.
For me it's obvious that a Prime Julius wouldn't exactly keel to those guys in an actual serious battle as you seem to imply.
@@trentrider5985 and? Tons of characters have beaten Dracula before, especially since Dracula in the games is massively nerfed and makes no sense that he would lose to ordinary whip-wielding humans, but that's a different topic xD
I'm just comparing Julius' skills to those of Soma, Alucard and Shanoa, and based on that I can safely conclude that Julius wouldn't be able to even land a hit on any of them, due to their insane speed, variety of ranged attacks, absurd magic proficiency, mastery of several weapons, abilities that grabt them perfect defense/invulnerability, ability to heal themselves, shapeshifting, as well as being able to summon familiars/demons.
@@wallacesousuke1433Julius is stronger, faster and more experienced than all three of those. "Invulnerability" Julius has Omnia Vanitas which literally makes him phase through solid objects, those fodder pieces of trash aren't doing anything with their silly magic tricks
Really wish Soma's boss fight in Julius Mode was more like this.
Why are a lot of the 'rival' fights in the Metroid Castlevanias so good?
SotN: Doppelganger
AoS: Julius
DoS: Dmitri, Dario Pt 2, Soma
PoR: Lecarde Sisters, Richter
OoE: Albus, Barlowe
Because they move more human-like , probably ?
I wished this style of move would be used on final boss of Castlevania someday ; imagine a Dracula fight but he moves like human player
@@zapperil That makes sense; I always enjoyed boss battles when they feel more like a rivalry, and being of a similar size helps reinforce that.
Ew Richter/whip's memory in PoR is terrible, one of the cheapest AI's I've seen in a game.
@@wallacesousuke1433why?
@@Kira22558 I already explained why, dude o.O blatant input reading, hits like a truck, (and hits you if you're behind him but close lol) has too much HP... I no hit him but had to resort to cheesing: /watch?v=qmuOvJt0NQE
Huh. I never thought about sliding past him like you've done. Clever trick for people who use weapons shorter than his whip (Kaladbolg). Good showing but can't say I'm too fond of KickerSkeleton spam. +1
A fight like this you wonder how the makers of DiveKick didn't include either of them. I like how you started throwing fireballs when he brought out the subweapons. If you'd used more, it would be even more fitting.
Even though he wins it's Soma/Drac who says STOP! It's something to think on, really.
When Julius was a true badass, he didn't needed MP to use Omnia vanitas, he said "Urgle" when dive kicking, and he could high jump as long as he wanted.. Not anymore.
Love Julius Belmont the music is so epic
*GRAND CROSS!!*
_castle crumbles in the background_
I would love for someone to beat Julius (or Richter as Alucard) using only Hell's Fire, just so Dracula can say to himeself "Ha! I knew it was gonna work!"
The last of his bloodline, the first born of a new cursed bloodline.
We need a 1999 Castlevania, call it, Orchestra of Souls. Here's the premise. Dracula is once again summoned forth, but into the dawn of the new millennium, bringing forth the apocalypse. His dark power all the more fierce, fueled by his hatred of humanity - for the new millennium has brought forth a fracture in chaos, allowing all of time to collapse into Dracula's hellish architecture. Journey forth now for the last time, the last of his bloodline, Julius Belmont, tied to his past by the grand arcane holy weapon - a whip earnestly named Vampire Killer, must topple countless terrors and stop the compression of the dark Lord's ultimate power. . .
. . .And no man shall say who will emerge victorious
Spilling forth in the final battle, you fight alongside every single Belmont to defeat Dracula for good, one last time. Every version of Dracula emerges, though every iteration and horrid beast he has assumed throughout time, you strike him down again and again.
Simon, Nathan, Christopher, Richter, Trevor, Julius and many more fighting together to fix the timeline. What could be more legendary?
That would be awesome and the ultimate Castlevania fan service. Nathan Graves and even non-canon characters like Sonia Belmont being worked into the mainline lore would be awesome.
Doesnt he have a sister in the Novel?
I havent heard of that but I am planning to get it soon
I would definitely love to see the GBA and DS Castlevania games remade. Too bad Konami became….terrible.
Edit: Colour me surprised, they ported the DS games!
Let's be honest: here they gave us like three or four things we wanted all crammed in a ight which we will never forget.
if they would remaster this with 2.5 HD graphics holy fuck
Weaponised moonwalking meets the unstoppable footstall
if his grand cross is strong enough to break the castle in the back, everything should have crumbled
Need to make a custom smash bros stage like this also with soma and julius skins
1999 Julius game when?
Likely never sadly.... 😭😤
"ULIP! ULIP!"
XD I can imagine that he was saying that
2:21 Soma: OH MY GOD!! RUN!! RUN!! I'M FUCKED!!!
When he says "Don't make me use my whip again" he fucking means it
_Don't let me use that whip again._
I like how...close it was to defeat. Felt legit.
Dracula: the war is going to be grand my armies have waited for this
Julius: I'VE COME TO KICK YOUR ASS DRACULA
Dracula: HOW DID YOU GET HERE SO FAST WHERE ARE MY ARMIES
we need a 2d oldschool arpg Castlevania game set in 1999 with julius as the main character
Julius is the best in this game
Julius is the most powerful of his clan if only one Grand Cross from him could cause the castle to start crumbling.
So Julius is the most powerful of the Belmonts?
Quarter Guy said that is all.
And that makes me wonder if he'll become a future character in smash ultimate
tbh i wish he was simons echo fighter instead of richter
Atleast I expect that Simon or Richter has Julius colors on their skins.
I hope so!
Heart of Fire is one of the best songs in the game EVER! Awesome fight too!
I need to see this animated omg
Wtf, the video keeps going after the limit, you can see some cut content where Julius defeats Soma. It actually ends at 4:48
Definitely the most fun fight in the game.
Dracula: Nah, I'd win.
🔥✝GRAND CROSS ✝🔥
The team behind the Castlevania Netflix series say they are considering Julius as a future protagonist
He should bring us back Sonia Belmont, those sexist punks at Konami deemed her non-canon.
I just finished this game the other day... And while Julius was pretty tough, he wasn't that much of a step up in difficulty from other bosses, in my opinion. I got hit way more by Balore. Hit him and immediately use the backdash to get into a rhythm, and use all the soul abilities you need. I actually managed to beat him with the Claimh Solais without remembering to change weapons pfft but that said, I did use up most of my potions doing so
02:18 the sync of grand cross release and the song is dramatic...
ULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULE.
That was a fight truly full of action. There was a lot to look at. Definitely like.
what is that julius say?
Ule? soriule?
Wondering how this fight would look if it was done in anime...
in movie :)
maybe so good i think
+KH boscool man. sorry for not replying in over a year. :/
I didn't receive any notification from your reply. but this would look amazing in a movie if there was actors that are able to use whips, cause we ever rarely see whips used in combat.
Bosco Wong This can be real....
Try searching Castlevania on Netflix.....
Fighting Julius even with the best weapon in the game (Claimh Solais) was still very damn hard. Easily one of the best boss battles ever.
claim is actually not a good weapon against Julius since it's holy damage, something like the Kaladbolg that deals dark damage is actually better for this fight
@@arkan5000 Yeah i knew that, i just use one weapon for all monsters, never really bothering with the types of damage. Tho my playstyle revolves heavily around using Souls, so yeah.
@@Dantelor i know man, after you get the claim, there's almost no reason to use any other weapon. Unless you play on hard mode and get the scythe
@@arkan5000 Most of the time I just use the Curly soul with Headhunter and Valkyrie for the Red soul, just because its my favorite. And then Soma dies from Mana Potion Poisoning
Claim is a no againts belmont since he is holy attribute
Better go with some katana instead
Yesterday I beat him .it was so difficult to I used blackphanter ability and defeated him
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