I actually think that not fighting him again was a smart move, it makes him a more precious and memorable boss fight (on top of it already being better than the other repeated bosses)
I think Credo and the other Angelos from DMC4 are some of the most cleverly designed enemies in all of video games. They look superficially like angels, but upon closer inspection you can see they have demonic faces and disguised cloven feet, their feathers are fake, and the halos are just deformed horns.
Every original DMC game has at least one demon with an angelic appearance: Mundus's statue form in the first game, Lucia's devil trigger in the second (sorta), the Fallen enemies in the third and of course the Angelos in four.
Credo applies the best for this and the beauty of that is, it's because his outward look mirrors his belief of becoming an angel, or being a force of good. Then, you got Agnus and Sanctus, the latter of whom cares none for that and both have no qualms about their appearance, but of the two, I do like Agnus's appearance. Scientist angel bug. He's a great foil, he's just underdeveloped like most of the cast and the only hints of what he could've been, were with Dante's play of Hamlet.
"I couldn't protect Credo. To this day, I hate myself have no enough strength" It's brilliant how DMC5 taken Credo as a pivotal point for Nero's Character development and this comes as a shock for most players cus it came out of nowhere and He lost the only person who's closest to an actual family to him and he's not willing to lose two more.I mean,granted Dante and Vergil won't die anyway but this is Nero we're talking about it. I appreciate Capcom for making Credo relevant in DMC5 rather than turning him into some disposable filler character.
It's rather telling that Credo does look legitimately angelic despite what is very obviously demon energy pumped into his body. It makes for a contrast to Sanctus (blood red eyes, horns growing out of his back) and Agnus (classic demon horns on his head, constant hunching forward). This likely reflects how he's the only senior member of the Order who isn't a world-conquering megalomaniac, genuinely believes his church is still benevolent, and is only fighting Nero because the latter was framed. He's no goody-two-shoes, he has MASSIVE hangups about Nero even before the frame-up, but even then it's rather telling that he threatens Nero with arrest rather than death
He was the perfect foil to Nero, like Dante and Virgil, which is most definitely what the creators were going for. Credo and Nero even have a brother-like relationship having grown up in the same orphanage together. And like Dante and Virgil, they put family above anything else.
And the only way Credo can arrest him is by beating his ass, cause we all know Nero is tough to put down He seems very straightforward when it comes to his family
+CGB Dumping Ground It's because Credo is basically Vergil ultralite with slower attacks and a shield, fighting him with Vergil is literally a final boss teaching a mid game boss how it's done.
Hard to believe Credo would haunt Nero's mind for years till DMC5. Then again, we didn't know him our late-childhood to entire-teenhood like Nero did. Oh well.
@Black as a matter of fact credo was nero's foster brother so it must have been like how dante fell when vergil "died" (very heavy emphasis on quotations)
That was MPV moment for me, I was both shocked and EXTREMELY happy that they actually didn't forgot our best boi entirely (unlike Nero and Kyrie totally did in DMC 4 ending bruh).
Law of inverse boss size in DMC, the bigger the boss, the easier it is, so after the humongous Berial, the enormous Bael, and the even bigger Equidna, this small guy was a beast to defeat on dmd mode.
Ch4os4ever This must be why I before enemies that are closer to human size in video games. Bayonetta's really the only game that I've seen do big boss fights right.
@@I_Am_Tron Kamiya intended his DMC to be interconnected with Bayonetta, But after what we saw in DMC4 (As in literally no mentions of Umbran/Lumens), it's highly unlikely that she is one. (If at all)
A cool detail too with Credo is how over the course of the fight his mannerisms change. At first he’s proper and appears in control and has an air of authority. Then a bit into the fight he gets a bit more annoyed with Nero, and his animations are a bit less composed. By about 1/4th of his health left (maybe a bit more on DMD) he’s completely disheveled, his walk has gone from this high and mighty ‘I’m your captain’ style to just kind of angrily pulling himself towards you, his shoulders are constantly fidgeting, he holds his sword and shield down more, and even his voice lines are clearly more tired and pissed off. It’s a great bit of extra characterization.
I loved it too so much, it reminded me of Vergil in dmc3 in the final battle when he was getting more pissed, turning in devil trigger, descending his madness upon Dante by spamming judgement cut everywhere on the map screaming for his Death ("YOU'RE GOING DOWN, BLAST, BEGONE") 😂😂
why do we have to face the rest of the bosses like 3 times when we just have to fight Credo once? that kinda sucks due that he is the best boss fight in the game and that this theme is catchy
ha ha yeah! especially Credo! i fought against him so many times with Nero, then i would die on purpose to fight Credo again. and it all happened on DMD difficulty xD good times though! still have it on my ps3 and PC :D (cause im a huge fan of dante and nero :D )
"No Credo, what you've become is a demon!" This fight was really awesome. I wish they'd fleshed out the Nero/Credo rivalry a bit more but nevertheless this fight was still my favourite in the game.
Nero and credo were never rivals Nero looked up to him because of how kind he was to know and treated him as if he was his brother the only reason Nero was part of the order of the sword was because of credo and kyrie
Tbh they weren't rivals and had a good relationship, which I suppose wouldn't be 'as cool' as a rivalry on-screen, so they just sort of made their interactions minimal. Credo was only so furious with Nero because he'd been convinced that Nero was doing...well, the bad stuff that the demonpope was actually the one doing. He's very...very loyal, so he was unfortunately easy to rile up this way.
Credo, Nelo Angelo, Vergil, and Dante are all excellent bosses because you're not fighting another big monster, you're essentially fighting another player that can do all the same stuff you can.
Not just another player, but your family. Whether it be a brother in blood, in adoption, or your old man, the toughest fights are always the ones you share a bond with.
@@khembunya9845 2nd battle on Vergil can literally be won by doing boss Vergil's exact moves but with a delay I'm glad that they didn't follow the usual "boss as a playable character" trope
@@ДмитрийОсипов-м9д you can 100%\closely enough replicate most of Vergil's moveset in every fight, but he has very limited ones in 1-2 so it's not that fun. This is why I really enjoy VsV in mission 20, also due to it being an actual challenge. So enjoyable to boot it once in a while on Very Hard (DMD is not fair and not very fun, I like to dramatically trade blows and, well, actually win while playing suboptimally). I really like to replicate his force edge+upper slash+up teleport+helm breaker+stinger combo in mission 20, and what is even more cool is that this is exactly enough damage to get him into "flinch-autoparry" state. And in overall being creative with your combos to get exactly enough damage for that autoparry state, but in style and not just jump cancel spam. Also not running and jumping, just like true Vergil. The only things you can't replicate in any form are his parry system and judgment cut end. What a shame not a single DMC game gave him the parry...
TyronMakeka An angel? Just the opposite actually! Anyone else notice how everything Vergil says is epic, I wonder if his parents noticed that as a child, Vegetables... foolishness!
I really think a player character with an arc like Credo’s could be extremely cool. A human holy warrior transfigured by demonic science into a being that can better defend their flock from the darkness. If the world truly has no angels to match the devils that plague it, man will make their own.
This guy was the closest thing to a Vergil fight that DMC4 has. He only walks or teleports, has summoned swords, uses very fast and carefully aimed strikes, etc... I bet they wanted to have him face off with Nero multiple times but ran out of time to design it. His AI feels kind of weak as a result, he only gets tough when he health gets down to the last 20%.
Credo had such a cool design, I was wishing he'd be a playable character when I saw him; I mean, Imagine going from parry, to sword combo, to a massive air combo, to a grab, then a shield bash... So much potential and plot relevance. Good thing Dante didn't disappoint him.
"Behold the power of an ANGEL!!" - Credo "You will not forget this Demon's Power!!" - Vergil Seriously, why does every badass anti-hero in these games have to be obsessed with power and mythical stuff.
This theme song has a little bit of church-like and futuristic-like melody but nevertheless, the musical creators of this song have done an outstanding job!
What I love about this boss theme is that, in my personal opinion, it perfectly represents how Nero feels fighting Credo. Unlike most other themes in the game, both boss and normal fights, this one isn't as fast paced or high octane. It's slower and sometimes creeping with how the music builds to those faster pace moments. Another thing is that for many parts of the song the guitar is either less pronounced or outright missing, showing how Nero is conflicted about fighting against the man he looked up to for so long. And when the guitar takes center stage its almost as if Nero is having to remind himself that he HAS to fight Credo no matter what his personal feelings may be.
The music also sounds like its fighting itself in a way and which one is holding the dominate position. i like to imagine that the synth angelic sounds are credo while the metal sounds is nero.
I love how Credo's design makes him look like a fake angel. He looks angelic from a distance, but also has lizard characteristics. His 'halo' is demon horns that have been twisted into a broken circle. I think it's rather clever!
Over years of playing this game, i have noticed little things about this boss battle that make it a tribute to Vergil 1 from DMC 3, the setting, the spiral swords, hell even the voice actor, and just like Vergil 1 this is the best boss battle in its game.
I always thought of this as a look back to Nelo Angelo's boss fights (primarily the 3rd one) in the original DMC Capcom really took what made Nelo Angelo so Integral to the character of Dante and ported it so damn well into Nero's storyline. Capcom is really consistent when it comes to "Battle your loved ones" in their games.
I always loved how he was frustrated during the entire fight. Meanwhile I’m having the time of my life in the only good humanoid boss-fight besides Dante.
This song feels like such a perfect mix of Nero's punk/rock energy and Credo's holy/angelic energy. It feels like a back in forth in the song which is the best duel tracks to me. Combining aspects of both characters in an interesting way.
I love this boss! You couldn't use the standard "grapple-and-tank" tactics that you used on the other bosses, you actually had to watch for the tiny clues as to his patterns (and oh were they tiny!) and dodge accordingly!
2.2 million views , 1.3k comments and posted 13 years ago as of 1:33 AM Saturday December 18th 2021 Best boss in the series btw Also I always thought his design was oddly attractive in a way LOL
Sephiroth decimates, the only characters that have feats to actually fight against him are The Despair Embodied/Argosax, Mundus, either Sparda twin with Sparda(Sword) or dmc2 Dante who was hinted to have surpassed his father Mundus has shown feats that could be taken either as creating pocket dimensions or an entire universe(Pocket dimensions being more likely) in which he has created starts which puts him around the level of Sephiroth after his defeat as Safer Sephiroth, Argosax was so strong that Sparda needed help from the Matier clan to seal him, the last 3 are self explanatory
+sergiocast345 Well it makes sense doesn't it? Fun facts: Ultra violet was the Theme for Nero Angelo (nelo is a typo) A.K.A Vergil. You'll find that Bianco Angelo sounds even more similar to it as well. And in this, you're fighting Angelo Credo. The Angelos in DMC4 are literally created from "fragments" of Nero Angelo. As such, the music style itself is a reference that links all the way back to Sparda, because the composer noted that Ultra violet was deliberately made to be similar to the Sparda battle theme in DMC1 to allude to the fact that Nero Angelo bears the blood of Sparda.
Dante was too aggressive, sure he retreated to taunt you and acted like another player, but he never really gave you any room to combo. But Credo. He had super armour and his attacks were easy to dodge, plus he guarded as well, making the whole thing drag out more *plus* he actually clashes with you a lot more, nothing felt bland fighting him! In fact when I fought him, we'd always ended up walking in circles while he delivered some dialogue. I wish we had the ability to replay boss fights without going through the levels again.
Credo was always one of my favorite boss battles. He is not to hard but he is not easy either. He has the perfect dificulty level. Dante is still my favorite boss in DMC 4 but you all get my point. To be honest Vergil is the best.
Nobody is talking about how the reason why this song is a remix of Nelo Angelo's theme: because his name is Nelo ANGELo. It was foreshadowing to angels the entire time... Also "Nelo" being VERY close to "Nero" is also a hugely convenient coincidence...
credo was such an amazing character, fighting him in bloody palace as dante is AWESOME!!! I love how his sword leaves giant slash marks across the ground, too bad more bosses aren't like him.
The ascension ceremony doesn't make them a true demon, and the demon probably just resides in their body. In which case, the demon is the only thing that remains of Credo. If they ever do add real angels, maybe Credo could show up again as a playable character. Or as a boss, you never know.
You know, when it first came out back in 2008, I always thought it would have been cool to play as a character that possesses the enemies in DMC4 and using combos with them. It may be contrary to the style of DMC, but I like the more strategy aspect of moving from enemy to enemy since the enemies and bosses all seem to have cool moves and how hectic and fun it would be with DMC's type of combat. Remember how fun it was to play as Ganon in Ganon's fury in HW? Or playing as the Blue Mage in FF having all the monsters moves? How about taking direct control of your units in War for the Overworld? I want that for DMC!
Notice how he is the only "angel" who dies peacefully, transforming into dusts of light because he did not believe in domination but rather for the great of all humanity and his sister. As far as im concerned he is a real angel and would likely end up in heaven with Sparda, not like his other "angel allies" who died a terrible death and ends up in hell.
Berial and Echidna, too. Agnus TECHNICALLY four times too, but one is just you throwing Gladius Demons at a glass so it doesn't really count as the true Agnus fights. Then there's Dante and Sanctus, who you fight twice. Credo and the Savior are the only bosses you fight once.
You know, besides the fact that the developers should've added more content in ways of story, stages and bosses to the extra characters to compliment them, it would have been nice if the developers upgraded old characters like Dante and Nero with new abilities and weapons. I would imagine Nero being able to do more moves with his buster, as well as the ability to summon astral projections of bosses in DT like Credo here much like how Bayonetta does. Imagine doing Credo's main combo with him in DT. Dante would probably have more styles and weapons.
He always reminded me of Sephiroth slightly. The way that he only had one wing, the fact that he carries such a massive sword (in relativity to his body, it's still nowhere as brolic as masamune). Plus, he has that attack where he forms a ball of energy around his body for a second, and it resembles sephiroth's attack sin harvest (which coincidentally isn't called that, it's just sephiroth saying, "sin, heartless angel")
@thelombax2002 m talk about how credo give me same great level like nelo he show with noble knight and cool power but he was weak and not fast as vergil and not have same level like dias from code alchemist
Like my name says, I´m a big fan of dead rising, this was my first DMC game, when I listen to Credo closely in this fight, I realized that is the same Voice Actor of Frank West, TJ Rotolo! Since that moment reality punched me in the face DMC is fucking awesome and I was being an idiot for not playing them before. Now I´m a fan of DMC.
Credo is such a memorable boss not only because he can match you and predict you, but you don't ever fight him again.
He is like the only boss in the game you don't fight again
@@biggore8338 Which is a shame, because he's the best boss in the game...
I actually think that not fighting him again was a smart move, it makes him a more precious and memorable boss fight (on top of it already being better than the other repeated bosses)
@@omarsherif9764 plus he was just as much a good guy as nero just misguided
@@omarsherif9764 But he's SO MUCH FUN THOUGH! I want to fight him as Dante without going through the bloody palace.
I think Credo and the other Angelos from DMC4 are some of the most cleverly designed enemies in all of video games. They look superficially like angels, but upon closer inspection you can see they have demonic faces and disguised cloven feet, their feathers are fake, and the halos are just deformed horns.
***** The opposite, actually. Demons masquerading as real angels.
vaiyt Oh my..now I really want to replay this game.
That IS really cool! That adds a whole new layer to the game's already deep themes. Can't wait for the definitive edition!
Every original DMC game has at least one demon with an angelic appearance: Mundus's statue form in the first game, Lucia's devil trigger in the second (sorta), the Fallen enemies in the third and of course the Angelos in four.
Credo applies the best for this and the beauty of that is, it's because his outward look mirrors his belief of becoming an angel, or being a force of good.
Then, you got Agnus and Sanctus, the latter of whom cares none for that and both have no qualms about their appearance, but of the two, I do like Agnus's appearance. Scientist angel bug. He's a great foil, he's just underdeveloped like most of the cast and the only hints of what he could've been, were with Dante's play of Hamlet.
"I couldn't protect Credo. To this day, I hate myself have no enough strength"
It's brilliant how DMC5 taken Credo as a pivotal point for Nero's Character development and this comes as a shock for most players cus it came out of nowhere and He lost the only person who's closest to an actual family to him and he's not willing to lose two more.I mean,granted Dante and Vergil won't die anyway but this is Nero we're talking about it.
I appreciate Capcom for making Credo relevant in DMC5 rather than turning him into some disposable filler character.
I was so damn shocked and happy. Credo is too damn good, he totally deserves it... and more!
Had Nero been the sole playable character, Credo might've had more screen time.
R.I.P Credo!
(Atleast his sister is still alive)
Do y'all like his sister then?
Credo loved Nero, but his duty always came first even though he knew it was wrong. He was a great character
@@Chrissaiyanjojoknight Yes, she's extra thicc
That moment when you realize you can catch his spear.
The feels when you perfect him on hell and hell mode and catch his spear every time.
Ayanda Nxumalo you can catch his spears? :O omfg i've been dodging them think that how you do it?
Albert Wesker Time your buster. You can also catch the last boss like that too.
Ayanda Nxumalo FUCKING... GENIUUUUUUUUS!
+Ayanda Nxumalo WAIT WAT?!?!?!
It's rather telling that Credo does look legitimately angelic despite what is very obviously demon energy pumped into his body. It makes for a contrast to Sanctus (blood red eyes, horns growing out of his back) and Agnus (classic demon horns on his head, constant hunching forward). This likely reflects how he's the only senior member of the Order who isn't a world-conquering megalomaniac, genuinely believes his church is still benevolent, and is only fighting Nero because the latter was framed. He's no goody-two-shoes, he has MASSIVE hangups about Nero even before the frame-up, but even then it's rather telling that he threatens Nero with arrest rather than death
He was the perfect foil to Nero, like Dante and Virgil, which is most definitely what the creators were going for. Credo and Nero even have a brother-like relationship having grown up in the same orphanage together. And like Dante and Virgil, they put family above anything else.
Credo's Pseud-DT angelic look kinda proves the theory that the will to protect is what gave Nero's DT in DMC5 its own angelic look.
Also remember how Credo died, transforming into beautiful pure light. Such a good character, why.
And the only way Credo can arrest him is by beating his ass, cause we all know Nero is tough to put down
He seems very straightforward when it comes to his family
@@kelnhide Nero's DT looks a lot like the Savior. He has the same horns and wings, even the hair is similar
Credo: "As captain of the holy knights, you are under arrest"
Nero: FUCK THE POLICE
Gooofyness PUH-HAHAHAAHAH!
Gooofyness XD
It is the wish of His Holiness
Fuck his holiness
Fighting Credo with Lady is such a pain...
Fighting Credo with Vergil on the other hand... pathetic
***** didnt have to be a sword, the main issue is that she cant counter these guys without the rocket launcher or a full charged gun.
+CGB Dumping Ground What do you mean by that? why is Vergil pathetic?
Av4ta7 Learn to read...
+CGB Dumping Ground It's because Credo is basically Vergil ultralite with slower attacks and a shield, fighting him with Vergil is literally a final boss teaching a mid game boss how it's done.
JB TheJanitor "you are not worthy as my opponent"
Hard to believe Credo would haunt Nero's mind for years till DMC5. Then again, we didn't know him our late-childhood to entire-teenhood like Nero did. Oh well.
I'm just glad he got a nod in DMC5. He was a cool character and deserved to have an impact.
@Black as a matter of fact credo was nero's foster brother so it must have been like how dante fell when vergil "died" (very heavy emphasis on quotations)
Hard to believe? He was literally the only family Nero had his entire life besides Kyrie! I'm sure he loved him very much.
@@Gamerkat10 so you read novel?
That was MPV moment for me, I was both shocked and EXTREMELY happy that they actually didn't forgot our best boi entirely (unlike Nero and Kyrie totally did in DMC 4 ending bruh).
Law of inverse boss size in DMC, the bigger the boss, the easier it is, so after the humongous Berial, the enormous Bael, and the even bigger Equidna, this small guy was a beast to defeat on dmd mode.
So true, compare DMC3's Vergil to, say, Geryon.
Ch4os4ever This must be why I before enemies that are closer to human size in video games. Bayonetta's really the only game that I've seen do big boss fights right.
What about Beowulf?
Even knowing his attack patterns he is still hard of how unpredictable he is I like the fight still
That's not a DMC thing. That seems to be the case with most action game franchises that were made by or have connections to Platinum Games.
"I am an angel!"
"No Credo, all you've become is a demon!"
sad truth... Kyrie is the only real human in the game's scenario (Lady's parents were a wizard and a witch)
Tony Redgrave
"I am an angel"
No you're a penguin.
GreenLanternSalem this comment is gold
@@matthieuroux1089 So your saying that it was an *Umbran Witch?*
@@I_Am_Tron Kamiya intended his DMC to be interconnected with Bayonetta, But after what we saw in DMC4 (As in literally no mentions of Umbran/Lumens), it's highly unlikely that she is one. (If at all)
A cool detail too with Credo is how over the course of the fight his mannerisms change. At first he’s proper and appears in control and has an air of authority. Then a bit into the fight he gets a bit more annoyed with Nero, and his animations are a bit less composed. By about 1/4th of his health left (maybe a bit more on DMD) he’s completely disheveled, his walk has gone from this high and mighty ‘I’m your captain’ style to just kind of angrily pulling himself towards you, his shoulders are constantly fidgeting, he holds his sword and shield down more, and even his voice lines are clearly more tired and pissed off. It’s a great bit of extra characterization.
OMG YOU'RE RIGHT NEVER NOTICED THAT
Really shows how relluctant he was to kill nero
I loved it too so much, it reminded me of Vergil in dmc3 in the final battle when he was getting more pissed, turning in devil trigger, descending his madness upon Dante by spamming judgement cut everywhere on the map screaming for his Death ("YOU'RE GOING DOWN, BLAST, BEGONE") 😂😂
he didn't want to fight, and holding back was tiring him out. Nero and Credo didn't always see eye to eye, but they clearly didn't hate each other.
why do we have to face the rest of the bosses like 3 times when we just have to fight Credo once? that kinda sucks due that he is the best boss fight in the game and that this theme is catchy
ha ha yeah! especially Credo! i fought against him so many times with Nero, then i would die on purpose to fight Credo again. and it all happened on DMD difficulty xD
good times though! still have it on my ps3 and PC :D (cause im a huge fan of dante and nero :D )
Its Capcoms lack lustered tradition... Of making us refight every boss in the game... Just look at megaman...
His theme reminds me of Nelo Angelo's theme in the original DMC (Nelo Angelo)
Itsuka Shido Maybe do in purpose, 'cause of "brother fight".
Itsuka Shido Maybe do in purpose, 'cause of "brother fight".
"No Credo, what you've become is a demon!"
This fight was really awesome. I wish they'd fleshed out the Nero/Credo rivalry a bit more but nevertheless this fight was still my favourite in the game.
I wonder what Nero and Kyrie are up to now, now that her brother is no longer here. LOLOL.
i agree with him being a fun boss 2 fight
Nero and credo were never rivals Nero looked up to him because of how kind he was to know and treated him as if he was his brother the only reason Nero was part of the order of the sword was because of credo and kyrie
As Captain of the Holy Knights, you are hereby under arrest!
IT IS THE WISH OF HIS HOLINESS!
Tbh they weren't rivals and had a good relationship, which I suppose wouldn't be 'as cool' as a rivalry on-screen, so they just sort of made their interactions minimal. Credo was only so furious with Nero because he'd been convinced that Nero was doing...well, the bad stuff that the demonpope was actually the one doing. He's very...very loyal, so he was unfortunately easy to rile up this way.
Credo, Nelo Angelo, Vergil, and Dante are all excellent bosses because you're not fighting another big monster, you're essentially fighting another player that can do all the same stuff you can.
Especially , dmc3 vergil on mission 20.....
Not just another player, but your family. Whether it be a brother in blood, in adoption, or your old man, the toughest fights are always the ones you share a bond with.
@@khembunya9845 2nd battle on Vergil can literally be won by doing boss Vergil's exact moves but with a delay
I'm glad that they didn't follow the usual "boss as a playable character" trope
@@ДмитрийОсипов-м9д you can 100%\closely enough replicate most of Vergil's moveset in every fight, but he has very limited ones in 1-2 so it's not that fun. This is why I really enjoy VsV in mission 20, also due to it being an actual challenge. So enjoyable to boot it once in a while on Very Hard (DMD is not fair and not very fun, I like to dramatically trade blows and, well, actually win while playing suboptimally). I really like to replicate his force edge+upper slash+up teleport+helm breaker+stinger combo in mission 20, and what is even more cool is that this is exactly enough damage to get him into "flinch-autoparry" state. And in overall being creative with your combos to get exactly enough damage for that autoparry state, but in style and not just jump cancel spam. Also not running and jumping, just like true Vergil.
The only things you can't replicate in any form are his parry system and judgment cut end. What a shame not a single DMC game gave him the parry...
Vergil: An angel? Foolishness Credo....foolishness.
lol.
Good one sir or ma'am
TyronMakeka They should add that dialogue when Vergil fights him in SE, that would be priceless
Zyxeal Elni Oh yeah.
TyronMakeka An angel? Just the opposite actually! Anyone else notice how everything Vergil says is epic, I wonder if his parents noticed that as a child, Vegetables... foolishness!
I really think a player character with an arc like Credo’s could be extremely cool.
A human holy warrior transfigured by demonic science into a being that can better defend their flock from the darkness. If the world truly has no angels to match the devils that plague it, man will make their own.
This guy was the closest thing to a Vergil fight that DMC4 has. He only walks or teleports, has summoned swords, uses very fast and carefully aimed strikes, etc...
I bet they wanted to have him face off with Nero multiple times but ran out of time to design it. His AI feels kind of weak as a result, he only gets tough when he health gets down to the last 20%.
And then he usually is dead to one more combo
and is the brother of the main character
Credo isn't brother of any main character of DMC....Isn't he the brother of Kyrie though?
well yeah, but nero was their foster brother too, wasn't he?
Please be more specific next time and don’t say main characters as like you’re implying Dante and Vergil if you were gonna just mention Nero..
Credo had such a cool design, I was wishing he'd be a playable character when I saw him; I mean, Imagine going from parry, to sword combo, to a massive air combo, to a grab, then a shield bash... So much potential and plot relevance. Good thing Dante didn't disappoint him.
Yeah
“dodge this!”
oh my dear friend Credo i will not dodge this but instead i will catch it and send back to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
"Behold the power of an ANGEL!!" - Credo
"You will not forget this Demon's Power!!" - Vergil
Seriously, why does every badass anti-hero in these games have to be obsessed with power and mythical stuff.
I like how they referenced this guy in DMC5. It was really good for Nero's character.
Totally agree.
_Behold, the power of an angel!_
This theme song has a little bit of church-like and futuristic-like melody but nevertheless, the musical creators of this song have done an outstanding job!
Well he's a fucking religious knight, second off, a lot of music in this is very techy and electronic with rock thrown in.
***** Sure. I know that. I was just making a point about what kind of melody can be heard in this theme song.
***** Well that's slightly how Japanese music works
Billie Okinawa I was clarifying it to him.
Know that
What I love about this boss theme is that, in my personal opinion, it perfectly represents how Nero feels fighting Credo.
Unlike most other themes in the game, both boss and normal fights, this one isn't as fast paced or high octane. It's slower and sometimes creeping with how the music builds to those faster pace moments. Another thing is that for many parts of the song the guitar is either less pronounced or outright missing, showing how Nero is conflicted about fighting against the man he looked up to for so long. And when the guitar takes center stage its almost as if Nero is having to remind himself that he HAS to fight Credo no matter what his personal feelings may be.
The music also sounds like its fighting itself in a way and which one is holding the dominate position. i like to imagine that the synth angelic sounds are credo while the metal sounds is nero.
2022 and Credo is still my favorite DMC4 boss
Music sounds like from Final Fantasy's boss fights
@@erainmartinez8175 it fits quite well
@@KAHN571 Yes indeed also heard Marvel vs Capcom 3 with Dante in it?
@@erainmartinez8175 hell yeah
Undeniably one of the best bosses in all of Dmc, my personal favorite of 4.
Just so fast paced and tense. I love it.
I love how Credo in some instances just walks towards you menacingly.
It’s a nice breath of fresh air in an intense fight.
I couldn't protect Credo. To this day, I hate myself have no enough strength !
Not to mention Nero's DT has a similar design to Credo's Angel Form.
Pretty cool in my opinion.
But this time is different! I swear!
@@Duracello7062 'l am not going let you die!"
@thelombax2002 didn't worry, you still the best
@thelombax2002 why you still hate me?
I love how Credo's design makes him look like a fake angel. He looks angelic from a distance, but also has lizard characteristics. His 'halo' is demon horns that have been twisted into a broken circle. I think it's rather clever!
If this was Credo's reaction to Nero betraying the Order, what would his reaction be to Kyrie becoming pregnant with Nero's child
She will become a widow.
@@dmytrotyshkevych5277
Are you sure about that?
Would Credo actually manage to make that happen?
@@shalashaska6658 zealous brother will find a way to kill the bastard who disgrace his pure and innocent little sister.
@@dmytrotyshkevych5277
Poor Nero
He'll become Super Saiyan Angel Devil trigger 2,electric boogaloo
As Captain of the Holy Knights, you are hereby under arrest!
IT IS THE WISH OF HIS HOLINESS!
1:40 this solo is beautiful
OUT of my SIGHT!
Me: "Wait, you can see? I thought that helmet of yours covered your already-ugly eyes and face."
TheSilver Phantom dude, it's a half helmet he has demon eyes
I'd always hit him mid-sentence so he'd say "Out of my- BWAH!"
Over years of playing this game, i have noticed little things about this boss battle that make it a tribute to Vergil 1 from DMC 3, the setting, the spiral swords, hell even the voice actor, and just like Vergil 1 this is the best boss battle in its game.
I heard someone say that Credo's Halo are actually horns and a decade and a half, I finally see it in the pic!
1:23 best part for sure. i remember when i heard this in game yo its too godly
I need 1 hour version
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it is godly for sure
The part at 1:40 was hype as fck when I first played it a year ago when I was like 17, credo had the best boss fight and theme in all of dmc4.
I always thought of this as a look back to Nelo Angelo's boss fights (primarily the 3rd one) in the original DMC
Capcom really took what made Nelo Angelo so Integral to the character of Dante and ported it so damn well into Nero's storyline.
Capcom is really consistent when it comes to "Battle your loved ones" in their games.
"Do NOT underestimate me!!"
"I won't suffer defeat!"
+Mega Pulsar Behold the power of an angel!
NO!!!! IM NOT FINIIIIIISHED!!!!
As intimidating as it sounds, i guess i'll pass.. 😂
I always loved how he was frustrated during the entire fight.
Meanwhile I’m having the time of my life in the only good humanoid boss-fight besides Dante.
Nero "Come on!"
Credo "Ive covered wars you know..."
Nice
As Captain of the Holy Knights, you are now under arrest. It is the wish of his Holiness!
Kezajaws I want Credo unlockable so badly.
gunswordfist THE BEST IDEA EVER HOLY
+AlintheBAWS73 bruh Nah.Kyrie unlockable is better.Singing the shit out of demons XD
SatsuiMaster Keep the ideas coming! xD
AlintheBAWS73 bruh Hm...
WHY NOT PLAYABLE SANCTUS?
I wish Credo didn’t have to die
Should DMC 6 come out, and it has something to do with genuine angels, Credo needs to return as one working alongside Nero
He died tho...
@@onesnazzyboizero8034 That didn't stop Virgil
@@rozemorgaine1886 true 😆
He could it just not likely
This song feels like such a perfect mix of Nero's punk/rock energy and Credo's holy/angelic energy. It feels like a back in forth in the song which is the best duel tracks to me. Combining aspects of both characters in an interesting way.
it feels like theyre going back and forth, as if they're both fighting eachother in a way.
Legitimately one of the best bosses in the franchise.
Easily the best fight in the game
Twon Games no dante is
The Act Man that's a fair argument.
@Gold Star Gaming you suck
@Gold Star Gaming if you find him annoying you probably died a lot and raged at him
I love this boss! You couldn't use the standard "grapple-and-tank" tactics that you used on the other bosses, you actually had to watch for the tiny clues as to his patterns (and oh were they tiny!) and dodge accordingly!
I love it when bosses taunt as well. Credo just throwing his wing over his shoulder with a flourish while walking is great.
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Best boss in the series btw
Also I always thought his design was oddly attractive in a way LOL
Sephiroth vs Credo. Battle of the One-Winged Angels
Haha
genesis & angeal too
Seems like a fair fight No pun intended Haru Yoshida
+Pablo Delgado Credo has two wings, he just uses one as a shield, like the badass that he is.
Sephiroth decimates, the only characters that have feats to actually fight against him are The Despair Embodied/Argosax, Mundus, either Sparda twin with Sparda(Sword) or dmc2 Dante who was hinted to have surpassed his father
Mundus has shown feats that could be taken either as creating pocket dimensions or an entire universe(Pocket dimensions being more likely) in which he has created starts which puts him around the level of Sephiroth after his defeat as Safer Sephiroth, Argosax was so strong that Sparda needed help from the Matier clan to seal him, the last 3 are self explanatory
Small part of me was hoping for a Nero/Credo "Jackpot" scene. lol..
That would have been amazing
They can't have this. The "Jackpot" scene belongs to a son of Sparda
@@JongleurBt1 well Nero is the grandson of Sparda, think we can put in a few more moments with him
*All the Powers of an Angel* !
I love that line so much.
He's having such a powertrip
The music is very similar to ultra violet from DMC 1
+sergiocast345 Well it makes sense doesn't it?
Fun facts:
Ultra violet was the Theme for Nero Angelo (nelo is a typo) A.K.A Vergil.
You'll find that Bianco Angelo sounds even more similar to it as well.
And in this, you're fighting Angelo Credo.
The Angelos in DMC4 are literally created from "fragments" of Nero Angelo.
As such, the music style itself is a reference that links all the way back to Sparda, because the composer noted that Ultra violet was deliberately made to be similar to the Sparda battle theme in DMC1 to allude to the fact that Nero Angelo bears the blood of Sparda.
Darkseany Interesting
the fights are similar too. both are one on one sword fights and both are the most memorable boss fights in the games. well in my opinion anyway
Always fun beating him on Bloody Palace.
Also Credo uses a modified version of Summoned Swords depending on the Game mode you are currently playing
i like how the start is so epic and angelic but then slowly turns into a faster and techno version, it actually reminds me to nelo angelo theme
Fun fact Credo has the same voice actor as Frank West and Dan Southworth did the mocap for him.
May you Rest In Peace Credo. I never hated you.
Fighting Credo was one of the most epic boss battles in DMC history...especially when you fight him as Dante in Bloody Palace!!
Happy 20th Year Anniversary !
Devil May Cry 🎂
Original Release: 10/16/2001
His design it's so cool.
DMC Is back baby.
actually I never thought that I had to fight credo... I was surprised then.
+Marluxiaaaa XXXDDDD Same here.
one of my favorite fights R.I.P Credo
Credo: “I have become an Angel”
Nero: “No Credo, you’re just another wartime photographer.”
Dante was too aggressive, sure he retreated to taunt you and acted like another player, but he never really gave you any room to combo. But Credo. He had super armour and his attacks were easy to dodge, plus he guarded as well, making the whole thing drag out more *plus* he actually clashes with you a lot more, nothing felt bland fighting him! In fact when I fought him, we'd always ended up walking in circles while he delivered some dialogue. I wish we had the ability to replay boss fights without going through the levels again.
1:22 was always my favorite section of the song and I'm not quite sure why... it's a nice little down time before the loop kicks back around.
Easily the best boss fight of the game. So many cool little details to this fight.
credo's fight was hands down THE best fight in this game. i don't think i've ever enjoyed a boss fight so much in my life.
BEHOLD THE POWER OF AN ANGEL
FOOLISHNESS, MACHINE. FOOLISHNESS.
One of the best tracks in the game, because it reminds me of DMC1
I consider this boss battle a spiritual successor to the Vergil 1 battle, it's so similar and equally as badass.
When your girlfriend's older brother tells you he wants to talk to you seriously:
That's really gay dude
Your girlfriend's brother can transform into an Fallen Angel?!?
It will be fun to fight this guy as Vergil..
Now I'm motivated!
+TheDeadManZone12349 Vergil: "An Angel? Foolishness Credo... foolishness."
- Original idea by *+TyronMakeka*.
+Zyxeal Elni Well... You can now!
"it will be fun fighting the a one-winged angel. if my son did it, i should be able to do it, too"
By far, best boss theme of DMC 4
"BEHOLD, THE POWER OF AN *ANGEL!*"
Ifrc. This song plays during the red alert quest if you have sword and shield equipped on Mhw. Which is a fun touch
Credo was always one of my favorite boss battles. He is not to hard but he is not easy either. He has the perfect dificulty level. Dante is still my favorite boss in DMC 4 but you all get my point. To be honest Vergil is the best.
Nobody is talking about how the reason why this song is a remix of Nelo Angelo's theme: because his name is Nelo ANGELo. It was foreshadowing to angels the entire time... Also "Nelo" being VERY close to "Nero" is also a hugely convenient coincidence...
I will never understand why you had to fight a bunch of Alto Angelos instead of this guy in Mission 19.
I only JUST found out that Credo is voiced by TJ Rotolo.
Now I always picture Frank West whenever Credo speaks.
credo was such an amazing character, fighting him in bloody palace as dante is AWESOME!!!
I love how his sword leaves giant slash marks across the ground, too bad more bosses aren't like him.
The ascension ceremony doesn't make them a true demon, and the demon probably just resides in their body. In which case, the demon is the only thing that remains of Credo. If they ever do add real angels, maybe Credo could show up again as a playable character. Or as a boss, you never know.
why knight like characters have the best themes(nelo angelo,cavaliere angelo and credo)
they got used to it since Nelo Angelo, after that they just couldn't make a bad theme for a knight character (thank God).
This man has literally my favorite character design in all of fiction
my favorite boss battle AND theme of this game
My favourite boss fight in DMC4
You know, when it first came out back in 2008, I always thought it would have been cool to play as a character that possesses the enemies in DMC4 and using combos with them. It may be contrary to the style of DMC, but I like the more strategy aspect of moving from enemy to enemy since the enemies and bosses all seem to have cool moves and how hectic and fun it would be with DMC's type of combat. Remember how fun it was to play as Ganon in Ganon's fury in HW? Or playing as the Blue Mage in FF having all the monsters moves? How about taking direct control of your units in War for the Overworld? I want that for DMC!
Hmm... makes me think of playing as Paxton Fettel from F.E.A.R. 3. Twould be very interesting in a DMC game.
Prophetic, in a way.
Pretty cool how the only good boss battle in this game is the only one that doesn't get recycled like 3 fucking times.
Notice how he is the only "angel" who dies peacefully, transforming into dusts of light because he did not believe in domination but rather for the great of all humanity and his sister.
As far as im concerned he is a real angel and would likely end up in heaven with Sparda, not like his other "angel allies" who died a terrible death and ends up in hell.
The best boss only has one fight but you gotta fight that damn frog 3 times!
Berial and Echidna, too. Agnus TECHNICALLY four times too, but one is just you throwing Gladius Demons at a glass so it doesn't really count as the true Agnus fights. Then there's Dante and Sanctus, who you fight twice. Credo and the Savior are the only bosses you fight once.
If you're unlucky in the dice room (or haven't figured out the trick to getting whatever number on it) you fight them an unlimited number of times.
You know, besides the fact that the developers should've added more content in ways of story, stages and bosses to the extra characters to compliment them, it would have been nice if the developers upgraded old characters like Dante and Nero with new abilities and weapons. I would imagine Nero being able to do more moves with his buster, as well as the ability to summon astral projections of bosses in DT like Credo here much like how Bayonetta does. Imagine doing Credo's main combo with him in DT. Dante would probably have more styles and weapons.
One of my favourite boss fights in videogaming.
Fighting him on DMD is amazing
I love 1:21 Also, this part of the music seems to be were I usually get Credo hurt enough for a Buster move.
Arguebly one of the best Boss Battle in DMC4 especially if it's in DMD difficulty. 😎👍
@thelombax2002 agreed especially on DMD difficulty.
@ratchet2007no, you're absolutely wrong, it's the infested tanks in dmc2
i love this song
I love the character designs of this game. They make angels look like demons! Freakin amazing.
I still love how the developers hid stuff like that from us in the combat.
it's genius!!
He always reminded me of Sephiroth slightly. The way that he only had one wing, the fact that he carries such a massive sword (in relativity to his body, it's still nowhere as brolic as masamune). Plus, he has that attack where he forms a ball of energy around his body for a second, and it resembles sephiroth's attack sin harvest (which coincidentally isn't called that, it's just sephiroth saying, "sin, heartless angel")
Credo : ''You're under arrest''
Nero : ''Fuck the Police''
*Thug Life*
Best bossfight in DMC 4 period
@thelombax2002 how?
@thelombax2002 credo can show attack you fast and powerful but sadly is easy boss in game.....
@thelombax2002 l really wish there boss can be in same with vergil/ Nelo
@thelombax2002 l really wish there some boss give me same levels of vergil/Nelo
@thelombax2002 m talk about how credo give me same great level like nelo he show with noble knight and cool power but he was weak and not fast as vergil and not have same level like dias from code alchemist
Hard to believe that the same game that brought us this amazing boss also had the utter trash piles of Blitz and Chimeras
Do not
Remind me
Of Blitzes
And Chimeras (especially the Chimera Assaults)
Those bastards gave me so much PTSD
Like my name says, I´m a big fan of dead rising, this was my first DMC game, when I listen to Credo closely in this fight, I realized that is the same Voice Actor of Frank West, TJ Rotolo!
Since that moment reality punched me in the face DMC is fucking awesome and I was being an idiot for not playing them before.
Now I´m a fan of DMC.
Mr Kazami. Holy shit, really? They need to bring Credo back and make him playable, dammit.
indeed!
check this out
www.behindthevoiceactors.com/TJ-Rotolo/
Just everything you did in the boss fight felt so good . From smashing his shield to tossing back his spears and grabing him!