Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course - How To Defeat The Howling Aces

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The Howling Aces will likely be one of the final boss encounters you face in Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course. On paper, this boss battle isn't the toughest of the expansion. However, this is a battle that actively interferes with your ability to control your character. We imagine a number of people are going to struggle greatly with this phase of the battle.

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Thankfully, while your footing may not be stable while fighting against The Howling Aces, we can provide you with some of that much need stability by way of some effective strategies. And hey, if that final topsy-turvy phase is just too much for you, we can even show you a way to avoid it altogether.

For this battle, you will want to take your heavy-hitting weapon of choice (we recommend the charge shot), and the classic Chaser shot. The Chaser is fantastic for this battle, as there are sections where you will need to dedicate an inordinate amount of brain power to dodging, and aiming is going to be difficult to manage on top of that.

We also recommend bringing the Heart Ring. There are a ton of easy-to-parry attacks, so you will be able to get the full three extra hearts effortlessly. Also, you may want to use the second super for this battle. It may come in handy during the final phase.

Your first opponent will be the Howling Ace's Bulldog pilot. Due to his tattoo, we're just going to call him Crossbones. Good ol' Crossbones will jump out of his plane, and off-screen, every time he is going to attack. One thing to note is that you are in control of your plane. Stepping onto the left wing will make it travel left, stepping on the right will make it move to the right. Often, it is best