How to beat Darth Vader in ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’

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This article contains spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

The ending of Fallen Order saw Cal Kestis face off against the invincible Darth Vader, who casually swats Jedi Master Cere aside, blocks all your attacks, and forces you to run for your life as he relentlessly pursues you. In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you actually have to fight the all-powerful Sith Lord, and let’s just say this boss is likely to be a stumbling block for many players.

For story-related reasons we won’t go into, you play as Cere during this fight, who is limited to a single lightsaber style, has just four heals available, and doesn’t have many of Cal’s fancy Force moves to fall back on. This means it’s a pure test of lightsaber skill with very little room for error. It took me upwards of 20 tries to finally bring him down, so here’s the strategy that worked for me.

Vader is a three-stage boss fight punctuated by short cutscenes, and though you do indeed have to beat him, you only have to get his health down to about 10 percent to end the fight. Vader isn’t actually a particularly complicated opponent, but he hits like a truck, and screwing up even a little will see you quickly sliced into smoking chunks by his red lightsaber.

The battle is essentially a test of what you’ve learned so far. You must parry him successfully to reduce his guard bar, attack when he stumbles, and gradually wear him down. When you put it like that it sounds simple, but you won’t want to make a mistake given how much damage he inflicts and your limited amount of heals.

The best advice is to stay calm, slow down and make sure you nail those parries. Vader’s primary lightsaber combo consists of three slow rhythmic strikes that are quite easy to predict. Once his guard meter is