The three-phase final boss of is the most difficult enemy you'll have to beat in the game, but this foe possesses a secret form you can unlock. This version of the story's last challenge is far stronger than you'd expect, with extra attacks to use against your party. Although not different visually, those who face this secret final boss can earn a hidden achievement for defeating it.
Before you can reach any ending in , you have to defeat Archdemon Louis Charadrius and the human form he turns into. Depending on your game's set difficulty, this boss fight can look very different. Make sure you have leveled up your party enough to meet this challenge on the final day of the calendar by taking days to gain enough EXP to grow stronger.
The secret final boss can only be discovered when you actively choose not to weaken Louis before the last battle. Before you challenge Louis, you must travel through a mini-dungeon called Tyrant's Star, an area where you take several elevators to reach the final boss. Along the way, you can interact with special Melancholia Crystals to take on various mini-bosses and earn the strongest weapons in the game.
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Destroying a Melancholia Crystal weakens Louis after you defeat whichever mini-boss resides within it. Although the game recommends that you break every Crystal to earn the best weapons and weaken Louis, you can choose to ignore them instead. The secret final boss is every form of Louis you would normally face, but without any loss of power from the Crystals you were encouraged to destroy.
The secret final boss you unlock by ignoring Melancholia Crystals still has the same phases. You will first face Archdemon Louis, then Destroyer Charadrius across two phases.
Of course, there are huge risks to not destroying every Melancholia Crystal. The followers in you have with you won't have access to their
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