As long as you're on your way to getting the main ending of Metaphor: ReFantazio, you'll fight Destroyer Charadrius as the final boss of the game. On any difficult and at any power level, this boss will push you to your limits and test your knowledge of the game's mechanics.
For those looking to get every achievement in the game or just for an extra challenge, you can choose to fight Destroyer Charadrius at full power. This will of course lead to one of the most challenging boss fights in the game, so be sure to come prepared.
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How To Fight Destroyer Charadrius At Full Power In Metaphor: ReFantazio
The process for fighting Destroyer Charadrius at full power begins right when you get to the Tyrant's Star, the final dungeon of the game. While here, you'll be able to fight powerful versions of all the main bosses in the game, and defeating them makes Louis weaker. To fight Destroyer Charadrius at full power, you'll instead need to skip all of these boss fights against the boss humans.
While exploring Tyrant's Star, don't step on any of the circles taking you to another area as that will lock you into fighting and killing the human unless you want to reload an old save. The only circle you should step on is the one with the quest icon over it, as that just leads you to the second section of Tyrant's Star. As long as you don't defeat one boss on your way to Louis, Destroyer Charadrius's final form will be at full power.
Gallica will also warn you whenever you're about to go and fight one of the humans, noting a strong presence ahead, instead just decide to turn around.
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Differences With Destroyer Charadrius At Full Power In Metaphor: ReFantazio
Trying to face Destroyer Charadrius will leave you at many disadvantages, no matter what difficulty you are playing on. When at full power, only Destroyer Charadrius's second form is strengthened, as you'll first need to face Archdemon Louis and Destroyer Charadrius's first form as usual. The changes of full power are:
- Destroyer Charadrius has eight Press Turn icons each turn.
- You won't have the ultimate weapon for each Archetype.
- He will have multiple boss-specific moves from each boss human that deal damage and usually have additional status effects.
While some aspects of the fight are the same as usual, you'll need to heavily focus on repelling or dodging to clear out his Press Turn icons, as you otherwise won't stand a chance. He also has access to Soul Scream which will give him four additional Press Turn icons, leading to a turn not many parties can survive. There's no shame in grinding for levels before this fight considering how one-sided it already will be. This fight can also be made a lot easier when playing in New Game Plus, as you'll at least have more tools to try and even the odds.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Released
- October 11, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Studio Zero
- Publisher(s)
- Atlus
- Engine
- GFD
- Number of Players
- 1
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Playable
- PC Release Date
- October 11, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 11, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 11, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- How Long To Beat
- 65 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 81.15 GB
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
