Boss Fight: Sanctus/The Savior - DMC4

This is one boss of many in the new game Devil May Cry 4 (DMC4).

Heres a little video I made to show you how to properly take down Sanctus.

Name: Sanctus

-Phase 1-

Sanctus will float above the ground, encased in a spherical shell. He has numerous attacks, most of which target the ground instead of you, so that's just fine.

Your goal here is to get up next to Sanctus and hit his shell with your sword attacks. Do so by Snatching the small orbs that Sanctus spits out from his shell; they don't have any purpose initially, but are simply there to be Snatched and allow you to get up close and personal with Sanctus. When you're in the air near his shell, whack him with your sword a few times. Eventually the shell will break in half, allowing you to repeat the process until it falls away entirely, forcing Sanctus to the ground. At this point you can drop down next to him and use a Buster to initiate a pretty rad supercombo.

here are also a couple of attacks that feature grunts and yells, but no words, before they come down. The first one features a laser beam that hits the ground and spreads out, causing damage to you if you land. Stay in the air and keep swinging to avoid this. By far the most annoying attack of his, however, is the fireballs that he sometimes sends your way, which will come out after he yells "Burn!". The fireballs originate from inside of his shell and will pretty much always hit you if you're trying to attack him while they come out, knocking you to the ground. If he pulls this move off a few times in a row, it'll spell frustration for you.

Sanctus will attempt to move away from you as best he can, but he does have to stop in order to attack. Use that opening to claw your way close to him and attack. If you find that you're not having enough time to break his shell, use Devil Trigger while you're attacking from the air to get more hits in.

-Phase 2-

Eventually Sanctus will wake the Savior and cause him to attack you from afar. This fist attack is difficult to dodge because it comes down so quickly; try moving from the edge of the platform towards the wall. Eventually Sanctus will reemerge from the ground, however, allowing you to finish him off in the same fashion you were originally attacking him with.

This section can either be really short or frustratingly lengthy, due to the fact that Sanctus will often disappear into the Savior after you halfway destroy his shell, preventing you from finishing him off. Given enough time, though, you'll eventually take him out.

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[IlzeRoIl]

One of the best quotes in a Devil May Cry game:

"I'm not interested in your bullshit."

[AAAirFred]

favorite grab in the game... JUST KNOCK THE LIVING SNOT OUT OF THE PRIEST SANCTUS HAHA

[Dislodgedsnow]

Man, this boss on DMD mode annoyed me to great lengths, I laughed every time I was able to bash his brains in with that grab.

[alster724]

Best quote: "The Savior is coming!"

[alster724]

@EvilestWings Mission 12-18, you play as Dante. Chapter 1-11, 19-20 You play as Nero.

[ShaamDragon25]

Easiest boss in the whole game to me.

[metaljoin]

In the first phase of the battle if you use Devil Trigger Buster on Sanctus he will whisper softly "why not join my great plan...?" to which Nero replied (Note: Nero will say this during the first wo DT Busters on Sanctus or half of his health bar) "I'm not interested in your bullshit!"

In the second part, Sanctus will say "please spare my life" with Nero replying again " pray for your God's sake... you're gonna need it!"

[nickiusick]

1:57 did he said "pray for god sake...you'r gonna need it" ???

[nawaij]

yea.. after u buster the fist sanctus gets beaten out of savior and with no shield, u can buster him with ur devil form and then the boss is dead

[krisaf778]

@loneninjakiller2 really? i always get hit by it. every once in while i dodge it.

[gaimasta36]

he does at the end of the game

[xTimCyckox]

0:57 - 0:59 i am not interested in your bullshit