Rabi-Ribi: Forgotten Maiden - All Phases NONSTOP on BEX-Incredibly Intense [No Consumables/Buffs]

NONSTOP As in No Continues between phases used. Its the whole fight with all phases in succession! In addition to the usual No Consumables or Buffs conditions.


I already had beaten Forgotten Maiden/EriNoah, thought it was a really cool fight to end the game with. But I also wasnt too much of a fan of having the ability to fully recover between each phase...felt like it cheapen the experience a bit and...you know where this is going already.

So basically, if you die, its alllllllll the way to the very beginning of Phase 1 for you. Doing it this way really made it feel like a true final boss IMO. It didnt took too many attempts, because you can just practice each phase individually with the save points. Once you understand each phase well enough, its just a matter of getting a run that does all of them decently.


Phase 1 [0:10]

For the first part, you can still damage EriNoah, even though you cant see her HP yet. And I would say its a good idea to focus on damage on this part; the Erina/Ribbon locking meter isnt active yet so hit her with everything you have!
I more or less routed this part so its fairly easy to do tons of damage and not take any hits.

Ideally by 2:45, the HP bar is at least around the "the" of Erina the forgotten Maiden. If it is, you know you did a good job on the DPS so far.

As for the rest of the Phase, just try your best and pray she dosnt uses her hardest attacks near the end (I still dont know how to dodge the one with the dot following you making purple walls appear...).

Finally- and this goes for all phases in general be really agressive with Ribbon. I recommend the Rainbow shot (Or if you havent got many eggs, the Purple one). Its not just for DPS, but also to keep Erina from getting skill locked. Its usually preferable to have Ribbon locked instead of Erina although of course, if you can, avoid locking either of them...

Phase 2 [5:55]

The Memorization phase. For this, I recommend either having a save here and do it tons of times to know what to do, or just simply look at my route, it will be a better guide than any words I write here. Rainbow Boost is the clear MVP in this phase due to Amulet Cut + Reduced Damage since EriNoah is a bunny.

Its fairly easy if you know what you are doing- although, beware of the Badge Copy effect. In my case, I have Lucky Seven with me, so EriNoah of course copies that... if you are unlucky and are not at full/nearly full HP, if you happen to get hit you may just get insta killed. You will have to learn this part really well- or just dont have Lucky Seven and deal with having less DPS during the rest of the fight, your choice.

I made a MAJOR mistake at the end 8:00
EriNoah will pull an Irisu and use 5 Amulet ring debuffs. You can evade the first 4 simply by hugging the oppositive wall- but for the 5th, you have to either Amulet or Super Carrot it. At this point (If you do the same strats as me), Erina will 9 times out of 10 be Skill Locked, so Super Carrot is out of the question. You HAVE to Amulet the 5th one, because its an Attack Down debuff that lasts about 2 minutes.

...Unfortunately, I was too focused on switching a Ribbon shot for more Rank, so I couldt use the Amulet in time. I got the Attack Down debuff, greatly prolonging the whole third Phase. DONT DO THIS. If you dont get this debuff, the Third Phase should be quite a lot shorter...

Phase 3 [8:11]

The most standard part of the fight, so I dont have much to say. Its the usual, do your best to study the patterns to know how to dodge them, make sure to do DPS, be mindful the skill locking bar, etc. The video speaks for itself.

Attack patterns here seem to be in a completely random order, the one exception I believe is the Marisa Master Spa- err, these giant lasers with tons of stars at 10:35. She always seems to do it at around 60-50% of her HP left.

If it wasnt for the Attack Debuff, it probably would have been about 1-2 mins faster at the very least... Althought I guess it also means I survived & showed off more of her attacks, so... I guess its okay.

Final Phase [14:02]

Pure Bullet Hell. Not too bad since your hitbox is tiny, but I did get a bit of nerves at the end, especially since it didnt finish until well after the time was over.
I still dont understand what triggers the "Winning" explosion. An Amulet is the obvious anwser, but if you dont have one, what else does it? Ribbon Blue Boost certainly didnt finish it off...


And that was EriNoah! And the game is pretty much 100%´d on BEX. It was a truly fun ride! Now, only Impossible and X-Bunny Remain...