Mission 14: Forest of Ruin

You've unlocked the Gilgamesh weapon now, which will remind you a lot of Beowulf from DMC3, because it's essentially the same weapon. Power it up as best you can before moving into this level.

Ancient Training Ground

Now that you've cleared out Echidna, the rest of the forest is available to you to move through. There's a new enemy here, the Fault, which appears from underground and attempts to eat you. They're easy to avoid and easy to kill, but will be annoying when they pop up during fights. Stay mobile and jump away from them when you hear the distinctive sound that they emit. If they get you, they'll suck you down into the Ruined Lowland and screw up your time score for the level.

Lapis River/Ancient Plaza/Windswept Valley

There are a couple of red-barrier fights in these areas. Get used to switching between the Gilgamesh and Rebellion to increase your style meter.

Forest Entrance

You can attempt the Royal Blocker secret mission here, if you're confident in your skills, but it's difficult. Try it if you like, but otherwise head on through to the exit from the forest.

Mission 15: Fortuna Castle

Foris Falls

There's a Combat Adjudicator for Dante here, up the stairs to the left. You need to get up to Smokin' Style here. It can be difficult to get up there without a Devil Trigger overpower move like Nero had, but with a little bit of work you can do it. If you have Swordsman powered up, then you can use the lockon, back, and special attack charged uppercut to get a bit of power there. The Drive move for Rebellion is also a high-style maneuver. Beating him will net you a Blue Orb Fragment.

Blitzes are tough enemies, but they only appear a few times in the game.

Central Courtyard

You will probably be forced to fight against a tough new lesser demon here, named the Blitz. These lightning-infused demons will teleport around the battlefield. Hitting them with melee weapons while they're charged up will cause you to take damage, so keep your distance and hit them with your guns instead. Eventually, you can knock the charge off of your foe and resort to your swords. You'll have to repeat this process a few times to finally defeat the enemy. If they manage to grab a hold of you and suck your life force, you'll take a lot of damage; switching to Devil Trigger mode may help you out here.

Keep in mind that when the demon is teleporting itself around the battlefield, it will usually wind up landing right in front of you and swiping you. It will also eventually start sweeping its electrical beam back and forth. Jump over this while continuing to fire on your foe, and he'll eventually disintegrate.

Grand Hall

There's only one available exit here, on the northeastern side of the room.

Gallery/Library

The library has a bit of a different configuration now, so after beating the Angelos, head down the new set of steps. You can find Secret Mission 09 at the bottom of the steps, hidden in an obscure camera angle.

Large Hall/Dining Room/Large Hall/Torture Chamber

Only one path to take here. In the dining room, you will have to fight off some Mega Scarecrows. Megas are great fun, since they wind up spending so much time stunned on the floor. Use your charged-up moves for Gilgamesh to give them a real pounding.

Spiral Well

You can now access the blue switch here. Flipping it will activate a new panel that will immediately launch you to the top of the room. Nab the red orbs floating around first, if you like.

Master's Chambers/Soldier's Graveyard

Defeat the enemies in the Chambers to reach the Graveyard. You can try the Secret Mission here again, if you like; it's a bit easier to raise the style meter now that you have Royal Guard. You can also now use Trickster to jump from the top of the statue in the middle of the graveyard to the items up atop the walkways above, letting you net a Golden Orb if you have a little patience.

Central Courtyard

Boss Fight: Dagon

We came very close to beating Dagon without being hit once the first time we tried him (when, of course, we weren't recording it). Regardless, you shouldn't have too many problems here.

As before, use your sword attacks against the Rusalkas when they show up. They will eventually attempt to freeze you, but even if they do, and even if you get swallowed by Dagon, it's of no concern; a quick flip to Devil Trigger will eject you from his mouth instantly.

Video Walk-through

Dagon doesn't like you very much. Take him out as quickly as you can.

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Apart from that, this is a fairly straightforward smackdown. Get up close and personal with your weapons when Dagon is out and about, preferably attacking him from the side with your combos. The phases here are much the same, so you should be familiar with the fight from when you fought before. If he swallows you, Devil Trigger out of it and use your fine position to charge in and continue the assault. Eventually you'll wind up finishing him off and netting yourself the Pandora gun.