Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG Event Guide Version 0.1 By Genis Irving -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- !!!WARNING 1: This guide contains Spoilers! Read at your own Risk!!! !!!WARNING 2: This guide is incomplete. If a section has [Completed] following it in the Table of Contents, then it is there. If not, the section does not exist!!! -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- i. Introduction: What is BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG ? (INTRO) [Complete] ii. BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG Boss Info (BOSS0) [Complete] 1-B) Viracocha (BOSS1) [Complete] 2-B) Hulk Davidson (BOSS2) [Complete] 3-B) Fire Leo & Frost Tiger (BOSS3) [Complete] 4-B) Kuwaga (BOSS4) [Complete] 5-B) F-Guardian (BOSS5) [Complete] 6-B) Poseidon (BOSS6) [Complete] 7-B SE) Tsukumo (BOSS7) [Complete] iii. Beating BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG (CHR00) [Complete] 01) Viewtiful Joe (CHR01) 02) Sexy Silvia (CHR02) [Complete] 03) Captain Blue Jr. (CHR03) [Complete] 04) Blade Master Alastor (CHR04) 05) Captain Blue (CHR05) 06) Emperor Jet Black (CHR06) 07) Sprocket (CHR07) 08) Rachel (CHR08) 09) Movie Fan Joe (CHR09) 10) Heroine Sylvia (CHR10) [Complete] 11) Young Blue Jr. (CHR11) [Complete] 12) Stylish Alastor (CHR12) 13) Director Blue (CHR13) 14) Manager Jet (CHR14) 15) Charles the Third (CHR15) 16) Hulk Davidson (CHR16) 17) Gran Bruce (CHR17) 18) Young Captain Blue (CHR18) 19) Dark Hero Jet Black (CHR19) 20) Fighter Bianky and Friends (CHR20) iv. Version History (VERSN) [Complete] v. Credits and Contact Info (CLOSE) [Complete] -------------------------------------------------------- i. Introduction: What is BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG (INTRO) -------------------------------------------------------- BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG is the second-to-last (Or perhaps third-to-last) event you will open up in Story mode. It is so completely different from the rest of the game that you cannot play it at all in the same manner as you normally would. TO UNLOCK BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG... -Finish Riddle of the Incan Empire -Finish Viewtiful Cartoon World -Finish Captain Blue Begins -Finish Truth of the Black Film -Finish Gulliver's Battles -Finish Atlantis: Four Adventures of the Sea -Finish Les Acteurs Incroyable -Collect V-Puzzles 1-6 -Finish Riddle of the Incan Empire - Special Edition -Finish Viewtiful Cartoon World - Special Edition -Finish Captain Blue Begins - Special Edition -Finish Truth of the Black Film - Special Edition -Finish Gulliver's Battles - Special Edition -Finish Atlantis: Four Adventures of the Sea - Special Edition Sounds like a lot of work? Well, it sort of is, but not really. By the time you unlock this, you will have unlocked, at the very LEAST, Sprocket, Rachel, and all six Unhenshined characters. You'll also have unlocked the Special Edition stages for Reels 1-6. So what is BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG? It's simple. Your single character - ENTIRELY BY HIMSELF (And this is the reason it's so unique - no other time in the game will you be by yourself) - will have to take on and defeat all 7 Major Boss Battles in the game. You just have to win the fights by taking down the boss' health - you don't have to score really high or anything. However, you have to avoid dying once during each battle, or you'll have to start that battle over again (The 'Don't Fall Down Once' condition') Now, you're probably asking yourself: Why should I bother doing all this work, and completing one of the hardest competitions in the game? First off, you will instantly recieve a new character: Dark Hero Jet Black. You will also unlock the last Special Edition stage - the Special Edition of 7-B... Lastly, you will open up the last Story competition: 'Red Hot Rumble', after which you will unlock Fighter Bianky and Friends. Besides that, it's awesomely fun! So pick a character and start fighting! -------------------------------------------------------- iv. Boss Strategies (BOSS0) -------------------------------------------------------- This section covers the information you need to know about the bosses in BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG, including their patterns and the general manner in which you will be kicking their asses. Even knowing this information will allow you to perform better against them, whether in BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG or in actual competitions... -------------------------------------------------------- 1-B) Viracocha (BOSS1) Riddle of the Incan Empire Treasure Guardian Viracocha -------------------------------------------------------- Attacks: -He will charge up his swords with electricity. This will prevent you from hitting him without a VFX Power or ranged attack. -He likes to jump around, but it's fairly easy to judge where he's going to jump to. -If four Alert markers appear on the ground next to him, run away. He will throw his swords up, and then they will land at those spots. This leaves his swords out in the open (See further down) -If a large 'DANGER' marker scrolls in a direction, he will either charge in that direction, or throw his swords. If he does the latter, see further down. -He will jump off-screen after throwing his swords, and then he will come back and charge them up again. Basic, isn't he? The core idea is to wait for him to throw his swords. Then, take them out with any attack. When he goes to charge up his swords, he will get fried and stunned - this is your chance to deal major damage. After that, just retreat and wait for another chance to beat him senseless... -------------------------------------------------------- 2-B) Hulk Davidson (BOSS2) Viewtiful Cartoon World Hulk Davidson is in Town -------------------------------------------------------- Attacks: -Jumps around. There's a shockwave near where he lands, so be sure to jump yourself -A couple Alert markers appear, and then he swings his axe. Just jump over it. -Lowers his head, then charges forward. Jump over him and he will charge into the wall, the big idiot, and stun himself, just like in the first Viewtiful Joe. -Stomps the ground. The back of the area will open up, and a couple missiles will fly towards you. -After being stunned, his axe will fall down towards him. This can hurt you. If you're attacking when he catches it, he will throw it at you. -If you try to attack him, he will usually block it. This guy is so easy it's ridiculous. Seriously! Use the X button to do a normal attack on a nearby Bianky or other character, to knock him/her/it into the Hulk. He'll be stunned. Run over and wail on him, until you see his axe falling. Just run and grab it. If the missiles come towards you, hit those, and they'll lock onto him instead, hit him, and stun him... -------------------------------------------------------- 3-B) Fire Leo & Frost Tiger (BOSS3) Captain Blue Begins Super Brothers -------------------------------------------------------- TEAM: Fire Leo and Frost Tiger switch on and off. Fire Leo goes in first and has the top Life meter, Frost Tiger comes in second and has the bottom Life meter. When you take out one, the other will come in, and you'll no longer be able to stun them... FIRE LEO: Attacks (On Field): -Spits Fireballs at you. Just dodge -Blocks your attacks for a brief period of time. Keep hitting him and the shield will break. -Slashes at you -When near death/Solo, he'll go to one end of the screen and start spinning. He'll fire off a lot of fireballs, so try your best to dodge them. Attacks (Supporting): -Shoots five fireballs at you. These can be in a horizontal line, a vertical line, or in a circle. You can see them coming, though, so dodge. -Shoots up several hot boulders. Avoid them when they drop, then punch them into Frost Tiger to stun him. FROST TIGER: Attacks (On Field): -Does a three-slash combo. Stay away, or jump over him. -Runs to the edge of the area, flips, and then smashes the ground, causing ice to shoot up in front of him along the whole length of the field. Jump when you see him starting this move, and stay in the air as long as possible. He'll only do this if he's the last one on the field, or near death. Attacks (Supporting): -Fires in rings of ice either high or low. Just try to keep an eye out for them, as they're hard to see, but they don't have a great area of effect... -Throws up several snowballs. Avoid them when they drop, then punch them into Fire Leo to stun him. Since Fire Leo doesn't do his boulder-throwing until Frost Tiger is nearly dead, you'll more than likely beat up Fire Leo first. Stun him using the snowballs, then beat the living heck out of him. After that, it's just a matter of hitting Frost Tiger hard enough to stop his attacks before he can massacre you, and dodging them... On BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG, this is the second-hardest battle, as you have two bosses to deal with... To deal the most damage to these idiots, use Zoom whenever possible. Just remember to jump over fireballs... -------------------------------------------------------- 4-B) Kuwaga (BOSS4) Truth of the Black Film Bouncer -------------------------------------------------------- Attacks: -Teleports around. Not an attack, but very annoying. -He'll jump into the air, and swing around. Three arrows will shoot from straight down to diagonally down-forward, and will then explode. -Jumps to the center, then Alert markers appear all around him. He'll fire arrows in all directions, then all of them will explode. Go to a bottom corner of the map for best protection. -Splits into four images. Three will turn into bombs and an item pickup when hit, damaging you, but the other is real. If you wait for a few moments, the fakes will dissolve and just leave behind the items. If you hit him as he goes to make the images, they will all shatter instantly. Don't be below them or you'll take heavy damage from the bombs, but all the items will instantly drop down. -Flies off screen. A chain of Alert markers will then appear - he will fly through and grab you along that path, so avoid it! -After flying in, he will begin to charge up energy. He is most vunleurable at this time. After, he will teleport around. Then a large Alert marker will appear, and he will do a super-strong attack with his sword. Use VFX to dodge it, if possible, since it's very hard to dodge otherwise. Kuwaga isn't hard, really, just annoying. Save a Mach Speed power for when he charges up his energy sword so you can survive it (it does a ridiculous amount of damage...), but other than that, keep following him and pound at him. He shouldn't be too hard, technically, but he does a lot of damage... To deal the most damage _to_ him, use your Zoom right as he's charging up his sword and wail on him. He'll go down in no time. -------------------------------------------------------- 5-B) F-Guardian (BOSS5) Gulliver's Battles Spider-Machine -------------------------------------------------------- Note: Whenever you knock out the boss's crystal, it will change 'Phases' before return to its attack pattern. Attacks: -Normal Phase: Jumps into the background and fires off two Sonic blasts. Though these are slightly large, they are easy to avoid. -Red Phase: Drops rocks down from where its legs step as it walks on the cieling. -Blue Phase: Fires out one or two lasers. Stand under it to avoid them. -Purple Phase: One side will show lots of Alert markers. Run away from that side to avoid the laser. -Yellow Phase: Shoots out six webs. Stand under the platforms to avoid it, or stand directly under it. The webs don't do damage, they just stun you and cause you to lose Viewtifuls. This thing is insanely easy on BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG, because it only does the same attacks over and over again. To get it to switch phases, and deal real damage, grab a Zoom VFX Orb and pound away at the cockpit for a few moments, then wail on the energy crystal as it flies around. -------------------------------------------------------- 6-B) Poseidon (BOSS6) Atlantis: Four Adventures of the Sea Poseidon Avenger -------------------------------------------------------- Attacks: -Fires laser beams at a single point. The beams don't do any damage, but after they stop there will be a large explosion there. -Jumps and shakes the screen. Danger markers will appear at four points, then rocks will fall down. Easy to dodge, and you can knock the rocks into him. -Swings his trident. This starts off a flow from one of the corners. Collect powerups there, but avoid the boulders and mines. Don't get caught at the end, either. -While the flow is on, he will stomp at about the middle of the screen. Stay away from the Alert marker. -His blue orb will float out and start hovering over you. Eventually, it will stop, then fall. Really easy to dodge, and you can knock it out of the air with a single hit. -Will lean down, then lift up his trident. Lightning will crash down. I'm not sure if you can avoid this without using VFX... Though you may remember this battle as being chaotic, it's very simple. His attacks are, for the most part, easy to watch for and realise they're about to happen. Any VFX Power will destroy this guy, but especially Zoom. Mach Speed has also been known to knock his head off. Yes, if you don't remember, you have to target his head. Try using a diagonal attack to kick the small enemies around the area into him. -------------------------------------------------------- 7-B SE) Tsukumo (BOSS7) Les Acteurs Incroyable - Special Edition Final Battle -------------------------------------------------------- That's right! It's the Special Edition Final Boss, and you have to fight him by yourself! What does this mean? It means that his attacks are very powerful, and you now have to actually pay attention to what's going on (not just sit around and let the AI finish him off, since you don't even have to touch the controller during Les Acteurs Incroyable to win...). Trust me. He's tough. Attack Combinations: -Stomps and causes a shockwave that travels the whole length. He will then lift up one arm, and charge it up with glowing energy. Various chunks of glowy debris will fall down in a line. A couple Bianky and a VFX Orb or two will appear, as well. Be sure to grab these and kill the Bianky - this is the only way to get any power ups during this battle! -Stomps and causes a shockwave, like before. However, his hand will electrify. He will then begin to trace a line in front of him with the electricity. A magnetic field will be formed that will hold anybody in it in place along that bit of the ground, then he will punch another shockwave strong enough to do a 1-hit KO! -Stomps the ground, but now more platforms appear. He will swing his hand out and grab you, shake some V-Points loose, and then drop you, finally dealing damage. -Slams the ground with both hands. Though easy to dodge, this causes gravity to lessen for about 15 seconds following the attack, making you fall slower. Rather annoying. This attack may, however, cause gravity to increase for about the same length of time. This is almost better, though it can make it a bit harder to dodge his attacks effectively. -The top half leans back, and a large black hole appears at his core. Stay away from it, but be careful of debris that will appear from the edges of the area and go inwards. Use a VFX Power to avoid taking damage here, if you can, because it's almost impossible to avoid getting hit at least once. This guy is tough, once again. The target point to attack is the foot that makes the stomp, or the hands smashing the ground. Basically, you'll want to run in, attack, and then run out. Most of his moves take off about half of your health (a bit more if you're unhenshined!), so don't expect this bastard to be easy! Though you may want to save your VFX powers, remember that another one will only appear after using your current one! And if you're wondering, the single most powerful attack you can use against this guy is the VFX SE. -------------------------------------------------------- iii. Beating BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG (CHR00) -------------------------------------------------------- The following section gives character-specific info on what techniques to use for each character, and the best ways to get quick times (Thus, the most effective strategies). This doesn't go into detail on each boss, however - for boss patterns, go to the previous section and look through it! -------------------------------------------------------- 02) Sexy Silvia (CHR02) -------------------------------------------------------- Difficulty: Medium General Tips: Sexy Silvia is at a major advantage against the bosses because of her great ranged attacks. Well, okay, great is stretching it. You'll want to use the Triple Sexy Beam (Direction + X), and not the Charge Beam (Hold X) against the enemy, except in those rare circumstances where you need the infinite range. Triple Sexy Beam is faster to pull off and hits three times, overall resulting in more damage. She's also very fast. The only thing is that she won't do much damage, so your battles may be fairly long... Vs. Viracocha: Silvia can wail on this guy with any ranged attack she wants for a while. When VFX Sound Effect appears, use it and wail on him (from a distance, or else you punch the swords and the attack just gets stopped). Remember that, if you're quick, you can activate Sound Effect twice in a row if you start charging up again right after using it once... Vs. Hulk Davidson: He's not too bad, really. Nail enemies into him, then keep nailing him with Triple Sexy Beam. This will keep you a safe distance away so the axe doesn't hit you when it falls. Or, you can rush in and use a VFX Zoom to deal extra damage, or Slow/Mach Speed near the end to still deal damage and avoid the danger of the large falling axe. Vs. Fire Leo & Frost Tiger: Because of how slowly she takes these two down, Sexy Silvia still will find these guys to be a challenge. However, when zoomed, her normal attack has awesome range and should be used to your advantage. Break Fire Leo's shield with Triple Sexy Beam, then knock snowballs into him and Zoom, Slow, or just attack normally - either way, your goal is to beat him senseless. When Frost Tiger is out, keep jumping over him and firing at him from behind with the Charge Beam if you can manage it (his 'hit' animation causes him to only be hit by one hit from the Triple Sexy Beam, and the Charge Beam is stronger). When Frost Tiger starts to go all super-ice-attack on you, keep running towards him and nailing him. Not too hard... Vs. Kuwaga: Sexy Silvia has this one in the bag as it stands. Her Triple Sexy Beam will take down Kuwaga with speed, and when Zoomed, she can pound the living heck out of him while he's charging up. If you can beat Kuwaga with any other character, you can do it with her. Vs. Poseidon: The Charge Beam will come in very handy here, since you can't reach Poseidon's head on a diagonal using the Triple Sexy Beam, and the Charge Beam will hit multiple times. It even has a tendency to cause his head to fall off. Other than that, just avoid Poseidon's attacks and wail on him with VFX Powers. Vs. Tsukumo: Easy as pie, compared to many short-ranged characters. Wail on him with either the Charge Beam or Triple Sexy Beam, use your VFX Slow and Sound Effect to enhance your attack abilities, and save VFX Mach Speed for evading his black hole attack. Since you have range, if you're quick you should be able to safely stay out of danger of many of his attacks and still be able to deal out some damage. -------------------------------------------------------- 03) Captain Blue Jr. (CHR03) -------------------------------------------------------- Difficulty: Very Easy General Tips: The most powerful move Captain Blue Jr. - or almost any character, for that matter - can use is his Tornado (Hold X). For attacking targets that are out of reach of that move, use either the normal attack if you can reach them without jumping, or use Cyclone (Direction + X) to hit them if you have to jump at them. Vs. Viracocha: Get up close and personal quickly, and go Tornado on his Incan ass. Pull away only when he powers up his swords, and even then try to keep pounding on him with Cyclone. If you can't finish him off before he fires off his swords (And it is possible), take out the swords and just finish him off with another Tornado when he comes back. Vs. Hulk Davidson: Knock a Bianky into him with your normal attack, then run up and get Tornado going. Use it for a while, then get away before the axe falls. You have a fairly decent amount of time, but it takes a moment for Tornado to stop. Vs. Fire Leo & Frost Tiger: Since you have insane reach when Zoomed, use that to your advantage. Knock the snowballs into Fire Leo and take him down in no time at all by using Zoom or Slow repeatidly against him. Once Frost Tiger's out, just keep getting behind him or attacking from above until his 'hair' breaks, at which point keep following him around and avoid his ice shockwave. Vs. Kuwaga: A bit of a pain, but you may be able to score multiple hits with your regular attack. Save a Zoom for when he goes to power up his sword, then just activate it and wail on him. If you've done enough damage by then, he should fall quickly. Vs. F-Guardian: Zoom and the upwards normal attack will destroy his shield so quickly that he will never even get the chance to really attack you if you do it right... Vs. Poseidon: Once again, Captain Blue Jr.'s range comes to save him. When zoomed, you can reach his head with ease for major damage. Also, you can use the other VFX powers against him. There's no good time to use Tornado, but Cyclone and Zoom will do the trick. Vs. Tsukumo: Having Jr.'s range is a major advantage here. Jump a bit and start off a Tornado on the foot that makes each stomp, and only run once you know that you are in danger. When he does the lightning grip attack, Tornado as long as you can then run a bit away, and keep pounding on the foot with the end of your reach using your normal attack or Cyclone. -------------------------------------------------------- 10) Heroine Sylvia (CHR10) -------------------------------------------------------- Difficulty: Very Hard General Tips: Heroine Sylvia really suffers in this, in all honesty. Her only powerful move is the Sexy Butt Bump (normal attack to either side). Mind you, this does a fair share of damage. If you want range, you will have to bring out her Volleyball (Up+X) and then hit it, and it's not even that great. You'll be relying on VFX powers to do a lot of your damage. If you need a quick attack, use diagonal-up Y to strike rapidly. Vs. Viracocha: Not too hard, mind you. Run up and start beating him senseless with the Sexy Butt Bump as long as you can. Once he powers up, keep avoiding him and wail on him with VFX Powers. When he throws his swords, evade and break them, then wail on him some more. It shouldn't be too hard. Vs. Hulk Davidson: This guy's annoying. His moves will one-hit-KO you. Sexy Butt Bump into a Bianky to stun him, and then SBB him repeatedly, aided by Slow or Zoom. Especially Zoom. Zoom will double the damage he takes, and if you get hit by the axe, you've got lots of defenses added on as well. Just be careful regardless. Vs. Fire Leo & Frost Tiger: This is so ridiculously hard that it single-handidly makes Heroine Sylvia have one of the hardest B*B*B*B challenges! Seriously! In fact, this boss strategy will even get a special honor of having three paragraphs! First off, you have to take out Fire Leo's shield - draw him left so that he's out of range of the ice rings, then hit him quickly with diagonal-up Y. This will take out his shield very quickly, as this is a fast attack. After, use the X-button move to hit a snowball into Fire Leo, then run over and wail on him with VFX-aided attacks. As for once he starts doing his rapid fireball attack, just dodge attacks from him and Frost Tiger for a while until he fires off about 4, then rush in and pound on him for a few moments. If and when he jumps away to bring Frost Tiger out, there is a simple pattern to follow. Jump over Frost Tiger so you're behind him, and Sexy Butt Bump him once. Then just jump back over and repeat. This will easily take him down enough that he will switch patterns to begin using his massive ice attack. At this point, Fire Leo, if he's still around, will begin to fire up the boulders. Hit them into Frost Tiger to stun him if you can, or just keep rushing towards him and pounding on him with VFX. It'll keep him out of his ice smasher if you're pounding on him constantly. Vs. Kuwaga: This is, again, annoying, but not overly difficult. Once again, Kuwaga is vulneurable during his sword charging, so use Zoom and wail on him then. Be sure to use Mach Speed as well to get in a couple hits. This guy will be tricky, since Sylvia's only powerful attack is too slow to be able to be really effective against him. However, he's still easy... Vs. F-Guardian: Use your Zoom and your Up+Y normal attack to do quick damage to this guy and break his shell, then Mach Speed or Slow to batter the crystal thingy. Alternatively, you can Slow and Sexy Butt Bump this guy. That works really well. This is probably one of the easiest fights, regardless of character. Vs. Poseidon: This is a bit tricky, but if you use diagonal-up+Y attack when Zoomed, he shouldn't be too hard. Also, use it on the little enemies around the area to make them fly into him for good damage, as well as the orb thingy and the boulders that fall down. Mach Speed can also deal a lot of damage. If you need health, just avoid his attacks until the water starts flowing - you can easily recharge your health then. Shouldn't be too hard if you keep at it. Vs. Tsukumo: ...Ow. Another hard battle, though not quite as hard as Fire Leo and Frost Tiger. You'll need to either use the Sexy Butt Bump or Diagonal-Up+Y to damage him. Amplify your attacks with VFX powers, since about every third attack he does will cause another to drop if you don't have one. Sound Effects is especially powerful here, so use it. If you get Mach Speed, save it for defensive purposes. Remember - run in, strike, and then run the hell away! You don't have an effective ranged attack - other than that stuipd Volleyball that takes forever to get out - so this may be a fairly long battle in comparison to fighting him with some other characters... -------------------------------------------------------- 11) Young Blue Jr. (CHR11) -------------------------------------------------------- Difficulty: Easy General Tips: Just like Captain Blue Jr., Young Blue Jr. can own most of the bosses using Rapid Yo (Hold X). Unlike Cap. BJ, Young BJ does not leave behind a cyclone. While this may seem like a disadvantage, it allows him to quit the move faster and restart it again without waiting for the previous cyclone to end. He is also much faster than Cap. BJ, but is very vulneurable. Many attacks can one-hit-KO this poor kid. Vs. Viracocha: Get up close and personal quickly, and go Tornado on his Incan ass. Pull away only when he powers up his swords, and even then try to keep pounding on him with Rapid Yo. If you can't finish him off before he fires off his swords (And it is possible), take out the swords and just finish him off with another Rapid Yo when he comes back. Vs. Hulk Davidson: Knock a Bianky into him with your normal attack, then run up and get Rapid Yo going. Use it for a while, then get away before the axe falls. The absolute last thing you want is to get hit by this guy - you can NOT risk it! Almost any attack this guy can do on you will one-hit-KO you! Vs. Fire Leo & Frost Tiger: Since you have insane reach when Zoomed, use that to your advantage. Knock the snowballs into Fire Leo and take him down in no time at all by using Zoom or Slow repeatidly against him. Once Frost Tiger's out, just keep getting behind him or attacking from above until his 'hair' breaks, at which point keep following him around and avoid his ice shockwave. Vs. Kuwaga: A bit of a pain, but you may be able to score multiple hits with your regular attack. Save a Zoom for when he goes to power up his sword, then just activate it and wail on him. If you've done enough damage by then, he should fall quickly. If you don't get him down before he uses his sword, do whatever you can to avoid it - it will one-hit KO you. Vs. F-Guardian: Zoom and the upwards normal attack will destroy his shield so quickly that he will never even get the chance to really attack you if you do it right... Vs. Poseidon: Once again, Young Blue Jr.'s range comes to save him. When zoomed, you can reach his head with ease for major damage. Also, you can use the other VFX powers against him. Cyclone and Zoom will do more than enough damage, and you can be a bit reckless here, since so many of his moves are easy to dodge and even those that aren't don't do much damage... Vs. Tsukumo: Having Jr.'s range is a major advantage here. Jump a bit and start off a Rapid Yo on the foot that makes each stomp, and only run once you know that you are in danger. When he does the lightning grip attack, do the Rapid Yo as long as you can and then run. This guy, strangely enough, doesn't do much more damage then he would normally to Unhenshined characters, but that's not to say that you can still afford to put yourself in danger. -------------------------------------------------------- iv. Version History (VERSN) -------------------------------------------------------- 0.1: Guide opened up! Boss Strategies available: All Major bosses Character Strategies available: Captain Blue Jr., Young Blue Jr., Heroine Sylvia, Sexy Silvia -------------------------------------------------------- v. Credits and Contact Info (CLOSE) -------------------------------------------------------- Capcom: For making Viewtiful Joe, amongst other quality games, and for not suing me for writing a guide. Clover Studios: See previous. Nintendo: For making the Gamecube, which has Red Hot Rumble, in addition to just being an awesome system. GameFAQs: For hosting the guide CJayC: For developing GameFAQs, of course 'The Academy': Because everybody thanks the academy... CyberAkuma: For his reviews that got me totally HOOKED on Red Hot Rumble. Dude, you _rock_ ^^ GenisIrving/Zelloss (Me): For writing all of this! Need to contact me? E-Mail me, with the subject line 'Red Hot Rumble Boss Guide', and I'll be glad to help you! If you have strategies for any characters that you want to share, send them to me! I'll give you proper credit and everything! If you want to put the guide up on your site, be sure to tell me! Currently, only the following sites have my permission to host this guide: http://www.gamefaqs.com ~Fin