In Patch 1.5.0 of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the developers added a whole new area. It’s a strange place that shows what Verso’s imagination was like when he was just a child. So, there are plenty of bright colors and lollipops. There is also someone that Verso describes as the villain of all villains.
It is Osquio, who looks a lot like Esquie, but he’s a bit more evil. Or at least, they say he’s evil, but it seems to be more of a role-play thing since he doesn’t do much wrong. Yet, he is a formidable opponent that you must take down. Here is a complete guide to the fight against this not-so-dastardly villain.
How To Find Osquio
Ospuio is at the Verso’s Drafts location on the map, which is down in the south of the Continent. Once you enter the place, you can go straight to Osquio. He is on the other end of the region from where you enter.
If you look in the distance, you may be able to see a mountain with Osquio’s face on it (he looks like Esquie). That is where you need to head.
So, make your way down the hill, and veer to the right. Eventually, you will reach the foot of the mountain. Go all the way up it with the help of the magical train that’s sitting there.
When you enter Esquie/Osquio’s head, you will be taken to a place called the Root of all Evil.
While in this place, look for the area with all the fire-breathing Esquies. That is where the boss will be.
Before you walk up the stairs to where Osquio is, there will be a flag that you can use to get yourself ready for the battle.
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Osquio Boss Fight
While he might not be the hardest boss of the entire game, Osquio isn’t easy to beat. Therefore, you shouldn’t even think of taking him on if your characters are below level 80. Even then, you should probably wait until they’re in the 90s before going into this fight.
This is a two-phase boss fight. However, the second phase only triggers when you’ve completely depleted his health bar. Therefore, you basically have to beat him twice.
Osquio’s Attacks
Here is a breakdown of all the attacks Osquio will unleash during the battle:
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Pre-Attack Text |
Description |
How Many Hits |
|---|---|---|
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Osquio is flying gracefully. |
He flies up to you, then quickly teleports before slamming down on you multiple times at different speeds. |
4 |
|
Osquio has very very strong fists. |
His hands light up, and he throws a slew of punches down at you, including a big one as he drops down. |
7 |
|
Osquio summons his little friends. |
He summons a series of five heads in the air. They all shoot at you, then throw themselves at you. |
11 |
|
Osquio thinks he is the fastest ball. |
He curls up into a ball, then begins firing himself at you from multiple directions. |
6 |
|
Osquio goes Pew Pew Pew (Phase Two). |
He thrusts his hips, and his belt fires out a series of blasts with the last one being delayed. |
12 |
|
Osquio prepares a dropkick (Phase Two). |
He fires at you using his belt, then he unleashes a few different attacks before ending with a gradient attack. |
7 |
|
Osquio decides to detroy the world. Bye bye (Phase Two). |
When his health is almost depleted at the end of the second phase, he throws a large ball of energy at you. If you fail to time your gradient counter, you lose the fight. |
1 |
In phase two, all of his successful attacks inflict Barbapapa, meaning your attack and skill damage is reduced to one.
How To Beat Osquio
Osquio doesn’t have any specific weaknesses. Therefore, you don’t have to select certain party members for this fight. Just go with your favorites.
There isn’t anything special about the first phase; you just need to attempt to parry his attacks and unleash the best skills you’ve got.
The second phase is a bit more complicated because of the Barbapapa status effect you receive if you’re hit by any of his moves. It reduces the damage of your own skills and attacks to one.
You can remove the status by attacking him or using a skill on him. Yet, you only remove one of the stack per hit. So, if he manages to stack a bunch on you, you become pretty useless from an offensive standpoint.
Therefore, parrying his attacks as much as possible is very important in phase two. Not only does it give you big hits on him, but it guards against the Barbapapa status effect.
Alternatively, before the fight, you could try to make a build that relies on making the most of your free aim attacks since Barbapapa doesn’t impact their damage. Yet it would be hard to create one that delivers enough damage output.
Attempting to set him on fire would also be beneficial because he still receives burning damage.
Overall, though, timing your parries is the key to victory.
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