Blaster Master Zero 3: Leibniz Boss Fight

[@zettovii1367]

Really, this boss fight was so epic, that it already felt like a final showdown in of itself.

[@kelvinchewjw]

Guess we got got Samus'd with Leibniz

[@youngkappakhan]

Peak character arc. I think this is my favorite boss fight in video games as a whole. Thematically, presentationally, conceptually, and in practice there's not a single part of it that wasn't designed and executed flawlessly.

[@psimaster]

ultra based pfp

[@Sai299]

Timestamps: 0:01 - Leibniz's Cutscenes Dialogue 0:32 - 1:00 - Leibniz's Determined And Reveal Animation 1:23 - Rising Garuda Boss Fight (Kane Vs. Leibniz) 5:45 - Leibniz's End Cutscenes Dialogue

[@XalitharDaskel]

I actually discovered that you can destroy at most 3 of those lightning rods that Rising Garuda deploys with the pilot, which can potentially drop Health or Energy Drops! This makes it a bit easier to unload on Rising Garuda to ensure that the fight does get too lopsided.

[@Marku912]

Probably wouldn't have beat this boss if it wasn't for those drops.

[@Comangeit]

The zipping around sound effect just never gets old. It really sells how fast she is actually going in Rising Garuda.

[@jase8975]

Thank you so much for this, really had trouble learning the pattern but you nailed it.

[@agreedboarart3188]

Dude, that reveal was epic. I'm so glad I didn't look up spoilers for this game, because man... the way they destroyed our precognitions was epic.

[@utopua4all]

Man, I love the Leibniz reveal. I mean when she says all those mean spirited things during the second and third games, you kind of get the idea she's a dude. Not saying women can't be that cruel, but I love how the games just play with your preconceptions. But hell, I mean the third game's ending kind of does that on multiple levels.

[@fennecwolfox]

It's also that like, Leibniz is the epitome of an Edgelord Rival Guy who's just a massive asshole: Dark armor, sword theme, long flowing silver hair, hates you. That position is, nine times out of ten, taken by a dude, because they're supposed to be your character's (also often a dude) foil. It's great.

[@Bluecatte]

@@fennecwolfox and then you find out just why she was so pissed off---she lost her home, her world, the woman she loved. the Mutants took more than lives---they stole her heart, her soul. the Leibniz we knew was a shell of the woman she used to be, the remnants. Jason gave her a chance, a reason to love and fight one last time. and by the gods the woman fought. in the words of Captain Sulu, she damn near flew that ship apart doing so.

[@MegaDeathRay10]

Wait isn't leibenz male? They keep using male pronouns

[@ashwolf2006]

@@MegaDeathRay10 the reveal was only for the player. Kane and jason never saw her actual face as well as the other pilots.

[@MrSailing101]

actually, for me I noticed that Leibniz started veering into tsundere characterization, which is traditionally a feminine character archetype in Japanese media.

[@lncstr01]

This boss is easy once you get its pattern off. If you consistently hit homing while its open, you take out a big chunk of hp from it. Also save one thunder for when he does his finisher.. hit him while hes doing the rising jet slash.. protip

[@Darkfiro0]

Agree the final boss though is a different story HARDEST optional Final boss ever. Missile thank for the pick up Anti-SF cannon OMG why are you wall jumping in mid- Game crash as He sniped and kill me.

[@Sonic_Kirbo]

@@Darkfiro0 optional final boss? Where?

[@educosta115]

@@Sonic_Kirbo You can play as both Kane or Jason in the final boss fight, playing as Kane makes the fight a lot harder

[@Darkfiro0]

@@Sonic_Kirbo Jason If you wait on the vs Screen you can choose between kane or Jason Jason has the easiest Final boss while Kane Has the hardest Final boss.

[@SgvSth]

I was hoping that beating the final fight with Kane would unlock an ending with his family.

[@frogmouth2]

A beautiful whirlwind of chaos

[@tancredipaonessa6102]

Leibniz is just samus all over again

[@seumasirving6155]

Samus didn't have fuzzy animal ears ^_^

[@GoodfellaZeta4873]

This fight took me 28 tries...... 5:16 God no... 5:39

[@allenharper2928]

Leibniz is a Viera. Huh. Who would have guessed that?

[@maximumforce8275]

Bro I forgot just how fast she was. Took me forever to beat. Honestly harder than the last boss. Tho I only played as jason.

[@777Electric]

Jason is an infinitely more difficult fight than Kane is (who is a pushover at this point). You can play as Kane if you want a harder fight.

[@GreatScottch]

Huh. So leibniz is a woman. Not what I was expecting. Honestly my theory was that leibniz was actually the support droid for Garuda, and that the actual pilot died fighting the mutants. I'm kind of disappointed that's not the case

[@tylerherr4288]

that did cross my mind at one point

[@utopua4all]

I don't know, I'm pretty please with the character all things considered. I never thought I'd relate to the character until the end of the second game when they talk about the support droid. Of course, III's music really helped with that. I mean at least Inti didn't pull some more lame ass crap like they did with the villain in Mega Man Zero 2. Yuck!

[@GreatScottch]

@@utopua4all Oh make no mistake, I'm not saying I dislike the way leibniz's character arc went, but I feel that would have been a more interesting take on her character. It also would have explained a lot of her actions and behaviors, like her despising other support droids. Were she Garuda's, that would mean that her pilot died and in an obvious route to blame herself for failing to protect the pilot, she would view the support droids (and by extension herself) as "useless dolls" It would also explain her disposition towards Jason, she sees him as succeeding to save his planet where her pilot failed.

[@ailill5458]

Yeah I thought that would have been an interesting outcome too.

[@avalonfour8054]

It's actually backwards - Leibniz is the pilot, who lost her support droid (Lucia, shown on the white background)

[@izukazephoenix]

Why is the garuda so cool?

[@MrSailing101]

brings sword to tank fight wins

[@AullidodelamuerteZ]

What stile sprite art

[@Symphonia30]

This is the hardest Boss fight in the game mainly because of his unpredictable pattern

[@thegrouchization]

Leibniz's pattern is actually the most telegraphed one in the game. The pattern Garuda makes while zipping across the background tells you which move she's about to use, and (with the exception of certain attacks having a mirrored version) once she locks in an attack she will move consistently until it ends.

[@justtestingmycurrentskills747]

Nice fight.

[@davidjellofox]

You didn't hunt down Acceleration Blast...

[@thenewguyinred]

So is she dead after the fight?

[@paulman34340]

No A "certain frog" ported her out of there!

[@thenewguyinred]

@@paulman34340 thank goodness.

[@allenharper2928]

@@thenewguyinred I love that, since on your first playthrough you're probably assuming you're Jason at this point, when Leibniz says, "Gah! Jason...!" If you were like me, you figured it was a typical "Curse you Jason, you defeated me again!", When actuality, it was Leibniz realizing she might have fought just a BIT too hard and was in danger of being destroyed, and panicking, she called out to Jason for help since she didn't want to die there, not after she'd finally been given a mission that was putting meaning back in her life, at which point Jason had Fred wormhole her out of danger.

[@syrelian]

@@allenharper2928 They try so hard to keep it ambiguous despite a ton of clear signs its not Jason, its kind of cute, like why are we using Metal Attacker? Why does our subweapon launcher look different and only have a retro-looking Grenade Bomb with infinite ammo? Why is the mic still broken? Why so concerned about "breaking the accords" instead of being excited by the chance to meet Eve? And of course, why is everyone standing against us? The details quickly add up to it being Kane, thus the classic loadout(Metafight/BM1 gave you only an infinite ammo grenade for a sub), but they try just enough with ambiguous language to push the intent, even things like Leibniz Determination speech is playing with it, Kane echoes Jason's own language when talking about being determined to do this

[@GoodfellaZeta4873]

No.

[@stripedrajang3571]

Is it possible that Leibniz is not a she, but a very "prettyboy" he? That's what I took it as.

[@Gundamseeddabest]

EDIT: I’ll take the L Hate to burst peoples’ bubbles, but Leibniz is still a dude. I have the Trilogy Set with voice acting and... yeah he sounded more like a dude than he EVER did in the other scenes. And this isn’t some “he/she/they identify as____” thing. Like unless you’re Utada Hikaru(congrats to them for coming out btw), the Gender conversation here in Japan isn’t exactly the same as it is in the West. Soo, Leibniz is a femboy.

[@MagnificantSasquatch]

That's gonna be a big nopearino. pbs.twimg.com/media/E8fgbAGWEAMkC-B.jpg

[@sokhum4375]

It's definitely possible it's a she and that the soundtrack art is official (I'm just unsure who the person on the left side could be), and it looks pretty convincing that it is a she, but even after the reveal Jason and Kane are referring to Leibniz as a he. It's a bit difficult to say unless either: Jason didn't know and but Kane did and went along, Jason and Kane somehow never find out, or there was a translation error.

[@Gundamseeddabest]

@@sokhum4375 I mean, I am open to the idea of it but it’s like, they’re literally entrusting their kids to him. Like I leave my kids with anyone, Imma need to know them well enough to at least NOT misgender them, ya know? And I know there was the shadowrock Interview with the English spokesperson of Inti but it felt like he dodged a definitive answer in a way. Like I still remember when Harada said that Leo from Tekken is a woman but then by 7 they gave them guy pronouns and Harada refused to give a straight answer.

[@MagnificantSasquatch]

@@sokhum4375 The unmasking happened in a closed cockpit and MAs have no video feed, just audio, so that was basically purely for the player's benefit. As far as Kane and Jason are concerned, it's to no difference; we see from Jason's flashback when Leibniz told them to do it that she still had the thing on. As for the artwork, that there's a future shot; the boy and girl are a grown Roddy and Elfie respectively. I'm assuming that monster truck of an MA would therefore be the J7 in this instance.

[@gaiamegu64]

@@Gundamseeddabest her actor is known for playing genderly ambgious characters and masculine women