Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Julius Mode) - Final Boss: Soma Cruz

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Despite me when I first played this game on my friend's DS and having much trouble with this boss, he isn't that hard. You just need to know how and when to dodge his attacks.
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[@DTSephiroth]

Ah. I just noticed that Alucard had enough time to change back into his Genya Arikado outfit before the castle collapsed....

[@patcatzgames9792]

Missionary of the Adepta Sororitas tch you think

[@minemon106]

It's alucard what do you expect

[@user-ti2xi9bd4u]

Julius says "I''m sorry" at the last hit of Soma damn, now thats what i called detailed.

[@JadeJack]

Has anyone else noticed that Julius says "Forgive me" in Japanese ("Yuruse") at the end of the fight?

[@Xedhadeaus]

Well if Dracula is of the Belmont clan... Maybe there's a little more to it.

[@oneish7454]

+Xedhadeaus It's because Julius and Soma were friendsm

[@byonemesis]

Oneish Like Leon Belmont and Matthias Cronqvist were friend before he knew that he became Dracula.

[@patcatzgames9792]

CamChao1 Dracula always returns because of our bad influence. Gree,Revenge,Sorrow,Lust we all have these ..... So Dracula will always return cuz we killed his wife,Lisa

[@Mikemic2218]

dracula isn't a belmont.

[@deciduousgaming1714]

Definitely a unique trio for sure. Alucard, the immortal son of Count Dracula. Yoko Belnades, a 25-26 year old young woman and descendant of Sypha Belnades. And, Julius Belmont, a 55 year old vampire hunter of the Belmont family line.

[@danielgrizzlus3950]

Wouldn't Yoko Belnades also be a descendant of Trevor Belmont, or did they not get together in canon?

[@shelbybunny]

@@danielgrizzlus3950 yokos *probably* a descendant of trevor, but its impossible to know for sure. its likely shes basically an offshoot that happened in one of the in-between generations (ex: the generation(s) between simon and juste or trevor and christopher). that, or shes from a different branch of the belnades family entirely, like a cousin of sypha or something.

[@BeanMan157]

Yoko descends from a different ramification of Belnades, everyone who came after Sypha are Belmonts

[@DarkReaperK97]

Beautiful ending! The duo alongside Alucard faced Dracula together just like their ancestors did in Castlevania 3!

[@CrimsonDiex]

and grant? :"0

[@reinhardvonlohengramm2774]

Crimson Diex y donde esta grant hamer podia hacer el papel xd

[@DarkReaperK97]

***** Screw Grant, Am I right? xD

[@patcatzgames9792]

DarkReaperK97 ugh......you know Michelle Danasty? She's Grant's reincarnation

[@captainwaffles3741]

It's not so 'beautiful' because Soma dies.

[@SolidSonicTH]

Soma's demon friend isn't very helpful.

[@Jokuman357]

Real nice of Soma to let him hang around though.

[@Rodanguirus]

Gaibon debuted as an easy boss in Super Castlevania 4, got demoted to half of the really easy first boss tag team in Symphony, then became a common enemy. He has a long history of being a chump.

[@jessedaringer9956]

Damn it Dracula you would think after getting defeated by every Belmont then killed reincarnated into a human body to learn brand new powers and skills you never had as a dark lord that when you came back for like the freakin' 600th time you'd have tried new moves. Guess the Belmonts did some brain damage there huh?

[@azmunt6855]

Soma didn't even knew he was Dracula. It was unexpected for him. If you knew why he became like this in that mode, then you wouldn't write shit like this.

[@azmunt6855]

In first game he appeared, he got to know about it. In second, we get a chance to fight him as Julius in Julius mode.

[@bogymanthedark]

@@azmunt6855 soma is no longer soma here he's dead dracula's soul has consumed him and taken over why do you think he knows alucard name then? Soma body is merely but a vessel for dracula

[@minemon106]

This is the part where I say stuff that probably isn't 100% true but shouldn't of Dracula of also had the power of dominance? If so why did he never use it ever

[@multimang0steen]

Yet Soma/Dracula isnt in his full might because he sealed Chaos his source of power in the first game.

[@Stelladia]

but he is indeed very strong

[@eta_carithebrightlord3396]

None the less, he is no match for a Belmont

[@minemon106]

I want to find a way to solve this but I can't think of anything I will edit this if I do

[@Hirabeatz]

If you think about it julius said ye only beat Dracula's final form because if his team soma with that full power AND every soul AND the strongest weapons AND armor with healables... soma is the strongest form of Dracula if you lose against chaos

[@zero-one2585]

I think they're on even ground because julius is way past his prime

[@smallsthe1st]

This may just be my fanboyism, but Soma's laugh is so badass.

[@MilesEdgeworth129]

You might as well add "No Damage" to the title.

[@ZeroTar]

ikt

[@patcatzgames9792]

MilesEdgeworth129 ugh thats shadowSurge's work m8!

[@david95ms]

Real men don't brag

[@ismaeltevenal7492]

@@david95ms it isn't bad to not be that modest every now and then, and remember, in this day and age with technology as it is it's easy for an opportunist searching for popularity to plagiarize something that doesn't belong to them.

[@_keirryson_5617]

Yo're right

[@aidankeogh9994]

This fight could've been so much more. I understand that Soma's the reincarnation of Dracula, and that Soma's second phase is obviously a tribute to Symphony of The Night, but I think this boss would've been so much better with Soma just staying in humanoid form. Seeing him pull more player-equitable souls out of the hat! Killer Clown, Mandadragora, Gergoth, Flame Demon, Bat Company, so many cool thing that could've done with this boss. But instead, we get this. And you know what I think of it? "Ah, it's okay."

[@D3nz3lCr0ck3r]

I know how you feel,instead of two forms, Soma's humanoid form would have phases, each phase using a diferent set of souls or something like that

[@aidankeogh9994]

Derpino Welitu Seeing him whip out souls like Gergoth or Abaddon would be some pretty awesome desperation moves.

[@THEDARKDEATH98]

Derpino Welitu I totally agree with both of you, there are so many things Soma could've done in human form. Sure, he's Dracula's reincarnation, but reincarnation doesn't mean the SAME thing. Often, reincarnation means SIMILAR, but distinctly different in it's own way. That aside, I think he has the best evil laugh I have EVER HEARD. I have never found a better evil laugh than that one...

[@aidankeogh9994]

THEDARKDEATH98 Well, Monsoon from Metal Gear Rising has a pretty awesome one.

[@THEDARKDEATH98]

Yeah, Monsoon's is good, but Soma's is still better in my opinion. I wish Dracula laughed like that, it would make him even creepier...

[@janLilin]

While I love Aria of Sorrow more, this fight just takes the cake for most epic boss in Castlevania. Just the fact that Soma struggled against becoming Dracula with all his might, he finally had to give up. That proves how powerful Dracula's dark powers are.

[@JanitorAntisocial]

Loved the nonchalantly badass hands-on-hips pose at the finishing blow.

[@YamishiMizuandDracus]

I know I'll probably get a lot of hate for this but... Soma's laugh > Kira laugh (I still love Death Note)

[@minemon106]

Fair

[@sirmortrainey]

they should have made a game where it is canon that Soma turned into the next Dracula and looks like this. This evil Soma is so cool... his laugh is even scarier than Dracula's...

[@Small_Chungus]

Grimoire of Souls was released, but then...

[@Hirabeatz]

@@Small_Chungus oof

[@orly4672]

0:44 Playtime's over! Grant me POWER!!

[@byonemesis]

「CALPIS WATER」 Asolida owalida! Wa re ni chikalao!!!!!

[@lunnyballoon2038]

His laughter... is so... ... so incredibly sexy...

[@ethereonflare445]

You're right :D

[@sofiaciel7599]

That's the power of Hikaru Midorikawa for you

[@tpj6988]

Thus why he voiced every single Anime protagonist of 90s,

[@boymancinder2000]

Sounds dorky to me

[@silentvoice6737]

Gay

[@sarraessafi7244]

Ooooh my God!! Midorikawa Hikaru did a great job voicing Soma. Just so perfect!

[@ikaruga24]

Indeed, this guys voice is freaking awesome and cool as shit!

[@guyintentoblivionvariant]

i wish this had more of a closure Don't get me wrong fighting soma is amazing. But it kinda feels like something's missing

[@minemon106]

Possibly dominance?

[@dyciefisk2535]

Well, at least it's not the cannon ending.

[@VegetaHimself]

This was by far the best alternative canon in the series. A lot of great games out there could have take a cue from this flawless example and boosted replay value as well as fanbase.

[@patcatzgames9792]

Alucard (Genya): SOMA...I never wanted it to end this way, but i must not let You wreck havoc anymore Soma: the question is however, *drops glass with blood* Are you ready? Julius: *steps in* Soma....its time for me to fulfil my promise to you Soma: *does a very sexy laugh* then come and get me *after the fight* Alucard(Genya): i guess its done Yoko: wait....are you Genya? Alucard(Genya): yes *turns into Genya* Julius: which reminds me....im Ricther's reincarnation myself Genya: i just hope Soma regrets of succumbing his dark destiny

[@PerfectGenius23]

Holy hell, the quality of this video is amazing. Its the smoothest and most fluid DS footage I've seen. Great fight as usual.

[@Ascertabus]

The dialogue at the beginning differs between whoever enters Soma's lair. There isn't any dialogue at the end, though.

[@shinnuXIII]

In Lament of Innocence, it explains how Mathias become Dracula and how the Belmonts became hunters of the him. The Lords of Shadows, Gabriel Belmont becomes Dracula (it's shown in the epilouge and explained in the two DLCs). Mathias is not Gabriel, thus two different origins, thus two different universes.

[@alexanderstilianov]

If this was SOTN Alucard the fight would've been over the second he walked into the room. Crissaegrim + Soul Steal for days.

[@Lukmendes]

Alex Or just Alucard Shield + Shield Rod

[@alexanderstilianov]

***** Now that's plain evil.

[@YoshikageKira]

Alex add 2 Rings of Varda...

[@YamishiMizuandDracus]

Mablung sword/shield rod + Alucard sword, or if you wanna be really tryhard Muramasa leveled up to 999.

[@SpiritualJD12887]

Unless he had that and Death stole again off screen...

[@soulcrona5650]

Soma: AVACADO!!

[@JustSiouxMe]

The tuneis called Illusionary Dance. There is an awesome arranged version of it on the second Dracula Battle album.

[@DragonWarrior95t]

Julius is the best

[@captainwaffles3741]

Honestly. I wished you got to play as Dracula Soma and murder them all. THAT would be a truly 'bad ending'

[@perfectqube826]

This is kinda sad i liked playing as soma cruz in aria of sorrow now seeing him like this really gets me

[@secretbootlegs]

Just played this game for the first time over the weekend. I took some damage on this boss. . . but man, you make Boss Soma look like a glorified Toad Man from Mega Man 4. F'n sweet, dude!! :-)

[@HaganeSteel]

Good playing!

[@MiniBahamut]

And when I fought him, I noticed that the room is the same room where you fight Aguni (saw on the map), just that there is a painting and not a mirror.

[@SonicMatrix64]

@ZSlyzer julius mode is pretty much the soma story ending when soma dosent equip mina's talisman it is when genya (alucard) and julius go into the castle to fight soma so the julius mode ending just continues off from when genya and julius both walk in to fight soma

[@InktheImpassive]

Gahd dammit its game over for me he threw a glass of wine or blood or whatever on me

[@SpicMan]

i got that laugh

[@broly6501]

Flawless Victory!

[@Th3Awe5ome6uy]

Yes. thank you for correcting me. i loved that game back in the day

[@HeroineOfTime]

OH MAI GAH! I LOVE Somas speaking! I wish I could get them as sound clips ;_;

[@TheKuroundertaker]

.........-applause- you sir have proved a man who has created countless timeline's for each castlevania game, wrong. i applaud you sir. now i must add this information to a whole new timeline.

[@CrucibleOfFlame]

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate comes out on Tuesday March 5th for the 3DS :) I'm getting it. I can't wait :D

[@itsjonesh]

And the use of the incredible Dracula's Perfect Battle Selection!

[@ElecmanEXE99]

OH MY GOD THAT'S AWESOME!!!! :)

[@RenegadeKamui]

I never got this far in Julius mode because leveling up enough not to get creamed was so tedious, so I'm glad you posted this. Is the intro different depending on who's active when you enter Soma's lair? And is there any dialogue after the castle collapses?

[@stevenshaun1947]

how much time konami kicked dracula's ass and dug him up again LOL

[@Aldiggy2000]

Dawn of Sorrow was so amazing , so many different endings

[@axlplays512]

They really dropped the ball with this boss fight. For someone who managed to dominate dozens of souls you expected more and what do we get? Soma using the same 2-3 souls over and over again. And let's not even get started with the reuse of Dracula monster form from Rondo of Blood. You can tell they really didn't cared.

[@smartaleks5585]

What do you mean? They added an extra boss just for Julius mode. They did less than that in Aria of Sorrow. On top of that this is my favourite boss fight of all Castlevania games. I just wish it were longer. While they did reuse the monster form, they had to recreate it completely for the Nintendo DS. They put work into it because it was one of the most well liked boss forms of Dracula. Many people loved seeing that form and Alucard in Julius mode, me included. But I have to agree that the game seemed a tad too easy and that they didn't really care about the difficulty part.

[@SillyGayBoy]

Very good strategy I will try this.

[@QueenOfBlueScreens]

Damn it, Gaibon! I thought I finished you off in Super Castlevania IV!!

[@valentin2001bankai]

Very good team!

[@ls190v2]

Just like that, Soma's gone. Celia Fortner, you heartless witch.

[@Shiverskill]

In my opinion, my favorite Castlevania characters are Julius, Richter, and Alucard/Arikado. Julius and Richter because well, 1st and 2nd most powerful Belmonts. Alucard because he is just plain awesome.

[@meltenvy]

@KilltacularShadow The Bad Ending is Soma becoming the Dark Lord. To get the good Ending, you need to enter the area with a certain accessory equipped, as it will prevent him from becoming the Dark Lord.

[@ls190v2]

Yeah, Mina's Talisman.

[@Lmarrv]

My favourite ending ever!!!!!!!!!! also best dracula theme remix indeed but i wish they would give more movesets to soma and make him the hardest dracula boss

[@FinalAtonement]

@8Kazuja8 It is called "Illusionary Song" or "Dance of Illusions" depending on which Castlevania game you are playing.

[@ThisismineIguess]

Basically what Chaoswhatever is saying is that due to Bloodlines magic, the Belmont clan becomes -stronger- with every generation - the Vampire Killer is growing exponentially in strength. Julius Belmont enlisted the aid of the Hakuba clan and used everything in him to seal Castlevania inside an eclipse(and him with it), thus ending the cycle of reincarnation. However, Dracula's(Chaos') evil seeped out and reincarnated into people with various facets of his power, Soma having 'Dominance'.

[@Xidphel]

And a kickass boss battle.

[@ZSlyzer]

If you would pay attention, he has become the dark lord in this. Julius Mode basically comes into play when Soma becomes the dark lord.

[@deadeye007jon]

@Leetunen Alucard is the son of Dracula and the main protagonist for Castlevania Symphony of the Night, and yes, Arikado is Alucard.

[@JoseHernandez-vl5jl]

Ganons laugh cool seperoths laugh alright somas laugh the best villain ever.

[@GCeara-mh5it]

Mr.X's laugh from Streets of Rage 2 is the best!

[@B.-T.]

Man, Julius really lost a lot of speed since Aria.

[@shinnuXIII]

if you played the gba prequel, Aria of Sorrow, Soma is the reincarnated of Dracula. However, he had the strength to fight off the evil intent within him. In this game, if you don't do a certain task and have a certain item on, Soma will give into the evil and the Prince of Darkness reborn. Then you play as Julius Mode. That has it's own story. ;)

[@darthwinsor]

The only thing that would complete Julius mode is a playable Hammer, with the same play style as Grant DaNasty from CVIII. I mean sure, his jump control would be pretty useless since Julius, Yoko and Alucard have fluent controls, but having him climb on walls and ceilings would be nice. It'd also be cool seeing him use the knife subweapon, and Grant's short range stab. Damn shame they didn't include him.

[@angelivanmercado9831]

Come to think of it, Julius, Yoko and Alucard reminded me of Trevor Belmont, Sypha, and the old Alucard from CVIII, although i never got to play with Grant in that one..

[@aidankeogh9994]

Angel Ivan Inei The roster in itself is an homage to Castlevania 3. Julius is a descendant of Trevor Belmont, Yoko is a descendant of Sypha Belnades, and Alucard makes his return. I wonder what happened to Grant's family?

[@angelivanmercado9831]

Aidan Keogh Some say that Hammer was supposed to be related to Grant, but it never was.

[@Lukmendes]

Aidan Keogh There's a CV book which takes place after Dawn of Sorrow, there's a woman there who's Grant's descendant, she is a vampire hunter.

[@crystalalumina]

Nagare Ryouma there's a novel about Dawn of Sorrow, and there is a girl named Michelle Danasty

[@SamsonWhitemoon]

But enough talk! Have at you! *throws glass*

[@Skydog1914]

Soma's laugh reminds me of Light Yagami's laugh from Death Note

[@70n24]

Everytime I see this version of Alucard... it's "shiny shiny" and "sparkles" around him in my head

[@phanteon11]

Got me there. I have to say though, Yoko can be useful until later on in the game

[@DTSephiroth]

Music is actually from SoTN. I love it.

[@DairunCates]

Basically, regular Dracula, but he vomits bees and has a harpy friend.

[@Kitsyfluff]

being evil instantly makes you badass.

[@xler12]

soma's evil laugh is awesome XD

[@ImmaOrochimaru]

no I believe I read in an interview that Lords of Shadow was a reboot to the series.

[@shinnuXIII]

No, It's two different universes. I don't if you're old enough or game-savy to remember Castlevania Legends. It features the only female Belmont to exist and suppose to be the first. At the end she comes out with an orphan and names him the heir to the whip, Trevor. HOWEVER, the creator found this didn't fit into the timeline he wanted (with Leon as the first). She and her story were called "non canon" and almot snuffed out of existence. It's the same with LOS , except that it's more popular.

[@Morthrend]

genyia Arikado = Alucard = Dracula's son (he is from Castlevania: Symphony of the night)

[@redgja]

at last a belmont mode with a diferent final boss than the original. really epic

[@TTOTheTrueOne]

Gratz for beeting him on a realistic level. Not like "see me owning him on 50 !"

[@ElementTF2]

That. Evil. Laugh. so gud

[@RaijinDestroyer]

Good quality!What do you use?

[@QuakedoomNukem]

Soma´s Demon form was used in SOTN, ROB And this game

[@BestiaIustitia]

Ummm no it wasn’t, that’s literally not possible

[@QuakedoomNukem]

@@BestiaIustitia I was talking about the sprite of the Giant demon he turns into.

[@itsjonesh]

The silver hair must be from his powers, but probably it is just for cosmetical relief and style. What you said about he beeing spaniard makes sense though, but i don't know. Due to todays mix of different kinds of people on the americas it would be possible for him to be an latin-american.

[@patcatzgames9792]

João Baptista Soma has silver hair renember

[@TheBambo0cha]

although not in the original timeline, soma is the best and indeed the most badass character out there

[@TheChoujinVirus]

0:44 Soma: Enough of this! GIVE! ME! POOOOWERRRR!!!!

[@byonemesis]

WHAT THE HELL!? Soma's voice sounds darker than Matthias Cronqvist's voice!

[@patcatzgames9792]

ByoNemesis he is Dracula's reincarnation renwmber?

[@martmandred9182]

@@patcatzgames9792 And being his reincarnation makes him even more dangerous and terrifying. You can hear how haunting his evil laugh is.

[@balrog13571]

It actually goes further back than that with Rondo of Blood and Dracula X.

[@emanuelrochapena7400]

Soma´s evil laugh is THE BEST!!!!

[@MrUltrashark]

R.I.P Soma

[@BartCoppens]

SWOAAAHMA!

[@thesalsagamer396]

Best. Laugh. EVER!

[@Mc37mc81]

I love how laid back soma is when he becomes dracula, almost as if he dont give a fuck, he probably doesnt lol.

[@TheArcticwolf15]

*Epic music* Soma: *sips wine*

[@shinnuXIII]

Gabriel is from a different universe completely.

[@iiidemiseiii8067]

I think the banquet of madness would been better for this final boss fight honestly XD

[@samwayne8961]

They should have made his attack pattern random as hell. Combining all the different souls he absorbed

[@cobrapanic]

Wow, ripped right out of SOTN

[@TheRealDeoxPoison]

No, he is from Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse.

[@serahfarronbritannia1373]

After Soma was defeated..... Julius,,yoko,alucard: "say cheez,Soma!"

[@JustSiouxMe]

Ah well, my apologies for being so presumptuous. But still if you havnt heard it, the Dracula Battle version is fucking amazing.

[@Saturnstales]

0:17 COME GUARDIAN!

[@AazerX]

Sooooomaaaa..... Alucardo! *Insert epic fight here*

[@metashinryu]

@molomon123 umm sorry if im a bit late on the reply, but great axe armor soul isnt hard at all, just use imp bullet soul and you can kill like 5 before it runs out with guardian black panthers shockwave.