Cuphead DLC - Esther Winchester (Expert / No Damage / S-Rank)

I'm pretty bad at plane levels but fortunately this wasn't at the difficulty of the alternate genie final phase. I expected those peppers in the last phase to be more difficult to dodge but it's the second and third phases that generally tripped me up.
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[@mrpizza_5139]

A cow getting sucked into a vacuum which suddenly turns into a cooker and turning into sausages has to be the most Cuphead thing ever

[@cameronslater6716]

Fighting a dragon in bad weather is that a cuphead thing? And is a cow getting coverd in red paint a cuphead thing?

[@jaketaller8567]

I can just hear her doing the Goofy Holler as she gets sucked up.

[@alonsomoyano9278]

Or a cat that eats a mouse only for it to be a robot?

[@Bluemarine.]

or bird cannibalism?

[@osully459]

Or a frog that gobbles up is brother and turns into a slot machine

[@Busterkeatonrules]

Gotta respect a cow gal who's willing to keep the fight going even after accidentally processing herself into beef sausage. That brief moment with the hand mirror is comedy gold! (On that note: Kudos on your choice of thumbnail.)

[@prismix0870]

Comedy gold??? I feel terrible for her

[@kennydarmawan13]

She gets grinded to sausage links, and still tries to fight. She gets canned, and she STILL tries to fight. Esther really deserves the title of "the boss who just doesn't try to give up."

[@tatarchan5212]

I can hear Peta​ screeching in pure rage from the background

[@DapperDunesOfficial]

And she is somehow not sausages in the epilogue, and it just like her first phase.

[@tatarchan5212]

@@DapperDunesOfficial it's 30s era cartoon inspired, we all know back then continuity do not existed in animation industry and logic hasn't been invented yet.

[@jubusch]

Goopy Le Grande literally fought from below his own grave Wally Warbles spit his own heart out in an attempt to kill Cuphead while hospitalized And now there’s Winchester

[@CyberQueen2004]

Some bad guys (or gals in this case) just don’t know when to give up.

[@randomcoloradan2878]

Don't worry guys, the credits show that she was transformed back into her normal self after the fight

[@f687sNFM]

Isn't that the case with all the bosses?

[@randomcoloradan2878]

@@f687sNFM Well yeah. but Esther's transformation was the most drastic

[@petitepastequeuwu7876]

@@randomcoloradan2878 Why the bosses get nice in the end?

[@a_naotenhonome780]

@@f687sNFM except Wally... because well

[@SteelShroom256]

The regenerative capabilities of the average toon are quite something to behold.

[@pokeluis2002]

This boss may be regarded as one of the hardest of the dlc, but by some god-forsaken reason, she’s practically cakewalk for me even on expert. Probably it has to do with High-noon hoopla being one of my top cuphead songs and this boss being one of my favorites

[@fklondike]

I def agree that this boss isn’t too hard to beat on expert but my lord it’s freaking torture to S rank. The 3rd and 4th phase are so annoying lol

[@Yee-erOfHaws]

Haven't tried her on expert mode yet but she's incredibly easy for me too, if not a little annoying when trying to do a perfect run on normal mode. To be fair, though, she IS my favorite boss so I've gotten extremely used to all of her phases and how to avoid most of her attacks

[@Cyrus_got_verified]

@Babbie it even took me 30 minutes to beat it in normal…

[@nockee]

It’s hard for me on expert.

[@xcenex479]

Out of all the bosses (excluding Chef Saltbaker), she was the hardest for me, while The Howling Aces were the easiest. I really enjoyed both of those fights, even though the former made me swear I’d become a vegetarian

[@JustaLamborghiniCountachWhoCom]

The animators must've given Esther some extra love because she has some of the smoothest animation I've ever seen.

[@hiro24822]

IKR!!

[@thebananaman5909]

i really hated this boss, i found her extremely hard for me, yet you make literally every boss look like a piece of cake!

[@CrankyTemplar]

I struggled with this one for a bit as I tend to overlook a lot of the smaller projectiles and the second phase makes you get greedy while everything is being vacuumed.

[@SpiderMic101]

Try using the coffee charm for this helps to build the super meter faster

[@Iamstevefromminecraftmovie]

Actually I beat this the 46th time

[@thebananaman5909]

@Memes4life or was probably like me and kept dying on the first phase. happens a lot to me

[@Iamstevefromminecraftmovie]

@Memes4life I didn't count my deaths

[@Rebeldito]

Nobody is gonna to talk about the amazing yodeling soundtrack?

[@iliasik2nd]

3rd phase is so cursed

[@maazfarhantheepicgamer311]

its easy just dodge her meat and the dangling sausage cans and attack her make sure not to go close she dosent like her meat touched

[@CrazyNebulob5577]

Yea she freaking turns into a sausage😭

[@sticktoonz82]

😏

[@BaronGriffinIII]

Ikr. She’s just….all sausage links and still tries to fight. It’s ridiculous.

[@MintyChapstix]

Esther Winchester has a wanted poster on the bottom part of her saloon and she is probably wanted due to her (probably) stealing all that cash she was sucking in with her vacuum or as seen in the last phase where Esther is canned we see that the can says 100% beef, in other words Esther might as well be destroying her own kind just to make sausages and as seen In the end of the second phase Esther is sucked into her “vacuum” which then turns on her for some reason and reveals it is actually a cooker which then cooks her into sausages but there’s another I want to discuss, if Esther’s vacuum is a cooker in disguise doesnt that mean when Esther sucked up all that money did she cook it…?

[@egon3705]

the can comes out of hammerspace, as is custom for these sorts of cartoons all the beef in there is from esther

[@icybear7792]

it's very important that you beat her BEFORE the yodeling finishes because of time deficit. it will ruin your S rank for sure

[@Madmankey13]

My favorite boss of the game, without a doubt. She can be really difficult and I started out hating her. But going back through it again, mastering every single new element of the boss feels really rewarding. Also, High Noon Hoopla is in my top 3 songs from the game

[@gearscore349]

Him missing that parry in the second phase physically hurt me.

[@cragl3yman343]

Anyone think this boss is unsettli ng? Maybe it's because I can't see it as a cartoon because everytime I think of a character who's alive turning into food I think of Mondo Butter from Danganronpa 1... and it just grosses me out.

[@maddogproductions5930]

NOO NOT MONDO he was so good

[@looniemoonie5955]

Mondo... cooked with love. F

[@crazyman2820]

love the boss theme unfortunately haven't played the dlc yet

[@chargegarg8234]

Hope you get it soon man. This dlc is fire

[@a_naotenhonome780]

@@chargegarg8234 Ms Chalice is kinda op, so its easier to get S ranks

[@WindElementor14]

They have this on PS4 is it on game case PS4?

[@egon3705]

@@WindElementor14 ? if you're asking if it's on physical copies: no. you have to buy and download it separately.

[@BaronTheBarberTv]

This boss went from chaos, to making me feel rich, and ended up making me feel hungry for sausages and meat.

[@MarioLuperBario4400]

This boss is a big ol pain to beat. Still reaching for an s rank. Watching this to ease the pain of dying after 2 hours.

[@CrankyTemplar]

Good luck! Hopefully you get it soon!

[@MarioLuperBario4400]

@@CrankyTemplar good news. I beat em with an s rank. And I even beat the rest of the dlc bosses with an s rank!🥳

[@CrankyTemplar]

@@MarioLuperBario4400 Awesome, congrats on the S ranks!

[@MarioLuperBario4400]

@@CrankyTemplarthanks! here's a tip I've found useful for beating Winchester. You can just go left and right for his first phase. You only need to move up and down if he wrangles a cactus in the top part

[@gravitydragon1904]

@@MarioLuperBario4400 First two phases can be done consistently with practice. It's the third and fourth phases that get me due to their speed and unpredictability.

[@apentagon6499]

1:43 Cuphead just terraformed the landscape.

[@Indictioned]

This boss is probably the hardest game boss for me. It’s nowhere near comparable to how difficult Cala Maria or Dr. Kahl is. The two are much easier. Saltbaker got super duper easy.

[@egon3705]

i personally find dr. kahl to be harder, mainly because this fight is color-coded way better instead of everything being grey and boring, your brain learns that red=spread pattern, green=aimed projectile, and black=weird snakes

[@panthekirb7561]

Easiest DLC boss to S rank though..

[@lethalethan07]

@@panthekirb7561 * Glumstone has entered the chat *

[@loustorie2183]

Peta is probably gonna be mad at the developers because of the 3rd and 4th phases...

[@perunplague9794]

I found this boss to be insanely hard especially the final phase

[@WarterHat6232]

3rd phase is a nightmare

[@sticktoonz82]

@WarterHat6232 that pink steak is unbelievably hard to parry.

[@spiltmilk0204]

i love the style of her fight so much i’m a sucker for cowboy aesthetics anyway but this just brings me the most joy

[@decayedphoenix8865]

My favorite plane level in cuphead, and my second favorite boss in the game, behind Moonshine Mob. I love how freakin funny this boss is, and the fact that the knockout screen implies she freakin d i e s is a little dark lmao

[@captainabefox]

Esther Winchester her last name reminds me base on Winchester rifle in Wild West

[@maazfarhantheepicgamer311]

Westbound is better

[@kevinDNS]

In the end, an ACME tool did its part

[@BambiKilla40]

Arguably my second favorite DLC boss behind Mortimer Freeze. Esther is a super unique and creative boss, and she has an awesome soundtrack.

[@sticktoonz82]

Mortimer being your 2nd favorite makes my eyes want to bite them selves and bang my head on a concrete wall.

[@indolentgabi]

This boss took me 2 hours to beat meanwhile a saltshaker took me just 10 minutes

[@WarterHat6232]

EXACTLY BRUH 😭😭😭

[@Eevian666]

I just cant escape the fact that we are just watching a cartoon. The damage just makes them flash. Just blink light, not show we hurt them. The cartoon will play out wether we watch it or not.

[@ziomeksterys2275]

This battle turned this game into Touhou.

[@ujangprakoso1894]

Everyone talking about the boss but no one talks about how he pulled this off *without using any super bomb*

[@오주환-b1n]

Have you ever sausage a thing?

[@CrankyTemplar]

I may have some beef with this boss and your pun.

[@SlyCooper1920]

@@CrankyTemplar *Laughs in western outlaw*

[@gabrielgalvez298]

I think this is the hardest boss to S rank

[@gravitydragon1904]

Mortimer Freeze and Moonshine Mob SUCK to S rank.

[@radiotan5173]

This is several times worse than Moonshine Mob lol

[@Iamstevefromminecraftmovie]

@@radiotan5173 8 times Mortimer freeze

[@mathigamercrack9909]

I found it easy in a certain way

[@personontheinternet500]

Before the second phase begins I noticed that the vacuum had a tongue and teeth for a split second

[@navyntune8158]

girl diedn't like twice how is it possible for one to be so persistent

[@SVnG123]

That's straight up impossible, I had to use that djimmi 9hp thing to beat it lol

[@Temmie4Life]

nah its easy

[@DonoPlushie4537]

You might need to use that and the heart ring

[@muon-lr5sn]

The reason i like this expert video more then the other ones is because you can hear the song up to the yodeling, which some people beat it fast

[@RowdyOnPatrol]

I loved her she's my favorite boss! I hope we get her in the cartoon.

[@gravitydragon1904]

You thought this was easier than Djimmi?

[@CrankyTemplar]

That alternate final phase for Djimmi I remember giving me much more trouble than this.

[@gravitydragon1904]

@@CrankyTemplar Ah, yeah the alternate phases are certainly harder. I'd say this was tougher than normal djimmi though.

[@SetartHasAnotherAcc]

Esther at her 2nd phase used to be super hard, (the things that break and fall down)

[@razzle987]

This is one of my favorite boss fights in the game. But ever since the first time I fought this boss, I couldn't help but notice the fact that her shoes aren't touching the ground at 0:33 ....

[@chillPug39]

Her shoes don't touch the ground because she is moving with the little blades that she has on her shoes.

[@WarterHat6232]

You can hear the metal grinding with every step/roll

[@darkraven4467]

Honestly my favorite plane boss in the game. I always thought the plane bosses were kind of annoying, especially Cala Maria! But this boss was kind of fun!

[@Kaligo1471]

I literally beat the entire insland three trying to beat the robot

[@SteelShroom256]

At least Hilda and Djimmi were managable enough.

[@maazfarhantheepicgamer311]

i was about to say my fav plane boss was the howling aces

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Dude, I played it at regular and it's already hard because how much chaotic this is.

[@migzfuentes]

0:58 Chef Ramsay hates pinkish raw steak

[@samuelous]

Average cow from 1930 🙇🏾‍♂️

[@morganwilliams2597]

Cartoon logic at its finest

[@cyboyentertainment92]

To me this was the easiest boss. I spent 15 minutes on her my first time. S ranking her was another story. She reminds me of Cala Maria. Easy my first playthrough, horrorible in expert

[@panthekirb7561]

Its how I feel about the Giant and Mortimer. Easiest bosses to beat, hardest bosses to S rank (After Saltbaker of course)

[@TheAdvertisement]

Just realized the jugs she uses at the start are labeled "Snake oil". xD That's why they become literal snake projectiles.

[@Lr1010]

i got very lucky on the final phase where i paused at the right time and there were no sausages. just the peppers. weird how i s ranked her in like 10 minutes but it took me 3 hours to s rank the moonshine mob

[@nimifhana]

HAHA SAME 😭

[@panthekirb7561]

Mortimer Freeze is HELL to S rank compared to both of those. The parrying opportunities are so rare and you risk getting hit nearly every time.

[@DranwAnimationofc]

This soundtrack is SO BEAUTIFUL

[@SlyCooper1920]

1:44 my favorite part

[@xgeorgina420x7]

Who else noticed the “horse flies” they’re literally horses lmao 😂

[@themaraca778]

Look if I can S Rank Dr. Khal then I could definitely s rank this

[@themaraca778]

I have S-Ranked this boss. In fact, I have S-Ranked all but 4 DLC bosses.

[@Markyboii64]

I cant even get past the first phase 😭😭😭

[@Amirthecools]

I despise the 3rd phase. So annoying!

[@KuroNoTenno]

Did they make this boss while on drugs?! Holy COW!

[@jadonwillis9271]

Can we talk about the boss fight music

[@Charlotte_Diana_Walker]

1:46 If you listen closely, you can hear yodeling in the background.

[@damiensisco6960]

I have beaten Esther Winchester on Expert / No Damage / S Rank, 12 times.

[@michellegodwin6567]

I think she's my least favorite DLC boss - something about her first sausage form creeps me out

[@ConeEnjoysTraffic]

1:13 what the heck is that thing

[@arindrajitsamaddar2876]

Why is saloon having whells

[@nextimegd334]

En lo personal , realmente este jefe me ha gustado muchísimo que se convirtió en mi favorito :3

[@Uberskull]

Grant me a wish! Make me the biggest, greasiest sausage in the world!

[@gauss2247]

Why are u so good at video games?

[@CrankyTemplar]

Practice, practice, practice.

[@gauss2247]

@@CrankyTemplar and extreme will power to do these difficult things flawlessly

[@lauziyi5728]

Why

[@judeboy1]

epic cow fight

[@TofiOffical]

the amount of tries you probably did..

[@SpideX56]

Is no one gonna talk about the soundtrack for this boss

[@LoopyLemon775]

I know right? It’s beautiful, especially near the end.

[@eanderson9599]

Last phase has so much health, there’s no way to cheese it you just gotta lock in

[@Calzieus]

AFTER WATCHING THIS I S RANKED ESTHER FIRST TRY WHAT

[@LoopyLemon775]

Vegans reaction to this: 🙂😐

[@littlebigcomrade]

I think this boss is so difficult because of the rushing desert background.

[@galladegamerletsplays]

and you didn't even use ms chalice!?

[@WonderbrewA13X]

So?

[@sticktoonz82]

I used heart ring to beat her.

[@TherealSoundll]

I just S-ranked Esther Winchester The 4th phase sucks

[@CrankyTemplar]

Congrats!

[@alphaghoul]

I just noticed how her body phases through the support beam! Anyone else?

[@leonardolimaaraujo6872]

Q inveja de tu mano

[@Professionalgoofygoober]

The only boss in cuphead to make me hungry

[@DudududaFlare]

What about Baroness von Bon Bon?

[@sticktoonz82]

@Beepbbeepimasadsheep thirsty 👅💦

[@john_cena420]

Bullet hell 2

[@danielfleming4551]

This is impossible

[@ZADARGG]

In my opinion IT''S probably better to just Use Super Instead of EX because it's does more damage and Satisfying Instead of virgin EX

[@Pazerman65]

Favorite boss from the DLC.

[@y_animations]

I loved this boss all the things that appeared really fast and quick really we're a challenge for me and i loved that! And the music gosh! 10/10 man fr

[@wegottagetspongebobback9034]

Expert has got harder in phase 1 like why is snake oil 2x fast

[@Alejandro_Alves2012]

0:38

[@brandonrhys21]

The only dlc boss I've S ranked

[@lavonnemariebrown7142]

High Noon Hoopla!🌙🐄🌭🍔🍼

[@Imaginator99]

This is the one boss that drove me crazy

[@luisemmanuelcruzalonso1064]

Me encanta específicamente este único video donde enfrentan a este jefe, únicamente porque la música se mezcla increíble con ciertos sonidos que hace el jefe y me encanta 🤌❤️

[@baslar4258]

I thought the vacuum phase was the first phase

[@alexsantimano6443]

It's the first phase I couldn't stand, losing to much hp from that damn bird (the bird, not the dynamite he throws)

[@alasdairandrew1447]

Yeah me too I got really frustrated when I forgot to shot him as he is a real pain to dodge!

[@SdWofficial4251]

I just bought the dlc and I mean, like I don't regret it, but just this FUCKING BOSS I STILL DIDN'T BEAT AFTER 3 HOURS AND I HAD TO STOP PLAYING BECAUSE I WAS TO LOUD AND ANGRY

[@CrankyTemplar]

Sorry to hear, hopefully you're able to beat it soon!

[@SdWofficial4251]

@@CrankyTemplar I hope so 😅 nice video btw, very impressive!

[@acrustymustydustyrat8750]

I love the theme and music

[@-whitwhit-2297]

You make it look so easy

[@thetopdoghackers7690]

I love this boss

[@JohnDonovan1968]

She has a very cool name.

[@johnkistler3467]

how

[@Ricsi1011]

0:30 fart noise 😂😂😂

[@sticktoonz82]

how old are you

[@Zash-x-]

I finally s ranked this boss but my main problem was time but finally I got it low enough to count

[@CrankyTemplar]

Congrats!

[@dylanmamani4610]

Desearía tener este juego de cuphead DLC

[@banduandexpungedbrothers4958]

HOW TO NOT GIVE UP LIKE EVERY OTHER BOSS 1. Don’t quit when your damaged or hospitalized 2. If you die don’t quit (like goopy) 3. Be wise 4. @Final master inspire me =)

[@SteelShroom256]

The old El Cid strategy - don't let a little thing like being dead stop you from fighting.