Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Rufus Rematch Boss Fight (No Damage)

[@coffeeandjelly4614]

I just realised Cloud: Not bad, Mr. President, but you’ll never be a SOLDIER Rufus: Enough of this farce It kind of circles back to Rufus telling Cloud he read his file in Junon, telling him it was gripping and enlightening. He knows Cloud was never in SOLDIER

[@Saeto15]

I had the same thought, I’m glad someone else picked up on it.

[@kenmasters1803]

Imagine if Rufus said ''and neither will you''

[@SkyChady]

He never made it into SOLDIER on paper, but he did undergo the Mako, and Jenova cell process. lol

[@AnimaLepton]

Yup. By Hojo's approximation, Cloud is one of the most "successful" of his experiments.

[@vinny4765]

Although in this game they had the option of letting him be if they wanted to and there's probably some universe where Cloud actually was.

[@lloydizzle33]

@2:58 The commentary lol. “Rufus is forced to eat shit.”

[@badrbattioui]

Those two are way to fun to be villains lol

[@Rople50]

That's why Kotch and Scotch are the best commentators

[@CidZero]

I literally rolled LOL.

[@strahinjagov]

Fun fact: If you listen closely during the Elena and Rude fight you can hear Dio get a phone call from Rufus that he's on his way lol.

[@johannfunn6962]

Cackled at that moment

[@crimsonstar108]

There was pure hatred behind that Infinty's End finisher

[@zachskeba782]

Use Disorder everytime Rufus reloads. I was ready to give up on this bs fight til I figured that out and it made quick work of him

[@deadbeatseikor0wonl1dance88]

Putting infinity end as the last hit attack is just the cherry on top right there. What an amazing display of skills. Good job man.

[@Roboto82]

Seeing how you use Disorder in this fight changed everything for me, i was struggling for a while but as soon as i started using that i beat him.

[@chalupakingsama]

I have nothing to do with disorder all you got to do is attack after he does an attack to pressure him that’s all. Tells you that if you assess him

[@toraque]

You are talking bs, don't make yourself smarter than you are. The only way to hit him is while he is reloading or use disorder before he uses an abbility or afterwards, otherwise he will block/dodge you and harm you.

[@AnimaLepton]

Disorder is super good in general - they nerfed Focused Strike, but they kept Disorder and Mug as ATB refund options. If you successfully hit an enemy with it, you get a big chunk of ATB refunded and can keep using more commands. It was good in Remake, but in Remake you had to pair it with ATB Assist or Skill Master to get the most out of it, or Intergrade's version of Synergy. In this game you can do that + have the Plasma Discharge builds to spam it, although IIRC Yuffie Mug is superior. HP MP Swap is the other big boost here, since lower HP boosts how quickly you gain Limit Gauge, which is a big part of why you see so much Limit spam in this video. Damage + s + a decent amount of pressure all in one.That's why all the Plasma Discharge builds spam it in this game. But obviously low HP is insanely dangerous if you can't dodge or perfect guard all the enemies abilities consistently, and one slip up practically translates to death.

[@alimichalkan8046]

@@toraquei don’t know why you are this angry though😂

[@CJLAKE123]

⁠​⁠@@AnimaLeptonI didn’t know that the limit break ability increases significantly by using HP MP Swap materia.

[@fool8tools]

I just notice Tifa and Aerith in the background watching lmao

[@ProphetGaming77]

Behind a lightly ajar door 😂

[@Cloutdripy]

This fight took me like 30min this guy makes it look like a joke

[@icec1628]

Right I was sweating when I finally won this. And this guy just does it with it no damage!!!

[@chazclark86]

He’s in easy

[@davadh]

I nearly cried in disbelief when I finally beat him after 10 tries and 30 mega potion

[@Livekernalevent]

​@@davadhI lost all my elixir and still don't think I can beat him again.

[@swannnny]

Agreed, hardest boss fight I've encountered so far by a country mile

[@Colombianbusiness]

What in the “elden ring let me solo her”bullshit is this ?

[@jordan_777.]

😂

[@alamtya9410]

Its always fun to watching someone who know how to play the game

[@zangbang9886]

My fight took 10 full minutes because it consisted of me running around Rufus gathering ATB with the airwave ranged attacks so that I could use Focused Thrust every time he reloaded. Rinse and repeat. Took forever but I managed lmao.

[@Jetstreamhustla]

@@zangbang9886OMG we’re literally the same person I don’t have HASTEon him so I had to

[@Oldzcule]

This fight is pain in the ass

[@CJLAKE123]

It took me 16x to beat him on Hard Mode. I was more interested in rushing to enjoy the story than caring about the fighting.

[@Cloofinder]

Rufus is way too OP.

[@bonnerjung3326]

@@Eonslightgood joke

[@killclair4594]

OOOOOOOOOH

[@kennymarket2428]

@@Eonslightthat’s why you’re watching the video lol what

[@Jammineyeonline]

Imagine trump being this op. 😆

[@kennymarket2428]

@@Jammineyeonline I don’t know if a reality tv star who uses spray can be op.

[@caitlinbrewer4843]

Rufus, you've got a company or to run, the world is ending, and Sephiroth is still running around. Yet you're still making time to brawl in an amusement park with a twink because you're angry he beat you once?

[@TheCourier216]

Reminds me of my favorite comment on their fight in Remake Cloud: ... is he hitting on me? Rufus: I'm fucking hitting on him

[@prismaticseal2553]

@@TheCourier216where? EDIT: NVM is like the top comment on one of the first videos on the first game, its fight database I believe?

[@XcuzeTheMessDeer]

Give the guy a break he was on house arrest at the Turks HQ for 4 whole year's. He was stir crazy and now wants to see some action

[@benwasserman8223]

So Rufus is the Seto Kaiba of video game CEOs.

[@pressx9174]

Wow! that Counter with Disorder after Rufus uses a Spiral was beautiful! awesome gameplay bro.

[@RichmenInc]

This brings me so much joy to see a person to actually play the game like you are suppose to. Cause i suck and never be this good

[@marcelo-ramos]

You said it, the guy is very good. It isn't necessarily that you are supposed to play like this.

[@blytheskrieg]

I had a very hard time with this fight. Summoned odin and he beat rufus and darkstar with zanketsuken for me.

[@bigosc2k]

Naw the game is just bullshit at this point

[@pizzaofdarkness4041]

This fight is as movie-ish as it can get. So epic!

[@DarkFrozenDepths]

They really went so over the top with the remake series and I love it!

[@EdMarshall]

That Infinity's End was so satisfying.

[@cloudtheavegner1000]

If Rufus lands a melee attack, he'll introduce Kamui and tell Cloud not to act like it's not impressed. I love how it carries the subtle implication Rufus was trying to show Cloud a new trick or two since their last fight.

[@OgtonyB88]

I love this fight so much, the theme, the grudge match feel, Rufus is one of my favorite changes in the remake series.

[@ry2950]

The HP MP materia is so awesome in this game because blocking still treats it like you took full damage and just skyrockets your limit gauge.

[@BarretTheImmaculate]

YES! I knew HP-MP swap would be great for no damage runs. Downside never comes into play if you don't get hit lol. Well done

[@PlaystationGamerZX]

Square Enix knew what they doing when they make that material, it like they watching ff7 remake video to study the player, Especially there alot no damage video on remake and that probably give Square Enix a idea to give HP-MP material for No damage material, I definitely will never use that material 😂 not my style, I more of a trophy hunter myself but good for no damage gamer like this guy playing on this video 😂

[@MisterPudd]

​@@PlaystationGamerZXwell that and nomuras at the helm and kh always had these kind of mechanics

[@zaris9598]

For people who don't have the reaction to do this in a similiar way, here's a solid easy tactic for normal: - Skills / equip: limit charge on block / stagger, gi acc with limit on block, sword with limit charge bonus or sword with +50 defense - Materia: Steadfast block / hp / chakra / healing / itemizer - Phase 1: constantly block, dodge heavy attacks, wait for limit meter to fill and activate it as soon as he is near and stands still - Phase 2 exactly the same, keep Rufus locked on, ignore the dog, dodge heavy attacks, wait for limiter and activate it, keep HP >50% to survive the heavy combo attack It takes maybe 2 limits each phase to kill him. For fine tuning wear maybe the "limit level +1" accessoire instead for more limit dmg and wear the sword with +50 defense, accessoire with focus on defense. Barrier / Protect buff is also quite nice for survival but wasn't necessary.

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

How do you do any of that lol. What’s limit charge on block

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

Better strategy gang, just switch it to easy mode for the battle lol worked like a charm

[@zaris9598]

@@TruStoogeDrew. "5% Limit charge on block/stagger" are both folio skills of Cloud. What do you mean with "how do you do any of that"? Just constantly block with R1 until limit meter is full and attack, dodge the heavy attacks (mostly by dodging away).

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

@@zaris9598 ohhhh gotcha I got it now. Didn’t even think of that, thanks man

[@petersage8129]

How on earth do you get a limit break instantly after a limit break. I'm missing something......🤔

[@Seraphobic]

i think the key to this fight is knowing how much you can attack him after pressuring with a regular attack, pressuring with an ability makes staggering easier but there are plenty of times where its not easy/if you use a regular attack instead its hard to know when hes gonna blast at you again exactly, but it seems youve mastered it, well done awesome fight

[@justsomeone3703]

For everyone struggling with him: Triple Slash and Braver are your friends (and Focused Thrust especially on the dog). Braver instantly staggers him when you hit him during Reload and Triple Slash 1. separates him from the dog and 2. interrupts pretty much all of his attacks. Focused Thrust is useful for obvious reasons, but it also pressures the dog instantly.

[@cloudtheavegner1000]

Rufus: Cocky as ever. Also Rufus: Casually challenges a genetically enhanced SOLDIER. I know Cloud was never in SOLDIER, but he has the physique of one from Hojo's experiments.

[@davadh]

This fight was so frustrating to me so It feels sooo good to watch this LOL

[@DWN-024ShadowMan]

Same 😂

[@The_Twero]

4:57 when Darkstar is defeated, Rufus become ANGRY, haha! Nice touch!

[@Riyuucrosser]

2:53 "Don't even need em." ~Cloud Strife

[@andredequinia6560]

This man is like the John wick of FF7 😅 jeez no damage ?!

[@Maaaaiii.]

He was my only wall in remake, he was my only wall in rebirth, I swear to god if he ends up being my wall again in the 3rd installment, I’m going to ball my eyes out

[@kurimiaisukurimu]

This is probably my favorite fight in the game. Landing the Braver stagger is pure ecstacy.

[@mattiasolsson1523]

Rufus is not only Shinra President, but he can fight pretty Damn good.

[@nicolasgregory7207]

I STRUGGLED on this fight and here you are making it look easy. Lmao

[@ksay6950]

I gave up and I hate that fact that when I play again, I will have to fight the Turks again - BS

[@nicolasgregory7207]

@@ksay6950 I hate to say it but for me, not including post game stuff and VR, this was probably the hardest and most annoying fight in the game for me next to the Cait Sith solo boss fight. (Seriously F that.)

[@ksay6950]

@@nicolasgregory7207 omfg I hated Cait Sith part! I was happy to see the goofy enemies like Dorky Face and Jersey (yeah i know they changed the names) but they Yin Yang fight was annoying. But yeah Rufus was like nonstop attacks. I will try this guide today.

[@nicolasgregory7207]

@@ksay6950 There was one other fight (before post game) that I did that I was RAGING and it was an arena fight using Aerith...against two bombs.... it was MISERABLE.

[@ksay6950]

@@nicolasgregory7207 oh yeah same lol. Oh the Joker fight too

[@Bogustice]

The way rufus uses his gun to move around has always been 🔥 to me!

[@grantsvoiceongames1992]

So we can expect a 3rd Rufus fight now. In the return to Midgar maybe? Or possibly the Northern Crater in front of the weapons?

[@fuzz2166]

Rufus is so OP in this fight. He full of Mako and Janova too? Otherwise no normal human should put up this much of a fight against Cloud

[@andrewrenshaw2741]

Nope. He's just that much of a badass. He is an expert in self defense..

[@maggiejetson7904]

Expensive weapon and training like Batman

[@phoenixfire8311]

He's just Him

[@Ecroose]

Does the stop>braver combo still instant stagger like in the first one?

[@stevenmontecinos3656]

a Braver and if he becomes vulnerable quickly, Only this man wanted to show that he knows how to do combos

[@GildersGambit]

Disorder is your primary engagement tool and I’ve never seen it used like a focused thrust with even faster startup.

[@5555905]

2:59 Barret must be laughing about it.

[@sunwukong825]

Bro must be cheering too about Cloud beating Rufus' ass in the sidelines like thats his br

[@5555905]

@@sunwukong825 no doubt.

[@chrisgrech4939]

I beat him…..after around 30 attempts

[@siomai.rice27]

BRUHHHH!! HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD?! IVE BEEN BEATING THIS RUFUS GUY THE WHOLE DAY I COULDNT BEAT HIM. 😭😭 I GAVE UP FOR TODAY.

[@TheLateral18]

The commentary here is so OP 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@thegamewin100]

I just summoned Odin when he brings up the dog forget this guy and his blocking lucky I don’t have counter stance yet

[@martinpalmer3575]

lovely work, hows you get 3 limit breaks in a row?!

[@driedsquire]

I used the MP to HP materia, which got cloud's limit break up faster

[@oOJopapaOo]

​@@driedsquirehow does hp>mp materia make limit go up that fast?

[@craigfunk3453]

​@@oOJopapaOo his HP is so low that any attack would basically kill him on contact, being that close to death severely ramps up limit generation on all actions (in this case the perfect guards for the most part)

[@absolutefool9577]

This fight either ends very quickly or he whoops you for the next 15 minutes

[@thesnootwoulddroop]

This would be like if John Rambo fought JFK at Disney World.

[@lanevanilla]

This is so sick! My favorite boss fight of the whole game and you make it look even cooler. How did you get the elemental material on the sword to swap? The fire and ice combo material?

[@craigfunk3453]

The dual element materia applies both elements at the same time, though the game will always choose the better of the 2 options if it has the chance (i.e. fire for fire weakness or ice for ice weakness)

[@sss4sss4]

Omg I did not know that

[@knsleon]

When you get to the part with Darkstar, just spam Triple Slash to constantly pressure both of them. They can’t even get hits in.

[@ilidot5892]

I LOVED how hard this fight was. It tested my patience, skill and knowledge. I was so amused that I went through the whole game and THIS was the fight that made me look at my abilities and go “Disorder is my best option here😂”

[@nekomimi1360]

3:51 - wouldn’t getting put down/euthanized be a better dog pun for the context of this fight?

[@BigHairyKev]

*Hello there, Liked, keep it UP!* ⭐😃👍

[@SteveStevenson-k7o]

this was arguably one of the most difficult fights in the entire game, and watching you methodically fuck rufus up in every way possible is very satisfying

[@413ICH]

How did you make disorder skill to launch forward? :O that's impressive. How did you also make your limit break use two times in a row :O

[@driedsquire]

You press triangle during a punisher combo to launch forward. I got the limit break twice by using the HP to MP conversion materia. Cloud's limit break meter will go up faster if the incoming damage is lethal.

[@413ICH]

@@driedsquire I have executed it. Thank you for your help.

[@KingdomKeyJT]

@@driedsquire it does work but do you have any idea why using HP to MP gives you more limit than usual? Is it because it's insanely lethal since you die in one hit?

[@Carlama]

@@KingdomKeyJTyes

[@arxzcm]

Scotch and Kotch nailed their roles here. So hilarious!

[@ObsidianShinobi801]

Rufus made stronger in this game fr

[@BenedictJohnBanez-ej2tk]

Great Job! This is like a slap in the face on other players who keeps whining its not about skills.

[@tayuyamajik6525]

No it's simply a badly designed fight

[@swinny_]

This fight was killing me for so long. Then Bahamut came in clutch at the end

[@Xandersama]

I thought Cloud was holding a gun in the thumbnail lol.

[@primalspongebob6144]

Same 😂

[@soniccinos]

How you fill the Limit Break so fast?

[@enthalpy]

When your max hp is that low the game gives you a buff to how fast the limit gauge fills up.

[@shiroutheherotraceon3313]

Amazing!

[@arimaturtle1640]

Style points at the end!!

[@morskode]

Exceptional work. Bravo. 😮

[@vwxyzabcde9778]

insanely good

[@darkfire170]

I hate fighting Rufus but such a good relief feeling after finally defeating him

[@mustanizmy3678]

Cloud: Got my number this time? Rufus: Uhh.. Hold up, I'll ask HR.

[@ziggyjuarez8544]

"and the crowd is electric" 😂 99% of people won't get this.

[@sephirothjc]

This fight was so frustrating and glorious at the same time. I think only the final fight tops it.

[@Tmo_201]

Huh? Why do you get so much limit 😂 Is it cause of the hp/mp swap or is this cause of difficulty? 4:43 you did a limit break and got full limit break cause of immunity frames but normally this shoudn't be that effective to fill a full bar. Not even close so i would guess the hp/mp materia plays a big part in that since the damage would normally kill you multiple times even if this was on easy. Great fight! Learned something new 🔥

[@driedsquire]

Thanks 😄 yeah the hp to mp helps fill the limit break by a lot

[@MK-fm3ln]

I haven’t had to fight the dog the last two times on hard. Doing enough damage on stagger then he brings the dog out , where I then do a level 3 limit with enhanced expeditionary medal and fights over

[@dhighflyguy3213]

Beautiful

[@psp785]

Pretty badass

[@evertonmckenzie]

This was on some anime fight shit lmao!!! You've mastered clouds fighting style to the T, tuff lol 🤣👌🏽🔥

[@Ewi_Focusrs2977]

Wow, respect man💪😎

[@doomsephiroth]

Great job!

[@BossFightsArchive]

That was flashy bro

[@chrisdaughen5257]

Never knew how to use Disorder. Just seemed like another way to switch modes.

[@KingNazaru]

If you hit Rufus with Braver why he’s reloading, that’s an instant stagger.

[@Tankifed]

You know for not being a SOLDIER Cloud sure does kick ass like he is.

[@davidnguyen7325]

took me 70 hours to reach rufus and it showed me how bad i am at this game

[@griuli]

No, you're not bad at this game. I too got crushed by RUFUS in normal mode, even though I've finished Final Fantasy VII and the Remake version. I think SQUARE ENIX didn't gauge the difficulty level properly, which is really not cool. So, I switched to easy mode to get past this boss. (who was almost invulnerable to me in normal mode and really super fast)

[@krozzmankillah]

Great job very impressive 👏

[@aquamarine7436]

what sword does cloud have equipped? the crystal thingies

[@TheBlackandWhite634]

He has the health of Mario 64 (;

[@lologamer61000]

Excellent gameplay Gros liké de posé Bonne soirée

[@Mohashm]

How is he not countering your attacks?! Is this a glitch or something?!?!

[@tehSunBro]

Rufus is countering, but they know exactly when, and use skills to preemptively dodge.

[@EmperorSteele]

Because he's countering Rufus's attacks. Notice he doesn't use ANY basic attacks unless Rufus is Staggered. Whenever Rufus is using an ability marked on the screen (Such as "Up in Smoke" or "Reload"), if you hit him during that time with an ability attack (Braver, Triple Slash, etc), you'll pressure him. If you just run at Rufus and slash at him, he'll counter you. You have to play the defensive game and wait for an opening.

[@tehSunBro]

No even if you pressure him, he'll counter a few hits in, check how he uses a move to go behind Rufus, and then ends the second combo early by dodging his counter.@@EmperorSteele

[@euan0914]

Keep in mind this guy is doing it with the base buster sword The base sword

[@-shinigamisuisen-5485]

With 64 HP... I hate you but this is so satisfying to watch

[@useruser3]

How did you get 2 limit break in a row? You did one but bar stayed full

[@davadh]

Materia that boost limit if you block attacks, he blocked the attack right after the first limit and it refilled it

[@baidenipray6308]

Hp-mp swap materia make you gain limit gauge super fast when you block the damage. Once you use the limit break the second before you get attacked, all damage will be regarded as blocked. Thus the loop happens.

[@DWN-024ShadowMan]

This made me realize I've been playing this game wrong. And also that I'm a scrub 💀

[@StrelitziaSC]

How do you dash behind Rufus after punisher heavy attacks?

[@driedsquire]

By pressing triangle during the combo

[@StrelitziaSC]

@@driedsquire oh thanks! Didnt know switching back to operator does that

[@joshbeamon]

Yoooo, bro staggered him? I am baffled.

[@chalupakingsama]

Not sure why people find this fight hard if you assess him and tells you how to beat him lol just can’t spam the attacks after you pressure him he will counter you eventually after spamming a bunch of attacks

[@doveShampoo1111]

4:34 how did you get instant limit? 4:43 how did you get limit again after using it?

[@prworswick]

that item's alright that takes away all your health so you can counter literally everything

[@tobiewolfen01]

Rufus deserves to die in Part 3 for being a pain in the ass in these fights.

[@alex97480]

For me an average player, I really was able to beat him easely with different test. First keep dodging and attack after dodge the range one it keep pressure on him and you build atb. When he block your range attack and your spamming range on him. I realize he do more range attacks that are more easely dogeable/pressure to do rather than when he is in your face close range and you need to perfect block. So keep spam range attack and pressure him. Phase 2 was really really easy for 2 thing, you summon bar show up summon bahamut... Attack the dog with everything you got and use you limit on dog, you can play safe a bit and stall for bahabut ulti. Mine did 8k damage to everyone. Ps : one thing more efficient for me if when I staggered Rufus I attack him to death and end with infinity end which does 9999 damage ( I did nothing special) which trigger phase 2 in on go and not like this video when you need to pressure it 2 time..... For me this one the hardest fight I had till this point because everything Rufus does he hard to block and even perfect block you cannot attack you really need to be patient and even then it's hard because the game until now reward attack not defence so it make this fight even harder

[@dontathomas7952]

Must've been on easy mode! Rufus was doing way more counters and movements

[@NotSoFat]

Thanks for this.

[@Mohashm]

Once the dog jumped in I gave up. I can barely keep up with Rufus how am I supposed to keep up with his dog too now :(

[@wdoncoi]

wish have a ps5 do this