Lightning Returns Gameplay Walkthrough Part 38 - Final Battle: Bhunivelze Boss Fight [HD]

Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII Walkthrough Part 38
The last battle in this trilogy is God: Bhunivelze. You will need to have perfected staggering to defeat him. I did this pretty easily because this is New Game+ and have upgraded my swords and shields to the max. The 4th form of Bhunivelze is the hardest, since you need to stagger him to defeat him. Aerora is the best magic to stagger (you would think Aeroga but it's too slow). Don't be afraid to use Overlock to build up the stagger meter, but also don't forget to block Heartless Angel or else your HP will go down to 1. I will make a separate video for this boss on Hard without Limit Break later on.
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Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII Description:
The world of Gran Pulse is sinking into the sea and what remains is now called Nova Chrysalia, a world diseased by Chaos. Made up of four regions (Luxerion, Yusnaan, The Wildlands, and Dead Dunes), a monorail provides transportation for travel throughout this realm. With only thirteen days remaining until the end of the world, Chaos reigns in a world that never ages. New life cannot be born. People need salvation. As Lightning, it is your mission to save as many souls as possible so that they may be brought to the new world. Along the journey, you will encounter familiar faces and engage new foes in all new lands. You must ultimately choose which souls to save and which to abandon and fully understand Lightning's true destiny. The final game in the trilogy -- it all ends here.

[@JJMomoida]

I have to say I absolutely love Bhunivelze's design in this.

[@bmoney1860]

When someone bends all of reality and twists the floor so they're standing over you to look more intimidating, that's when you know they're reallyyyyyyyyyy mad.

[@lotobloom9768]

True

[@concarne4372]

I must say, I loved the game and this epic battle, but I always felt that we should have had a fight against Pulse and Lindzei as well (besides them turning into Bhuni's scythe). Bhunivelze: "I shall be a god amongst you, almighty and -->ALL KNOWINGI do not know.

[@danielwilson7193]

Bhunivelze admitted he didn't understand the human souls as they were; his plan was to purge them and bend them to his will so that he WOULD know them--since they'd just be extensions of himself. That's what he meant when he said he'd be all knowing.

[@pikaboom6539]

Okay…I seriously appreciate that Overclock + Army of One finish you did on his final sliver of HP…. because I know you did it purely for cinematic effect…and it absolutely worked

[@GamersXnostalgia]

I actually got goosebumps from their interaction. It truly felt like a final battle was about to happen.

[@lotobloom9768]

True

[@elementallobsterx]

3:03 this line and the 2000s fade out make this a goated part

[@zanewederell9571]

Literally every JRPG ever be like: First battle: kill 5 rats Final battle: kill God

[@Kookahats]

Bhunivelze's voice scares the shit outta me...

[@maciejzuk7756]

Pretty sure he tried to make a Zerg Overmind's impression

[@tiffmoore8831]

I legit played this last portion of the story with the volume on low or off because same

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

not really… he will die soon

[@dreamergirl4vr]

...okay. Hope was the LAST person i thought would be able to pull off the evil laugh o.o

[@RaghadGaming]

lol ya I was shocked when I heard him

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

@@RaghadGaming No she knew he was faked but let’s him belive that she was just accident listen to or use something to clown feelings he was get more than things he needs then destroy after leaving.. she was watcha how much fake making guilt then put the mistakes as reason to kill.. “will killing her warmly by those his felts”. His cover bad so perfectly. she want dig more..! yeah soon became god of death tho

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

ff fan comments that try to avoid calling cruel or god mission as god damage but it not she soon get in 5… that super trick.. not only this

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

it looks like he doesn’t know why he die..too.

[@curtisfriley8853]

"prisoners of their pasts and of their fates". I knew I heard that line somewhere but I couldnt what it was from. Its a cool line

[@nunopenichet8698]

0:00-7:55 love this cutcene SO MUCH

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

no it terribly because she will kill him in real

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

13-3 not 7-5 it weak

[@kristiansantosa2997]

Thanks for the help. Now I know how to get pass Bhuni's last phase. We just need to throw stupid amount of magic to stagger him while blocking all of his attacks. Once he is staggered, one overclock should finish him.

[@caseywilson7285]

I used that one shot heavy attack with that one costume over and over. I couldn't stagger him lol

[@alluka0101]

Game "you can't defeat a god". Me "Yes you're right… i give up!"

[@datemasamune2904]

I honestly expected Bhunivelze to first have Hope fight Lightning.

[@Hedgehog3342]

Lightning is to me the sexiest woman in the final fantasy series and one of the best characters too.

[@jorgemathiasbenitezsaldiva8131]

Amen for that my friend.

[@lennymosca9099]

She is one of the most sexiest women in the Final Fantasy video games Tifa Lockhart and Yuna Braska princess Ash of Final Fantasy 12 and they're not the only ones

[@bradlyaskey1967]

Agreed

[@sa6726s]

even god cannot survived from Lightning with X. Potion

[@captainpipsqueak9223]

SURRENDER TO MY DIVINE LOVE! (beats the shit out of Lightning)

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

yes because she not promise..! soon she has mission build new world.. not family

[@Koellenburg]

Stage 4 was quite frustrating, until i realized that stagger slowly builds up. First i always tried to instant stagger him because the quickly disappearing staggline. ... but it does not disappear totally. A small ammount remains, and by constant punching one can stagger him even without EP.

[@JamesDavis-bi8ry]

LIGHTNING, STOP THE REAPERS BEFORE THEY DESTROY THE CRUCIBLE! Whoops, wrong game...

[@etroqueen9891]

Holy crap it has been almost 10 years?!

[@lefthandrule638]

5:48 “What value can they have, if your souls are not known to _God?”_

[@benjamingodwin6639]

This made me realize there was zero chance of me ever getting ever beating him without new game +, which no way do i want to do everything again, so this helps ease my mind to be able to just watch the ending online 😅

[@kalliskivike]

I was either thinking if i should start new game plus or just try to fight him again in normal mode, i still have few healing potions and some EP left when i reach him but staggering him is so annoying since he attacks every 3 seconds and only have some break when he summons 2 angels. Plus i wasn't able to defeat that L'Cie boss in dead dunes so i have no ultima weapon...

[@aeroconz]

Quite late, but you need to defeat bhunivelze to start ng+, and the ultima weapon and shield are acquired by completing the 4 trials before entering the chamber of creation.

[@Judah_Katzenberger]

@@aeroconz I never finished the game and was allowed to start NG+. In fact, you cannot even beat him on the first playthrough. It's not possible to stagger him enough.

[@mimireia_]

@@Judah_Katzenberger beated him with no DLC garbs , it's rly easy once ya get the hang of the match I remember using soldier of piece with Ultima wep but instead guard /evasion just aerora Then martial monk with masamune and thundara (had no aeroras left) And as last garb the etro's knight with caius wep , deprotect , imperil and aerora with the accessory that gives you 75% physical DMG reduction Just reserve your 8 EPs for the last phase and you're gold

[@Judah_Katzenberger]

@@mimireia_ It's not possible to beat him in the first game. You're misremembering.

[@HayabusaGladius]

@@Judah_Katzenberger yes you can beat god in your first playthrough, but need to have at least 40 secondary mission completed and complete the trials to obtain the Ultima weapon. Also, you need to use normal Magic attacks in the final phase not aero+ since that uses more of your stamina bar.

[@mikalnicholson6402]

So on his final form wind would be my best bet in staggering him then? i'm only stuck on that part

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

but why.. Plan for escape no good.. she lose skill or he strong?Lightning shouldn’t get stuck..!

[@alexnonsense6616]

Loved this FF XVI ending.... Ohhh wait its not XVI 😮

[@windows98alpha35]

I get why people hate XIII 1-2 but Lightning Returns will always be an amazing game.

[@xdanielol4835]

God! You made it look soooo easy, I struggled a lot with this one

[@fazeone1212]

she goes in the light .. like when we die !! the gnostics always told people to not follow the light when dying .. because its a trap by the demi urge .. for a forever loop in his reality .,

[@platinumknight1]

But this is still its world so the gnostics pretty much got wiped out

[@mrblank-zh1xy]

Can you bring....Equilibrium?

[@reercudi]

Why part 39 is private?

[@sandixuchiha5527]

Quick question, how the fuck did you get 9 Ep and how did you go in with only 6EP but recipe rated 3 more at the start of the battle? I went in with 3ep and only made it to the 2nd stage

[@Personalabyrinth]

Anyone know what Bhunivelze says when he casts Hearltess Angel?

[@theasianviking86]

Im at the end of this game.. I dont have any weapon/shield fully upgraded.. I didnt do ultimate lair (still have a save file where im in the lair) Im still wondering if I should get the sword and shield? remember this is my first run.. on normal mode. Whats the setup to kill him/stagger him fast?

[@albertogomezherrera9982]

+Tommy Danielsson I was writing a detailed reply to you, then I noticed this was posted a year ago...dammit xDDDD. Hope you managed to get it done and you didnt quit. I just bought the PC version and have finished it myself quite recently, so felt like helping if I could, but I'm a bit late hahaha

[@theasianviking86]

+Alberto Gómez Herrera haha i got platinum that day :) so no worries ;)

[@HisMajesty.]

Lord why is your Bhunivelze so aggressive

[@adam622500]

Such a good fight 2 sec after : Score can't be measured during limit break 😭😭 5000 Strengh and Magic not enought for u ?

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

not enough really.. soon call IT get more magic kill that laugh guy who was killed everything & people life stopped in dying world. New dying world not new w. That why she kills.. If he can did it it mean nobody can stop police woman only lightning defeat sin(guity) more than a criminal.. Yes he should die she never feels regret if monster gets pass & wish his soul never return or reborn again

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

currently show waves when she angry it not much.. she wants becom devil not only god of death

[@deiradinn]

Can we get a Trilogy remaster already!

[@diaochan7506]

Wow Hope become the main antagonist.

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

but he was puppet of monster only it not the boy..

[@Fueyer-Foxloyal-heart4heart88]

lightning she defeated then send all freedom… not only him

[@lumionne0]

How did you get Limit break on your first playthrough?

[@adam622500]

Not the first i think or it was a NG all along I wonder why use limit break when the limits are enormous : 30000 hp if i remember well and 5000 Strengh and magic

[@angelica1577]

Not to be stupid but can someone tell me how to upgrade weapons?

[@RaghadGaming]

Bhunivelze was the easiest boss battle I ever fought and without dying, I swear fighting Aeronite and Ereshkigal took me a long time t fight them and win after 3 to 4 rounds.

[@09Nadege]

No one cares

[@RaghadGaming]

Nadege Jean what's your problem? I'm just giving my opinion like everyone else. get a life instead of seeking for attention.

[@09Nadege]

I'm not seeking for attention idiot

[@wiseguy240Winston]

Raghad S. Don't feed that troll anyways bhunivelze is tough on hard I actually found that super boss under the dead dunes that looks like a ceith pretty easy.

[@09Nadege]

Wow... Thanks for the compliment @wiseguy240 Winston. LOL

[@OniiChan6161]

i see,just hit him with all u got and overclock to continue the combo...nice...at least its not easy mode.

[@emilykwolek1667]

what to use if aerora doesn't stagger?

[@nicogalax]

Elementa xd

[@garmmermibe5397]

So, I'm screwed. I have no EP left I had a full 6 out of 8 bars when I entered his 4th form...I've been trying to stagger this asshole for almost 3 hours? What should I do? I used all of my remaining EP on his 4th form. And have been perfect guarding for a long ass time. I'm sorta sick of this fight. I really enjoyed the rest of the game, but this is freaking ridiculous!

[@jlive555]

yeah ,this was me too...you'll just have to start a new game + ...it's impossible to finish him on the first two runs

[@garmmermibe5397]

Damn well, that was a late response! I actually did beat him, and I did it without EP! I just went aggressive on him in stage one, Defensive with mediguard on stage 2 and 3, then saved all my recovery items for stage 4 so that I could build up the stagger bar by being defensive with a healing stance, then switching to aggressive when I was ready to stagger him, and with that, I eventually beat him.

[@RaghadGaming]

I know your comment is old and you have already defeated him but... dude, this fight was so easy it took me less than 8 minutes to finish him.

[@garmmermibe5397]

I was underleveled, bro. This was my first RPG. Plus, I just didn't pick up on any of the gameplay mechanics. Didn't really know how to stagger. But now, I've heavily revised my strategies and gained an understanding of the game. I can now beat him in three minutes with a glass cannon and debuffing schemata.

[@JakeDomain]

@@jlive555 i did XDDDD

[@anime13269]

This guy is so op.

[@UrsusMarior]

This is bad ass!

[@fazeone1212]

Bhunivelze is the DEMIURGE ..

[@Aphroditeee]

I can 1 shot caius but I can't to this sans

[@Spijkerpoep]

Where is the ending?!

[@deliog.2713]

I literally could not stagger the boss and it took me 7.5 hours to beat it

[@sandixuchiha5527]

Ps, mine only goes up to 8ep

[@adamogilvie6951]

And goddess ho was destroyed by ho. Then the god ho created ho.I get it. Lmfao! And so the goddess of ho became ho.

[@kat887500]

That was an amazing battle. I bet it was the fastest......

[@FalseSword92]

the battle time depends on how many times he beat the game. he can't do this fast for first run.

[@kat887500]

FalseSword Oh I know he plays all his games twice for us. I am still quite impressed.

[@RaghadGaming]

FalseSword I did it fast for my first run... took me 8 minutes I guess

[@Judah_Katzenberger]

You can kill Orphan in the first one in less than 15 seconds.

[@paulstewartstewart4825]

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[@CthulhuTheory]

"I'll become the goddess of death, but not the one you want. I'll be the goddess who kills you".... so... The goddess of death? Like... seriously, it's the same shit over and over. "You just want me to kill you, but I'm not gonna do it!" *immediately kills bad guy*

[@geriond6378]

Except that Bhunivelze doesn't want Lightning to kill him. He wanted her to become the Goddess of Death to replace Etro and remove all the human souls for him; killing him is not in his plans.

[@CthulhuTheory]

@@geriond6378 It's basically one of those be careful what you wish for scenarios. Bhu-bhu "I wish for a god of death" Genie: *summons new god of death that immediately kills him*

[@CthulhuTheory]

@@geriond6378 Also, regardless whether or not Bhunivelze wanted to die, he still got everything he wanted from her. She collected the souls, because the new god of death, and the new planet was made with all the collected souls. The other reference in my OP was to the first and second games where both bad guys want you to kill them. First to drop cocoon. Second to release chaos. Baddies literally explain their plan, and the heroes do it anyway. You can't even say "oops".

[@geriond6378]

@@CthulhuTheory He didn't get what he wanted; if all he wanted was a new universe with renewed people and environment, he could have done that himself. What he wanted was to strip everyone of their souls (which he couldn't do on his own because he can't see their souls himself), take the new soulless husk of humanity, and build a new world for them like that, which he would then rule over himself with no possibility of any free will from any of humanity. Not only did Lightning refuse to purge the souls like he wanted her to, but then she turned on him and killed him. The only reason he was encouraging her before their fight was because he was planning on having her awaken as the Goddess of Death during their fight, and then he'd beat her down and force her to do what he wanted. Her actually besting him was most definitely not something he wanted, and it foiled all of his plans.

[@CthulhuTheory]

@@geriond6378 All of his plans? No. It foiled his plan to rule a new world with blank slates but that's about it. Everything else she did was exactly as he asked.

[@thefallencomrade50]

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