Super Metroid - Phantoon

[@evanatorextreme1065]

Surprisingly,this is considered by many to be the hardest boss fight,especially for your first time through!

[@NovuscourvousTornflesh]

he is the hardest

[@Dittoritos]

Really? I had way more trouble with Ridley.

[@Frisby2007]

Honestly, he was the most difficult boss both here and in Other M (and ironically my favorite boss to battle).

[@xenotheone1689]

Until I watched this video

[@eLite-Tiss91]

I can see why his attacks are hard to avoid he appears in weird places and it just...a 😷 of a fight

[@espurr5475]

Him and Crocomire sound a lot like Titanosaurus from the Godzilla.

[@DarkGarfield_]

Espurr I thought I was the only one. And Draygon sounds like anguirus

[@kevindavis296]

Crocomire and Phantoon have the same roar. Draygon kinda roars like Ridley

[@optimusN64]

After watching did you know gaming. I realized that to.

[@Tailikku1]

Actually, DYKG is incorrect about that. The roars are actually taken from the T-Rex from the Land Unknown, predating Titanosaurus by 18 years, as well as Titanosaurus using completely different roars from the examples

[@kevindavis296]

@TitanoNotic 9.0 YEAH ❗

[@mikaelamonsterland]

This thing is terrifying the first time you fight him (it?), but after the first time he's not quite as creepy.

[@samusaran13372]

weeb

[@Desbreko]

Avoiding the flames is usually easy enough, so long as Phantoon doesn't litter the floor with them and then open its eye in the exact spot you need to land after jumping through them. The part that involves luck is when Phantoon goes invisible and then instantly reappears; as far as I've been able to tell, there's no way to predict where it'll appear to avoid it. Though I've started some more testing and I think I may have found a way to avoid it at least a large majority of the time.

[@1gnore_me.]

I like how this game has optional mechanics that aren't necessary (it's possible to tank phantoon's attacks if you get enough energy tanks) but they make the game drastically easier.

[@MattKimura11]

Now this boss is so unfair. How else can you dodge that fire spin attack besides charge shot jumping? How would the average player figure out how to beat this boss??

[@matthewstone2545]

Sorry for necroposting but charge invincibility isn't the only way to get past that attack with minimal to no damage, you could always shoot one of the flames and jump through the gap, wall jump over the flames, (for some reason only works for the flames going left, at least for me.) or even skip the attack entirely by hitting him with only charge shots and not super missles, (ice beam must be disabled too.) Phantoon does a different attack in which he rushes towards you and tries to hit you, where you can then use a super missile to do even more damage

[@blueberry5305]

@@matthewstone2545 I didn't realize that there were other people here in 2020 other than me-

[@1gnore_me.]

I think he's supposed to be a health check. while yes there are plenty of ways to circumvent the attack, I think the devs intend for you to go out into the world and explore for energy tanks so you can survive the damage.

[@blueberry5305]

This was uploaded 11 months and 10 days before I was born, jeez!

[@Desbreko]

The new strategy worked out and I got a no damage video uploaded, if you're interested. It removes a lot of the chance of Phantoon appearing on top of you, though there is still some luck required since you can get trapped by too many flames at times.

[@Quadrophenia98]

The beginning with blue flames reminds me of chrono trigger

[@roguetrip99]

phantoon is such a bad-ass name for a boss

[@scansy9146]

Am I the only one that this boss is the same with Brain Of Cthulhu from Terraria?

[@Desbreko]

@TaintedChozo Make sure you're fully charged, so that Samus starts flashing, before you spin jump or else it won't work.

[@Mber7560]

@Desbreko When he does the whip thing (1:05 - 1:20) you can roll into morph ball and hide in a corner. If you take damage, stay there. If you don't, move to the other corner; he will whip the other way.

[@Desbreko]

Actually it's better to disequip the Ice Beam for that since it adds less damage than the Spazer does but still keeps it low enough that Phantoon won't disappear after being hit by a charged shot. That strategy is faster but I found it harder to avoid getting hit when using it. I tend to go with the safest method for my videos so that's why I chose to use all super missiles except for the one charged ice/wave/spazer shot.

[@Desbreko]

You gotta make sure Samus is moving forward before jumping. I forget the exact pixel amount you have to move before jumping but it's not far, you just can't push jump immediately after pushing to the side. And it takes longer if you turn around first since you don't actually move during the turn around animation.

[@Desbreko]

You've got, like, five seconds after hitting it with a super missile before it starts sending down the waves of flames. That's plenty of time to charge and spin jump, and it always does it with the same timing. It's way safer than using charged beam shots and missiles.

[@pewzier]

thank you from 10 years ago.

[@meachpieters4023]

The music reminds me of me and my lady friend Junior. Also I just peep something I'm not sure about if some of ya guys did. If you noticed when phantoon is up in the middle if you look on top of his head he look like he has two eyes

[@vodgoblin]

@juventinorocks not to mention Ridley sounds like Anguirus as well Idk if that is the correct spelling, but you know what I mean the spikey armadillo

[@horrordude3]

@juventinorocks Yea, i just noticed 2. Phantoon is learning the annoying cackle YAY!

[@iamagamers9900]

I'm Scared When He Show With His Eyes Open

[@Desbreko]

It's longer but you take a lot less damage if you know to use the pseudo-screw attack through the waves of flames.

[@Desbreko]

Somersault at a wall, push the opposite direction while touching it, then push jump immediately afterward.

[@Desbreko]

@MysteryAC Probably, but if you're going for speed, you shouldn't use supers at all except for the last hit.

[@meachpieters2457]

Must been one of the most annoying bosses in the game

[@Zyborggian]

such an itty bitty fighting area...O___\

[@alcatraz246]

How did you get so much energy?!?!?

[@sargentsnugglewolf92]

not gonna lie, charge beam is the best way to safely take down phantoon.

[@wenyntrout]

He's so teeny compared to his Other M version. Who's a cute Phantom Space Alien Jellyfish?

[@aulaw2011]

While I find this boss to be cool, the whole supernatural aspect kinda threw me off. Imagine if you're watching the movie Alien then all of a sudden the crew encounters the ghosts of the space jockeys of the derelict ship.

[@warriorseamonkey1693]

Did you know that phantoon does halucinagenics

[@Coyoteluvs]

This thing gave me nightmares as a kid ~.~

[@Desbreko]

That attack is stupidly easy to avoid so long as you've got the Charge Beam. Did you even watch the video?

[@Zyborggian]

he becomes giygas at end oh snap

[@blackyoshi1230]

You know, if you time it right, you can use the Wavebuster technique to make it faster (Charge-Wave only, Power Bombs on). I saved four minutes doing that.

[@golbezchaoslord]

@ShadowRocks25 the fire ball waves. which i really not the greatest at dodging.

[@Desbreko]

@TaintedChozo Hm, dunno. I've never used a classic controller for the game, so I'm not sure if the control stick would act any different. Are you making sure you've taken a step forward before pushing jump? If you're standing still, it takes a few frames after pushing forward before you can spin jump. And if you turn around first, it takes a few more frames on top of that.

[@KrOnIc343]

anyone else feel that they can finish this boss in under one minute

[@hatory5642]

This needs more views before terminal montage vídeo.

[@stevedennard6619]

So basically you just need 5 super missiles and I’m an idiot for using 30 regular missiles and dying before I beat him

[@MysteryAC]

Wouldn't it have been faster if you shot him with 3 regular missiles, then hit him with a super?

[@Desbreko]

That trick only works in the PAL version, and this is the NTSC version.

[@PlanetJohnny]

@Flash11I19 And he looked pissed.

[@Hero_of_Legend]

That is actually completely intentional. As with other monsters (not sure if all of them, though)

[@J1A8son]

Yeah! I thought the noise it made sounded familar. That's totally it!!

[@Desbreko]

I've also heard of that but it's never worked for me. I figured somebody made it up but maybe it does only work in the PAL version.

[@bruceleerules747]

And this is the last boss in Metroid Other M

[@Desbreko]

@Mber7560 That only works in the PAL version.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Super Missiles take too long with Phantoon retaliating. I use charged Wave-Spazer-Ice beam shots.

[@Desbreko]

I wouldn't get hit at all and there would be a lot less close misses if it were. All that would take is using a few re-records during the fight.

[@RedCalibur9]

I downloaded the game for Wii yesterday. I beat him on SNES, but I'm having trouble now, so thanks for the strategy. :]

[@Blubbfisch2008]

I don't know why... But if I shoot Phantoon with a super missile, I can easily avoid his whip of fire while using the morphing ball changing the corner after each attack... But when I stop your video, the flames will hit both sides?? How could that be??

[@bogercs]

Fantastic Phantom.

[@bloodhound627]

Holy shit dude!! only 60 damage!! In the vids I've seen, thats a RECORD!!!

[@golbezchaoslord]

sometimes i didn't get samus to spin jump

[@gfgfgf-r7k]

Not bad! :o) I can never beat that creep without alot of damages yet. You are a great player. 7/5 stars.

[@future4zinc]

is he the hardest boss in super metroid?

[@NoMoreNooblets]

Is that a ghost?

[@xXDragonTribalXx]

He is a Phantom^^

[@Desbreko]

lol comment drama. I've always been aware that it's POSSIBLE to do this fight with no damage. I just don't care to spend the time necessary to pull it off when there's a significant amount of luck involved.

[@golbezchaoslord]

do not. use super missles vs phantoon. or it will do a very nasty attack, that is hard to dodge

[@Desbreko]

Search for "snes usb adapter" on Google.

[@future4zinc]

phantoone looks kinda cute.

[@RumbleHD]

TOTAL PWNAGE!

[@markey404]

Yum, Cake!

[@Guncon3]

I think that this was tool assisted.

[@golbezchaoslord]

yeah. i did. sometimes i got caught off guard.

[@supermariolego878]

looks like a metroid hatcher

[@KilllerX]

? Draygon. The Boss In Mordia? That boss can never kick my ass. This one has a chance at it but no...

[@JohnMcFist]

I dunno, sounds kinda like pontoon to me.

[@megamegaO]

@chaoszero11 Yes.

[@happyhour4670]

this piece of shit was so hard when i was a kid

[@irresponse]

He's stupid. You dont use super bomb, takes a lot of time. You need to use the normals beams (switching).

[@jordanramos4302]

Game theory said i was phantoon's son :'(

[@edinosaur]

Ah that's why I can't beat him I'm too ahead of the game I don't have the electric attack I don't have 140 missiles but 7 And I only have 15 P-bombs

[@Coyoteluvs]

It's eye gets to me >-

[@gucherm2000]

huh so this is the final boss of metroid other m, funny

[@megamegaO]

If their are Godzilla fans out there. Have you noticed that phantoon's roar, is extremely familiar to the monster "titanosaurus" from Godzilla?

[@sargentsnugglewolf92]

im pretty good to, but this guy beats me up pretty bad.

[@CadianSneed]

@lhatecards ok now i have to make a video about giy-toon.

[@megamegaO]

Hmmm.

[@Pixelpenguin]

Wow, that was awesome! First time I fought this guy(about five hours ago), I thought he was going to be really hard...boy was I wrong!

[@100mmatte]

this boss is not as hard as it looks

[@reptilekirby]

I agree

[@100mmatte]

this boss really isn't as hard as it looks

[@milliondollarmistake]

like him better in other m

[@megamegaO]

@horrordude3 Haha:D

[@amethyestshine7650]

this guy is hard for me!! -.- i can not do it :(

[@Blubbfisch2008]

Ahh :D Now I get it :D Ok, sorry ^^ Never mind ^^ Thumbs up for this video ^^

[@mbmarcelo78]

Ontem levei uns 6 minutos pra derrotar lo.

[@11mellor]

meh. ridleys easier