They Said This PERSONA 5 ROYAL BOSS Was Impossible

JC plays "Persona 5 Royal for the first time" and is forced to fight the infamous REAPER BOSS.
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Chapters:
0:00 Reaper Boss Fight
12:50 Mara Boss Reaction
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[@JCbackfire]

A NEW BONUS video has arrived! Everyone has been telling me I HAVE to go fight this godforsaken thing, so I finally had enough guts to give it a try! LMAO. Hope y'all enjoy!! Also, yes!! Arc 7 highlights are coming very soon hopefully later in the week, so definitely be on the lookout for that. Things have been getting crazy... It really feels like we're so close to the end! Thank y'all for supporting me all the way through this journey! It's genuinely been so kind of you! ♥😃

[@grandmasteryoda2605]

sir i beg... idk what the song name is plz tell me

[@tortuguitas45]

I CANT WAIT FOR THE HGHLIGHTS I AM SO EXCITED FOR AKECHI

[@Magic_Ice]

I can’t wait to see it with my teammates and my friends.

[@Yangfamilysd]

Congregants for getting $50 for killing the reaper

[@Rizzo258]

I really hope you go through P4Golden or P3Reload since it’s newer. Love this series and all the Sonic references are great as well.

[@kiryu5930]

the reaper used so many wind break and didn't use a single wind ability, dude was off his rocker

[@supercyclone8342]

It's late and I'm trying so hard not to laugh at this comment XD

[@byrontheusurper6505]

For such a strong boss he sure is a dumbass

[@Flutterdark_]

yeah bro was cooking nothing

[@wrath_the_bloody]

It's cuz difficulty was turned down

[@RRTR4Evr]

He did use Magarudyne a few times but not enough to make a difference

[@jonatanp.1976]

"OH MY GOD IS THAT THE GRIM REAPER 😮"

[@hautonjt]

WOO congrats on defeating the Reaper on your first try! Now you'll REALLY be prepared for Okumura phase 2

[@JCbackfire]

Jesus, PLEASE NO

[@rudysmith1552]

@@JCbackfire in new game plus there are two Bossfight that are much worse than the reaper

[@UnionSinger2005]

@JCbackfire I'm going to echo rudysmith1552 and confirm accuracy of statement: While it's true you overcame a significant hurdle/obstacle in conquering the Reaper, there are two NG+ exclusive bosses that make the Reaper look like a tutorial fight; they are on a whole other level and it's not possible to "scrape by", you need to fine tune your personas and their builds to optimize them to their maximum potential. If you end up maxing all the confidants by game's end and filling compendium to near completion, I'm sure you'll recognize the potential powerhouses you have at your disposal.

[@egojanik3497]

There are secret boss fights in new game + youre gonna do them too? ​@@JCbackfire

[@Coogman3]

How did he go that far without the nuke 😮

[@zyn5487]

I love how in every video Joker tells you to Calm Down at the right time. Its too perfect

[@horacioyanez9801]

It's fun to see people thinking bosses have weaknesses when most of the time is not, specially when it comes to optional ones

[@GhostGuy99]

I hate it so much, because it makes it so much harder to knock them down. You can put them to sleep and hit them with a Technical...and they're not guaranteed to be knocked down. BUT WHEN THE ENEMY DOES THAT TO US...

[@onomayonnaise]

​@@GhostGuy99Max level technical will confirmed give knockdowns

[@alimuhammad7370]

Makoto and Haru carried so much that fight if it weren’t for those showtimes and all those heals, defense ups you would’ve definitely 100% lost

[@JCbackfire]

Reaper Threw 😭😂

[@alimuhammad7370]

@@JCbackfirecan’t wait for the next stream

[@JayBee10]

JC with those Crystaahhl-style dance moves at the end tho!

[@JCbackfire]

Except I’m trash at dancing Hahahha

[@Xxblade17]

7:18 BRO GOT COOKED LMAO THE REAPER LOCKED IN

[@Xxblade17]

13:21 OHHH SHIT HE NEVER SAW MARA EITHER 😭

[@urfavoriterecord2622]

As a certain, wise man once said: I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@JCbackfire]

WOOOO!!!

[@AllisterVinris]

He hasn't played P3 yet though as he?

[@flowersandcheesecake1710]

For a second I thought you were gonna say IS THAT THE GRIM REAPER?!?!?!?!????!!!

[@johnhightshoe996]

Remember cheezing this guy in the OG Persona 5 by waiting till a rainy day during flu season and he spawns with despair and takes himself out after 3 turns. Was so sad when they pulled that part out in Royal.

[@rudysmith1552]

But they also added absurd shit like instakill combined with the fortune tellers ability to increase the amount of stuff you get from wealth or Fusion alarm rates and Jose's Buffs you're about even

[@johnhightshoe996]

@@rudysmith1552 I know. There was something though to being able to beat him while only guarding for a couple of turns.

[@boopergoober]

@@johnhightshoe996There's just something really funny about the Grim Reaper getting depressed because of the weather

[@mr.personalspace7831]

@@boopergooberHe took his cold medicine for Royal.

[@Shalakor]

@@rudysmith1552 Still, I would have liked if they kept the flu season interaction intact but just gave him a far worse reward table during it and a different achievement. Basically, keep it as an easter egg.

[@Shigatoro.]

The Reaper hates Ann so much with those Bufudyne

[@oprofeta6408]

And i thought i was the n°1 ann's Hater

[@rudysmith1552]

​@@oprofeta6408the only reason to date ann is to assert dominance over Morgana

[@oprofeta6408]

@@rudysmith1552 🫂🤝

[@TheSixOfSwords]

Nah Ann is great

[@MasiPT]

@@rudysmith1552 Ann best girl

[@chef8680]

The music and those outifts made this even better

[@JCbackfire]

Big Head Mode + Reaper Fight = Actually good vibes

[@mrwrigh]

Invitation to Freedom is such a fucking bop

[@stygian6642]

The reaper fight is a great way to enjoy DLC battle music when you're too overleveled to fight anything else

[@mr.personalspace7831]

Have to agree. The song I usually put on when fighting him is Axe to Grind from Strikers. The Reaper is intimidating, yes, but if you put on a song that makes it feel like it could be ANYONE's game and either side could back the other to the wall at a moment's notice, it makes it more fun.

[@mrwrigh]

@@mr.personalspace7831 Axe to Grind is another good one

[@Xxblade17]

Bro my impatient ass went and watched the vods 😂

[@JCbackfire]

hahahah, appreciate you!!

[@Clyne69]

Yo putting that magic barrier on was almost a suicidal move LMAO😂

[@yepyeah7494]

Wait can you explain to me why

[@Clyne69]

@@yepyeah7494 Reaper was throwing using wind break but once he use magic barrier(reflect all except almighty) Reaper will use Almighty attack (to bypass the barrier) and that shit hurts

[@lokijustexists]

I love the design of the reaper, honestly a bit better than some of the end of palace bosses in my opinion

[@JCbackfire]

Honestly kinda agree??

[@penitente3337]

The gun noise when he casts a powerful spell is mind-blowing, makes it feel super intimidating with how he just fires to the air. Love it.

[@mr.personalspace7831]

This design is from Persona 3, and fittingly, he served the same purpose there- a deterrent against grinding on the same floor for too long. Of course, lore-wise, it's a bit of a mystery why he's still around after the events of 3, but it makes sense why he'd be roaming around Mementos, where the collective unconscious takes form- Humanity fears death, and he's basically a living scarecrow, in both design and gameplay function. I could gush more, but I'll end it by saying that those super-long-barreled revolvers better embody a modern reaper than a scythe. Kind of ironic that he's the opposite of Pale Rider, design-wise- he ditches the dark robes for a scarecrow's outfit, and trades in the farming tool for the current tool of death instead of the old tool of farming.

[@NarfiRef]

Can’t wait to hear if Mara got this video demonetized.

[@JCbackfire]

I’m so worried

[@fortherng3847]

that dance after the reaper was defeated was actually cracked wow

[@JoeB_91]

Hilarious how much it was spamming wind break.

[@saito_49]

tune in on the streams guys

[@JCbackfire]

YEAH. COME VISIT STREAM EVERYONE!! It's fun!! :D

[@lokiofzygarde]

Hyped for Shido's palace! I'm glad the reaper took pity on you with those wind breaks, that fight could've been brutal

[@pchavez8833]

This was easily one of the best parts of the entire playthrough. Super intense fight!

[@JCbackfire]

Thanks so much!! 😭❤️

[@blue_1206]

Find the flame on the difficulty change 💀

[@JCbackfire]

We love Clive Rosfield in this household

[@ZakMilz]

IS THAT THE FUUKIN GRIM REAPER????

[@Nalucha]

JC trying to insta-kill a lategame boss and thinking he has a weakness had me cracking up. Like, I know he’s new to persona, but knowing that won’t work and that’s not the case is just basic video game common sense haha. Nonetheless, a W is a W haha

[@VoltGraphics]

Seeing this live was an INSANE experience, chat went wild. Keep it up JC

[@qlaser4]

bro proved me wrong that stream was electric

[@Blarglesnarfe]

Excited for next video and the plot happenin's.

[@barbelith6456]

Yooooo this was great to watch live and even better to see edited! I can't wait to see the rest of your reactions to this game, because it only gets better from here. Also my boy Satchel keeps cooking with these edits, love to see it!

[@MrFusion]

The earliest I managed to beat the Reaper was when Akechi joins the party. For some reason the Reaper is susceptible to Almighty, so I just had Joker and Akechi spam Megidola while having Makoto and Ryuji spam buffs and healing. Beating him there made me stupid overleveled, but I did get some of Akechi's skills that you wouldn’t unlock in a normal run which was cool.

[@LairOfLair]

D e b i l i t a t e

[@kyybooty]

The doubters were in shambles this day

[@Yangfamilysd]

Persona q2 battle theme is fire btw I was here for this stream But this fight would have been very different if he had no hominculus and if you didn’t dodge as much or the reaper spammed more insta kills Because with bad luck this fight can end you even at very high levels

[@Lerone06]

Forcing the Reaper into spamming those concentrated Megidolaons actually looking like a legit strat now lol

[@LairOfLair]

If you are high level enough.

[@vicsalvargas9565]

AS ALWAYS, New Persona players meeting MARA for the first time ever, always puts a smile on my face specially on that mission for P5... MARA IS ONE OF THE BEST, no persona/smt is completed without Mara. no joke people will fight for it.. Also Kudos on beating The Reaper

[@cyanidepizza]

watching this go down on stream was crazy he spent almost an hour fighting it and everyone was losing their shit

[@pocho928]

*First tries the reaper while being underleveled* You have become the Persona 5 Royal

[@GoroAkechiShuake]

All my homies love the cutest editor ever, the luscious Satchel 😍

[@jxlly9960]

I love seeing you play this game so much, especially all your theories and ideas you come up with whether they’re true on not its very intriguing to hear! Keep up the awesome work

[@jxlly9960]

8:00 I can’t believe my sub made it in the video 😂

[@notorioushiv4880]

Now that you did the Reaper, we want to see you fight Justine and Caroline next

[@brandonwithnell612]

that might take a looong time, if i remember right they are ng+ only, bt royal does add another secret boss in momentos you can do on first playthrough

[@BallinNaoto]

@@brandonwithnell612well JC has Lavenza now since he’s on the day of reckoning in game

[@catalyst539]

@@BallinNaoto but unfort it’ll still take time because he has to do third sem

[@matchanavi]

Watching this live was CRAZY. Congrats on this achievement.

[@insertcreativename802]

This is the fastest I’ve ever clicked on a video notification

[@JCbackfire]

i love u

[@heeho6942]

the persona q2 outfits made this so much better💀

[@byrontheusurper6505]

1:11 I never used some of the rings, for example okumuras and this one as well, what a cool animation!

[@jureigeeksoutoccasionally]

Watching this live was incredible tbh, it’s like I witnessed history as it was happening

[@Xenado22]

Let's go! So glad I was able to watch this live, I was worried JC would go off his rocker, but somehow he managed to win!

[@lhasavb7476]

This was so enjoyable to watch, love how he went easy on you at first and then suddenly switched up lol

[@zidemelee]

Still the most fun P5R playthrough I’ve ever watched

I didn't even finish the video but I liked as soon as I saw you use the magic wall thing and instantly thought "oh, this is going to be good"

[@diabolic_ghastly]

Shout out to all my fellow believers who had faith in our streamer

[@jj03max]

Glad you enjoyed the fight - The hype was actually insane! Next time on Sonic X: JC’s Abaddon vs The Reaper on Hard mode

[@LigayasJoys]

A bit surprised we're seeing this with the Striker cover image, but happy to see you beat the Reaper at your very first try out of sheer luck!

[@limboslam]

The satchel guy in the chat is the editor, mans probably chose the thumbnail too

[@Just_Remi]

Seeing this on stream was so hype 😭

[@jossepossepotloodgat8576]

Even though i watch every vod, these vids are so well put together i just watch them too.🖤♥️

[@doctorsnakeeater1997]

It feels so rare to see someone fight the Reaper without cheesing the fight somehow. There's a real *struggle* here and that's amazing.

[@j.corbygaming]

LOVE THIS SERIES!

[@rubysu9265]

Btw as someone who's been playing Persona Q2 and really enjoying it with a whole new hyperfixation around it, it makes me happy to hear the Q2 music for this video!!! Glad to see your playthrough going strong regardless ❤

[@mrwrigh]

Need to get around playing it myself but I really enjoy the battle music it's so freaking good

[@byrontheusurper6505]

I forgot he just starts spamming concentrate megidolaon!

[@relia4203]

That was actually a really good reaper run! Considering how underleveled you were In my run I was so afraid of running into the reaper that I cleared every floor fast as heck so he wouldn't spawn, by the time I beat him, I destroyed him with OP Personas 😭

[@donthaveonern]

The Reaper THROWING with those wind breaks was incredible. Mans is off his rocker🗣🗣

[@fakero0009]

This boss fight was so much fun to watch on stream. Can't wait for next streams 😶

[@wersal1055]

"That was the hardest boss in the game!" wait till he learns about the fight vs lavenza

[@mostlyjovial6177]

Lmao I love watching people new to the series fight the reaper for the first time! Great job! And uh. Not the hardest fight. No spoilers but if you get to experience the secret ending you’ll find a boss that’s imo way harder.

[@EdzamMP]

I loved the little Mara side tangent

[@xiuyeyin]

I wonder if JC has already check the explanation of each personas, like the story behind each monster and their origin cultures. To me that's also really fascinating, I enjoyed reading them!

[@Xiaolin2]

That was quite the intense fight, I thought you would get Megidolaon'd to death with The Reaper at 1 HP. Can't wait for Arc 7 video!!!

[@alimuhammad7370]

I was a believer that stream and yet even I was surprised he Beat the reaper super slowly but surely. Then changed the difficulty to hard and fought the “Hard” boss shadow asakura

[@JadenSpooky]

12:52 Final Boss? You’ll still be emotionally scarred since you’ve met the correct requirements.

[@DubsBrown]

I don’t know what’s better about your the Reaper fight: having Invitation to Freedom be the BGM or doing the harem party.

[@sidakong9467]

the reaper don’t get you much money but it give you one of the best trinkets in game, literally lower all damage you receive into half

[@TytanicManic]

brave blade go brrr

[@CommanderSpooks]

“5000? That’s it?” Trust me, it can get much worse

[@SyxxPunk]

Taking out Mara with a top rope move: WASSAAAAAAAAAP!!!

[@awakarikatase]

THE WAY I ACREAMED WHEN HE TRIED ATTACKING THE REAPER WITH ANGEL LMAO

[@ZAWAACESSPACECASE]

Looking cool JCbackfire!

[@usuallyprocraztonating]

SERIES IS AMAZING

[@AnthonyDinh]

Your Reaper was way more easier than what I fought, my Reaper kept spamming Concentrate and Megidoloan.

[@MonkeBrain07]

I saw this video yesterday, but I was too tired to even watch it. And now I can fully enjoy someone struggling against admittedly the easiest Reaper in the series.

[@Ziroikabi]

The reaper AI really is something in the persona games. You can hyper abuse him to win at like level 1 in most of the games on max difficulty

[@adrianadam6325]

I was honestly a little mad when I saw how stupid the reaper was, then I remembered I only ever fight him on Merciless. Also, an optimal reaper fight you want him to ambush you, and you want him to megidolan spam, which is a testament to how hard he can really be. Can’t wait to watch you fight the NG+ bosses, and good luck with the rest of the game!

[@JustAouse]

"We're gonna be fine" Famous last words

[@danielsancitd6987]

my guy hit a emote for beating the reaper. Well done JC

[@Asunaris]

Bro went easy on you with all that windbreak

[@GodofDeathThanatos]

I was playing p3r while watching your stream and when you defeated the reaper i got so hyped that i had decided to also beat the reaper... Only to remember that i was sevearly underleveld on merciless, I did not have a good time.

[@RenAmayima]

i love how thru out the whole gameplay he uses angel as trump card

[@youngsavage1275]

JC, I love your videos. I downloaded Twitch just so I can actually watch your full videos because I know that you are more on twitch, sadly I've been so busy that I keep missing the streams. When is your next video with Noah and the boys? Another backroom? Or maybe Sker Ritual?

[@JCbackfire]

I bet you anything Noah gets me for some Sker Ritual! :D Thanks for watching and supporting!! I really appreciate it!

[@Masona-so2sk]

id like to see a video of JC reacting to all the show times please i beg

[@Scrubsy0]

Wow this is not a video I expected. Congrats on beating the hardest boss ever. Mara

[@spectralbut]

that whole part with the aoa and haru/makoto showtime is the epitome of "we're back, it's over, we're so back, it's so over"

[@user-wi8ov7ew1v]

Once I saw you had ambushed the reaper I knew this was gonna be crazy. (Doing this allows the reaper to attack on your turn but letting the reaper attack you makes it attack only once per turn.)

[@MatteoSal8]

now you just gotta fight the twins lol

[@tayamanan]

Ah, yes, the hard way to fight the Reaper, but it's more satisfying when you win.

[@notyue3747]

Glad you enjoyed playing P5R!!! Cant wait for you to try playing P3R SOON!! its always so fun watching you play persona games!

[@killblade6]

Makoto and Haru carried that stream, im glad to have witnessed that

[@IsaacFan3]

The Persona Q2 costumes and battle music made this all the better tbh

[@whackareal]

Man, what a great video to wake up to

[@me-pb5rx]

This dude has been the hardest boss I've had so much trouble with beating him in persona 3 reload at the end of the game like the last day I grinded the reaper

[@dorymarshall5477]

Let’s gooooo! New episode!

[@HolyRain89]

Cant wait for the velvet attendant fight. 😂

[@personafanatic4597]

the only area the reaper won't show up is the first section of mementos. any other floors are fine and sometimes you may even encounter it being there as a deviation for a floor. reaper also only shows up on a floor once. I did some tests and drive around the first section for almost an hour and it never showed and again once it did show I stayed on a floor to see if I could get it twice and nothing. also you can collect 999 flowers for Jose in mementos each trip but it won't go higher than that. also you should definitely try the twins fight and the other two optional bosses 👀