【 Ys Origin 】 Boss 10: Zava (Nightmare Mode/Hugo)

Boss 10: Zava with Yogleks & Omulgun: The Merciless
Hugo/Nightmare Mode
Playlist: • Ys Origin (Hugo/Nightm...
With the help of Kishgal, Hugo is able to push onwards towards the Tower's peak. A maze of mirrors leads him to surprise confrontation with Zava. The sorceress, disappointed in Hugo's rejection of the demonic essence, attempts to seduce him back to the side of the demons, offering him a place to rule by her side. Hugo is only amused by her twisted infatuation, and instead rejects her. Infuriated, Zava attempts to agitate the latent demonic element inside of Hugo as a last ditch effort, but Hugo stands resolved, breaking free of her trap. With no other options left, Zava summons her two strongest familiars and goes head to head with the prodigy of Fact.
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Zava's aerial mobility isn't much of a problem thanks to Force Shield lettings you float. That being said, hitting her can still be a hassle due to the fact that she will be raining energy shots on you that have pretty good lateral tracking and will quickly break your shield if you take her head on. Normal attacks work just fine compared to wasting time with Trap Mine or Flame Wheel, so it's a matter of working around her main attack while avoiding the blasts and lasers Yogleks & Omulgun shoots out.
That being said, Yogleks and Omulgun aren't too threatening themselves. Floating down to the ground gives you more than enough time to avoid anything they can shoot out, and if you jump off of them mid-float then it will be a while before you actually hit the ground. When Zava reaches her second phase and enters one of the heads, the fight actually becomes easier since you don't have to worry much about anything that they do and your target is on ground level. Even their final combination attack is a joke: Force Shield gives you a wide room for error to avoid getting tripped by the ground flames and you can even negate the whole attack by using Hugo's own EX attack.
Outside of the awkwardness of hitting Zava when she's in the air, this fight is overall fairly simple.
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Zava can only gasp at her defeat by Hugo's hands, her life slipping away. She discards Hugo's advice to just accept the end, believing in power of the demonic essence to the very end. Hugo unceremoniously leaves the scene, the final stage within reach.
Game: Ys Origin
Release Date: 12/21/2006, 05/31/2012 (Steam)
System: PC (Steam)
Nightmare Mode
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