Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Console icon Nintendo DS

  • Defeat Paranoia as Soma without taking damage (no MP refill items)

    390 (347) of 4,766 โ€“ 8.18%

    7.28% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.18% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Created by Shmelyoff on: 22 Dec, 2019 19:48
    Last modified: 05 Oct, 2023 04:18


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    rafaelts 3 Jul 2022 03:28
    Tips: 1 - If on ground, always stay crouching; 2 - Amalaric Sniper was used with an INT build for the fast kill; 3 - You must do the two phases without getting damaged for the achiv; 4 - Yeah... the closest save point is in the Pinnacle, next to the Succubuss room.
    AnTiHrIsTiS 23 Aug 2022 20:06
    I donโ€™t understand the principle a little, in the first room these conditions can not be met, do they work only in the second room? It's just that the achievement icon only appears in the second room.
    rafaelts 23 Aug 2022 22:05
    The icon appears in the second room, but you must do the first room without taking damage or using itens too!
    24 Aug 2022 01:27
    Shmelyoff edited this achievement's logic.
    RandomNickname44 24 Dec 2022 04:36
    Easy with INT build + Rune Ring.

    First phase: Bomber Armor. Stack bombs before he comes out of the mirror, then keep running and placing bombs in his way.

    ++ WAIT FOR MANA ++

    Second phase: Axe Armor + Bat Company. You can dodge the lasers while double jumping but its easier with Bat Company. Just keep throwing axes at him and preferably lure him to a corner.
    8 Mar 2023 01:09
    Shmelyoff edited this achievement's logic.
    TimeCrush 10 Apr 2023 23:11
    Mandragora with a nice Int buff does an incredible amount of damage, almost 200 per - combined with Bat Company to hug an area out of the lasers and pray: Should have a victory after a few good cracks to get the patterns.
    Lipe33 1 May 2023 21:51
    i used a kunitsuna (any katana will work tho i think) for the first phase, just hitting him constantly with normal attacks and special attacks, then backing off. Then for the second phase I used the great axe armor soul and a great axe as my weapon, worked decently enough. Whenever he came down I'd switch to my katana to hit him with another combo, but that just speeds up the fight a bit
    Lipe33 1 May 2023 21:51
    also the way he flies towards you when you hit him sometimes is really annoying, so keep your distance when attacking ig
    5 Oct 2023 04:18
    Shmelyoff edited this achievement's description.
    Cassievania 17 Oct 2023 05:20
    FIRST FIGHT
    Yes, you have to do both fights damageless. The good news is that you can wait / fast forward to refill your MP in between fights.

    The first fight is fairly straight forward. To damage Paranoia without getting hit in return, the best way is to use a quick, ranged attack, such as Witch's soul. This gives you enough time to run away without getting hit in return.

    When Paranoia does its mirror attack, it'll flash the mirrors in the order the laser beam is going to, and it'll end where Soma was standing when the mirrors started to rotate. To guarantee a dodge, wait until the mirrors start to rotate, then quickly jump up and use bat form to stay on the ceiling. In most cases, you won't get hit. However, if you see the top two mirrors flash, one after the other, the beam will hit you if the mirrors are high enough. Quickly fly down just a little bit to avoid taking damage.

    SECOND FIGHT
    In this fight, Paranoia will fly around the room, making low loops when it gets to the edges. Be sure NOT to hit it when it's doing a loop, because it'll lock in its height at the height it was at when it takes its first hit. You're guaranteed to get hit if you hit Paranoia while it's low. Eventually, it'll line up with Soma and stab downward. Get out of the way sooner than you think, because its lower hitbox is wider than its feet.

    The mirror attack is now faster, bigger, and it fires twice in a row. The same strategy applies, except you need to be FAST, and you need to land back on the ground in between mirror attacks, or else the top won't be a safe spot during the second attack.

    I normally don't grind to beat bosses, but this was one I needed to get up to level 52 in order to beat damageless. Gross.

    VIDEO
    https://youtu.be/ZAosJ7mlIc8
    FinalFrantasy 24 Jan 2024 02:27
    I just filled the room with slimes and threw sickles when I got a chance! The worst part of this boss is the walk back if you mess up.
    5 Feb 2024 16:32
    Shmelyoff edited this achievement's title.
    bryandelmond 4 May 2024 16:23
    This was hard. I ended up using a katana for the first part and axe armor for the second part. To avoid the lasers, simply watch where the hand points to, and then quickly transform into a bat and stick to the wall opposite of where the hand points to, between the mirrors. I don't think the lasers can catch you this way. I also had a Treant soul equipped for quick MP recovery.
    Tekish11 29 Jun 2024 04:02
    As soon as I realized these stopped being "no soul" it was on.
    First form is easy to no damage with just weapons.
    Second form, throw on "Werewolf" and "Slime" maxed to 9. Hold R and Rapidly Tap Up+Y.

    Fill the room with slimes and kill before he even uses his first laser.
    JmTrad 2 Sep 2024 00:41
    about the save being too far away from the boss: go to the room before the boss, suspend the game, locate where your emulator save the game and zip it (making a backup). everytime you fail you close the emulator and unzip the backup, writing on top of the old. do it until make it.
    Cassievania 2 Sep 2024 04:02
    That sounds slower than just fast forwarding to the boss. ๐Ÿ˜…
    JmTrad 2 Sep 2024 21:32
    for me is faster. the closest save room is after a corridor + 3 giant towers full of enemies.
    xelxlolox 11 Sep 2024 01:56
    Ez, just spam lv9 slime, raise all the int you can and its dead in seconds (tbh this is probably the hardest boss to kill damageless without cheesing)
    dhippo 14 Oct 2024 07:06
    I punched 'em a lot https://youtu.be/m8hX2XN7fNs

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