Argosax the Chaos was a powerful Demon King who once ruled the Demon World.^[1] He serves as the boss of Mission 18, the final mission of Dante's scenario in Devil May Cry 2.

StoryEdit

Before Devil May Cry 2Edit

Argosax once was infrequently worshipped by the people of Dumary Island, and it was there that he almost appeared in the Human World, but The Dark Knight Sparda and Vie de Marli defeated him and sealed him away using the four relics known as Arcana.^[2]

Devil May Cry 2Edit

Arius tries to obtain the Arcana in order to release Argosax, take his power, and become a god.^[3][4] The Arcana are four holy relics used to seal Argosax, and by uniting them at the solar eclipse, a gate to the Demon World will open.^[5]

Though Dante manages to interfere with Arius' ritual by replacing the Medaglia with his own double-sided coin, the doorway is still partially opened, and Arius absorbs part of Argosax's power.^[6] Because the door is unstable, whoever enters may not be able to return, so Lucia demands to go, claiming she is expendable.^[7] However, Dante puts the decision to his coin^[8], and after winning the coin toss, goes in, just like his father once did.^[9]

Inside the portal, Dante finds Argosax in its first form, a hideous pile of flesh composed of pieces of Phantom, Griffon, Orangguerra, Jokatgulm, Nefasturris, and Furiataurus. After slaying each piece, a stalk bearing an egg extends from the mass, and Argosax's true form, The Despair Embodied hatches from it.

As The Despair Embodied, Argosax appears as an androgynous, horned, angelic being composed of fire, able to change sexes at will.^[10] While in its female form, it attacks with a whip, while in its male form, it wields a sword. The Despair Embodied is able to teleport around the battlefield, or fly into the air and shower Dante with a rain of fiery feathers. However, even in this form, Argosax is still brought down by Dante, and is defeated. Afterwards, Dante rides off on a motorcycle, presumably escaping the Demon World through another doorway.

StrategyEdit

Main article: Dante's Mission 18

As the Chaos, Argosax is a compilation of different parts of the other bosses. While you won't have to fight every boss again, you will have to deal with some of their attacks, plus Griffon. Take out each boss one at a time until they're all gone: You have a huge advantage here in that they can't move.

As the Despair Embodied, Argosax is fast. Focus on dodging its attacks and use your guns for a safe kill.

BackgroundEdit

Argosax's appearance might be a reference to the biblical Legion, an entity that was composed of multiple demons possessing a single man in the Gospel of Luke. Both Argosax and Legion are composed of multiple demons and both Argosax and Legion possessed a man and drove him insane.

See AlsoEdit

• Arcana
• Arius

TriviaEdit

• The final secret room of Dante's scenario includes a simultaneous boss fight against two The Despair Embodieds.
• Argosax is voiced by Sherman Howard.

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