Blade
From Devil May Cry Wiki
Blades are demonic lizards who never attack alone. Some notable features are their large fangs, a swollen left arm with visible blood vessels, and the uncanny ability to grow their claws back after shooting them. They tend to wear armor that covers their head and right arm and are able to attack underwater and on land, making them a dangerous enemy.
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[edit] Devil May Cry
They usually attack by lunging at their target with their swollen left arm. The lunge slash can be predicted by an experienced player. A tactic they favor is to increase the blood flow into their left arm to shoot off their talons at Devil Hunters. They are also able to burrow underground in order to attack their enemies from below. In Devil May Cry there can be larger Blades who tower over Dante but attack in the same way as their smaller counter parts.
Even if they are juggled in midair, for example by a flurry of Ebony & Ivory shots, they use their reptilian agility to flip backward and counterattack using their lunge slash.
[edit] Devil May Cry 2
They attack Lucia and Trish during the underwater missions by ramming them or by firing off their talons.
[edit] Strategy
The Blades, large or small, all share a weakness, and that is a downward midair slash when they are on the ground, face down. One way to get them face down on the floor is this: First, you must perform a well-placed Stinger to the face. If done correctly, the Blade will be reeling back, temporarily stunned. While it's stunned, get behind it and do another Stinger to the back. Now it will be face down. Lastly, jump and do a downward slash. High Time or an ordinary slash will do. The Blade will then bleed to death.
You can also use grenade rolling or you may use Inferno, especially for large groups of Blades.
If you prefer to juggle your enemies, High Time them with Alastor (without following them into the air) and just wail on them while their uncovered areas are exposed.
[edit] Trivia
The Blades were originally conceived as prototypes for the Resident Evil franchise, in an effort originally meant for Resident Evil 4, as the next generation of Hunters.
| Bosses |
| Phantom - Nelo Angelo - Griffon - Nightmare - Mundus |
| Lesser Demons |
| Beelzebub - Blade - Fetish - Frost - Kyklops - Marionette - Nobody - Plasma - Sargasso - Shadow - Sins |
