King
Chaos King of Spades
"Then to my people, I am a hero. To you... I am the BAD GUY!"
King (King of Spades) is the primary story climax boss of Chapter 1. Brandishing his belly mouth blade and summoning massive spade walls, he tests the player’s team cohesion right before the chapter finale.
Encounter Victory Rewards
Chapter 1 Story Clear
Chapter 1 Story Clear (Peaceful overthrow with Lancer crowned)
Chapter 1 Story Clear
Chapter 1 Story Clear (Spade Kingdom pacified via force)
Phase-by-Phase Attack Pattern Breakdown
Every attack in King's arsenal operates on fixed collision and projectile timings. Follow the dodging strategies below to minimize damage taken and maximize TP grazing.
Chain Spikes & Wave Attacks (Turns 1–4)
King establishes dominance with dragging belly chain attacks and bouncing spade hazards.
Spade Wave Wall
Trajectory: Large columns of spades sweep horizontally across the bullet box.
Track the gap between the upper and lower spade clusters and hop through smoothly.
Chain Drag
Trajectory: King throws his chain into the box and drags it around the perimeter.
Stay near the center of the box; jump over the chain link right as it sweeps across.
Spade Trap Cage & Desperation (Turn 5+)
King shrinks the bullet board and summons rotating spade orbits.
Spade Box Constriction
Trajectory: Spades spawn from all four borders simultaneously, closing in toward the center.
Observe which corner has the delayed spawn and move into that quadrant first.
Recommended Battle Strategies
Endure & Defend (Pacifist Route)
- Defend (All party members)
- Heal Prayer (Ralsei)
- Dual Heal
- King cannot be pacified through conventional ACTing; this is an endurance trial.
- Keep all party members DEFENDING on turns with high-damage chain attacks.
- Use Ralsei’s Dual Heal whenever available (requires Kris ACT + TP).
- Continue enduring until King triggers his fake surrender cutscene.
Rude Buster Beatdown
- Susie Rude Buster
- Kris Attack
- Ralsei Heal
- King has high defense, so physical attacks tick down his health slowly.
- Focus all TP into Susie’s Rude Buster for burst damage.
- Depleting his HP triggers the same post-battle cutscene, but with different dialogue.
🎒 Recommended Item Loadout & Healing Priority
Do not enter the encounter with empty slots. Stock up on these items before initiating combat:
- ✦ Dark Burger (40 HP)
- ✦ Top Cake
- ✦ Revive Dust
Most Common Player Mistakes & Traps
Community speedrun analytics show over 75% of wipes on King occur due to the following four errors:
Wasting TP on offensive spells during pacifist runs instead of saving TP for Dual Heal.
Getting caught in the box corners during the sweeping chain drag attack.
Recommended Practice & Encounter Progression
If you have mastered King, test your reflexes against these correlated boss encounters:
