【 Ys Origin 】 Boss 1: Galleon (Nightmare Mode/Toal)

Boss 1: Galleon the Impassioned
Toal/Nightmare Mode
Playlist: • Ys Origin (Toal/Nightm...
It isn't far into the lower levels of the Tower that Toal comes across the first from the Ys search party. Commander Galleon, a former brother at arms, is quick to recognize Toal, elated to see he's alive and chastising him for not contacting Ys of his safety. Toal immediately turns the reunion into a bitter one, revealing his demonic nature and his intention to capture the Goddesses for the Darklings.
Galleon gives Toal a lengthy interrogation, pushing for the reasoning behind his ludicrous actions. Toal, however, remains resolute and content in his traitorous decision, which forces Galleon to turn raise his blade against his former companion.
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One of Toal's unique bosses as well as the first he fights, Galleon sets a good pace for Toal, both figuratively and literally. Everything Galleon does hurts, A LOT, but in turn he is also very slow and straightforward with his attacks. Where Hugo has range to rely on, Toal's gains an advantage in battle using his speed. His wind skill Godspeed let's Toal dance around the holy knight with relative ease.
At close-range, Galleon will swing at Toal a few times before being opened to a counterattack. At outer ranges he will typically fire of his magical birds in two waves, one directly at Toal and 3 in a spread pattern. It's a very fast attack, but it's deceptive in that it is meant to hit you while you're running parallel to Galleon, making running in an arc around Galleon a guaranteed way to dodge it (assuming you aren't too close to him). Their speed also let's you jump directly towards him, taking advantage of his opening with a swift assault.
His most threatening attack is his shockwave chain. He'll push closer and closer with each wave, and they actually correct his angle very well making it easy to get clipped by one of them if you don't move at a wide enough angle. At half HP he'll start using his own EX mode where he does a fast series of sword swings followed by an even faster, longer chain of shockwaves. Thankfully for Toal, Godspeed can keep you one step ahead of the attack at all of its stages. That applies to the fight in general as well: stay on the move and overwhelm Galleon's sluggishness to come out on top.
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Galleon is soundly defeated, having misjudged Toal's growth in skill. He makes a quick retreat, vowing to make Toal remember who he once was. Toal only makes a brief remark on the fine commander that Galleon most likely now makes before continuing his search.
Game: Ys Origin
Release Date: 12/21/2006, 05/31/2012 (Steam)
System: PC (Steam)
Nightmare Mode
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