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think William will go down with several Rockets... no matter which form he is in. (also, this is mutation, not transformation, so he cannot go back to his previous form)
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All William's forms could take a good deal of punishment from a Rocket Launcher. Of course, Dante's Launcher is probably more powerful than the one in RE2, but if there's one thing anyone who played RE2 noticed, it was Birkin's insane ability to regenerate and mutate into a more powerful form. I mean, he ripped off a chunk of his own body so that he could be more deadly.
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Dante can certainly do this with the Rocket Launcher, too. With his Ebony & Ivory... he can rain bullets onto William. While E&I works well in any distance, I'd say Dante will get close just for argument's sake.
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Another frustrating trait of Birkin's was that he eventually would simply march through blasts of rapid gunfire. He wouldn't stop. Near or far, Dante's bullets might hurt, but they wouldn't stop him. And that's only in his earlier forms. In his four-legged state (I really wouldn't call it Cerberus, but whatever) he can make quick leaps and bounds and he gives no indication that you're hurting him. Perhaps Dante coudl outrun Birkin, but you can't run forever.
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Equipped with the electric guitar Nevan, the first move will be "Reverb Shock," charged into the enemy with lightning along with electric bats. Then just for style, he will Tune-up right in front of William. (Tune-up will stun any nearby enemies, and can be followed up with varies combo)
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We saw that Spark Shot did stagger Birkin for
a second but what would this electric attack do? We don't know what his body was eventually composed of and its inner-makeup. We don't know if electric attacks would do much, if any, serious damage.
Tune-up is a shitty new move. Seeing as Birkin existed only in a real-life simulating world, he has no experience with magic. I doubt his genetically altered body could counter it in any way.
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After the Tune up, Dante can get into Jam Session, summoning a swarm of bats to charge at his foe.
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Bats...probably with sharp teeth. Birkin's flesh is already pretty deformed. A few more chunks taken out of it won't make much of a difference. Also, if he was in his final form, a swarm of bats would be utterly pointless.
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And those he would do just for the style (and it will fill up his devil gauge). To get serious, Dante will go into Devil Trigger and execute Air Raid. Flying around in the air and shooting Thunder Bolt, and occasionally go personal with Vortex, dealing massive damage.
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A. Form 3 - Take the Bolt and continue to regenerate.
Form 5 - Run and jump away from the Bolts.
Form 6 - Wouldn't do much against this thing.
B. Form 3 - Bring it on! Be personal! Birkin will put his claws through his chest or head in a flash.
Form 5 - One quick grab and Dante will be clutched in the deadly jaws of Birkin. Torn to pieces with those teeth.
Form 6 - It would be suicide to charge this thing. Even if the massive swinging tentacles didn't manage to grab him, they'd be able to hit him and if he fell anywhere near Birkin's mass of spikes...
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That's only with one weapon though. Dante can switch Firearm/Devilarm at any given time as long as he is not executing a move. So, at anytime, he can switch to Agni & Rudra and call upon the power of Fire and Wind. The most powerful moves from A&R would be Aerial Cross, Crossed Swords, Sky Dance, Twister/Tempest. At a mid/far distance, Dante can also use Crawler, which call fire up from the ground toward the enemies.
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We saw a Tyrant take a dip in a pool of molten metal. (I think that's what it was) He got out of it and was noticably different, but very much alive. Following that, I don't think fire would slow down Birkin terribly much.
A vortex of flame and wind, huh? Is that incinterating fire? If not, Birkin could take it.
Wind would do the greatest damage and have the most effect on his 5th form. His other forms are massive, and his own power is just phenomenal. I don't think gusts of wind would do much.
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Dante can block any attack with Royal Guard in DMC3. From the small sickle attack to huge-tentacle-whole-screen-wipe-out attack (which appear in DMC3). While the attack is blocked, the energy will be charged, and Dante can release it back to the them when he wants to, doing huge damage. The harder they hit... the harder they will get it back.
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Ah, fuck. This is Birkin's weakness above all others. He has no real mind for self-defense. He presses forward with brutal force, but while he wasn't as stupid as a zombie, I really don't think his brain would realize that attacking is a bad thing.
I can create a strategy around everything else, but this.... Over in one post. I hate Dante.
For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of playing RE2, here's a fairly accurate drawing of all Birkin's forms. Note that the lower left one is actually bigger than any of the other forms.