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Conquer every challenge in Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course! This guide covers boss strategies, S-Ranks, secret achievements, and more for 100% completion.

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Conquer every challenge in Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course! This guide covers boss strategies, S-Ranks, secret achievements, and more for 100% completion.

Walkthrough:

  1. A Vacation In The Wilds: Defeat all five main bosses in Inkwell Isle IV (The Moonshine Mob, Esther Winchester, Glumstone The Giant, Mortimer Freeze, and The Howling Aces). This is story-related and cannot be missed.
  2. Ranger: Obtain an A-Rank or higher on all bosses in Inkwell Isle IV. Requirements for A-Rank: defeat boss in under two minutes on Regular difficulty, have at least 3HP left, land three parries, and six special attacks. The two secret bosses count. Do not use Djimmi The Great's wishes for more HP.
  3. Alive And Kicking: Defeat any boss with Ms. Chalice. Equip the Astral Cookie charm and defeat any boss from Inkwell Isle I to IV, including DLC bosses and original favorites.
  4. Decadent: Defeat 10 bosses with Ms. Chalice. Focus on main bosses only. Equip new DLC weapons and defeat all bosses on Inkwell Isle I and II on Simple or Regular difficulty.
  5. The Golden Touch: Defeat a boss using one of Ms. Chalice's Super Arts. Super Art I is recommended for its vertical beam.
  6. The Latest Sensation: Defeat a boss with one of Porkrind's new weapons (Converge, Crackshot, or Twist-Up).
  7. Checkmate: Defeat all of the King Of Games' Champions (The Pawns, The Knight, The Bishop, The Rook, and The Queen). Weapons and charms are not allowed; victory is achieved solely through parrying. Ms. Chalice's dash parry is helpful.
  8. A King's Admiration: Defeat The King's Gauntlet. This challenge requires defeating all five mini-bosses in sequence without failing. Failing restarts the entire gauntlet.
  9. Compliments To The Chef: Complete your quest on Inkwell Isle IV by defeating all five main bosses and collecting the ingredients for the Wondertart to unlock Chef Saltbaker. The final battle is challenging; Crackshot, Ms. Chalice, and perseverance are recommended.
  10. Cooked To Perfection: Get an S-Rank on a stage of Inkwell Isle IV. S-Ranks are only obtainable on Expert difficulty (unlocked after finishing the main story and making a deal with The Devil). Criteria are the same as A-Ranks. The Moonshine Mob is a suggested stage.
  11. The High Hat: Defeat a boss on Inkwell Isle IV without killing any of its minions. Esther Winchester in

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