All About Cia (Scepter Guide/Analysis) - Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition | Punish Me 

What was once pure fan service, turned into one of my favourite characters in the game. Fantastic move set, the ability to give the middle finger to Redeads, and overall I really began to like her as a character herself having a surprising good story around her. The only downside I see is that I never enjoy the hat and mask she wears but then I see she can remove those as well! She may not be the most powerful dark character, but she's the one I use the most

I bet Cia started out right-handed but forced herself to be better with her left hand to be more like Link.

Can we all appreciate that this game is literally the byproduct of an obsessed fanfic writer with the power to rewrite history?

One thing you forgot to bring up with Cia‘s darkness buff technique. It doesn’t just protect her from redead stuns, it gives her super armor against all enemies. She can perform any action without risk of being interrupted, but she still takes the same damage she would have normally. So a reckless player caught up in the moment could accidentally get killed if they aren’t paying attention to the heart count.

Cia is definitely my favorite character to play as in this game. Something about her stomp attack is super satisfying to me, and there are a couple of other big reasons that need not be mentioned

Cia became an unexpected favorite of mine. I practically mained her in this game! What I initially thought of as plain fanservice became my favorite warriors character!

I had struggled at playing most of the darkness characters in the roster, however after watching all of these back when they were on the other channel, I have come to know how to use and love most of the cast. And I thank you deeply for making it possible for me to love this game even more so.

There are two big reasons why Cia is my favorite!

While she isn't my absolute favorite, this just happens to be the guide video in the playlist I'm on when I decided I have to comment on how fantastic all your guide videos are. For this game and all the others (though I've only used this playlist and all the Age of Calamity guides), considering the lack of official guide content in these games to know how things interplay these videos have been a real godsend. Anyone helping with making these videos deserves massive kudos, keep up the awesome work guys!

Whenever a mission gives me the option to use any character I want, Cia will always be my first choice. (Unless it's one of those quests where enemy attacks are OHKOs. In which case, I use Shiek.) Do I need to rack up KOs or clean out a keep? Stomp on the entire field with C2. Do I need to take down giant bosses? A couple of her C4s will shred their weakpoint gauges in no time. She basically has a tool for every situation I could think of (aside from those damn OHKO missions). One of my favorite applications of the proximity mines (C5) is to lay a mine under an officer that's guarding. It's fun being able to stun them out of a guard, and I'm granted a bit of breathing room, as well. Her special attack is also great for when I need to deal an extra bit of damage, especially if a giant boss still has a bit of HP left after taking damage from a Weak Point Smash. And the best part of all is that when she dodge-cancels out of a combo, it feels as smooth as butter. :ok_hand: :ok_hand: With this level of mobility, combined with her C2, I can cover a lot of ground within a keep within a short amount of time. Utility and mobility. If I need to get a job done right, I call in Cia.

You can also rotate Cia while summoning the Shadow Links on the C4 to fan them out.

2:43 the dark Links are not only good at boss weakpoints they're also really good at overwhelming stronger enemies if use them in front as they're approaching you then run behind them and attack

Cia is sooo OP. Her C2 and C3 alone make her a top tier warrior in the area clearing and target focus department. Her C5 does indeed allow for easy boss destruction, but only against specific bosses. If you’re fighting a boss like Manhandla, it’s better to use her C4 and summon 2 or 3 Dark Links before dodging out and also hitting Manhandla. As with most characters, Manhandla is the hardest boss to take out. With very little thought, Cia can tear through the opponents, and that is just amazing to me. From a skill level, she is among the easiest warriors to excel with, which makes her an invaluable asset on the battlefield.

I loved the gangum style bit at the end there lmao

Ha, she’s jealous of Zelda, but is higher in tier than every Zelda move set save dead Zelda. Ha. Also you can pivot C4.

Her C4 is my favorite boss wpg attack, other than maybe The Imprisoned this attack will always take out a bosses wpg 100%. Just have the first Dark Link out swinging right as the gauge appears. She’s really good at everything, C2 is her best mob clearer while her C3 is good for Captains, even multiple Captains if you keep them all lined up. Sure there’s more “powerful” options but she can always SAFELY get any job done as good as anyone as far as getting A ranks go.

She is bae in every way.

C2 destroys crowds. C3 great for dueling. C6 + special 100% obliterates a boss weak point smash meter (wait for as soon as Dark Links pop out of the gates before you hit the special attack or else they'll disappear) The C1 is also great for dueling, you'd get that Darkness-X elemental effect in just a few hits (like 5) instead of the usual many (like 15) it takes to proc that effect. Darkness-X elemental effect is twice as much as that light-x elemental effect (which hurts just as hard as most damage bonuses like Defenseless, No Healing, Vs XXXX, Str Attack X, Stage Recommended Element damage bonus etc etc)

I find her final combo to be much Better at destroying boss weak points

Ah, THAT'S how the floor portals work! Thank you!

I hate that her mines are so good at hitting Boss Weak Gauges EXCEPT Manhandla, it’s hit box is so small its not effective enough

This is a Nintendo game that’s not bayonetta ladies and gentlemen

I shall ignore the Cia fanservice and just get straight to the point: Cia is damn good. Her C1 is simply ridiculous, allowing her to simply ignore Redead stuns, and her other combos are just great.

In Legends, if you press sheild when Re Dead Stunned, you won't take any damage.

Whenever I hear her scepter I just can help but here Patrick star

Cia's last combo attack DESTROYS boss weak points when her proximity mine attack won't do it. That's the only reason I ever use it otherwise.

Hasty attacks make her even better.

Dark pit? I thought this was a legend of zelda game

also you can name the dark links and point where you want them

When people say C1 and C2 etc abilities idk what they mean. Which buttons are those combos? I guess i could google it ey?

It intrigues me that Jessica Nigri never cosplayed Cia. You know, she's perfect for Nigri's style.

Cia is great at taking out giant bosses if u just keep spamming 4 dark links in front of her

got to be honest with myself as far as female antagonist go in rpgs franchises, she is hot and a cool villain. But she'll not compare to the high lvl top tiers Ultimecia (FF8) and Ultima the High Seraph (FFT)

My only problem with her is her laugh, which you will hear a lot if you use her.

I WANT CIA TO STEP ON ME! haha JK I NEED Cia to step on ME!!!

How do i get this weapon?

At first i hated Cia, but after Originally watching this guide i started playing her alot more

1:49 I wish she stomped on me :(

Girl, I love ya, but like… Don’t you get cold in that? I mean using it in the hotter stages I get, but your coverage pretty much amounts to your waist and half your tids. In the words of Fi, there is a 99% probability you need a fucken’ jacket.

Really, a dominatrix joke, at the very end? I thought you were above those 😂😒😂

I’m kind most of the designs in this game except for the OCs. Cia and Lana don’t fit in with the Zelda characters at all. Even Linkle is a little too cutesy to be a believable Zelda character, imo.