SMT: Nocturne - Boss 03 "Matador" 

He says he's taken countless lives. He must mean other players' parties

Can't wait for the game journalists to play this.

I actually really like this boss. He teaches you how to fight the rest of the bosses in the game: Look at what they do, then go back and adjust your team to counter what they do. Each boss is a problem you have to solve. For Matador, it's all about creating force-resistant demons and using sukukaja to match his red capote. Do that, and you've won half the battle. Luckily you can buy the Hifumi magatama, which lets you VOID force attacks (as seen in the video), in the town before you fight him (that can't be a coincidence). Also, you can fuse at least three demons at that point that can void force attacks outright: Nekomata, Nozuchi, and as seen in this video, Uzume. Honestly, I think the reason that Matador has such an infamous reputation as a difficult boss is because he's practically designed to whoop your ass if you go in unprepared. If you use the proper solutions to the problems he presents, he's not nearly as punishing as his reputation would suggest. His big brother Trumpeter, on the other hand... hoo boy. That guy makes Matador look downright benign.

The dreaded words: " *I challenge you to a duel.* "

"I challenge you to a duel" 4v1 lol thats not a duel

2:01 He's not kidding....at all.

For those who didn't know, Nocturne is actually a director's cut of Shin Megami Tensei 3 with loads of additional, optional content for difficulty. We just never got the original game in the west. The Kalpas, the Fiends, Dante, the true demon ending, all stuff that was added in. When you play the game you can really tell. I found all the base game bosses and dungeons anywhere frome easy to do-able with a little of the expected JRPG grinding, but the fiends were all bastards. Matador, being the first additional boss you encounter, is designed to be trickier and tougher than the usual lot, really screws with your confidence the first time you play.

Still pwning newbs to this day. I clean my sword with their tears.

Filtering casuals since 2003.

"Andalucia" That's like naming an attack "Nuu York"

"We get off on your tears"-Atlas

As much as he is essential to the Nocturne Experience(TM), one must wonder why Hitoshura didn't just toss the candelabrum to him and say "okay, fine, here, I don't even know what a True Demon Ending is, leave me alone."

This for me is one of the best games I've ever played. The atmosphere, music, and difficulty make you feel hopelessly stranded. Add to that the vast amount of mythology in this game and you are left with such a Masterpiece!

People are talking about seeing this fight in HD, yet I'm looking forward to finally getting a voice for his pre-fight monologue.

All the people reviewing or streaming the remaster are going to hit a wall here LOL.

My team had 4 null: force, I called my strategy "Get cuck'd Matador"

Coming back to fight in New Game Plus and just annihilating him in 2 turns is so satisfying after the hell he gave you on play-through 1!

this guy is this game's way of saying welcome to SMT ville leave ur dignity at the door

I grinded 10 LEVELS to beat this guy. My Demifiend had War Cry, Media, Fog Breath. I had 3 party members immune to Force. My Hero was Level 25.. Fuck this boss

Man, you got really lucky he didn't use focus before Andalucia. When I beat him I only had the MC and one demon left.

Many years have passed and still this dude is one of my favorite JRPG bosses of all time (I think you can tell lol). Despite he is a pretty minor character, he manages to leave a mark with his badass introduction and the hard, but ultimately satisfying challenge of a battle he delivers.

The music leading up to the fight is fantastic. I love this game.

Matador = Killer in Portuguese/Spanish

The music during the pre-fight talk with Matador reminds me of Dark Cloud.

JACK FROST FOR THE WIN!!!

3:37 - JUST

Back here agaim after Nocturne HD

BUENOS DIAS FUCKBOY

I just got to this guy today, spent all day leveling up and fusing creatures to beat him, but I eventually got the job done. I had Uzume, Archangel, and Flaemis, all around level 20 (I overleveled a bit, not really a bad idea in an SMT game :P). He really is an eye-opening boss as to what the game is going to throw at you. I'm glad I didn't cave and use a guide, definitely adds to the experience, even if get your ass handed to you pretty often. I'm not a big RPG guy, but I really love this game.

You still have High Pixie, right? WHOA DAMN!!! And Jack Frost delivers the kill blow!! Both he and Lilim level up! From the looks of it, as long as you keep his stats down and pay attention to your health, the Matador isn't all that difficult. However, he ain't a cakewalk either... You receive a second candelambra...and the mysterious Lady contacts you, asking you to bring your prize to her, and something about other candelambra holders attracting each other...and a labyrinth...

And Jack Frost delivers the final blow! HEE HO PUNCH! ^^

GET THE BUFFS

Here we go again...

Matador: I’ve put an end to countless lives. You can say that again!

tfw you actually live in Andalucia

Man, to think that he originally wasn't in the this game.

“Buenos dias, fuckboy.”

Agent S.A.L.T reporting!

The matador just loves the sound of the word. CANDELABRUM. CANDELABRA. He just likes to repeat it over and over again.

_¡Maldito matador!_ Giving us a hard time and _then_ some!

recently started playing this game heard about this guy and was kind of surprised i beat him on my first go granted i did play persona 4 before this but this was my first true smt game

beat it at 2nd try (normal ofc) today, really panicked when he starts spamming Andalucia. Nocturne is my 2nd smt game after persona 4. it's really a great game, looking forward to fighting mot.

I really really need the music that plays during the conversation that you have with the matador.

5:52 JAJAJAJAJA this bastard actually has an attack called Andalucia. I love it.

Started hard mode recently. This'll be fun.

Before the HD remake came out i was fully expecting that the guy who voiced Skeletor in He-Man would voice Matador as well

No one: A random Pokemon trainer: 1:53

The howl when matador gets totally owned by jack frost really changed how I see this boss

I hope when we get Nocturne HD, they have a real hispanic voice actor.

We can all agree that this nigga here was a wake call boss for all of us 😂😂😂

I got lucky and beat him my first try on hard. And then my PC crashed and I didn't have a backup. RIP. One day I'll get back to this game. Even though I didn't beat it loved the aesthetic and atmosphere, and it actually had an original story and good strategizing.

People before 2020: 2020 is going to be a good year 2020: 1:52

Even with all the sukundas, he didn't miss ONCE, but the party missed quite a lot.

THIS FUCKING GUY. *memories comes flooding back*

music is so good

No Sukukaja? Damn, you must love a challenge...

really nice boss music :)

" Charge me with all your Might, your horns can not pierce my soul" - Matador The Spainish Grim Reaper

This is the equivalent of weed out courses in college.

I swear, by my sword and capote, that I will once again prove victorious!!

which is why Matador in this game is of the "Fiend" class of demons. he's an embodiment of animal cruelty.

And since he uses Dekaja/kunda frequently, keeping a debuff on him while buffing yourself is good since he'll only spend one turn doing any damage. A good setup for this fight is one healer, a buffer, a debuffer, and some damage. It's slow, but it works somewhat well.

TRIGGERED

1) Because of his Red Capote skill, without Sukunda/Fog Breath, he'll kill you easily. 2) Taunt+Andalucia= Death if your not careful. 3) On norrmal mode, if your party is not at full health, 2 Andalucias in one turn can kill your party. It will DEFINETLY kill your party on hard mode unless you use Tarunda/War Cry on him.

Oh man, this guy. He slaughtered all of my demons and had me at critical health. I thought I was going to die for sure... and then I beat him with one final desperate Lunge. Something like 21 HP left, all my regular party down for the count. Most awesome feeling ever.

the perfect boss to gatekeep jrpg fans by their credibility as fans

I'm also having some trouble with this guy... Can someone tell me how or where can i get uzume? The others i'll just level up...

You might be right. In Nocturne I go by the rule that almost all bosses in this game have Dekaja and Dekunda. So yeah, buffs for the win if you've got em.

Apparently I cheesed the Magatsuhi out of him by ingesting Hifumi and bringing a demon who’s weak to force. Matador kept casting Mazan through entire fight

Question: When Matador casts Red Capote (agility +4) and the party casts Sukunda (agility -1) and then the Matador casts Dekunda, does his agility stay at +3 or does it go back to +4? Also, what does "-nda" stand for?

It's so odd seeing a Persona I liked so much be an enemy in this game. Then again, if that's the case, then I'm going to really hate a later boss fight

Mr Git Gud still at it

Oh, once you defeat most bosses in Nocturne, you get the option to fuse them. With the Fiends like Matador, Daisoujou and so on, you need a special item from the Labyrinth of Amala. Trust me, the Labyrinth might be hard, but the loot and XP is way better than a lot of spots. If you hit level 30, and get this item, called the Deathstone, you can fuse Matador. He's incredibly useful for a good chunk of the game!

Eh, I thought DDS was supposed to be easier than Nocturne? Which one should I choose first as a friendly introduction to the press turn battle system?

at first this guy really was a nightmare, but then i found a more effective way to beat him, just grind until you have the chance to recruit a chatterskull and level it up until he learns dekaja, you dekaja his ass so he will use red capote whenever is his turn, and he will use the other one to attack or focus.

he took me two tries tbh. maybe i was just lucky but he never gave me a hard time

couldn't help but say falcon punch when jack landed the final hit lol

I can't believe I beat him on my first try.. I was very low on MP with all my demons, I guess it was novice luck..

I return to pwn newbs.. IN HD!

Yeah this guy is really hard. LL's strategy is good though. Once Matador starts taunting its still better to go with physicals since you still get the nice buff. Wind protection is a must as well. It can get pretty dicey with his physicals and Focus + Andalucia combo.

Looking at the comments to this date, I realize A LOT of people don't know how Dekunda/Dekaja work at all...

So, this is what inspired Toby Fox in creating Sans for Undertale game?

YEEEEES I beat him thx soooooo much

Sadly I never got past this part because my PS2 broke and scratched up my disk. :(

Red Capote intensifies

2:32 nice

Me too, definitely beats all my other video games

Only thing you can do is reduce HIS Agility a little and MAX yours. Because he has access to TAUNT AND a MULTI hit skill this early in the game, you got to fight fire with fire. In this case Speed with Speed. At that point of the game I think only 1 demon can learn Sukukaja. Dante on the other hand is a nightmare... Taunt+Rebellion = rape.... My first time with Matador was a piece of cake... Dante riped me so many new holes...

First, level up your MC to level 18. Second, Fuse Uzume(Pixie+Angel) Try to get Nekomata and Nozuchi which both absorb force. Recruit Nozuchi from The Great Underpass of Ginza and fuse Nekomata (Sudama+Isora I think). Use the MC's Sukunda skill learned from the Iyomante magatama four times to return Matador hit/evasion rate to normal. If none of your demons have Sukunda and you've accidentally got rid of your MC's Sukunda, Level up to 21 so MC can learn Fog Breath which is twice as powerful.

I managed to beat him with no void force and uzume, had to use 2 bead chains and only MC and Jack Frost are barely alive. This fight should be set as the standard of challenging bosses early game.

So what level were you on when you fought Matador, MasterLL?

matador:Ole!!! toro!!! toro!!!

*smirks*

It looks like a Rampage, but if you make comparisons, it hits four times, each hit doing a quarter of the damage of a normal attack. It does look cool though. I see now why they got him to learn it in Persona 4 as a Persona.

Name of the song that plays during the intro?

Whats the name of the ost before the fight?

On hard he kills u with just 2 mazans ): sometimes in teh first 2 turns lel

Me? Naw. I just love SMT.

THEY CALL ME CUBAN PETE

I have really fond memories of this boss. Wrecked my party once or twice before I killed him at lvl 19 (best feeling ever!). Still, if you are unfortunate enough to get hit by a focused Andalusia....that really hurts. Btw, heard rumors that you can obtain him as a fusion, any truth on that?