Just wanted to point out that the fake knockout sign is actually a flytrap, that’s why the goons are stuck to it.

Something I'd like to point out is that in the Glumstone fight, you can actually see multiple other mountains with faces in the background, so Glumstone isn't the only giant who seems to have turned into a mountain in the area.

5:29 I love this boss just for the fact that they used the term "dogfight" in both literal and figurative way. In aviary terms, dogfight is an aerial battle between fighter aircraft conducted at close range, which is exactly what happens in this boss, but they made the pilots ACTUAL dogs, which is just genius!😉🐶🛩

8:16 Another small detail is that you can see his eyes roll into his head for a brief moment as the screen turns white. It's easier to spot in those videos of people breaking the Chef Saltbaker boss fight.

Honestly, Esther's first transition was one of the most satisfying animations to ever watch in this game period. The other contenders in my opinion are Mortimer Freeze's second phase animations (especially the fridge) and the Rook himself. Just. The Rook.

the snow thing that mortimer goes into for his 2nd phase is actually sentient and mortimer is most likely just fusing with it to gain more power. it is shown to be sentient in the comic strip where chef saltbaker is doing the community service in one of the panels you can see it fishing in the background

I think you should have rated these transitions on how good they are on cuphead level and not overall. It's like taking the best boss from like 10 different video games and then putting them all in ss tier.

Hands down howling aces has the coolest animation, especially from the big ass helicopter thing grabbing the mf screen

I must agree, Howling Aces... is pure phenominal. But I think Esther's was the funniest.

Might I add in the saltbaker fight. When going into the 3rd phase, you could actually see the salt inside him draining

I've always found that the devil fight is rather easy compared to king dice before him. I feel that it would truly be the hardest boss in the game (which the game kinda hypes it up to be) if that secret phase was included in the base fight

Another cool fact, the bulldog in the first phase of the doggone dogfight boss fight is a direct reference to Winston Churchill, also known as “The British Bulldog”. You can tell by him obviously being a bulldog, he’s a pilot, as well as his hat which is a red beret, which were often worn by British soldiers that there’s a connection.

2:37 I love how the gnomes are basically just little stick figures with beards and pointy hats.😂

The transition to the second phase of the devil is spot on this is my opinion

These animations have so much love and care put in to them and you can definitely see that💖

5:40 😏 You have good taste my friend.

7:40 The giant sugar cube literally has a hat that says "sugar", in case you'd somehow confuse it for an ice cube.🤣

2:00 what's interesting is that there is actually cut animation of a transition to the Devil's phase which matches up the knockout of the devil and angel. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rcd7apBjuNTSf2g.html So given the context of that video, Devil jumps out of his skin, angel and demon and appear on a platform, they go back into the devil's skeleton, devil possibly grows his skin back, opens his eyes and Devil's second phase would likely start

Esther’s transition from phase 1 to 2 needs an SSS tier all to herself!

The DLC left me craving some more Cuphead content, so I've been enjoying your videos. Keep it up!

Btw the cooking pot thing in winchester's fight actually says ACME which is a reference to the looney toons Wiley coyote. in fact in the root pack fight their is also an ACME reference because you can see a bag of soil with ACME on it. But the can of sausage's phase in the fight does say HDMR so you got it half right.

I never noticed that the canned sausages have an MDHR branding. While the cooker has the usual ACME branding which is also seen on the Howling Aces hanger and bags of fertilizer in the root pack.

I’m really wondering what the point was of having the B-FF tiers if all of them are just gonna be in A and above

I love how they finish what they’re doing instead of just cutting to the next phase

Y'know what, I think the four -ish years we waited for this were well worth it.

The best part on the final phase of the moonshine mob is the real knockout. The real announcer clears his throat and then says knockout to show that he had the mic taken and then gets it back to really announce the win

Mortimer's startup animation actually went a step further that makes it an S tier for me, and that's that while they could have just animated him leaving his throne, he instead decides to swoop beneath the pointed archway, accidentally knocking his hat to the ground where he promptly picks it up and uses his extending legs to get himself back into the air more quickly. It's honestly one of the smoothest startup animations in the game, IMO, and I love looking further into the more finite details like Mortimer accidentally dropping his hat at the start of the fight!.. Also, Esther's phase 1 animation doesn't get enough love, because you'll notice how she starts out on the second floor of the saloon, with the wanted poster covering the first story window, but once she transitions to being on the first floor, the first time she does so it causes the wanted poster to fly off of the building and past the player for a brief moment. It's a really nice little detail that my sister actually called out while we were playing!

According to the art book mangostein,( the 8-ball in the king dice fight) is supposed to be in the astral plane

6:59 This officially proves my theory that (almost) all the transforming bosses have been put under some sort of curse by the Devil. Just think, Ribby and Croaks fusing into a slot machine, Hilda Berg turning into a huge crescent moon and Esther turning into frankfurters while still being alive and conscious! There has to be some black magic involved!😉

I really like the turn that this channel is taking. Pogo is basically the type of yt channel who has the CHILL definition written on its face. I love just siting on the sofa and just watching an awesome video. You cover some of my favorite games of all time! So Pogobro thank you🤗

5:24 how

Honestly I think the secret boss fight would happen is that when you go to the devil crying there will be another knock out phase where his skin probably melts off or something like that and the area changes

5:23 wait a sec, who got KO'd first? Miss chalice or the damn snail?

Funny you mentioned Mina the Hollower and Bo, I’m actually a backer of BOTH of those games! (In case anyone is wondering what I’m talking about, when this videos creator talks about indie games at the end, I’m a Kickstarter campaign supporter for the 2 games on the bottom of the screen!)

idk why i love he glumbstones start animatio the gnomes look so funny. like one of them knows what gonna happen and runs away from there, the pickaxe gnome is happy to get gold but then flys away, and the one gnome is just cheering! just perfect animatio prop my favorite

8:31 rhymes too well

The littler twirl the dog does at the start of Howling Ace is the best animation I ever seen, I love it so much

8:04 HIS FINGER LITERALLY GETS CHIPPED OH MY GOD

Thank you so much this helped a lot!!!! You saved my life

Chef Saltbaker’s fight took quite a while for me to beat. Mainly because I kept getting distracted by the animations. Can I help it? No! They’re all just so good!! A Dish to Die For is an incredible fight, both visually and, well, it’s just so fun lmao. I’m not the least bit surprised that the animations in the fight are so high on the list

4:04 That was 2 puns back to back! Nice job! :D

The funny thing about saltbakers starting animation is that he shows what his first attack is before the fight

So we not gonna talk about how he died but still got the knockout in Bootleger boogie?

Top 3 transitions have to be; chef salt baker 2nd phase transition. Howling Aces last phase transition. And Esther's 3rd phase transition.

You know what just clicked. In phase one for chef saltbacker. Hes staring at the player. Its deliberate to cause in phase two he look down at the character(s). We know for a fact chef saltbacker has a mild control of the astral plane. What if the astral plane is something like dc's overvoid.

Dude I love the way you talk. You have very good diction (first time watcher!). Also, I think I both love and despise the "chef's kiss" joke you made. 11/10

No corners cut and great animations as always

I honestly don't know what I watch late at night anymore.

6:21 the cut-in of this almost killed me 10/10 video

If I had a nickel for every time a Cuphead plane boss was turned into food by the end, I would have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it happened twice.

finally, someone else that knows that cult of the lamb exists.

mortimer's 1 phase transition is SS in my books, the sound of the impact when he lands is what ties it all together for me

My favorite phase transition has got to be Werner Werman's third phase. To this day, I love how the cat just comes out from behind the wall and vores him.

The Howling Aces intro sequence and final phase transition was fucking wild

Bro they always come up with good stuffs

The Howling Aces is a pun to the word "Dogfight", which is basically a fight using aircraft.

I'm glad that this exists

Good vid as always

Saltbakers transition from phase 1 to 2 is hands down my fav bc of that laugh alone

Funfact: another thing about the Moonshine Mob boss intro is that instead of the usual announcer saying "A Battle' really brewing" its the bugs that says that

Indie games in the end card: (Note: I didn't see that you put their names in the end and I scoured for two of these lol) Top Left: Nara Facing Fire Top right: Cult of the Lamb Bottom Left: Mina the Hollower Bottom Right: Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus Upcoming ones you should look into: Nine Sols Tunic Moonscars Elderand Bear and Breakfast

i need a sequel of this covering the main game bosses!

Tom going gaga for a dog is not something I ever expected to see.

Fun fact: According to the offical translation notes, The lightbug and the spider gentleman from bootlegger boogie are married.

Here's what I think how the Devil fight would've gone: You would fight the Devil in his throne room when he becomes his skeleton form. Jumping down would greet us with the secret Angel and Devil fight but with a different background and death quote. The skeleton is in the same stance the Devil was for the cut transition phase. So I think that the Devil would regenerate his skin back, and do the cut transition phase into his last 3. They might've cut this because it would've had too many phases. He would've had 5. If they went through with it though, then both the Devil and Djimmi the Great would be tied for the most amount of phases.

4:44 What dance is she doing? Because it would've been funny if she was a bug dancing jitterbug!😉 Or is she dancing jitterbug? Honestly don't know.💃

Glumstone swallowing you was the biggest surprise for me when I first played the DLC! And also Esther turning into sausages.🤣

Is no one gonna talk about the BARS at 8:31

I just got the dlc yesterday and i'm finna play excited af

Something I love about the Saltbaker fight is that when he snaps his fingers in the second phase, you can actually see afterwards that he has a big chip in his finger because it's made of glass, and the force of a finger snap would damage it!

5:29 Fun Fact:The bulldog actually used his hat as his parachute because I noticed the hat was still floating on top if his head.

4:30 THIS CURSED SNAIL

Ok this is epic

5:25 miss chalice: well, if im dying your going with me

5:04 those flys arent trying to keep it open, it's a sticky paper bug trap.

6:54 Pretty interesting in how many places we have noticed the word "ACME" in Cuphead. Like that Acme Cooker, and Acme Beans that appear in the same phase. And the Acme hangar on the world map near The Howling Aces. AND a bag of Acme Grow fertilizer in The Root Pack fight.🤔

Omg an always sunny fan!

I think the reason why the angel and devil act the way they do at the end is because they know what it means The devil is afraid because it is now separate from the angel/it's good side, Allowing it to have the ability to do anything, and it's scared because it doesn't want that restraint back on The angel is acceptance because it knows it's about to be latched onto an evil spirit for the rest of time, but understands that it's the only thing keeping the True devil from raising literal hell, so it prays that it can help it better. It's role is like Zelda against calamity Ganon, as she's the only one keeping it sealed

I have a question what do you prefer your 2 weapons to be against the against the dragon because because your options Are Spread shot roundabout sound about and lobber

The devil changing to a phase that goes much faster and is much harder by jumping into a hole as his skin is sooo cool. (Idk how he became a red thing)

Fun fact: Moonshine is an illegal alcohol, which is why the Moonshine Mob are fighting the cops during the fight. Also the Anteater is saying the cups are "pushin' roses" because they died, and they need space for thier gravestone. Nah bro everyone after dog lady or whatver but nothing for my girl Esther Winchester?

dude just died when knocked the snail out AND DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE 🤣 5:24

WHAT IS THAT INDIE IN THE TOP LEFT THAT LOOKS SO GOOD

9:40 what are the games in the top left and bottom right corners please?

The fake knock out is a glue trap for bugs so the bootleg workers are stuck trying to get out

7:39 at the start nit only does he di that cute tie prep he also pushes a random ingrediant attack (except strawberrys) at you at the start the battle.

5:41 Facts though ngl

I really want the screaming animation for the puppies just the animation

FELLOW ANGELS OF DEATH WE HAVE SPOTTED A HERETIC

Little detail in the moonshine mob fight after the fake knockout and you beat the snail the announcer goes: *ahem* A KNOCKOUT!

What is the indie game in the right corner with the smooth gameplay and dragon

What’s the fourth game in ending called or first they caught my eye

I really wonder which one would come out first, silksong or crowsworn? Hey, you should make a poll to see what we all think ( DEFINITELY NOT A PAID ACTOR *WINK* *WINK* )

The Angel and Demon fight should’ve stayed as part of the Devil’s fight. It would’ve added a lot more spectacle and difficulty to what is supposed to be the final boss. And I always thought it was weird that he only had two phases. Least they gave Saltbaker four.

Adventure time is my favorite thing ever so when you mentioned ice king I cried happy

Glumstones teeth fit perfectly in Ester's nose

Can you rank all boss phase transitions but for the base game?

I love your cuphead videos! Keep on posting!

I thought the fake knockout was like they wanted to change things up a bit like a new knockout screen or something

Great video. I have a question, however. Near the end of the video, with the four indie games you were showing. What were they? Specifically the one at the bottom right corner. What was that one?