There was something VERY important I needed to answer: How well can Nero do for himself in DMC 5...
...armed with just a fork?
Yes, friends, I gave myself the Pasta Breaker Only Challenge for funsies! (On Human/Easy difficulty because I wasn't sure how well it would do.)
It turns out that Nero can actually hold his own quite well! The pasta breaker only deals a tiny amount of damage but it benefits you by knocking back lesser enemies, then bullying them towards you and dropping them off in a stunned state for easy picking! (I allowed use of Nero's buster arm as needed but tried my best to use only the pasta breaker.)
Hee, the breaker returns to you with a cute little microwave *ding!*
Okay, so you can push around some Empusas. But what about something bigger? What about a boss?
Yes, you can beat bosses with the pasta breaker, lol! It definitely takes a lot more time than usual because of the low health damage it does but it's totally doable! There goes the mighty Goliath, felled by a humble fork!
Now, you've got to be wondering... what about the final boss? What about Vergil?
Friends, you can beat Vergil while armed only with a fork.
You have to catch him right after he's completed a move or he'll deflect the buster like he does any other projectile. It doesn't move him around every time but it absolutely wrecks his day, lol! 😮😂😉
The other amusing thing is that it appears in the cutscenes.
V: "Sparda help me, he's going to use a fork to fight a Proto Angelo!"
V: "Never mind, son. You did well. Dad's proud of you." *pat pat*
Nero: "Aw, thanks, Dad! Wait, what?"
😜Now I want to see how well it can do on progressively higher difficulties! I'm only playing Nero's levels for this, so it doesn't take too long. Let's see how far we can get with our mighty fork! (Also, I used Nero's super costume this time but it's not necessary, it doesn't enhance anything about the breakers and the rest of the time I was just dodging attacks while letting the pasta breaker do its thing.)
Pasta breaker, my beloved... 🥰😉💖💖💖
