The Stygian is a type of lesser demon in DmC: Devil May Cry. Although they come in many varieties, all Stygians resemble cracked porcelain dolls filled with a demonic black fluid, with steampunk-style weapons grafted to their arms, and they usually attack in hordes.
Description
Lesser
The Lesser Stygian is the most common type of enemy in the game, but is the weakest of the Stygians. It generally wields spiked clubs, and is moderately agile.
Stygian
The Stygian is more powerful and intelligent than the Lesser Stygian, and has a horn of fluid emerging from the holes in its face. It generally wields a large razor, and can both perform two-step combination attacks as well as block some of Dante's melee attacks.
Elite
The Elite Stygian is the most powerful form of Stygian, and is actually relatively formidable. Standing much taller than the weaker Stygians, the Elite Stygian has a blue, unbroken face with demonic horns, a toothy mouth, and a strange texture. It generally wields a large sawblade, which it can use to generate shockwaves along the ground. It can easily sidestep Dante's Ophion techniques, as well as deal significant damage.
Behavior
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Blocking
On higher difficulties, Stygian and Elite Stygian have a random chance to briefly start defending against certain strategies from the player.
Attacks that Stygian will block and resist taking damage from are the following:
Dante:
- Rebellion all attacks (Except the final hit of Trillion Stabs)
- Osiris all attacks
- Aquila all attacks
- Ophion Demon Pull
Vergil:
- Yamato Human Mode all attacks
- Yamato Angel Mode all attacks
- Yamato Killer Bee
- Summoned Swords (will still become embedded with a sword)
- Blistering Swords (will still become embedded with a sword)
Strategy
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Block Breaker
Stygian and Elite Stygian have a random chance to briefly block attacks from the player on higher difficulties. The easiest way to avoid this blocking state is by waiting for it to end, however Stygian's block can also be staggered or broken with certain attacks.
Attacks that can stagger Stygian's blocking animation, briefly exposing it to further attacks:
Dante:
- Eryx all attacks
- Arbiter all attacks
- Rebellion's Trillion Stabs (only the final hit)
Attacks that ignore Stygian's block and attack it directly:
Dante:
- any firearm attack
- Ophion Payoff
- Devil Trigger (does not work if Definitive Edition's Hardcore mode is enabled) [citation needed]
Vergil:
- Yamato all Just Charge attacks
- Yamato Demon Mode all attacks (except for Killer Bee)
- Storm Swords
- Vergil Demon Pull
Appearances in Other Media
Stygian PSASBR icon
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
- Stygian appears as an unlockable icon in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. To unlock, players must reach Rank 9 with Dante.
Lesser Stygian
TEPPEN
- Lesser Stygian appears in multiple cards for the DmC: Devil May Cry themed expansion, Metal Suit Mafia.
Background
Stygian is a word that is referred to as being related to the River Styx of Greek Mythology, a river that encircles the underworld. In Dante's Inferno, the River Styx is a river encountered by Dante in the Fifth Circle of Hell.
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Trivia
- Early production material referred to the Stygian as the "Warrior Drone".