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Fight 19 of 19

Cuphead: One Hell of a Time walkthrough

Inkwell Hell: the final fight of the base game.

  • About 2–4 min in the videos
  • 1 part · 4 steps
  • 1 boss

Compiled from 3 playthrough videos and 6 guides · checked Oct 18, 2026

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Video: ProsafiaGaming on YouTube. Loads from youtube-nocookie.com only when you press play.

What each player can do here

P1 · Cuphead
  • IGN: keep the Energy Beam super ready for the finish.
P2 · Mugman
  • Mugman can join or leave at any time. If one of you goes down, the other brings them back by parrying their heart while it is still on screen.

If your skill levels differ: Cuphead and Mugman play the same way, so split by job rather than by character. A fallen player only comes back if the partner parries their heart, so the steadier player should play it safe; a newer player can take the Smoke Bomb charm, which makes you invincible while dodging. How to split the roles

The fight

Part 1 of 1. Beat the boss phase by phase.

  1. BothFirst phase: read which shape he takes (goat, spider or serpent) and dodge for that one.
  2. BothSecond phase: jump aside from the spinning axe and parry or outrun the pink bomb.
  3. BothThird phase: keep shooting his eyes while the purple imps come at you.
  4. BothLast phase: on the single platform, parry the tears or hop off and dash back; with a full meter, the Energy Beam finishes him.

Boss

The DevilThe boss of this fight

  1. Throne: Changes into a goat, a spider or a serpent and casts spells.
  2. Giant head: Swings an axe and drops a pink bomb.
  3. Imps: Sends purple imps and other creatures at you.
  4. Tears: Leaves one small platform and cries tears onto it.

Achievements and extras

  • Before this fight the Devil makes an offer: accepting turns the brothers into his henchmen and skips the fight; refusing leads to it.
Sources (9)

Steps compiled from 3 playthrough videos and 6 text guides, checked Oct 18, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide.