BOSSES

Dante 1: This is more of a tutorial, so follow the instructions.

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Berial: Spam aerial combos at his face until his flames go out and he becomes vulnerable... then attack him more!!

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
Secret Mission 1 ("Annihilation"): Inspect the scroll posted on a fountain in the Terrace/Business District. Deja vu? Revisit the opening fight of Mission 2 to kill all the enemies AND claim the blue orb fragment before the timer runs out. Devil Trigger and Buster help a lot. Since Dante never explores this part of the Terrace/Business District, this mission is Nero-only.
* Residential District: This is the same street with the big red orb crystal and the fruit stands. Go halfway in the street until you can jump on the rooftops with floating red orbs to reach a gap between buildings to see the fragment. Or do the same with Dante in Mission 17.
Combat Adjudicator 1 (Nero): in the First Mining Area room with the sewer, this Adjudicator is on your left after using the Grim Grip to leap to the second floor.  Score a B on the combo meter.


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*Also available with Dante in Mission 17.

I would suggest purchasing Speed, Roulette Spin, and Air Hike. When you're at the top:
1. proceed to the next room and run around in circles until Speed kicks in, then...
2. dash out the exit in a straight line (maybe slightly to Nero's left) - DON'T PRESS JUMP! The Speed ability will propel you farther on its own. At the end of your leap...
3. execute Roulette Spin to stay airborne and gain altitude, then...
4. Air Hike forward (away from the initial platform).

Hopefully you'll reach the ledge, but you probably won't, so keep trying. Once you're on the ledge, break the wooden door to find the orb fragment. (Helpful video)
Grand Hall: Once you make it up to the right/Eastern side of the second floor, break the large mirror with aerial combos to reveal the orb fragment.


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*Also available with Dante in Mission 16.

Bael: After dodging one of his lunges, attack his body until he collapses... then grab his tongue with Devil Bringer and tap it to execute a special move.

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
Secret Mission 2 ("Alley-Oop"): This is located in Fortuna Castle 1F Dining Room. After you destroy the fireball machine with a Gyro Blade, inspect the scroll posted behind it. You have to execute a Buster in midair five times. Lure all the enemies into one place and jump, then Snatch (Lock On+Devil Bringer) one off the ground and immediately press Devil Bringer (without Lock On) to execute a Buster. Repeat. FAST. Air Hike or perform a Roulette Spin to stay airborne. Since Dante can't use Devil Bringer, this mission is Nero-only.


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Yamato: You receive this weapon for defeating Agnus, and it grants Nero the ability to Devil Trigger.

BOSSES

Agnus 1: Snatch a Gladius out of the air with Devil Bringer, then fling it at the red barrier with Buster... make sure to stay airborne during the occasional electrified floor attack.

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
* Underground Laboratory: This is the circular chasm at the very beginning of the Mission. Run around to the opposite side of the circle to claim the orb fragment.
* Foris Falls: Go upstairs after striking the blue dial. The orb fragment is hanging in the air off the edge opposite the door. You can Air Hike and Snatch it with Devil Bringer as Nero, or you can have fun aiming for it with Air Hike and Sky Star (Trickster Style 3) as Dante in Mission 16.
* Secret Mission 4 ("Tracking Treasure Down"): This scroll is in the Angel Creation room behind the glowing drained souls. The goal is to find 99 hidden red orbs in Fortuna Castle without exiting any doors. The orbs are stashed in random places every time, and come in batches of 30-60. For Nero it's a simple game of Hot and Cold. Run around until his arm starts glowing and stand/jump in the places where it glows the brightest to uncover red orbs. You can theoretically do this with Dante in Mission 16, but he's about as useful here as a bat without sonar.


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*Also available with Dante in Mission 16.

Echidna: Spam her with aerial combos when she unveils her humanoid form, and especially when she exposes her underbelly during her Chimera Seed spawning sessions.

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
Secret Mission 8 ("Royal Blocker"): Located in a stone gazebo at the Forest Entrance. This one is Dante-only, and can be done in Mission 14.
Ruined Valley: Strike the blue seal to activate the platforms and walk across them taking care to avoid attacks by the Mephisto. The orb fragment is on the far end of the chasm, so rotate your camera to spot it. When you're on the fifth set of platforms, Air Hike to grab it.
Secret Mission 5 ("Sky Scraper"): You find this scroll behind a tree in the South-West corner of the Lapis River. It drops you to the bottom of the Underground Laboratory and you have to make your way back up using bounce seals and Grim Grips. The first three bounce seals are straightforward enough, but then you hit the seal encased in a cage. Slash up one or more segments of the cage with an aerial combo, then bounce back and onto the now-accessible seal. Bounce backwards (away from the platform with the blue orb fragment) onto a platform, then position yourself between the Grim Grip and the last bounce seal and propel yourself forward to the seal and onto the platform. Since Dante can't utilize the Grim Grips, this mission is Nero-only.
Combat Adjudicator 2 (Nero): Located in the Forgotten Ruins (the bridges with the river, right before Echidna), get your combo meter up to A to earn this orb fragment.


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Angelo Credo: Provoke him to attack, then dodge and counter from behind. Jump over his lance projectiles.

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
* Ancient Training Ground: In the beginning of the Mission you will run into a bridge. Slash the seed in the ceiling to release the orb fragment.
** Lost Woods: Disobey the rules of the woods and take a path not opposite the shadow cast by the fountain. This warps you into a dark arena, and after you defeat the enemies there, use Air Hike to grab the orb fragment floating in the air before teleporting out.


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*Also available with Dante in Mission 14.
**Also available with Dante in Mission 13.

Agnus 2: Spam him with aerial combos, especially when he says "Time to die!" and starts glowing green, otherwise he'll drain your life and replenish his own.

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
* The Gauntlet: You can see this orb outside your elevator on the second floor of the Gauntlet. You can try to Snatch it with Devil Bringer right through the door, or you can go up to the third floor and leap off the side of the elevator to drop to the second floor below, then Air Hike and/or Snatch it where it floats off the edge. You can also try this last way with Dante in Mission 12, but he'll be on a timer and really has better things to do.
Combat Adjudicator 3 (Nero): Located in the Grand Hall, get your combo meter up to an S to earn this orb fragment.


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*Also available with Dante in Mission 12.

Dante 2: Run away! Run away! Then approach him with gunfire, and when he's in range, lunge in and start a combo. Break off the combo and use Devil Bringer to Buster him into the ground.

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
* Secret Mission 6 ("Vermifuge"): The scroll is posted to your right after you make it past the lasers in the Security Corridor. Your objective is to prevent the horde of Chimera Seeds from touching the single Scarecrow. You can try this with Dante in Mission 12, but I find it is a lot easier with Nero. Instead of stressing over protecting the scarecrow, grab it with Devil Bringer as soon as it spawns next to you. Do not bash it into the ground, but rather hold it (by holding Devil Bringer button) and drag it up the cliff that you dropped down from in Mission 7. Nero moves very slowly when he's holding an enemy, so hop hop hop out of the Chimera Seeds' reach! Leave the Scarecrow at the top of the cliff and leap down to dismantle all the Chimera Seeds. Tada!
* Experimental Disposal: After you clear the Vent Room with the spinning blades, you reach a room with the circular platforms where you use the Wing Talisman to ascend to the higher floor. DO NOT DO THIS YET!! Two tiers up is a floating orb fragment that you can reach by Air Hiking and/or Roulette Spinning your way up to the first circular tier, jumping and turning your camera angle to locate the orb fragment, then Air Hiking and/or Roulette Spinning and/or Snatching it with Devil Bringer when you miss. This can prove even more difficult than it sounds, because it just so happens that he Jump and Devil Bringer buttons also activate the lift that takes you upstairs.

This is yet another orb fragment which is much easier to get as Dante in Mission 12! Not only does Dante have better aerial mobility than Nero thanks to double Air Hike (in Devil Trigger) and double Sky Star (Trickster Style 3), but he also doesn't have to worry about accidentally activating the lift! 
* Secret Mission 7 ("Free Running"): You can find this scroll posted in the Meeting Room, right outside the door where you fight Dante 2 and right across from the God of Time statue. Relive the thrill of the Ruined Valley platforms - now with 200% more Mephisto! You can do this the hard way or the easy way. I've only done it with Dante in Mission 12, and don't care to do it again, so here's what you do... #1: USE DANTE!! #2: Activate the blue seal, run across the first platforms. Devil Trigger, triple jump straight ahead with Air Hike, then Sky Star (Trickster Style 3) to the right, or forward-right (hint: aim for the platform in the wall :P) to claim your orb fragment!


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*Also available with Dante in Mission 12.

Sanctus 1: Snatch your way over to him with Devil Bringer and shatter his energy shield with aerial combos. Continue hitting him to knock him to the ground, then Buster him over, and over, and over again. Repeat.

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
Combat Adjudicator 4 (Nero): On the Southern end of the Advent Chamber where you first come in is the last Combat Adjudicator for Nero. Get your combo meter up to SSS to earn an orb fragment.


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Gilgamesh: You receive this weapon for defeating Echidna.

BOSSES

Echidna: Spam her with aerial combos when she unveils her humanoid form, and especially when she exposes her underbelly during her Chimera Seed spawning sessions.

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
Combat Adjudicator 2 (Dante): In the Ruined Church, break the wall of glass to gain access to this Adjudicator and raise your combo meter to A to earn an orb fragment.

Lost Woods: If you didn't already grab this as Nero in Mission 8, disobey the rules of the woods and take a path not opposite the shadow cast by the fountain. This warps you into a dark arena, and after you defeat the enemies there, use Air Hike to grab the orb fragment floating in the air before teleporting out.


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Pandora: You receive this gun for defeating Dagon.

BOSSES

Dagon: After dodging one of his lunges, attack his body until he collapses... then attack him some more!!

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
Combat Adjudicator 3 (Dante): Go up the left wing of stairs at Foris Falls to find the Adjudicator, and raise your combo meter to S to earn an orb fragment.

Grand Hall: If you forgot to grab this as Nero in Mission 3, make your way along the right/Eastern side of the second floor and break the large mirror to reveal an orb fragment.
Secret Mission 9 ("Unbreakable"): Inspect the scroll posted at the bottom of the stairwell in the Library, and defeat all the enemies without taking damage or being swallowed by a Fault to earn an orb fragment. This mission comes in two waves. The first wave consists of three Chimera Seeds and three Assaults. The second wave consists of three full-blown Chimera. I've tried doing this many different ways, but the one that ultimately won out is deceptively simple. Go into Trickster Style and equip the Coyote A shotgun. The advantage Coyote A has over both Ebony & Ivory and Pandora is that it actually knocks enemies away from you at a decent speed and without sacrificing your mobility (as anyone who's faced Dante 2 should know first-hand :P).

If possible, destroy the three Chimera Seeds that spawn to prevent them from converting the Assaults into Chimera. Then walk around the perimeter of the circle constantly firing your shotgun. DON'T AIM IT, just press the shoot button and Dante will automatically blast the nearest enemy. When the second wave spawns, things get a little trickier, but not by much. Keep walking and shooting, but if you find yourself surrounded, jump and Sky Star away, and carry on until all are dead. To make things go a little faster, you can opt to Devil Trigger and tear through the first wave of Assaults with Stinger after destroying the Chimera Seeds.

Secret Mission 3 ("Nonviolent Resistance"): You find the scroll under the Southern stairs of the Soldier's Graveyard. If you haven't already completed it with Nero in Mission 5, go into Royal Guard style and block a few enemy attacks to raise the combo meter to C. Restrain the urge to retaliate, because doing any damage to your enemies fails the mission.


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Lucifer: You receive this weapon for defeating Berial.

BOSSES

Berial: Spam aerial combos at his face until his flames go out and he becomes vulnerable... then attack him more!!

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
Combat Adjudicator 4 (Dante): At the bottom of the Underground Laboratory is the final Adjudicator for Dante. It's bad enough you have to raise the combo meter to SSS, but you have to do it with the added pressure of poison gas depleting your health! If that freaks you out, leave it be and go complete the mission. The Adjudicator is right in the room where you start out, so you can always come back to the mission and just concentrate on breaking it.

Foris Falls: If you forgot to grab this fragment with Nero in Mission 6, you can try to aim for it with Air Hike and Sky Star (Trickster Style 3). It's hovering off the edge opposite the upstairs door.

Secret Mission 4 ("Tracking Treasure Down"): This scroll is in the Angel Creation room behind the glowing drained souls. The goal is to find 99 hidden red orbs in Fortuna Castle without exiting any doors. The orbs are stashed in random places every time, and come in batches of 30-60. You can theoretically do this with Dante, but he's about as useful here as a bat without sonar. Best do it with Nero in Mission 6.

Underground Laboratory: If you forgot to grab this fragment with Nero in Mission 6, you can run along the circular wall to the side of the chasm opposite the doorway and claim it now.
Secret Mission 11 ("Point of Impact"): Half the challenge of completing this secret mission is finding it! In the South-Western corner of the broken staircase at Fortuna Castle Gate float red orbs. Let that be your marker for the general location of the invisible ledge above. Stand a little ways up the steps, Devil Trigger, triple jump up with Air Hike, then Sky Star (Trickster Style 3) forward. (Helpful Video) Hopefully you'll reach the ledge, but you probably won't, so you might want to have some Devil Stars handy (if you don't, there's a God of Time in the Second Mining Area).

As for the actual mission: You have 30 seconds to break two horse statues located at opposite ends of the Gran Album Bridge. That's about 15 seconds each. Now, I've seen people shoot the damn things from as far away as the circular platform, but my aim isn't that l33t. I did it from just outside the tunnel on the bottom. The long narrow stairs actually work to your advantage because if you use them to straighten your running into a straight line, the statues will be within Pandora's sights when you aim! =D If you're lined up right, use PF398: Revenge to destroy the statues. I would strongly recommend purchasing the Speed ability for this, because the running speed from Devil Trigger wears off too fast.

If you get too frustrated trying to do this mission here, never fear! You can easily access it again by working your way backwards from Mission 17.

Second Mining Area: If you missed this one with Nero in Mission 3, when you reach the cave with the red bounce seals, don't drop down just yet... you'll have to leap all the way across the chasm to an invisible plank on the other side! Either Stinger your way directly off the edge, and/or Devil Trigger to triple jump with Air Hike. If you spot the ledge and find yourself falling short of it, use Sky Star (Trickster Style 3) to navigate onto solid ground. Proceed along the plank and slash at the wooden wall to reveal an orb fragment!


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Yamato: You receive this weapon, along with Dark Slayer Style, for defeating Agnus 3.

BOSSES

Agnus 3: Spam him with aerial combos, especially when he says "Time to die!" and starts glowing green, otherwise he'll drain your life and replenish his own.

BLUE ORB FRAGMENTS
Residential District: In case you missed this one with Nero in Mission 2, it's on the same street with the big Red Orb crystal and the fruit stands. Go halfway in the street until you can jump on the rooftops with floating red orbs to reach a gap between buildings to see the fragment.
Business District/Terrace: After you finish off all the enemies, look for a red orb sitting on a blue awning in the South-Eastern part of the street, jump on top of it, and note the balcony overhead. Devil Trigger and use Air Hike to triple jump upstairs (Sky Star helps too) and claim the orb fragment.
Secret Mission 12 ("Steeplechase"): Break the garbage can at the Western gate of the Opera House Plaza and inspect the scroll posted there. Remember all those rapid lasers in the Security Corridor? Remember how glad you were that you had the Key of Cronus? Well tough luck, because now you'll have to pass them without it! Unless you're a god of timing, this just isn't gonna happen, so how happy would you be if I told you this is by far the easiest secret mission in the game? You have a little thing called Pandora now that allows you to float using the Gunslinger Style button! Build up the Disaster Gauge to at least 3/4ths by firing Pandora on either the demons in the Business District/Terrace or the demons in the Opera House Plaza. Then initiate the mission, go into Gunslinger style, Air Hike over the lasers, quickly press the Style button to stay airborne, and simply fly all the way across the Security Corridor to the orb fragment on the other side! (Helpful video) Since Nero lacks access to this part of the Opera House Plaza, this mission is Dante-only.


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The Savior: Shoot him. Constantly. And stay mobile between platforms as he attacks. Whenever he collapses, leap over to him and slash away like mad at the exposed blue crystal.

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	Berial: Spam aerial combos at his face until his flames go out and he becomes vulnerable... then attack him more!!
	Dagon: After dodging one of his lunges, attack his body until he collapses... then grab his tongue with Devil Bringer and tap it to execute a special move.
	Echidna: Spam her with aerial combos when she unveils her humanoid form, and especially when she exposes her underbelly during her Chimera Seed spawning sessions.
	Agnus 3: Spam him with aerial combos, especially when he says "Time to die!" and starts glowing green, otherwise he'll drain your life and replenish his own.

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Sanctus 2: Snatch your way over to him with Devil Bringer and shatter his energy shield with aerial combos. Continue hitting him to knock him to the ground, then go into Devil Trigger, unleash a combo, and top it off with a massive Buster.

The False Savior: Dodge his punch and Buster his right hand, then buster his left hand as it approaches you.

Now don't forget to protect Kyrie from all the Scarecrows during the credits for 1min 30sec to unlock Dante's super special awesome secret ending!! ^_^

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