

When compared to the Devil's notable absence and straightforward boss fight, King Dice seems to be a more worthy main antagonist for Cuphead and Mugman to face. Losing to even one of the mini-bosses or King Dice resets the progress of the fight, making it one of the longest and most tedious fights in the game. Though players have to fight at least 3 mini-bosses, they can end up fighting all 9 of them before taking on King Dice himself. Once players get near the end of the board, they realize that they can either end up fighting King Dice or starting all over again. Landing on a numbered space will force players into a mini-boss fight while landing on a safe space will allow them another chance at parrying the pink die. Players must parry a pink die which will move them across a board. King Dice's boss fight, much like his nature, is a difficult gamble. Once Cuphead and Mugman acquire all the soul contracts, King Dice becomes furious and tries to take them out. King Dice also gives reports to the Devil regarding the cups' progress, and tells his boss that Cuphead and Mugman could be threats if they complete their goal of collecting all the soul contracts. This forces them to defeat all the available bosses first before moving on to the tougher ones. Players who wish to make a beeline straight for the Devil cannot do so solely because of King Dice's large frame blocking the exit to his Die Houses. After being established as the one who got Cuphead and Mugman into trouble with the Devil, he constantly blocks the brothers' progression throughout Inkwell Isle. Unlike the Devil, who is content with staying in his casino, King Dice makes himself known to players throughout the entire game. RELATED: Cuphead: Delicious Last Course - Every Boss In The DLC, Ranked By Difficulty He's Mr. But while the big bad sits in his lair, another villain plays a more active role in ensuring Cuphead and Mugman don't hold up their end of the Devil's deal. Apart from that, the only time players actually meet the Devil in person is at the very end of the game. Players only see the Devil during cutscenes which cut to him scheming in his casino. The Devil may be Cuphead's final boss, but he is quite absent for most of the game's events. So begins the journey of the two cups as they hop from location to location, defeating the Devil's debtors and collecting others' souls to save their own. Eager to put his new minions to use, the Devil tasks them with retrieving the soul contracts from other debtors across Inkwell Isle. When Cuphead and Mugman lose their souls to the Devil in a gamble, they beg him not to collect their spirits in exchange for anything else. The Devil is the primary antagonist of Cuphead's main campaign - his name is in the game's subtitle, "Don't Deal With The Devil," after all.
