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Put On a Show achievement in Cuphead

Put On a Show

Get an S-Rank

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How to unlock the Put On a Show achievement

• Maka91

  02 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2017 05 Oct 2017
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  In order to earn an S Rank, you must play on Expert difficulty which is unlocked after completing the game on Normal.
  
  Once you've completed the game, you can revisit The Root Pack and play on Expert. This is the easiest boss battle in the game, and I would recommend using the Spread for Shot-B and Super Art I (Energy Beam) as you'll be able to complete the level faster.
  
  In order to earn the S Rank, you must complete the boss on Expert in a certain amount of time (under 2 minutes), with Full Health (3/3), Max Parry (3/3), and Max Super Meter (6/6). On Expert difficulty the boss battles should feel fimiliar although some things are changed. The speed of the battle is increased significantly, so everything becomes extremely fast. Additionally, the boss gains about 25%-50% more health.
  

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  You can equip the thing that gives you two bonus hearts. It'll lower your damage output, but you can take two hits and still get S Rank.

  Posted by Shinnizle on 03 Aug 19 at 19:23

  I’ll just put this here just in case. I used Ms. Chalice for my S rank and it did not pop. I had to use Cuphead and at the results screen it popped immediately. It seems she won’t work for S in the base game. At least, for achievement purposes.

  Posted by KJer25 on 06 Jul 22 at 17:41

  Just wanted to add, I used Ms. Chalice on expert against Botanic Panic! and got S rank and the achievement popped 👍🏻

  Posted by Cassabon1ta on 10 Aug 23 at 16:34

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• Trollin RYNO

  02 Oct 2017 02 Oct 2017
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  Here is my guide on how I got this achievement and I hope my setup and tips can help you get through this expert difficulty boss fight!
  
• smokemare

  09 Dec 2017 07 Dec 2020 07 Dec 2020
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  So, the first thing you need to do is unlock 'Expert' difficulty. You do this by beating the devil on 'Regular'.
  
  Now to S rank a level you need to beat any boss level meeting certain criteria. The top rank for the run and gun levels is different. That's a P rank (For Pacifist) and has different criteria.
  
  The criteria for an S Rank are:-
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  1. Play on Expert
  
  2. Don't get hit at all.
  
  3. Get at least three parries in.
  
  4. Hit it with lots of Super Specials - the special moves you have to save up the cards for.
  
  5. Beat it fairly quickly. I believe you need to aim to beat most if not all in under 2 minutes. Though in my example below you'll see it still gave me the S rank even though I took a little over 2 minutes.
  
  The setup might vary slightly from level to level, I would suggest this is easier to do on a platform than an aeroplane level unless you happen to be really awesome at the plane levels and suck at platforming.
  
  For most platforming levels I recommend:-
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  1. The Boomerang shot. It does decent damage and if you keep your finger on the trigger and end up shooting away from the boss while you're dodging the hits will swing back and score anyway.
  
  2. The Smoke Bomb. Very good for dodging.
  
  3. Alternatively the Coffee. If you're finding it easy to dodge, but you're struggling to get the boss done in a fast enough time this will give you more high-damage super specials and will speed the fight up.
  
  4. The first super special. It does decent damage, is easy to aim and it give you a split-second of invulnerability which can get you out of a tight spot.
  
  I would avoid:-
  
  1. The green homing shots - they just don't do enough damage for you to beat the boss in time.
  
  2. Any extra heart boosts. If you get hit, you lose the S rank no matter how many hearts you have left.
  
  The easiest level to do this on is probably the first one 'Botanic Panic' as you progress through the game the levels get harder and harder so naturally an S rank gets harder and harder to achieve.
  
  In this example I beat the Ribby & Croaky boss:-