Blight

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Blight, a disease residing within the Emperor's body and born of the intense hatred and evil of the cursed sword Goldnail, was the source of the acrid mist that had plagued the capital's citizenry.

Narrator

Goldnail, the mighty sword, cries out for your blood! Come! Step forward so that I, the indomitable Blight, may cut you down!

Blight

Blight (エキビョウ, Ekibyou, "Plague") is a demon which appears in Ōkami.

Background

Blight is a demonic samurai which has the power to spread plagues through an enchanted fog. Blight appears as a walking suit of armor impaled with numerous blades, but it is actually possessed by the demon sword Goldnail, which it wields. This sword apparently became evil after being drenched in the blood of numerous wars.

Blight somehow came to Sei'an City and shrunk itself to fit in the stomach of The Emperor, spreading disease through the city with its unnatural fog. Amaterasu and Issun eventually find the demon and defeat it, clearing up Sei'an City. Blight's dark spirit then flies away and enters the Ark of Yamato, where it will have to be defeated again.

Strategy

Blight's attacks can pack a serious punch, but this battle can be pretty easy. While Blight floats around at the start, it is mostly invulnerable to attack, due to the mist protecting it. When Blight stops moving and takes a stance that looks like that it is going to unsheate a blade, use Veil of Mist right away to prevent it from attacking and makes Blight open to attacks. Lash out at it and Goldnail will be knocked out of the demon’s grasp. Attack the blade furiously until it summons a green light field. Immediately execute a Sub-Reflector Counterattack, as the blade will emit an explosion in less than a second later. Then, Goldnail will glide back to the fallen suit of armor, reanimating Blight. In the process, the blade and Blight are invulnerable, so just wait or get prepared.

Blight will also summon a ring of blades that surround it. Immediately Power Slash the blue blade to knock it out, but it is recommended that the camera is arranged in a certain way so that all the blades are in a horizontal formation, thus allowing as much blades to be knocked down as possible with Power Slash. When Goldnail is knocked away, attack it again. Repeat the strategy until Blight’s defeat.

It is later fought again, fully-sized, on the Ark of Yamato with the same strategy.

Bestiary Entry

"This is the evil blood-sucking entity Goldnail made solid.

It infested the Emperor's body like a parasite, spewing poison mist throughout the capital.
It possesses many attack skills.
Trembling before attacking, its swordplay is invisibly swift.

On foggy nights, its precise movement may become visible."

Trivia

• Blight's helmet resembles the helmets on Orochi's heads, although Blight's helmet has a fog emblem and does not have a kanji symbol for its element on it.
• The blade that controls Blight, Goldnail looks similar to Yamato, the ōkatana of the character Vergil in another Capcom game, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (specifically the Special Edition of the game, since Vergil is a playable character in the Special Edition). Both blades have a golden circular guard, and possess magical properties. With Goldnail, it is the ability to control Blight's suit of armor and summon swords. With Yamato, it is the ability to cut through the fabric of space itself (thus the Judgement Cut technique). As an extra, the aura of Goldnail is similar to Yamato's aura when it charges demonic energy for Judgement Cut.
  • Also, Goldnail bears resemblances to Vergil himself. Goldnail can summon a circle of swords around Blight, while Vergil has the ability Summoned Swords, which enables him to fire spectral blades, instead of usage of firearms. Also, Blight's swords circles bears very strong resemblances to Vergil's Spiral Sword, which is an extension of the Summoned Swords technique, in which Vergil creates a barrier of countless swords that surrounds his body.
  • Since Devil May Cry 3 was made before Ōkami, it is possible that Blight was modelled after Vergil. As an extra note, both possess extremely skilled swordsmanship.

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