To beat Supreme and The End boss, you’ll first face Supreme on Ouranos Island as Super Sonic, then transition to a space battle against The End. The strategy for The End varies significantly based on your difficulty setting: normal/easy involves three quick-time events (QTEs), while hard difficulty presents a challenging bullet-hell sequence.
Supreme: The Final Titan
Supreme is the fourth Titan and the final Super Sonic showdown in the main story of Sonic Frontiers. This battle serves as the ultimate test of skills learned from previous Titans. You’ll engage Supreme in an open-sky arena on Ouranos Island, immediately after Sonic transforms into Super Sonic. There are no environmental elements like rails or structures to use for cover; it’s a direct, mid-air confrontation against Supreme’s projectiles, beams, and blade attacks.
Before initiating the fight, it’s highly recommended to optimize Sonic’s stats. Prioritize upgrading Strength to maximize damage output during Supreme’s vulnerable phases, as the boss has a substantial health bar. Boosting Defense and Ring Capacity is also crucial. A higher ring cap ensures a longer Super Sonic duration, while increased Defense makes the preceding sections on Ouranos Island more manageable. Supreme’s attacks, including a giant cannon that transforms into a blade, will fill the screen with bullets and lasers, demanding careful ring management to avoid losing your Super Sonic form. The primary strategy involves defeating Supreme’s orbiting turrets, then directly attacking Supreme, and parrying its attacks. Once Supreme uses its gun, the fight is nearing its end.
The End Boss: Normal and Easy Difficulty
After defeating Supreme, Sonic and Sage will travel into space to confront The End, a planet-sized entity. If your game difficulty is set to normal or easy, this final boss encounter is the shortest in the game, consisting solely of three quick-time event (QTE) sequences.
During this fight, The End will fire a massive laser beam that Super Sonic struggles to deflect alone. Sage will assist Sonic in deflecting the beam and then propel him towards The End. To succeed, you must successfully complete three QTEs. A meter will appear on screen; wait for the hand on the meter to reach the blue zone, then press the SQUARE button. Successfully executing this three times will conclude the fight, allowing you to experience the ending cutscenes and unlock the open world for further exploration.
The End Boss: Hard Difficulty
When playing on hard difficulty, the encounter with The End transforms into a significantly more challenging bullet-hell segment. This version of the fight is reminiscent of the hacking mini-games found on Chaos and Ouranos Islands, but with added vertical movement. You’ll have three lives to defeat The End.
Your primary objective is to destroy The End by constantly firing and managing incoming projectiles. You’ll need to defend against black and white projectiles by matching them with corresponding black (R1/RB) and white (L1/LB) bullets. Destroying enough projectiles charges a homing missile bar. Once full, unleash homing missiles (R2/RT) to inflict significant damage on The End. The key to survival is continuous firing and strategic movement. It’s often effective to find a relatively safe spot and rapidly alternate between white and black bullets to clear projectile waves. The game is somewhat forgiving with projectile hitboxes, allowing for frantic firing to weather intense barrages.
Homing missiles can serve as a “get-out-of-jail-free card” during overwhelming projectile waves. Keep them stocked and deploy them to clear a path when things become too chaotic. Remember to consistently fire at The End itself, not just the projectiles, to progress the fight. As The End’s health decreases, it will introduce new attacks:
| Attack Name | Description | Counter-Strategy |
|---|---|---|
| Laser Beam Grid | Pins Sonic in a maze of lasers. | Find a safe spot within the grid and remain there. If the grid moves, move with it. Avoid all lasers. |
| Power Beam | Charges a large purple energy beam. | A small alert noise and purple circle precede the attack. Dodge left or right when the beam fires. |
| Laser Beam Segment | Slowly fires vertical lasers from top to bottom. | Fly directly below a laser after it’s placed and stay there until the segments disappear. |
By managing projectiles, utilizing homing missiles strategically, and adapting to The End’s unique attacks, you can overcome this brutal bullet-hell challenge.
Final Horizon DLC: Supreme and The End
The Final Horizon Update introduces a new and more challenging version of the final battle, featuring Supreme and The End. This guide focuses on the hard difficulty for the DLC, though other difficulties may have minor differences. The only stat that significantly impacts this fight is your ring count, so ensure it’s maximized.
The battle is divided into several phases:
- Phase 1 & 2 (Supreme): These initial phases are largely similar to the main game’s Supreme fight. You’ll need to defeat its orbiting turrets, then attack Supreme directly, parrying its attacks. Once Supreme uses its gun, these phases are almost over.
- Phase 3 (Supreme controlled by The End): The End takes control of Supreme, making its attacks unblockable and reducing Sonic’s maximum ring count. After being hit by several energy balls from The End, Sonic gains the ability to parry these attacks with perfect timing. During this phase, The End constantly heals Supreme, making direct damage to Supreme ineffective. Instead, you must sidestep while attacking Supreme’s head to target and sever the connection between Supreme and The End. Once the connection is broken, Supreme becomes vulnerable. When Supreme collapses, use Cyloop on the targetable area on its back to reveal its gun. Cyloop the gun again to end Phase 3.
- Phase 4 (Supreme and The End): In the final phase, Sage, Amy, Tails, and Knuckles create a shield to protect Dr. Eggman. Your role is to keep The End distracted with attacks to prevent it from breaching the shield. Supreme becomes more unstable and wild, with attacks that can knock you out of Super Sonic form. The strategy remains consistent: attack the connection between The End and Supreme. Once the connection is severed, attack Supreme directly until its health bar is depleted. Finish with the quick-time events to conclude the fight.
FAQ
Do I need to play the entire game on hard mode to fight the harder version of The End? No, you only need to switch the difficulty to hard mode before entering The End’s fight. You can change the difficulty using the slider in the options menu.
What is the SQUARE button for during The End’s normal difficulty fight? The SQUARE button is used to complete the quick-time event sequences during the normal and easy difficulty versions of The End boss fight. You press it when the meter’s hand hits the blue zone.
What are the R1/RB and L1/LB buttons used for in The End’s hard difficulty fight? R1/RB fires black bullets to destroy black projectiles, and L1/LB fires white bullets to destroy white projectiles.
How do I use homing missiles against The End on hard difficulty? The homing missile bar charges as you destroy projectiles. Once full, press R2/RT to launch missiles, dealing significant damage to The End.
What is the most important stat for the Final Horizon DLC’s final battle? Ring count is the most important stat to increase for the Final Horizon’s final battle.