A stronger version of Pests, Fiends are encountered by Dante later on in his journey through Hell. They appeared as a large flying blue haired bat like creature covered in fish scales and a lizards tail with the power to blast unblockable, icy projectiles at Dante from afar. Also like Pests, Fiends tended to appear in large groups.
Strategy[]
The strategy for fighting Fiends was very similar to that of Pests. They are vulnerable to aerial grabs which Dante could use to dispose of them in a single swing if he was able to get close enough. Otherwise, an effective strategy for dealing with Fiends was to take them down from afar, using a barrage of Holy Blasts from the cross. If Dante became stunned by the Fiends' icy blasts, rapidly mash Circle (Playstation 3) or B (Xbox 360) to escape.