Giganto is the first Titan you face in Sonic Frontiers, and for a lot of players it is where the game suddenly gets much harder. The fight looks amazing, but it can be incredibly punishing if you go in underprepared or try to mash your way through it. This guide breaks down exactly how to beat Giganto in Sonic Frontiers step by step, focusing on a safe, consistent strategy that works even if your stats are not maxed out.
When You Fight Giganto In Sonic Frontiers
You encounter Giganto on Kronos Island as the first major Titan boss. The battle unlocks after you collect six Chaos Emeralds and complete the “A Grave Mystery” puzzle. Once you finish that puzzle and approach the large arena area near the waterfall, the Giganto sequence starts and you are locked into the boss fight sequence.
Because of that, you should treat this as a soft point of no return for the island. Before triggering the fight, spend some time preparing Sonic so you do not get stuck in a frustrating loop of failed attempts.
How To Prepare For The Giganto Boss Fight
Technically, you can beat Giganto with very low stats if your execution is perfect, but going in stronger makes everything much easier. Before you activate the boss, try to do the following:
- Explore Kronos Island thoroughly to collect Memory Tokens and unlock as much of the map as possible.
- Clear several Cyber Space stages to earn extra Vault Keys, which help you get Chaos Emeralds more easily.
- Collect Kocos and visit Elder Koco and Hermit Koco to upgrade your Strength, Defense, Speed, and Ring Capacity.
- Aim to enter the Giganto fight with a high ring capacity and plenty of rings on you.
The most important preparation is your ring count. Your time as Super Sonic is directly tied to how many rings you have when the fight starts. More rings means more time, which means more room for mistakes. Strength upgrades also help a lot, since they make your big counterattacks chunk Giganto’s health bar faster.
Phase 1: Climbing Giganto And Grabbing The Final Chaos Emerald
The fight with Giganto does not start with a normal battle. Instead, your first objective is to climb up his body and reach the Chaos Emerald on his head.
Here is a reliable way to handle that first phase without falling repeatedly:
Step 1: Get To His Leg And Start Climbing
As soon as you gain control, run or boost toward Giganto. Wait for one of his legs to plant firmly on the ground, then boost directly into that leg. His body is treated like a climbable surface, so holding the Boost button will let Sonic run straight up his leg and onto his body.
Step 2: Follow The Boost Rings
As you sprint up his body, you will see a path of blue boost rings. These are there to help you skip dangerous sections and get height quickly. Aim Sonic so you pass through these rings. Each one will slingshot you higher and help you stay in a safe trajectory toward his upper body and head.
Step 3: Avoid The Lasers On His Back
Giganto’s back is covered with painful laser beams. If you end up running along his back instead of using the boost rings to jump over it, you can get hit multiple times and knocked off. Try to keep your route clean: leg, torso, boost rings, then straight toward the head.
If you get knocked down, do not panic. Just re-approach his leg and repeat the climb. Once you know the route, it becomes fast and consistent.
Step 4: Reach The Head And Transform Into Super Sonic
When you make it to the top, position Sonic so he lands on Giganto’s head and interact with the Chaos Emerald. This triggers a cutscene where Sonic transforms into Super Sonic, and that is when the real fight begins.
How Super Sonic Works Against Giganto
The rules of combat change completely once you are Super Sonic:
- You cannot take standard damage, so you will not lose HP from attacks.
- Instead, your ring count constantly drains over time.
- If your ring count reaches zero, Super Sonic powers down and you instantly lose the fight.
Because of this, ring management is everything. It does not matter how stylish your combos are if you run out of rings. The goal is to deal massive damage in a short amount of time rather than poking at Giganto with small attacks.
The Core Strategy: Parry Into Huge Counterattacks
Here is where most players struggle. If you fly up to Giganto and spam normal attacks, you will notice that his health bar barely moves while your rings melt away. The real trick to beating Giganto efficiently is to use parries and counterattacks.
This is the key strategy that makes the fight much easier:
Step 1: Position Yourself Near Giganto’s Upper Body
Move Super Sonic up to around chest or arm height, staying close to Giganto’s front side. You want to be right in the zone where his giant arms will swing at you. Staying too far away makes the fight slower and gives you fewer parry opportunities.
Step 2: Hold Both Parry Buttons
Sonic Frontiers has a very forgiving parry system. You do not need perfect timing. Instead, hold both parry buttons (for example, L1 + R1 or LB + RB) and keep them held while you expect an incoming hit. When Giganto’s attack connects during this window, the parry will trigger automatically.
This is incredibly important, because it means anyone can reliably parry Giganto as long as they are holding the buttons at the right moment in front of him.
Step 3: Trigger The Counterattack QTE
When your parry is successful, Super Sonic will deflect Giganto’s blow, and you will see a button prompt appear on screen. Hit the indicated button(s) quickly to perform a flashy cinematic counterattack.
This counterattack does a huge amount of damage compared to your normal attacks. A few well executed parry-counters can take away big chunks of Giganto’s health bar, which is exactly what you need while your rings are ticking down.
Step 4: Repeat The Parry Loop
After the counter animation ends, reposition yourself in front of Giganto’s arms again, hold parry, and wait for the next swipe. Rinse and repeat.
If you stick to this pattern, you can shred Giganto’s first health bar relatively quickly, even if your attack stat is not very high.
Giganto’s Second Phase And Special Attacks
Once you have dealt enough damage, the fight shifts into a second phase. The visuals get more intense, and Giganto adds a few new moves, but your overall game plan stays exactly the same: stay near his torso and arms, hold parry, and punish with massive counters whenever possible.
Here are some of the attacks you will see in this phase:
Arm Swings And Claw Swipes
These are still your best friend. Giganto will sweep with his arms or swing his claws at you. As long as you are positioned near his upper body and holding the parry buttons, these moves turn into free counterattack opportunities.
Large Laser Attacks
Giganto sometimes charges up a big laser beam. This often leads into a special sequence where you need to follow a button prompt or mash a button to overpower the attack. Stay focused, hit the prompt correctly, and you will deflect the laser and keep your offensive rhythm.
Bite Attacks And Close-Range Moves
If you hover too close to his head or chest, he may try a bite or lunge-style attack. Just like the others, these can usually be handled with a well timed parry or a quick reaction to the on-screen button prompt.
Even in this second phase, the guiding rule is simple: parry everything, then cash out with huge counter damage. Do not waste too much time flying around or relying on weak, repeated hits.
Ring Management Tips For The Giganto Fight
Because your rings constantly drain, you need to be conscious of the clock in a way you normally are not in other Sonic games. A few tips make a big difference:
- Enter the fight with as many rings as possible. Take some time before triggering the boss to farm rings around the island.
- Keep an eye on your ring count during the fight. If you notice it getting dangerously low, focus entirely on getting one or two more parry counters as fast as possible.
- Avoid getting knocked backward for too long. Even though Super Sonic cannot be damaged, getting pushed far away from Giganto wastes precious time as you boost back to him.
If you find you are consistently running out of rings in the last part of the fight, you probably need either more starting rings or more consistent parries. Cleaning up your parry loop usually fixes the problem.
Useful Skills And Difficulty Settings
You do not need any very specific skill to beat Giganto, but having some combat abilities unlocked before the fight can make the whole experience more entertaining. Skills like Cyclone attacks and other flashy moves are not mandatory for the core strategy, but they give you more options between parry windows.
If you are really stuck on Giganto, you can also:
- Lower the difficulty setting to Easy temporarily so the fight is a bit more forgiving while you practice.
- Spend some extra time upgrading Strength and Ring Capacity, which both help the fight feel more manageable.
At its core, though, the answer to how to beat Giganto in Sonic Frontiers is always the same: climb him quickly, become Super Sonic with a lot of rings, stay near his arms, and abuse parry into cinematic counterattacks. Once you understand and commit to that loop, this terrifying Titan turns into one of the most satisfying boss encounters in the game.