Check access before repeating a run
Amy belongs to the Bible / three Iron Crosses route, not the Aurifer choice between the two main finales. Follow Ending 3’s rituals and entrance if you have not reached the church. Published guides report completing both main endings and starting a new game before the Bible appears.
| Where you are stuck | Next check |
|---|---|
| No Bible on the lobby table | Confirm the reported main-ending prerequisites on a new game |
| A ritual did not leave an Iron Cross in inventory | Check its puzzle timing and collect the reward after the fight |
| The street entrance will not open | Verify all three crosses and the marked wall reached through the Floor 3 blue door |
| You are already fighting with John in the church | Use the combat checks below; changing the Aurifer branch will not solve this encounter |
Keep a manual save before committing to a hidden-route attempt where an active point is available. The saving guide distinguishes a deliberate save from a reported boss retry checkpoint.
Church phase: leave room to change sides
In iampanax’s recorded encounter from 5:10:27, Julia fights alongside John. Amy lunges across the room and summons additional enemies. Her attacks and the summons can occupy different parts of your escape path, so clear the nearby threat before committing to another attack on her.
- Move out of the lunge line instead of chasing the moving body.
- Deal with a summon that blocks your next retreat.
- Attack during a recovery opening, then release the attack stance to move.
- Recheck Amy’s position after she relocates; do not continue swinging at the old spot.
- Amy: recheck her position after a lunge or relocation.
- John fights alongside Julia in the church section.
- Julia: leave room to change direction when a summon enters the route.
When the doubles surround Julia
An October 23 Steam thread asks whether the real figure has a visual tell. The replies report striking around Julia, including Wrench swings toward all four sides, to interrupt the threat. That is a player-reported response, not a verified rule that a particular color or sprite always identifies the real Amy.
Try a quick sequence of attacks toward the surrounding figures rather than spending the opening looking for an unsupported tell. Reposition once the immediate threat is cleared. If it fails, compare the recorded fight with the exact attack you are seeing; a normal lunge and the surrounding-double pattern need different responses.
Later FAITH-style phase: move between attack windows
When John falls and the encounter changes to a dark pentagram arena, stop using the church furniture as your orientation. Read the moving lines, symbol circles and rising red hazards instead.
| Visible state | Response |
|---|---|
| Lines moving across the arena | Dodge first; do not commit to an approach through them |
| A clear route toward Amy | Move in for a short attack while avoiding the circles |
| Symbol circles about to disappear | Retreat; do not stay for an extra swing |
| Summons crowd your escape | Clear the immediate obstacle during an opening, then resume the boss cycle |
The approach-and-retreat timing comes from players discussing this phase. No frame-perfect dodge time, fixed number of rounds or single permanently safe corner is established here.
- Rising red spike: read the current hazards before approaching.
- John has fallen; this is the changed arena, not the church layout.
Retry checks and achievement routing
| Problem | Change on the next attempt |
|---|---|
| You are hit while choosing a double | Try the reported quick attacks around Julia; do not wait for an unconfirmed visual tell |
| You reach Amy but die trying to leave | Shorten the attack window and retreat before the circle transition |
| Summons trap you during an approach | Clear the retreat path before another boss attack |
| A victory has not registered Ending 3 | Let the post-fight scene and ending finish, then check VIVUS EX MORTIBUS |
Do Wrench Queen on a full main-ending run. An October 21 Steam thread reports that finishing Ending 3 with the Wrench does not award that challenge. Keep this hidden route separate from your Wrench Queen plan. A local checklist mark records what you select; it cannot confirm game-side weapon flags.
Finish the route and check the reward
After the victory, let the church scene and ending play. Guides associate this clear with VIVUS EX MORTIBUS. The ending’s inventory prompt and the Golden Cross on a later new game are reported rewards; the cross is not an item this guide requires you to possess before fighting Amy. Return to the ending selector to plan the next unfinished route.
For the reference behind this encounter, see the folded FAITH crossover section.
Sources and verification limits
- iampanax: full-game recording, Amy from 5:10:27: church encounter, characters and screenshot. The uploader states the recording is edited; it is not evidence of uninterrupted no-death play.
- Steam: Secret boss dodge attack, October 23: player-reported doubles response and later approach/retreat timing.
- NoobFeed: Ending 3 access and reward.
- Steam: Wrench Queen and Ending 3 discussion, October 21.
Checked October 24, 2026. Advice distinguishes recorded scenes from player-reported tactics. No official visual tell, universal checkpoint or guaranteed achievement workaround is asserted.