I have gone through the game three times, yet I cannot seem to beat Malphas. I have tried everything I can think of but he keeps stealing my body. Has anyone beaten him? Any help would be greatly appreciated =) .

sorry didn't mean to double post.

Yeah, fighting that guy sucks big time. I've completed it 15-20 times, he beat me a couple times then I just got pissed at it and would just kill myself to keep from giving him the pleasure. I love the game, I wish the traps where more like the 3 Deception game (it seem to be no end to the combinations you could do to make traps.) but with Trapt, I've gotten all the traps built, unlocked all the costumes, got all the keys and have all the characters in the gallery. Only thing I have left to do is activate all the "Dark Illusion" traps.

And there is how you beat that punk Malphas, below is an excerpt from a walk-through I found on line (just tonight):


[CHAPTER 15: The Broken Throne]------------------------------------------------
Area: Sealed Room
Intruders: Malphas (???)
Description: Allura battles the fiend in an attempt to free herself from its
curse.
Comments: See below.

Boss: Malphas (???)
Defense: All
Immunities: All
Special: If a certain attack connects...
At the start of the battle Malphas is completely immune to all damage. The only way to damage him is to remove this immunity somehow. The way to do so is to activate the final dark illusion in the room: the seal of eternity (see the dark illusion section below for details). Once he gets hit with it he can be damaged as normal. If you have evil/death traps now is the time you use it. Note that Malphas cannot be stunned with traps, only hit with them. He also floats over immobilization traps, so you'll need to rely on direct damage traps. Before the dark illusion Malphas has only one attack. He'll create a large red energy field around him. If you're caught within the blast you'll take heavy damage, so don't get too close to him. After the dark illusion hits him he'll use a second attack. He'll signal this by curling into a ball and glowing. After a few seconds several energy bursts will erupt from the floor. Keep moving to avoid this attack. If you're killed in this battle you'll end up getting the B ending and unlock the death iron. If you manage to defeat Malphas you'll get the C ending instead, add him to the character encyclopedia, and unlock the death pillar.

[THE SEAL OF ETERNITY]
Location - Sealed Room
How to Activate: Arming this dark illusion is relatively simple. You need to
knock down all four pillars at the top of the room. As you knock down a pillar a beam of purple light appears on the ground. When all four pillars have been knocked down a purple glowing rectangle will form around the circular pentagram. All you need to do is lure the final boss into the pentagram to activate the dark illusion. Note that you can enter the purple glowing area, but avoid the center circle; otherwise you'll end up activating the dark illusion on yourself and will be killed instantly. The only problem is that the boss will never willingly enter the pentagram. The key to getting the boss to activate the dark illusion is to use the vacuum floor. When you use the vacuum floor near the boss, the boss will quickly move away from the trap. If you can get the boss between the trap and the pentagram, the boss may end up inadvertently on top of the target areas as it avoids the vacuum trap. It doesn't work all the time, but it's the most reliable way I've found so far to get the boss on the pentagram.
Description: The spirits of the seven braves that sealed the fiend long ago
appear and trap the victim with holy energy. Seven swords fly up and form a circle, whereupon the victim is bombarded with holy light. The seven swords then impale the victim simultaneously, causing severe damage.

Two clarifications I'd make to the above, after finally beating Malphas. First:
Once he gets hit with ie can be damaged as normal.
Clarification: He still floats and when he is hit by a trap (I stuck with Evil Kick, Evil Upper and Death Hammer) seems to bounce off the hit. Only now, Health points are deducted from him, albeit slowly (and he has 4 or 5 health bars you have to whittle down) but at least it's moving.

Second:
The only problem is that the boss will never willingly enter the pentagram.

I didn't seem to have any trouble leading him into the pentagram. I just ran to the other side of the rectangle (so that the pentegram was between me and him and he just walked (glided) right on in. You'll do a lot of running around.

Oh good god. A year old yesterday. Please don't revieve old Threads, especially when they pertain to something of this sort.