How long until you beat the boss?

[Mewffa]

I'd like to know how long it took you all to beat the boss (the shark on floor 20) with any character for the first time, to see how long it can take. I have had 3 runs and twice I was real close, but each time I got absolutely wrecked by "physics".
Also would you say that the time it took was just right, too short or too long?

[Quaffie]

i usually win every time with any char

[ricky1981]

Brass knuckles and/or mirror were pretty much a guaranteed win for me, won on my 2nd run and on the first run with each subsequent character other than Dolly.

[Mewffa]

I figured I'd get a "of course I always win", which is why I wanted to know if that is alright or if you'd rather have spend more time fighting for the first win or if it took too long (although with the current responses I doubt that is the case)...

[Jaytuple]

It took me about half a dozen tries before I was able to win. It was mostly due to bad item choices, not knowing I should shred items, and bad physics. Now that I've figured out items and got a feel for how the claw moves, I win a solid 60% of the time

[Koor]

It was probably 5 or 6 attempts with me. For some reason, I've been unable to win with sir Bunalot. I've beat the game with every character EXCEPT for Sir Bunalot. Every run I've attempted with him has been cursed and resulted in me dying to the floor 20 boss.

[Arxie]

Probably took somewhere in the ballpark of 4-6 runs. Once I figured out what items were staples and what ones were niche, I started getting consistent wins. Took ~20 hours to get all of the achievements.

To anyone struggling, I found stacking block and thorns were highly viable on a majority of characters. At least those that don't directly contradict that play style. If you happen upon lots of crit, either via eye patches or sickles, those are great pick-ups (the 10% crit perk isn't really that worth it). Sometimes you get sucky runs though, it is what it is.

Finally, always pick up a brass knuckles / holy shield / hand mirror if you see one. Most bosses only have one or two big swings at a time.