How to win first boss battle with black-red knight.

[mapron]

He constantly jumping and destroying me from the top. There is no dash or guard, how damage can possibly be avoided? I learnt that purple thing can be passed back, but he rarely use that attack.

[munsi211]

Best way is to shovel drop him, especially when he taunts you.

[HeraldOfOpera]

Keep moving and he'll miss... or refund the game, because if the first boss is giving you this much trouble it's probably not the kind of thing you're going to enjoy.

[mapron]

Originally posted by munsi211:

Best way is to shovel drop him, especially when he taunts you.

Sorry, how can I do my shovel drop when I am attacked from ABOVE? I asked specifically how to avoid these attacks...

[TTRM]

Originally posted by mapron:

Originally posted by munsi211:

Best way is to shovel drop him, especially when he taunts you.

Sorry, how can I do my shovel drop when I am attacked from ABOVE? I asked specifically how to avoid these attacks...

Just walk under him while he's ascending. There's more than enough time available to do this.
Optionally, parry him on his descent, but be ready to repeat it.

[mapron]

Originally posted by HeraldOfOpera:

Keep moving and he'll miss... or refund the game, because if the first boss is giving you this much trouble it's probably not the kind of thing you're going to enjoy.

I definetely won't refund this game, I bought it 2 years ago with a huge discount, like for 1 or 2 bucks, so I won't bother refunding this.
At the moment I start playing with HP cheat, just to learn some mechanincs. But I wonder how to battle this properly.

Yeah, you could say "just watch Youtube dude", but for me that is not an option - almost everyone humilating bosses in 5 seconds maximum, so they almost never has problems DODGING something. I want to understand how can I manage this with my playstyle - boss battles taking me 5-7 minutes at least.
I completed The Messenger platformer without any cheats, so I don't thing I too dumb for this genre (completed dozen other platformers too). Usually games with great design allows you to slow-play.

[mapron]

Just walk under him while he's ascending. There's more than enough time available to do this.
Optionally, parry him on his descent, but be ready to repeat it.

Ok, I will try more "walk under" moves, but usually I got punished with next jump...

[TTRM]

Originally posted by mapron:

...almost everyone humilating bosses in 5 seconds maximum, so they almost never has problems DODGING something. I want to understand how can I manage this with my playstyle

Trial and error, sir. You'll get the pattern down eventually. ;)
If one strategy doesnt work, you swap it for another. Over time, muscle-memory will kick in, and you'll be beating the bosses with hardly any difficulty.