The third and final season of The Cuphead Show!, also known as The Cuphead Show!: Part 3, premiered on Netflix on November 18, 2022. It consists of eleven episodes ranging from thirteen-thirty four minutes in length.
Plot[]
Season three centers on the Devil's intense new mission to get revenge on the cup brothers, following up on the season two finale cliffhanger. The final season also reveals Ms. Chalice's backstory and resolves the Devil's long-running hunt for the cups' souls.
The Devil and Mugman
- The Devil seeks revenge: After Cuphead steals his pitchfork at the end of season two, the Devil retaliates by kidnapping Mugman.
- Mugman in Hell: A captured Mugman, who never actually gambled his soul away, is taken to Inkwell Hell. The Devil attempts to claim his soul, but this proves challenging and legally questionable.
- A new plot: The Devil eventually gives up on claiming Mugman's soul by force. He later coerces Ms. Chalice into a plot to trick Cuphead and Mugman into signing a new contract.
Ms. Chalice's past
- Origin story: A flashback episode explores Ms. Chalice's origin, revealing she was an orphan who used her charm and dancing to get by.
- The Devil's influence: The episode explains that Chalice made a deal with the Devil, which is why he has a claim on her soul.
- Chalice's loyalty: Despite her earlier tendency to deceive the brothers, Chalice chooses not to betray Cuphead and Mugman. She warns them about the Devil and challenges him to a dance-off to protect their souls.
The final showdown
- A game of chance: After Chalice loses the dance contest, Cuphead challenges the Devil to a series of rock-paper-scissors matches. Through a series of lucky breaks, Cuphead is victorious and frees all of them from the Devil's contracts.
- Back to square one: Despite their victory, the finale ends with a post-credits scene where the trio sees a billboard for a new casino run by the Devil. Against his companions' advice, a reckless Cuphead runs straight for the new casino, perfectly setting up the events of the original video game.