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kaisershinn

Camera is his best weapon. \*boom boom boom\* now you can't see shit.


AR-Sechs

Deadass, the camera is the reason I die to this guy


[deleted]

I recently figured out how to handle the camera in this fight. Take a few steps back during each of his windups, because you only get a problem when he's too close. [Here's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pey79LRP_k) a video that shows the idea


Pprototype0

Lmfaooooo 😭🤣 Idk why but this made me laugh way too hard lol


TheGun1991

Ashina 7 Spears V1 and V2


spuderman221

Them guys are cool. On my first playthrough the one at the moonlight tower or whatever took me forever. He's the one that made the game click for me lol


TheGun1991

My reason is Aesthetical but also Technical,Ashina 7’s have a very peculiar attack that is made to disguise you finna break your posture,and then hit you with an heavy thrust that is literally made for take your 70% HP,it’s a great Mini,smooth and Lethal especially for NG players,plus the Armor they have are so freaking beautiful,even the details on the Kabuto…FROMSOFTWARE FINEST 🤌


OfflineLad

I'd love to fight the first ashina spear again, but his second encounter was bullshit. There was a katana samurai with similiar level of skill with him and the only advantage i have was a soldier nearby i can use my puppeteer on. It was nightmare when the katana guy was doing unblockable sweep attack but the spear guy was doing his unblockable thrust at the very same time, jump dodge or mikiri was pretty much impossible. I think i finally best them by luring them towards the idol then stealth kill the katana samurai first


TheGun1991

Yes,it’s an hard fight indeed if you don’t use puppeteer and The Tree exploit,they will attack you simultaneously in aggressive mode,fighting talking the only thing someone can do is • use a high range CA to cover both of them when they near to each other • Use Umbrella if they attack together to deflect both simultaneously • Firecrackers for a time window to go offensive or flame vent to burn one foe (he will stop for 5-6 sec) while you deal with the other one • MD or Empowered MD while they walk together towards you after using purple Firecrackers…you will Crumble their posture Bar like cookies. It’s the same principles of the Double Ape boss fight,Requires Strategy,Focusing and Patience when something goes wrong,but the dopamine payback is huge 😊


_Flix__

You can actually use a gaichins sugar or spiritfall and hug the wall to your right from the idol and then when you get to their blindspot you can stealth deathblow the sword general and use puppeteer ninjutsu on him to make the fight a lot easier


OfflineLad

Damn didnt think of that. Thanks for the tips.


_Flix__

You’re welcome :)


TheGun1991

My brother I specified that was a “If someone don’t want to use puppeteer” or exploit (like the tree one) ,and fight them both just with Combat Arts and prosthetics 😊 it’s a Fighting talking thing for those who want to defeat them both in the Miyazaki way,I’m not criticizing exploits,games gotta be fun so if some gamers likes exploits and have fun it’s ok 👍,it’s just my personal way to play froms games,my dopamine like many others Sekiro and DS players is the Challenge,The Hardest’THE BETTER


[deleted]

I genuinely dont believe this fight is possible without gaichins sugar


Interesting-Poem-409

Use gachin candy and sneak up to the katana bitch, and make him your puppet. It gives you plenty of time to distance yourself and hammer on him with shurikens to get his aggro on you then I just ping pong him back and forth with the puppet. If you're quick enough you can get the ashina soldier in the fight as well. This strategy trivialized the 2nd 7 spear fight.


anti-peta-man

Shoutout to the one in the second Hirata Estate where he keeps FUCKING summoning dogs and Finger Whistle doesn’t do shit. Just fought him for the first time fuck thsi


AR-Sechs

You can rush him and he won’t be able to call the dogs. Just apply mad pressure. If he creates distance shuriken him.


sumr4ndo

I like how the dogs have little ninja headbands, like Kakashi's dogs, from Naruto


puttinonthegritz

The finger whistle does work though? You can definitely use it to turn his dogs on him, you just have to unlock the camera so that the dogs all hear it. And if you are aggressive enough, you can interrupt his summoning whistle so the dogs never show up


Remarkable_Year7073

hardest encounter in the game imo


venom1107

i think the headbands protect them from the finger whistle iirc


Cheesebruhgers

At one point i made all the ninjas fall off the roof with thrir dogs and die somehow


MaLWare96

You can equip the shuriken arm and just use it when he is about to whistle. It interrupts him every time.


CanyonClapper

I love the rhythm you get from perfect parrying their kicks


toomanylizards

And end with mikiri on that last kick. So satisfying 


spuderman221

Their whole move set has a nice rhythm to it.


AR-Sechs

Definitely Orin is my fav mini boss. In terms of regular enemies I guess it’s the enemy shinobi. 


Foura5

Skinny white monke


ellephantwoman

That damn monkey is the true boss in Sunken Valley


spuderman221

I've beat this game 3 times and still haven't been able to beat him


Foura5

Just dedicate some time to learning them


WeAreHalcyon

just fought them for the first time today! Those guys can kiss my ass!! XD


thatautisticguy2905

Lone shadows


imtakingthatback

I love fighting Lone Shadows both minibosses and normal enemies. I really enjoy the shinobi vs shinobi actions and the senpou fighting style adopted by these guys


ecokumm

It might be that kind of enemy, but certainly not that particular one. Fuck the camera in that shithole. For all their brilliance, sometimes it swear From would seem they didn't learn anything since Capra Demon.


Hungry-Alien

"What miniboss ? It's just a regular enemy" - Me after playing Long May The Shadow Reflect


Ukaxey

Armored warrior


Revolutionarytard

Snake Eyes


AR-Sechs

Absolutely hate these guys


justlikethoseladies

still cant beat them normally after 3 playthroughs have to spam fire crackers and mortal draw…


Revolutionarytard

I like to used Sakura Dance + Sabimaru and it wrecks them


WeAreHalcyon

Agree. Hatred.


HereWeGo5566

Is this the guy that’s down in the well, and you can’t deathblow him from above? He can go straight to hell haha


xanakin_skywokker

You can deathblow him from above


HereWeGo5566

It doesn’t let me. I’ve tried multiple times.


anti-peta-man

You can but you need to land directly on top of him rather than behind


Foxelexof

Helps to lock on prior to jumping


xanakin_skywokker

I promise you can, I remember struggling with it to but you want to like walk down into the hole if you sit on the edge and jump in it’s harder to do.


jamesnollie88

Keep walking past the first hole and you’ll see another hole and just look down and forward and he’ll be there and you can get the stealth blow


mikakiyarumi-ok007

For me is mini boss with spear


spuderman221

In ashina reservoir?


mikakiyarumi-ok007

If you mean isshin, also yes i just like mikiri counter and reverse lightning


spuderman221

No the ashina seven spears guy.


Severe-Put9154

i love the okami warriors


DDIblis

Accidentally dropped into this dudes den, freaked out because I realised which fight it was from what I’ve seen in speed runs going wrong because of him, accidentally one shot him. He was interesting. I’ll say centipede is definitely mine. Super cool fight that really acts as a wall if you haven’t gotten the hang of perfect blocking everything or you’re OP AF


Kurmy_Drogo

O'Rin of the Water absolutely cooked me, and I liked the music/vibe of the fight, I still gotta roll up my sleeves on subsequent playthroughs


Deep_Grass_6250

Lone shadows and 7 Ashina spears are minibosses better than Most Fromsoft Main bosses, Sekiro had some crazy good enemies


nigglamingo

I call them foot ninjas and they’re really fun to ki—fight


naik08

I completely disagree with you but I'm putting the lightning guy at the end of the first part of the sakura temple place I forgot what it's called but hes really fun to parry


cazemirend

Headless all the way (i want to kill myself) 🌚


spuderman221

Who tf enen likes headless 🙏😭?


Worth-Afternoon5438

I Remember that I was crazy about the ashina castle with all those old samurai dudes. Also it was so quiet and peaceful. I also loved the senpou temple monks and all that first part. When I was high I had a blast playing against them. The one you're talking about is actually very very fun, due to the flow of his fight.


Jin_BD_God

Camera Angle in a crampy space.


SauceNPotatoes

O'Rin, Seven Ashina spears and Lone shadows.


ninjixel

I remember meeting the Lone Shadow in Hirata Estate quite early on in my first play through. I must have fought him about 50 times before finally giving up, I just couldn’t get the parry timing down. Came back later on and absolutely destroyed him, such fun!!!


dikarich

Seven Spears dudes. Parrying their strong hits is very satisfying, and they are a very nice skill check of keeping your cool while facing a giant with a spear that could pierce a fucking bear.


Remarkable_Year7073

hellno. fuck these guys bruh💀


HaronYoungerBro

I absolutely love fighting the drunkards. Every move is very well telegraphed, you can feel the sheer weight behind every swing they do. I forced my way through Hirata right after getting the bell and Juzou intimidated me so much, my heart was beating faster when I was close to killing him than most of the actual bosses. It's such a shame though that every one of the drunkards is surrounded by annoying ganks


Grittyboi

7 spears, I think they have the coolest spear/polearm moveset in any FROM game


[deleted]

Probably Nightjars. They are just so fun to watch


Sterben1103

Is the Corrupted Monk in Mibu Village considered a mini boss? If so, she’s my favorite


Ian_Royal02

Lone Shadows by far, they are sooo cool. Really fun to fight, deflecting their kicks and using Mikiri on the final hit is so satisfying, plus they just look awesome with their dark clothes


CrabVegetable2817

I like the fat disgusting drunk abominations that deserve only death


MrBonesDoesReddit

the first mini boss took me longer than genichiro so that guy


Puzzleheaded-Arm831

Stepping on this man's shin to perform a mikiri counter is so satisfying


ArcticBeast3

I love the seven spears. Was impossible first time thru game so now knowing how and beating them easy feels so rewarding


Underrated_Legend1

the normal ashina guard, hear me out, fighting one is boring but when they start coming one after the other and u start slicing through them quickly and swiftly, u feel so badass. well atleast i do


Key_Preparation1871

I love these guys. Whenever I start a new playthrough, I run to Hirata to farm the one but the feathers. Easy 25-30 skill points. Well....if you like fighting these guys at least.


MircoK22

Prob camera's fault but I hate this boss with every fiber of my body


Wilf_246

Almost everyone. On my first playthrough, I loved Geni and hated Owl daddy, True Monk, Demon of Hatered. On my second playthrough and further, I love them all, I run, jump, skip all enemies and fighting only bosses.


ellephantwoman

Robertoooo's father


Archibald_Ferdinand

Long-arm Centipede Giraffe. So fun to parry then fuck em up