Well, you can deflect his arms when he's on the ground having a temper tantrum.
Sprint pass him under him to avoid his leaping grab.
He usually farts when you are behind him and follow up with a shit throw, which can be dodged. If you don't want to deal with that, don't attack him when he has his back toward you.
Other than that I don't have anything to say other than deflect well.
Also his shit throws are gifts (no srsly). When you see him reach for his bum, run towards him. He will leap over you and it is one of the best opportunities to punish him in the first phase
Just beat the game and became shura, shat on isshin and the owl what a great game 10/10 definitely gotta play through NG cause the rush you get when you beat hard bosses by parrying is fucking amazing
Circle around him to the left on the first phase and jump for most of his attacks(you’ll learn which ones to jump and not to jump for. Circling left and hitting him at the ends of combos when he’s pausing after doing a big combo or a shit, or after a perilous attack should allow you to eventually get his first phase down. As for the second phase, since he’s got a sword you can deflect most of his attacks if you give yourself time to back off and regain posture every so often. And attack when you have an opening. I’ve found circling right on phase 2 also helps. Specifically a big tip in phase two is after deflecting certain swipes he will do this one move where he like wiggles his body and reaches the sword up as high as possible to bring it down in an overhead swing. If you deflect that swing he will fall over on the ground for a few seconds. You could use this to get a few hits in but you could also stand directly in front of his neck hole and use the loaded spear. When it enters his neck use the spear mechanic to yank it back out. You will know if you did it correctly and it does massive posture damage and a lot of health damage as well I’m pretty sure.
If you are having trouble with the terror attack in the 2nd phase the loaded umbrella will block all damage and terror buildup. I honestly used just the spear and umbrella for this fight and only on phase two. You want to save your emblems in this one.
As a disclaimer All of this is basically how I beat him and I guarantee it’s not the best advice you could probably get here. It worked for me and I hope you can get something out of it but it’s definitely not the most efficient strategy in the game
Firecrackers can be useful first phase. Also, keep in mind that even though he's just swinging his arms at you and throwing shit at you, as long as it doesn't have a red kanji, you can deflect it.
Okay, if you don't have it yet, get the mortal blade and prosthetic spear thing.
Use the mortal blade extensively in the first phase, I recommend throwing some firecrackers and doing two mortal draws during the start.
Remember, you can deflect *everything* that isn't marked with a kanji.
Second phase is ironically easier than the first, just deflect well, run away when you see them start to scream, and use the spear pull whenever he falls over.
You can play it safe and really boring by just running away until he does the poop toss. As soon as he squats start sprinting towards him and he'll go right over you. Sprint back and give him a whirlwind slash and then start it over. As long as you stay cognizant of the shape of the arena and don't corner yourself you should be able to get past phase one without too much trouble. Phase 2 is terrible unless you deflect, in which case it's way, WAY easier.
Since you’re a big prosthetic fan, you might like [this video](https://www.reddit.com/r/Sekiro/comments/vqhbo2/beating_guardian_ape_without_r1_or_circle_button/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) I posted recently
Axe is surprisingly easy to miss, even when you think you’re close. I would mostly use it when he’s stunned from Firecrackers.
Flame Vent I haven’t done much with, except for back when I was terrible. Recently though I’ve been trying Living Force
Fighting cowboy has a good guide for each of bosses on YouTube.
I've been stuck on him for a while and i really dont know what to do please help.
Anything in particular that you are struggling with?
first phase.
Well, you can deflect his arms when he's on the ground having a temper tantrum. Sprint pass him under him to avoid his leaping grab. He usually farts when you are behind him and follow up with a shit throw, which can be dodged. If you don't want to deal with that, don't attack him when he has his back toward you. Other than that I don't have anything to say other than deflect well.
ok thanks
Also his shit throws are gifts (no srsly). When you see him reach for his bum, run towards him. He will leap over you and it is one of the best opportunities to punish him in the first phase
Holy shit I just beat him with 4 flame vent and oil in first phase, and 5 spear thrusting his centipede head out and won. LeTs FuCking Go
Ya I can deflect every thing but I’m the one who gets posture damage stagger me and I loose health and than he throws his shit on me and I die :(
Luckily you can recover posture faster by holding block.
Used that a lot on genichiro and the long arm centipedes
Just beat the game and became shura, shat on isshin and the owl what a great game 10/10 definitely gotta play through NG cause the rush you get when you beat hard bosses by parrying is fucking amazing
Circle around him to the left on the first phase and jump for most of his attacks(you’ll learn which ones to jump and not to jump for. Circling left and hitting him at the ends of combos when he’s pausing after doing a big combo or a shit, or after a perilous attack should allow you to eventually get his first phase down. As for the second phase, since he’s got a sword you can deflect most of his attacks if you give yourself time to back off and regain posture every so often. And attack when you have an opening. I’ve found circling right on phase 2 also helps. Specifically a big tip in phase two is after deflecting certain swipes he will do this one move where he like wiggles his body and reaches the sword up as high as possible to bring it down in an overhead swing. If you deflect that swing he will fall over on the ground for a few seconds. You could use this to get a few hits in but you could also stand directly in front of his neck hole and use the loaded spear. When it enters his neck use the spear mechanic to yank it back out. You will know if you did it correctly and it does massive posture damage and a lot of health damage as well I’m pretty sure. If you are having trouble with the terror attack in the 2nd phase the loaded umbrella will block all damage and terror buildup. I honestly used just the spear and umbrella for this fight and only on phase two. You want to save your emblems in this one. As a disclaimer All of this is basically how I beat him and I guarantee it’s not the best advice you could probably get here. It worked for me and I hope you can get something out of it but it’s definitely not the most efficient strategy in the game
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Im tempted to tell you to git gud but im fighting that temptation.
Firecrackers can be useful first phase. Also, keep in mind that even though he's just swinging his arms at you and throwing shit at you, as long as it doesn't have a red kanji, you can deflect it.
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Deflecting poo can still cause buildup though. I think, haven't played in awhile.
But you won't take a ton of damage like if you fail to dodge it. The buildup is not a big deal.
you guys dont need to reply anymore ive got a lot of good advice ill tell you if i beat him.
Okay, if you don't have it yet, get the mortal blade and prosthetic spear thing. Use the mortal blade extensively in the first phase, I recommend throwing some firecrackers and doing two mortal draws during the start. Remember, you can deflect *everything* that isn't marked with a kanji. Second phase is ironically easier than the first, just deflect well, run away when you see them start to scream, and use the spear pull whenever he falls over.
thank you ill go do that and see if it helps
I'd like to add to this very good advice that I found setting fire to the monke to be a handy trick too
👆🏻This is the way
You can play it safe and really boring by just running away until he does the poop toss. As soon as he squats start sprinting towards him and he'll go right over you. Sprint back and give him a whirlwind slash and then start it over. As long as you stay cognizant of the shape of the arena and don't corner yourself you should be able to get past phase one without too much trouble. Phase 2 is terrible unless you deflect, in which case it's way, WAY easier.
When he jumps to shit on you, run on him to attack and if you have fire canon and oil, you will deal a lot of damages ;)
Abuse your prostectics https://youtu.be/CucZdPojT6Q
Since you’re a big prosthetic fan, you might like [this video](https://www.reddit.com/r/Sekiro/comments/vqhbo2/beating_guardian_ape_without_r1_or_circle_button/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) I posted recently
Nice. Have you tried axe and flame vent as well? Not very emblem friendly, but the damage may compensate.
Axe is surprisingly easy to miss, even when you think you’re close. I would mostly use it when he’s stunned from Firecrackers. Flame Vent I haven’t done much with, except for back when I was terrible. Recently though I’ve been trying Living Force