10 Secret Open-World Bosses Everyone Missed

10. Shin Amon (Judgment)

Yakuza series antagonist Shin Amon’s adversarial appearance in 2018’s Judgement gets the nod because it remained largely unknown for several years due to the requirements needed to access the corresponding side case, A Final Request.

You see, A Final Request appears on the bulletin board of the Yagami Detective Agency, and it shows up only after main character Takayuki Yagami reaches level 50 and finishes all other side cases. Therefore, it’s inherently easy to miss.

It begins with Yagami accepting an invitation to meet a client (who turns out to be Shin Amon) in Little Asia; upon Yagami’s arrival, Amon asks him to engage in a duel to validate Yagami's position as “the reigning master of this city.”

Amon subsequently teleports them to an electrified fighting arena and – frustratingly – proves to be quite tough because of his numerous life bars and ability to steal Yagami’s phone (thereby stopping him from using items from the corresponding menu).

Obviously, assigning recovery and extract items to the D-pad beforehand will help, as will alternating between Tiger and Crane styles depending on Amon’s color.

Of course, Amon promises to return for a rematch after the dust settles, foreshadowing his role in future Yakuza installments.