What Every Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Fan Thinks Of Every Sekiro Boss

As is now expected of these lists, it's time for the MINI-BOSS BONUS ROUND! Where those who couldn't quite cut the mustard to be classed as a fully-fledged boss still get to cut the rug in style here with a few words of praise and a healthy dose of piss and vinegar.

Samurai General Naomori Kawarada - Congratulations! You're the first to fall to our blade. Plus you're a literal red shirt so were destined to meet your maker sooner or later.

Chained Ogre - The exact moment that people realized they were playing a FromSoftware game, and the exact moment that several WC staff members gave up entirely after being beaten to paste. Good times.

General Tenzen Yamauchi - The most challenging thing about this battle is the goons surrounding the area, take them out and watch the General panic when he has to get his lumpy ass into battle.

HEADLESS - Ok I'm going to group all of these together because they're pretty much the same encounter, and that encounter can be summed up as "OH GOD NO. STOP. PLEASE. WHAT ARE YOU!?!"

Shinobi Hunter Enshin of Misen - This guy can utterly EMBARRASS you with his long-range pokes and unblockable hits, but if you've got the Mikiri counter it'll be this guy with a red face (likely being his own blood).

Juzou the Drunkard - Now this fella is mean. The Drunkard moniker is quite appropriate seeing as he can make you feel like you've downed ten shots of bathtub gin if he hits you, but fret not, for you can give him a hangover he won't forget if you use the NPC to assist you just before the fight. Now you can just watch the fat fella sweat battling two opponents allowing you to carve your initials into his flab. Bet he stinks as well.

Blazing Bull - If any boss is going to teach you how to dodge properly this is it.

Seven Ashina Spears - Shikibu Toshikatsu Yamauchi - Shiki-baby here is shaking things up by being a little more aggressive than other big armored fellas, but again with those counters under your belt you can make this guy eat dirt in no time

Lone Shadow Longswordsman - Not going to lie this guy absolutely battered me the first couple of times we clashed, thanks to the small environment and his weird timings, but here's the thing, you can actually use this to your advantage and hop up and down the step and only attacking him when he jumps up to meet you. It's not going to make for an epic fight but it sure does make him look like a right idiot.

Kuranosuke Matsomoto - Yaaaawn another Samurai General. The tips are the same for all these, to be honest. Take out their guards and then open their armor like a tin of tuna. We'll skip the rest.

Ashina Elite - Jinsuke Saze - JESUS! Talk about a wake-up call! This guy moves like he's made of liquid butter!

Snake Eyes Shirafuji - Hey! That's not fair! She brought a Knife-Gun to a Knife fight!

Long-arm Centipede Giraffe and Sen'Un - One of the few battles you can win just by acting how you would in real life, aka mashing the deflect button while screaming "GETAWAY GETAWAY NO NO NO!"

Shichimen Warrior - I absolutely love these guys, from casting all sorts of horrible magic at you and then leaping away, to forcing you to guess where they're going to pop up next, each battle with the warriors is tough but rewarding one. That is unless you have the item that lets you deal huge damage to spirit creatures, then this becomes a battle between a moth and a walking talking bug zapper.

Armored Warrior - I'm actually shocked this guy wasn't a full boss as it has all the trappings of one. A brilliant setting, a cool gimmick of him being immune to regular attacks, and a lovely AHA moment when you realize you can cause him to fall off the edge of the bridge to his death. A masterful bit of puzzle-combat this.

Tokujiro the Glutton - Giving tips for this guy will never not make me feel bad as you literally have to KILL HIS MONKEY FRIENDS before jumping in to attack this fat oaf. Sad times, but at least you can backstab him without getting faeces flung at you if you do.

Mist Noble - *Laughing* oh bless you mate. No.

O'Rin of the Water - Don't even talk to this minx of the mist, as no matter what you do she'll try to make your small intestine into a string for her instrument. Instead, do the gentlemanly thing of....jumping on her and then stabbing her in the back for a much easier fight.

Lone Shadow Masanaga - Bless this guy as you can really make his life hell in this battle. First when he calls for his dogs, just throw a shuriken at him and it'll interrupt the move. Rude. However, that's nothing compared to what happens if you lure him down the steps as if he reaches the bottom his AI decides to go on holiday and he stops attacking and walks away. Needless to say, this is a big mistake and likely the last one he'll ever make.

Lone Shadow Vilehand - Taking the piss here a bit with that name aren't you mate? Lone? You've got your mate waiting in the corner to backstab me you prick!

Ashina Elite Ujinari Mizuo - Elite? Oh, my poor sweet summer child, you've just had your ass handed to you by a man constantly spamming an umbrella spin, you're nowhere near worthy of that title.

Shigekichi of the Red Guard - Remember in Super Punch-Out for the Wii where Glass Joe thinks he's mad hard because he's got some headgear to protect him? Yeah, this battle is kind of the same, except here you have a spear that can rip armour plates off this tubby fool leaving him about as useful as all the other meat blimps you've burned to the ground prior.

Okami Leader Shizu - Now before you cry foul or offside or any other football pun for Shizu's outstanding belter of an opening shot, just remember that you can toe punt her into oblivion by spamming the whirlwind attack, which stun locks her indefinitely thanks to her positioning at the edge of the tree. Bit of an own goal.