Update 14 - Sekigahara
The battle of Sekigahara is underway! Both the Eastern Army and Western Army have clashed in Mino just outside of Gifu castle at Sekigahara. The Eastern Army, led by Tokugawa Ieyasu, struggles to make way during the battle. At first it would seem Ishida Mitsunari’s Western Army is in the advantaged position until Kobayakawa Hideaki betrays him and turns his forces on the Western Army. Seeing no other option, Otani Yoshitsugu turns to the Amrita and turns himself into a Yokai, and begins to slaughter all that attack him. Originally uninterested in joining the battle, William rushes off at the news of Yokai hoping to find Edward Kelley.
After defeating the Justice Minister Yoshitsugu, William continues to fight his way across the field to find Kelley. Seeing the battle as lost, Shima Sakon goes off to hold the Eastern Army back while Mitsunari retreats. All who approach him are slaughtered by the great samurai, until William arrives. Both enter a gruelling duel, afterwards Shima Sakon offers William his spear and William spares his life. With the battle almost over things look good for the Eastern Army until Edward Kelley unleashes a powerful spell raising the dead, summoning Yokai, and a great demon that threatens the world is formed.
Boss Information:
Otani Yoshitsugu is fairly easy as far as bosses go. He focuses mainly on combos that have a poor turning radius allowing him to be easily sidestepped. When his Living Weapon activates he’s a bit dangerous. He can fire waves with his sword swings and do a spinning vertical slash from overhead that should be dodged instead of blocked. If he enters a superman flying pose get ready to dodge as he’ll zip through the air towards you, often doing it twice in a row. Weak to fire, resistant to water, Yoshitsugu presents little of a threat.
Of the two bosses in Sekigahara, Shima Sakon is definitely the tougher. He is quick moving with slow wind ups. His grapples and push attacks are very fast but either do no damage or little damage. Shima Sakon likes to control where you are. Watch out for his Living Weapon, as it is lightning and if you take a few hits you’ll get slowed down. If he leaps up into the air try to move as far away as possible. Don’t block his slam or his lightning explosions. Shima Sakon eats through stamina quickly but has a high guard. He is a decent target for grapple attacks.
