This is one of the bosses you have to defeat to make it make progress in the main story.

Our description contains information about Genichiro’s attacks and ways of weakening him.

You encounterGenichiro Ashinaafter you reach the highest point inAshina Castle.

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Exit through the window on one of the bottom floors.

When you are on the rooftop, use the grappling hook to reach the watchtower presented in the picture.

Genichiro has access to all types of these attacks -thrust,sweepandgrab attack.

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The majority of the unblockable attacks happenafter Genichiro makes a long jump(see the picture above).

it’s crucial that you be aggressiveif you want to defeat Genichiro.

Don’t have a go at fight with him from a distance.

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Instead, you have to keep reducing the distance.

Perform a single or a few melee attacks and make a run at deflect Genichiro’s strikes.

Defeat Genichiro by weakening his posture, not by depleting his health bar.

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it’s possible for you to’t make longer breaks between attacks - the boss restores his posture fast.

It will take longer to regenerate after Genichiro receives more damage.

you’re gonna wanna weaken Genichiro’s posture once again.

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Keep attacking him with fast melee attacks.

Strike him once or a few times and then focus on blocking Genichiro’s attacks.

Genichiro in his second stage can use unblockable attacks, too - he relies on thrusts.

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Dodge them at the right moment or use Mikiri Counter.

If you still have a few Spirit Emblems left, now is the best moment to use them all.

We attacked the boss a few times with Shadowrsuh.

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