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| Location | Senpou Temple, Mt. Kongo |
| Deathblow Markers | 1 |
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| XP | NG: 465 NG+: 2325 |
| Reward | 1x Prayer Bead Breath of Nature: Shadow |
Armored Warrior (甲冑武者, Armored Warrior) is a required Mini-Boss in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. This Complete Armored Warrior Mini-Boss Guide gives you strategies on how to beat the Armored Warrior easily, as well as tips, tricks and lore notes. Mini-Bosses are special Enemies that are uniquely named, much more difficult than normal enemies, and they drop some of the best loot in the game. The Armored warrior is a unique Mini-Boss in such that it only has one health bar and cannot be killed by lowering his health. Due to the large amount of armor worn by this enemy, he will not take any health damage when attacked, however his Posture meter fills quickly and recovers very slowly. When performing a deathblow on this boss he receives no health damage, instead he will pushed back a significant distance. You must push this enemy off the bridge to proceed.
Armored Warrior Location
Where to find Armored Warrior in Sekiro?
- Senpou Temple, Mt. Kongo: From the Shugendo Sculptor's Idol in Senpou Temple, Navigate your way up the mountain. At the top of the mountain will be a fully enclosed wooden bridge, The boss will spawn in after you have walked onto the bridge.
- This boss is not optional. You must defeat this boss to continue through the area.
Armored Warrior Rewards
What do you get from defeating the Armored Warrior in Sekiro?
- 1x Prayer Bead
- Breath of Nature: Shadow Latent Skill
- Heavy Coin Purse (NG+)
- 12556 XP without Kuro's Charm (NG+7)
Armored Warrior Dialogue:
Upon entering the bridge:
"For the sake of my son...
Put down your sword."
"I will not."
"You are a fool."
After posture breaking him the first time:
"Your sword cannot pierce my armor. Why do you not understand?"
After posture breaking him the second time:
"My armor is immovable. I cannot fall."
After posture breaking him the third time:
"Ugh! Trying to topple me off the edge?! Do not kick my prized armor!"
When player is killed:
"Strike me all you like. I am unbreakable."
Upon defeat:
"Roberrrrrrt!!"
Armored Warrior Mini-Boss Guide Strategies
Sekiro Armored Warrior Video Strategies
Sekiro Armored Warrior Strategy Write-up
The plate armor of this boss is unbreakable, don't waste time using the Loaded Spear Prosthetic Tool on him as it cannot remove his armor. This enemy does not have any deathblow markers, nor does he take health damage when attacking; instead, his posture meter fills quickly and he recovers posture very slowly; upon performing a deathblow on this enemy, your sword cannot penetrate his armor, so you will instead push him back a significant distance. To kill this enemy you must push him off the side of the bridge where he will fall to his death.
Build his posture meter by deflecting attacks and attacking when he is open. This enemy will not be stunned when attacked so only attack a few times before preparing to deflect or avoid his next attack. One his posture meter is nearly full, lure him near either edge of the bridge. Position yourself such that his back will be facing off the bridge when looking at you. Perform your last few attacks to break his poise. Then perform a deathblow to push him over the edge of the bridge. Due to his weight, he will break any wall in his path and fall to his death. You do NOT need to wait for him to break the wall with his attacks.
The Loaded Axe Prosthetic Tool deals a significant amount of posture damage to this enemy. After his rampaging onslaught he will be vulnerable for a few seconds, this is the perfect time to use the Loaded Axe.
The bridge is enclosed with fog gates so you will not be able to leave the area unless you defeat the enemy, die, use the Sculptor's idol, or quit out.
Armored Warrior Lore
- Theory: Judging by the look of his armor and sword and his son's name, the Armored Warrior is most likely a nanban. Nanban 南蛮, (meaning "southern barbarian") were essentially Portuguese travelers (merchants and missionaries) who set route to Japan from Southeast Asia in 1543, hence the name "southern". During this time, the local Japanese residents engaged in trade with Portuguese merchants. One of the most notable items the Japanese received were the European matchlock firearms.
As enemies are often seen using firearms against the player throughout the course of the game, it is possible the Armored Warrior was involved in establishing trade with Ashina. - The Armored Warrior is possibly the father of Little Robert, the original proprietor of "Robert's Firecrackers" used for provisioning the Prosthetic Tool "Shinobi Firecracker". Furthermore, during the fight he shouts that he seeks the Sacred Waters for his son named Robert, and considering that the encounter occurs at Senpou Temple -- an area associated with the research of immortality -- it is likely the pair are at the temple in search of the "Undying" to extend Robert's life. Also he screams "Roberrrrrrt!!" as he falls to his death.
- On a narrow bridge, a giant non-samurai warrior tries to collect 1,000 blades from samurai but is finally defeated by a small warrior. This story is a tribute to Benkei, a semi-legendary warrior-monk in the 12th century.
Armored Warrior Notes & Tips
- The Armored Warrior is wearing a nanbandō gusoku (南蛮胴具足), which is essentially a European-style plate armor that was later designed and refitted for the samurai class. The sword he uses is a European style greatsword of the 1500s.
- His plate armor will make it impossible to kill him with a deathblow. The deathblow will, however, push him back a little, allowing one to push him from the ledge, ultimately defeating him.
- This method of killing him seems to be a reference to the Iron Golem Boss Fight From Dark Souls, as he could be pushed off the ledge in Sen's Fortress. This time however, it is not optional to defeat the Armored Warrior this way as he can't be killed or damaged (aside from posture breaking).
- In reality, no sword would be capable of going through plate armor with cuts or thrusts. This fight would be realistically accurate, in a sense, that the Armored Warrior is completely immune to damage from Wolf's sword blows.
- The Vault Over skill can be used to quickly re-position yourself behind him if you posture break him while your back is to a drop.
- The Loaded Axe is great for dealing Posture Damage, but is difficult to time.
- Fistfuls of Ash can be used to provide an opening, stunning the warrior long enough to allow both hits of the Spring-load Axe.
- The Loaded Umbrella - Magnet can be used to deflect attacks and turtle near him. If you have Projected Force you can then attack during openings.
Armored Warrior Image Gallery
AnonymousPortuguese Knight. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive to Jopan via the southern shores of Asia. Hence, Southern barbarian. Looks like a Nanban armor, or a mixture of conquistador.
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I love this guy, his dark souls moveset, and his iron golem gimmick.
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Portuguese Jesuit turned warrior. The armor plate looks like a mixture of plates of Conquistadors and Samurais.
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You can't damage him because wolf has a dex build.
Reallocate points into str and then twohand the axe
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Proof that a "gimmick" fight can still be an enjoyable fight, liked this than most of the actual bosses. Too bad there isn't some special interaction regarding the firecracker shinobi tool. And for some reason my pea brain got the idea that this was the taro troop that I should've used the loaded spear on. Pretty damn funny in hindsight.
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his eyes look so sad in the second screenshot. Robert no :(
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I have a son and I legit feel worse for beating this boss than anything else FromSoft has made.
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on my first playthrough I thought performing a deathblow would always push him off the ledge. I got really surprised on ng+
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honestly prob the best mini boss in the game imo. his attacks are really fun to deflect and pushing him over the edge is a really fun way to beat him that forces you to consider your positioning as well as your deflect timings :) I also love his lore and the aesthetic of this European knight in feudal Japan, it feels very similar to how From likes to include eastern aesthetics and concepts in their more western games, like Sir Alonne in DS2
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Robert's friends: "Where is your father?"
Robert: "Dad went to get some magic milk"
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After beating this guy, i felt triumph and pride, but also felt sadness.
ROBERTOOOOOOO
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i don't understand why is he hostile? i meant hes just looking for immortal water to cure his son , why is he hostile to the player ?
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For the first few minutes I fought him, I thought the trick was to have him pummel the bridge as much as possible and break it apart. But then he mentioned pushing him off after the third deathblow. Well that works too I guess.
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They probably meant to imply he is European, but the armour (mostly the helmet) evokes the nanban dou, Japanese armour based on European plate.
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At this rate, there's gonna be a miniboss in elden ring that's just a dude in havel's armor who quickstep r1s you to death as a silly little reference
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Judging by the fact he's using a greatsword and like the wiki says only the Portuguese were alowed in japan at the time I'd say definitely Portuguese not English or Dutch. He also appears to use some montante cut's but they're very sluggish in comparison to a real skilled practitioner. I'd guess it's to make it easier to react to and also his sword is much wider and heavier looking than a real montante.
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I feel like this guy isn’t really a trained warrior and more like a rich merchant who is fighting out of desperation. Honestly makes this fight sadder
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ROBERTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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i performed like 5 deathblows on him untill he said ''trying to push me off the bridge?''
thats when i realised how i am supposed to kill him
very fun bossfight nonetheless
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the way he swings that big sword around reminds me a lot of guts
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NPC whom you overhear taking about putting crazy heavy armour on someone drops the key that helps you get the spear which explicitly states that it strips armour.
But when you meet the NPC that fits the description the spear does absolutely nothing.
****ing red herring...why???
I would have had lots of fun figuring this boss out but instead it's just a torrent of frustration
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one of the dumbest bosses ig imo, easy but god are gimmick bosses some of the worst crap to ever grace gaming.. especially fromsoft gimmick bosses.
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- Is large
- Is a father
- Wears a mask
- Wields a bass cannon
- Wears giant heavy armor and has near infinite poise
Did they just... ?
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You could say he's a large father.... or a GIANT DAD. Probably wanted to get rid of your sword because it's not chaos infused yet
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THE WALL, THE WALL. NO MAN ON EARTH CAN MAKE HIM FA- "Roobbbeeerrrrtttttt"
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One of the easiest fights in the game, but I love the visuals in it. Stunning view, covered bridge, and a very far from home warrior.
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Armored Warrior: Put down your sword.
Sekiro: I will not.
*Sexual tension intensifies.*
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He's one of the toughest boss is charmless+bell demon run even beating Geni and owl.
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This boi made me stuck in game for like 4 hours. Was progressing good but literally can't get past him. Spent 4 hours finding some kind of special sword or prosthetic so I can deathblow him. Good ol' fromsoftware s*** when what the game has taught you is replaced by something you could've never imagined.
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i got his AI to bug out and freeze by running up to him, then turning around and running near the entrance as he was saying his first line. i don't know if it's replicable or how easy it is, or if i just got super lucky
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From had to have at least one dude wearing plate armor. Otherwise it just wouldn't be one of their games.
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i know you cant get it before but i wonder if mortal draw does vitality damage to him?
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It'd be cool if he spoke in a european language no matter the language you chose in settings, because he's european. The issue of people not understanding what he's saying is easily fixed by subtitles.
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Had a bug just now where he wouldnt attack me, he was just standing there. Might have been caused by me throwing a few cheeky shurikens before he was ready but it made it the easiest fight as i just wailed on him and kicked him off
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I get the feeling this was the hint character. DS1 had Chester, Bloodborne had Yamamura, and this game has an out of place knight; possibly in reference to Elden Ring? We'll just have to wait and see!
If only he had equipped the silvercat ring. He would've been impossible
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Could it be the sound of his son's fireworks put him in such grief he would just pause after using the fireworks prosthetic tool on him? It is stated that fireworks works only well on beasts and he's not one.
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Chances are, his son is long dead and he has gone mad from grieve, searching for a way to bring him, sad guy, dead guy.
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I defeated him on my first try, all I did was deflect until his posture bar was full and then landed a death blow.
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Struggled with him several times without any success. Then decided to go for Mist raven and was surprised how easily he could be overcome. He seemed to be slow to turn after starting a series of attacks so I exploited it big time after teleporting at his back
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Deflect only when necessary as his attacks wreck your posture, Mikiri counter his perilous attack, Ichimonji to keep his posture high, then get a hit with the loaded axe when you can, rinse and repeat. His rage attack can one shot you even if deflecting.
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Edit for the Warrior's location: He's standing in the alcove on the center of the bridge during your approach and walks into your field when you enter the bridge. He doesn't spawn in, he's already there waiting for you.
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It’s so much more satisfying when you kick him through the wall rather than him breaking it with his sword.
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Hmmmmmmm He's a father with a large body Wields a two handed sword (Zweihander) Has a neat looking mask Can't be damaged Did Fromsoft refference something here?
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The 'Robertooooo' could be a hidden reference to the animated movie 'Golgo 13 - The Professional', because when Duke kills a mighthy CEO's Son called Robert, the father yells 'robertoooo' several times.
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I just confirmed some comments below. Run at him and use the firecracker as fast as possible and he wont fight back
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From Software likes GOT, is Robert a reference to Robert Baratheon?
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So let me get this straight, the armoured warrior is a father, he wields a giant sword and he himself is a giant, AND he has poise. so...giantdad?
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He glitched out on me and wouldn't move, attack or block : ^( . It was a very easy fight.
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Something happened where I charged him right away, mid conversation I throw two firecrackers at him and he god stunned and wouldn't move the entire fight, I axed him a bunch and he fell off in less than what felt like 10 seconds. got it on video too, potential glitch if I can master it, haven't been able to do it again.
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It’s sad this guy defends the temple probably thinking that his son is still receiving rejuvenating treatment from the Monks
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Love the useful tools include gravity and that he is constantly talking about his weakness "I will never fall" and " Are you trying to knock me off?" Are both dead givaways
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I personally think this boss fight was designed as a satire of dark souls from From Software. One of the things about the first dark souls was how you could make that game easy mode just by getting some good armor and a shield as you could turtle everything. This boss is literally an unkillable tank that just keeps bashing you, the commentary being just how annoying that is.
The definition of “You should’ve aimed for the head,” I mean, really Wolf? You can disassemble all of your opponents with surgical precision, but you can’t fit your sword through a large, gaping mouth hole??
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Outside ashina castle you can find two guards talking about what i presume is the armored knight. They say something under the lines of "he hates wearing the armour so it comes off easily". Whats up with that?
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When I fought this guy, he didn't fight back. At all. He just stood there and let me wail on him until he eventually fell off the balcony. (It was most likely a glitch but I have no idea what caused it.) Considering how out-of-place this guy looked, and the fact that I had no clue what he was even doing in this game or who "Robert" is or was, and the fact that he just stood there while I hit him for like five minutes, this was the single most bizarre experience I've had in a Fromsoft game.
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I think this is one of the first fight from has done where they seem to completely set you up for failure. I did this fight right around the time i got the de-armoring spear, and died to him multiple times feeling like I wasn't doing that right. Even getting him to the point where I got the red dot and THEN tried to spear him. The spear makes such a big deal out of being used to rip off armor, and then this guy makes a big deal out of having impenetrable armor, it's a really bad way to go into the fight. I bet they at one point had the spear rip this guys armor off, and then walked it back because then you couldn't beat him without a specific item.
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The first time I saw that pointy helmet and that greatsword, I thought I was fighting an Abyss Watcher, lol.
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If I had to guess, I’d say Robert was probably used in the experiments that created the Divine Children. I figure if that’s the case, then his father must feel obligated to protect Senpou Temple, considering his son has become one of the disembodied Divine Children that reside there.
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There's an item description for a Prayer Bead Necklace (I think it's the seventh one) that mentions Armored Warrior and Robert. I'm surprised it isn't mentioned here.
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He would slaughter all the monks if he knew what they did to Robert.
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