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Close Range Abilities: Electric Field, Flamethrower, Missiles
Long Range Abilities: Missiles
Strategy: The Steel Spider has six legs, but only the four rear legs are vulnerable. Each of the vulnerable legs has three layers of shielding to cut through. When all of the shielding is gone, Hayabusa can sever the leg.

The front of the Steel Spider is a flamethrower. If Hayabusa stands still for too long, the Steel Spider uses an unblockable flame attack. Mounted on top of the Steel Spider is a machine gun and a rocket launcher. You don’t have to worry much about the machine gun, but pay attention to the rocket launcher.

When it’s on, it looks like a light, and missiles will soon be heading toward Hayabusa. This is also accompanied by a chiming sound. When the rocket launcher illuminates and the chiming sound is heard, slide to evade the missiles that will soon follow.

Slide from leg to leg between missile attacks. Use Quick Attacks on the legs until prompted to rapidly tap Quick Attack ( or ) to destroy each leg. When all of the Steel Spider’s vulnerable legs are destroyed, the back panel opens.

Quickly move up the ramp and destroy the glowing orange section to finish off the Steel Spider. If Hayabusa does not destroy the back panel quickly, the Steel Spider generates an electrical field that cannot be blocked. If you have trouble reaching the back panel, wait for this to happen, then try again.

Close Range Abilities: Two-Hit Combo, Three-Hit Combos, Unblockable Two-Grab Combo

Long Range Abilities: Two-Hit Charge Technique

Strategy: Hold Block ( or ) and wait for the Regent of the Mask to approach Hayabusa. Slide away from his first attack and wait to see which combo the Regent of the Mask uses. While inside, the Regent of the Mask primarily uses a two-hit combo.

Slide twice to avoid both attacks, but make sure the second slide leaves Hayabusa close enough to the Regent of the Mask to land a Quick Attack combo.

After attacking the Regent of the Mask, slide away to regroup. If Hayabusa uses too many attacks, the Regent of the Mask may counter with an unblockable throw combo or a parry. If his fist glows red, the throw combo is coming.

Use no more than three Quick Attacks at a time to avoid the Regent of the Mask’s unblockable throw combo.

Continue to attack until Hayabusa’s sword clashes with the Regent of the Mask’s and you’re prompted to rapidly tap Quick Attack ( or ). Repeat this process until the Regent of the Mask is knocked outside.

Try to stay on either side of the desk, or toward the back of the room, but do not stay directly in front of the desk to make the transition happen faster.

The Regent of the Mask’s Strong Attack combo.

Once outside, the Regent of the Mask starts to uses a three-hit Strong Attack combo in addition to his other attacks, and his unblockable throw attack now consists of two throws and, occasionally, a third throw as well. Evade the first attack of the Strong Attack combo to make the second attack miss.

Wait until the last moment to slide away from the third attack. With proper timing, Hayabusa is close enough to connect with one Strong Attack or a few Quick Attacks.

It is highly recommended that you use only a single Strong Attack after evading the Regent of the Mask’s combo attacks. However, you must act quickly after evading the Regent of the Mask’s attacks.

If you attempt additional attacks beyond a single Strong Attack, there’s a chance the Regent of the Mask will use a series of unblockable throw attacks. It is extremely difficult to avoid these attacks if the Regent of the Mask initiates them while Hayabusa is attacking.

When the Regent of the Mask’s fist glows red ...

... quickly slide away ...

... or take big damage from the throw!

During the three-throw unblockable attack, all three attacks go through Hayabusa’s attacks and cannot be defended against. If you see the red fist, slide away as quickly as possible.

The second throw has deceptively long range and reduces Hayabusa’s health considerably, and the third throw is equally dangerous. It is very important to avoid this series of attacks at all costs.

The Regent of the Mask uses several other attack combos. It is possible to hit him after evading some of these combos, but it’s somewhat risky.

If Hayabusa attacks too late, the Regent of the Mask can block or counter with an attack. If he counters, it’s very difficult for Hayabusa to evade.

If the Regent of the Mask lowers his stance ...

... get ready to dodge his Ultimate Technique.

If the Regent of the Mask lowers his attack stance into something that resembles the stance of Hayabusa’s Ultimate Technique, get ready to use a slide to evade the boss’s attack. This is a variation of Hayabusa’s Ultimate Technique. It executes extremely fast and is difficult to dodge if you’re not prepared.

Slide away from the Regent of the Mask to escape the first attack, then slide again immediately after. The Regent of the Mask follows with a second attack almost immediately after his first, and occasionally uses a third attack as well.