Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This was done on new game+1. The stats are:
Attack: 21
Vitality: 20
Emma Boss Cheese
The original boss cheese can be found here (video by Tyrannicon): youtu.be/fIrkBc4vM1U
Pretty much use the combat art Ichimonji Double after dodging her attacks. For her regular attacks dodge forward and a little to the left as soon as she starts attacking (If you're still in front of her when you dodge, she may do another type of attack, like at 0:30).
Sometime she'll do a dash forward followed by a heavy attack. Simply run behind her to avoid getting hit (if you're fast enough you can interrupt the heavy attack with your combat art, but I find that too risky).
Not shown is how Emma sometimes starts with a combo attack, which is hard to dodge. I use an Ako sugar at the beginning to do more damage and shorten the fight. At the end of the fight I switch combat arts and use the ceremonial tanto for more spirit emblems (you obtain the tanto from a shichimen warrior before going to the Ashina depths), which I'll use for the Isshin fight.
Isshin Boss Cheese
The original boss cheese can be found here (video also by Tyrannicon): youtu.be/qVAoyfwSUYg
Very similar to the Emma Boss Cheese. You'll want to bait Isshin by performing a heavy attack, which he'll counter with a dodge followed by an attack. Dodge forward and a little to the left, followed by a whirlwind slash attack. If you perform the heavy attack while Isshin starts attacking you'll clash weapons, but you can still dodge and follow it with the combat art. Sometimes he'll do a heavy attack, which you'll need to dodge twice to avoid. At the end of his first phase you'll want to switch combat arts again.
The second phase is different. What you want to do is immediately use a Yashariku Sugar for maximum attack buff. Then chain Mortal Draw and firecrackers together to take out his posture before he can perform the flamed attack move. This is where the extra spirit emblems come in handy. He actually had a tiny bit of posture left which I deplete with a jump kick.
Thing about it is if Isshin blocks any of the Mortal Draw attacks you won't damage his posture as much. If you've got him pinned in a corner that won't be a problem, but that wasn't my case. Luckily for me I did an extra attack at 2:51 (if I hadn't he would still have some posture left). Another thing you could do is use a divine confetti right before his second phase for a slight damage buff. That's what I was planning to do to guarantee the second phase cheese wouldn't go wrong, but in the heat of the moment I didn't get the opportunity.
Demon of Hatred Boss Cheese
Don't know who discovered this old cheese, but you can see it in this video here at 7:32:
youtu.be/-P9ORHIFqyA
I start with luring the boss to where we can keep him stuck, using the lotus umbrella to avoid getting hit. What we need to do is get up the wooden tower first. To do that you first need to be sprint running (hold down dodge) and jump like on the video. I found you want to let go of the jump and dodges buttons right after you jump or you won't be able to grab the ledge. To get to the roof of the tower I face the outside, jump straight up, and press the grab ledge button.
Now you have to jump from the tower to the wall. This relies on a trick called "delayed jump", which has you jump off midair for extra range. The timing has to be frame perfect. Here's a tutorial on performing a delayed jump: youtu.be/56g7lWP0utY
Now you won't have that much trouble getting to the final boss of the Shura Gauntlet, Inner Father. There are strategy videos you can watch on Youtube, but as far as I know no easy way to cheese him.
This was done on new game+1. The stats are:
Attack: 21
Vitality: 20
Emma Boss Cheese
The original boss cheese can be found here (video by Tyrannicon): youtu.be/fIrkBc4vM1U
Pretty much use the combat art Ichimonji Double after dodging her attacks. For her regular attacks dodge forward and a little to the left as soon as she starts attacking (If you're still in front of her when you dodge, she may do another type of attack, like at 0:30).
Sometime she'll do a dash forward followed by a heavy attack. Simply run behind her to avoid getting hit (if you're fast enough you can interrupt the heavy attack with your combat art, but I find that too risky).
Not shown is how Emma sometimes starts with a combo attack, which is hard to dodge. I use an Ako sugar at the beginning to do more damage and shorten the fight. At the end of the fight I switch combat arts and use the ceremonial tanto for more spirit emblems (you obtain the tanto from a shichimen warrior before going to the Ashina depths), which I'll use for the Isshin fight.
Isshin Boss Cheese
The original boss cheese can be found here (video also by Tyrannicon): youtu.be/qVAoyfwSUYg
Very similar to the Emma Boss Cheese. You'll want to bait Isshin by performing a heavy attack, which he'll counter with a dodge followed by an attack. Dodge forward and a little to the left, followed by a whirlwind slash attack. If you perform the heavy attack while Isshin starts attacking you'll clash weapons, but you can still dodge and follow it with the combat art. Sometimes he'll do a heavy attack, which you'll need to dodge twice to avoid. At the end of his first phase you'll want to switch combat arts again.
The second phase is different. What you want to do is immediately use a Yashariku Sugar for maximum attack buff. Then chain Mortal Draw and firecrackers together to take out his posture before he can perform the flamed attack move. This is where the extra spirit emblems come in handy. He actually had a tiny bit of posture left which I deplete with a jump kick.
Thing about it is if Isshin blocks any of the Mortal Draw attacks you won't damage his posture as much. If you've got him pinned in a corner that won't be a problem, but that wasn't my case. Luckily for me I did an extra attack at 2:51 (if I hadn't he would still have some posture left). Another thing you could do is use a divine confetti right before his second phase for a slight damage buff. That's what I was planning to do to guarantee the second phase cheese wouldn't go wrong, but in the heat of the moment I didn't get the opportunity.
Demon of Hatred Boss Cheese
Don't know who discovered this old cheese, but you can see it in this video here at 7:32:
youtu.be/-P9ORHIFqyA
I start with luring the boss to where we can keep him stuck, using the lotus umbrella to avoid getting hit. What we need to do is get up the wooden tower first. To do that you first need to be sprint running (hold down dodge) and jump like on the video. I found you want to let go of the jump and dodges buttons right after you jump or you won't be able to grab the ledge. To get to the roof of the tower I face the outside, jump straight up, and press the grab ledge button.
Now you have to jump from the tower to the wall. This relies on a trick called "delayed jump", which has you jump off midair for extra range. The timing has to be frame perfect. Here's a tutorial on performing a delayed jump: youtu.be/56g7lWP0utY
Now you won't have that much trouble getting to the final boss of the Shura Gauntlet, Inner Father. There are strategy videos you can watch on Youtube, but as far as I know no easy way to cheese him.
