Daniel N | Gravity is Sekiro's true final boss @danieln6613 | Uploaded 5 years ago | Updated 19 hours ago
From one of my earlier attempts at True Corrupted Monk, when I didn't know yet that the shockwave at the beginning of the fight can push you backwards while mid-air.
From one of my earlier attempts at True Corrupted Monk, when I didn't know yet that the shockwave at the beginning of the fight can push you backwards while mid-air.
![Pontiff Sulyvahn - Morning Jog Edition [SL1 NG+7, No Sprinting/Rolling/Blocking/Parrying]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b-f107hWN3Q/hqdefault.jpg "Pontiff Sulyvahn - Morning Jog Edition [SL1 NG+7, No Sprinting/Rolling/Blocking/Parrying]
Well, this one took a while. I actually managed to kill Pontiff pretty quickly the first time around, but that kill was pretty horrible and full of lucky rng, I was so bummed out about it that I decided to redo this fight once I get a better hang of spacing and gestures. This one took significantly longer but Im also happier with it than with the first one :)
A big shoutout to nothing right for implementing gestures into his no sprinting challenge, which prompted me to try it out as well. It works against that particular attack by Pontiff almost 100% of the time (as long as his trajectory isnt changed, which can happen if he gets too close to the wall) and gives you a free hit at the end of his combo. It takes a bit longer to go on the offensive than when outspacing him, which can make the fight a bit longer, but it also makes it easier to fight without ever locking on to him, which is the main reason I ultimately found this method more appealing. It also turned out it can be used to avoid his shockwave in phase 2 when used quickly enough, which is especially useful if he does this attack simultaneously with his clone (basically unavoidable when you try to simply jog around both).
Heres the fight with the same restrictions performed by 3 different players. Each one approached it in a different way, so I think its worth giving them all a watch :)
- nothing right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKca8ReqBVw
- G-S0ul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb1yl8ZxSNw
- Kamies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfpbUyTYGyE")
