Sifu - How to Spare a Boss

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I should have mentioned in the video: sparing bosses is easier done once you're experienced with the fight and once you can quickly repeat the run to the boss via shortcut if you screw it up, so I recommend waiting to spare bosses in your second run through of game.

[@leonaustin123]

@@cloudshifter you can.

[@leonaustin123]

@@cloudshifter nobody ever tried, but if you delete your save data or just start the game on a fresh account, the option is there, just nobody thinks to do it because 99% of people will hit the button prompts to just finish the boss fight as soon as it shows up

[@leonaustin123]

@@cloudshifter thats literally the only way to get the spare option to show up is to destroy their structure on phase 2, wait for them to recover, then destroy it again, that's exactly how the spare mechanic works

[@hieroh8645]

The first boss is easy, i didnt even die on my first try

[@leonaustin123]

@@cloudshifter not sure which part you got confused on but I'll just say I did tell you the first time simply by saying "you can".

[@Gamingistherapyforme]

Crazy how much easier the bosses seemed the second time around. Even with sparing them. This game does a great job of making you learn the game. Don’t think the experience would be the same if I didn’t go through all the struggling and frustration of my first playthrough. Great game. Goaty so far. But that can most likely change lol

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yep, that's so true. Skill Up nailed it with the "wax on, wax off" analogy of going through repetition to eventually master it. Pretty cool!

[@DieSama95]

I nailed boss 1 and 2 now, but I gotta say that 3 still kick my ass more than she should then 4 is a cake walk 😅

[@gamingman21]

@@DieSama95 the third one phase one is the hardest, I need to learn her attack patterns when she hits high or low. I'm better now but she still kicks my ass a couple times. Yang the last boss does a lot of damage, but has easy attack patterns.

[@DieSama95]

@@gamingman21 Today I got platinum trophy, wasn't that hard in the end 😅

[@gamingman21]

@@DieSama95 I'm still trying. Good job man. Wish me luck!

[@ShadowBanned-o_O]

These bosses have killed me and taunted me countless times... I spare no one.

[@oddoneout1835]

😂

[@then00brathalos]

Magic coin pendant: but no thats against wulin principle reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@secretorius9934]

GigaChad

[@themidnighttrain3045]

Then why are you here

[@ShadowBanned-o_O]

@@themidnighttrain3045 Because I feel like it.

[@PramodKarthikeyan]

The hardest part of my second play through is to not accidentally kill then when their health gets low.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Max out parry impact, it's by far the easiest way.

[@jakob31448]

@@fuzzybearbarian what about when ur fighting kuroki? Or Sean even. I tried so hard with those two and keep killing them🥵

[@ovowill_]

factssss

[@Chamadzero]

I gained muscle memory by looking at the red icon to press both buttons for the finisher and I instant press them lol Have to reset a couple of runs because a keep killing them instantly

[@tattantatgames226]

@@jakob31448 kuroki combo attack when dashing to the character. dodge that dash and she will attack, standard parry won't take damage but if it's new you should parry the 2nd hit and the last kick. because these 2 attacks are using legs. Sean is simpler, just block. If the bar is almost full, switch to dodge and relax to drop. Note that when fighting Kuroki, you should limit your attack when she does combos, because when attacking she will fly away and not perform the final kick.

[@wolfcl0ck]

Quick, straight to the point, explanatory, and helpful. Very excellent video here.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks!

[@JJsiN84]

It’s so hard to not end up killing them because I’m so used to dodging some of those faster attacks. It’s crazy how different I play this game compared to how I first started. It feels amazing and I bought this game with the goal I was going to do everything to master it.

[@Crowbar]

When you play this at first you want to destroy the bosses not just because of the story, but also because of how hard the game is. At some point you get so good at the game you want to spare them, because you almost pity them.

[@matthewcrane5294]

Cringe

[@Bongbongo]

@@matthewcrane5294 it's true though, the first playthrough it's better off killing them, you don't want to risk any qges

[@polytech8151]

That's wude!

[@BLATANTBLATHEIST]

Didn’t even realize this was an option! Thank you!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Glad to help, cheers!

[@shouayang6518]

Wow.....that deep for the game to do. They did a amazing job of setting the story and having you to have your revenge.....and you stick to it. Its a nice message that tells that revenge can blind anyone to hatred. This games is amazing in its gameplay and theme.

[@obitouchiha2581]

Yeah it’s funny when you think about how he can spare bosses but *has* tokill certain enemies Lmfao

[@vengeance1450]

I always hated the whole "revenge is bad" cliche. It's over used and not everyone who seeks revenge feels regret and hatred after the seek it. Watch Dogs is a perfect example of this, at the end of the game the protagonist says "I'm supposed to feel empty, but I don't, I feel like I can breathe again". I get what Sifu was going for, but I'm only sparing the bosses once for the trophies, after that I'm gonna kill them everytime.

[@vengeance1450]

Also it's pretty stupid how you can spare the people that plotter against and kill your father, yet you kill random guards that had nothing to do with it. Another example of why the whole "rEvEnGe BaD" cliche is stupid.

[@notspider-man7777]

​@@vengeance1450 Right, because The Batman was all about how vengeance is great.

[@Ravenz91]

@@vengeance1450 right! This is why I’m glad Sleeping Dogs leaned into it

[@bdhhsgbyddhggg]

It would be cool if after sparing the bosses you just see them at your place chilling or sparring with each other or something, imagine the witty banter.

[@oddoneout1835]

Yes, witty banter with the mute who took part in Fathers death would be interesting.👍 Hiroki, probably.

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

I don’t think it’d make sense to suddenly be buddy-buddy with the guys who killed your father.

[@flattmeister1704]

Joss Whedon and the MCU and it’s consequences.

[@stevenrogers1052]

Bro, thank you. If it wasn't for you, the first stage would have ended so bad. You have be the first and only youtuber that has been helpful

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks mate, I appreciate that. 👍

[@mr.yansolo789]

I purchased the games few weeks ago. It has so many layers of gameplay, branching paths, etc. I didn't know you could spare bosses. It never crossed my mind since it's a game about revenge. Thank you for the tips!

[@GamerHoodUK]

Solid video brother. Explained this mechanic better than so many others 👏🏽👏🏽

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@alexlovehall7796]

I was tryna do this on my rerun of the first level and ended up killing him again on accident. Now that I know the process I’ll try it again later. This game is actually so good

[@matthewinzer2477]

Man I look to youtube for help on games all the time. This was by far the least frustrated demonstration I've seen lol thank you sir

[@floppa5032]

I’m so glad I found this video. I found an article saying the spare would fail if you punched the boss even once so I spared all of them through parry only. Thankfully I found this by the time I got to Yang.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yep, that article got it wrong. I've also seen articles saying you can't spare bosses unless you beat the whole game first. Lots of incorrect info out there.

[@ddr80]

@@fuzzybearbarian thank you for clarify that the spare mechanics, I thought I have to beat the whole game before sparing the boss

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@ddr80 Happy to help out, thanks for the comment.

[@tarnishedpose]

Read the same article and almost actually did it. Managed to get 3 bosses just with parry, but for some reason the spare option didn't pop up with the 4 boss(CEO) so I looked up for a guide I saw you could actually hit them. I spent like 15 minutes parrying her crap for nothing lol

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@tarnishedpose On the bright side you're now a parry god! 😉👍

[@oddoneout1835]

I...didn't know there was a weapon in that second phase arena.😩 Anyway, I saw the spare option in an article and watched your video on it. Great job. I aspire to do as well a job with Kuroki. Eventually.😤 Thanks for the clip.👍👍👏

[@montanadash20]

Secret mechanics like this are always super fun to learn about. If you could do a guide to all 5 bosses, that'd be cool. Bc most of the time I accidentally kill them before I can even break their structure at all lol

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I've posted guides to the bosses and I'll finish posting videos on sparing them today. I haven't narrated the videos on sparing them as they're basically the exact same strategy with only a little exception which will be pretty obvious in the videos where I spare them. Basically upgrade structure regain/structure reserve/parry impact as your game upgrade priorities, then parry and only use light attacks on bosses to end up being able to spare them. Same approach to every fight just about.

[@mrmischief6404]

THANKS!! I've completed this multiple times and could never figure out how to do this.. excellent explanation.

[@snubnosedmonke]

wow that is such a nice touch to this game , makes me appreciate the work that went into the game even more

[@Full_MAX_]

Low key the best Sifu tutorial I’ve come across!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@jakewiththecake2915]

Thanks for the guide I knew sparring the bosses was a thing just didn’t know how to do it

[@fuzzybearbarian]

You're welcome, cheers!

[@hydogens2333]

Thanks for this I was trying to figure this out. Makes sense you have to break them twice seems like main character was debating on killing them or not. Liked 👍 .

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@Kyran1996]

It also sends the message to the opponent that they could have killed them twice over already, but chose not to, so what's to say it won't happen a third time? It gives the boss an incentive to accept defeat instead of continuing to fight.

[@hydogens2333]

@@Kyran1996 good point.

[@ArmaniArtillery]

Bro I just found about this last night as far as sparing the bosses. I'm glad I saw your video so now I can do it. Thanks a ton for this man! 🤟🏾

[@any2122]

This was really helpful in my spare run thank you

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Glad to hear it, cheers!

[@soup8315]

this was fun. just watching someone who understood the game so well. amazing stuff.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks. You might really like this one then, which is my favorite of all my sifu videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX2qf3due7GMZ7M

[@accel1231]

So you can spare the boss actually, nice, gonna try that on my 2nd playthrough

[@wyk1105]

same here bro

[@Boringspy]

I won’t kill you, I have forgiven you Boss: what about those people you just tossed down the stairwell?! I’m not patient enough to break all their guard meters twice

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Lol. And that there is why sparing in Sifu doesn't make any sense. 🤷‍♂

[@tjlawal570]

What about the people u used a sword on??

[@ajelliott9923]

Thanks, pal. im so happy i found ur channel. Museum boss was doing my head in. Subscribed, Safe m8

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@aloysschikelgruber9683]

Simple straight to the point, awesome video

[@SwedishLatino]

Thank you for explaining this! Definitely liked and subbed! Cheers

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks mate!

[@alexbenton3772]

For people that still don’t know the whole point, In order to show mercy, you have to break the bosses structure 2 times. But the reason why you need to parry is because you cannot cause too much damage or else the boss will probably die. leaving you with no option but to kill.

[@MrSkulldozer]

Straight to the point you just earned a sub

[@JaysonBernardo-ch9fv]

Way more impactful to spare them definitely got his point across showed them hes not only a superior fighter also morally superior

[@JJJoeJoe]

It’s also worth noting that he used the EASIEST boss to spare. Everyone after him is tougher to spare than the first.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I posted videos on sparing ALL the bosses: Kuroki: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3q8iaSNas-baqcsi=CR3u4SPuED8LbJUX Sean: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYqpf5WMqZVrgtEsi=P_pKBLEwIxRH8qcm Jinfeng: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIenhmhql5mAq5osi=FmCxYcS82KG8_qv7 Final boss: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGWuqKedm8p2hKcsi=7_RVbXmeXOhRWitX And here's a skills video just because it's more fun: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX2qf3due7GMZ7M

[@handgun559]

The thought of breaking Yangs structure twice in phase two... I barely did it once.

[@yoelstoolmero2935]

Perhaps the best game i've played in 2022 yet, until Elden Ring comes around i guess. Still, this game is just fantastic.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Agreed!

[@tsugikuniyoriichi22]

For real . Has keep me entertained until horizon comes out . Also we just got the patch for ps5 so there is that. Elder ring looks interesting even tho I have never been a fan of dark souls so maybe I will try it out.

[@trustedking8798]

bro appriecate this vid a ton

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks mate, appreciate the comment too.

[@afrikasmith1049]

For some reason I thought I had to parry in order to spare them. I'm so glad it's a bit less complicated than that l. Thank you.

[@tevschannel8898]

thank you for showing me I've been searching

[@thakurkanamak3278]

didn't knew thanks now i can replay to see alternate endings

[@QueerlyBeloved386]

Thanks for this - I just found out after beating the game twice that you can spare them. Can't wait to play again

[@xing_xong96]

Our character is supposed to represent the Yin (atleast that's how i view it), while Yang represents the Yang (oh you don't say it), in evil, there's still good (our character sparing the bosses) and in good there's still evil (Yang killing his sifu and stealing the techniques from the dojo and using it to help people)

[@vChilly]

thanks man i realised i took out his whole health wasnt parrying enough 👍

[@spicyry]

Damn I didn’t even know there was an option to spare these guys. I get so frustrated by the time I beat them that I just jump to end it.

[@sautter09]

That was very helpful! Thanks a lot!!!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@Spidermanfan098]

Vid helped a lot thank you

[@tomkrawec]

Great video, thanks!

[@beanzz786]

This is really helpful thank you

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@Rayseang12]

My game doesn’t even pop up to spare them, so I can’t spare them anyway

[@pyner0s496]

Thank you... Time to spare some lives!

[@ConstelAries]

When I block with the stick the stunt bar does not increase. Some help?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Time your block with the attack rather than holding block. Make sure you have have parry impact upgraded (I show the best upgrade path in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp2wd4qAqruIqrc)

[@roundboxfitness3588]

This would be very useful if I could actually beat a single boss. That being said Really cool this is an option and thanks for sharing !

[@bradpitt839]

@@roundboxfitness3588 keep playing, you’ll eventually get way better. I remember getting mad whenever I’d get taunted and I would lose. But I kept playing and now I beat them all.

[@roundboxfitness3588]

@@bradpitt839 thanks homie . Slowly getting better . Barely beat the 4th level . So going back to level 2 to see if I can make it through in my 30’s or so .

[@imreallykareem]

Thank you man I done this once and didn’t know how it happened

[@abduallhz]

underrated video

[@BoredHermit]

Nice. Thanks for this.

[@jase276]

I find the flowing claw to be absolutely broken. Literally just spam that and it'll dodge attacks while setting up a combo that eats their poise. There have even been instances where I beat them before their structure even breaks

[@nikobellick9479]

I didn't know this was a mechanic in the game, thanks for making this video explaining it! And this got me thinking about some question : -If you spare the first boss (The squats) but you kill the second boss (The club) does that give you a different ending or is just ends up with the "Normal" ending?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I was wondering the same thing, especially since there are other NPC's that won't attack you if you don't attack them, maybe certain people should be left alone and there might be another ending, who knows, right?

[@nikobellick9479]

​@@fuzzybearbarian i guess the only way to find out is by testing it by ourselves

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@nikobellick9479 Yep. Leave the The Club reception guy alive, the two guys out front alive, the Tech Guy alive, all the training fighters alive, and so on. Going to be an interesting thing to see...I'm not even sure how many can be left alive yet.

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

In case anyone's still wondering, once you spare a boss they remain spared for story/ending purposes. You can kill them later on and still get the true ending.

[@nikkimcbride9993]

Thank u so much very helpful

[@nikkimcbride9993]

Wow thank u for the heart I rarely get one

[@wyk1105]

Thanks a lot for the info~ I just felt something wrong and incomplete for the 1st Playthrough.....

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Better to go spare via shortcuts as it's easy to screw it up, rather than try to do it in the first playthrough.

[@markymarc12]

I didn't realize his structure had to go before his health. I was kicking his butt to quickly lol

[@random_person233]

@@markymarc12 too*

[@burger_man_]

Very helpful thank you!

[@thejensen219]

i hope i wasnt the only one that only dodged through the whole story. i didnt block at all i just dodged everything had me feeling like mike tyson.

[@leanophologolo9066]

I'm doing the same right now 😅 works better

[@Nboi-88]

Literally my biggest mistake in the game

[@Donco01]

Ty so much! :)

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@sonicblaster5263]

Ngl I haven't beat yang yet but thanks for telling me this so I don't end up with the bad end without knowing

[@vincenthernandez2242]

I finished the game and I've been wondering how to spare bosses. Now it's like playing a whole different game the second time around

[@youssefmehana1249]

The first time I fought the boss he killed the second time I was age 75 but after lowering it to age 32 I went through the rest of the game and when I went back to reduce my age again because I was struggling he was much much easier that I beat the whole level deathless the game nailed progressive learning as at the start you just block and take the damage to your structure but after that the only way you will survive is by learning to parry and dodge attacks which in my opinion is so satisfying when you dodge the flury of attacks from the boss

[@jalenciaga1589]

Hardest part is keeping them alive

[@hax_venom5180]

It didnt give me the option to spare the boss, its my first playthrough

[@random_person233]

it's*

[@DrewskiGames24]

Thank you, I heard you could bet never knew how

[@CimzFC]

Omg everytime I try to spare a boss, i keep just killing them like i keep forgetting

[@devilgames2217]

GOAT guide. 👍

[@mateusfolletto6142]

Murders hundreds of people who had nothing to do with it. Spare the murderes of his family. The message gets lost with this kind of logic.

[@Suleman1100]

Thank you very much

[@BK-bo5ih]

I’ve tried 5 times on the first boss flawlessly and it won’t give me the spare button and idea why

[@matthewnewberry9843]

If you run right at the start you can avoid having to block to get the stick

[@shock226]

I think this goes without saying but if the boss runs out of health, you kill them automatically

[@JVTuber]

Thanks bro❤

[@YannMetalhead]

Thank you!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

You're welcome.

[@finnH_nf]

I needed around 50 tries to beat Yang the first time. Now it became relativelly easy.

[@dimitrisch103]

Really helpful video, thank you a lot!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

You're welcome!

[@dojisatchivi1664]

that was pretty badass

[@universal728-]

I had no idea u could do this the game never tells you!!!!!

[@patriciodorime]

No matter how mane times i got handled by them I always spared I think the only time i killed a boss was the first one because i didn't know i could spare

[@wlliamson53]

To be honest sparing a boss is the honorable path. Vengeance isn't the answer

[@diegocarrillo4324]

That will be an even bigger challenge than just killing him, I accept the challenge. I have a question, I'm looking to unlock outfits but I don't see the goal board. Ya tengo descargado el deluxe pero no aparece

[@thepuller069]

summary: first phase = no mercy, second phase = break structure 2 times

[@cxllmegeo3557]

Damn be it’s just so natural to do a takedown that when I did this I pressed takedown instead of spare twice 😂

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yeah, that's one of the hardest parts of sparing imo 🤣😂

[@ВовсёместьВСМЫСЛЕ]

Thx a lot😊

[@JJsiN84]

I know I already commented but, how are you supposed to mainly parry then? I guess it would be a good idea to increase your structure bar? I usually go for structure regain and focus regain as well as weapon proficiency on the talismans. Never touched structure increase.

[@elquatroloko8096]

Parry impact is the upgrade that would be most useful for this I think

[@gabrielquintanilla7118]

@@elquatroloko8096 i can never seem to get enough exp for that it’s like impossible (obv not but damn)

[@elquatroloko8096]

@@gabrielquintanilla7118 grind the first level, so long as you have a 5x for every enemy you beat you can get the first two there and then the 3rd in the club, taunting and cancelling with dash is your best friend.

[@gabrielquintanilla7118]

@@elquatroloko8096 arigato

[@bigjae671]

Ahhh so u need a weapon to stun him because I beat him up bare handed and I couldn’t get his structure to break

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Perfect parries even without a weapon will do more structure damage, but you'll also take chip damage. You'll also have to perfectly parry him every time, which is a tall order. Just use the weapons, they're all over the place in this fight.

[@gelicainouza8481]

As soon as I see triangle-circle, it's combo finisher time😁😁

[@coldermusic2729]

I struggled keeping him alive WAAY too much 😅

[@NotMikey437]

I don't know what im doing wrong but im on the last boss Yang but I don't get the spare prompt

[@fuzzybearbarian]

You can't spare Yang if you haven't spared all the previous bosses.

[@t3knyn]

Every time I've tried to spare a boss it doesn't work. I damage more health than structure. I dodge all their moves, I don't even block

[@johnnaykeen5211]

Appreciate you

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks for the appreciation! 👍👍

[@Sorahere]

I have a question, i killed them all in a run if i try to spare Yang can i do it? cause im not getting the spare option on the second stun. Or do i need to do a full run doing spare on every boss?

[@SaimirShogun]

You have to spare all of them then Yang

[@latimil838]

The last boss is so.hard that i don't think i could spare him

[@Fresca-h9z]

Hey mate I got some problems sparing boosses, is it normal that even If i block like you do enemy's punches or moves their structure bar doesn't increase?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

When you're going for the sparing run prioritize parry impact at the statues.

[@Fresca-h9z]

@@fuzzybearbarian thanks didnt know that

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@Fresca-h9z Also parrying does more structure damage, so the idea is to time your blocks perfectly.

[@Fresca-h9z]

@@fuzzybearbarian 👍🏻

[@ramanakishorev.s8829]

I am not getting the spare option

[@User1273-]

Have you destroyed their posture in second phase twice and pressed left on the d pad?