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Yoshioka Seijuro Boss

The swordsman Musashi defeats during the opening mission, The Way of the Sword. He has 1,500 health and 1,000 posture.

Original game model rendered in neutral lighting.

Reference tables

3 tables

Attack patterns and practical responses for recognizing the enemy's punish windows.

Move	Pattern	Counter
One-handed cut	Opens with a direct one-handed sword strike.	Meet the single cut with a timed guard or step beyond its reach.
Two-handed cut	Commits both hands to a heavier sword attack.	Wait for the full downward motion, then punish the longer recovery.
Advancing attack	Scales his movement forward before attacking.	Move off the center line instead of retreating straight back.
Dash-end guard	Finishes a dash ready to defend.	Do not swing into the guard; reset and answer his next commitment.
Dash-end hit	Converts the end of a dash into an immediate strike.	Track the dash and delay the counter until the finishing hit passes.

Missions whose objectives explicitly name this fight. Step numbers refer to each mission's checklist.

Mission	Step	Fight objective	Previous objective
The Ruckus at Rendaino	5	Defeat Yoshioka Seijuro	Follow Takamura

Minimum and maximum multipliers across story checkpoints. Effective values apply those multipliers to this enemy's base health and posture.

Difficulty	Health multiplier	Effective health	Posture multiplier	Effective posture	Attack multiplier
Easy	0.63-1.69x	945-2,535	0.55-1.49x	550-1,490	0.59-1.43x
Standard	0.72-1.9x	1,080-2,850	0.72-1.9x	720-1,900	0.72-1.9x
Hard	1.44-3.2x	2,160-4,800	1.44-3.2x	1,440-3,200	1.44-3.7x