Summary
As a Metroidvania game,Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotuscontains plenty of tough bosses. You could argue that all of the bosses throughout Bo’s adventure will pose quite a challenge, but these bosses are definitely not created equal, with some being significantly harder than others.
There are techniques that you can master that will make facing these bosses easier, but very few of them are a pushover, and they’ll all test your reflexes.
10Kiri Kiri Bozu
Luckily, Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus will pull its punches in its opening hour, and Kiri Kiri Bozu, the first boss, will not be too hard to beat. It will still test how well you understand the basic mechanics, but it is unlikely you’ll struggle with it for too long.
Advice For Beating Kiri Kiri Bozu
There isn’t any grinding in Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus, and you may’t backtrack much either at this point, so if you’re struggling, try your best to test out the mechanics of the game in the surrounding areas. For the fight itself, try and stay above Kiri Kiri Bozu using hop attacks.
9Hashihime
Hashihime is the first boss that you run into that has a sense of real grandeur, at least compared to the two that precede her. In spite of this, her combination of a platforming and combat challenge, while fun, is not going to be too much of a struggle.
Advice For Beating Hashihime
The area leading up to Hashihime should’ve prepared you for the platforming sections of her boss fight. For the combat portion, ensure to aim straight for the candles on her head, using the bat to hit water back at her.
8Gashadokuro
Gashadokuro is one of the most imposing bosses in Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus, and you’ll see it lurking in the background from the earliest moments in the game. However, by the time you make it to the fight, you’ll realize that once you understand how this platforming challenge functions, it will not cause too many issues.
Advice For Beating Gashadokuro
Make sure to remember all the platforming tricks in your arsenal for making it up to Gashadokuro’s skull, and to ensure you have a healthy supply of tea to heal with, make sure you are defeating the annoying yokai enemies that will go after you once you complete the first phase.
7Kabuto Yokozuna
Kabuto Yokozuna is one of the more likeable characters in Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus, so it’s a friendly (but still challenging) fight when you finally face off after the judo tournament. His attacks are powerful, but luckily predictable enough that he should be easy to learn.
Advice For Beating Kabuto Yokozuna
Yokozuna tends to attack in mostly the same order, so once you’ve worked out how to counter each of these onslaughts, he really shouldn’t be too much of a pain. Getting him while he is flying can be tough, but once you learn how to bounce up to his level, he’s just as easy as the first phase.
6Giant Armakillo
Compared to some of the later game bosses, you might be surprised to see Armakillo so high, but as only the second boss in the game, you have so little in your arsenal, that beating Armakillo is likely to be at least a little frustrating.
Advice For Beating Giant Armakillo
Armakillo will be one of the most aggressive foes you will have taken on up until this point in Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus. But once you are accustomed to his attacks, you will quickly learn his patterns and know when to fit attacks in.
5Jorogumo
Jorogumo is incredibly threatening, and makes Bo look absolutely tiny by comparison. She will easily cause a lot of problems with how many options she has for attacking, as well as how hard she is to reach. However, once you understand all her attacks, it’s just a case of having a good run.
Advice For Beating Jorogumo
Because of how big Jorogumo is, it will be a challenge to reach her hit box, and this is why this fight can take so long. Learn when you can heal to ensure you don’t lose track of your health, and take advantage of tsuki dash to deal with her fire beams.
4Kitsura
Kitsura is an optional boss, so if you’re struggling you can always just leave it be. However, if you want to fully complete the game, then they’re a foe you’ll need to take down. The early phases of the fight lull you into thinking this will be an easy encounter, but once the fox begins to fly, the real challenge begins.
Advice For Beating Kitsura
If you are really struggling with Kitsura’s last phase, then your best path of action is to slow down. It’s tempting to want to have as much air time as possible to take them down quickly, but avoiding Kitsura’s occasional barrage of projectiles is significantly easier if you’re on the ground.
3Asahi
Asahi is one of the more complicated characters in Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus, and when you have to fight them after beating Gashadokuro, you might not be properly prepared. Asahi is the only boss besides Gashadokuro that is fully a platforming challenge, and it’s a lot harder than the one before it. You’ll soon realise that the real challenge isn’t Asahi’s attacks, but the length of the course without any checkpoints.
Advice For Beating Asahi
attempt to avoid panicking when you get further than you have before, and try and balance healing, avoiding Asahi’s laser, and keeping an eye out for obstacles.
2Tengu Trio
With how little of a challenge the first two fights with the Tengu are, you might think the last will be just as easy, but unfortunately, this is definitely not the case. While you would assume the fight will get easier once you’ve got rid of the first two, this is when Daitengu decides to speed up, giving you fewer chances to heal than before.
Advice For Beating Tengu Trio
With three enemies attacking at once, this fight can be hard to manage. Re-learning the attacks of the first two tengu is easy, and Daitengu’s attacks are similar. They’re still tricky, but they give you plenty of chances to heal when you know what to look out for.
1Sakura Shogun
It’s cliché that the final boss is the trickiest, but there is a massive wall of difficulty between Sakura Shogun and the other bosses, making this undeniably the hardest. With six phases, it’ll take a while to learn how to get your attacks in while also staying alive, but this also makes it the most satisfying boss once you finally take it down.
Advice For Beating Sakura Shogun
Make sure to have a build that you’re comfortable with, while also allowing quick bursts of damage when you get the chance. If you’re struggling with the early or middle stages of this fight, at least have some solace in the fact that the last phase might actually be the easiest.
