Genichiro: Rival

"Genichiro: Rivals" is a boss mod for "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" that focuses on changing the battle with the boss "Genichiro Ashina" on top of Ashina Castle. This mod adds new combos, moves, and attacks to Ashina's original moveset, making combat exponentially more difficult and faster.

Genichiro: Rival

🎨 *Cover art by Anirudh Bhattacharya (@ink.for.oxygen on instagram)*

🌟Module Introduction

"Genichiro: Rivals [Remastered]" is the latest version of the "Genichiro-The Last Stand" module series, and it is also the most fully developed and difficult version to date!

🔥 **Feature Highlights:**

• More combo attacks than any previous version
• Consistent reactions and punishment mechanisms
• A large number of attacks with additional effects and visual effects
• Designed for balanced players without talismans

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⚔️ Combat system improvements

🛡️Basic combat adjustments

• **Mikiri Counterattack**: After using Mikiri against Genichiro, he will immediately launch an aggressive counterattack
• **Pursuit Slash**: Heavy attacks such as Pursuit Slash and Floating Boat Crossing will now cause defense-breaking damage.
• **Treatment Penalty**: The treatment penalty mechanism is more stringent, please ensure it is safe before treating
• **Armor System**: Genichiro wears armor and drinks the water of rebirth, making it more difficult to interrupt combos.

🌩️ Changes to Thunder Counterattack

• Tomoe's Thunder cannot counterattack through Sakura Dance or being hit directly in the air.
• You must use the Mist Crow, or jump to block the lightning attack and then press the attack button to counterattack
• **Operation sequence**: Jump→Block/Rebound→Attack

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🎯 Version 3.1.2 updates

✨ General improvements

• Reduce the randomness of action selection in stages 1 and 2
• Added cancellation actions and combo combinations
• Most attacks no longer have unlimited super armor

🗡️ Phase 1 and 2 changes

• In the first stage, after being knocked out of the fist to grab, there will no longer be a fast tracking grab.
• Added Sakura Dance cancellation, which can be converted into bow/melee attack
• The subsequent actions of the floating boat ferry can be canceled in the second stage.

⚡ Tomoe Style Rework (Phase 3)

🆕 New moves:

• **Heresy's Ichimonji**: vertical heavy chop, Genichiro will resume his stance when the counter is not played.
• **Sakura Fall**: After charging up, slam the cherry-colored disk at the wolf
• **Aerial Cherry Blossom**: Jump up with the wind and then slam the cherry-colored disk

🔄 Other changes:

• Escape tactics no longer work, most actions have distance checks and pursuits
• Both Sakura Dance and Thunder Sakura Dance can be canceled
• Upgraded pursuit and slash equal distance covering action

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🔥 New in version 3.1.3

• Added additional follow-up attacks to multiple actions
• Added rotating counterattack to cope with players' extreme attacks
• Added camera shake effect to charged attacks such as Sakura Fall in the Tomoe style stage
• Added 6 consecutive arrow attacks
• Special posture flaw penalty: If the posture is broken at close range, Genichiro will grab and impale you.

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🤝 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to:

• **Ionian**: Taught module making skills and developed the "Resurrection" module
• **Sauce**: Assisted in the development of blocking lightning counterattack and produced the "For The Sake of Ashina" module

💫 **Recommended Mods:**

• "Genichiro, Way of Ashina" by Nuffly
• Upcoming co-op mod "The Warriors of Ashina"

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