Masters of multiple martial arts, they are trained from infancy to fight and die for their emperor or their fellow samurai without asking why. All accounts of Japanese wood armor predated the Samurai, as by the time of the Samurai, they were using. Helm Splitter, Swift Strike, and a Guardbreak can initiate chains. In real life, the nodachi is more often used as anti-cavalry weapons as was the case with many Japanese swords sporting long handles. do they actually differ in speed or functionality at all? The Kensei, Ayu, is a playable character as well as an NPC when playing as the Orochi in the Samuai chapters. As a result, they often had to simply be carried by hand. This chain can be initiated in multiple ways which is something you need to practice and use it extensively during your battles. Spirit of the Inevitability Also, most of the good players Feint the unblockable and they transform it into a Guardbreak. Performed by using a guard break during the startup of a top heavy. However, it is more likely that this top guard takes inspiration from the German Longsword Fencing guard, The "Yossha!" © 2020 Ubisoft Entertainment. The only nice thing about hard feint is it's a bit longer into the animation than I tend to activate soft feint, so it's more likely for them to attempt a parry. Aerial attack that deals medium damage in multiple areas. Cancel anytime. The Kensei all aspire to be living incarnations of Bushidō, the Samurai "way of the warrior". While playing this Vanguard, you need to be patient and try to find openings. As mentioned earlier, Kensei is easily one of the toughest heroes to learn and master. Now if you could only cancel the startup with grasping pounce then the HF would have it's uses. Just started playing, kinda confused about gear... Can I earn steel again, by re-playing story mode? Similar to unblockable attack mentioned earlier, the attack can also be feinted. Finally, do note that the attack can easily be feinted into a light side attack. Kensei wear heavy armor and fight with the nodachi, a longer version of the katana that cleaves enemies in a few elegant and powerful strikes. So now, Swift Strike and the 2nd Chained Heavies cause a “heavy hit reaction”, meaning the opponent no longer has time to stuff you with a Light. Ayu is the Daimyo of the Orochi, and his/her allies, Momiji the Nobushi, and Okuma, the Shugoki. The Kensei, Ayu, is a playable character as well as an NPC when playing as the Orochi in the Samuai chapters. All Light Finishers are now 500ms (were 600ms Top, 700ms Side).