Is there a joke I'm missing about snake eyes?

[Zanaki]

Is the name 'snake eyes' supposed to be a joke on her literally auto tracking you, never running out of ammo, having more health than any boss I've fought to this point and doing more damage per hit than any boss I've fought so far? Like, what is this? Lady Butterfly was literally a cake walk, but every time I parry this ♥♥♥♥ she stuns me because I run out of posture.

[Washing Machine]

The grab is ridiculously hard to time, outside that she isn't too bad. You can cheese the swamp one by just hooking up the cliff and letting her walk in the Poison until her health is down to one shuriken.

[khamthien251]

Escrito originalmente por Washing Machine:

The grab is ridiculously hard to time, outside that she isn't too bad. You can cheese the swamp one by just hooking up the cliff and letting her walk in the Poison until her health is down to one shuriken.

yeah that literally what i did... suddenly i realized she can be poisoned too so i just took the high groud and wait for 5 minutes...=))

[poppindancers]

No it's because every female born of that village comes with great eyesight and precision shooting skill, it's a cultural thing.

[Shrimpless in Seattle]

First, make sure you've got all the prayer beads and boss memories you can have at whatever point in the game you're at. If you're in the Gun Fort, you can get a stealth death-blow on that Snake Eyes by running past her and across the bridge a bit then coming back after she loses agro. If you've got as much posture as you can have at that point, deflecting/blocking her attacks shouldn't be too bad. Just try to deflect and when you see an opening, take a swing at her and you'll probably land a hit against her vitality bar.

As for the grab, I cannot emphasize this enough:

As soon as the icon appears, dodge directly backwards once.

It sounds simple, and due to the length of the grab it seems like this tactic shouldn't work, but it has literally never failed to work for me in my playthroughs. After that, dash back towards her, and get a free hit.

It's a dumb fight, though. The infinite-ammo rifles that the Snake Eyes use are really just silly - they don't even reload them, and for some of their attacks they don't have to aim. I think the Snake Eyes fights would have been better if they were deadly at a distance, but complete pushovers up close. They're meant to be snipers, not samurai. It doesn't make any kind of sense that a rifle being used as a bludgeoning weapon does considerably more damage than a hard steel sword swung by a person who is supposed to be a master Shinobi.

[vXViper]

Escrito originalmente por Red Monk:

I had trouble on her when I first encountered her but each time I came back and learned her dance, it becomes predictable and easy to punish, just keep at it.

agreed, she is a noob killer and a skill check to see what you learned.

[vXViper]

about the grab she makes jumping works if you can get the jump early in the animation, otherwise it acctualy counts as a thrust move and you can mikiri counter it

[Arndell]

Escrito originalmente por The Undead Watcher:

Escrito originalmente por Zanakii:

That's even more ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, punished for perfect deflecting and missing 1.

Ah i see you're just a troll, any way, then gid gud

Yeah they are just a troll!

People don't understand, You can only love this game or misunderstand it, there is no other way to view it.

It's like magic marmite, you either love it or are tasting it wrong.

[Burdpal]

Escrito originalmente por Warlord Ron:

...you can mikiri counter their "danger" Grab...

Is this true? Can someone verify this?

[Arndell]

Escrito originalmente por Burd!:

Escrito originalmente por Warlord Ron:

...you can mikiri counter their "danger" Grab...

Is this true? Can someone verify this?

even if that is true, it's going to be no more reliable than using i-frames to dodge through a grab, that's certainly possible as I do it myself by mistake sometimes, but the timing is too exact to try and rely on.

[Dregora]

Escrito originalmente por Arndell:

Escrito originalmente por Burd!:

Is this true? Can someone verify this?

even if that is true, it's going to be no more reliable than using i-frames to dodge through a grab, that's certainly possible as I do it myself by mistake sometimes, but the timing is too exact to try and rely on.

Then don't use iframes. Relying on iframes in Sekiro is usually a big no no if your timing isn't spot on and mastered it.

What I do with snake eyes is, the moment I see that kanji symbol, I jump back. That grab will not connect if you do.

[Washing Machine]

Escrito originalmente por Burd!:

Escrito originalmente por Warlord Ron:

...you can mikiri counter their "danger" Grab...

Is this true? Can someone verify this?

That's the main idea to punish it, since as many other grabs, it has a tendency to scoop the player even if you're on her side or in the air as she's doing it.

I couldn't time it for the life of me. The grab just comes out so slow it's really weird to get it.