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Shidou - Version 2 vs Version 3
Aug 26, 2026, 09:33 AM
Added a preparation table for the duo fight, and a rematch table covering what each of the three encounters adds
Aug 26, 2026, 09:44 AM
Add wikilinks to table cells (2 new links)
11Shidou is the purification soldier assigned to watch what Emma does, and the closest thing the game has to a recurring human antagonist. He is a sealer like Emma, he wants the power she carries as the Vessel for himself, and he fights bonded to his own Nue Malefact. He is voiced in Japanese by Satoshi Mikami. English guides sometimes list him under the descriptor Male Purifier.22Profile44DetailValueJapanese nameシドウRolePurification soldier and rival sealerCompanionNue MalefactFirst revealedLaunch day, 4 August 2026Japanese voiceSatoshi MikamiAchievementShidou & Nue66Role in the Story77Shidou is behind the attack that opens the game. The bonded Nue Malefact that hits Emma's settlement in Chapter 1 is his, sent to take her power before she can accept the task she has been given, and the fight that follows is what pushes Emma and Koo onto the walking vessel in the first place. He then shadows the route west, turning up at three points along it to try again.99His pairing with a bonded beast mirrors Emma and Koo directly. Both of them fight as a human and a companion working in tandem, which is what makes him the story's clearest counterweight rather than just another obstacle.1111Shidou and Nue Encounters1313ChapterLevelRegionLocationRewardsChapter 320Mountainous RegionThe Great Wall TerracesNushi Skill: Chimeric FlowChapter 635Mountainous RegionFuji Frontier ZoneNoneChapter 1148The CapitalMount Hiei ZoneBloom Art: Erica: Strangle, Blade Art: Nue1515Both halves of the fight are weak to Poison, which makes the Hunter's Sword and poison ammunition the standard preparation.1616Preparing for the Fight1818The first encounter is the one worth preparing for, because it arrives at the end of a long zone and both halves of the pair share the same weakness. Everything below is available before the arena.2020PreparationWhy It HelpsPoison arrows and boltsShidou and the beast both take extra damage from Poison, so the poison ammunition types are worth more here than the elemental ones.Hunter's SwordThe poison blade among the katanas, and the standard melee pick for this fight because it presses the same weakness on both targets.Floral WrapsArmor sitting in a strongbox by the Old Sagami Colony: Approach campsite in The Great Wall Terraces, a short walk from the first arena. Defense 31 with six spirit stone slots.Dokuzeri: FangThe poison bite from Koo, which both targets are weak to. Running it and his Seeds ability with the Perennial modifier also keeps Emma topped up across a long fight.Higanbana: RootsBinds. Used on Shidou it strips his counter for a few seconds, and used on the beast it can interrupt the first slash sequence it telegraphs.2222Shidou's Moveset2323AttackHow It WorksResponseTwo SlashesSheathes briefly, then a double slash.Parry both, and stay ready in case he opens the longer chain instead.Four Slash ComboSheathes, then four consecutive slashes.Parry the chain. With his stagger meter high, he breaks before the combo finishes.Blight LungeLaunches himself on a pillar of blight and strikes downward from range.He cannot be hit mid-launch and the strike is unparryable. Dodge it.Blight ComboTwo long-range blight swings.Both can be parried.ParryHe parries Emma's attacks when left an opening.Bind or shock him with Koo first, which removes the counter.Health AbsorbChapter 6 only. Retreats and attaches a blight branch to Nue Malefact to drain its health.Attack him during the drain. It staggers both bosses and cuts the heal short.2525What Changes Each Rematch2626The pair is not simply re-levelled between encounters. Each meeting adds moves, and most of the additions land on the beast rather than on Shidou.2828FightWhat Is NewChapter 3, level 20The baseline pair. Shidou opens with his slash chains and the blight lunge, and the beast fights much as it did in the opening chapter.Chapter 6, level 35Shidou gains Health Absorb, retreating to drain the Nue Malefact for health. The beast's usual combo becomes charged, with the second strike dropping a ring of lightning.Chapter 11, level 48The beast adds Seed Bomb, scattering seeds across the arena that sprout roots where they land, and a three-hit Rushdown that cannot be parried. No new Shidou attack is recorded for this fight.3030How to Fight Him3131Take the beast out first and deal with Shidou second. He is the more readable of the two, most of his attacks can be parried, and Koo's Kiku: Bloom Strike knocks him to the ground for a free damage window that pairs well with Entanglement Overdrive. Keep ranged weapons for Nue Malefact, and never let the two of them get on opposite sides of Emma.3333Related Pages3535Nue Malefact covers the beast that fights with him. Emma explains the Vessel he is trying to take, and Voice Cast lists the rest of the credited performers.
