"You are a Raider! Legendary!"
General Tozen (jp: 刀千) is the final boss of the Viking Story in For Honor's single-player campaign.
Overview
A legendary general among the samurai, Tozen was tasked with protecting the city of Koto. A formidable opponent, many warriors who fought him were usually never heard from again. When the Vikings approached the front gate, inadvertently cornering themselves, Tozen led a brigade to attack them from behind. Even to the Vikings, it appeared that this was a killing maneuver, but The Raider managed to defeat Tozen. Before Tozen was killed by The Raider he acknowledged the Raider's fighting skills, but before he could finish he was struck by the Raider and plunged to the bottom of the bridge. This inspired the Vikings and caused the Samurai under Tozen to retreat and leave Koto open to plunder.
Personality
Though he's shown as an honorable warrior, Tozen was not above using deception to fight his foes. When facing The Raider, he threw down a smoke bomb and sent in three Orochi dressed as him to fight. Tozen is confident in his fighting abilities, especially his speed; when he realized he was losing to The Raider, he threw down a smoke bomb and retreated so he could shed his armor and move faster. He acknowledged that the Champion is a better swordsman than him.
Boss Battle Tips & Tricks
The boss battle against Tozen three phases. Revenge mode is key in this fight.
First Phase
When you first approach Tozen, he will throw down a smoke bomb and three Orochi dressed as him shall emerge. They will attack you simultaneously and relentlessly until they are out of stamina. Then they will pull back and play defensive. While doing this, they are nigh untouchable, blocking almost everything and repelling nearly every guardbreak. Once their stamina has returned, they will repeat the process.
Attacking while they attack is inadvisable and difficult. The three Orochi aren't as defensive but your strikes will likely get interrupted. Attacking while they are defending is practically futile.
Play defensive when they attack. Lock onto an orochi at the side so your external block only needs to face one direction. Once you get and activate revenge mode, go on the offensive with the Raider's zone attack, which is unblockable. Once Revenge runs out, play defensive and repeat the process. Fighting becomes progressively easier as the orochi are killed off.
Second Phase
Time to face Tozen himself. He has all the Orochi's moveset plus an additional unblockable. Right before he performs that unblockable, he will twirl his sword a bit. During this time, he is vulnerable to guard breaks. Do not strike while he is twirling his sword. He will simply parry your attack. It is also possible to parry his unblockable or strike him right before it lands. Tozen is not as aggressive as his Orochi duplicates and there will be openings in his defense.
Third Phase
Tozen has shed his armor. His stamina is now higher, he has more moves, and much longer attack chains. Along with all the previous moves he can call archers, and has an unblockable kick that will knock you over. Tozen is now more aggressive with much longer combo chains.
Revenge can be a big help here. Long combo chains simply feed the revenge meter. Unless you have revenge, do not be aggressive in response. With faster attacks and much longer combos, he will win. Getting him to fight indoors is also very helpful since you will be shielded from his arrows.
If you can, you may attempt to guardbreak him when standing near the ledge and push him off (usually after his attack, as he would not be able to counter your guardbreak), resulting in a quick victory. However, beware of his arrow strikes.
Trivia
- The line Tozen says, "You are a raider! Legendary!", was said by many fans to be either annoying or his only line when in combat. This line, furthermore, became a big For Honor meme on the Internet.
- Tozen occasionally appears as an enemy in Arcade Mode.
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