Is Lord isshin the Tengu?

Upon meeting Isshin in Ashina Castle
Ashina Castle
Ashina Castle (葦名城, Ashina Shiro) is a Location in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. This page provides a full walkthrough with all items, npcs, bosses and secrets found in Ashina Castle, located just after Ashina Outskirts.
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, he reveals that he was actually the Tengu of Ashina in disguise. Tengu's cloak and mask can be found on the floor behind Isshin in his room.
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Is Tengu and isshin the same?

It is later revealed that his true identity is Lord Isshin Ashina. He is the one who nicknamed the Wolf 'Sekiro'. Tengu's cloak and mask can be found hanging on the wall behind Isshin Ashina at Ashina Castle.
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Who is Tengu Sekiro?

Description. The Tengu of Ashina (葦名の天狗) is a mysterious warrior who exterminates all the Central Force Agents (or "rats" as he calls them) who dared to enter Ashina.
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Where is Tengu after invasion?

You'll first find Tengu of Ashina just after defeating Gyoubu Oniwa. After defeating the Boss, head to the right side of the battlefield and up the stairs. There you'll find a building with a tall masked man leaning over a corpse. This is Tengu of Ashina.
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Who is Isshin Ashina based on?

The game's Ashina Isshin may be fictional, but his family name is as real as the rising sun. In Shadows Die Twice, Ashina Isshin's grandson, and the Ashina Clan's Commander, kidnaps the young lord whom Sekiro fails to protect, and the commander slices off The Wolf's arm, mortally wounding him.
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Sekiro: Shadows Cry Twice ► The Soul of the Ashina



Is Wolf the sculptor Sekiro?

The Sculptor (仏師) is the hermit who inhabits the Dilapidated Temple, where he passes his days carving Buddha Statues. He rescued Wolf after his defeat at the hand of Genichiro and gifted him a Prosthetic Arm to replace the one he lost.
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Why does Genichiro turn into isshin?

The reason why this younger version of Isshin appears is due to Genichiro using the Black Mortal Blade on himself, as a sacrifice, to bring his grandfather back from the underworld. As described by the Black Scroll key item, the Black Mortal Blade: "is said to hold the power to open a gate to the underworld.
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Is Snake Eyes Shirafuji optional?

Snake Eyes Shirafuji is an optional mini-boss in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. She's one of two bosses responsible for guarding the entrances to the Gun Fort and is located on a platform between the Sunken Valley and the Gun Fort Idols.
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Who is Tomoe Sekiro?

Tomoe Gozen is the most famous female samurai in Japanese history, known for her physical strength and archery prowess. She was described as a beautiful and tall women who was the wife of Minamoto no Yoshinaka and his best warrior.
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Who is Emma Sekiro?

Emma (エマ) is a doctor, who was tasked by her master, Isshin Ashina, with helping Wolf in his quest to rescue Kuro from Genichiro. When she was just a child, the Sculptor, at that time the shinobi known as Orangutan, saved her from a battlefield and let his dear friend, lord Dogen, adopt her.
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Who are the rats in Sekiro?

Assassins, or "rats" as the Tengu of Ashina describes them are small, stunted but agile enemies wearing large hats. First encountered in the prologue, under the bridge above the Secret Passage, scavenging.
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What is Shura Sekiro?

In the context of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice a "Shura" is an individual that has lost themselves to the thirst for blood and has no emotional connection to this world beyond seeking the next person to cut down. Sekiro can become a shura but in doing so loses everything and everyone.
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How do you get Tengu to move?

To get him to move to the Great Serpent Shrine, you need to speak with Isshin Ashina about the location of the Mortal Blade, after the fight with Genichiro.
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How is Genichiro alive?

After Wolf reveals himself and promises to take Kuro back, Genichiro realizes that the only way to get the Dragon's blood from Kuro is to kill Wolf. After a tough fight, Wolf comes out victorious, but Genichiro is still not dead, as it's revealed afterwards that he too is immortal.
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Why is Lord isshin not there?

If he's not in the tower, don't panic -- you've simply missed a minor quest from earlier on. You'll need to finish it before Lord Isshin Ashina will appear in his place in the aforementioned tower. Go to the Ashina Castle Gate Sculptor's Idol, and cross the battlefield to head up the steps on the other side.
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Is Sekiro based on a true story?

Unlike Dark Souls, Sekiro is largely modeled after the real world and a specific time in history. The name "Japan" is specifically mentioned within the game, which tells us that Sekiro takes place in some kind of fantastical, re-imagined version of our own world.
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Is Malenia a Tomoe?

TL;DR Malenia is Lady Tomoe, she's a Sekiro boss but you have to fight her as a maidenless tarnished and not Giga-Chad Sekiro.
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What is the hardest Sekiro boss?

Isshin Ashina is far and away one of the toughest bosses in all of Sekiro. While he has some rapid sword attacks in the first phase of the fight, he follows them up with area of effect fire attacks in the second phase. Just when you think a boss can't beat you with any new tricks, Ashina will literally set you on fire.
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What does headless drop Sekiro?

Each Headless you defeat will reward you with a Spiritfall Candy. These work just like the sugars with the same names, but they're reusable. Each use will cost you Spirit Emblems, but won't consume the item.
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How many lives does Lady butterfly have Sekiro?

- Lady Butterfly only has one Deathblow mark but actually has two. Kill her once and she'll disappear only to reappear again rejuvinated, and you'll need to kill her again to properly leave her defeated. The main technique that's going to help you here is that Shuriken Prosthetic.
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Why is Sword Saint isshin immortal?

Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice

He was just brought back to life by his adopted grandson who sacrificed his infected (immortal) body to do that... Chances are he was, at this point, immortal.
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Is isshin the hardest boss ever?

Isshin, the Sword Saint, is widely regarded among the Sekiro player base as one of the hardest bosses in the entire game, and considering that game is tough-as-nails already, that's one hell of a prestigious award.
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Can you Mikiri counter isshin?

He will occasionally do a very fast thrust, you can Mikiri counter it for good posture damage and a chance to get two attacks in. His main combo is a three to four-hit sword combo, this has incredibly strange timing and is tough to learn if you want to deflect properly.
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