The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard is the second boss fought in Chapter 15, Showdown, with the first boss fight being the two panthers. She uses throwing knives at range and an Iaijutsu strike with her katana at close quarters. Both attacks will instantly kill Jacket, and are extremely difficult to dodge. After Jacket kills the panthers, the Bodyguard taunts him and the fight will commence. The only weapon of choice is the trophy that Jacket still holds firmly, fresh with panther blood. Do not attempt to melee the Bodyguard with the trophy, because it will have no effect and her katana will kill you in one hit. To defeat the Bodyguard, the player must knock her down by throwing the trophy and then jumping on top of her for an execution move. The best way to perform this maneuver is right after her dialog finishes, as she will run straight towards Jacket. If the player is outside of the battle arena after killing the panthers, she will throw a knife, resulting in immediate death. A common strategy is to lock on to her while hiding from the panthers. Defeat the panthers, step into sight and throw the trophy- make sure you're standing still when you throw it. While the gameplay is paused you can still rotate your character if you pay attention to where you are facing, allowing you to easily target her before she has a chance to move. Once she has been hit by the trophy, Jacket can walk towards her and perform an execution. During this execution, however, she will push Jacket off of her and start crawling away. Wait for her to crawl next to or almost behind The Father. Then, finish her, target the boss, and rapidly throw the knives that she's dropped at the boss.