But I’m a brave boy, so I dropped in, and of course died almost instantly.
But the Headless scares me so much, I actively avoid facing it until I have absolutely no choice.
That was probably FromSoftware’s intention, to be fair.
But the thing is, I’ve beaten Sekiro several times in the past few years.
I know what I have to do to beat the Headless.
But I still need to take a few deep breaths before I face it.
Why is it so awful to face?
See, the Headless does three really shitty things to you.
First: it puffs all this murky mist around itself which prevents you from dodging.
Second: it’s practically impervious to your attacks.
And third: every time it attacks you, it inflicts Terror.
Once your Terror bar fills all the way, you die instantly.
It’s a nearly impossible fight without the right items.
With these two items consumed, the fight becomes doable.
But here’s the rub: the Headless can still easily kill you.
And if you die, you don’t get back those items you consumed.
Maybe that’s why I chose, subconsciously, to play Sekiro again as Halloween drew near.
