Sekiro Side Story: Hanbei the Undying

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After accepting to train with Hanbei, speak to him again to tell him of the Mortal Blade. He'll ask Wolf to sever his ties with immortality. Hanbei: .........if you say so. Should you ever discover that it's more than that... you can tell me. Nov 25 i☆Ris the Movie - Full Energy!! - Anime Film Teaser Visual Revealed at i☆Ris Live Stage in Anime NYC & i☆Ris First Performance in New York Successfully Completed Hanbei: Half to pass the time... And the other half... well... I want to loosen that furrowed brow of yours. All right, enough talk. Let's begin.

Players of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will know Hanbei from the Dilapidated Temple, where he hangs around offering himself up as a sparring partner for you to train with, and he looks slightly more worse for wear compared to his manga incarnation.

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In the game's collectible artbook, Hanbei is referred to as 'Fallen Soldier at the Dilapidated Temple'. The central plot of this ‘side story’ sees Hanbei attempting to do good by Ashina region commoners that have taken him in, washed him, and fed him both through combating a murderous red-eyed demon that haunts their mountains, as well fighting off Ashina clan leaders intent on exploiting the area and its people for their gross scientific gain. Readers familiar with the game will appreciate that while Yamamoto’s story certainly expounds on Sekiro’s lore, it doesn’t retcon or reinvent the wheel away from things established in the game. There are immortal centipedes, parries, and the Guardian Ape, yes, but none of their depictions or actions are incongruent with the game. Instead, their inclusion seems to be very intentional and respectable references to the images, sounds, and momentum that existing fans will be able to call out and appreciate. Hanbei, too, is presented as an honorable and stoic, yet affable character whose story and struggles parallel themselves with Wolf (Sekrio) in a way that makes sense and enriches their interactions in the source material. If agreed, Hanbei says he will wait for the right time. After that, the player cannot train with him anymore. Location: Hanbei the Undying Can be found at the Dilapidated Temple. He is up a snowy path from the Sculptor's Idol, by a smaller shrine. Hanbei offers training matches and free combat modes to try out newly learned techniques. A training session can be left at any moment by interacting with the fogwall that seals off the battlefield. " Training: Fundamentals" is always available from the start.

The Illusive Hall Bell has now appeared in the Main Hall of Senpou Temple: ringing it will grant access to the Folding Screen Monkeys bossfight. Hanbei: This temple attracts those with nowhere else to go. I certainly fit that description. And I suppose that's why... Interesting things make their way into the offering box from time to time. There is a warrior called Hanbei the Undying, or also Hanbei the Infested, who can be found just outside the Dilapidated Temple. Hanbei: What...?! It's real...?! ...You don't suppose... You could use it to end this curse of mine? Hanbei: About our training... I think it's about time we tried something closer to a real fight, don't you? Come at me with the intent to kill. No better way to prepare for the real thing. What's wrong?

Hanbei, the Undying (死なず半兵衛) is the only inhabitants of the Dilapidated Temple, beside the Sculptor. He's a veteran samurai who became an "Infested" (蟲憑, bug-haunted), a being who cannot perish through normal means. This man of few words will stoically offer to become Wolf's sparring partner to train him. Hanbei: Some call it "undying"... Others "infested". I can't die, so I just... am. How about you? What brings you to a run-down temple like this? Hanbei the Undying (死なず半兵衛, Deathless Hanbei) is an NPC in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Hanbei the Undying acts as a training partner to Sekiro, not only providing useful tips but also sparring with him so that Sekiro might optimize his combat tactics. Hanbei was also known as "The Immortal Soldier," and "Immortal Hanbei," from translated pre-release material.

Now, FromSoftware, with the help of Yen Press and writer-illustrator Shin Yamamoto, seeks to expound on Sekiro’s world and narrative through a manga prequel story about one of the game’s more nuanced and underdeveloped characters, Hanbei The Undying. Does it work, or does a more straightforward narrative spoil the ineffable mystique that FromSoft’s game revels in? The answer is a little bit of both. Sekiro Side Story: Hanbei the Undying, a manga inspired by the hit video game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, is able to avoid these pitfalls. Even with its non-linear structure, the story enough to understand even if you've never played the game, and the way it delves into characters barely explored in the game makes it fresh enough that hardcore Sekiro fans have reason to give the book their attention. It's not a deep volume, but it's an entertaining and solidly satisfying one.

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Hanbei: Hmph. Won't tell me? ... but you do have the look of a skilled shinobi. A shinobi... Or perhaps... Sir. Please, heed my humble request... Face me in battle. There is a side story manga about Hanbei the Immortal, in which it is revealed that his late master is actually General Tamura, the man Isshin killed in the cinematic opening. Once the player acquires the Mortal Blade, visiting Hanbei will start a quest, where he recognizes the sword, and asks Sekiro to kill him with it, putting an end to his curse of immortality. The player can agree to do so or not. Dilapidated Temple: at the end of the path to the right from the Sculptor's Idol, next to the Offering Box. In this manga series, it's revealed that Hanbei was one of General Tamura's soldiers and that he became immortal when, after being killed by Isshin Ashina, a monk dropped a centipede on his body.