Gaumaru (Enemy)

Gaumaru possesses a Toughness bar with 6000 points in Friendly Test Spar and 7500 points in Formal Trial. It will be reduced by:

• 36 points when hit by a Normal Attack.
• 45 points when hit by a Charged Attack.
• 420 points when an attack is blocked but not perfectly parried.
• 600 points when an attack is perfectly parried.
• 1200 points when hit by a Honed Technique.
• 2400 points when hit by a perfect parry's counterattack.

When Toughness is fully depleted, Gaumaru will become stunned for 10 seconds, during which a Powerful Strike can be used within 5 meters of Gaumaru to deal True DMG equal to 25% of Gaumaru's max HP and end the stunned state, after which its max Toughness will be reduced by 20%.

Performs a horizontal and upwards slash at the player, before performing a flurry of slashes around itself, dealing 50% ATK, 50% ATK, 200% ATK as Physical DMG with each move respectively. The final hit is considered a "Skill" and will trigger a counterattack if perfectly parried.

Teleports to the player's location and marks an area around it, calling down thunder and dealing 100% ATK as Electro DMG in the marked area shortly after. In Formal Trial, this attack is performed twice in succession. This attack is considered a "Skill" and will trigger a counterattack if perfectly parried.

Only used in Formal Trial. Performs 5 quick slashes in succession, each dealing 60% ATK as Physical DMG.

Only used in Formal Trial. Launches three vertical blades at the player, each dealing 60% ATK respectively as Electro DMG on hit. The player can Perfect Parry these waves to deflect them and deal DMG to Gaumaru instead.

Only used in Formal Trial. Charges at the player while continuously slashing, dealing 30% ATK as Physical DMG on hit, before performing a spinning slash, dealing 100% ATK as Physical DMG. The spinning slash may also be used on its own. The spinning slash is considered a "Skill" and will trigger a counterattack if perfectly parried.