If you’re reading this guide, congratulations!

You finished your training and began your firstRise Of The Roninmission.

Now, the hard work truly begins.

Matthew Perry raises his sabre before a boss battle aboard an American ship in Rise Of The Ronin.

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However, he is by no means an ‘easy’ first boss.

Perry’s swordsmanship carries incredible power, and his rifle aim is treacherous.

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You’ll need all the skills you’ve learned thus far to defeat him.

A look at our boss-battle strategies wouldn’t hurt either.

Check out our video guide below to study our Matthew Perry boss-battle strategies in more detail!

Matthew Perry glows red and lunges toward the protagonist during an intense battle aboard the Black Ship in Rise Of The Ronin.

But, believe us, these attacks are surprisingly deadly for your first boss battle.

Boss Martial Skills and Critical Hitsrequire perfect timing to counterspark.

Each of Perry’sspecial attacks has clear indicators.

The Veiled Edge causes a fiery explosion with a grapple hook attack aboard the Black Ship in Rise Of The Ronin.

However, thepoint of contact is more strictand difficult to pin down.

We recommend forgoing countersparks for both the Martial Skill and Critical Hit.

So, when you see Perry glow red, run in the opposite direction!

The protagonist aims his rifle at an approaching Matthew Perry during a battle aboard the Black Ship in Rise Of The Ronin.

Then, he’ll lunge forward with a downward slash of his sabre.

Critical Hit

Perry willglow red and wield his sword in front of himself while staring you down.

Then, he’ll charge in with an upward slash.

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Lucky for you, your mission aboard the Black Ship has prepared you well in this regard.

You’ve already practiced barraging foes with explosives via your grapple hook.

And the area of the ship where you’ll fight Perry is chock full of them!

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Hurling explosive barrels at Perry has two significant benefits.

First, you’re able to perform this attack at amid-to-long range, so it’s pretty safe.

Second, Perry willincur the Burn afflictionif the explosive makes contact.

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This affliction will gradually damage Perry until it wears off.

The explosive barrels are a limited resource.

Therefore, you want to guarantee as little misses as possible.

Time your grapple hook attacks for opportunities whenPerry is in the corner or distracted by your Blade Twin.

He’ll have fewer opportunities to dodge out of the way in these moments.

After all, there’s strength in numbers.

Furthermore, you’ll always have a partner to heal you if the character you’re controlling goes down.

However, you may not have considered the benefits of letting your partner take charge for a while.

During our playthrough, we finally defeated Perry once werelinquished control and let our Blade Twin take the reigns.

TLDR (and we mean this foreverybattle):You have sub-weapons for a reason.

Remember that Perry owns a rifle, too.

If you see himroll backward into a crouch, he will shoot.