Key facts
Boss · Bounty
Peng Meng, the Axemaster
ReportedEnglish
Chinese name, not yet confirmed: 斧老大Our matchChineseName sources for Peng Meng, the Axemaster
No official frame with this name on screen yet
An axe fighter with “formidable strength and exceptional range”, in CGMagazine’s words. Press-reported · CGMagazine
First shown: The final build, in the October 2026 previews; the chapter 1 placement comes from a Chinese preview of the boss we match to him.
Sources so far: one English preview (CGMagazine, October 2026) and a Chinese chapter 1 preview whose axe boss we match to him; no official video shows him yet, so there are no frames on this page.
Footage and phases
PendingNo official video shows him yet; CGMagazine’s preview and the Chinese chapter 1 preview are the only accounts of the fight. Neither preview mentions phases. CGMagazine stresses his strength and reach, the Chinese preview his slow but lethal axe.
Peng Meng, the Axemaster attacks and how to counter
Attacks seen 2
These labels are our plain descriptions; the game has published no move names.
- Long-range axe swings Axe fighter with great strength and exceptional range. Press-reported · CGMagazine
- Slow lethal axe One hit of the giant axe can be lethal, but his movements are very slow. Press-reported · Gamersky our name match
How to counter 1
- Combo boldly, then dodge carefully. Press-reported · Gamersky our name match
Where Peng Meng, the Axemaster is fought and what it drops
- The first boss that made the writer lock in, in the October 2026 preview build. Press-reported · CGMagazine
- One of at least four named bosses in chapter 1. Press-reported · Gamersky our name match
- Drops Beating him unlocks the
Dread Axe, CGMagazine reports. Press-reported · CGMagazine
To be confirmedWhere: the chapter; CGMagazine does not name one, and the chapter 1 placement rests on our match to the Chinese preview. What it gives: the Dread Axe’s numbers at launch; the previews describe it but give none.