In the frame above A bare-chested figure in a gold mask swings an axe beside a campfire in a ruined yard.
Key facts
Boss · Bounty
Tie Sha
OfficialEnglish
Chinese name, not yet confirmed: 铁杀Our translationChineseName sources for Tie Sha
The introductory fight of the demo, according to GamerBraves as excerpted in search results; the article itself could not be opened. Unconfirmed · GamerBraves
First shown: The 2024 demo.
Sources so far: six seconds of official footage, two English accounts of the 2024 demo that name him, and a Chinese report of the same demo that names its first fight.
Watch the footage
About six seconds, from 0:49 in the official “The Blade is Drawn” gameplay trailer (PlayStation on YouTube, June 2024); the same cut, posted to Bilibili by the game’s Chinese channel, carries his plate from 0:49 as well. YouTube loads only when you press play.
Phases and mechanics
- Context, not a tactic: Gamereactor groups Tie Sha with Commander Cleave as mini bosses that need better timing and strategy; the full quote is on the Commander Cleave page. Press-reported · Gamereactor
Tie Sha attacks and how to counter
Attacks seen 3
These labels are our plain descriptions; the game has published no move names.
- Handaxe strings Aggressive strikes with a massive handaxe, followed by several slashes and swings. Press-reported · But Why Tho
- Lunging rush By the campfire, the gold-masked boss lunges at the player with arms spread. Seen in the 2024 trailer “The Blade is Drawn” at 0:52. Official · 2024 trailer
- Close-range strike burst An orange-red burst flares between him and the player at close range. Seen in the official Bilibili upload of the 2024 trailer at 0:49. Official · Bilibili upload
How to counter
PendingCounters: filled in after launch (29 Oct 2026)
Frame by frame
The clip runs from 0:49 to 0:55 and ends on a large white Chinese character laid over the screen. His moves have no published names, so each step is labelled by its time code.
0:49“The Blade is Drawn” trailer · PlayStation
- Still A bare-chested figure in a gold mask stands by a campfire as the figure in the straw hat lunges at him; low stone walls and a bent tree behind.
- Seen His plate is up from the first frame of the clip, and the two are already within arm’s reach beside the fire.
- Reported But Why Tho: he “struck aggressively with a massive handaxe, often following up with multiple slashes and swings”. Press-reported But Why Tho, 18 Oct 2024.
Official frame at 0:49.97, YouTube b68WE-eZ-Cc · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME
0:51“The Blade is Drawn” trailer · PlayStation
- Seen He swings the axe next to the fire; this is the frame at the top of this page.
0:54“The Blade is Drawn” trailer · PlayStation
- Seen A close exchange: an orange-red burst flares between them and the camera shakes; no frame here is sharp enough to show.
0:55“The Blade is Drawn” trailer · PlayStation
- Seen The clip ends on a large white Chinese character over the screen, and the trailer cuts to the next scene.
Where Tie Sha is fought and what it drops
- An early boss of the 2024 demo, fought after the stealth section. Press-reported · But Why Tho
- Arena seen: dirt yard with a campfire and wooden racks (2024 trailer 0:52). Seen in the 2024 trailer “The Blade is Drawn” at 0:52. Official · 2024 trailer
- Drops No drop recorded in the sources we read.
To be confirmedWhere: where the campfire yard sits in the full game; the 2024 demo order is all the sources give. What it gives: any drop; none of the sources we read records one for him.