In the frame above A heavy-set figure with a golden gourd-headed hammer on its shoulder stands at a palisade gate at the top of wooden steps; dust drifts across the yard.
Key facts
Boss · Bounty
Wan Jun “Coppermaul”
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Official Chinese name: 巨锤客万钧OfficialChineseChinese name plate: 2025 demo, player’s recordingName sources for Wan Jun “Coppermaul”
A giant with a warhammer who throws dirt at the camera. Press-reported · IGN
First shown: The 2025 demo.
Sources so far: one complete fight in official video, IGN’s account of the same demo, and three players’ recordings of it on Bilibili, one on the highest difficulty.
Watch the full fight
The whole fight is in the official 2025 S-Party demo walkthrough (Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube): the fight from about 7:22, his defeat at about 8:37, a short scene, then the weapon card at 9:17. YouTube loads only when you press play.
Phases and mechanics
PendingPhases: filled in after launch (29 Oct 2026)
Wan Jun “Coppermaul” attacks and how to counter
Attacks seen 11
These labels are our plain descriptions; the game has published no move names.
- Dirt in the face Scatters dirt into your face with the hammer, covering the screen. Press-reported · IGN
- Grab and crushing swing Grab: catches you, lines you up, then crushes you with a swing. Press-reported · IGN
- Wild swings Wild, powerful swings. Press-reported · IGN
- Hammer raised overhead He hoists the golden gourd-headed hammer above his head at the far end of the yard. Seen in the 2025 demo walkthrough at 7:20. Official · 2025 demo
- Ground smash The hammer head smashes into the dirt right next to the player, throwing up dust and rocks. Seen in the 2025 demo walkthrough at 7:31. Official · 2025 demo
- Smash with travelling dust A hammer slam at range sends a wave of dust across the yard. Seen in the 2025 demo walkthrough at 7:46. Official · 2025 demo
- Dirt burst at close range An explosion of dirt and debris engulfs the player beside him. Seen in the 2025 demo walkthrough at 8:26. Official · 2025 demo
- Screen-filling dust cloud On max difficulty the whole screen is covered in dust mid-fight (again at 24:54). From a player’s recording of the demo (Bilibili BV1228tzSEyp, 24:10). Unconfirmed · player recording
- Rock-throwing smash A smash throws a spray of rocks and debris across the yard. From a player’s recording of the demo (Bilibili BV1228tzSEyp, 24:42). Unconfirmed · player recording
- Airborne above the player He is in the air above the player while his hammer rests on the ground nearby. From a player’s recording of the demo (Bilibili BV1228tzSEyp, 25:14). Unconfirmed · player recording
- Red flash A red horizontal flash streaks across him as he attacks. From a player’s recording of the demo (Bilibili BV1228tzSEyp, 25:42). Unconfirmed · player recording
How to counter 4
- Learn the timing and parry most of his swings; each parry takes a large chunk of his Sha-Chi. Press-reported · IGN
- Do not get caught in the dirt cloud: that is when he grabs you. Press-reported · IGN
- Once he is breached, press the attack (the writer used the fast Soft Snake Sword) Press-reported · IGN
- In the walkthrough the player fights him up close, slashing at his belly. As played in the 2025 demo walkthrough, 8:05. Official · 2025 demo
Frame by frame
The walkthrough’s player fights him with a long serrated blade. No official names for his moves have been published; IGN describes them in its own words, quoted where they match a frame.
7:202025 demo walkthrough · Phantom Blade Zero
- Seen At the far end of the yard he lifts the hammer over his head before coming down the steps toward the player.
7:432025 demo walkthrough · Phantom Blade Zero
- Still A burst of golden light and dust where his hammer head meets the ground, a few steps from the player, who stands with a long serrated blade lowered.
- Seen A slam at range: the impact flares gold and throws dust sideways across the yard.
- Reported IGN: “he scatters dirt into my face with his weapon, covering the screen to obscure my visibility.” Press-reported IGN, 2025.
- Counter Don’t get caught in the dirt: that is when he grabbed IGN’s writer, “lines me up, and crushes me with a swing”. Press-reported IGN, 2025.
Official frame at 7:43.02, YouTube kwVgxmwgkfI · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME
7:552025 demo walkthrough · Phantom Blade Zero
- Still He swings the hammer across his body, its golden head high on his right; the player, close in at his left, draws a long serrated blade back to strike.
- Seen The player stands at his side, close to his body, as the hammer comes round.
- Counter IGN’s writer learned the timing and parried most of his swings, “taking large chunks out of his Shi-Chi with each combination”. Press-reported IGN, 2025.
Official frame at 7:55.55, YouTube kwVgxmwgkfI · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME
8:052025 demo walkthrough · Phantom Blade Zero
- Seen The player stays in close and slashes at his belly.
- Counter Once he was breached, IGN’s writer pressed the attack with the Soft Snake Sword, a fast, whip-like blade. Press-reported IGN, 2025.
8:292025 demo walkthrough · Phantom Blade Zero
- Still He is down on his back in the dirt with the hammer lying beside him; the player is pressed against his side and a blue glow shows between them.
- Seen Near the end: his health bar has about a quarter left and he is on the ground.
Official frame at 8:29.98, YouTube kwVgxmwgkfI · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME
8:422025 demo walkthrough · Phantom Blade Zero
- Seen In the scene after the fight he lies on the ground; three subtitle lines follow between 8:42 and 9:00, with no speaker name on screen.
- Dialogue
The training ground... Deep in the camp... They took soldiers there an-and... Master Huangxing! You lied to me!!!
9:172025 demo walkthrough · Phantom Blade Zero
- Still The weapon card “Bashpole” over the yard: a golden gourd-headed hammer on a long pole, its moves and a line of description, and the prompt “Equip it right now?”
- Seen The card also lists the hold and airborne attacks of the weapon and says it can break through weakened floors covered with old planks.
- On screen
Bright as a tiny sun and hitting like a loaded wagon, Brute's signature weapon is all about raw force. If something's still standing after one hit, just bash it again.
Official frame at 9:17.02, YouTube kwVgxmwgkfI · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME
Where Wan Jun “Coppermaul” is fought and what it drops
- The first boss of the 2025 demo, in a large open area at the bottom of the cliffs. Press-reported · IGN
- Arena seen: dirt yard fenced with wooden palisades, steps up to a gate (2025 demo 7:16). Seen in the 2025 demo walkthrough at 7:16. Official · 2025 demo
- Drops IGN’s writer adds the
Bashpole, “as his weapon is called”, to the arsenal as a Phantom Edge after beating him. Press-reported · IGN - Item card shown right after the fight: Bashpole. Hold R2: swing the sledgehammer and finish with a ground slam (shockwave damage to nearby enemies). Tap R2 while airborne to slam into the ground. Lets you break through weakened floors covered with old planks. On screen in the 2025 demo walkthrough, 9:17. Official · 2025 demo
To be confirmedWhere: the chapter and region of his palisade yard at launch; IGN names only the cliffs. What it gives: whether the launch build gives the Bashpole in the same way, and anything else he gives.