In the frame above A huge dark shield carved with a beast’s face fills the frame in a village yard; sparks fly across it.
Key facts
Boss · name plate only · added 14 Oct
Zhuobi, the Gatekeeper
OfficialEnglishUnknownChineseName sources for Zhuobi, the Gatekeeper
First shown: the State of Play gameplay deep dive of August 2026, where its name plate comes up at 9:22.
Sources so far: 16 seconds of official footage with narration and one press summary of the same broadcast; no hands-on preview has described the fight.
Watch the footage
About 16 seconds, from 9:18 in the official State of Play gameplay deep dive (PlayStation on YouTube, August 2026), with the narration about shields running over it. YouTube loads only when you press play.
Phases and mechanics
PendingThe 16-second clip ends before any phase change, and no preview has described the fight.
Zhuobi, the Gatekeeper attacks and how to counter
Attacks seen 2
These labels are our plain descriptions; the game has published no move names.
- Shield raised overhead He lifts the huge beast-face shield high above the player, kicking up dust. Seen in the State of Play deep dive at 9:20. Official · State of Play
- Shield slam The shield slams down into the ground and glowing cracks spread across the yard around it. Seen in the State of Play deep dive at 9:22. Official · State of Play
How to counter 4
- Press summary of the same broadcast: blunt weapons are needed against shields. Press-reported · Wccftech
- Swords alone struggle against his heavy shield; the official narration says iron fists and hammers break such defences. Official narration, State of Play deep dive, 9:14. Official · State of Play
- In the footage the player dodges away from the slam (smoke-trail dodge) as embers cover the ground. As played in the State of Play deep dive, 9:25. Official · State of Play
- The player then closes in on his side, away from the shield face. As played in the State of Play deep dive, 9:30. Official · State of Play
Frame by frame
The narration starts on a rope bridge just before the clip, at 9:14, and finishes at 9:29. His moves have no published names.
9:19State of Play deep dive · PlayStation
- Still A huge carved shield is raised high over the village yard as dust blows across the ground; the player stands in the dust below.
- Seen The shield goes up overhead before it comes down.
- Narration
However, the light blade won't be enough against heavy shields and relying on swords alone will turn the fight into a punishing struggle— crushing those defenses requires the brutal momentum of iron fists and hammers.
Official frame at 9:19.22, YouTube blh1v1dGJ2s · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME
9:22State of Play deep dive · PlayStation
- Seen The slam: sparks burst across the shield face and cracks open in the ground (the frame at the top of this page).
9:24State of Play deep dive · PlayStation
- Still The shield stands upright like a wall, a beast’s face carved on it; glowing cracks spread across the ground at the player’s feet and a tiled gatehouse stands behind.
- Seen The cracks are still glowing while the player moves around the planted shield.
Official frame at 9:24.95, YouTube blh1v1dGJ2s · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME
9:30State of Play deep dive · PlayStation
- Still The player is at the side of the shield, close to the armoured body behind it, with a white target ring on the body.
- Seen The player is now on the side away from the shield face, right against the body.
Official frame at 9:30.00, YouTube blh1v1dGJ2s · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME
Where Zhuobi, the Gatekeeper is fought and what it drops
- Arena seen: wooded village yard with a tiled gatehouse and wooden fence (State of Play 9:20). Seen in the State of Play deep dive at 9:20. Official · State of Play
- Drops No drop recorded in the sources we read.
To be confirmedWhere: which chapter holds the gatehouse yard, and whether breaking his shield earns anything; the deep dive shows neither.