Sundowner is the leader of the Desperados PMC and is widely feared for his brutality and ferocity. Aside from his large size and deadly sword skills, he uses Desperado as a means of creating war. To him, War is a beneficial economical endeavor that brings about money, innovation, and power to those willing to fight for it.
Combat
Sundowner isn't the most difficult fight but his shield panels will explode in your face if you aren't careful with what you're doing. He will have plenty of regular attacks that you can parry. Whenever he collects the panels in front of him, be sure to not attack him or he'll do some pretty good damage to you. Any time he does this, however, you can hit him with a Blade Mode attack. Activate Blade Mode and markers will appear on his shield.
Hit the markers to slice right between the panels. When you do so, his defenses will open up and you'll be able to cut off a panel or two. For this part, be sure to not cut anything even close to his body except for the glowing arms or you'll explode.
The fight will proceed in this method until you cut off all of the panels. It is possible to defeat him without doing so but the fight will go much longer and the problem with this is that you'll be constantly shot at by the Hammerhead that's circling.
Once you remove the panels, Sundowner's style will change. He'll be far more aggresive and use the two blades together in their scissor configuration rather than as two individual blades. This fight is a lot faster and more straight forward but you need to be more defensive since he'll attack so much more.
After you lower his health all the way and you watch a cutscene, you'll be on the wings of a Slider and have control of it. You'll have to fly through the building to the top while dodging support columns and blasting obstacles out of the way (Heavy Attack button). At the top, cut through the ceiling to get out. This will be followed by a QTE:
- Heavy Attack + Activate
- Blade Mode
