Sifu: Secret True Ending Guide and How to Spare Bosses

gamespot.com:

After you’ve defeated Yang, the final boss of Sifu, there’s still unfinished business left to attend to. That’s because revenge is not the way of kung-fu, and defeating all of the game’s bosses does not give you the true secret ending. Instead, you must spare all of the people who killed your family, but the game doesn’t explicitly tell you how to do that. Here’s how to earn Sifu’s true ending and how to spare all bosses.

How to get the secret ending in Sifu

After you finish the game, you’ll be able to replay each stage and fight the bosses all over again. What you need to do is spare each boss instead of killing them. Sparing a boss will not only get you one step closer to the true ending, but each one rewards you with a special talisman. Below are the bosses and each corresponding talisman:

You can spare them in any order, so pick whichever boss you’re most comfortable with so you can practice. But how do you spare bosses?

How to spare bosses in Sifu

Up to this point, you’ve defeated bosses by breaking their structure and using a finisher to take them down for good. If you notice, each boss has a separate, white “health” bar beneath the structure meter. You need to deplete this white health bar to spare them, which is easier said than done.

To do so, play each fight like you would normally. Break their structure, use a finisher, and begin the second phase of a battle. At this point, do your best to actually damage the opponent instead of simply raising their Structure meter. The best strategy is to parry, which allows you to follow up with an attack, depleting the white health bar.

Eventually, you’ll get to the point where the boss’ Structure will break, but don’t finish them off. Instead, back away and wait for their