Ada Wong vs Black Robe Round 2 | RE4 Separate Ways #3

THE BLACK ROBE RETURNS - Village Square Battle | RE4 Remake Separate Ways Boss Fight The Black Robe's second appearance in Chapter 3 proves this creature is learning, adapting, and escalating its threat level. After your church encounter established the basics, this Village Square rematch introduces new mechanics and heightened aggression. The stakes are rising, and The Black Robe isn't the same predictable enemy you fought before - it's evolving alongside Ada's journey through the campaign. THE SETUP: Chapter 3 brings Ada back to the iconic Village Square from Leon's campaign, but instead of defending against Ganado hordes, she faces The Black Robe in open combat. The wide-open arena changes the dynamic completely - no tight corridors to bottleneck the boss, no environmental cover to exploit. This is a pure test of mobility, pattern recognition, and resource management. The Black Robe has been tracking Ada since the church, and now it's ready to finish what it started. NEW MECHANIC - FLASH GRENADES: The game-changer for this encounter is flash grenades. Unlike the church fight where you identified real vs. clone by glowing eyes, flash grenades instantly eliminate all shadow duplicates when detonated. This isn't optional - it's essential. The Black Robe summons clones faster and more aggressively than before, and getting surrounded in the open Village Square means death. Stock up on flash grenades before this fight. When clones appear, toss a flash grenade into the cluster and watch them disintegrate, leaving only the real Black Robe vulnerable. PHASE 1 - AGGRESSIVE PURSUIT: The Black Robe opens with the same spear lunges from your first encounter, but it's faster now. The timing windows for dodging and parrying are tighter. It closes distance more aggressively, giving you less time to set up shots. Maintain spacing by sprinting laterally around the Village Square's perimeter. Use the buildings as reference points but don't get cornered against walls. The handgun works for chip damage, but save your TMP ammo for Phase 2's clone chaos. PHASE 2 - SHADOW CLONE ESCALATION: After sufficient damage, The Black Robe summons its shadow army, but this time there are MORE clones spawning in FASTER waves. Trying to shoot individual clones like in the church fight will drain your ammo and get you killed. This is where flash grenades become mandatory. The moment you see clones materializing, throw a flash grenade at the center mass. All shadows vanish instantly, leaving the real Black Robe stunned and open for a damage burst. Repeat this pattern: damage the boss, wait for clones, flash grenade, unload on the real one. COMBAT STRATEGY: Before engaging, scavenge the entire Village Square for ammo, herbs, and crucially - flash grenades. Check every building, break every crate. You need at least 3-4 flash grenades minimum for a clean fight. During combat, prioritize movement over accuracy. A missed shot is fine; getting surrounded by clones is not. Keep The Black Robe at medium range where its spear lunges are telegraphed but you can still land consistent headshots. When it staggers, switch to your strongest weapon for maximum damage windows. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: This is the third boss in your Separate Ways journey (church Black Robe, El Gigante, now this), so ammo conservation matters. Don't spray wildly hoping to hit the real clone - use flash grenades to guarantee kills. Save magnum rounds if you have them for later encounters. The TMP is your workhorse here for sustained clone phase damage. Shotgun works for close-range emergencies when clones box you in before you can grenade. WHY THIS FIGHT MATTERS: The Village Square rematch shows The Black Robe isn't a one-trick boss. Each encounter adds complexity, forcing you to adapt strategies. The flash grenade mechanic tests whether you're paying attention to environmental resources or just brute-forcing with weapons. This escalation pattern continues through the Island encounter and culminates in the U-3 transformation - The Black Robe is the throughline of Separate Ways, Ada's personal Nemesis that won't stop hunting her. This fight also demonstrates Capcom's commitment to iteration. Same boss, completely different arena, new required mechanics. It's not lazy repetition - it's progressive difficulty design that rewards players who learned from the first encounter. NEXT UP: The Black Robe's third appearance on the Island with even more evolved abilities before its final grotesque transformation into Pesanta/U-3. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE for all Black Robe encounters + final U-3 boss 👍 LIKE if flash grenades saved your life here 💬 COMMENT how many tries this rematch took you #ResidentEvil4 #RE4Remake #SeparateWays #BlackRobe #BossFight #AdaWong #VillageSquare #residentevilrequiem