Hoarah Loux, Warrior (LVL1 NG+7 no talismans/buffs/skills)

This is one of the coolest bosses in the game, but his mechanics aren't great. Basically, you have to play badly on purpose to have an engaging encounter with him.

In both phases, Godfrey/Hoarah Loux has some flashy combos, but he never uses them if you strafe or dodge to the right side. For example, the standard axe swings can be easily strafed (0:24, 0:34), and then he will sidestep and stomp, but he only has two follow-ups that can also be strafed, which can lead back to the start of the loop. As a stylistic preference, I don't deliberately try to maintain this loop, so I sometimes dodge the axe swings to bait longer combos (e.g. 0:52), but this also often means Godfrey may not follow up the final axe swing with the combo ender (0:59), which results in an inferior payoff.

In the second phase, the only really dangerous attacks are his double swipes, since your positioning has to be somewhat strict to avoid them. Otherwise, he has grab attacks, a stomp, and a kick that he does not follow up if you dodge to the right side (e.g. 4:11 - 4:17), which is the most intuitive way to dodge imo. The only thing breaking that loop is his roar, which does 0 damage. Also, for the double swipes into the stomp (2:44), you have plenty of time to circle behind him and keep him in a loop, but I choose to outspace the stomp because he does have some rewarding followups like the sweeping kick (2:48), which I also like to punish with a jump attack.