Who is the first boss in Mina the Hollower?

Thorne is the first mini-boss encounter and the demo's gating fight. He uses heavy melee swings and a punishable charge — Nightstar is the easiest pick to read his patterns from range.

How do you beat Thorne in the demo?

Bait his charge, sidestep, punish during recovery. Use any starter weapon — the demo shipped with all three available to test.

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Thorne

A bat antagonist who was the former head of Baron Lionel's guard before betraying him. He leads the Shock Troopers and destroyed the Spark Generators. In the demo he wears 'fancy dark Dragoon armor' reminiscent of Kain from Final Fantasy IV. Serves as the demo's final boss and a major recurring antagonist.

Type main_boss

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Overview

Phases

Phase 1

[uncertain] Demo fight involves attack tells that can be dodged or face-tanked at low HP for a free charged swing punish; speedrunners describe him as one of the longer fights in the demo. Specific moveset not publicly documented in detail.

[uncertain] Demo fight involves attack tells that can be dodged or face-tanked at low HP for a free charged swing punish; speedrunners describe him as one of the longer fights in the demo
Specific moveset not publicly documented in detail.

Strategy

→ [uncertain] Demo fight involves attack tells that can be dodged or face-tanked at low HP for a free charged swing punish; speedrunners describe him as one of the longer fights in the demo
→ Specific moveset not publicly documented in detail.

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Frequently asked about Thorne

Who is the first boss in Mina the Hollower?: Thorne is the first mini-boss encounter and the demo's gating fight. He uses heavy melee swings and a punishable charge — Nightstar is the easiest pick to read his patterns from range.
How do you beat Thorne in the demo?: Bait his charge, sidestep, punish during recovery. Use any starter weapon — the demo shipped with all three available to test.

What we don't know yet

Some fields above are sourced from pre-launch demos and press materials. Expect refinements post-release. Sources tab lists what we used.