The Hand

"You can't win...you're alone..."

**The Hand** is the fifth Guardian encountered by The Stranger in Furi. He is a reserved yet powerful warrior who was the commander of the men who were lead to capture The Stranger. He strongly believes that a warrior is only as good as the cause he fights for. He also has an Unnamed Son.

The Hand is adorned in dark blue carapace with a burgundy underside. Several belts adorn his armor, particularly around the waist and legs. The upper chest and head are extremely well armored, while his midsection and legs aren't as much. He carries a large sword and shield and uses both for combat. When fighting, several sections of his armor and his weapons will glow bright green, and his helmet will grow horns.

## Story

As with most Guardians, little is known about The Hand. However, The Voice explains that he is the commander who led an operation to capture The Stranger and place him in prison. How such a feat was achieved is unknown, but the operation was a success and it is said that he led 100 men in the operation.

The Hand is first seen donning his armor and picking up his signature sword and shield. He is also seen talking to a young boy, telling him "He who knows no fear, knows no courage." It is heavily implied that this is The Hand's son, as evidenced by a hidden line of dialogue from The Voice, and The Hand himself saying: "You've given me the opportunity to teach my son a valuable lesson."

The Hand appears to harbor much disdain for The Stranger. He scorns his enemy for not having a cause to fight for, and claims that he is "fighting for something much greater than this," claiming that his cause gives him strength and that The Stranger would not understand.

## Fight

While the Hand's attacks are easy to telegraph, he makes up for it with high damage and even higher defenses. While he only has five phases he has an immense amount of hitpoints in both stages of combat.

The Hand's glowing shield will block all attacks and, if shot at with the pistol, will reflect them back in the player's direction.

Phase 1
In this phase, he has two types of attack on top of his regular melee.; a cone-shaped wave that sweeps the floor and a long wave that covers the entire arena. Note that while The Hand is casting these, he is vulnerable to attacks and completely immobile, making him an easy target.

In the close-quarters-combat (CQC) stage, he has three attacks; a melee combo, an AOE sweep that covers part of the circle, and another area-of-effect attack that he casts from the center. Parry and dash respectively to avoid these.

Phase 2
The Hand will open this phase by dashing to the center of the area and slamming his sword into the ground, creating a huge AOE wave that must be dashed through to avoid. After this, he will start using the same first phase attacks. In the CQC he retains many of the same attacks, except this time his melee combo includes a delayed swing.

Phase 3
The Hand will run into the center, thrust his sword aloft, then create a large circle of green energy around him. Four more waves will extend from this and start sweeping the arena. During this time he is totally invincible and the player must outlast this attack. It is generally easier to run in the same direction as the waves are traveling, dashing when necessary to avoid getting hit. After this, he will fight just as before, except his sweeping floor attacks now have more projectiles in one cast.

Be extra careful to not fire your pistol when his shield is up, for instead of bouncing back only your pistol bullets, each reflected shot spawns a huge wave of very fast unbreakable bullets.

The CQC is exactly the same as in Phase 2.

Phase 4
In this phase, The Hand will throw his shield aside, and start charging energy into his sword. Now he will start acting much more aggressive and will begin the phase by running at the Stranger and attacking with his sword. Now that he can now no longer block pistol shots, it becomes safe to shoot him. The Hand now has a new attack where he will run to the edge of the arena and fire a large energy beam from his sword. Though highly damaging, this move is heavily telegraphed and easy to see coming; in fact, it can actually be avoided without dodging as normal movement will suffice.

In the CQC his attacks become a little faster, but he gains no new moves.

Phase 5
The Hand will move to the center and slam his sword into the ground. This causes the outer half of the arena to become coated in his green energy, drastically reducing the amount of space in which the player can move. For his melee attacks this is not an issue, but dodging his beam now requires the player to run to the edge of the ring.

In his final CQC, the hand will start desperately slashing at the player without pause. In this state parrying his attacks will not restore health. The combo is quite long so make sure to time your parries well. Once he finishes, he will slam his fist on the ground and create a large AoE wave, similar to The Strap's last attack, and will leave himself vulnerable for the player to land the final blow.

## Quotes

* And you think you can escape
* Can you imagine the strength that gives me
* For my son, for all of us, I'm bringing you back
* Give up
* Go back while you still can
* Go back
* He who knows no fear knows no courage
* I brought you to your knees once already, and I will do so again
* I doubt it. And so your fight ends here
* I look at you stranger and I see nothing. Desolation...
* I take mine from you. We are what we fight for.
* I will never give up stranger. The stakes are too high.
* I won't let you
* I'm fighting for something much greater than this
* Surrender, you can t win
* Surrender
* That when good men look away, evil prevails
* There's no way
* We built all of this. We prepared. Invested so much.
* We fought against you, and won
* You can't escape
* You can't win stranger. You have nothing...
* You can't win. You're alone.
* You have given me the chance to teach my son...
* You're no match for me. Give up while you...