Swamp Man (paddle boat)

Chapter: EoZ · End of Zoe: from the Swamp to the Main House (Joe)
Where: Paddle Boat Hold

Weak point

The head; finish him when he kneels

It starts right after you activate the machine on the Apparatus Platform and get the Cure for E-Type Infection: the Swamp Man throws Joe down into the hold. He has 8000 HP and two phases; every time he kneels you get a finisher. Before activating the machine, take the Boxer Effigy under the metal bench by the tape recorder, and save.

Reward

The way out: Hold Exit → Fenced Path → Boat House, where the Swamp Man gets back up and takes Zoe.

8000 HP (datamined). His special follow-up attack does 2500 base damage, and he has a grab that can't be blocked. The AMG-78a does −87.5% on Easy and Normal (−50% on Joe Must Die) and shotgun headshots −50% on Easy and Normal. Either of the two crates in the hold can hold a Boxer or a Champion Effigy.

Step by step

Grab the 2 First Aid Meds on the yellow-painted spots straight away.
Phase 1 plays like the Fenced Path: block his combo, punish, and stay out of the grab.
When he drops to his knees, press the right fist (ZR) for the finisher quickly: if you are slow, he regains health.
Phase 2: every attack is a 2-hit combo, and he adds a sprinting body splash: dodge it and stomp him while he is down.
When he kneels again, second finisher: Joe tears his head off.