Shadow of the Ninja/Bosses

Palooka
The first boss is actually a strong regular enemy, but since he has his own lifebar, and his death ends the stage, Palooka can be called boss. He has two attacks.

The first attack is a few consecutive punches in front of him. Palooka makes two series of punches, making a pause between them. You can hit him and not receive damage with melee weapon either by crouching or by using kusarigama.

The second attack is charge. Palooka runs through the screen, rapidly gaining speed. When close to the player, he slides. This attack can be avoided by jumping over him if timed correctly. After the charge Palooka waits for a few seconds. This is the right moment to come closer and crouch if you use katana.

Can be met in the end of stage 1-1.

Missleman
It's a single-eyed robotic creature. Its only vulnerable spot is its eye, and very often it's closed or out-of-reach.

When Missleman is flying near the top side of the screen and following the player with its eye, it waits for a few seconds, then flies down. Trajectory of its movements looks like a wide zigzag, so it's difficult to avoid Missleman when close to it.

When Missleman is sitting on the ground, wait for it to open its eye, and then attack. It's the only time it's vulnerable to attacks. The problem is, it fires missiles at you. Since it's very likely that you've picked ut healing potion before the boss fight, you'll have enough stamina to destroy the boss even ignoring its attacks.

Can be met in the end of level 1, on stage 1-4.