Metal Gear Rising Walkthrough Part 27 – R-04: Hostile Takeover (Japanese Garden to Freight Elevator)
As you enter the next room turn on AR mode to find the guards. Study their patrols and then start dispatching them with Ninja Kills. One of the Cyborgs you spot has ID Chip 22 in their arm. Note them in particular so you can slice it off them soon. They are also relatively stationary, making this easier.
To start, wait for the Beserker to turn their back on Raiden. Quickly move in from behind for a Ninja Kill. After that, head around the corner slowly and hide behind the box. Wait for the Cyborg turn turn around in their patrol then move in for another Ninja Kill. Before going for the final Cyborg go over to the big crate above the 2 red containers. Slice through it to find a Locked Item Box. Cut it open in Blade Mode to reveal an Endurance Upgrade. With that secured you want to approach the final Cyborg with the ID Chip. Get a Ninja Kill on him, making sure to first slice off his left hand. With that head over tothe control panel and send the elevator up. This will trigger a series of Ranked Battles. Be ready for it.
Ranked Battle 6: 2 Cyborgs, 1 Armored Cyborg; +2 Gekko
This battle starts easily with the Desperado Cyborgs. Quickly kill them off using the Slide Tackle/Zandatsu combo. After that you have just an Armored Cyborg, who is quickly backed up by 2 Gekkos. Quickly pull out the Pole-Arm at this point and use it against everything. It's reach makes this very plausible and it speeds up the fight nicely. Take each Zandatsu chacne you get here to quickly finish the Gekkos and the Armored Cyborg
Ranked Battle 7: 2 Riot Shield Cyborgs; +1 Raptor 10 seconds in; 2 Fenrir when other units have been destroyed
After a codec call from Dok you will begin this fight. He warns you of the incoming secondary Freight elevator. The Pair of Riot Shield Cyborgs will jump in. Immediately start attacking them with the Pole-Arm to break their shields and quickly finish them off with a Blade Mode Zandatsu. After that, wait for the Raptor to appear. Throw out a RP Grenade and use its smoke to quickly kill off the Raptor. Follow that you need to kill the remaining 2 Fenrir. Once again use a RP Grenade to confuse them. Lock onto one and slice it to pieces. Follow that up with the one on one fight with the remaining Fenrir.
Ranked Battle 8: 2 Cyborgs, 4 Tripods; 1 Armored Cyborg, 1 Cyborg; 20 Tripods
This battle starts after the Tripods attempt to stop the elevator. Immediately go after the Cyborgs who attempted to blow up the elevator. After they go down 4 Tripods slow down the elevator. Destroy them with the Pole-Arm and linger. There is a lot more to the fight than it appears. Get through it until the Armored Cyborg appears. Finish him off and collect Data Storage 16 then run over to the second elevator. It is very likely you will die for getting the data but it will work out as you only need to collect it once. After that, just worry about the first part of the battle and get off the elevator quickly.
Ranked Battle 9: 1 Cyborg Beserker, 3 Sliders; 1 Mastiff, 1 Mastiff
Immediately attack the Berserker with the Pole-Arm to start cutting through his armor. Ignore any Zandatsu until you can break through the first part of his armor. At that point lob off his left-hand. After that, pull out the Sai and focus on the Sliders and the Mastiffs that will appear. Use the Sai's charge ability to stun lock the Mastiffs and take them down. It is also very useful for getting through to the Sliders as it will pull Raiden right up to them for an easy Zandatsu finish. Just keep this up and make it to the top of the elevator shaft to move on.
