Resonance Focus Attack — Gauge, Inherited Brutality, Excessive Force
Focus Attack unlocks in Chapter IV. Fill the yellow bar, spend it on a chain sweep. Required for two trophies.
How to charge and spend
The yellow pip next to health is Focus. Attacks, parries, and crits fill it. Sica kills fill it faster. When it is full, press the Focus combination (the same double-input the tutorial shows — typically the two face buttons called out on-screen). Sophia swings a chain. That is Inherited brutality if four enemies die in one spend. Chip them first in the Chapter XII opening cave.
Excessive force: a Corrupted grab in Chapter XI. Do not remove the head. Ignore the break-free prompt and Focus instead. Narrative dodges grabs for you, so swap to Nightmare with Invincible Mode. Second puppet group after the elevator, not the first.
Not a skill-tree node
You cannot buy Focus. You cannot forget it on a respec. Pair it with the Puppet notes and the trophy page.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do I unlock Focus?
Chapter IV, automatically.
Does it cost Resonance Points?
No.