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There's persistent... And then there's just plain annoying!
Kate Green^[src]

Type-0053, codenamed "Justice" (ジャスティス, Jasutisu^?), was a shackled four-armed, long-tongued behemoth. He^[1] is the first boss in The House of the Dead 4, The House of the Dead 4 Special, and Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX.

Justice relentlessly pursues his prey in an attempt to grab, bite, or drop-kick them. His weak point is his tongue, which is susceptible to gunfire and grenades.

Bestiary Overview

Justice is a massive one-eyed humanoid with tattered clothing, decaying skin, and exposed sections of muscle. He has a long tongue and sharp teeth. He has two extra arms protruding from his back. His four arms are noticeably shackled.

Justice has two attacks. He first chases players with open arms, attempting to grab them; shaking the gun escapes his grasp. As long as his cancel bar is not fully depleted, Justice repeats the attack up to four times. The fifth time he grabs the players, they cannot shake it off and will be damaged.

In his second attack, Justice pursues players with his face covered. After four steps, he jumps and kicks the player as he falls.

Throughout the fight, throwing a grenade near Justice causes him to swallow it; the resulting explosion automatically cancels an attack phase.

Appearances

The House of the Dead 4

Justice was one of several creatures unleashed by the late Caleb Goldman, the financier of Dr. Curien's research, in a posthumous 2003 outbreak. Goldman sought using the creatures to counteract human overpopulation, thus protecting nature.

The outbreak trapped AMS agents James Taylor and Kate Green underground. They battled to an elevator hall, only to be ambushed by Justice, who grabs and drops them in the sewers. After the agents killed Justice, it melts into a black goo.

The House of the Dead 4 Special

After James' sacrifice to stop Goldman's final creation, the World, Kate teamed with agent "G" to fight the outbreak back to its source. Driving through the creature-infested streets to an unidentified building, the agents were attacked by Justice, who they defeated after a battle.

Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX

Justice appears as the boss of the first chapter, ambushing Zobio and Zobiko in the sewers. The boss battle involves players shooting the rows of bad teeth in Justice's mouth.

Gameplay

Overview

In both of his appearances, Justice is a persistent foe who boasts a mixture of direct and grab-based attacks; the latter of these can be escaped by completing "escape" sequences (either by shaking the controller or, in the case of The House of the Dead 4 Special's arcade version, rapidly pressing a button). However, this cannot be done forever, as Justice's grab attacks will become inescapable after he captures player(s) enough times. His weak point -- his tongue -- is a relatively easy target, but in certain attack phases can be more difficult to track. The effect of throwing grenades at Justice varies between games.

In The House of the Dead 4, Justice mainly uses grab-based attacks but may also attempt drop kicking the player. Two of his attack phases are also random. Once per attack phase, a grenade may be thrown at Justice, causing him to eat it; the grenade will explode, immediately ending the phase.

Justice's refight in In The House of the Dead 4 Special is noticeably shorter and features one new attack phase. He also does not swallow grenades and instead lose a small amount of health if a grenade explodes nearby.

The House of the Dead 4

Phases

In a cutscene, James and Kate are grabbed by Justice. Rapidly shaking the controller prevents damage. Regardless of the player's success or failure, the AMS agents are dropped into the sewers as Justice appears.
Justice pursues the player, his weak point exposed to gunfire. When close, he will grab the player and trigger another controller shake sequence; failure results in the player being bitten. Justice will repeat this attack until his "cancel" gauge has been depleted enough to end the phase. His grabs will eventually become inescapable after some time.
Justice crashes through a wall, during which he can be shot for chip damage; his hand later emerges from another wall and grabs the player. This is another controller shake sequence.
Justice appears around a corner, covering his face as he stomps forward. After taking enough steps, he will drop kick the player.
A random phase determined by James' line beforehand. If he says "This way!", Justice performs phase 2; if he says "Follow me!", Justice attacks with the phase 4 attack.
Justice repeats attack phase 2.
A random phase. Justice will perform the opposite phase than what he performed in phase 5.

Strategies

Grenades are best used for Justice's drop kick phases if one has trouble stopping them. Justice's grab phases are comparatively less of a threat, and thus should not require the use of grenades.

The House of the Dead 4 Special

Phases

Justice grabs Kate and G in a cutscene. This triggers an "escape" sequence to avoid damage. Regardless of the player's success or failure, this phase ends after the sequence.
Justice performs phase 2 from The House of the Dead 4.
Justice crashes through a wall, during which he can be shot for chip damage; he later appears around a corner, rearing back before biting the player.
Justice performs phase 4 from the previous game, repeating the attack as long as he has health remaining.

Strategies

Because grenades will not immediately end Justice's attack phases, it is best for a player to only use them if the resulting damage is enough to empty the last of his "cancel" gauge.

Trivia

Justice is the only boss from The House of the Dead 4 that is fought more than once; he appears again in Special.
It is currently unknown whether the Justice faced in Special is the same as the one in 4. However, considering the original is seen melting into black goo, it seems unlikely.
Justice, like Temperance and Strength, shares his name with a Cardinal Virtue (or Auditio).
Justice seems to bear a red tattoo on his right shoulder, in the likeness of the Scales of Justice.

Gallery

The House of the Dead 4

Official Art

Screenshots

The House of the Dead 4 Special

Screenshots

Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX

Screenshots

References

↑ In The House of the Dead 4 Special, Kate refers to Justice with a male pronoun.

v • econtent
Characters	James Taylor • Kate Green • Caleb Goldman • G • Thornheart • Gary Stewart
Creatures	David • Stones • Roses • Costello • Mackey • Ebitan • Damian • Charles • Murrer • Bern • Taran • Kevin • Kageo • Jimmy • Victor • Devilon • Laban • Constantin • Gauvain • Agent • Bain • Frank • Lance • Eric
Bosses	Justice • The Lovers • The Empress • Temperance • The Star • The World
Chapters	Escape • Lost • Emptiness • Despair • Reunion • Hope
Other pages	Lore (AMS • AMS European branch office • AMS PDA • Caleb Goldman's headquarters) Official Sound Tracks • The House of the Dead 4 Special • Unused content

v • econtent
Characters	Kate Green • G • Thornheart
Creatures	David • Stones • Laban • Kageo • Jimmy • Kevin • Mackey • Charles • Costello • Bain • Constantin • Ebitan • Roses
Bosses	Justice • Magician
Chapters	Chapter 1 • Chapter 2
Other pages	Lore (AMS • AMS PDA) The House of the Dead 4

[identifier-1] In The House of the Dead 4 Special, Kate refers to Justice with a male pronoun.

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+{{Article type|universe}}
 {{Boss
-|image = Image:Justice.jpg
+|title1 = Justice - <small> Type-0053 </small>
+|image1 = <tabber>
-|imagewidth = 300px
+|-|HOD4= [[File:Justice_render.jpg|thumb]]
-|featured = [[The House of the Dead 4]]<br/>[[The House of the Dead 4: Special]]<br/>[[Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX]]
+|-|LD:HOD EX= [[File:LDTHOTDEX_Justice_(evil).png|thumb]]
-|encounter = HoTD 4
+</tabber>
-:Chapter 1<br>
+|featured = * ''[[The House of the Dead 4]]''<br/>
-HoTD 4: Special
+* ''[[The House of the Dead 4 Special]]''<br/>
-|weapon = Arms, Legs, Teeth, Tongue
+* ''[[Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX]]''
-|protect =  Arms
+|encounter = *''HOD4''
+**[[Escape|Chapter 1]]
+*''HOD4:SP''
+**Stage 1
+|weapon = Arms, legs, teeth, and tongue
+|protect = Arms
 |image2 = [[File:Justice_weakpoint.gif]]
-|caption2 = Justice's weakpoint is it’s tongue
+|caption2 = Justice's weakpoint is his tongue.
+}}
-|name = Justice - <small>Type 0053</small>}}
+{{Quote|Source = The House of the Dead 4: Special|Quote = There's persistent... And then there's just plain annoying!|Attribution = [[Kate Green]]}}
-Type-0053, codenamed "'''Justice'''," (''ジャスティス'') is the first boss of ''[[The House of the Dead 4]]''. It appears near the end of Chapter 1 when it suddenly grabs [[James Taylor]] and [[Kate Green]]. It chases James and Kate through the sewers until it is defeated. It also later appears during Chapter 1 of ''[[The House of the Dead 4: Special]]'' battling [[G]] and Kate. It is large and has four arms. It’s weak point is shown to be it’s mouth, and throwing a grenade near the mouth will make Justice swallow it (thus the grenade explodes inside it) and will cancel it’s attack meter.
+'''Type-0053''', codenamed {{Nihongo|'''"Justice"'''|ジャスティス|Jasutisu}}, was a shackled four-armed, long-tongued behemoth. He<ref name="identifier">In ''[[The House of the Dead 4: Special|The House of the Dead 4 Special]]'', Kate refers to Justice with a male pronoun.</ref> is the first [[Bosses|boss]] in ''[[The House of the Dead 4]]'', ''[[The House of the Dead 4 Special]]'', and ''[[Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX]]''.
+Justice relentlessly pursues his prey in an attempt to grab, bite, or drop-kick them. His [[List of boss weak points|weak point]] is his tongue, which is susceptible to gunfire and grenades.
-Shooting it’s legs will also cause minimal damage, but is almost useless. However, some players have been known to use this to rack up accuracy points during the first-type attack phase. Trying this on the second type of attack would cause certain damage to the player(s).
+== Bestiary Overview ==
-Justice has two methods of attack. The first method is to chase the player(s) through the sewers with its arms open to grab them (leading to a Shake phase). As long as its cancel bar is not depleted fully, it will continue this up to four times. For the fifth time, it would repeat the process, but this time the player would not be able to shake it off and would receive damage. As previously stated, throwing a grenade near Justice would cause it to swallow it and automatically cancel this attack phase.
+Justice is a massive one-eyed humanoid with tattered clothing, decaying skin, and exposed sections of muscle. He has a long tongue and sharp teeth. He has two extra arms protruding from his back. His four arms are noticeably shackled.
+Justice has two attacks. He first chases players with open arms, attempting to grab them; shaking the gun escapes his grasp. As long as his cancel bar is not fully depleted, Justice repeats the attack up to four times. The fifth time he grabs the players, they cannot shake it off and will be damaged.
-For the second method of attack, Justice will charge towards the player(s) with it’s arm covering it’s face. After taking a number of steps, it will then drop down and kick the player(s) as it falls. Grenades are effective as well, but must be timed correctly due to the boss walking toward the player.
+In his second attack, Justice pursues players with his face covered. After four steps, he jumps and kicks the player as he falls.
-==Bestiary Overview==
-The beast is a 20 foot tall walking monstrosity with an additional two arms and several sections of exposed muscle on its decaying skin. It is unknown how the beast gained two arms, but it does make him more agile when moving through narrow spaces and more deadly. Judging by the shackles wrapped on his wrists, the beast must have been a human subject brutally tested on, meaning the mutation was made for destructive purposes. It is also unknown on why his tongue is the source of his weakness, but it could be that the tissue is not as strong as his skin.
+Throughout the fight, throwing a grenade near Justice causes him to swallow it; the resulting explosion automatically cancels an attack phase.
-==Strategy==
+==Appearances==
-['''JUSTICE''' Type 0053]
+=== ''[[The House of the Dead 4]]'' ===
-'''WEAK POINT: '''The Tongue
+Justice was one of several creatures unleashed by the late [[Caleb Goldman]], the financier of [[Dr. Curien]]'s research, in a posthumous 2003 outbreak. Goldman sought using the creatures to counteract human overpopulation, thus protecting nature.
+The outbreak trapped [[AMS]] agents [[James Taylor]] and [[Kate Green]] underground. They battled to an elevator hall, only to be ambushed by Justice, who grabs and drops them in the sewers. After the agents killed Justice, it melts into a black goo.
-'''NO DAMAGE:''' Anywhere else
+=== ''[[The House of the Dead 4: Special|The House of the Dead 4 Special]]'' ===
-'''ROUND 1:'''
+After James' sacrifice to stop Goldman's final creation, the [[The World|World]], Kate teamed with agent "[[G]]" to fight the outbreak back to its source. Driving through the creature-infested streets to an unidentified building, the agents were attacked by Justice, who they defeated after a battle.
+=== ''[[Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX]]'' ===
-Justice pursues you, his face very vulnerable to bullets. Repeatedly shoot his mouth and he'll be stunned. Don't worry if he reaches you, he'll just grab you with his huge hand. Break free by shaking your gun or you will suffer damage. Bullets inflict minute damage until you break free and stand up once again.
+Justice appears as the boss of the first chapter, ambushing [[Zobio and Zobiko]] in the sewers. The boss battle involves players shooting the rows of bad teeth in Justice's mouth.
+== Gameplay ==
-'''ROUND 2:'''
+=== Overview ===
-Justice hides behind the walls on your side (like [[Death]] in HOTD3). Be ready to shake your gun. Once Justice grabs you through the wall, shake your gun vigorously to avoid being slammed against the wall. Prepare your grenades, you'll need them...
+In both of his appearances, Justice is a persistent foe who boasts a mixture of direct and grab-based attacks; the latter of these can be escaped by completing "escape" sequences (either by shaking the controller or, in the case of ''The House of the Dead 4 Special''<nowiki/>'s arcade version, rapidly pressing a button). However, this cannot be done forever, as Justice's grab attacks will become inescapable after he captures player(s) enough times. His weak point -- his tongue -- is a relatively easy target, but in certain attack phases can be more difficult to track. The effect of throwing grenades at Justice varies between games.
+In ''The House of the Dead 4'', Justice mainly uses grab-based attacks but may also attempt drop kicking the player. Two of his attack phases are also random. Once per attack phase, a grenade may be thrown at Justice, causing him to eat it; the grenade will explode, immediately ending the phase.
-In HOTD4 SP, Justice skips the grab sequence and simply goes to Round 3.
+Justice's refight in In ''The House of the Dead 4 Special ''is noticeably shorter and features one new attack phase. He also does not swallow grenades and instead lose a small amount of health if a grenade explodes nearby.
-'''ROUND 3:'''
+=== ''The House of the Dead 4'' ===
-This is one of the more difficult portions of the fight. Justice defends his face with both hands to avoid extensive damage as he approaches you. Since his hands are immune to
-damage, the cancel bar depletes very slowly. If he comes near enough, he'll jump and dropkick you with his feet. Justice will not pursue you if you shoot his mouth.
+==== Phases ====
-'''ROUND 4:'''
+# In a cutscene, James and Kate are grabbed by Justice. Rapidly shaking the controller prevents damage. Regardless of the player's success or failure, the AMS agents are dropped into the sewers as Justice appears.
+# Justice pursues the player, his weak point exposed to gunfire. When close, he will grab the player and trigger another controller shake sequence; failure results in the player being bitten. Justice will repeat this attack until his "cancel" gauge has been depleted enough to end the phase. His grabs will eventually become inescapable after some time.
+# Justice crashes through a wall, during which he can be shot for chip damage; his hand later emerges from another wall and grabs the player. This is another controller shake sequence.
+# Justice appears around a corner, covering his face as he stomps forward. After taking enough steps, he will drop kick the player.
+# A random phase determined by James' line beforehand. If he says "This way!", Justice performs phase 2; if he says "Follow me!", Justice attacks with the phase 4 attack.
+# Justice repeats attack phase 2.
+# A random phase. Justice will perform the ''opposite ''phase than what he performed in phase 5.
+==== Strategies ====
-Justice pursues you, his face very vulnerable to bullets. Pound his mouth with lead and he'll be stunned. Don't worry if he reaches you, he'll just grab you with his huge hand. Break free by gun-shaking or suffer the fate of being placed onto his disgusting tongue and be licked. Bullets inflict minute damage until you break free and stand up once again.
+* Grenades are best used for Justice's drop kick phases if one has trouble stopping them. Justice's grab phases are comparatively less of a threat, and thus should not require the use of grenades.
+=== ''The House of the Dead 4 Special'' ===
-He has a slightly stronger grip this time if he reaches you.
+==== Phases ====
-'''ROUND 4.5:'''
+# Justice grabs Kate and G in a cutscene. This triggers an "escape" sequence to avoid damage. Regardless of the player's success or failure, this phase ends after the sequence.
+# Justice performs phase 2 from ''The House of the Dead 4''.
+# Justice crashes through a wall, during which he can be shot for chip damage; he later appears around a corner, rearing back before biting the player.
+# Justice performs phase 4 from the previous game, repeating the attack as long as he has health remaining.
+==== Strategies ====
-This is the hardest part of the fight. Justice defends his face with both hands to avoid extensive damage as he approaches you. Since his hands are immune to damage, the cancel bar depletes very slowly. If he comes near enough, he'll jump and dropkick you will his feet. He steps forward slightly quicker, so be fast also.
+* Because grenades will not immediately end Justice's attack phases, it is best for a player to only use them if the resulting damage is enough to empty the last of his "cancel" gauge.
+==Trivia==
-==After the battle==
+*Justice is the only boss from ''The House of the Dead 4'' that is fought more than once; he appears again in ''Special''.
-James: This is exactly how it happened 3 years ago. The battle is starting again.
+*It is currently unknown whether the Justice faced in ''Special'' is the same as the one in ''4''. However, considering the original is seen melting into black goo, it seems unlikely.
+*Justice, like Temperance and Strength, shares his name with a Cardinal Virtue (or Auditio).
+*Justice seems to bear a red tattoo on his right shoulder, in the likeness of the Scales of Justice.
+==Gallery==
-Kate: You're paying for my dry cleaning once we're out of here.
+===[[The House of the Dead 4|''The House of the Dead 4'']]===
+====Official Art====
-In HOTD4 SP G will take James' place, and the post-battle quotes will be different.
+<gallery>
+File:Escape-ps3-trophy-37739.png
+</gallery>
+====Screenshots====
-G: ...and good riddance.
+<gallery>
-Kate: I've had just about enough of you.
+JusticeWeakPoint.png
+HOD4JusticePursuit.jpg
+Hod4_ss03.jpg
+JusticeFaceHOD4.png
+</gallery>
-==Author's Notes==
-* BOSS' MAIN POINT OF VULNERABILITY / HOW TO "OWN" JUSTICE:
-Justice's tongue is exposed most of the time. You can shoot it if he simply runs towards you. When he defends his face, shoot at his tongue and once a gap appears between his fingers, a crosshair appears, which gives you a chance to chuck a grenade RIGHT INTO HIS MOUTH. If done correctly, he will sit back and witness himself eat a huge explosion, blowing off THE ENTIRE CANCEL GAUGE for that round. NEVER use a grenade if Justice simply runs to grab you.
+===''[[The House of the Dead 4: Special|The House of the Dead 4 Special]]''===
-* BOSS' HIGH ACCURACY TRICK:
-When Justice runs to grab you, shoot his LEFT THIGH all the time. Though you will inflict little damage, you can knock off 20 to 25% of his cancel bar for the round. When he grabs you, just shake your SMG to quickly break free. However, note that every time Justice grabs you, the bar will fill more slowly when you shake your gun. Doing this cat-and-mouse game for four times
-is enough. If Justice catches you for the 5th or 6th time, the success bar is almost impossible to fill up no matter how hard you shake your gun. If you do this trick each time Justice runs to catch you, your accuracy can be boosted up by about 5 to 10%.
-==Trivia==
+====Screenshots====
-*Justice is the only ''HoTD 4'' boss that was fought more than once, being fought again in 4: Special.
+<gallery>
-*It is currently unknown whether the Justice faced in 4: Special is the same as the one in 4. However, considering the original is seen melting into black goo, it seems unlikely.
+JusticeWeakPoint4Special.png
-*Justice, like Temperance and Strength, shares its name with a Cardinal Virtue (or Auditio).
+House-of-the-dead-screen-6.jpg
-*Justice seems to bear a red tattoo on its right shoulder, in the likeness of the Scales of Justice. Given that Temperance has tattoos on him, it could be implied that Justice and Temperance are the leaders of some zombie groups.
+House-of-the-dead-sp-2.jpg
-*Justice looks similar to the [http://wiki.evageeks.org/Bardiel 13th Angel Bardiel] as seen in Evangelion 2.22.
+</gallery>
-*Justice is the only boss from House of the Dead 4 to be fought a second time.
-**He is also the only boss to fought twice in the series, the other being [[Death]].
+===''[[Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX]]''===
+====Screenshots====
-==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 LDTHOTDEX Justice (evil).png|Justice appears in [[Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX]]
+LDTHOTDEX Justice (good Minigames).png|Justice (good Minigames) appears in Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX
-File:HotD4 Justice full.png
-File:Escape-ps3-trophy-37739.png|
-File:House-of-the-dead-screen-6.jpg
-File:House-of-the-dead-sp-2.jpg
-File:Hod4_ss03.jpg
 </gallery>
+== References ==
+<references />
 {{HotD4}}
+{{HotD4S}}
 [[Category:Bosses]]
 [[Category:Humanoid Bosses]]
 [[Category:Male bosses]]
-[[Category:Cardinal Virtues]]
+[[Category:The House of the Dead 4 bosses]]
+[[Category:The House of the Dead 4: Special bosses]]