Alright lets talk secret bosses - theres quite a few tucked away in dogtown that most people miss. When exploring the industrial district, watch for environmental clues like bullet holes or recent combat debris since those often lead to these hidden encounters. The toughest ones are definitely the 11 unmarked cyberpsycho-types scattered around, they usually telegraph their attacks with a distinct chrome glow about 0.5 seconds before striking, so time your dodges carefully. Good spot to practice is near the abandoned metro station where you've got more room to maneuver.

The three increased criminal activity bosses are especially nasty - they don't show on your map until you're practically on top of them but you'll know you're close when your threat detector starts going crazy. Each one has different attack patterns but they all share this nasty habit of faking out their heavy attacks, so wait for the actual wind-up animation before dodging. The boris fight near the old storage units is particularly tricky since his drones create these overlapping fields of fire, try to keep at least two pieces of cover between you at all times.

Some side gigs hide really tough mini-bosses too like that ex-spetsnaz guy who loves to bait you into his killzone. Best approach is actually to trigger his aggro then fall back to the entrance, makes his drone patterns way more predictable. If you're running a quick-hack build might be worth saving your ram for the second phase when he starts chaining his combo moves together, really opens up some good counter opportunities especially if you've got the right cyberdeck equipped.