Suda51 on Travis Strikes Again's boss battles, details what Travis has been up to while he was gone

A portion of a USGamer interview with Suda51...

USGamer: Bosses are an important part of any No More Heroes game and the recent livestream said there would be six. Will these bosses be designed in collaboration with the indie studios?

Suda51: The bosses, like the rest of the characters, are all being designed independently of the indie collaborators. The bosses in TSA were actually specially designed for us by a designer from the UK named Boneface, whom I’ve wanted to work with for several years now. He’s done some really awesome work and I can’t wait for everyone to check out what he’s done for us.

USGamer: Could you explain what Travis has been up to since the events of the last game? Why is he living in a trailer in the middle of the woods? That’s a pretty big change from the city life in Santa Destroy. Is this a different Travis than we’re used to from the previous games?

Suda51: Seven years have passed since the events of No More Heroes 2, and so Travis has been through a lot and has grown in some ways, as people are wont to do. So while he is definitely somewhat more grown-up and developed than he was in the past, I feel his fans will not be disappointed to see that deep down inside, he’s still the same lovable otaku idiot that everyone loved from the first two games. As for what has happened over the years and why he’s in this vastly different environment from the previous games, that will all be touched on in the game but unfortunately I can’t really comment on that just yet.