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key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-burst-fire
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-burst-fire
lang: en
title: Burst fire
summary: A short sequence of shots forms one pressure window.
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- Boss fights
- Targeting and rhythm
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title: White Defender · Hollow Knight
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https://blog.playstation.com/2021/05/28/returnal-the-making-of-that-unforgettable-hyperion-fight/
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title: Burst fire
description: A short sequence of shots forms one pressure window.
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width: 854
height: 480
game: Hollow Knight
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzK50Cb24s&t=40s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzK50Cb24s'
sourceFrameSeconds: 40
credit: Team Cherry; gameplay capture by PC Indie Master Race
rights: >-
Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by PC Indie Master Race.
Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from
MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Hollow Knight: Dung Defender releases balls in a short series'
alt: 'Hollow Knight: Dung Defender releases balls in a short series'
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label: Successive balls form a single pressure window
tips:
- >-
Give the burst readable boundaries as well as spacing between individual
shots.
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- title: Hollow Knight
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzK50Cb24s&t=40s'
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Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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---
# Burst fire
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-burst-fire
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-burst-fire
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-burst-fire/
A short sequence of shots forms one pressure window.
## At a glance
[Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzK50Cb24s&t=40s) · Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by PC Indie Master Race. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzK50Cb24s), 40 s
1. Successive balls form a single pressure window
- Give the burst readable boundaries as well as spacing between individual shots.
- [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzK50Cb24s&t=40s)
## How it works
A short sequence of shots forms one pressure window.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- A short sequence of shots forms one pressure window.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Burst fire (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/burst-fire/) (id: source-84d95b7ae70b7427)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Burst fire (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/burst-fire/) (id: source-a181d55cc778892e)
- [White Defender · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQggkrQA4cQ&t=95s) (id: source-0149ee900df28f66)
- [The Unravelled · Hollow Knight: Silksong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RM4EBkhApQ&t=85s) (id: source-af5ab6e4d203d73a)
- [Hyperion · Returnal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdnGpLzBaKA&t=117s) (id: source-3d179aa5557cc8a9)
- [Hollow Knight Wiki · White Defender](https://hollowknight.wiki/w/White_Defender) (id: source-59efa6e7029bd86d)
- [Hollow Knight Wiki · The Unravelled](https://hollowknight.wiki/w/The_Unravelled) (id: source-1836a49c5e87b149)
- [PlayStation Blog · The making of Returnal's Hyperion fight](https://blog.playstation.com/2021/05/28/returnal-the-making-of-that-unforgettable-hyperion-fight/) (id: source-b109a014b0f0ca25)
- [Mike Stout · Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361)
- [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzK50Cb24s&t=40s) (id: source-428086e3f830823e)
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