--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-chain-explosions type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-chain-explosions lang: en title: Chain explosions summary: Successive explosions carry a threat across several areas. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-chain-explosions/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-chain-explosions.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-chain-explosions.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Zones and traps sourceIds: - source-3e846f0c4b65b8b5 - source-4a123e1e96e69054 - source-8f61efc7e593a0df - source-26bbba73dcc321d6 - source-e981bb66b5896831 - source-baf38070a8989361 - source-945019fe5d82d809 - source-e75299ce76d08d92 - source-c8f72f07bb615403 - source-907bb59a1e2f0d1e sources: - id: source-3e846f0c4b65b8b5 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Chain explosions (RU)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/chain-explosions/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-4a123e1e96e69054 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Chain explosions (EN)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/chain-explosions/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-8f61efc7e593a0df title: Dr. Kahl's Robot · Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anMOwVo7tc&t=31s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-26bbba73dcc321d6 title: Shopkeeper · One Step From Eden url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOhPQTOkOlI&t=80s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e981bb66b5896831 title: Golden Bahamut · Final Fantasy XIV url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0cBisPLbq8&t=982s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-baf38070a8989361 title: Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout url: 'https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing' verifiedAt: null - id: source-945019fe5d82d809 title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault' url: 'https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e75299ce76d08d92 title: Dr. Kahl's Robot · Cuphead Wiki url: 'https://cuphead.wiki.gg/wiki/Dr._Kahl%27s_Robot' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c8f72f07bb615403 title: One Step From Eden walkthrough · Neoseeker url: 'https://www.neoseeker.com/one-step-from-eden/guides/Eden' verifiedAt: null - id: source-907bb59a1e2f0d1e title: The Unending Coil of Bahamut · FFXIV Wiki url: 'https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/The_Unending_Coil_of_Bahamut' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-chain-explosions title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-chain-explosions categoryIds: - catalog-part-4 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Chain explosions description: Successive explosions carry a threat across several areas. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-final-6anmowvo7tc-31.webp width: 854 height: 480 game: Cuphead sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anMOwVo7tc&t=31s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anMOwVo7tc' sourceFrameSeconds: 31 credit: Studio MDHR; gameplay capture by Boss Fight Database rights: >- Game graphics © Studio MDHR. Gameplay recording by Boss Fight Database. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Cuphead: Dr. Kahl’s Robot’s flying bombs can detonate each other' alt: 'Cuphead: Dr. Kahl’s Robot’s flying bombs can detonate each other' markers: - x: 45 'y': 19 label: Colliding bombs can pass an explosion to the next charge tips: - >- Show the explosion sequence and opportunities to move into cleared areas. examples: - title: Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anMOwVo7tc&t=31s' endsAt: null 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. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas --- # Chain explosions id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-chain-explosions type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-chain-explosions lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-chain-explosions/ Successive explosions carry a threat across several areas. ## At a glance ![Cuphead: Dr. Kahl’s Robot’s flying bombs can detonate each other](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-final-6anmowvo7tc-31.webp) [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anMOwVo7tc&t=31s) · Game graphics © Studio MDHR. Gameplay recording by Boss Fight Database. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anMOwVo7tc), 31 s 1. Colliding bombs can pass an explosion to the next charge - Show the explosion sequence and opportunities to move into cleared areas. - [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anMOwVo7tc&t=31s) ## How it works Successive explosions carry a threat across several areas. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Successive explosions carry a threat across several areas. ## 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: Chain explosions (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/chain-explosions/) (id: source-3e846f0c4b65b8b5) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Chain explosions (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/chain-explosions/) (id: source-4a123e1e96e69054) - [Dr. Kahl's Robot · Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anMOwVo7tc&t=31s) (id: source-8f61efc7e593a0df) - [Shopkeeper · One Step From Eden](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOhPQTOkOlI&t=80s) (id: source-26bbba73dcc321d6) - [Golden Bahamut · Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0cBisPLbq8&t=982s) (id: source-e981bb66b5896831) - [Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361) - [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809) - [Dr. Kahl's Robot · Cuphead Wiki](https://cuphead.wiki.gg/wiki/Dr._Kahl%27s_Robot) (id: source-e75299ce76d08d92) - [One Step From Eden walkthrough · Neoseeker](https://www.neoseeker.com/one-step-from-eden/guides/Eden) (id: source-c8f72f07bb615403) - [The Unending Coil of Bahamut · FFXIV Wiki](https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/The_Unending_Coil_of_Bahamut) (id: source-907bb59a1e2f0d1e) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors