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title: Escape phase
summary: 'The boss retreats, making pursuit part of continuing the encounter.'
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https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-escape-phase/
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- Boss fights
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title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Escape phase (RU)'
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updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Escape phase
description: 'The boss retreats, making pursuit part of continuing the encounter.'
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src: images/mechanics/boss-final-4y89d11wjgc-3180.webp
width: 640
height: 360
game: Dave the Diver
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y89D11wJGc&t=3180s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y89D11wJGc'
sourceFrameSeconds: 3180
credit: MINTROCKET / Nexon; gameplay capture by Gellot
rights: >-
Game graphics © MINTROCKET / Nexon. Gameplay recording by Gellot.
Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded
from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Dave the Diver: pursuing Yawie after leaving the first arena'
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label: The boss’s retreat turns the encounter into a side-scrolling pursuit
tips:
- >-
Preserve encounter progress during pursuit and clearly show the chase
direction.
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- title: Dave the Diver
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y89D11wJGc&t=3180s'
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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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---
# Escape phase
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-escape-phase
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-escape-phase
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-escape-phase/
The boss retreats, making pursuit part of continuing the encounter.
## At a glance
[Dave the Diver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y89D11wJGc&t=3180s) · Game graphics © MINTROCKET / Nexon. Gameplay recording by Gellot. 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=4Y89D11wJGc), 3180 s
1. The boss’s retreat turns the encounter into a side-scrolling pursuit
- Preserve encounter progress during pursuit and clearly show the chase direction.
- [Dave the Diver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y89D11wJGc&t=3180s)
## How it works
The boss retreats, making pursuit part of continuing the encounter.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- The boss retreats, making pursuit part of continuing the encounter.
## 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: Escape phase (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/escape-phase/) (id: source-b3c8c3c2316f933c)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Escape phase (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/escape-phase/) (id: source-9b94b0bc924f1d4c)
- [Yawie · Dave the Diver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y89D11wJGc&t=3150s) (id: source-4b7ca205e87aff26)
- [The Patriarch · Killing Floor 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWXy2l9m_pc&t=130s) (id: source-f3a0f9142aa7ee00)
- [Rathalos · Monster Hunter: World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYVpE-PfRgo&t=1150s) (id: source-5b18e045500c9287)
- [GDC · Itay Keren — Boss Battle Design Fundamentals and Retrospective](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
- [Destructoid — How to beat Yawie in Dave the Diver](https://www.destructoid.com/how-to-beat-yawie-in-dave-the-diver/) (id: source-862663401b6be96f)
- [PC Gamer — Killing Floor 2’s next boss revealed: the Patriarch is back](https://www.pcgamer.com/killing-floor-2-patriarch-boss-reveal/) (id: source-81ca5c27f22dd7ff)
- [Windows Central — Killing Floor 2 boss guide](https://www.windowscentral.com/killing-floor-2-boss-guide) (id: source-206e495beb71d797)
- [GameWatcher — How to kill Rathalos in Monster Hunter: World](https://www.gamewatcher.com/monster-hunter-world-rathalos-how-to-kill-rathalos-monster-hunter-world) (id: source-c59cd2f5d23447e5)
- [Dave the Diver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y89D11wJGc&t=3180s) (id: source-477502fe2c9cab82)
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