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title: Landing jump
summary: The boss leaps toward a chosen location and threatens its landing area.
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        Let the landing area be judged before ground contact and the impact
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  references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
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# Landing jump

id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-landing-jump
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-landing-jump
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-landing-jump/

The boss leaps toward a chosen location and threatens its landing area.

## At a glance

![Horn Beetle is airborne before landing](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-dvub8cimpig-95.webp)

[Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=95s) · Game graphics © Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios. Gameplay recording by Gellot. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.

[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg), 95 s

1. Body position shows height and the area of upcoming contact

- Let the landing area be judged before ground contact and the impact effect.

- [Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=95s)

## How it works

The boss leaps toward a chosen location and threatens its landing area.

## Variants

### How the technique works

<a id="boss-landing-jump-rule"></a>

- The boss leaps toward a chosen location and threatens its landing area. <a id="boss-landing-jump-definition"></a>

## 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: Landing jump (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/landing-jump/) (id: source-c5201c915c58f6e8)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Landing jump (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/landing-jump/) (id: source-67dbb734f29d755f)
- [False Knight · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=151s) (id: source-33fd2e5b8feccbc5)
- [Horn Beetle · Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=61s) (id: source-eef81b16224f1c1d)
- [Margit, the Fell Omen · Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m60ucpQggJ0&t=131s) (id: source-7360c1deba7d486c)
- [Boss Fight Design · GD Creator School](https://www.gdcreatorschool.com/docs/guides/gameplay-2/bossfight-design/) (id: source-16d9c3f2e4287d28)
- [Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361)
- [Elden Ring: Margit, the Fell Omen Boss Guide · GameGrin](https://www.gamegrin.com/articles/elden-ring-margit-the-fell-omen-boss-guide/) (id: source-2605a9777fb62c42)
- [Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=95s) (id: source-9bccf668a5e1f97f)

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