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key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-orbiting-projectiles
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-orbiting-projectiles
lang: en
title: Orbiting projectiles
summary: Projectiles circle a center and constrain access to it.
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https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-orbiting-projectiles/
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- Boss fights
- Projectiles
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https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/orbiting-projectiles/
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title: Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout
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title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault'
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updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Orbiting projectiles
description: Projectiles circle a center and constrain access to it.
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src: images/mechanics/boss-final-popz58ucjwa-53.webp
width: 640
height: 360
game: Hollow Knight
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POpz58ucJwA&t=53s'
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sourceFrameSeconds: 53
credit: Team Cherry; gameplay capture by New Dawn Games
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Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by New Dawn Games.
Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded
from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Hollow Knight: orbs move around Soul Master'
alt: 'Hollow Knight: orbs move around Soul Master'
markers:
- x: 66
'y': 32
label: An orb belongs to a formation orbiting the moving boss
tips:
- Distinguish movement of the orbit center from the projectiles’ rotation.
examples:
- title: Hollow Knight
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POpz58ucJwA&t=53s'
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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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---
# Orbiting projectiles
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-orbiting-projectiles
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-orbiting-projectiles
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-orbiting-projectiles/
Projectiles circle a center and constrain access to it.
## At a glance
[Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POpz58ucJwA&t=53s) · Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by New Dawn Games. 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=POpz58ucJwA), 53 s
1. An orb belongs to a formation orbiting the moving boss
- Distinguish movement of the orbit center from the projectiles’ rotation.
- [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POpz58ucJwA&t=53s)
## How it works
Projectiles circle a center and constrain access to it.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- Projectiles circle a center and constrain access to it.
## 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: Orbiting projectiles (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/orbiting-projectiles/) (id: source-828f36ab00a0556c)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Orbiting projectiles (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/orbiting-projectiles/) (id: source-d23d79d228821e77)
- [Soul Master · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POpz58ucJwA&t=53s) (id: source-4cc7a5533dbd20b7)
- [Ceaseless Void · Terraria: Calamity Mod](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihgR1Tf_WGY&t=20s) (id: source-6538426711d244d2)
- [Gabriel, Judge of Hell · ULTRAKILL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6e0-whg6EA&t=104s) (id: source-3d3788d4056a59ef)
- [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)
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