--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-player-controlled-boss type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-player-controlled-boss lang: en title: Player-controlled boss summary: Another player makes boss decisions within defined rules. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-player-controlled-boss/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-player-controlled-boss.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-player-controlled-boss.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Encounter goals and vulnerability sourceIds: - source-17349091c71f450a - source-8015dae7b51e29aa - source-8270cfdf2e1351bf - source-57ee536a181405e9 - source-9a3b5593d28a3e12 - source-c151324fe6097460 - source-c7fdf7ffe896b3f6 - source-7c05100520d39e25 - source-9cbd3fa27b9ddd19 - source-8d93154cbaa8adeb sources: - id: source-17349091c71f450a title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Player-controlled boss (RU)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/player-controlled-boss/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-8015dae7b51e29aa title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Player-controlled boss (EN)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/player-controlled-boss/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-8270cfdf2e1351bf title: Kourok · Crawl url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYB4ipIlR4&t=480s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-57ee536a181405e9 title: Old Monk · Demon's Souls url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPYsdO_avAg&t=1s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-9a3b5593d28a3e12 title: Spear of the Church · Dark Souls III url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fPhPSWLRA0&t=1s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c151324fe6097460 title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design' url: 'https://media.gdcvault.com/gdc2018/presentations/Keren_Itay_BossUp.pdf' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c7fdf7ffe896b3f6 title: Crawl gameplay video — Powerhoof url: 'https://www.powerhoof.com/crawl-gameplay-video/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-7c05100520d39e25 title: Crawl bosses — Crawl Wiki url: 'https://crawl.fandom.com/wiki/Bosses' verifiedAt: null - id: source-9cbd3fa27b9ddd19 title: Old Monk summon — Demon's Souls English Wiki url: 'https://demonssouls.wikidot.com/black-phantoms#toc4' verifiedAt: null - id: source-8d93154cbaa8adeb title: Spear of the Church — Dark Souls III Wiki url: 'https://darksouls3.wikidot.com/bosses:spear-of-the-church' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-player-controlled-boss title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-player-controlled-boss categoryIds: - catalog-part-11 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Player-controlled boss description: Another player makes boss decisions within defined rules. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-final-bqyb4ipilr4-480.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: Crawl sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYB4ipIlR4&t=480s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYB4ipIlR4' sourceFrameSeconds: 480 credit: Powerhoof; gameplay capture by Milky Way Mammals rights: >- Game graphics © Powerhoof. Gameplay recording by Milky Way Mammals. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Crawl: group participants control the boss against the human challenger' alt: 'Crawl: group participants control the boss against the human challenger' markers: - x: 27 'y': 91 label: The BOSS panel identifies participants controlling the boss tips: - >- Balance attack readability and available actions for both sides of the encounter. examples: - title: Crawl url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYB4ipIlR4&t=480s' 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 --- # Player-controlled boss id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-player-controlled-boss type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-player-controlled-boss lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-player-controlled-boss/ Another player makes boss decisions within defined rules. ## At a glance ![Crawl: group participants control the boss against the human challenger](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-final-bqyb4ipilr4-480.webp) [Crawl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYB4ipIlR4&t=480s) · Game graphics © Powerhoof. Gameplay recording by Milky Way Mammals. 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=BQYB4ipIlR4), 480 s 1. The BOSS panel identifies participants controlling the boss - Balance attack readability and available actions for both sides of the encounter. - [Crawl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYB4ipIlR4&t=480s) ## How it works Another player makes boss decisions within defined rules. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Another player makes boss decisions within defined rules. ## 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: Player-controlled boss (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/player-controlled-boss/) (id: source-17349091c71f450a) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Player-controlled boss (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/player-controlled-boss/) (id: source-8015dae7b51e29aa) - [Kourok · Crawl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYB4ipIlR4&t=480s) (id: source-8270cfdf2e1351bf) - [Old Monk · Demon's Souls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPYsdO_avAg&t=1s) (id: source-57ee536a181405e9) - [Spear of the Church · Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fPhPSWLRA0&t=1s) (id: source-9a3b5593d28a3e12) - [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design](https://media.gdcvault.com/gdc2018/presentations/Keren_Itay_BossUp.pdf) (id: source-c151324fe6097460) - [Crawl gameplay video — Powerhoof](https://www.powerhoof.com/crawl-gameplay-video/) (id: source-c7fdf7ffe896b3f6) - [Crawl bosses — Crawl Wiki](https://crawl.fandom.com/wiki/Bosses) (id: source-7c05100520d39e25) - [Old Monk summon — Demon's Souls English Wiki](https://demonssouls.wikidot.com/black-phantoms#toc4) (id: source-9cbd3fa27b9ddd19) - [Spear of the Church — Dark Souls III Wiki](https://darksouls3.wikidot.com/bosses:spear-of-the-church) (id: source-8d93154cbaa8adeb) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors