---
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-fan
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-fan
lang: en
title: Projectile fan
summary: Several firing directions form a spreading fan.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
status: active
url: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-fan/
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https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-fan.json
markdownUrl: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-fan.md
aliases: []
tags:
- Boss fights
- Projectiles
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- id: source-4e988233c3d62001
title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Projectile fan (RU)'
url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/projectile-fan/'
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title: Shriek · Ori and the Will of the Wisps
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title: Bullet King · Enter the Gungeon
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title: Phrike · Returnal
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdBbTMFLFIo&t=32s'
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- id: source-baf38070a8989361
title: Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout
url: 'https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing'
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title: Encounter reference · Bullet King
url: 'https://enterthegungeon.wiki.gg/wiki/Bullet_King'
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title: Cuphead
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=73s'
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id: boss-projectile-fan
title: Boss fights
url: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-projectile-fan
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attributes:
preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Projectile fan
description: Several firing directions form a spreading fan.
image:
src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-ol3-4y0es9m-73.webp
width: 640
height: 360
game: Cuphead
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=73s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M'
sourceFrameSeconds: 73
credit: Studio MDHR; gameplay capture by LociGuides
rights: >-
Game graphics © Studio MDHR. Gameplay recording by LociGuides. Visible
source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC
BY 4.0.
caption: Wally’s feathers spread in different directions
alt: Wally’s feathers spread in different directions
markers:
- x: 38
'y': 39
label: Different feather directions form a broad barrage
tips:
- Check projectile gaps at the distance where the player crosses the fan.
examples:
- title: Cuphead
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=73s'
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
---
# Projectile fan
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-fan
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-fan
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-projectile-fan/
Several firing directions form a spreading fan.
## At a glance
[Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=73s) · Game graphics © Studio MDHR. Gameplay recording by LociGuides. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M), 73 s
1. Different feather directions form a broad barrage
- Check projectile gaps at the distance where the player crosses the fan.
- [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=73s)
## How it works
Several firing directions form a spreading fan.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- Several firing directions form a spreading fan.
## 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: Projectile fan (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/projectile-fan/) (id: source-4e988233c3d62001)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Projectile fan (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/projectile-fan/) (id: source-f0313c40de533506)
- [Shriek · Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=1165s) (id: source-938d01176a1635ea)
- [Bullet King · Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynVmgUSV7Bc&t=26s) (id: source-0e3a9034aa726bed)
- [Phrike · Returnal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdBbTMFLFIo&t=32s) (id: source-d88e73d9030adb59)
- [Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361)
- [Encounter reference · Bullet King](https://enterthegungeon.wiki.gg/wiki/Bullet_King) (id: source-b684635c0fcb1a3c)
- [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=73s) (id: source-fe2bf59010769de8)
CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors