--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-shockwave type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-shockwave lang: en title: Shockwave summary: A wavefront expands from its source and crosses player positions. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-shockwave/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-shockwave.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-shockwave.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Zones and traps sourceIds: - source-5ce3b79ac7527952 - source-5af76034bdffdb9d - source-eef81b16224f1c1d - source-33fd2e5b8feccbc5 - source-fe1d941d246fcb74 - source-baf38070a8989361 - source-945019fe5d82d809 - source-0bb18e37eb92d9c5 - source-631be35bfaa1db07 sources: - id: source-5ce3b79ac7527952 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Shockwave (RU)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/shockwave/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-5af76034bdffdb9d title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Shockwave (EN)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/shockwave/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-eef81b16224f1c1d title: Horn Beetle · Ori and the Will of the Wisps url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=61s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-33fd2e5b8feccbc5 title: False Knight · Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=151s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-fe1d941d246fcb74 title: 'Godfrey, First Elden Lord · Elden Ring' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2jd1fqLpsE&t=180s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-baf38070a8989361 title: Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout url: 'https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing' verifiedAt: null - id: source-945019fe5d82d809 title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault' url: 'https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design' verifiedAt: null - id: source-0bb18e37eb92d9c5 title: Ori and the Will of the Wisps url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=103s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-631be35bfaa1db07 title: Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=166s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-shockwave title: Boss fights url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-shockwave' categoryIds: - catalog-part-4 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Shockwave description: A wavefront expands from its source and crosses player positions. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-dvub8cimpig-103.webp width: 1280 height: 720 game: Ori and the Will of the Wisps credit: Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios; gameplay capture by Gellot rights: >- 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. sourceFrameSeconds: 103 sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=103s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg' caption: A wave from the beetle’s impact travels along the floor alt: A wave from the beetle’s impact travels along the floor markers: - x: 17 'y': 71 label: The orange wave is separated from the boss’s body tips: - >- Distinguish the impact point from the moving front and test how the player crosses it. examples: - title: Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=166s' 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 --- # Shockwave id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-shockwave type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-shockwave lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-shockwave/ A wavefront expands from its source and crosses player positions. ## At a glance ![A wave from the beetle’s impact travels along the floor](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-dvub8cimpig-103.webp) [Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=103s) · 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), 103 s 1. The orange wave is separated from the boss’s body - Distinguish the impact point from the moving front and test how the player crosses it. - [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=166s) ## How it works A wavefront expands from its source and crosses player positions. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A wavefront expands from its source and crosses player positions. ## 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: Shockwave (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/shockwave/) (id: source-5ce3b79ac7527952) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Shockwave (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/shockwave/) (id: source-5af76034bdffdb9d) - [Horn Beetle · Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=61s) (id: source-eef81b16224f1c1d) - [False Knight · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=151s) (id: source-33fd2e5b8feccbc5) - [Godfrey, First Elden Lord · Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2jd1fqLpsE&t=180s) (id: source-fe1d941d246fcb74) - [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) - [Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=103s) (id: source-0bb18e37eb92d9c5) - [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=166s) (id: source-631be35bfaa1db07) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors