--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-single-shot type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-single-shot lang: en title: Single shot summary: One projectile creates a single readable threat trajectory. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-single-shot/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-single-shot.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-single-shot.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Projectiles sourceIds: - source-5c73ca789821517c - source-eb6e4c7f131aaf33 - source-fa8c1da3e7b691b7 - source-063b1bcda230153c - source-33b41db100441349 - source-baf38070a8989361 - source-16d9c3f2e4287d28 - source-e952431353311ff4 sources: - id: source-5c73ca789821517c title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Single shot (RU)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/single-shot/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-eb6e4c7f131aaf33 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Single shot (EN)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/single-shot/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-fa8c1da3e7b691b7 title: Hornet Protector · Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=276s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-063b1bcda230153c title: Wally Warbles · Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=12s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-33b41db100441349 title: Phrike · Returnal url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1GZvUb5uoY&t=30s' 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-16d9c3f2e4287d28 title: Boss Fight Design · GD Creator School url: 'https://www.gdcreatorschool.com/docs/guides/gameplay-2/bossfight-design/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e952431353311ff4 title: Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=22s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-single-shot title: Boss fights url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-single-shot' categoryIds: - catalog-part-2 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Single shot description: One projectile creates a single readable threat trajectory. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-ol3-4y0es9m-22.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: Cuphead sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=22s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M' sourceFrameSeconds: 22 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: A large egg is separated from the firing source alt: A large egg is separated from the firing source markers: - x: 29 'y': 72 label: A single large projectile crosses the play area tips: - 'Keep a single shot’s speed, size and direction consistent.' examples: - title: Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=22s' 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 --- # Single shot id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-single-shot type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-single-shot lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-single-shot/ One projectile creates a single readable threat trajectory. ## At a glance ![A large egg is separated from the firing source](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-ol3-4y0es9m-22.webp) [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=22s) · 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), 22 s 1. A single large projectile crosses the play area - Keep a single shot’s speed, size and direction consistent. - [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=22s) ## How it works One projectile creates a single readable threat trajectory. ## Variants ### How the technique works - One projectile creates a single readable threat trajectory. ## 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: Single shot (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/single-shot/) (id: source-5c73ca789821517c) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Single shot (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/single-shot/) (id: source-eb6e4c7f131aaf33) - [Hornet Protector · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=276s) (id: source-fa8c1da3e7b691b7) - [Wally Warbles · Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=12s) (id: source-063b1bcda230153c) - [Phrike · Returnal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1GZvUb5uoY&t=30s) (id: source-33b41db100441349) - [Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361) - [Boss Fight Design · GD Creator School](https://www.gdcreatorschool.com/docs/guides/gameplay-2/bossfight-design/) (id: source-16d9c3f2e4287d28) - [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=22s) (id: source-e952431353311ff4) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors