--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-splitting-projectile type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-splitting-projectile lang: en title: Splitting projectile summary: 'At a defined moment, one projectile produces several new trajectories.' updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-splitting-projectile/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-splitting-projectile.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-splitting-projectile.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Projectiles sourceIds: - source-70b0507ef24d045e - source-5a3c39be28b9f18a - source-063b1bcda230153c - source-5e991d90f94b5ada - source-34f4e3f06576785b - source-baf38070a8989361 - source-945019fe5d82d809 - source-fc31fc552c95f224 sources: - id: source-70b0507ef24d045e title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Splitting projectile (RU)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/splitting-projectile/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-5a3c39be28b9f18a title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Splitting projectile (EN)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/splitting-projectile/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-063b1bcda230153c title: Wally Warbles · Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=12s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-5e991d90f94b5ada title: Grim Matchstick · Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26SJdJjeiYY&t=84s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-34f4e3f06576785b title: Elden Beast · Elden Ring url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_UdSooCrJ0&t=172s' 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-fc31fc552c95f224 title: Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=27.5s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-splitting-projectile title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-splitting-projectile categoryIds: - catalog-part-2 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Splitting projectile description: 'At a defined moment, one projectile produces several new trajectories.' image: src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-ol3-4y0es9m-27-5.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: Cuphead sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=27.5s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M' sourceFrameSeconds: 27.5 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 splits into several smaller projectiles alt: A large egg splits into several smaller projectiles markers: - x: 17 'y': 58 label: Separate projectiles appear after the egg breaks tips: - >- Show the split moment and preserve a readable pattern of child projectiles. examples: - title: Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=27.5s' 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 --- # Splitting projectile id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-splitting-projectile type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-splitting-projectile lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-splitting-projectile/ At a defined moment, one projectile produces several new trajectories. ## At a glance ![A large egg splits into several smaller projectiles](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-ol3-4y0es9m-27-5.webp) [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=27.5s) · 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), 27.5 s 1. Separate projectiles appear after the egg breaks - Show the split moment and preserve a readable pattern of child projectiles. - [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=27.5s) ## How it works At a defined moment, one projectile produces several new trajectories. ## Variants ### How the technique works - At a defined moment, one projectile produces several new trajectories. ## 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: Splitting projectile (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/splitting-projectile/) (id: source-70b0507ef24d045e) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Splitting projectile (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/splitting-projectile/) (id: source-5a3c39be28b9f18a) - [Wally Warbles · Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=12s) (id: source-063b1bcda230153c) - [Grim Matchstick · Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26SJdJjeiYY&t=84s) (id: source-5e991d90f94b5ada) - [Elden Beast · Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_UdSooCrJ0&t=172s) (id: source-34f4e3f06576785b) - [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) - [Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3-4Y0eS9M&t=27.5s) (id: source-fc31fc552c95f224) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors