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key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-teleport
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-teleport
lang: en
title: Teleport
summary: The boss relocates without normally traversing the intervening space.
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https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-teleport/
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- Boss fights
- 'Space, movement, and perception'
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title: Teleport
description: The boss relocates without normally traversing the intervening space.
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width: 854
height: 480
game: Hollow Knight
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=17s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE'
sourceFrameSeconds: 17
credit: Team Cherry; gameplay capture by fireb0rn
rights: >-
Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by fireb0rn. Original
visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from
portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Hollow Knight: Nightmare King Grimm appears from red smoke'
alt: 'Hollow Knight: Nightmare King Grimm appears from red smoke'
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label: Smoke marks the boss’s new arrival point
tips:
- 'Separate disappearance, destination selection and renewed danger.'
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- title: Hollow Knight
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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
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---
# Teleport
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-teleport
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-teleport
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-teleport/
The boss relocates without normally traversing the intervening space.
## At a glance
[Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=17s) · Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by fireb0rn. 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=7JWQ9KjwPyE), 17 s
1. Smoke marks the boss’s new arrival point
- Separate disappearance, destination selection and renewed danger.
- [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=17s)
## How it works
The boss relocates without normally traversing the intervening space.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- The boss relocates without normally traversing the intervening space.
## 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: Teleport (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/teleport/) (id: source-6e666b03cf966de9)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Teleport (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/teleport/) (id: source-4efcbf8b806f6922)
- [Nightmare King Grimm · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=15s) (id: source-f5072805eceb11a8)
- [The Time Keeper · Dead Cells](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQLlA73LMas&t=18s) (id: source-af1520dfa4a01f6f)
- [Astel, Naturalborn of the Void · Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzrSCDUcFys&t=85s) (id: source-be28aec8dee581c9)
- [GDC · Itay Keren — Boss Battle Design Fundamentals and Retrospective](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
- [Nightmare King Grimm · Hollow Knight Wiki](https://www.hollowknight.wiki/w/Nightmare_King_Grimm) (id: source-81c96b8c22abe80e)
- [The Time Keeper · Official Dead Cells Wiki](https://deadcells.wiki.gg/wiki/Time_Keeper) (id: source-1e5cb1697604d79c)
- [Game8 · Astel, Naturalborn of the Void attack patterns](https://game8.co/games/Elden-Ring/archives/371982) (id: source-7e093e6c20029c7a)
- [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQ9KjwPyE&t=17s) (id: source-012f6ca63ee0bf12)
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