Inspired by the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. This boss behaves like the Henlley’s Comet but instead of summoning comets from behind, it splits into two smaller comets when destroyed.
Attack 1: Swoop Down
Ocassionally slow down to the buttom of the screen. Daughter fragments slow down less frequently than its parent counterpart. The higher the difficulty is, the more frequent the swooping attacks are.
Attack 2: Split
When destroyed, the comet will split into 2 fragments. The parent comet and its daugther fragments drops a gift powerup and coins when destroyed.
Stage 1:
Stage 2:
Stage 3:
Stage4:
*This is where the “8” in the boss name is derived.
Attack 3: Explode
Beside splitting, the comet will also release much smaller indestructible fragments that accelerates in speed in all directions (evenly distributed). Daughter fragments release less fragments than its parent counterpart. The higher the difficulty is, the more fragments are released.
This attack can only appear at 60-70% or above difficulty.
great naming there, no?
