Boss preparation: Hank, Scoop, Dumpling and Mr. Kyde

Hank: save a dash for the laser

The Japanese notebook describes an opening of ranged attacks and charges, followed by a phase in which the head and body act separately. The head’s sweeping all-direction laser is the important escape check. Do not spend the final available dash collecting experience immediately before that attack.

Spring can raise dash capacity through its marked footwear condition. A larger stamina reserve helps only if the next dash is available when the telegraph appears. Recovery and movement remain distinct from the number of dashes you can store.

Scoop: repeated spikes in the second phase

Scoop becomes more demanding after its phase transition. The notebook identifies repeated all-direction spike volleys as the main danger. Leaving ordinary clearing support untouched while gaining an extra useful escape can be more valuable than another minor damage upgrade.

Keep enough range to attack while repositioning. Melee still has to reach the target without crossing a volley merely to maintain damage. Use an opening in the attack pattern rather than standing close because the earlier phase was manageable.

Dumpling: leave the damage terrain

Dumpling jumps, fires projectiles and leaves dangerous ground. Later subdivisions create additional simultaneous attacks. A route that avoids one body can still cross the terrain or projectiles left by another.

Lightning or other coverage can reach several targets, but this does not justify standing inside overlapping hazards. Keep an exit lane when repositioning. Version 1.0 fixes Dumpling dying while a subdivision remained, so an old clip ending that phase early is not a current kill method.

Mr. Kyde: read the bomb lanes

Mr. Kyde throws bombs whose cross-shaped explosions reduce safe ground. Later direct approaches put pressure on the spaces left between them. Read the indicated explosion area before moving toward a pickup; distance from the boss alone does not make a tile safe.

A damage upgrade cannot reopen ground already covered by the next explosion. Maintain enough movement to leave a threatened lane, then fire from the next safe position. Avoid routing through several bomb indicators at once simply to keep close range.

Laz and the Headquarters finale

Laz is the fifth normal final boss added in 1.0. The historical notebook predates that fight and is not a Laz attack script. The HQ guide covers the distinct protected finale and its objectives.

For all fights, check the actual in-game telegraph before committing a dash. The patterns above come from a dated firsthand notebook, with the known 1.0 Dumpling change applied; they do not prescribe fixed attack timestamps or a guaranteed repeating sequence.