Chimera

Overview

• Name: Chimera
• Type: All-around
• Stage Range: 3
• Threat Level: Extreme
• Biome: Ritual Laboratory
• Role: Final Boss
• Mood Board: Mood Board

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Behavior & AI

Core Behavior

• Aggression Type: Shifts with controlling head
• Attack Pattern:
  • Dragon Head (Phase 1) – Opens the fight with aggressive long-range elemental attacks. Dominates the skies.
  • Ram Head (Phase 2) – Retreats to ground, uses tactical charges and defence as it grows wary of damage.
  • Lion Head (Phase 3) – Enters a frenzy, prioritizing brute force and relentless melee aggression. No more retreat.

Movement

• Phase 1: Airborne, evading and circling
• Phase 2 & 3: Ground-based with powerful directional control
• Speed: Medium
• Pathfinding:
  • Dragon: Prioritizes distance and elevation
  • Ram: Maintains moderate range, then charges
  • Lion: Closes distance rapidly

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Combat Stats

Attribute	Value	Notes
Health		Divided across 3 phases
Damage		May spike per phase or attack
Armor		Heavy natural armor
Attack Cooldown		Varies slightly per phase
Range		Longest during Dragon phase
Speed		Slight boost during Lion phase

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Abilities & Attacks

Dragon Primary: Flame Surge

• Type: Ranged cone AoE
• Description: Breathes a wide cone of fire in front of it, lingering flames persist briefly.

Dragon Secondary: Meteor Volley

• Type: Long-range projectile burst
• Description: Summons flaming projectiles from the air that rain down randomly across the arena. Creates temporary fire hazards on impact.

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Ram Primary: Bull Rush

• Type: Linear charge
• Description: Lowers its head and charges forward in a straight line. Knocks back all targets, and deals bonus damage if they collide with a wall.

Ram Secondary: Horned Barrier

• Type: Shield / Defensive stance
• Description: Summons a glowing, horn-shaped energy shield in front of itself, blocking all frontal damage for a short duration.

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Lion Primary: Mauling Flurry

• Type: Short-range rapid strikes
• Description: Slashes in front of it with claws in a fast 3-hit combo.

Lion Secondary: Pounce

• Type: Gap closer / Leap attack
• Description: Leaps toward the player, crashing down with force and dealing area damage on impact.

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Death Behavior

• Death Effect: Lets out a unified cry as all three heads collapse, triggering a massive magical explosion.
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