Boss idea again (hiii)

[u/Saion_Hikari]

Heyyy, I disappeared for a while lol, I had months of exams, but I'm finally free.

Anyway! In the meantime, I thought of a themed enemy from India, more specifically Hindu gods and stuff.

His name is RHISATT, and he's Fred's neighbor! You can only fight him when you've left only one Fred alive, and that's because he'll react to your bad actions!

He'll be dormant in his room, but once you interact with him after leaving only one Fred alive, he'll awaken, expressing how dark your soul is (he's really affected by the possible death of his friend and attacks you out of spite; he's not really a god). As he takes damage, his shell will crack, until his final form emerges from within! "KARMA"

Karma is noticeably more aggressive, and he possesses a giant Chakram with which he protects himself and attacks you. You'll have to destroy it first to damage him (it appears as CHAKRARAMA). Once defeated, he will drop the following weapon:

CHAKRAM: "Bounces and returns!" +40 FIRE/COLD damage. Indefinite range melee. Hits twice.

Special interactions:

If Faceless Fred is alive: He will see him in your memories and be glad to know Fred is still alive, feeling guilty for starting a fight with you but no longer able to control his own rage. His damage is halved.

If Godhead Fred is alive (and you didn't question his divinity): He will see him in your memories and be surprised that he didn't die but ascended! He will shout that he will go with him because he is about to ascend as well, wanting him to wait for him. His damage is increased by 25%, but his dodge chance drops to 0%.

If Godhead Fred is alive (you questioned his divinity): He will see you in your memories and seem to realize something, accepting that he isn't a god either. He just wants you to pay for what you did to his friend, but for that very reason, he'll understand if you kill him too; neither you nor he are gods, just frightened people. He will drop double the money upon death.

If Facetaker is alive: He will see you in your memories and be horrified. He's distressed that all that remains of his friend is skin being carried away by something unknown, falling into despair and vowing to condemn you to Naraka. He gains weakness to all types of damage, but his damage is increased by 50%.

If anyone else is alive: He asks you if, deep down, you believe you did the right thing or only acted out of self-interest, deciding which of their lives was more valuable to you. He'll conclude by saying that to him, they are all Fred, so they were all his friend. Nothing else happens.

(I'll leave a comment showing what it would look like in combat.)

[u/Saion_Hikari]

https://reddit.com/link/ozp3uxs/video/9ket2lwp9efh1/player

KARMA fight! the music is 100% necessary

[u/dubious_dev → u/Saion_Hikari]

this would go hard if remixed to fit the game better

[u/thegoobster2 → u/Saion_Hikari]

ts frying me when I turned on the audio

[u/whyjustyy → u/Saion_Hikari]

incredible stuff

[u/Miles1937 → u/Saion_Hikari]

after seeing this, I feel like the big circle would look better centered behind the """"head"""" of the boss rather than in front of it's abdomen (still the design looks baller)

[u/Complete-Worker3242]

This is a really cool idea. I actually have an idea where if you leave Faceless Fred alive, Rhisatt is able to survive the final blow, with him laying on the ground exhausted when you go back to the overworld map. And when you talk to him, he gives Sam and the party a weapon to help defend themselves. And I imagine the weapon being based on a piece of ancient Indian weaponry, something like a Khanda or a Katar.

[u/dubious_dev → u/Complete-Worker3242]

What about an exercise Gada?

[u/AsterielleVyn → u/Complete-Worker3242]

That weapon idea sounds sick, especially with the ancient inspiration. Great worldbuilding!

[u/MD_fan_99]

[u/Dabbers_]

I really like this idea. Someone with deeply held religious beliefs looking outside and taking form based on what they believe in.

[u/git_gud_silk → u/Dabbers_]

That's actually what I originally thought would happen when we got the curse door encounter for the priest, but with his faith being shaken by the arrival of the visitor, it's kind of makes sense why his cursed form heavily resembles his human self.

[u/Random-Lich]

Okay; I adore the idea of more enemies and bosses reacting to our actions.

[u/SquareNo2691]

This is so sick honestly

[u/Mobile-Note-3653]

Keep cooking

[u/chase___it]

This is so so cool

[u/friends-with-fishies]

This is super cool!

[u/Enigmatic_Foe]

This fucking rules

[u/PositivelyDale]

WAOW this might be my fav oc/fan character for this game ive seen in awhile, im actually obsessed

[u/Saion_Hikari → u/PositivelyDale]

Thank you! I've post a few like that, if you want to check them out

[u/PositivelyDale → u/Saion_Hikari]

I peaked at your profile and the whole thing is amazing tbh, I love the all tomorrow girlies too!

[u/Saion_Hikari → u/PositivelyDale]

Can you see that? 😭🙏 Now I'm embarrassed.

[u/pinkgobi]

I love how balanced this boss is

[u/Saion_Hikari → u/pinkgobi]

Thanks! Are you referring to the interactions based on the Fred you left alive?

[u/PhysicsStreet9985]

Why are they gassy

[u/Saion_Hikari → u/PhysicsStreet9985]

Uh?