Secret Bosses

Uncover the secrets of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night by finding and defeating all five hidden bosses. Learn their locations, strategies, and rewards.

There are five hidden bosses scattered throughout the game. Three of them are not particularly hard to find, but gaining entry to their location requires a special key. The other two are a little bit more involved. Despite this, all five are relatively easy to reach at the end of the game if you know what you’re doing.

These are listed in the same order as they appear in the Demons section of the archive.

8-bit Nightmare

This is more humorous than anything else, but the enemies you’ll encounter are still pretty high level and can do a lot of damage, so be careful.

Travel to the Teleportation Room in the Hall of Termination. From there, climb up to the ceiling or use Invert. In the middle of the ceiling is a weak point. Break it by whatever means you have available and jump through.

In the next room, a Gamigin will rush at you. Kill it, open the Three Chests, and collect the MP Max Up and HP Max Up. When you’ve down that, go to the left wall and attack the weak spot in the middle of it. This will reveal a path to the next room on the left.

Go through the doorway and investigate the glowing Bookcase next to the painting of Igarashi-san (the game’s Producer).

What follows is a surprisingly long but otherwise simple 8-bit section. Make your way to the right and deal with the various 8-bit enemies as you go. At the end of the section, you’ll go through a door and meet the Eight Bit Overlord. Upon defeating it, you’ll be returned to the room with the glowing Bookcase. Open the Green Chest next to it to receive the 8-bit Nightmare item. The chest only appears once, but you can repeat the section for a chance to get more as a drop.

Boss: Eight Bit Overlord

Stats / Weaknesses:

• Level: 50
• HP: 6660
• XP: 5024
• Item Drops: Resist (various -% resistances), 8-bit Nightmare (8.00%)
• Shard Drop: 8-bit Flame (4.00%)

Phases:

1. Phase 1
   • Hop: The Overlord hops across the screen. Can be avoided by ducking.
   • Flying Stomp: The Overlord flies and stomps down, creating flame columns that move outward. Double Jump over the flame wave.
   • Great Balls of Fire: The Overlord spits fireballs that erupt into flame pillars. Duck in the far corner to avoid.
   • Flame Surfing: Flame columns move along the floor and ceiling in waves. Use Double Jump to navigate through the gaps.
2. Phase 2 (<50% Health)
   • Tall Hop: The Overlord performs a taller hop, including backward.
   • Super Stomp: Similar to Flying Stomp but with added fireballs that erupt after the flame wave.
   • Super Balls of Fire: Similar to Great Balls of Fire but with an additional column wave. Invert to the ceiling corner to avoid.
   • Super Flame Surfing: Flame waves at the top and bottom do not align, requiring precise jumping in the middle.

Strategy:

• The Eight Bit Overlord is an 8-bit style boss with predictable patterns but potentially tricky hitboxes.
• Focus on defeating it quickly to minimize exposure to its tougher attacks.
• For Flying Stomp, back up and Double Jump over the flame wave.
• For Great Balls of Fire, ducking in the far corner is the safest option.
• For Flame Surfing, precise timing with Double Jump is needed to thread the needle.
• In Phase 2, be prepared for enhanced versions of its attacks, including the Super Stomp and Super Flame Surfing, which require more precise evasion.