Maaty (Boss)

Basic Info
Maaty is a boss that appears in the game Immortal Redneck. His room is automatically added to the Third Floor of the second pyramid, and replaces the Stairs room. Players can only reach the Fourth Floor by defeating him.

Maaty is a humanoid creature with most of its features concealed under a white robe and head covering. His only exposed flesh is two hands with dark red flesh and claw-like fingernails. He has gears sticking out of his forehead and the back of his neck, and wears a gear-shaped pendant near his neck. Although he floats, his main mode of transportation is teleporting.

Phase One
Maaty's arena has five small gear-shaped platforms high above the ground, situated in the corners of the five-sided room. In the center of the floor is a metal grate. Once combat begins, Maaty will teleport to one of these platforms and begin his attack. During his attack, he will periodically teleport to another random platform. He alternates randomly between these three attacks:


 * Fiery Spiral: Maaty unleashes a rapid-fire string of fireballs in a corkscrew pattern. If the player moves, Maaty will adjust his aim accordingly until he's fired all of his fireballs.
 * Swift Bolts: Maaty fires off some larger, faster moving fireballs. The rate of fire on these fireballs is slower, but the fireballs themselves move more quickly. These can be shot down and will sometimes drop small ammo boxes if shot.
 * Light Shear: Matty unleashes a fast-moving wave of light that radiates from his position outward. Unlike the fireballs, if the player is in the line of fire then they cannot sidestep the attack, however if the player reacts quickly enough they may be able to run underneath the incoming wave, or simply jump over it.

Phase Two
Phase Two begins when Maaty's health drops below 50%. Maaty's attacks remain the same, however there are a few changes to the arena:


 * The gear platforms begin moving counter-clockwise around the arena, making Maaty's position more difficult to mark and hit.
 * The arena floor now has lasers going across, about ankle height, in the shape of a star. These lasers must be jumped to avoid taking damage.
 * The grate in the center of the floor will now act like a spike trap, deploying poison spikes about a half second after a player touches it.

The player is therefore required to keep an eye on the arena floor while also keeping track of Maaty's constantly changing position and attacks.

Victory
The first time the player defeats Maaty, they will gain the achievement Maaty, as well as the ability to purchase and use the Maaty Medallion (an equip item that grants the player instant passage to the Fourth Floor of the second pyramid on later runs). Maaty also drops Coins, a large Ammo chest, Steak, a Scroll, and a random weapon every time he's defeated, and the player is free to proceed to the Fourth Floor.