List of Bosses

Djimmi The Great, one of the many bosses featured in Cuphead.

The following is a list of bosses found in Cuphead.

In the base game, the bosses take the form of debtors whose souls Cuphead and Mugman must steal in order to win The Devil's bet. In The Delicious Last Course, the bosses are instead keepers of the ingredients needed to create the Wondertart and bring Ms. Chalice back to life.

Boss fights are divided into "phases", where the bosses change forms and attack patterns after taking a certain amount of damage. Bosses can have as few as two phases or as many as five, but most have three phases.

Whenever the player starts a boss battle, the announcer utters one of the following five lines:

• "A brawl is surely brewing!"
• "Here's a real high class bout!"
• "A great slam and then some!"
• "Good day for a swell battle!"
• "This match will get red hot!"

This is then followed by one of five other phrases, which are also accompanied by flashing text of "WALLOP!" (or "EN GARDE!" for the King's Leap bosses).

• "Now go!"
• "You're up!"
• "Here goes!"
• "It's on!"
• "And begin!"

Once a boss is defeated, it will assume a unique defeat animation as the announcer shouts "Knockout!". However, if the player dies at any point during battle, they will be greeted with a screen that simply says "YOU DIED!", followed by a "Death Card" containing a quote from the boss mocking them.

There are a total of twenty-eight bosses in the base game: five each in Inkwell Isles One and Two, seven in Isle Three, and eleven in Inkwell Hell (nine mini-bosses in the showdown with King Dice as well as Dice himself, and The Devil). In The Delicious Last Course, there are seven bosses in Inkwell Isle Four, along with five in the King's Leap, thus adding a total of twelve new bosses. Altogether, this creates a grand total of forty bosses in the entire game.

Footage of each boss is provided below.

Boss Name	Preview	Description	Phases (Regular Mode)	Phases (Simple Mode)
Inkwell Isle One
The Root Pack		The Root Pack are one of the three bosses initially available. Defeating them unlocks access to Ribby and Croaks. Their level is titled Botanic Panic! They also have a secret phase.	3	2
Goopy Le Grande		Goopy Le Grande is one of the three bosses initially available. Defeating him unlocks access to Hilda Berg. His level is titled Ruse of an Ooze.	3	2
Hilda Berg		Hilda Berg is unlocked after defeating Goopy Le Grande. Defeating her unlocks access to Cagney Carnation. Her level is titled Threatenin' Zeppelin.	2	1
Cagney Carnation		Cagney Carnation is one of the three bosses initially available. He can also be unlocked after defeating Hilda Berg. His level is titled Floral Fury. Beating him unlocks the Die House for the player.	2	1
Ribby and Croaks		Ribby and Croaks are unlocked after defeating the Root Pack. Defeating them unlocks access to the first Mausoleum. Their level is titled Clip Joint Calamity.	3	2
Inkwell Isle Two
Baroness Von Bon Bon		Baroness Von Bon Bon is one of the three bosses initially available after entering this isle. Defeating her grants access to Wally Warbles. Her level is titled Sugarland Shimmy. Her first phase is a series of three randomized bosses before the final phase.	2	2
Beppi The Clown		Beppi The Clown is one of the three bosses initially available after entering this isle. Defeating him grants access to Grim Matchstick. His level is titled Carnival Kerfuffle.	4	3
Djimmi The Great		Djimmi The Great is one of the three bosses initially available after entering this isle. Defeating him grants access to the second Mausoleum. His level is titled Pyramid Peril. He has the most phases out of any boss in the game, with a total of five, and also has a secret phase.	5	4
Grim Matchstick		Grim Matchstick is unlocked after defeating Beppi The Clown, or by taking a shortcut. His level is titled Fiery Frolic.	3	2
Wally Warbles		Wally Warbles is unlocked after defeating Baroness Von Bon Bon, or taking a shortcut. His level is titled Aviary Action.	3	2
Inkwell Isle Three
Rumor Honeybottoms		Rumor Honeybottoms is one of two bosses initially available after entering this isle. Defeating her grants access to Dr. Kahl's Robot. Her level is titled Honeycomb Herald.	2	1
Captain Brineybeard		Captain Brineybeard is the second of two bosses initially available after entering this isle. Defeating him grants access to Cala Maria. His level is titled Shootin N' Lootin.	2	1
Sally Stageplay		Sally Stageplay is unlocked after defeating either Cala Maria or Dr. Kahl's Robot, or by taking a shortcut. Defeating her grants access to Phantom Express and Werner Werman. Her level is titled Dramatic Fanatic. She also has a secret phase.	4	3
Werner Werman		Werner Werman is unlocked after defeating Sally Stageplay or by completing either of the Run n' Gun levels Perilous Piers and Rugged Ridge. His level is titled Murine Corps.	3	2
Dr. Kahl's Robot		Dr. Kahl's Robot is unlocked after defeating Rumor Honeybottoms. Defeating him grants access to Sally Stageplay. His level is titled Junkyard Jive!.	3	1
Cala Maria		Cala Maria is unlocked after defeating Captain Brineybeard. Defeating her grants access to Sally Stageplay. Her level is titled High Seas Hi-Jinx!.	3	2
Phantom Express		The Phantom Express is unlocked after defeating Sally Stageplay. Defeating them grants access to Inkwell Hell. Their level is titled Railroad Wrath.	4	3
Inkwell Hell
Tipsy Troop		The first of nine mini-bosses fought before King Dice.	N/A	N/A
Chips Bettigan		The second of nine mini-bosses fought before King Dice.
Mr. Wheezy		The third of nine mini-bosses fought before King Dice.
Pip and Dot		The fourth of nine mini-bosses fought before King Dice.
Hopus Pocus		The fifth of nine mini-bosses fought before King Dice.
Phear Lap		The sixth of nine mini-bosses fought before King Dice.
Pirouletta		The seventh of nine mini-bosses fought before King Dice.
Mangosteen		The eighth of nine mini-bosses fought before King Dice.
Mr. Chimes		The ninth and final mini-boss fought before King Dice.
King Dice		King Dice is the only boss initially available after entering Inkwell Hell. Defeating him grants access to The Devil. His level is titled All Bets Are Off!. He cannot be fought on Simple Mode.
The Devil		The Devil, for whom Cuphead and Mugman are collecting the soul contracts, serves as the main antagonist and final boss of the game. He is unlocked after defeating King Dice. His level is titled One Hell Of A Time. He cannot be fought on Simple Mode.	4	N/A
Inkwell Isle Four
Glumstone The Giant		Glumstone The Giant is one of the two bosses initially available after entering this isle. Defeating him grants access to Mortimer Freeze. His level is titled Gnome Way Out.	3	2
Moonshine Mob		The Moonshine Mob are one of the two bosses initially available after entering this isle. Defeating them grants access to Esther Winchester. Their level is titled Bootlegger Boogie.	3	2
The Howling Aces		The Howling Aces are unlocked after defeating either Mortimer Freeze or Esther Winchester, or by taking a shortcut. Their level is titled Doggone Dogfight. They also have a secret phase.	3	2
Mortimer Freeze		Mortimer Freeze is unlocked after defeating Glumstone The Giant. Defeating him grants access to The Howling Aces. His level is titled Snow Cult Scuffle.	3	2
Esther Winchester		Esther Winchester is unlocked after defeating the Moonshine Mob. Defeating her grants access to The Howling Aces. Her level is titled High-Noon Hoopla.	4	3
Chef Saltbaker		Chef Saltbaker, betraying the trio after they have collected all of the Wondertart ingredients, serves as the main antagonist and final boss of the DLC. His level is titled A Dish To Die For. He cannot be fought on Simple Mode.	3	N/A
Angel and Devil		A pair of secret bosses who are fought in the hidden level One Hell Of A Dream, which is unlocked after obtaining the Broken Relic charm and solving the puzzle in the graveyard.	1	N/A
The King's Leap
The Pawns		The first of the King of Games' champions. Players must parry all the pawns with heads to defeat them.	N/A	N/A
The Knight		The second of the King of Games' champions. Players must parry his plume whenever he lets his guard down to damage him.
The Bishop		The third of the King of Games' champions. Players must blow out all the candles before they are able to parry him.
The Rook		The fourth of the King of Games' champions. Players must parry the pink heads that come out from his grindstone and toss them back at him.
The Queen		The fifth of the King of Games' champions, as well as the final one. Players must parry the fuse of cannons to try and send cannonballs flying towards her.