幽靈特快

幽靈特快
地點	3號墨池島
關卡	鐵路之怒
血量	400/425/425（盲靈） 320/325/325 （丁骨車長） 180/200/200x2 （閃電兄弟） 200/200 （火車頭）
性別	男（全部）
角色	特快列車
階段	4
形態	1
攻擊招數	以眼還眼（Eye for an Eye）（盲靈） 骷髏砸擊（Skeletal Smash）（丁骨車長） 閃電光束（Blazin' Beams）（閃電兄弟） 火骨轉輪（Flaming Bone Wheel）（火車頭） 火苗拋散（Fire Flurry）（火車頭）
小怪/手下	飛翔南瓜怪（Pumpkimps） 幽靈（Spooks）
可格擋物	方錠 平板車邊緣 骷髏頭 火車頭尾巴
設計師	傑克·克拉克（Jake Clark）

幽靈特快（Phantom Express）是《茶杯頭》中3號墨池島的最後一個首領。

該首領組位於關卡鐵路之怒中，由小首領盲靈，丁骨車長，閃電兄弟和火車頭組成。

描述

外觀

「幽靈特快」，正如它的名字一樣，是一列專門給亡靈們提供運載服務的列車。戰鬥開頭在車尾迎接你這位不速之客的首領就是「盲靈」，他是一個全身呈淡藍色的幽靈。正如他的名字一樣，他沒有眼睛，只有一個巨大的眼眶。 而他的手掌心裡卻有著可以噴吐出來進行攻擊的眼珠，至於他能不能通過手掌心看見外面的世界，這一點仍然存疑。

在你通過盲靈那一關後，你見到的下一個首領就是丁骨車長，別害怕，他絕對不是來查你有沒有車票的。他是一個巨大的骷髏，並且戴著作為車長最有標誌性的衣著——他的帽子。順帶一提，他看起來好像少了一顆牙齒。

雖然這一點無法確定，但接著丁骨車長的首領「閃電兄弟」看起來就像是給這輛火車提供動力的活塞一樣。他們有著巨大的頭部和連結著列車內部的兩根細管。他們同時有著整輛列車裡最有特色的牙齒——對，就是那些長得像刀子的東西。

那麼恭喜你，你已經來到了火車頭的部分。火車頭是一輛有著藍色的臉和淡紫色的車身的蒸汽機車，他的心臟則在他的鍋爐里，熾熱的跳動著來為整輛列車提供動力。他看起來是一個開朗的反派，至少他的嘴一直咧著並且將所有的牙齒都露出了來。在你超過他之後，他會氣急敗壞的將自己與列車之間的掛鉤鬆開來，放飛自我，追上你的腳步。這時他看起來像是一匹馬，他的身體會升高，和輪子之間的連接部分則變為了四條細長的腿，還有一條尾巴，尾巴的盡頭是一個粉紅色的小燈泡。

性格

我不得不說這很傷人，但看起來車上的每一個首領都會覺得諷刺，挖苦茶杯兄弟的死亡是很有意思的事情。比如說，盲靈認為茶杯兄弟應該在死後數一數爬過他們屍體的蛆蟲，丁骨車長則告訴他們列車的下一站是他們兩人的葬禮，而閃電兄弟則表示，這輛列車是死人專供，而現在兩兄弟已經是死人了，那麼這一趟車還請隨意搭乘。而最後，火車頭會說明他非常享受戰鬥並且會「運載無窮無盡的恐懼」。

導入

在戰鬥開始前，「盲靈」會從列車的最後一節車廂里突然冒出來，並瘋狂的發出奇怪的咯咯聲試圖驚嚇茶杯兩兄弟。

戰鬥

• 階段1：盲靈
• Phase 2: T-Bone
• Phase 3: Blaze Brothers
• Phase 4: Head of the Train

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盲靈準備戰鬥

"我能……預見……未來。你……將會……一事無成。"
—盲靈，死亡畫面

血量 = 400/425/425

在整場戰鬥中，一輛軋道車會帶著你跟上幽靈專列。整個場地的下半部分會被均等的分成三個部分，每個部分都能剛好被這輛軋道車占據，也就是說在這場戰鬥中你可以通過移動軋道車的方式來達到這三個不同的部分：屏幕最左邊，正中間和屏幕最右邊。軋道車只會在兩側的粉色輪盤被格擋，或者說被能格擋的粉色物體擊中時才會移動，並且移動的方向就是輪盤所在的一側的方向。

戰鬥的第一階段是在列車的最後一節車廂邊發生的。作為玩家，你們將對陣一個眼睛長在手掌心上的幽靈—盲靈。他會使用從他的手掌心中噴射出來的彈性的眼球發起攻擊。這些眼球可以被你的子彈所擊破。在簡單模式下，他每一次生成完眼球後的硬直會更長，而在專家模式下，他每一次攻擊的持續時間則會變得更長。眼球血量 = 3.5/3.5/3.5

與此同時，漂浮的南瓜怪(即長著翅膀的南瓜燈)會從屏幕的任意一邊出現，並且會嘗試投擲一塊粉錠在你的軋道車的輪盤上使你和它更靠近盲靈，這樣子他就可以更容易的對玩家（們）造成傷害了。這些漂浮南瓜怪可以被子彈摧毀，但他們投擲出的粉錠只能通過格擋來摧毀。南瓜怪會在這個階段和緊接著的丁骨車長的階段里出現，不過在簡單模式中，他們並不會在任何階段里露面。南瓜怪血量 = 4/4

在造成足夠的傷害之後，盲靈會尖叫著被打敗並立刻撤回車廂中。他手掌心中的眼球也會破碎掉，看起來很痛的樣子。於是玩家（們）就會順著軋道車進入下一階段。

T-Bone with his Skeletal Slam!

"All aboard!! Next stop -- your funeral."
—T-Bone，Death Screen

In the second phase, perhaps the easiest, T-Bone, a giant skeleton, who seems to take on the role of the conductor, pops out of the cars along with his massive skeletal arms.

T-Bone primarily attacks by slamming his hands onto two spots that players can be on, before popping in and out another car and repeating his attack; players need to move the platform to the area beneath his head to avoid damage from the arms, or they can stand on either edge of the platform as the slam lands on the middle of the platform. Which cars he will appear next is usually middle, right, left, and repeat.

After T-Bone takes enough damage, he will cry in pain and lower himself back inside the train, the player(s) moves on to the next part of the train. Hitpoints = 320/325/325

The Blaze Brothers attacking Cuphead.

"Sorry! This train is only for the dead...but we can help you with that."
—Blaze Brothers，Death Screen

The next phase is the Blaze Brothers. Similar to Ribby and Croaks, both are fought simultaneously, but this time both must be killed separately. Their only attack is each raining down lightning from their mouth and moving closer to players until to the edge of the platform on either side. In Simple mode, they move slower when attacking. In Expert mode, they move faster.

Instead of Pumpkimps, Spooks come out of the smokestacks of the middle car and home onto players. When they are killed, a pink skull will drop that has a chance to move the cart, which can be parried. In Simple mode, the spooks' spawning rate is slower. In Expert mode, the spawning rate is faster. Hitpoints = 5/5/5

After enough damage to the both of them, they will melt, and the player(s) can move on to the front of the train. In Simple mode, the battle will simply end when the brothers melted without traveling forward again. Hitpoints = 180/200/200 each

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The Head of the Train preparing for battle.

"What a glorious night for me to bring the fright!"
—Head of the Train，Death Screen

In this last phase, the head of the train dislodges from his cab and the rest of the train to gallop after the players, constantly moving from left to right. Rings of bones shot out from his nose will move across the screen if parallel to the players.

To damage him, players must parry the pink light-bulb tail to open the boiler door. Once that is done, his heart will be exposed, and players must shoot at the heart to damage him, fireballs raining down onto players, which come from the furnace. After a while, the door will be closed again. Parrying the tail does not count towards the parry total.

Once the heart has taken enough damage, the train goes crying in defeat with his heart now extinguished and broken in half, his light-bulb on his tail is broken, losing a tooth on the upper row and wearing a bandage. Hitpoints = 200/200

In Expert mode, the Head of the Train gallops faster, making it harder to reach and parry his tail, and the Pumpkimps will return, dropping ingots on the cart.

音效

描述	音頻
Blind Specter appearing in a spooky manner.
Blind Specter attacking.
Blind Specter defeated.
T-Bone appearing.
T-Bone defeated.
The Blaze Brothers pop out.
One of the Blaze Brothers attacking.
The Blaze Brothers defeated.
The Head of the Train steaming with rage as Cuphead and Mugman pass by.
The Head of the Train beginning to give chase.
The Head of the Train defeated.

畫廊

幽靈及其骸骨

A pumpkin and its ingot

火車頭

閃電兄弟

丁骨車長

盲靈

路軌

大地圖立繪

火車頭草圖

啟發

• Blind Specter is most likely based off Eye Five, a villain from Skylanders Trap Team.
• The Phantom Express itself may be a reference to the Swing You Sinners! ghosts.
  • It may also be a reference to the Phantom Train from Final Fantasy VI.
• The faces of the Blaze Brothers look like a character in the 1930 cartoon Swing You Sinners!.
• The background for this fight is inspired by the 1929 cartoon The Skeleton Dance.
• The Pumpkimps may be a reference to a pumpkin with wings from the 1933 Betty Boop cartoon Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party.
• If one looks closely at the Head of the Train, shortly before he dislodges himself from the carriages, the number "4561" can be seen on the carriage behind him which may be a reference to the LEGO System train set.
• The Head of the Train nearly resembles the Demon Train from Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.

冷知識

• Using P-Sugar will conveniently move your cart once you jump on it, making it extremely convenient for this boss fight and for parryable skulls and ingots that get close to the platform's dials.
• Inside the Head of the Train is his heart-shaped engine; at first, it can be assumed that it is made of some sort of metal, as it glows red, like metal does when it's hot. However, when he is defeated, it appears the engine is clear and can crack, like glass. It is possible the heart is made of glass and just has a light inside.
  • It's possible the heart is a lightbulb as on closer inspection, it has a wavy line inside which could possible be the tungsten of it.
• When going through the different phases, perpetually-smiling passengers can be seen on the train.
• While fighting T-Bone, the Pumpkimps that drop the pink ingots on the cart will be in front of T-Bone, but the objects themselves will be behind T-Bone.
• The Phantom Express is the sixth boss to have individual characters throughout the battle, with the others being the The Root Pack, Baroness Von Bon Bon, Wally Warbles, Rumor Honeybottoms, and Captain Brineybeard.
• Out of all the individuals of the Phantom Express, only Blind Specter is seen in the good ending.
• Due to the Phantom Express blocking Inkwell Hell from the rest of Inkwell Isle III, as well as it being on train tracks, Cuphead and Mugman literally ended up on the "wrong side of the tracks" in the opening.
• At the beginning of the song in this battle, the song is made to sound like a train, while creating a good sounding melody, making Railroad Wrath a popular song among fans. (Snare drums sound like the train going over tracks, and several horns together make the sound of a train whistle)
• The Head of the Train was going to have a part of the cart stick with the engine and uses skeleton legs (presumably T-Bone's), it breathes fire, shoot meteors or steam beam from the chimney and transform the chimney into a hammer. The concept art was posted by the boss designer Jake Clark.