Phobia
Description
"This beast hides in an asteroid belt and ambushes its victims" (Normal) "This beast thinks you have fallen into its trap" (Easy) "This sadistic beast likes to play with its food" (Nightmare)
Creator
Facepunch Studios
Unlocked by
Defeating Anomaly (respective difficulty)
Phobia is the final boss of the Crusade campaign. Uniquely, it is the single most mobile boss in the official game, tracking you down through a thicket of asteroids.
Appearance
Personality and Traits
Battle
Form 1
Form 2
Form 3
Nightmare Mode
Statistics
Medal Times
Easy/Normal
Nightmare
Bronze
7:20
8:00
Silver
5:20
6:00
Gold
3:30
3:30
Powerups
Asteroids
Tiny 1: 2 Damage/5 Slowmo
Tiny 2: 2 Damage/20 Dash
Tiny 3: 2 Cannon/4 Fade
Round Circle: Slice/Shield
Medium-Small Circle: 4 Cannon/10 Slowmo
Explosive-Line Circle: 4 Cannon/Shield
Explosive-Line Long: 4 Cannon/Shield
Large: 4 Cannon/Shield
Form 1
Four-Ring Curse : 6 Cannon
2 "Left" Guns: 2 Damage/4 Broadside/3 Fade
2 "Right" Guns: 3 Cannon/20 Dash/5 Slowmo
Free "Lure" : 30 Dash/Shield
Core: Drone/Shield
Form 2
2 Front Guns: 3 Damage/Shield
2 Left Guns: 2 Damage/4 Slowmo
2 Right Guns: 2 Barrage/2 Blink
2 Back Guns: 10 Dash/Erase
Core: Convert/Shield
Form 3
Each Bullet Spiral Curse : 5 Damage
Mouthpart Gun: 3 Cannon/Shield
2 Front-Left Leg Guns: 2 Cannon/4 Slowmo
2 Front-Right Leg Guns: 4 Broadside/4 Slowmo
2 Middle-Back Leg Guns: 2 Damage/10 Dash
2 Hindmost Leg Guns: 2 Cannon/2 Fade
Abdomen Gun: Double/Shield
Each Four-Ring Curse *: 7 Damage
*Sometimes replaces the Bullet Spiral Curse if Phobia's third form lost 7 or more guns
Easy Mode
There are no cursed powerups.
Asteroids
Tiny 1: 2 Damage/6 Slowmo
Tiny 2: 2 Damage/20 Dash
Tiny 3: 2 Cannon/5 Fade
Round Circle: Slice/2 Shield
Medium-Small Circle: 5 Cannon/15 Slowmo
Explosive-Line Circle: 5 Cannon/2 Shield
Explosive-Line Long: 5 Cannon/2 Shield
Large: 4 Cannon/Shield
Form 1
2 "Left" Guns: 2 Damage/6 Broadside/4 Fade
2 "Right" Guns: 3 Cannon/20 Dash/6 Slowmo
Free "Lure" : 30 Dash/Shield
Core: Slice /2 Shield
Form 2
2 Front Guns: 3 Damage/Shield
2 Left Guns: 3 Damage/5 Slowmo
2 Right Guns: 3 Barrage/3 Blink
2 Back Guns: 10 Dash/2 Erase
Core: Convert/2 Shield
Form 3
Mouthpart Gun: 4 Cannon/2 Shield
2 Front-Left Leg Guns: 2 Cannon/5 Slowmo
2 Front-Right Leg Guns: 6 Broadside/5 Slowmo
2 Middle-Back Leg Guns: 2 Damage/10 Dash
2 Hindmost Leg Guns: 3 Cannon/3 Fade
Abdomen Gun: 2 Double/Shield
Nightmare Mode
Asteroids
Tiny 1: 2 Damage/4 Slowmo
Tiny 2: 2 Damage/20 Dash
Tiny 3: 2 Cannon/4 Fade
Round Circle: Slice/Shield
Medium-Small Circle: 3 Cannon/6 Slowmo
Explosive-Line Circle: 4 Cannon/Shield
Explosive-Line Long: 4 Cannon/Shield
Large: 4 Cannon/Shield
Form 1
Four-Ring Curse : 7 Cannon
2 "Left" Guns: 2 Damage/2 Broadside/2 Fade
2 "Right" Guns: 3 Cannon/20 Dash/4 Slowmo
Free "Lure" : 30 Dash/Shield
Core: Drone/Shield
Form 2
2 Front Guns: 2 Damage/Shield
2 Left Guns: 2 Damage/3 Slowmo
2 Right Guns: 1 Barrage/1 Blink
2 Back Guns: 10 Dash/Erase
Core: Convert/Shield
Form 3
Each Bullet Spiral Curse : 5 Damage
Mouthpart Gun: 3 Cannon/Shield
2 Front-Left Leg Guns: 2 Cannon/4 Slowmo
2 Front-Right Leg Guns: 2 Airburst /4 Slowmo
2 Middle-Back Leg Guns: 2 Damage/10 Dash
2 Hindmost Leg Guns: 1 Cannon/1 Fade
Abdomen Gun: Double/Shield
Each Four-Ring Curse *: 7 Damage
*Sometimes replaces the Bullet Spiral Curse if Phobia's third form lost 7 or more guns
Trivia
Phobia, Kraken , Execution , and Medusa are the only official bosses that lack invulnerable pixels on their bodies.
Phobia and Xulgon, the respective final bosses of the main campaigns, never drop Repel, Freeze, or Sweep, the three basic defensive items.
Phobia, Hermit , Goliath, and Timebrain are the only bosses that can give out powerup pairs for free.
Official Content
Crusade
Neophyte ! Kraken ! Guardian ! Execution ! Overgrowth ! Anomaly ! Phobia
Invasion
Medusa ! Hermit ! Goliath ! Monarch ! Prospector ! Storm ! Xulgon
Bonus
Quartet ! Crossfire ! Ball Pit ! Credits ! Timebrain
Other Content
The Oracle ! Xulgon's Minions ! Difficulties ! Speedruns
Fan Content
Apocalypse
Catalyst ! Beehive ! Xenoware ! Amethyst ! Reaper ! Triton ! Quantum
Chaos Campaign
Blizzard ! Siren ! Phineus ! Labyrinth ! Macro ! Prism ! Singularity ! Forge
Champion Campaign
Skylier ! Volcanion ! Wireframe ! Phantom
Uprising
Mantis ! Cortex ! Overlord
Vengeance (Campaign)
Hydra ! Inertia ! Splode ! Attractor ! Terra ! Witch ! AI ! Vengeance (Boss) ! Redemption ! Nightmare-Only Boss
Other Content
Cultivator ! Cypher ! Fortress ! Ghost ! Gridlock ! Karma ! THE LOVERS ! Pulsus ! The Psychic ! Tryout
Stage Remixes
Bonus (Fan Difficulties) ! Chippy the Anime ! "Completely Normal" Bosses ! Legacy Prospector ! Remixes of the Past ! Slow-Strat Invaders ! Variance (Mechanic Demonstration)