Emperor Zicos

Emperor Zicos is the main villain of Elderbarren. He makes up the only boss fight that spans for the entire game.

Appearance
Emperor Zicos' main form is the large yellow eyeball that first appears before the rest of his body materializes. His body is large and cloud-like, and he has two smaller eyes next to the larger one.

Behavior
The Emperor has a grand total of seven attacks that play at random intervals.

Tears
The two smaller eyes on Zicos' body provide the main attack. They fire small bullets, Tears, throughout the fight. The tears are small, but appear frequently.

Spread Shot
Zico's largest eye fires five bullet rings in a spread. Although sudden and fast, the attack is fairly easy to dodge.

Beam
After firing a couple spreads, the Emperor's eye will turn white and begin to charge up before firing a wide laser that temporarily splits the screen in half. Combined with the stake attack, this move can become a nuisance fairly quickly. It also stops the player from attacking for a short time.

Stakes (Short timed)
Occasionally, Zicos will spawn nine Stakes, which hover overhead for a short time before stabbing the ground. This can stack with the longer version.

Stakes (Long timed)
Upon reaching 150 health, Zicos will turn red and spawn thirty stakes with a small time period between them. The attack can be difficult to dodge combined with other moves.

Spikes
Signalled by a faint clanking sound, a row of spikes will travel from right to left across the ground.

Iron Jaws
A pair of metallic jaws will periodically spawn underneath the player, stay there for a moment, then rise up and attempt to bite. It can only kill the player if its mouth is closed.