Whips & more mod/Corite Knight

The Corite Knight is a Post-Moon Lord boss in the Whips & more mod.

It looks like an oversized Corite with a metallic helmet.

If the Arcris Meteor is in the player's inventory, its sprite will change.

While the boss is alive, the music Lunar Towers will play.

Spawn
Corite knight does not spawn on its own and requires a Celestial Meteor to spawn it. It can be spawned right after defeating the Solar Pillar but it is intended to be fought after the Moon Lord has been defeated.

Behavior
Corite Knight cycles between 3 attack pattern categories.


 * Normal Speed: Corite Knight moves at a medium speed, trying to catch up to the player. It shoots lasers directly at the player, increasing fire speed in the second phase. It also sometimes shoots 3 /  high-damage fireballs at the player, and 6 /  fireballs in the second phase.
 * Stunned: Corite Knight stops moving for a second, and does one of the following.
 * Stunned Attacks (1st phase)
 * Summon Corite: Corite Knight summons 3 corites. It can be a distraction to the player.
 * Fireball Scatter: Corite Knight fires a spread of 8 devastating fireballs in all directions. Touching any of the fireballs will almost always guarantee an instant death.
 * Stunned Attacks (2nd phase)
 * Summon Crawltipede: Corite Knight summons a Crawltipede. It can be deadly if the player does not have any long range weapons.
 * Summon Armored Corite: Corite Knight summons 2 Armored Corites. These are more powerful than normal corites.
 * Fireball Scatter 2: Corite Knight fires a spread of 12 devastating fireballs in all directions. Touching any of the fireballs will almost always guarantee an instant death. It also shoots 3 Solar Fla re s at the player, although those are super easy to destroy.
 * Fast Speed: Corite Knight will become really fast, able to outrun even the Cosmic Car Key UFO mount. After a while, it goes back to normal speed.

Final Attack
At 5% HP, Corite Knight will stop moving and becomes invincible, the player will be healed to full health and given defense buffs.

Boss walls and ceilings will be placed in a square shape, making a small space for the player to dodge in.

If the player tries to escape by using holy protection/rod of discord, the player is webbed and Corite Knight will spawn a stream of dungeon guardians.

Corite Knight then goes all out repeatedly firing lots of fireballs and summoning minions. It finally shoots a ceiling of fireballs, with small gaps in between each fireball, making it hard to dodge.

After the player survives the attack, Corite Knight will become damageable again, and will have 1 health.

Aftermath
After defeating Corite Knight, the message "The night has been filled with oreos." appears in light blue text.

Oreos, Oreo Crawlers, and Oreo Snipers will start to spawn at night, that drop Oreo Cookie Ore and Oreo Cream Ore. This gives access to endgame items.

Tips

 * Using the Fishron Wings and Master Ninja Gear is a great way to outrun the boss, even when its in fast mode. The Polaris Punch can be used as an alternative to the master ninja gear.
 * A flying mount is almost always necessary for the final attack, because of the infinite flight time, allowing you not to touch the boss floor barrier.
 * The Shrimpy Truffle is an excellent way to beat the boss, as it is very fast and can easily outrun the boss when under half health.
 * Move up and down when corite knight is ready to fire lasers (closed mouth).
 * When corite knight is in fast mode, fly up. You move faster diagonally upwards.
 * Using powerful magic weapons like the Last Prism, and the Effervescence can shred the boss to its final phase in seconds.
 * For the final attack, use a crowd control weapon like the Nebula Arcanum to easily defeat the swarms of enemies.
 * Don't bring down the boss to 5% HP when its too far away from you, as it causes you to be outside the boss barriers, triggering the anti-cheese attack.
 * For players who want to beat it before the Moon Lord, the Solar Eruption and Betsys Wrath used together are great options. Make sure you also clear out some of the pillars, as the boss requires a lot of space.

Quotes
When stunned


 * "Here's some of my minions for you to fight"(When it does Summon Corite)
 * "Fire at will!" (When it does Fireball Scatter)
 * "Here's a Crawltipede if you really think those are annoying" (When it does Summon Crawltipede)
 * "Guards, ATTACK!" (When it does Summon Armored Corite)
 * "Fireballs, Fireballs everywhere" (When it does Fireball Scatter 2)

When in its final attack

The boss will say these messages in the following order.


 * "What if you,"
 * "Wanted to beat me,"
 * "But i said,"
 * "FIREBALL SPAM!"
 * No Cheesing! (When the player is outside the boss barriers)

When the player survives the final attack

The boss will say these messages in the following order.


 * "You may have beaten me,"
 * "But there are more things to do after i have been defeated."
 * "Hope you will fight me again for more loot!"
 * "But now, i have to go. See you again soon!"

Trivia

 * It is internally named MeteorBoss.


 * The Corite Knight's Fireball Scatter is one of the most damaging attacks out of all enemies, dealing 1200 /  damage, even surpassing the Dungeon Guardian.
 * Its treasure bag is called Meteor Bag, not Treasure Bag.
 * Corite Knight doing a final all out attack at 5% HP is inspired by the Spirit of Purity.
 * After the boss does its final attack, it stops and chats with the player, allowing the player to beat it. This is a reference to Supreme Calamitas.
 * This boss serves as the gap between the Moon Lord and Providence, the Profaned Goddess.
 * It drops 2 different trophies, which is unique.
 * Using a weapon with high enough damage such as the Triactis True Paladinian Mage-Hammer of Might can kill the Corite Knight without activating its final attack.
 * If you get killed by any of its fireball attacks, it will say (playername) was killed by Betsy's Fireball.
 * When Corite Knight gets defeated, it does not explode into gore or dusts. It just simply disappears in an instant.
 * In Expert Mode, Corite Knight's health is multiplied by 1.5x, and its damage is multiplied by 2.4x.