You’ll also have to parry the slot machine lever in phase three, so hitting the parry sweet spot of three will be easy here. Ribby and Croaks: Ribby’s middle flame attack can be parried in phase one.You only have one shot at this and you’ll have to parry consecutively to achieve it. Goopy Le Grande: The three question marks that arise when Goopy takes his medicine to become large Goopy.The Root Pack: Curled worm in first phase, which always comes fourth after three balls of dirt, and the pink tears in phase two.Parrying works the same when in an airplane, except you don’t have to jump first since you’ll already be airborne. Here are the parry opportunities (they are always pink) for each boss.
Parrying eliminates that object from the screen, making it easier to dodge the other projectiles flying about the stage. Each boss in Cuphead has attacks that can be parried.