50's Style Vampire

Jimmy as a 50's Style Vampire!

> *As your family stares at the plates in front of them, it becomes increasingly clear that this isn't what they ordered. In fact, what is in front of you is none other than three plates covered in cold, thick blood.*
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50's Style Vampire is the boss of Ashby's and a major boss of the Grim Echoes area. It is, as the name suggests, a vampire the style of those from 50's movies. It is intended to be your chef at the Ashby's diner, but it attacks you instead!

After defeat, Jimmy will empathize with the 50's Style Vampire, and will then be able to turn into one from that point on. As a 50's Style Vampire, Jimmy can turn into a horrible monstrosity to scare some things. He can also enter mirrors and other reflective surfaces and explore the worlds inside them! This skill is necessary to enter Jonathon Bear's Playtime Forest and progress in the game.

## Attacks/Actions

* The Vampire will sink his fangs into your neck, leeching 100% physical damage from one party member.
* The Vampire will say *"I'll show you what today's "sexy" vampires can't do..."'*, and charge up for a powerful attack.
	+ The Vampire will call upon the forces of darkness, dealing 400% magical damage to one party member.
* When below 50% HP, the Vampire's body will turn into mist, giving him a 75% resistance to physical attacks and changing his moveset, to wit:
	+ The Vampire will materialize all around you, leeching 100% physical damage from all party members.
	+ The Vampire will call upon the forces of darkness, dealing 100% magical damage to all party members.
	+ The Vampire will cackle somewhere in the mist, charging up for one of two powerful attacks.
		- The Vampire will call upon the forces of darkness, dealing 400% magical damage to one party member.
		- The Vampire will be surrounded by a magic barrier, reflecting all magical attacks dealt to it that turn.

## Strategy

Magic is the better option when it comes to attacking the vampire, since he doesn't reflect magic until he becomes Ethereal. Sunshine is the best magic damage you can use against the vampire, so use that. Feel free to equip any Pulverizing Light manuals you may have on Buck and Helga so they can contribute to the damage.

Guard after the 50's Style Vampire does nothing for a turn to avoid taking too much damage. You can also use the Revolting Blob form to Undulate preemptively, then use Solidify to take the least amount of damage from the 50's Style Vampire calling upon the forces of darkness.

## Empathy Text

*Jimmy imagines himself flying through the night sky. Tonight is a hunting night. He is mad and tired. It has been too long since he's tasted blood on his lips. A woman walks alone down a poorly-lit street. She carries a paper bag filled with groceries. Jimmy swoops in. He lunges for her warm neck. Jimmy ignores the woman's screams as the life fades from her. He doesn't care anymore. His heart is unbeating, cold, black. As his victim slumps to the ground, she drops her bag. A jar of marinara sauce shatters, streaking the thick, red contents across the concrete. Jimmy dabs at his mouth with his cape. He notices a storefront window next to him, barely visible from a dim street lamp. He looks at the reflection and sees the street lamp, the limp body of the woman, the tumped-over bag of groceries, but he doesn't see himself. So, he looks deeper. The scene in the window begins to shift. The moon dips below the horizon. The shadows recede. Soon, the scene in the window is a golden summer day. The woman is alive there. She's walking down the street, hand-in-hand with her daughter. Jimmy remembers a time when he walked in the sun. His cheeks remember the warmth. He remembers the laughter of childhood. He reaches towards the window, wanting to dip his hand back into that world, but the scene ripples like a disturbed pond and vanishes. Jimmy thinks he feels a twinge in his heart, but that can't be. His heart is unbeating, cold, black. That world is no longer for him.*