Glutton Train

* Ritual of the Night
* Curse of the Moon

The **Glutton Train** is a recurring boss in the *Bloodstained* series. It appears in *Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night* and *Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon*.

## Description

The Glutton Train is a giant metal golem and demon that possessed the locomotive of a train, but eventually lost its mind and now only exists to feed itself coal. It was introduced in *Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night* and reappeared in *Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon*. It looks similarly and shares some of its attacks in both games, although there are certain factors that require different strategies to counteract which make each encounter unique.

## Appearances

### *Ritual of the Night*

The Glutton Train is the boss of the Bridge of Evil and the fight against it marks the end of one of the major events in the game, where Miriam and Zangetsu temporarily put their differences aside and team up in their mutual search of Alfred. Unlike the rest of the areas in the game, this particular stage is timed, so the player must make haste to the end, while also making sure to still have enough time left for the whole boss encounter. Zangetsu will aid Miriam along the trip, and likewise, he'll also stay for the boss fight, skillfully damaging the boss without ever taking damage himself, as well as acting as a sort of tutorial for the player, showing them strategies on how to avoid the Glutton Train's attacks, and teaching them how and when to damage it.

The encounter against the Glutton Train begins with the monster slamming its right fist in front of it and then shoot a barrage of coal stones in a spreading manner from its attached rail cannon. Zangetsu will stand on top of a pile of coal on the left and order Miriam to stay behind him, while he uses the Zangetsuto to block most of the projectiles. He'll then rush at the boss and slash at its exposed tongue with his sword, which is its weak point.

Attacks
* Slams its right fist in front of it (which by itself is damaging if caught under it) and starts shooting a barrage of coals from its rail cannon in a spreading manner. These will always be blocked by Zangetsu, and the player can seek cover behind him to stay shielded from most projectiles. Furthermore, the player should always be on the lookout for when Zangetsu runs back toward the left, as that means the Glutton Train is about to shoot a new barrage of coals. Likewise, Miriam can cast Directed Shield to block most of the projectiles herself. A greater Rank will increase the shield's size, thus blocking more projectiles, and staying crouched while casting it will prevent any coals from getting through and hit her on her feet. Deflected projectiles will damage the Glutton Train if they hit it on their way back.
* Spews out a flaming trail that travels along the floor toward the left. The boss telegraphs this attack by pulling air from its throat, producing a brief visual surge as it does so. Double jump over the trail of flames to avoid it. Zangetsu will sometimes cancel this attack by releasing a traveling trail of ice that will extinguish the moving flames.
* Extends its right arm all the way toward the left side of the screen and grabs a big pile of coal from the greater pile there. It then violently drags it all the way to its mouth and eats it, damaging the player if they get hit by its hand as it pulls it back. Double jump over the retracting hand to avoid it.

The Glutton Train's exposed tongue is its initial weak point. The boss will take brief breaks between attacks, which the player can take advantage of to get close and score some hits. If the fight takes too long, Zangetsu will use his grappling hook to rip off the Glutton Train's metal mask and expose its eye, which will then become the boss's new weak point. Attacking the eye will inflict almost double the damage to the boss than to its tongue.

### *Curse of the Moon*

*An enormous demon possessing the ghost train that leads the doomed to the demon's castle.
The demon inside has long lost its self-awareness, and now exists only to fill its ever-empty stomach with coal.
When the excess energy in its bowels becomes too much to bear, it fires out of its "Volcano Cannon".
Is there anyone who can guide this demon cursed by its insatiable appetite to its final resting place...?*
—Official description

The Glutton Train attacks by extending its massive arm to reach a pile of coal on the opposite side of the screen and drag some inside its burner. Once the coal has been consumed, the Glutton Train will reveal three exhaust ports on its back from which it will launch several chunks of burning coal up in the air, which will then start to rain down across the screen. These projectiles will always land on the same spots and follow the same pattern, providing the player a better chance to predict their movement and dodge them. Both the coal and the Glutton Train's arm are harmless to the touch.

The Glutton Train's head is its weak spot. In order to reach it, the player has to climb the pile of coal and wait until the boss brings it near its burner, at which point they will be able to attack its head several times.

After sustaining enough damage, the Glutton Train will begin to expel steam from its body. Once its HP has been depleted, the boss will drag one last pile of coal to the center of the room and fire a large heat wave known as the Volcano Cannon that will cover almost the entire screen as a last ditch effort to harm the player. Stand to the left of the coal pile in order to avoid this attack.

## Gallery

Official profile from *Curse of the Moon*.Glutton Train in *Curse of the Moon*.
## See also

* Hachi - Another locomotive themed character.

## References

1. ↑ Boss at the official *Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon* website.