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Cuphead: Fiery Frolic walkthrough

Inkwell Isle Two, on drifting clouds: a dragon at the top of a tower.

  • About 2–4 min in the videos
  • 1 part · 3 steps
  • 1 boss

Compiled from 3 playthrough videos and 6 guides · checked Oct 18, 2026

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Video: ProsafiaGaming on YouTube. Loads from youtube-nocookie.com only when you press play.

What each player can do here

P1 · Cuphead
  • IGN's suggested loadout: Roundabout and Lobber with the Smoke Bomb charm.
P2 · Mugman
  • Mugman can join or leave at any time. If one of you goes down, the other brings them back by parrying their heart while it is still on screen.

If your skill levels differ: Cuphead and Mugman play the same way, so split by job rather than by character. A fallen player only comes back if the partner parries their heart, so the steadier player should play it safe; a newer player can take the Smoke Bomb charm, which makes you invincible while dodging. How to split the roles

The fight

Part 1 of 1. Beat the boss phase by phase.

  1. BothJump the rings that come from his eyes and parry the pink one at the end.
  2. BothTongue phase: stay on the lower clouds, keep shooting and jump the little flames that run along his tongue.
  3. BothThree heads: shoot the heads, dodge the orange balls, and move to higher or lower clouds when the middle head opens for its fire.

Where people tend to fall

  • In the tongue phase, staying too far left puts you in reach of the fire from his nose.

Boss

Grim MatchstickThe boss of this fight

  1. Dragon: Fires rings from his eyes, stabs with his tail and spits fireballs.
  2. Tongue: Rolls out his tongue as a bridge for marching flames.
  3. Three heads: Grows three heads that spit exploding balls and a stream of fire.
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Steps compiled from 3 playthrough videos and 6 text guides, checked Oct 18, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide.