Tyrian boss: Assassin Ship
Assassin Ship is a boss of Tyrian, fought in 4 levels: Tyrian (Easy and Normal) (episode 1), Tyrian (Hard and above) (episode 1), Assassin (episode 1), Tyrian X (episode 3).
In Assassin the game first tracks a smaller six-part group, then the same full ship as in the Tyrian level.
Fights
Each fight lists the parts the game tracks with the boss health bar. Pictures link to each part's card in the bestiary; armor is at Normal difficulty.
Tyrian (Easy and Normal) (episode 1)
Picture: parts placed as the level spawns them.
12 parts, armor 254 each at Normal difficulty.
Parts (12)
Tyrian (Hard and above) (episode 1)
Picture: parts placed as the level spawns them.
12 parts, armor 254 each at Normal difficulty.
Parts (12)
Assassin (episode 1 — group 1 of 2)
Picture: parts placed as the level spawns them.
6 parts, armor 100 each at Normal difficulty.
Parts (6)
Assassin (episode 1 — group 2 of 2)
Picture: parts placed as the level spawns them.
12 parts, armor 254 each at Normal difficulty.
Parts (12)
Tyrian X (episode 3)
Picture: parts placed as the level spawns them.
12 parts, armor 254 each at Normal difficulty.
Parts (12)
Name and sources
Fandom gives it as the boss of Tyrian (episode 1), Assassin and Tyrian X; the game tracks the same insect_boss parts in all three levels.
- Tyrian Fandom wiki, level pages (boss field of the level infobox)
- Tyrian Fandom wiki, boss pages
- Assassin Ship on the Tyrian Fandom wiki
Technical names
Parts as named for modders: insect_boss_02, insect_boss_03, insect_boss_04, insect_boss_05, insect_boss_06, insect_boss_07, insect_boss_08, insect_boss_01b, insect_boss_09, insect_boss_10, insect_boss_16, insect_boss_24, insect_boss_14, insect_boss_15, insect_boss_17, insect_boss_18, insect_boss_23, insect_boss_25, insect_boss_01.
Sprite bank: Insect boss.