Grunt
Standard runner
The basic unit — descending straight and slow, firing single shots. It fills the line by numbers.
HP 3SPD 95SCORE ×1
BESTIARY
Bestiary
The rift's legion hammering the barrier — 20 boss archetypes and 14 enemy types and one offspring, with HP, movement, summons, shields and bullet variables straight from canon.
Pattern diagram
A different difficulty, a different route through
Gunner, Orbiter and Miner follow a reposition → warning → attack → recovery rhythm. Compare bullet counts and basic layouts by difficulty. Actual aim and firing angles vary during combat.
- 1. Reposition
- 2. Warning
- 3. Attack
- 4. Recovery
Grazing bullets charges your Ultimate and builds score and score multiplier. The streak counts grazes within 1.2 seconds; it is not an extra reward multiplier.
BOSSES · 20 ARCHETYPES
SENTINEL
Debuts Ch.1
HP
120
The standard sentry of the barrier's front line. A textbook three-phase fan-ring-spiral — your first gate.
Sway
WARDEN
Debuts Ch.1
HP
165
A hovering summoner. Each phase shift calls one minion to reinforce its dense rings and twin spirals.
HoverSummons ×1
HALO
Debuts Ch.2
HP
200
A halo in orbit. Patrolling the full width, it tests your dodge lanes with gap-rings and fast spirals.
Patrol
ECLIPSE
Debuts Ch.1
HP
230
An eight-sided encircler patrolling the whole width. Dense rings and pulse walls squeeze your safe zone shut.
Patrol
PULSAR
Debuts Ch.2
HP
260
A pulsing seven-sided star. It layers spiral-lock and nova-ring waves while pacing fast side to side.
Pace
WRAITH
Debuts Ch.3
HP
280
A phantom elite of the void arc. It overlaps helix and nova-ring while pacing in nervous, high-speed sweeps.
Pace
NOVA
Debuts Ch.1
HP
300
An aim-specialised type pacing fast. Aimed bursts and aimed rain hunt your position relentlessly.
Pace
LEVIATHAN
Debuts Ch.2
HP
330
A leviathan of orbit. Hovering high, it deploys two minions alongside storm walls — a summoning float type.
HoverSummons ×2
ABYSS
Debuts Ch.1Finale
HP
380
A three-sided rift that dives to press you. At low HP it triggers an invulnerable shield — Chapter 1 finale.
DiveShield
DREADNOUGHT
Debuts Ch.2
HP
400
An assault ship summoning three at once. Cross-rain and fast spirals headline its war of attrition.
SwaySummons ×3
OBLIVION
Debuts Ch.2Finale
HP
480
A dive type that drags you into the void. A trio of nova-ring, helix and storm wall — Chapter 2 finale.
Dive
OVERLORD
Debuts Ch.5
HP
520
An overlord combining dive pressure, two summons and an invulnerable shield. Each phase resets the board.
DiveSummons ×2Shield
SCOURGE
Debuts Ch.3Finale
HP
520
A scourge sweeping the full width. Storm walls, fast spirals and dense rings erase your margins — Chapter 3 finale.
Patrol
MONOLITH
Debuts Ch.4Finale
HP
540
A hovering eight-sided monolith. No summons — just an invulnerable shield and nova-ring, helix walls head-on.
HoverShield
MIRAGE
Debuts Ch.6Finale
HP
560
An afterglow phantom behind the barrier. It dives in as if bodiless, layering afterimages with gap-rings and twin spirals — Chapter 6 finale.
DiveSummons ×2
GENESIS
Debuts Ch.5Finale
HP
580
The twelve-sided core of genesis. Three summons, an invulnerable shield and spiral-lock — the barrier arc's ultimate finale.
PatrolSummons ×3Shield
REQUIEM
Debuts Ch.7Finale
HP
620
A requiem echoing from the barrier's roots. Condensed echoes of absorbed void — the echoes arc's final boss, Chapter 7 finale.
PaceSummons ×3Shield
CUSTODIAN
Debuts Ch.8Finale
HP
640
A guardian machine that has masterlessly kept the gate of the sunken old city. Halting intruders is its last order — Chapter 8 finale.
HoverShield
SOVEREIGN
Debuts Ch.9Finale
HP
660
The last guardian-king of the old city. The archetype from which the five lords were cast — Chapter 9 finale.
PaceSummons ×3Shield
PRIMORDIAL
Debuts Ch.10Finale
HP
700
The wound of the first rift itself. The origin the barrier has pressed down for a hundred years — the series' deepest final boss, Chapter 10 finale.
PatrolSummons ×4Shield
ENEMY TYPES · 14 + 1 OFFSPRING
Darter
High-speed rush
A fast rusher that does not fire. Read its path; skimming its body alone does not grant a graze.
HP 2SPD 245SCORE ×1.3
Weaver
Zigzag evader
An evader that weaves down in zigzags to throw off your aim. Lead your shots to land them.
HP 4SPD 82SCORE ×1.6
Phantom
Evasive + aimed
A tricky Chapter 2 type that weaves while firing aimed shots. Its kill-score multiplier is ×2.8.
HP 5SPD 128SCORE ×2.8
Gunner
Warned aimed fan
Repositions, locks its aim, warns, then fires a fan: 3 bullets on Normal up to 6 on Nightmare. Use the recovery after its attack.
HP 5SPD 62SCORE ×2.4
Swooper
Curved dive
A dive bomber curving down toward the player. Even without firing, its approach alone is the threat.
HP 3SPD 158SCORE ×2
Lancer
Straight + 2-shot
An aggressive Chapter 2 type that drops fast and stabs a tight two-shot aimed burst. It punches the line in an instant.
HP 4SPD 178SCORE ×2.3
Tank
Top HP, heavy armor
A heavy-armored hexagon with 11 HP. Slow but the toughest, and its kill-score multiplier (×3) is the highest.
HP 11SPD 52SCORE ×3
Shielder
Front shield
Its frontal shield blocks shots. Move to the side or use your Ultimate.
HP 6SPD 70SCORE ×3.2
Splitter
Splits on defeat
Releases two smaller offspring when defeated. Leave room to move after the finishing shot.
HP 5SPD 88SCORE ×2.6
Splitterling
Offspring only
A small, fast enemy released by a Splitter; it does not spawn directly in normal waves.
HP 1.5SPD 170SCORE ×0.4
Orbiter
Orbit, fan & ring
Orbits, stops, then alternates fans and rings. Higher difficulties increase bullet counts and movement reach.
HP 4SPD 120SCORE ×2.9
Charger
Warns, then charges
Charges along its warning line. Step aside or intercept before it dashes.
HP 5SPD 90SCORE ×2.5
Booster
Supports nearby enemies
Speeds up nearby enemies and supports them with shields. Prioritize it before enemies group up.
HP 7SPD 58SCORE ×3.5
Miner
Telegraphed mines
Marks a position and lays a mine that bursts into a ring after a delay. Higher difficulties add more bullets.
HP 4SPD 76SCORE ×3
FAQ
Q.Who is the final boss of NEON SKY?
PRIMORDIAL, the finale boss of Chapter 10 DAYBREAK. With 700 base HP, four summons, an invulnerable shield and a 14-sided bullet pattern, it is the series' deepest final boss — 'the wound of the first rift itself.'
Q.How many bosses are there?
There are 20 boss archetypes spanning Chapters 1–10, each returning and scaling up across later chapter rosters. HP climbs from SENTINEL's 120 to PRIMORDIAL's 700.
Q.What enemy types appear?
There are 14 normal enemy types plus one split-only offspring, including Shielder, Splitter, Orbiter, Charger, Booster and Miner. Each teaches different movement, defense or attack tactics.