Red Queen Boss – Top-Down 8-Direction Sprite (HD)

An HD boss for top-down games. A deadly dancer in a crimson tutu and silver bodice, with curved steel blades for feet and copper-red hair under a small crown, in two forms, every animation in all 8 directions, 519×364 px frames (plus 128 px copies), plus 6 effects.

Four dance attacks

A whipping fouetté spin with an extended blade, a grand jeté leap that slices along the heading, quick pas de bourrée steps that stab the floor, and a pas de trois summon pose, each in all 8 directions.

Animations (8 directions each)

• Movement: idle, walk, run
• Combat: attack (fouetté spin), attack2 (grand jeté leap), attack3 (pas de bourrée steps), attack4 (pas de trois summon)
• Reactions: hurt, death

Two forms

The enraged form burns with a red-hot rim and a crimson aura. Both forms share one frame size and feet pivot, so you can switch to the enraged form at any moment, for example at half health.

All 8 directions

Bonus elite: the Dark Dancer

The same dancer with black hair as a separate elite: idle, walk, run, the four dance attacks, hurt and death in all 8 directions, in its own character folder with its own JSON and Godot SpriteFrames.

Effects

• Blade arc ring
• Floor cut
• Step mark
• Leap landing
• Shadow partner burst
• Ribbon fall

Each effect comes as a sheet and single frames, with frame size and FPS in a JSON file.

What's in the download

• Both forms as transparent PNG sheets and every frame as a separate PNG
• 128 px copies of every sheet and frame
• JSON with frame size, feet pivot, FPS and looping
• Godot 4 SpriteFrames for each form, ready for AnimatedSprite2D
• 6 effects as sheets and single frames
• The Dark Dancer bonus elite in its own folder
• 10 colour variations (optional ColourVariations folder), recolour masks and a Godot shader

Goes with

• Haunted Bosses Set: the horror bosses together for less.
• Bosses Set: every paid boss for less.
• Complete Edition: every pack in the series, bosses included.

Everything else is on my page.

Colour variations

10 colour variations in the optional ColourVariations folder (Sapphire, Emerald, Amethyst, Black Swan and White Swan for the Red Queen and for the Dark Dancer), every animation in all 8 directions, plus recolour masks and a Godot shader for your own colours.

Quick import

1. Godot 4: copy the character folder into your project and assign its SpriteFrames to an AnimatedSprite2D.
2. Other engines: slice the PNG sheets using the cell size, row order (S, SE, E, NE, N, NW, W, SW) and FPS from the JSON.
3. Keep the supplied feet pivot so the boss stands on the ground in every direction.

License

• Use in unlimited personal and commercial games; modify freely.
• Credit appreciated, not required.
• No reselling or sharing the sprites as assets, original or modified, and no use in datasets or NFTs.

Full text: LICENSE.txt in the download.

FAQ

Which size should I use? The native 519×364 px or the 128 px copies; pick one scale for your camera.

Can I use it as a regular enemy? Yes. It is a full character with movement, attacks, hurt and death, so it works as an elite or a regular enemy too.

Does it match the other packs? Yes: every character in the series uses the same camera angle, light direction and finish, so the boss fits next to any pack.

Version 1.0.0.