Two guns, one screen
Mugman mirrors Cuphead with his own shots and dodges. Together you cover angles a solo run cannot reach on its own.
Split the roles
One player pressures, the other parries for meter. A plan beats two people firing everywhere and wasting the opening.
Cover the blind side
Bosses sweep the screen. While one dodges, the other keeps damage up so the phase ends before it drags.
Mind the revive
A downed partner can be revived. Do not both commit to a dodge that leaves them stranded and open to a hit.
The character database shows the cast, and the boss database lists the fights to split.
Cast you meet in co-op
- Toothy Terror Floater
- Dr. Kahl’s Robot (gender Genderless (Automaton) Male (Dr. Kahl), location Inkwell Isle Three)
- Elder Kettle
- Icy Sugar Cubes
- Fly Goon
- Baroness Von Bon Bon (gender Female, location Inkwell Isle Two)
- Demon Bat
- Angel (gender Female)
- Jelly Bully
- Djimmi The Great (gender Male, location Inkwell Isle Two)
- Esther Winchester (gender Female, location Inkwell Isle Four)
- Eye Pyramid
- Beppi The Clown (gender Male, location Inkwell Isle Two)
- Cyclops (gender Male, location Inkwell Isle Three)
- Caterpillar Mobster
- Glumstone The Giant (gender Male, location Inkwell Isle Four)
- Cuphead (character) (gender Male, location Inkwell Isle)
- Chef Saltbaker (gender Male, location Bakery)
- Cala Maria (gender Female, location Inkwell Isle Three)
- Deadly Daisy
Bosses to split in co-op
- The Rook (isle The King’s Leap, role Rook)
- The Pawns (isle The King’s Leap, role Pawns)
- Sally Stageplay (isle Dramatic Fanatic, role Actress)
- The Root Pack (isle Botanic Panic!, role Vegetables)
- Dr. Kahl’s Robot (isle Junkyard Jive!, role Robot (Automaton) Mad scientist (Dr. Kahl))
- Rumor Honeybottoms (isle Honeycomb Herald, role Queen Bee Sorceress (Phase 2) Fighter Plan)
- Baroness Von Bon Bon (isle Sugarland Shimmy, role Ruler of Sugarland)
- Demon Bat
- Sir Waffington III (isle Sugarland Shimmy, role Baroness’ subject)
- Phantom Express (isle Railroad Wrath, role Express Train)
- Djimmi The Great (isle Pyramid Peril, role Genie)
- Esther Winchester (isle High-Noon Hoopla, role Cow Corrupt Sheriff (possibly; phase one a)
- Beppi The Clown (isle Carnival Kerfuffle)
- Moonshine Mob (isle Bootlegger Boogie, role Mobsters (Spider, Flies, Caterpiller, Ligh)
- Ribby and Croaks (isle Clip Joint Calamity, role Frogs Martial Artists (Phase 1 and Phase 2)
- Glumstone The Giant (isle Gnome Way Out, role Giant Mountain)
- The Queen (isle The King’s Leap, role Queen)