Bolt Python

Statistics and Information

Location:

Black Powder Mine

Diginomicon Entry (XtG)

Electric Steel

Due to a long losing streak, the Ammoconda began to fear it was not up to the challenge of defending the Gungeon.

After a complete mechanical overhaul, it has become the fearsome Bolt Python. Fully automatic and fully charged, it can emit lightning from its sections and shoot lasers from its fangs.

The Bolt Python is a boss in Exit The Gungeon. It is an upgraded version of the Ammoconda from Enter The Gungeon.

Behaviour

The Bolt Python typically moves in a snakelike manner through the air, wandering all over the elevator shaft unless stated otherwise.

Randomly selects a segment of its body, and releases a ring of bullets. It does this a handful of times in quick succession.
Makes each segment of its body release a couple bullets directly to either side of themselves. These bullets travel outwards away from the Bolt Python in a pulse movement style; moving a significant distance, slowing down, and withdrawing a small bit before repeating.
Shoots snaking lines of lightning shaped bullets in the direction of the player.

Flying Turrets

Flying Turret

During the fight, flying turrets will periodically spawn around the elevator. These turrets will occasionally fire individual spiky bullets in the direction of the player.

The Bolt Python will occasionally eat these turrets, healing itself a small amount, growing an extra segment to its body, gaining a temporary speed boost, and changing its movement style. For the duration of its speed boost, the Bolt Python will begin moving in straight lines around the elevator shaft, changing direction only when it bounces off the walls.

Notes

Due to the length of the Bolt Python's body, contact damage is a significant threat, especially in areas where the player has little room to stand.
Due to the Bolt Python having multiple segments that are capable of taking damage, weapons with piercing capacity are highly effective against it.
Unlike the Ammoconda, the Bolt Python's segments are not individually crippled after taking enough damage.

Trivia

Like the Ammoconda, the Bolt Python's ability to eat its own turrets to increase its length is a reference to the game genre Snake.
"Bolt Python" is a reference to the Colt Python.
The Bolt Python's Diginomicon quote, "Electric Steel" is a combination of "electric eel" and "steel."
The line in the Bolt Python's Diginomicon description about the Ammoconda suffering a "long losing streak" is in reference to the Ammoconda being one of the most disliked bosses in Enter the Gungeon among the community.
The Bolt Python's Diginomicon icon resembles a cobra, rather than a python.
The Bolt Python being a mechanical version of a previous boss may be a reference to the mechanical bosses from Terraria.

Gallery

The Bolt Python's icon in the Diginomicon
The Bolt Python's bosscard.
A screenshot of the Bolt Python mid battle.
The Bolt Python following an altered movement pattern after being buffed.
Bolt Python's head
One of the Bolt Python's segments
One of the Bolt Python's segments opening up to attack
An unused sprite of one of the Bolt Python's segments being crippled, despite this never occurring in game.