Dusk, the Puppeteer is fought in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero. A puppeteer in a bronze mask who rings the Puppeteer's Bell to bring puppets and giant severed limbs into the fight, and summons doubles.
From the launch game’s own text 29 Oct 2026 · in-game boss dossier (BossName_017)
A puppeteer who defected from the High Elder. He wears yellow ritual robes and an ancient bronze mask set with scarlet eyes, its solemn appearance carrying an eerie menace. Using the Puppeteer's Bell, he commands puppet constructs and massive severed limbs to fight alongside him, and can summon doubles to confuse his enemies. After hiding for so long in the puppet disposal pit, Dusk has nearly lost his mind. The broken bodies piled around him are discarded subjects from the Herald's puppet experiments, still carrying fragments of the villagers' consciousness. Dusk was ordered to cast them into the pit and leave them there. Their voices never cease: Save us, Master Dusk... Can we still be cured... Take us home... Their pleas cut into his mind again and again. To stop the Lady's descent, he willingly underwent Transcension and feigned allegiance to the Herald. He promised the villagers he would create a medicine to cure the slumbering sickness. He and his junior sister Firefly had also promised that once it was all over, they would find somewhere warm and tend flowers together... Yet this is what became of them. Consumed by guilt and Sha-Chi, Dusk begs Soul to end his life. With his last shred of clarity, he burns away what remains of his body and reveals to Soul the horrifying ritual of the High Elders.
Dusk, the Puppeteer is fought in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero. A puppeteer in a bronze mask who rings the Puppeteer's Bell to bring puppets and giant severed limbs into the fight, and summons doubles.
How to beat this fight
Hidden, after you find six memory flowers. Two phases, and the attacks are easy to see.
Kill the summons when they appear, and block when he shoots.
In the second phase he splits in two. The same rules hold.
He drops the Puppeteer’s Bell and the Illusory Pipa Head.
Location, weapons and connected quests
Dusk, the Puppeteer is fought in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero. This encounter connects to Puppeteer’s Bell.
Key facts
Boss · Launch build
Dusk, the Puppeteer
Dusk, the Puppeteer key facts from the launch build
Where do you fight Dusk, the Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero?
Dusk, the Puppeteer is fought in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero. A puppeteer in a bronze mask who rings the Puppeteer's Bell to bring puppets and giant severed limbs into the fight, and summons doubles.
What does the in-game dossier say about Dusk, the Puppeteer?
A puppeteer who defected from the High Elder. He wears yellow ritual robes and an ancient bronze mask set with scarlet eyes, its solemn appearance carrying an eerie menace. Using the Puppeteer's Bell, he commands puppet constructs and massive severed limbs to fight alongside him, and can summon doubles to confuse his enemies. After hiding for so long in the puppet disposal pit, Dusk has nearly lost his mind. The broken bodies piled around him are discarded subjects from the Herald's puppet experiments, still carrying fragments of the villagers' consciousness. Dusk was ordered to cast them into the pit and leave them there. Their voices never cease: Save us, Master Dusk... Can we still be cured... Take us home... Their pleas cut into his mind again and again. To stop the Lady's descent, he willingly underwent Transcension and feigned allegiance to the Herald. He promised the villagers he would create a medicine to cure the slumbering sickness. He and his junior sister Firefly had also promised that once it was all over, they would find somewhere warm and tend flowers together... Yet this is what became of them. Consumed by guilt and Sha-Chi, Dusk begs Soul to end his life. With his last shred of clarity, he burns away what remains of his body and reveals to Soul the horrifying ritual of the High Elders.
What weapons, quests or trophies connect to Dusk, the Puppeteer?
