Purple Sapper

Appearance
The Purple Sapper is an elite version of the Sapper. It can be found on Level 3, as early as room one.

Behavior
The Purple Sapper behaves just like a Sapper, it doesn't directly target players and roams around the room planting down mines that explode after a few seconds. Unlike the Sapper, the Purple Sapper splits into three smaller versions of itself. These Sappers plant down mines immediately after the original Purple Sapper is killed. They plant normal sized mines despite their smaller size, which makes them a hazard if killed in the beginning of the game. The smaller Sappers spawn right next to each other, likewise the mines are also planted next to each other. The mines, in result, blast a large explosion of bullets in all directions that are hard to get past.

Strategy
When facing the Purple Sapper, try to kill it last so that you don't have to deal with its explosion of bullets while dealing with enemies. This is because all bullets or attacks disappear after all the enemies are eliminated, including mines. If you wan't to eliminate quicker, then use Yellow notes so that you kill the three smaller Sappers once they spawn. This prevents you from having to chase them individually, but if there are still enemies you'll have to deal with the three mines it places down. If the three mines go off, dash past the wave of bullets, but you have to go straight past them. If you dodge too early or to horizontally to the wave of bullets it will hurt you.