Chubs 'n' Nubs

Chubs 'n' Nubs is the final boss encounter of The Junkyard in Act 1, a paired fight against two blind, headless dogs that react to damage rather than targeting specific cats. Because both bosses are blind, their movement and attacks are randomized, making this one of the more chaotic and unpredictable encounters in the early game. The fight demands flexible positioning and the ability to handle two simultaneous threats rather than focusing down a single target.

Both Chubs and Nubs react upon taking damage, lashing out in random directions since they cannot see their attackers. The randomness of their attacks means that sometimes they whiff entirely, but other times they can accidentally devastate a cat that happened to be in the wrong spot. The most dangerous moment in the fight occurs when one of the pair is killed: the surviving dog whimpers and then enrages for the remainder of the battle, gaining significantly enhanced attack properties. This enrage mechanic means you need to carefully manage your damage output to either kill both close together or be fully prepared to handle an enraged survivor.

The ideal strategy is to split your damage evenly between both targets, getting them to low health simultaneously before finishing them off in quick succession. This minimizes the time you spend fighting an enraged boss. Spreading your team across the arena reduces the chance that random attacks hit multiple cats at once. A Tank can absorb the worst of the random flailing while your damage dealers work from range. Save your strongest burst abilities for the final push when you need to kill the second dog quickly after the first falls. Chubs 'n' Nubs serves as a good skill check before transitioning into Act 2, testing whether players can manage a dual-boss encounter under chaotic conditions.