Cloven

The Cloven is one of the six bosses in Marrow.

Description
The Cloven is an aquatic beast that swims in marrow. It will attack the player as soon as they board the ferry across the Sewage. The Cloven will repeatedly surface from the marrow and attack Daniel from either side of the ferry. His main forms of attack are shooting projectiles from his mouth and summoning blades to spike the player from below. Much like the Crossbreed, his projectiles come in red and blue variants; he can be damaged by reflecting the blue projectiles, but the red projectiles cannot be reflected. Its face is its only weak point

Strategy
There is little strategy for defeating the Cloven, because being close enough to attack leaves the player vulnerable to its projectiles, and attempting to stand back and launch fireballs leaves the player vulnerable to the blades below. Fireballs are largely useless this fight, as The Cloven's projectiles are capable of blocking them. Clarity is best spent using Grit Regain while the Cloven in beneath the marrow.

There is no pattern to its attacks and it can go long periods without attacking at all, while other times diving so frequently and firing projectiles immediately upon surfacing that it is impossible for the player to hit it at all. The most effective strategy is to simply attack it constantly whenever it is in range and hope that your Grit is sufficient. When the Cloven dives, the player should run to the center of the boat where it is easier to avoid the blades and in order to be prepared for when the Cloven resurfaces on either side.

Lore
The Cloven is the parent of the Cloven Spawn