The Cuphead Show!: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Cuphead Show! Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Jail-Broken
Aug 19, 2022
Cuphead and Mugman are in the slammer after breaking into the cookie factory. Prison's scary — but now they can't decide whether to bust out or stay in!
Charmed and Dangerous
Aug 19, 2022
Trouble comes a-knockin' when Ms. Chalice turns up on Elder Kettle's doorstep and turns on the charm. The question is: Can she be trusted?
A High Seas Adventure!
Aug 19, 2022
The boys think they're just "playing" pirate until they actually drift out to sea and get roped into a mission to reunite a captain and his sweetheart.
Another Brother
Aug 19, 2022
After an argument with Mugman, Cuphead goes looking for another brother. But his reckless new sibling isn't all he's cracked up to be.
Sweet Temptation
Aug 19, 2022
Cuphead's self-control is put to the test when he discovers a sugary dreamland where he can eat all the sweets he wants... with a catch.
The I Scream Man
Aug 19, 2022
All Mugman wants is a little peace and quiet while Cuphead and Elder Kettle are away. Enter the ice cream man — and his jaunty truck's maddening jingle.
Piano Lesson
Aug 19, 2022
Mugman gets dangerously jealous when his snooty piano teacher taps Cuphead to compete for a $10,000 musical prize instead of him.
Release the Demons!
Aug 19, 2022
Steaming mad and ready for revenge, the Devil summons his finest demons and sends them above ground on a mission to recapture Cuphead's soul.
Dead Broke
Aug 19, 2022
Ms. Chalice and the boys craft a perfect spooky scam: making money as ghost removers! But things get real when they pick a house that's already haunted.
Rats All Folks!
Aug 19, 2022
A crafty rat claims ownership of Elder Kettle's cottage and all of its contents after a careless Cuphead and Mugman leave the door open.
Say Cheese!
Aug 19, 2022
Elder Kettle wants to snap a family portrait of him and his boys — and, boy, does he get it! Just not in the picture-perfect setting he was expecting.
Lost in the Woods
Aug 19, 2022
Winter's coming and there's lots of work to do, but Cuphead doesn't want to do any of it. Forget chopping wood — he'd rather launch rockets into the sky!
The Devil's Pitchfork
Aug 19, 2022
Cuphead and Mugman are giddy with power when they get their hands on the Devil's pitchfork and make fiery mischief all over town.