Brain Suckler

     

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Brain SucklerHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	Lunar Events
AI Type	Star Cell/Brain Suckler AI
Damage	70/140/210
Max Life	330/660/990
Defense	34
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Brain Suckler Banner
Immune to

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Debuff	Obstructed
Debuff tooltip	You can't see!
Chance	100%
Duration	Until the enemy is killed

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 421

The effects of the Obstructed debuff.

The Brain Suckler is a Hardmode, post-Lunatic Cultist flying enemy spawned by the Nebula Pillar during the Lunar Events. It latches onto the player's head, dealing large amounts of damage at a steady rate, while also inflicting the Obstructed debuff for the remainder of time it is on the player. The debuff causes the player's screen to darken significantly, except for a small area around the player, similar to the Blackout debuff. It additionally has the effect of Bleeding, preventing all health regeneration.

Notes

• If the player teleports using a Magic Mirror, Ice Mirror, or a Cell Phone while a Brain Suckler is still attached to them, the Brain Suckler will teleport with the player to the player's destination.
• Unlike the Blackout and Darkness debuffs, Obstructed darkens the screen evenly, without factoring in light levels.
• No matter how fast a player may move, a Brain Suckler will still catch up with them unless they teleport home at will.

Trivia

• Brain Sucklers pay homage to the iconic Headcrab enemy from the Half-Life series, as they attack by latching onto a player's head and disrupting their brain functions. Brain Sucklers are referred to as Nebula Headcrabs sporadically in the game's code, and in their banner prior to a patch, implying their name was changed at some point during development.

The Bestiary entry for the Brain Suckler: "These psionic, squid-like beasts levitate with celestial energy and latch onto the head of their prey, disrupting brain functions."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Spawn rate has been reduced by 40%

• Desktop 1.3.0.5: Banner renamed from Nebula Headcrab Banner to Brain Suckler Banner.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.