Hemogoblin Shark

   

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Hemogoblin SharkHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Blood Moon
AI Type	Attacker AI
Damage	70/140/210 (melee) 80120180 (Blood Shot)
Max Life	5000/10000/15000
Defense	30
KB Resist	100%
Banner	Hemogoblin Shark Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	7518750

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Haemorrhaxe
  12.5%
• Blood Thorn
  12.5%
• Chum Bucket (7-10)
  50%
• Bloody Tear
  4%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Blood Shot

• Internal NPC ID: 620

The Hemogoblin Shark is a Hardmode enemy that can be spawned by fishing during a Blood Moon event. When the bobber dips and the player attempts to reel in a fish, a Hemogoblin Shark, among other enemies, has a chance to spawn within a few blocks of the bobber in place of a fish. The Hemogoblin Shark can move extraordinarily fast on land, swim quickly in water, jump very high, and can fire a barrage of Blood Shot projectiles.

It is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades.

Notes

• The Hemogoblin Shark is immune to lava and is unimpeded by liquids. It is not, however, immune to the On Fire! debuff from non-lava sources.
• It can run at just enough speed to outrun even players with Terraspark Boots on ground.
• The Sonar Potion will detect if a Blood Moon enemy is about to be hooked (it will display enemies in red text).
• Using the Chum Caster will greatly increase the chances of hooking Blood Moon enemies.
• The Hemogoblin Shark will not fire Blood Shots while submerged in liquids.

Tips

• Building a platform high above the player's fishing spot allows them to dodge the Hemogoblin Shark's lunging attacks, though it can still hit the player with its Blood Shot attack.
• Keeping the Hemogoblin Shark underwater will prevent it from firing Blood Shots.
• The Flying Knife is an effective weapon if the Hemogoblin Shark gets stuck in a crevice.
• The Hemogoblin Shark cannot enter doors, being 4 tiles tall. However it will still keep trying to enter, getting stuck at the doorway, allowing for an easy kill.
• Trapping either the Hemogoblin Shark or player themselves inside a house or otherwise enclosed area and using weapons that can attack through walls (e.g., the Crystal Vile Shard) allows for a flawless, albeit slow kill.
• Opening a small hole, or using a platform Hoik in an enclosed space can allow the player to use normal weapons and projectiles to easily kill the Hemogoblin Shark.

Trivia

• The name Hemogoblin Shark is a portmanteau of hemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying protein found in vertebrates which is responsible for giving blood its red color, and goblin shark, a rare and ancient species of shark native to the deep waters of the Eastern Atlantic, from which this enemy likely takes its appearance.
  • Hemogoblin is also an anagram of hemoglobin.
• It is the only non-Old One's Army event enemy to follow the Attacker AI. It also shares all of its sounds with the Drakin, possibly hinting that it was based on the Drakin.
  • Unlike other enemies with this AI, it will not prioritize the Eternia Crystal over the player if both are present.

The Bestiary entry for the Hemogoblin Shark: "Half-shark, half-goblin, completely murderous! One of the numerous reasons to just stay home during a Blood Moon."

• This references the Minishark's tooltip, 'Half shark, half gun, completely awesome.'

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Projectiles are more lit up/visible at night.

• Desktop 1.4.1: Drop chance of Bloody Tear increased from 0.5*1/200 (0.5%) to 4*1/25 (4%).

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.