Man Eater

Man Eater

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Underground Jungle
AI Type	Plant AI
Damage	34/68›60/102›90
Max Life	110/220›242/330›363
Defense	10
KB Resist	100%
Banner	Man Eater Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	350Pre-Hardmode: 875Hardmode: 7

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Vine (1-2)
  50%100%
• Coffee
  3.33%
• Only one of the following items can be droped
• Ancient Cobalt Helmet
  0.33%
• Ancient Cobalt Breastplate
  0.33%
• Ancient Cobalt Leggings
  0.33%
• Man Eater Kite(on Windy Days)
  4%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 43

The Man Eater is a pre-Hardmode enemy found only in the Underground Jungle biome, and is nearly identical in appearance and behavior to the above-ground Snatcher. Man Eaters spawn anchored to blocks, with an extendable stem topped by a pincher. The stem itself is a passive component and can be walked through safely without incurring damage; only the pincher inflicts or takes damage.

Notes

• The Man Eater's body color is a brown/pinkish vine, as opposed to the green vine of the Snatcher's. The "head" of a Man Eater also has a red tinge along the jaw.
  • Man Eaters drop Vines and Ancient Cobalt armor, whereas Snatchers do not.
  • Man Eaters can extend their stems about twice as far as Snatchers.
  • Snatchers spawn in surface Jungle biomes as opposed to Underground Jungle biomes. Man Eaters begin spawning between 700 to 1,000 feet below 0 depth, depending on the world size.
  • Man Eaters have higher health and deal more damage than Snatchers.

Tips

• When lit on fire with weapons such as the Sunfury, their erratic movement patterns may cause them to reveal hidden caves with their light.
• Caution should be advised even when the player seems to be out of the Man Eater's reach, as they can extend their stems and thus improve their reach rapidly.
• Mining the block that a Man Eater is rooted on kills it instantly; however, this method of dispatching a Man Eater never yields any dropped items.
• When quickly digging through the Underground Jungle, such as while looking for chests, it may be smart to use a Hunter Potion to avoid being caught off-guard by any Man Eaters.

Trivia

• Man Eaters and Snatchers are remotely reminiscent of Plantera's Hooks.
• Despite their vine color being more brown than green, Man Eaters drop green vines.
• According to the Bestiary, Angry Trappers are created when a Man Eater undergoes a cocoon-like metamorphosis after having consumed enough human flesh.
• Going by IDs, the Man Eater was the final NPC added in the official release of the game.

The Bestiary entry for the Man Eater: "A sharp-toothed plant with a taste for human flesh. It has the ability to hide inside the mud and reach over great distances."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Can now drop Coffee and Man Eater Kite.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.3: Anchored block can no longer be destroyed.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Vine drop rate increased from 33.33% to 50%.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Will no longer drop the Ancient Cobalt Helmet and the Ancient Cobalt Leggings together.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Can now drop its own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.2: Vine drop rate increased from 25% to 33.33%.
  • Health reduced from 130 to 110.
  • Damage reduced from 42 to 34.
  • Defense reduced from 18 to 10.
  • Now has a chance to drop Ancient Cobalt armor when killed.

• Desktop 1.1: Damage decreased from 45 to 42.

• Desktop 1.0.6:
  • Health decreased from 200 to 130.
  • Damage decreased from 60 to 45
  • Man Eaters are now drawn in front of tiles rather than behind them.
  • They now extend their stems at random, rather than when the player is moving rapidly.

• Desktop 1.0.5:
  • Man Eaters no longer drop Jungle armor, which is instead crafted by the player.
  • They now pass through blocks, are immune to knockback, and no longer extend their stems when struck.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.