Scorpion

Scorpion
Health	200
Damage	20 (15 ) (100 )
Attack Period	3
Attack Range	3
Walk Speed	3
Run Speed	5
Sanity Aura	-25/min (-12.5/min ) (-18.75/min ) (-27.5/min )
Special Ability	Inflicts grogginess
Loot	100% 30%
Spawns from
Code	"scorpion"

“That better not be venomous.”

–Wilson

“Ugh, gross!”

–Willow

“Stay away from Wolfgang!”

–Wolfgang

“One sting and it could be over.”

–Wendy

“STINGY INSECT UNIT”

–WX-78

“Scorpiones. It's a desert species of some sort.”

–Wickerbottom

“Keep out of my boots.”

–Woodie

“You'll not be stinging me.”

–Maxwell

“Yöur pöinty tail is nö match för me!”

–Wigfrid

“Hello, fellow arachnid.”

–Webber

“I don't want to see the business end of that stinger!”

–Winona

“Fried scorpion? Too dangerous.”

–Warly

“It crawls, creeps, and makes you sleep!”

–Wortox

“Stabby bzzter”

–Wormwood

“Look like spiderfolk?”

–Wurt

“Fun Fact: You can suck the venom out of a bite wound! Not sure about scorpion stings though...”

–Walter

“Getting stung would be quite a bother!”

–Wanda

“Crush it.”

–Winky

“Venom, incapacitating.”

–Wathom

“What are YOU smiling at?!”

–Wixie

Scorpions are hostile mobs found in the Oasis Desert. They emerge from Scorpion Holes, except in winter, when they won't spawn.

Scorpions are very aggressive mobs that will attack nearly everything that crosses their path, with the ability to cause Grogginess when attacking with its sting. The sting has a 2 second cooldown every time it's used, if the player is hit again before the grogginess ends it will be put to sleep. When a scorpion is hit it will jump backwards and charge shortly after. The charge, however, doesn't inflict grogginess.

Fighting

After reeling back, the Scorpion will only charge the player if they are outside of its normal attack range. An effective tactic is to hit them and then chase them during their retreat. This will force them to perform a normal melee attack instead of a charge, which can be easily avoided with a back step and followed up with another strike on the Scorpion. Take care when using this method as their follow up attack may be a stinger attack, inflicting grogginess.

Scorpions can be caught in traps, killing them instantly and giving their drops as if they had died in combat.

Trivia

• Scorpions a mob ported over from Hamlet's Scorpions with some changes including: new sprites, new animations, different spawning method and swapping poison with grogginess.
• Even though scorpions are not insects in real life, the Scorpion is tagged as an "insect" in the game files (This affects the Bug Zapper's damage).

Credits

Idea	Nick
Code	Axe
Art	Klei and Axe
Animation	Klei and Axe
Quotes	Unknown

Gallery

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  A Scorpion emerging from the ground

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  A Scorpion in the wild.