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Alien LarvaHardmode exclusive
Alien Larva
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeFighter AI
Damage50/100/150
Max Life200/400/600
Defense6
KB Resist0%/10%/20%
BannerAlien Larva BannerAlien Larva Banner
Immune toConfusedShimmering

The Alien Larva is a Hardmode, post-Lunatic Cultist enemy which appears around the Vortex Pillar during the Lunar Events. They move fairly slow along the ground. A number of these spawn on the death of an Alien Queen. If unattended, they will grow into Alien Hornets, which in turn become Alien Queens later on.

Trivia[]

The BestiaryBestiary entry for the Alien Larva: "The larval stage of the alien hornets. They may seem weak and harmless, but if ignored they will evolve into powerful beings."

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Now included in the Alien Queen family "cap". For context: the game has a cap on how many Alien Hornets and Alien Queens could be in play, to prevent evolving Queens from becoming too numerous. However, Larvae were not part of that cap, and so could spawn and evolve up into Hornets/Queens normally, eventually creating overwhelming numbers. After this change, Alien Larvae simply won't spawn on Queen death once this internal limit is reached.
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