Lurker

Lurker

Index No.	27/82
Health	108
Difficulty	4
Rarity	Common
Attack	Impale
Damage	24
Damage Type	Explosive
Description	A subterranean creature with deadly piercing attacks
No one has actually seen a Lurker's entire body. It is thought that these creatures cling to the stalactites of huge caves and attack their victims from below. There are actually mining procedures for what to do in the case of a Lurker attack. You are to get to higher ground and pretend like the floor will kill you, because it quite literally will.
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Lurker is an enemy in UnderMine.

History

Changelog
Version	Additions and Changes
Early alpha	Added Lurker.
0.4.0	Lurkers can no longer impale themselves.
0.5.0	Lurkers should no longer damage themselves (for real this time).
0.6.0	Added a randomized delay between Lurker shots to offset them from each other.
1.0.0	Changed health from 120 to 108.

Trivia

Lurkers are a reference to the Lurker unit from the real-time strategy game StarCraft, as they both have a habit of burrowing and possess a similar subterranean spiked attack.

See also

• Crypt Lurker
• Sand Skulker

Notes

• Lurker's Impale attack begins after the Lurker's blink animation. A trail of spikes will erupt from the floor in the direction of the player when this happens. The attack has a large range of at least five tiles—it will easily stretch from the entire height of the player's screen- but the attack is easily avoided by jumping.
• Attacking a Lurker with a Status Effects, such as those provided by Seertooth or Toxin, can help to keep track of the Lurker's location.
• Attacks from the Lurkers are able to destroy blocks and reveal Secret Rooms.
• The lurker's attacks cannot go across holes, but the lurker itself can.
• Wayland's Boots grant immunity to its attacks.