Alien Larva

  

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Alien LarvaHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Lunar Events
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	50/100/150
Max Life	200/400/600
Defense	6
KB Resist	0%/10%/20%
Banner	Alien Larva Banner
Immune to

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 428

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 Bestiary 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 version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now included in the Alien Queen family "cap"; Alien Queens will no longer release Alien Larvae upon death if enough Alien Hornets already exist.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.