Giant Flying FoxHardmode exclusive
Debuff | Feral Bite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) |
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Debuff tooltip | Increased damage, Decreased life regen, Causes status effects |
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Chance | 10% |
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Duration | 30–90 seconds |
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Drops
- Item (Quantity)Rate
Grapes(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)2.5%
Bat Bat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)0.4%
The Giant Flying Fox is a Hardmode bat enemy that spawns only on the surface of the Jungle at night, in addition to the common Jungle Bats and in place of the Derplings that spawn during the day. In Expert Mode, it can inflict the Feral Bite debuff. Giant Flying Foxes can deal significant damage to a player, and without any knockback resistance, can push players down Jungle caves. They pose a significant threat to early Hardmode characters.
Trivia
- In real life, a flying fox is any of several species in the family Pteropodidae, which are otherwise known as fruit bats. These are the largest bats in the world, found mainly in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Thus, it makes sense for this to be the largest in-game bat. The real-world versions are docile fruit eaters that are harmless to humans, though they sometimes come into conflict with fruit farmers. However, flying foxes actually cause fairly insignificant losses to crop yields, and are important seed dispersers and pollinators in their ecosystems. The fact that it drops Grapes might be inspired by this.
- The Giant Flying Fox dropping Grapes is likely a reference to The Fox and the Grapes, a fable by Aesop, in which a fox attempts to reach some grapes on a vine, but ultimately decides that they are undesirable.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Giant Flying Fox: "An oversized cousin of the bat found only in the Jungle, giant flying foxes hunt the night skies looking for prey."
History
Pet(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
- Basilisk(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Desert Spirit(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dune Splicer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ghoul(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dreamer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vile(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tainted(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lamia(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mummy
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Windy Day
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- Corrupt Bunny
- Vicious(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Vicious(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Dreadnautilus(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Drippler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hemogoblin Shark(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- The Bride(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- The Groom
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- Zombie Merman(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Sandstorm
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- Butcher(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Fritz(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- The Possessed(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Gem(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Firefly
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- Gold(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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