Man Eater

Type	Enemy
Environment	Underground Jungle
AI Type	Plant AI
Damage	34/68›60/102›90
Max Life	110/220›242/330›363
Defense	10
KB Resist	100%
Banner	Man Eater Banner
Immune to
Coins	3 SC50 CCPre-Hardmode: 8 SC75 CCHardmode: 7 SC
Hurt
Killed

The Man Eater is a pre-Hardmode enemy found in the Underground Jungle, and is nearly identical in appearance and behavior to the above-ground Snatcher. Man Eaters spawn anchored to blocks, with an extendable stem topped by a pincher. The stem itself is a passive component and can be walked through safely without incurring damage; only the pincher inflicts or takes damage.

Notes

Man Eaters cycle between two behavior states:^[1]
- A "normal" state, where they can extend up to 15.6 tiles away from their anchor block. This state lasts for 5 seconds.
- An "extended" state, where their maximum reach is increased to 20.3 tiles. It lasts for 2.5 seconds.
  - In For the worthy and Get fixed boi worlds, their maximum reach is increased by 40% (to 21.9 tiles in normal state and 28.4 tiles in extended state) and their top movement speed is increased by 16.67%.
The Man Eater differs from the Snatcher in the following ways:
- The Man Eater's body color is a brown/pinkish vine, as opposed to the green vine of the Snatcher's. The "head" of a Man Eater also has a red tinge along the jaw.
- Man Eaters drop Vines and Ancient Cobalt armor, whereas Snatchers do not.
- Man Eaters can extend their stems about twice as far as Snatchers.
- Snatchers spawn in the surface Jungle, while Man Eaters spawn in the Underground Jungle.

Tips

When lit on fire with weapons such as the Sunfury, their erratic movement patterns may cause them to reveal hidden caves with their light.
Caution should be advised even when the player seems to be out of the Man Eater's reach, as they can extend their stems and thus improve their reach rapidly.
(Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Mining the block that a Man Eater is rooted on kills it instantly; however, this method of dispatching a Man Eater never yields any dropped items.

Trivia

Despite their vine color being more brown than green, Man Eaters drop green vines.
According to the Bestiary(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), Angry Trappers are created when a Man Eater undergoes a cocoon-like metamorphosis after having consumed enough human flesh.

The Bestiary entry for the Man Eater: "A sharp-toothed plant with a taste for human flesh. It has the ability to hide inside the mud and reach over great distances."

History

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.0.1: Can now drop Coffee and Man Eater Kite.

Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

Desktop 1.3.3: Anchored block can no longer be destroyed.

Desktop 1.3.0.1: Vine drop rate increased from 33.33% to 50%.

Desktop 1.2.3: Fixed bug where the Ancient Cobalt Leggings would always be dropped alongside the Ancient Cobalt Helmet, which effectively gave the item a 1/150 (0.67%) drop chance.

Desktop 1.2.0.3: Can now drop its own respective banner.

Desktop 1.2:
- Vine drop rate increased from 25% to 33.33%.
- Health reduced from 130 to 110.
- Damage reduced from 42 to 34.
- Defense reduced from 18 to 10.
- Now has a chance to drop Ancient Cobalt armor when killed.

Desktop 1.1: Damage decreased from 45 to 42.

Desktop 1.0.6:
- Health decreased from 200 to 130.
- Damage decreased from 60 to 45
- Man Eaters are now drawn in front of tiles rather than behind them.
- They now extend their stems at random, rather than when the player is moving rapidly.

Desktop 1.0.5:
- Man Eaters no longer drop Jungle armor, which is instead crafted by the player.
- They now pass through blocks, are immune to knockback, and no longer extend their stems when struck.