Enemies
Tunic has various enemies. The instruction manual provides official names for a portion of them.
Blob
| Variants |
Pink Blue Blue big |
| Locations |
Blob (conjectural and internal name) is an enemy in Tunic. There are small pink ones, small blue ones, and large blue ones.
Variants
Pink
| Locations | |
| Reward |
1-2 gems |
Blue
| Location | |
| Reward |
2-3 gems |
Blue big
| Locations | |
| Reward |
2-3 gems |
Rudeling
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt |
"Ghost of a soldier who has forgotten why they fight. Follows orders but has no soul." |
| Variants |
Red Blue Purple |
| Locations |
Rudeling, internally known as skuladot, is an enemy in Tunic. The red ones have a sword, the blue ones have a sword and shield, and the purple ones have a sword and are much larger.
Variants
Red
| Locations | |
| Reward |
8-9 gems |
Blue
| Locations | |
| Reward |
8-9 gems |
Purple
| Locations | |
| Reward |
19-20 gems |
Nomenclature
Portmanteau of "rude" and "underling."
Hedgehog
| Variants |
Pink Blue |
| Locations |
Hedgehog (conjectural and internal name) is an enemy in Tunic. There are pink ones, which shoot a single projectile at a time, and blue ones, which shoot many projectiles at a time.
Variants
Pink
| Locations | |
| Reward |
2-3 gems |
Blue
| Location | |
| Reward |
4-5 gems |
Autobolt
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "It wants to protect something, but what? Circle around and use the shield." |
| Locations | |
| Reward |
? magic-points |
Autobolt, internally known as turret, is an enemy in Tunic. The Magic Orb pulls the player closer to it.
Plot
A chalkboard in the Great Library has anatomy diagrams of an Autobolt.
Page 37 of the instruction manual states that Scavenger rifles are built out of Autobolt parts.
Nomenclature
Combination of "auto" and "bolt" since it is an automatic that shoots bolts (projectiles).
Envoy
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "More questions than answers." |
| Locations | |
| Reward |
36 gems |
Envoy, internally known as honourguard, is an enemy in Tunic.
Phrend
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "A disquiet fragment who lives in a skull and wants to taste everything." |
| Locations |
Phrend, internally known as bat and as tonguebat, is an enemy in Tunic.
Nomenclature
Homophone of "friend." Contains "rend" (to violently split something apart).
Spyrite & Sappharach
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "Don't be fooled! The mark on their backs is a trick." |
| Locations |
Spyrite & Sappharach, internally known as spiderSmall and spiderBig, are enemies in Tunic. Spyrite is smaller and has a yellow gem marking on its back, and Sappharach is larger and has a blue gem marking.
Variants
Spyrite
| Locations | |
| Reward |
6 gems |
Sappharach
| Location | |
| Reward |
24 gems |
Nomenclature
"Spyrite" is a portmanteau of "spider" and "pyrite."
"Sappharach" is a portmanteau of "sapphire" and "arachnid."
Slorm
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "A type of slime who just wants to be close to you. Stun it by blocking." |
| Variants |
Default Corrupted |
| Locations |
Slorm, internally known by the same name and as spinnerslime, is an enemy in Tunic. The default one has black eyes and leaves behind a normal explosion, and the corrupted one has glowing pink eyes and leaves behind a miasma-infused explosion.
Variants
Default
| Location | |
| Reward |
6 gems 2 magic-points |
Corrupted
| Location | |
| Reward |
6 gems 2 magic-points |
Plot
Page 17 of the instruction manual states that Explosive Bombs are made from Slorm.
Through visual storytelling, it is depicted that the Slorms of the Ruined Atoll have become corrupted by the miasma spilling forth from the broken conduits, polluting the waters in which they live in. Unlike the normal Slorms of Under the Well, the corrupted Ruined Atoll Slorms have eyes that glow pink, and when they die, they temporarily leave behind an unnatural pink explosion of miasma.
A Husher is seen eating at the remains of a corrupted Slorm in the southern part of the Ruined Atoll. This act, along with various outdated information on page 34 of the instruction manual, implies that the Hushers have inherited the disease from eating the corrupted Slorms, altering their appearance and making them aggressive. In comparison, Plovers show no visual signs of the disease and are not depicted to eat corrupted Slorms, so they are not aggressive towards the player.
Nomencalture
Portmanteau of "slime" and "worm."
Tentacle
| Locations |
Tentacle (conjectural and internal name) is an enemy in Tunic.
Fleemer
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "Equipped in various ways. The flesh may be stripped away but the will to fight is strong." |
| Variants |
Default Big Shield Club |
| Locations |
Fleemer, internally known as bomezome, is an enemy in Tunic. The default one wields a single scimitar, the big one is the same as the default one but bigger, another variant wields a rapier as well as a shield, and an enormous one wields an immense club.
Variants
Default
| Locations | |
| Reward |
4-5 gems |
Big
| Location | |
| Reward |
4-5 gems |
Shield
| Location | |
| Reward |
? gems |
Club
| Location | |
| Reward |
? gems |
Nomenclature
Derived from "femur," the thigh bone.
Chompignom
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "Always hungry. It runs fast but can't turn very quickly. Dangerous as a family!" |
| Variants |
Default Void |
| Location | West Garden |
Chompignom, internally known as crocodoo, is an enemy in Tunic. The default one is green, and the void one is black and glows purple.
Terry the Chompignom, a lone Chompignom, is the most fashionable of the Chompignoms if the Sunglasses code is inputted.
Variants
Default
| Location | |
| Reward |
7-8 gems |
Void
| Location | |
| Reward |
7-8 gems 5 magic-points |
Nomenclature
Portmanteau of "chomp," "pig" (to pig out), and "nom" (to eat).
Fairy
Not to be confused with the character of the same name.
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "Curious pieces of the wall that have come to life. They seem intent on stopping you." |
| Variants |
Beam Ice beam |
| Locations | |
| Reward |
5 magic-points |
Fairy, internally known as fairyProbe, is an enemy in Tunic. There are ones that shoot a damaging beam, and there are ones that shoot a non-damaging ice beam.
Plot
Page 27 of the instruction manual states that the Magic Dagger is made from a Fairy. The building containing the Magic Dagger is filled with Fairy corpses.
Baby Slorm
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "A baby slorm who cannot spin yet, but is still useful." |
| Locations | |
| Reward |
2 magic-points |
Baby Slorm, internally known as slormBaby and as spinnerslime_baby, is an enemy in Tunic.
Nomencalture
"Slorm" is a portmanteau of "slime" and "worm."
Custodian
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "Caretakers of the Vault who have learned some magic. Candles can be put out." |
| Variants |
Default Candelabra Staff |
| Locations |
Custodian, internally known as wizard, is an enemy in Tunic. The default one wields a candle, the large one wields a candle and a candelabra, and another variant wields a wooden staff.
Variants
Default
| Locations | |
| Reward |
9-10 gems 5 magic-points |
Candelabra
| Location | |
| Reward |
9-10 gems 5 magic-points |
Staff
| Locations | |
| Reward |
9-10 gems 5 magic-points |
Plover
| Location | |
| Reward |
8 magic-points |
Plover (conjectural and internal name), is an enemy in Tunic. It runs away when the player approaches and does not attempt to attack them.
Husher
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "A friendly bird that loves to eat slorms." |
| Variants |
Default Void |
| Locations |
Husher, internally known as crow, is an enemy in Tunic. The default one is dark purple, and the void one is black and glows purple.
Variants
Default
| Location | |
| Reward |
9-10 gems 5 magic-points |
Void
| Locations | |
| Reward | 5 magic-points |
Plot
Page 34 of the instruction manual depicts Hushers to have normal black eyes, free of corruption. As well, they are stated to be "friendly." This page of the manual also depicts what appears to be a recommended order to approach the 4 tombs of the Ruined Atoll, and the walls and conduits of the atoll are intact and undamaged.
However, this page of the instruction manual is outdated, as it does not accurately reflect the state of the Ruined Atoll. Hushers in the atoll have eyes that glow pink, and they act aggressive and unfriendly. Furthermore, the recommended order to approach the 4 tombs is not practical, due to the collapse and decay of the walls and conduits.
At some point in time between the creation of page 34 and the events of the game, Slorms of the Ruined Atoll became corrupted by the miasma spilling forth from the broken conduits, polluting the waters in which they live in. Unlike the normal Slorms of Under the Well, the corrupted Ruined Atoll Slorms have eyes that glow pink, and when they die, they temporarily leave behind an unnatural pink explosion of miasma.
A Husher is seen eating at the remains of a corrupted Slorm in the southern part of the Ruined Atoll. This implies that the Hushers have inherited the disease from eating the corrupted Slorms, altering their appearance and making them aggressive. In comparison, Plovers show no visual signs of the disease and are not depicted to eat corrupted Slorms, so they are not aggressive towards the player.
Crabbit
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "Crabbo has a hard shell, but crabbit has pals." |
| Location | |
| Reward |
2-3 gems |
Crabbit, internally known by the same name, is an enemy in Tunic.
Nomenclature
Combination of "crab" and "bit" (something small).
Crabbo
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "Crabbo has a hard shell, but crabbit has pals." |
| Location | |
| Reward |
4-5 gems |
Crabbo, internally known by the same name, is an enemy in Tunic.
Nomenclature
Diminutive of "crab."
Frog
| Variants |
Young Grown-up Well-equipped |
| Locations |
Frog, internally known by the same name, is an enemy in Tunic. The young ones are small and wield two scimitars, the grown-ups are large and wield two scimitars, and the well-equipped ones are large and wield a spear and shield.
Variants
Young
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt |
"Still in training. They take turns attacking." |
| Locations | |
| Reward | 2-3 gems |
Grown-up
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt |
"Grownups have hooks on their tongues." |
| Locations | |
| Reward | 9-10 gems |
Well-equipped
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt |
"Well equipped. Always tries to attack 3 times." |
| Locations | |
| Reward | 9-10 gems |
Scavenger
| Variants |
Rifle Miner's greatsword Bombs |
| Locations |
Scavenger, internally known by the same name, is an enemy in Tunic. They wield either rifles, miner's greatswords, or bombs.
Variants
Rifle
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt |
"Built out of autobolt parts, but can only shoot once. Scavengers with this will try to keep their distance." |
| Locations | |
| Reward | 9-10 gems |
Miner's greatsword
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt |
"Beefy scavengers use this to crack open odd architecture and you." |
| Locations | |
| Reward | 9-10 gems |
Bombs
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt |
"Watch out for miners who use these. They try not to hurt their allies but accidents happen." |
| Locations | |
| Reward | 9-10 gems |
Admin
| Location | |
| Reward (Phase 1) |
10 magic-points |
| Reward (Phase 2) |
12 gems 15 magic-points |
Admin (conjectural name), internally known as administrator, is an enemy in Tunic.
Plot
The corpses of Admins are found lying in the waters of the Ruined Atoll, nearby the Southern Vault of the Frog's Domain, and in the Great Library's main floor.
The Librarian repurposed an Admin to use it as a tea table in the Great Library's lounge. A chalkboard in the Great Library has a diagram of a normal Admin and a repurposed Admin.
Voidling
| Locations | |
| Reward (Big) |
8 magic-points |
| Reward (Medium) |
5 magic-points |
| Reward (Small) |
2 magic-points |
Voidling (conjectural and internal name) is an enemy in Tunic.
Plot
A Voidling appears during a one-time event when walking along the west edge of the Ruined Atoll.
Gunslinger
| Location | |
| Reward |
7-8 gems |
Gunslinger (conjectural and internal name), also internally known as gunman, is an enemy in Tunic.
Lost Echo
| Instruction Booklet Excerpt | "An Echo-of-Self from a past Ruin Seeker whose owner gave up. Watch and listen closely, and release it from its agony." |
| Location | |
| Reward |
3-4 gems 2 magic-points |
Lost Echo, internally known as ghostfoxMonster, is an enemy in Tunic.
Trivia
- Lost Echoes and fox ghosts use the same model.
Oblivion Seeker
| Variants |
Slow Fast |
| Location |
Oblivion Seeker (conjectural name), internally known as foxZombie and foxEnemy, is an enemy in Tunic. The former moves and attacks slowly, and the latter moves and attacks quickly.
Variants
Slow
| Location | |
| Reward | 6 gems |
Fast
| Location | |
| Reward | 24 gems |
Plot
Oblivion Seekers are depicted within the Cathedral on page 4 of the instruction manual.
Trivia
- The colors of Oblivion Seekers match that of the fox, reflecting customization colors.
Silver Knight
| Location | |
| Reward |
38 gems |
Silver Knight (conjectural name), internally known as beefboy, is an enemy in Tunic.
Fossil of Self
| Location | |
| Reward |
? magic-points |
Fossil of Self (conjectural name), internally known as voidtouched, is an enemy in Tunic.
Plot
A chalkboard in the Great Library has a diagram of a Fossil of Self inside of a tomb.
A Fossil of Self is depicted crucified within the Cathedral on page 4 of the instruction manual. This non-aggressive one is found during gameplay and disappears after venerating to the nearby tomb. Other non-aggressive Fossils of Self are seen imprisoned and entombed within the Rooted Ziggurat.
The player can venerate to the first encountered one in the Rooted Ziggurat, and to the Cathedral one, which causes them to "awaken," and their head turns to watch the player more closely.
The aggressive Fossil of Self ambushes the player at night within the Monastery of the Quarry, bringing miasma that blocks the escape route with it. Defeating it removes the newly-introduced miasma, as well as the miasma blocking the path towards the Hero's Grave. After its defeat, it does not respawn.
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