Gastropod

Gastropod
Statistics
Type	Enemy
Environment	The Hallow – Surface
AI Type	Hovering
Damage	25 (ranged attack) 60 (melee)
Max Life	220
Defense	22
Drops
Coins	6
Item (Quantity)		Rate
Gel (5-10)		100%

The Gastropod is a flying Hardmode enemy that appears frequently at the surface of The Hallow at night, and fires lasers.

Gastropods are immune to the Confused debuff.

Notes

• Gastropods will enter water to chase the player, and can continue flying and firing while submerged.
• Striking the Gastropod while it is preparing its laser will interrupt the attack and prevent it from firing.
• Console - spectral Gastropods are generally the same but have a different colour and deal more damage than the regular ones.

Tips

• Newer Hardmode players may want to avoid The Hallow's surface at night entirely, as Gastropods fire frequently, spawn often, and their lasers are difficult to dodge -- especially when more than one Gastropod is on the screen (and there usually will be more than one).

Trivia

• In real life, Gastropods are a class of mollusk that includes snails and slugs. The word "gastropod" is derived from ancient Greek meaning "stomach-foot," which these animals are so named because they appear to crawl on their stomachs.
• Because of the round shape of their shell and the fact that they drop Gel, many players consider Gastropods to be part of the Slime family.

History

• 1.1: Introduced.