Piece of Moon Squid
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Piece of Moon Squid

Statistics
Type | |
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Use time | 20 (Very fast) |
Tooltip | Summons a Moonling 'The forbidden calamari.' |
Rarity | ![]() |
Sell | 5 |
Research | 1 required |
Grants Buff
Buff | ![]() ![]() |
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Buff tooltip | A friend from beyond |
Summons Pet
- Moonling
Sounds
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- Internal Item ID: 4810
- Internal Buff ID: 297
- Internal Projectile ID: 894
Not to be confused with the Suspicious Looking Tentacle.
The Piece of Moon Squid is a pet item that has a 25*1/4 (25%) chance to drop from the Moon Lord in Master Mode. It summons a pet Moonling that resembles the Moon Lord's head.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The item's tooltip, "The forbidden calamari", is likely a reference to a common internet meme, where some form of object similar to a food, which in reality isn't edible, is nicknamed "Forbidden <food>", for example sea glass being referred to as "forbidden fruit snacks". Calamari is fried squid, referring to the Moon Lord's cephalopod appearance.
- The pet itself marginally resembles the Ancient Vision, an enemy summoned by the Lunatic Cultist if the player attacks a duplicate of the Lunatic Cultist while the Phantasm Dragon is still alive.
- The buff tooltip, "A friend from beyond", is a reference to H.P. Lovecraft's short story "From Beyond", which is a story of a man who witnesses alien creatures in alternate dimensions. The Moon Lord, which the Piece of Moon Squid drops from, also happens to be a reference to H.P. Lovecraft – this time, the cosmic entity Cthulhu, a fictional character Lovecraft created.
History[edit | edit source]
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.