Mindflayer [OUTDATED]

TYPE: Greater Machine

DATA: Rare but extremely dangerous, the Mindflayer is a machine that has adapted and mastered the use of Hell Energy alongside its own technological prowess.

The machine itself is only the top part of its apparent body, the rest of which is a plastic shell in the form of a human, which they seem to have built themselves.

The plastic body serves no function and is only for aesthetic purposes.

Despite it being a waste of resources, Mindflayers will use everything in its power to protect the plastic body from harm, even if that means destroying itself in the process.

Mindflayers seem to prefer a female form, though very rare occasions of male forms have also been recorded.

Mindflayers will become Enraged once they drop below half health. While Enraged, Mindflayers will begin glowing red and yellow. They attack more frequently and teleport erratically. When using their melee attack, they will always teleport before swinging as to avoid being parried.

Mindflayers levitate in the air, circling the player and frequently teleporting around the arena to attack. They remain stationary while using their ranged attacks, making high-pitched vocalizations as they prepare attacks and take damage, and give off an anguished shriek as they die.

Due to their strange physiology, Mindflayers have unique weakpoint locations. In addition to their arms and legs, attacking a Mindflayer's tentacles and their shoulder segments will result in a limbshot. Attacking the middle-upper portion of the Mindflayer's main body (including the two protrusions on its back) will result in a headshot.

Mindflayers levitate in the air, circling the player and frequently teleporting around the arena to attack. They remain stationary while using their ranged attacks, making high-pitched vocalizations as they prepare attacks and take damage, and give off an anguished shriek as they die.

The Mindflayer's primary attack is a spread of five homing Hell Energy projectiles all fired at once, telegraphed by a low-pitched charging sound alongside the Mindflayer audibly breathing in and clapping its arms together. These projectiles home in on the player, starting off slow before gradually accelerating during their traveling time. These projectiles can be parried back at the Mindflayer, or deflected with explosions.

Alternatively, the Mindflayer can charge up a laser beam attack that sweeps across the air in the general direction of the player. A thin, teal line indicates where the beam will start. This is a good attack to guide other enemies into, as the beam can cause friendly fire towards other threats that are around.

Getting too close to a Mindflayer, or the Mindflayer teleporting within melee range, will cause them to perform a quick melee slap. This slap is telegraphed by a shorter charge period, and getting hit by it will knock the player back. The Mindflayer will only perform this attack if they aren't already charging up another attack of theirs.

Once a Mindflayer dies, it will curl up in place within the air and shriek before exploding, dealing massive damage to the player and any enemies within its radius. Before the explosion, the Mindflayer will also spill blood as it dies, making it risky to get it on low health due to the explosion soon after.

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