Latcher

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Latcher
Stats
Health 7 000	Sight: 3
	Hearing: 10
Armor All body: 100% (Immune) Legs: 50%	Weakpoints Belly:(x2)
Immunities N/A	Vulnerabilities N/A
Behavior
Walk speed N/A	Swim speed 7 slow - 15 fast
Aggressive? Always	Can Enter Submarine? No
Drops only 1 of the items marked with an asterisk * may drop at a time
Items	Chance
None	N/A

The Latcher is a creature which stalks submarines from the shadows of the Abyss. It waits from a distance for an opportune moment to strike at its prey.

Description

The Latcher is a large creature which resides in the Abyss. It has several eyes which glow, revealing its position to anyone gazing through windows or a periscope. Its many teeth are used to consume smaller living beings, though it has been observed to feast on corpses lost to the depths. It has four legs which make its signature on the sonar easy to identify. Within the mouth of this creature hides an incredibly long tongue which can extend up to 45 meters. Once the tongue makes contact with a target, the Latcher will only let go if it feels threatened, wishes to attack from a new angle, or has eaten whatever it has caught.

In-game

The Latcher will initially use its tongue to attack submarines. If this attack misses, it will retreat and observe the submarine from a safe distance. It will then approach the submarine again and attempt once more to attach its tongue to the submarine. Once the Latcher's tongue has made contact, it will drag the submarine into the depths of the Abyss at rapid speeds. Additionally, it will bring itself closer to the submarine and start biting at the hull, causing hull damage. The Latcher will also ram its body into the submarine on occasion, causing further hull damage.

The Latcher has the lowest vitality out of all the current abyssal creatures. This makes it a good target for preparing new players for the other horrors found in the Abyss.

The Latcher will focus smaller creatures outside of the submarine, preferring to swallow beings whole.

If the Latcher takes sufficient damage, it will retreat away from the submarine. It will then return from a different angle, catching unsuspecting gunners by surprise.

Similarly to the other abyssal creatures, the Latcher can be a target of a Hunting Grounds Missions. Unlike the other abyssal creatures, however, the Latcher does not give off large sonar signatures revealing its position to the Navigation Terminal.

Damage Values

Item	Target Type	Afflictions on Hit	Structure Damage	Kinetic Force	Cooldown
Spike Attack	Structure	N/A	0	0	60 sec
Tongue	Structure	N/A	0	0	15 sec
Structure Bite	Structure	Stun (3s)*	100 (direct hit) 350 (explosion)	300	30 sec
Character Bite	Character	Bite Wounds (200)* Bleeding (100)* Stun (2s)*	0	0	1 sec
Character Tongue Attack	Character	N/A	0	0	6 sec

Trivia

• The Latcher was first introduced in the 0.17.12.0 (Urban Expanses) update on the 20th of April, 2022.
• The Latcher's design seems to be inspired by the Aphonopelma Eutylenum family of Tarantula.
• The Latcher is relatively slow compared to other abyssal creatures. Its maximum speed is only 1km/h faster than Charybdis' slowest speed.
• In the campaign mode, the Latcher will be less likely to spawn as the player progresses throughout the campaign, favoring easier difficulty nodes in the earlier areas.

Gallery

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  The Latcher

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  Size comparison of a Latcher to a Humpback

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  A Latcher attacking a Humpback using its tongue

Audio

• Attack

• Attack 1

• Attack 2

• Attack 3

• Attack 4

• Bite

• Bite 1

• Taking Damage

• Taking Damage 1

• Taking Damage 2

• Taking Damage 3

• Escape

• Escape 1

• Idle

• Idle 1

• Idle 2

• Idle 3

• Moving loop

• Swallow

• Swallow 1

• Teeth

• Tongue Hit

• Tongue Hit 1

• Tongue Move

• Tongue Move 1