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The '''Watcher''' is a turtle looking Europan [[:Category:Creatures|creature]] named after its large eye. Lacking any straight-forward attacks, its strength resides in the [[Watcher's Gaze]] it inflicts when "observing" its targets.
The '''Watcher''' is an enormous, sphere-shaped [[:Category:Creatures|creature]] reminiscent of a turtle or a crab. Named after its massive, ominous red eye, the Watcher lacks any true method of attack, but does inflict many negative effects in the form of [[Watcher's Gaze]] when investigating submarines or divers.




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==In-game==
==In-game==
Watchers are passive but inquisitive creatures: despite having no desire to attack the submarine or its crew, Watchers will still approach the ship to gaze at human activities.
Watchers are passive but inquisitive creatures: despite having no desire to attack the submarine or its crew, Watchers will still approach the ship to gaze at human activities.
While the Watcher's passive behavior is a pleasant contrast to the other denizens of Europa, its effect upon the human mind with its deep gaze means you unfortunately have to deal with it in some manner, lest you lose your mind to it.


To efficiently deal with a watcher, a submarine crew should manoeuver below the Watcher to target its large unarmored paddles, or directly in front of it to get the weapons in range of its eye.
To efficiently deal with a watcher, a submarine crew should manoeuver below the Watcher to target its large unarmored paddles, or directly in front of it to get the weapons in range of its eye.

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Watcher
Stats
Health

500

Sight: 5
Hearing: 0
Armor

80% - 90%

Weakpoints

Eye: Gunshot Wound Lacerations x5

Immunities

N/A

Vulnerabilities

N/A

Behavior
Walk speed

N/A

Swim speed

2 slow - 5 fast

Aggressive?

When Attacked

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 Watcher is an enormous, sphere-shaped creature reminiscent of a turtle or a crab. Named after its massive, ominous red eye, the Watcher lacks any true method of attack, but does inflict many negative effects in the form of Watcher's Gaze when investigating submarines or divers.


Description

The Watcher's black spiked shell protects its main body, leaving only its very large red eye and its three paddles exposed.

Watchers are deaf, visually-oriented animals. Their eye is both their offensive tool and only weakness.

Watchers are solitary creatures always encountered alone.

In-game

Watchers are passive but inquisitive creatures: despite having no desire to attack the submarine or its crew, Watchers will still approach the ship to gaze at human activities. While the Watcher's passive behavior is a pleasant contrast to the other denizens of Europa, its effect upon the human mind with its deep gaze means you unfortunately have to deal with it in some manner, lest you lose your mind to it.

To efficiently deal with a watcher, a submarine crew should manoeuver below the Watcher to target its large unarmored paddles, or directly in front of it to get the weapons in range of its eye. The eye is highly susceptible to all Coilgun ammunition types, with a x5 damage multiplier for Lacerations. A diver equipped with a firearm can also take advantage of the eye's same weakness to Gunshot Wound.

The Watcher is completely immune to Burns, Psychosis and, obviously, its own Watcher's Gaze. Spikes surrounding its shell are immune to Bleeding and will absorb 90% of any Internal Damage variant.

Upon being damaged, the Watcher will flee and deploy a green acid mist behind, which inflicts Burns to divers and damage the submarine's hull. This damage is progressive, and each of the 9 acid "emitters" lasts 30 seconds.

Damage Values

Item
Range
Afflictions on Hit
Structure Damage
Attack Duration
Eye
5000
Watcher's Gaze 5
N/A
Eye
1500
Watcher's Gaze 5
N/A
Eye
1000
Watcher's Gaze 15
N/A
Acid Mist (9 clouds)
300
(from the center
of each cloud)
Burn 1/s (range 250)
Burn 2/s (range 100)
180 (per cloud)
30 seconds


Trivia

The Watcher constantly emits a loud, distorted "static" that is completely alien to all other sources of sound, making it easy to hear if one is outside your submarine if you haven't noticed its effects upon you.

Gallery

Audio


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