Charybdis
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Last updated for version 1.4.5.0 Last mentioned in changelog 1.4.4.1 The current game version is 1.5.9.2 |
Charybdis | ||
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ID: Charybdis
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Stats | ||
Health
7,500 |
Sight: 3 | |
Hearing: 7 | ||
Armor
Head, Jaw, & Tail (see values in Defense section) |
Weakpoints
Mouth | |
Immunities | Vulnerabilities
Poisons x 0.2
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Behavior | ||
Walk speed
N/A |
Swim speed
14 slow - 17 fast | |
Aggressive?
Always |
Can Enter Submarine?
Partial | |
Drops only 1 of the items marked with an asterisk * may drop at a time | ||
Items | Chance | |
Diver's Remains Titanite (x2) Scrap (x2) | 60% (1/1.7) | |
Diver's Remains Titanite Scrap (x4) |
20% (1/5) | |
Diver's Remains Titanite (x2) Scrap (x3) |
20% (1/5) |
The Charybdis (kəˈrɪbdɪs)[1] is a Europan creature that spawns in the Abyss layer of levels and in high difficulty missions as one of the 3 possible targets of a Hunting Grounds mission, the other two being the Endworm or Latcher.
Description
The Charybdis body appears as a large mass of dark tentacles serving for navigation, and ending with a sharp point, reminiscent of a spear tip. Its teeth and massive tongue are crimson red.
Players will first see massive orange pings on the sonar that grow stronger the closer the Charybdis is to the submarine. The sonar silhouette of the Charybdis resembles a massive dolphin.
The Charybdis can naturally be found in the Abyss.
In-Game
The Charybdis is unusually quick for its size, and is extremely bulky to boot (with higher health than the Moloch). It is notorious for being extremely efficient at tearing the Submarine's hull.
Despite the creature's apparent blindness, mechanically it does possess the ability of sight. If one suspects a Charybdis lies ahead, it may be wise to turn all sonars to passive in an attempt to sneak by, or to lure it away with a Decoy.
Combat Strategies
Since its health and damage are so high it's highly advised to not engage a Charybdis, and to try to evade it if possible. Fighting a Charybdis in the open sea is a death sentence for many daring crews as its bite can kill humans in a single hit by Bleeding.
If combat is unavoidable, it is highly recommended to use the Pulse Laser or Railgun. Since the Pulse Laser deals heavy Burn damage, it is incredibly effective at neutralizing the Charybdis. It is important to aim for the mouth whenever the opportunity arises, as this will maximize the damage dealt. As for the Railgun, its naturally high damage output plus the ability to combine explosives such as UEX or C-4 makes it a viable option against this threat. If timed correctly, a Nuclear Shell can deal outstanding damage against the Charybdis providing the player hits the mouth directly.
An expensive strategy that requires a sharpshooter gunner would be to use Physicorium Ammunition loaded in a Coilgun. The gunner would be required to aim specifically at the mouth and maintain accuracy, stacking the bleed damage as best as they can.
It is highly recommended to avoid trying to fight the Charybdis using melee or small arms weaponry, such as the Diving Knife or SMG. This behavior is considered suicidal.
Attacks
Attack | Target type | Afflictions on hit | Context | Afflictions Inside | Area of Effect | Structure Damage | Duration | Cooldown | Kinetic Force |
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Jaw | Character | Any | 100 | 0.5s | 5 | 500 | |||
Structure Attack | Structure | Any | Stun 4.5s | 5.5m | 200 (Direct hit) 400 (AoE) |
0.5s | 4 | 1 |
Defense
Note: The Head, Jaw, and Tail will deflect projectiles.
Limb | Burn | Bleeding | Damage (all) |
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Jaw, Head, & Tail | x 0.5 | x 0 | x 0.25 |
Mouth | x 5 | x 5 | x 5 |
Trivia
- In Greek mythology, Charybdis is the name of a sea monster able to summon deadly whirlpools by swallowing large amounts of water.[2]
- The design of the Charybdis underwent two radical redesigns; once during the transition into the Steam release, and then once again when it was reintroduced in 0.13.0.11 (Embrace the Abyss). The original version resembled an upside-down Whale.
- Both legacy variants of the Charybdis ("Legacycharybdis" and "Charybdisold") can be spawned by the use of Console Commands or through the Character Editor.
See Also
Media
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The Charybdis
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A Charybdis compared to a Dugong
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A Charybdis attacking a submarine
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Idle
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Idle Loop
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Attacking
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Taking damage
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Death
References
Creatures | ||
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Pets | Cthulhu • Defense Bot • Huskified Storage Container • Orange Boy • Peanut • Petraptor • Psilotoad | |
Small | Crawler • Crawler Hatchling • Fractal Guardian (Steam Cannon Fractal Guardian • EMP Fractal Guardian) • Hammerhead Spawn • Human • Husk • Husked Crawler • Husked Human • Leucocyte • Mantis • Moloch Baby • Mudraptor (Mudraptor Unarmored) • Mudraptor Hatchling • Mudraptor Veteran • Swarm Feeder • Terminal Cells • Tiger Thresher • Tiger Thresher Hatchling | |
Large | Black Moloch • Bone Thresher Crawler Broodmother • Giant Spineling • Golden Hammerhead • Hammerhead (Moping Jack) • Hammerhead Matriarch • Moloch • Spineling • Viperling • Watcher | |
Abyssal | Charybdis • Endworm • Latcher | |
Ending |
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