Fractal Guardian

Fractal Guardian Second Variation
Stats
Health 100	Armor None
Weakpoints N/A	Armored Points N/A
Speed
Walking N/A	Swimming 1 slow (1.5 fast)
Behavior
Aggressive? Always (Humans) Never (Submarines)	Can Enter Submarine? No
Sight 1	Hearing 2
Drops only 1 of the items marked with an asterisk * may drop at a time
Item(s)	Chance
None	N/A

Fractal Guardian
Stats
Health 80	Armor None
Weakpoints N/A	Armored Points N/A
Speed
Walking N/A	Swimming 3 slow (4.5 fast)
Behavior
Aggressive? Always (Humans) Never (Submarines)	Can Enter Submarine? No
Sight 1	Hearing 2
Drops only 1 of the items marked with an asterisk * may drop at a time
Item(s)	Chance
None	N/A

The Fractal Guardian is a Europan creature. It is the only creature besides humans to have multiple variants.

Description

Two variations of the Fractal Guardians exist. The first has three spike-like limbs that allow it to swim, two on the sides of its head and one at the end of its segmented body. Its body consists of four segments, including its head. Each segment appears to have two holes.

The second type possess an orb-like carapace with two spike-like limbs on its underside. Due to their heavy torso and the fact they only possess two limbs, they are much slower than their worm-like siblings but can withstand more damage.

In-game

Rather uniquely, Fractal Guardians will attack and kill crew members, but will ignore submarines. However, they only spawn in Alien Ruins, meaning one must confront them in person. In this case, it is best to bring something capable of stunning the Fractal Guardians, although they can be defeated with an Ancient Weapon if you're lucky enough to own one.

While multiple Fractal Guardians can spawn in any given Alien Ruin, they typically do not spawn in close proximity.

As Fractal Guardians possess an extremely small attack delay, it is prudent to bring medical support on ruin expeditions, and vital to bring some means of defense.

Fractal Guards can't bleed.

Damage Values

Fractal Guardian attack:

Item	Target Type	Attack Damage	Bleeding Damage	Damage Type	Attack Duration	Cooldown
Head	Any	10	0	Bite	0.2 sec	8 sec
Left spike	Any	5	10	Bite	0.5 sec	8 sec
Right spike	Any	5	10	Bite	0.5 sec	8 sec

Fractal Guardian 2 attack:

Item	Target Type	Attack Damage	Bleeding Damage	Damage Type	Attack Duration	Cooldown
Head	Any	10	0	Bite	0.2 sec	8 sec
Left leg	Any	5	10	Bite	0.5 sec	8 sec
Right leg	Any	5	10	Bite	0.5 sec	8 sec

Trivia

An NPC conversation mentions that fractal guardians are, quote, "not organic - closer to a robot than an animal". This could explain how they survived the presumed extinction of the alien species behind ruins.

Gallery

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  Note the Fractal Guardian's limbs propelling it through the water.

Audio

• FRACTALGUARDIAN2 idle1.ogg

  Idle 1

• FRACTALGUARDIAN2 attack1.ogg

  Attacking 1

• FRACTALGUARDIAN2 damage1.ogg

  Taking damage 1

• FRACTALGUARDIAN2 death1.ogg

  Death 1