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When an Ice Worm enters hunt mode, they begin to rapidly attack the player, using dive attacks, pokes, spear attacks, and whip attacks. |
When an Ice Worm enters hunt mode, they begin to rapidly attack the player, using dive attacks, pokes, spear attacks, and whip attacks. |
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If there is a [[Snow Stalker]] within their vicinity, an Ice Worm will eat it suggesting it as their primary known source of nutrition and sustenance. |
If there is a [[Snow Stalker]] within their vicinity, an Ice Worm will eat it suggesting it as their primary known source of nutrition and sustenance. |
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It is impossible to kill an Ice Worm, as it does not have a hitbox. It is also impossible to scan a living Ice Worm, and as such, scanning the Ice Worm carcass in the Arctic Spires the only way to obtain its databank entry.{{Clear}} |
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==Databank Entry== |
==Databank Entry== |
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Revision as of 15:18, 7 June 2021
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</group> </infobox> The Ice Worm is an aggressive leviathan class fauna species that burrows beneath the surface of the ice. They appear to be ambush predators, drawn towards vibrations above them. Ice Worms are exclusively subterranean creatures and do not swim. Ice Worms can be avoided through the use of a Thumper.
Appearance
The Ice Worm has a very long body, the top side of which is completely covered by a thick segmented exoskeleton. Beneath these plates are another set of triangular plates that stick out horizontally, each with a backwards facing spike. The underside of the creature is bare and unprotected, lacking any protective plating. The underside is grey in color and has two rows of parapodia used to grip the ice running parallel down the body.
The head is mainly comprised by a single huge plate which tapers into a long, thick horn sticking straight out from the head. This horn is super-heated and allows the Ice Worm to melt through ice in order to burrow.[1] Below the horn, the creature's four mouth-parts can be seen. Each is long and curved with a solid black exterior and fleshy red interior. The inside of the upper and lower pair is lined with black spines. The tail ends with a pair of long and thin spines.
Behavior
The Ice Worm travels just below the surface of the ice, producing a distinct trail of pushed-up snow accompanied by a jet of steam. It is attracted to noise and vibration, and will surface to attack whatever produces these things.
Once it is above ground, it will do a loud roar before doing an attack. If the player or Thumper is a reasonable distance from the Ice Worm, the Ice Worm will lunge at the target. After it has lunged at the player, it will either emerge back out of the ground to do another attack or it will poke at the player from underground with its horn. If it is closer to the target it will do one of many close-range attacks.
While tunneling, it can dash at the player, and if it catches them, it will spear them, and then fling them into the air, before swallowing them whole.
When an Ice Worm enters hunt mode, they begin to rapidly attack the player, using dive attacks, pokes, spear attacks, and whip attacks.
If there is a Snow Stalker within their vicinity, an Ice Worm will eat it suggesting it as their primary known source of nutrition and sustenance.
It is impossible to kill an Ice Worm, as it does not have a hitbox. It is also impossible to scan a living Ice Worm, and as such, scanning the Ice Worm carcass in the Arctic Spires the only way to obtain its databank entry.
Databank Entry
<tabber> Ice Worm= (No target detected)
|-| Ice Worm Bones= (No target detected)
</tabber>
Design
The Ice Worm's design draws heavily on the real-life bobbit worm. Though far greater in size, the Ice Worm shares the hard parapodia running down the body and an ambush-reliant lifestyle.
The tail spines of the Ice Worm are similar to the distinctive cerci seen on the rears of earwigs. They also bear a slight resemblance to the tail fin of a Reaper Leviathan, possibly proving of their relation through evolution. Inspiration also may have been taken from the larvae of Platerodrilus species, otherwise known as trilobite beetles. The dorsal side of the Ice Worm's body shares many similarities in shape and color with the larva of these beetles.
The Ice Worm's head bears a striking resemblance to this image of a deep-sea tubeworm and was likely based on it.
The concept of a worm- or centipede-like arctic monster with red-hot spines may be taken from the Remorhaz of Dungeons & Dragons.
The concept of the Ice Worm's behavior is heavily based upon that of the Sandworms from the Dune novels.
Sounds
Gallery
<tabber> In-Game=
- Iceworm2.jpg
An Ice Worm above ground
Roaring
- Iceworm4.jpg
Attacking a thumper
Digging back into the ground
Tail straight in the air
- Iceworm3.jpg
Retreating into the ground
Side sweep attack
Jumping
Ice Worm lunging
Size comparison with the player
Close up on Ice Worms mouth with the player inside
Ice Worm Scanning
|-| Concept Art=
Ice Worm final design head-shot - by Alex Ries
Ice Worm final head variants - by Alex Ries
Earlier design - by Alex Ries
Earlier still - by Alex Ries
|-| Models=
Model from Sketchfab
|-| Other=
Ice Worm in the cinematic trailer
The Ice Worm in Below Zero's promotional image, chasing after Robin
</tabber>
Notes
- ↑ The name of this attack refers to the action of cutting rather than this attack being cut from the game.
Trivia
- The Ice Worm is the only known non-extinct land-based leviathan on Planet 4546B.
- The Ice Worm shares its name with a real animal that lives in glacial ice.
Bugs
- During an attack when on a snowfox the player is forced off the the snowfox. The player does not go into an animation and takes no damage however the snowfox does seem to take damage.
References
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