Crimson Ray

This article is about the Crimson Ray. You may be looking for the Jellyray or Ghostray.

 

Template:Class 2 Fauna The Crimson Ray is a passive life form belonging to the fauna category. It spawns exclusively in the Inactive Lava Zone and Active Lava Zone.

Appearance

In terms of body shape, the Crimson Ray is identical to the Ghostray, however, it has major differences in coloration:

• The creature's body is opaque.
• The top side of the creature is predominantly dark red in color, with a few lighter patches, whilst its underside is pale yellow in color.
• Its eyes and gill rows emit a yellow, bioluminescent glow.

Behaviour

The Crimson Ray swims aimlessly around the Inactive Lava Zone and Active Lava Zone in small or large groups. On occasion they can be seen swimming away from Lava Lizards. They will ignore the player as they glide gently through the lava zones.

Data Bank Entry

Like all ray specimens encountered on Subnautica, this one features poisonous flesh and exhibits generally docile behaviour. Thick Scaling: Indicates adaptation for high temperature environments Forward-mounted Eye Sockets: Suggests a predatory evolutionary history, left behind long ago Assessment: Inedible but harmless

Gallery

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  Topside

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  Front view

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  Side view

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  Bioluminescence

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  Size comparison to the player

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  Model from Sketchfab

Video

• GhostRay Swims basic

  Movement animations

Trivia

• On Sketchfab the Crimson Ray is referred to as "Ghost Ray Opaque".
• The data bank entry suggests that ancestors of the Crimson Ray were predatorial.