The Giant Sand Leech is a native Martian predator. They lie dormant in the sand, until a disturbance notifies them of the presence of prey.
Giant Sand Leeches have a worm-like body, and have six teeth at their head. Most of the Leeches' body cavity is dedicated to their stomach.
The Giant Sand Leech can survive harsh conditions, as it is able to be summoned on an unterraformed Mars, which contains a weak atmosphere and magnetic field, aswell as low amounts of oxygen, leading to it being exposed to freezing temperatures, lack of oxygen, and radiation from The Sun.
Their mutated counterpart however, the Thoth Leech, is known to survive even harsher conditions.
Gameplay[]
The Giant Sand Leech can be spawned in using two methods: when an Explosive Charge is detonated, there is a 1/100 chance that a Giant Sand Leech will spawn in. However, in a private server, the Giant Sand Leech can alternatively be spawned using the Summoning Staff.
Once the Giant Sand Leech will spawn in, it will follow any nearby player and attack it, attempting to kill the player by consuming it. If the player comes into contact with the teeth, they will be sucked in the leech and will be eaten, resulting in the player dying.
Ways to combat the Giant Sand Leech is by hitting it a number of times (presumably 5) with parts/debris, or by shooting at it with a Turret, which will cause it to die. The Giant Sand Leech can also die after existing for a long period of time.
Once the Giant Sand Leech dies, the body will rot and turn grey, then eventually despawn.
Trivia[]
- The Giant Sand Leech has a mutated counterpart, known as the Thoth Leech, which were Giant Sand Leeches but mutated after a failed Galilean experiment.