Beetle armor

The Beetle Armor is considered to be a step up from the Turtle Armor set, granting better defense and melee perks. It is one of the 4 endgame armors available for the PC version, along with the Shroomite armor, Spectre armor, and Turtle Armor.

Equipping the full set allows for beetles to fly around the player once certain requirements are achieved. Up to 3 beetles can be active at the same time, and give different buffs depending of the chest piece you are using:


 * With the Scale Mail, dealing damage to enemies activates the Beetle Might buff, which will increase damage and speed increments by 10%. This is increased to 20% and finally 30% if combat is continued long enough. Each increase is accompanied by a beetle, and if you exit combat they will disappear one by one along with the buff.


 * With the Shell, avoiding taking damage activates the Beetle Endurance buff. Each tier adds 15% damage mitigation, going up to 45%. If the player is hit at any moment, the total damage of the hit will be reduced by that amount and one beetle will disappear, reducing the buff by one tier.

Crafting the full set (not including the other chest piece variant) from scratch requires 18 Beetle Husks, 54 Chlorophyte Bars (or 324 pieces of Chlorophyte Ore), and 3 Turtle Shells.

Crafting all four pieces from scratch requires 26 Beetle Husks, 78 Chlorophyte Bars (or 468 pieces of Chlorophyte Ore), and 4 Turtle Shells.

Tips

 * The Beetle armor is not entirely an upgrade from Turtle armor. The Turtle armor strikes a nice balance between offense and defense, whereas the Beetle armor will sacrifice one for the other and lacks the damage reflection from Turtle's set bonus.

Trivia
Might be a reference to the armor that The Beetle (an enemy to Spider-Man in Ultimate Spider-Man) wears, as it looks similar in color and general looks. This may also be a reference to the popular Japanese television show franchise; "Kamen Rider", as the helmets and general design look quite similar.