Talk:Gastropod

Slime?
Why are we so convinced that gastropods are slimes? Is it from official word, or speculation based on the fact that they drop gel drops? The way I see it, they look nothing like slimes, they behave nothing like slimes, their name doesn't mean slime, so there's really little reason to suspect they have any relation to slimes. It's true that slimes are the only other monsters to drop gel drops, but featureless little blobs of goo hardly seem like the most exclusive thing, and let's not forget that other monsters share drops in common -- skeletons and piranha for instance -- without any apparent relation. 72.74.172.225 22:59, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Not only drops, but also resistances against debuffs. But indeed there is no official word saying that they are slimes, so it is partially because of the gel drops too. --Icke 07:32, 6 March 2012 (UTC)


 * You mean immunity to poison? (according to the Poison article, in which I assume gastropods are meant to fall under slimes) Again, hardly the most exclusive thing, especially considering the myriad of other enemies which also share that immunity (including basically everything else in the Hallow). 72.74.172.225 00:36, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Any more opinions on this? 72.74.172.225 03:17, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth, I don't think gastropods were meant to be slimes; but I can see how others imagine them as flying, armored slimes. I found this discussion; and if it's important to you, you could try asking Redigit for his official word.  My .  --Sinister Stairs 14:54, 14 March 2012 (UTC)