King Slime

The King Slime is the new Mini-Boss in 1.0.4 The King Slime is a random mini boss that can be found in caves and on the surface, for now there is no known ways to summon it. It has about 2000 HP when spawned. When you have done some damage to it, small slimes break off and King Slime gets progressively smaller. It also drops a piece of the Ninja set as a slightly rare drop. (100% Chance of getting any ninja piece, but what ninja piece you get is completly random.)

Trivia
If you look closely in the center of the King Slime you'll see there is a humanoid mob trapped in there. It is unknown what that mob is or why it's there.

thumb|left|300px|Fighting a King Slime.