Hemogoblin Shark

The Hemogoblin Shark is a Hardmode enemy that can be spawned by fishing during a Blood Moon event. When the bobber dips and the player attempts to reel in a fish, a Hemogoblin Shark, among other enemies, has a chance to spawn within a few blocks of the bobber in place of a fish. The Hemogoblin Shark can move extraordinarily fast on land, swim quickly in water, jump very high, and can fire a barrage of Blood Shot projectiles.

Tips

 * Building a platform high above the player's fishing spot allows them to dodge the Hemogoblin Shark's lunging attacks, though it can still hit the player with its Blood Shot attack.
 * Keeping the Hemogoblin Shark underwater will prevent it from firing Blood Shots.
 * The Flying Knife is an effective weapon if the Hemogoblin Shark gets stuck in a crevice.
 * The Hemogoblin Shark cannot enter doors, being 4 tiles tall. However it will still keep trying to enter, getting stuck at the doorway, allowing for an easy kill.
 * Trapping either the Hemogoblin Shark or yourself inside a house or otherwise enclosed area and using a spell like the Crystal Vile Shard allows for a flawless, albeit slow kill.
 * Opening a small hole in an enclosed space can allow the player to use projectiles to easily kill the Hemogoblin Shark, however it can still hit players with its Blood Shot attack.

Trivia

 * The name Hemogoblin Shark is a portmanteau of ', an oxygen-carrying protein found in vertebrates which is responsible for giving blood its red color, and ', a rare and ancient species of shark native to the deep waters of the Eastern Atlantic, from which this enemy likely takes its appearance.
 * Hemogoblin is also an anagram of hemoglobin.
 * It is the only non-Old One's Army event enemy to follow the Attacker AI.
 * Unlike other enemies with this AI, it will not prioritize the Eternia Crystal over the player if both are present.


 * This references the Minishark's tooltip,