Hoppin' Jack

Hoppin' JackHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Forest + Night Graveyard
AI Type	Slime AI
Damage	80/160/240
Max Life	175/350/525
Defense	20
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Hoppin' Jack Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	51250

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 304

The Hoppin' Jack is a Hardmode pumpkin-like enemy that will only appear at night during the Halloween seasonal event, or in Graveyards any time of year. He attacks by hopping towards the player in a manner identical to most Slimes. The difference, however, is that the lower on health he is, the quicker he becomes.

Notably, as Hoppin' Jack is actually a pumpkin that uses the Slime AI, he is not treated as a slime for most other purposes. Hoppin' Jack drops no Gel on death, will remain hostile to a player with Royal Gel equipped, and killing one is not necessary to earn the Gelatin World Tour () or Slimer/King of Slimes () achievements.

Trivia

• The name Hoppin' Jack is a reference to Spring-heeled Jack, a creature from British folklore.

The Bestiary entry for the Hoppin' Jack: "This particular pumpkin seeks revenge for being carved. His hearty leaps become quicker the more he is carved into."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.1: Can now spawn year-round in graveyards.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Can now drop his own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Fixed the name for the Hoppin' Jack enemy.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Introduced.