Martian Drone

     

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Martian DroneHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	Martian Madness
AI Type	Corite AI
Damage	60/120/180
Max Life	300/600/900
Defense	16
KB Resist	60%/64%/68%
Banner	Martian Drone Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	1025

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Idle
Explosion

• Internal NPC ID: 388

Not to be confused with the Martian Probe.

The Martian Drone is a Hardmode, post-Golem flying enemy that spawns during the Martian Madness event. Upon spawning, it flies diagonally up from a bottom corner of the screen, moving through blocks. If not destroyed, it stops once it reaches a point just above the player, and then it spins and explodes into spark particles that fall and linger on the ground, which will damage players or NPCs that touch them.

Tips

• If the player is inside a tunnel, the drone will stop pursuing and hover on the player's head as long as the player stays in tunnel. The same strategy applies to dealing with Corites.
• Martian Drones emit a distinctive sonar sound that seems to be audible as long as one is on screen. Listen for this sound so you are not caught off guard.

Trivia

• This enemy mostly resembles the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, a drone used primarily by the United States Air Force.

The Bestiary entry for the Martian Drone: "The data collected from these drones are sent back to the motherships moments before they self-destruct onto their foes."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.