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11 The Epicurean is a slow, aggressive bottom-dweller in Subnautica 2, found patrolling the bacteria-rich industrial runoff pools of the Karakorum Metal Farms and the Root Canyon. Its databank entry records the generated name Postpanoplia epicurean, the formerly armored epicurean. Its bite hits hard, at around 25 damage.
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33 Overview
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55 AttributeDetailClassFishDispositionAggressiveDamageAround 25 per biteReported habitatThe Karakorum Metal Farms runoff pools and Root Canyon
66 Appearance
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88 The Epicurean is a stocky oval fish that tapers from an oversized maw to a short, blunt tail, gray-purple above with black speckling and white below. Four symmetrical pectoral fins radiate behind the mouth. The maw carries four rows of thin, backward-pointing teeth that stop prey from escaping once swallowed, and like the Hammerhead it carries a third central eye between its two lateral ones. Individual Epicureans differ visibly in how bloated their stomachs are, and the bloating tells a story.
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1010 Behavior and the Tongue Thief
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1212 On its own the Epicurean is an unpredictable, wandering omnivore. What makes it genuinely dangerous is its relationship with the Tongue Thief. Epicureans swallow the parasites along with everything else in the runoff pools, and a swallowed Tongue Thief can evade digestion, latch onto the host's tongue, and secrete a chemical that blocks the feeling of fullness. A parasitized Epicurean eats without limit, grows more aggressive toward divers, and develops the severe stomach bloating seen around the Metal Farms. The arrangement feeds the parasite and slowly wrecks the host.
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1414 Related Pages
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1616 CreaturesTongue ThiefHammerhead