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Santa-NK1
Santa-NK1     Santa-NK1 phase 2
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeSanta-NK1 AI
Damage120 / 180 (melee)
72 / 144 (chain gun)
160 / 320 (spike balls)
84 / 168 (missiles)
100 / 200 (presents)
Max Life18000 / 23400
Defense56
KB Resist10000%
Drops
Coins1 Higher item drop chance on Expert Mode.

Santa-NK1 (also known as Santank) is a mini-boss that spawns during the Frost Moon event. When below half health, the face and beard of the Santa mask will be torn apart to reveal a rather morbid skull underneath.

Attacks

Santa-NK1 repeatedly cycles through three attacks:

  • First attack: Chain gun fires bullets at the player.
  • Second attack: Presents launch high, then rain down via parachute from above, causing damage on contact with players. These travel through blocks.
  • Third attack: Rocket barrage. These also travel through blocks.

While moving, it also drops large spiked balls on the ground that deal high damage (120-150+ with Chlorophyte armor). These increase in frequency as Santa-NK1 takes damage.

Notes

  • The drop rate linearly increases from wave 13 (or 15) to 20.
  • Santa-NK1 currently has one of the highest damage rates in the game.

Trivia

  • "Santa-NK1" is actually a play on the word "Santank" (ie. Santa Tank), the name used when the enemy was announced.
  • Its arm appears to be the Chain Gun, which it sometimes drops.
  • The Santa-NK1, while not very visually similar aside from a mechanical nature and tank treads, behaves very similarly to a recurring mini-boss from the freeware Apogee game Bio Menace. The enemy, called the "Robo-Tank", shares similar attacking patterns such as multiple rapid-fire heavy ordnance weapons like missiles and bullets. Most specifically, the Robo-Tank also fires a volley of bombs into the air, which must parachute down onto the battlefield.
  • It is rumored that Santa-NK1 is Skeletron Prime due to the face looking like Skeletron Prime's skull.

History

  • 1.2.3.1: Its Projectiles are fired slower and do less damage.

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