Iron Hulk

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Iron Hulk
	Cannot be attacked or killed
	34 (arm) 60 (leg) 60 (ribs) 68 (head)
Attack Period	4
Attack Range	3
Walking Speed	2/3/4
Special Ability	Laser or Jump AoE attack
Drops	()
	"ancient_robot_ribs" "ancient_robot_claw" "ancient_robot_leg" "ancient_robot_head"

The Iron Hulk is a Mob exclusive to the Hamlet DLC. It comes in the form of a head, ribs, arm, and foot.

Behavior

When first found in the world, the Iron Hulks will be covered with moss and foliage, presumably because they have been dormant for quite some time. They will come to life and attack the player or anything nearby when mined with a Pickaxe. They can also be stirred to life with lightning, which keeps them activated for a longer period of time than if they were mined. During the Aporkalypse, the Iron Hulks will remain activated constantly.

There are six different parts to be found: a head, a torso, two legs, and two arms. The arm and torso are by far the most devastating ones, as they will shoot a giant laser beam that procs small explosions in a straight line, which can cause immense damage, and if unarmored, can instantly kill the player. These lasers will also light structures, plants, and mobs on fire. The head and the leg will perform a smash attack, where they will leap at their target and smash down, doing a small AOE attack that also starts fires, and can proc multiple times if an entity is closer to the center of the attack.

The player can, however, farm Iron Ore by mining them repeatedly. Since their attack AI targets the player's location only when they start their attack animation, the player can occasionally hit them when they're still active.

Large Iron Hulk

Large Iron Hulk
	3000
	200 (melee) 100 (mine) 100 (remote) 200x3 (when teleporting) 200 (laser) 160 (when spawning Basalt Eruptions) 360 (when die and explode)
Attack Period	3
Attack Range	5.5
Walking Speed	3
Running Speed	10
Sanity Aura	-400/min (in combat) (-300/min ) (-360/min ) (-440/min ) -100/min (outside of combat) (-75/min ) (-90/min ) (-110/min )
Special Ability	Summons mines and Basalt Eruptions Teleports itself Cannot be put to sleep Cannot be ignited Cannot be frozen Immune to fire damage
Drops	x2~4 x2~6 x6~7 for
	"ancient_hulk"

“I regret causing that.”

–Wilson

“Hey! Burning is my thing!”

–Willow

“Big robot not too big for Wolfgang to smash!”

–Wolfgang

“Like Abigail, it has been resurrected from a deep sleep.”

–Wendy

“LET'S OVERTHROW THE FLESHSACKS!”

–WX-78

“It must be using some sort of ancient technology.”

–Wickerbottom

“Yep. That's a big one.”

–Woodie

“So the technology CAN be brought back to life!”

–Maxwell

“A wonderful automaton of ancient technology brought back to life!”

–Wagstaff

“Metal beast, yöu have met yöur match!”

–Wigfrid

“Whoa! It's a big robot!”

–Webber

“I'm the same way when I wake up from a long nap.”

–Walani

“Must be hungry after that long sleep.”

–Warly

“Ye be lookin' fer a fight?”

–Woodlegs

“WHAT PIECES OF WORK MAKE ROBOT!”

–Wilba

“Clinky Rock Man is awake!”

–Wormwood

“I probably should have let you sleep.”

–Wheeler

The Large Iron Hulk is a Boss Monster. It is the result of the player activating every piece and leading them all to the same place. As soon as the last piece reaches the pile, the Large Iron Hulk will wake up and the fight will begin. The boss has a variety of attacks, including launching 3-5 proximity mines around the boss, throwing a ball of fire at the player, spinning around firing a laser, and forming a ring of Basalt Eruptions around the boss. The Large Iron Hulk also has a melee attack in which it jams its mouth into the ground, as well as a short range teleport.

Upon death, the Large Iron Hulk will explode and spawn all of the pieces in random locations around the island it died on, excluding the head which will land directly where the boss died; the Iron Hulk cannot be permanently killed. All landmines and basalt eruptions will remain where they are until something destroys them. The Large Iron Hulk will drop 2~4 Gears, 2~6 Iron Ore, 6~7 Infused Iron, as well as the Blueprint for the Living Artifact.

Examination Quotes

“I'm heading out of here!”

–Wilson, when examining the Head

“Ugly.”

–Willow, when examining the Head

“Is big head. Wolfgang head is bigger!”

–Wolfgang, when examining the Head

“Headed to death, like all of us.”

–Wendy, when examining the Head

“IN SLEEP MODE”

–WX-78, when examining the Head

“The skull of an iron automata.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining the Head

“I wonder how long it's slept.”

–Woodie, when examining the Head

“There's no head on his shoulders.”

–Maxwell, when examining the Head

“Who built this beautiful cranium? I have many questions!”

–Wagstaff, when examining the Head

“Öpen yöur eyes tö löök upön yöur dööm!”

–Wigfrid, when examining the Head

“Shhh... it's sleeping.”

–Webber, when examining the Head

“There's no shoulders for this head.”

–Walani, when examining the Head

“I hope he stays asleep.”

–Warly, when examining the Head

“I'll hang tha' head from me bowsprit.”

–Woodlegs, when examining the Head

“ALAS, POOR ROBOT”

–Wilba, when examining the Head

“Full of Clinky Rock”

–Wormwood, when examining the Head

“Are you aware you're missing the rest of your body?”

–Wheeler, when examining the Head

“All that iron should be mine.”

–Wilson, when examining the Ribs

“Aww... It won't burn.”

–Willow, when examining the Ribs

“Wolfgang can eat ribs?”

–Wolfgang, when examining the Ribs

“An undead instrument of death.”

–Wendy, when examining the Ribs

“FRIEND?”

–WX-78, when examining the Ribs

“An iron contraption.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining the Ribs

“It's only full of iron, not wood.”

–Woodie, when examining the Ribs

“Well that looks interesting.”

–Maxwell, when examining the Ribs

“The carapace of a beautiful automaton!”

–Wagstaff, when examining the Ribs

“Wake ye, metal beast!”

–Wigfrid, when examining the Ribs

“Yikes. Looks scary.”

–Webber, when examining the Ribs

“Just stay asleep little guy.”

–Walani, when examining the Ribs

“Not sure those ribs are good for BBQing.”

–Warly, when examining the Ribs

“'Tis an iron leviathan.”

–Woodlegs, when examining the Ribs

“HATH THE SLEEP OF DEATH”

–Wilba, when examining the Ribs

“Piece of Clinky Rock Man”

–Wormwood, when examining the Ribs

“I like it better when it's not awake.”

–Wheeler, when examining the Ribs

“Careful, it's armed!”

–Wilson, when examining the Arm

“Dang! Can't burn it!”

–Willow, when examining the Arm

“Is sleepy little robot.”

–Wolfgang, when examining the Arm

“It clutches at my heart.”

–Wendy, when examining the Arm

“WARNING: GRABBING ACCESSORY NOT COMPATIBLE”

–WX-78, when examining the Arm

“The paw of some metal goliath.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining the Arm

“No axe in that hand.”

–Woodie, when examining the Arm

“Seems part of a whole.”

–Maxwell, when examining the Arm

“The metacarpus of an automaton. I must find the rest!”

–Wagstaff, when examining the Arm

“The wörk öf Brökkr nö döubt.”

–Wigfrid, when examining the Arm

“It's a sleepy robot hand.”

–Webber, when examining the Arm

“Yeesh. Don't wanna high five that.”

–Walani, when examining the Arm

“I'm staying away from that guy.”

–Warly, when examining the Arm

“I've no need fer a'extra hand.”

–Woodlegs, when examining the Arm

“HATH NAUGHT A ROBOT HANDS?”

–Wilba, when examining the Arm

“Shake?”

–Wormwood, when examining the Arm

“Where's the rest of you?”

–Wheeler, when examining the Arm

“Not a leg to stand on.”

–Wilson, when examining the Leg

“I should kick it.”

–Willow, when examining the Leg

“It have to work on legs.”

–Wolfgang, when examining the Leg

“A death stomper.”

–Wendy, when examining the Leg

“WARNING: WALKING ACCESSORY NOT COMPATIBLE”

–WX-78, when examining the Leg

“Appears to be an automaton appendage.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining the Leg

“Somebody lost their leg, eh?”

–Woodie, when examining the Leg

“I'd hate to see the rest of it.”

–Maxwell, when examining the Leg

“A leg! A beautiful mechanical leg!”

–Wagstaff, when examining the Leg

“The severed leg öf a metal beast!”

–Wigfrid, when examining the Leg

“That looks like it could stomp us!”

–Webber, when examining the Leg

“I think I had a pair of boots like that.”

–Walani, when examining the Leg

“Could I serve it up with roast potatoes?”

–Warly, when examining the Leg

“Arrg! I could use tha' leg!”

–Woodlegs, when examining the Leg

“THE ROBOT IS AFOOTS”

–Wilba, when examining the Leg

“Clinky Rock Walker”

–Wormwood, when examining the Leg

“Well, it's better facing two left feet.”

–Wheeler, when examining the Leg

Tips

• It is recommended to mine the ribs. Although they do the most damage, their attacks are the easiest to dodge. The ribs also have a longer pause between attacks, allowing the player to mine it for longer without dodging attacks.
• The biome Iron Hulks are found in are often next to Thunderbirds. This can cause the Iron Hulks to be struck by lightning, awakening them and often wreaking havoc to nearby mobs.
  • Thunderbirds also don't run away from hulks, thus when killed by one are set on fire and won't drop Thunder Feathers.
• The ribs and arm pieces can attack with their lasers in melee range, even if they just attacked at range. Be wary when mining these pieces while they're activated.
• A Telelocator Staff and Telelocator Focus can be used as a quick way to gather the Hulk's parts in a desired location, at the cost of gems and living logs.
  • One can build a Telelocator Focus on the fourth island (accessible via the BFB), then use a Telelocator Staff to teleport the Hulk or its separate parts there. Since the pieces of the Hulk reappear on the island where it was killed, and the fourth island is the smallest, they will always respawn close together.

Bugs

• Killing the Large Iron Hulk indoors will crash the game. This could be accomplished if a Telelocator Focus was built indoors and a Telelocator Staff was used on the Large Iron Hulk, and then the Hulk was killed.
  • This likely occurs because the game can't figure out where the Iron Hulk Body Components should be put, since indoor areas aren't technically an "island."

Trivia

• The Iron Hulk's Torso and Arm attack is similar to that of the Deerclops in the Don't Starve Together Event Winter's Feast.
• The Iron Hulk's lua file gives it a drop table and has unimplemented code that gives the Iron Hulk health. Its health is set at 1000, and the loot includes Iron Ore and Gears.
• According to Rhymes with Play #213, the identity of the Iron Hulks' creator is a secret.
• The Iron Hulk's attack cannot harm the Ancient Herald, but can harm almost anything else, even Shadow Creatures.
• In the World Customization menu, they are called "Rusted Hulks".
• Currently, getting killed by an Iron Hulk will be listed as "Shenanigans", in the morgue.
• The torso used to be used as the Map icon for all types of Iron Hulks. This was later changed.
• The Large Iron Hulk was first teased in the Don't Starve: Hamlet Roadmap forum post. It was officially added to the Early Access beta branch on April 18, 2019.
• The Large Iron Hulk is described by Klei as a "lonely sentinel still stuck in a long forgotten war".
• The Large Iron Hulk was added in the April 18, 2019 update.
• If a Iron Hulk body part and a Large Iron Hulk are spawned together, they will kill each other.
• Iron Hulk (along with Deerclops, Spider Queen, Bearger, Sealnado, Reanimated Skeleton, and enraged Klaus) has the biggest insanity aura of -400 sanity per minute.
• The beam attack of some Iron Hulk pieces may be used to mine stone as they destroy structures like stone walls and their own Basalt Eruptions.
• The beam attack is able to damage shadow creatures.

Gallery

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  Iron Hulk Head facing up

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  Iron Hulk Head from the side

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  Dormant Iron Hulk Head

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  Mossy Iron Hulk Head

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  Iron Hulk Arm facing up

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  Iron Hulk Arm facing down

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  Dormant Iron Hulk Arm

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  Mossy Iron Hulk Arm

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  Iron Hulk Leg facing up

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  Iron Hulk Leg from the side

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  Dormant Iron Hulk Leg

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  Mossy Iron Hulk Leg

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  Iron Hulk Ribs facing up

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  Iron Hulk Ribs facing down

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  Dormant Iron Hulk Ribs

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  Mossy Iron Hulk Ribs

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  Mossy Iron Hulk Ribs

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  Mossy Iron Hulk Ribs

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  Iron Hulk Torso charging a laser attack

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  All Iron Hulk types as seen in the Hamlet Early Access trailer.

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  Wheeler facing off with the Large Iron Hulk in the final launch trailer for Hamlet.

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  A promotional image for the Large Iron Hulk.

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  Concept art for the Large Iron Hulk from Rhymes with Play #236.

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  Concept art for the Iron Hulk legs from Rhymes with Play #237.

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  Concept art for the Large Iron Hulk from Rhymes with Play #237.

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  Concept art for the Large Iron Hulk from Rhymes with Play #237.

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  Iron Hulk Ribs concep animation from Rhymes with Play #237.

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  Iron Hulk Head and Leg concep animation from Rhymes with Play #237.