Mant

Exclusive to:

“What a huge bug!”

–Wilson

“You're gross.”

–Willow

“Hello, Bug Man!”

–Wolfgang

“A creature of dirt and purpose.”

–Wendy

“ERROR: INSECT/HUMAN HYBRIDS DO NOT COMPUTE”

–WX-78

“They've developed an entirely unique language.”

–Wickerbottom

“How ya doin' there, buddy?”

–Woodie

“What a hideous creature.”

–Maxwell

“Wonderful! A war-based society consisting of humanoid hexapod invertebrates!”

–Wagstaff

“Be yöu friend ör föe?”

–Wigfrid

“We should be friends!”

–Webber

“Hey, bug-dude!”

–Walani

“Let's break bread, friend.”

–Warly

“Whut mann'r o'beast be ye?”

–Woodlegs

“WILBA WOULD BEAT THEE, BUT T'WOULD INFECT MINE HOOFS”

–Wilba

“Chr'ik?”

–Wormwood

“Travel. See the world. Meet some interesting insects.”

–Wheeler

Mants are Mobs exclusive to the Hamlet DLC. They spawn from Antcomb Homes as Larvae, inside Mant Hills. Mants can mostly be found inside the Mant Hill, or wandering around it.

They are hostile Mobs, and will attack the player if they are too close. However, they will first warn the player to leave by glaring at them. Wearing a full set of Mant Armor as a disguise (i.e. Mant Suit and Mant Mask) will make them neutral to the player as long as the armor is worn. Their language is normally indecipherable but it can be understood with the Pherostone in the player's inventory. However, owning one without the Mant disguise won't prevent them from being aggressive.

Mants can be befriended by using the Pherostone to determine which food they eat, and then feeding the corresponding meat, seeds, plants, or wood. Befriended Mants will assist the player in chopping down trees and attacking mobs.

Upon death, they drop either one Monster Meat or one Chitin. When examined by a character, the displayed name will be “Drone”, followed by a six-digit number.

Mants will consume any food left on the ground. If the player is holding a Magnifying Glass, nearby Mants will panic. During the Aporkalypse, all Mants will transform into aggressive Warrior Mants wearing glowing warpaint.

Mants take two Sleep Darts to be put to sleep, and two hits from an Ice Staff to be frozen.

Quotes

Untranslated CHR'IK TIVIK CR'KIT CR'KIT KLICK VRR'TIK K'KRIT VVR’T C'CHAK TI'VIK TI'VOK Telling player to keep away K-K-KEEP BACK-CK-CK WE PROECT-KT-KT QUEEN! GET-TK-TK AWAY Attacking CHK-CHK-CHARGE! ATT-TK-TACK! HIVE MUST-TK-TK CONTINUE! PROTECT-KT-KT THE HIVE! Eating food on the ground STOCK-CK-CK FOOD! COLLECT-TK-TK FOOD! C-C-CONSUME! STASH MEAT-TK-TK! Asking for trade (player disguised) YOU WORK-K-K TOO? ASSIST-TK-TK COLONY? CONSTRUCT TK-TK-TOGETHER?

Making food requests (player disguised) I EAT-TK-TK SEEDS I EAT-TK-TK PLANTS I EAT-TK-TK TREES I EAT-TK-TK MEAT Following player OBEY ROYAL-TK-TK-TY AWAIT INSTRUCT-TK-TK-TIONS ASSIST-T-T THE HIVE I CK-CK-COMPLY Chopping trees TK-TK-TASKS! CHK-CHK-CHOP WOOD WORK-K-KT TOGETHER! ACT-CT-CTIVITY! CK-CK-CONSTRUCT! Panicking AAAAACH-CH-CH!! RETREAT-TK-TK! GET BACK-CK-CK! On fire SCORCH-CHK-CHK! I COMBUST-TK-TK! I SAC-C-CRIFICE! Helping stuck player ( HELP ROYAL-TK-TK-TY ASSIST-T-T THE HIVE

Mant Warrior

“I don't like the look of him.”

–Wilson

“Yeesh. What are you so angry about?”

–Willow

“Wolfgang smash mighty Bug Man!”

–Wolfgang

“Looking to kill something.”

–Wendy

“EXTERMINATE!”

–WX-78

“A particularly aggressive colony defender.”

–Wickerbottom

“Calm down there, buddy!”

–Woodie

“Such a grotesque display of aggression.”

–Maxwell

“Fascinating! An infantry class of humanoid hexapod invertebrates!”

–Wagstaff

“Let us dö battle!”

–Wigfrid

“It's an Ant Soldier!”

–Webber

“Aggh! Leave me alone!”

–Walani

“I want no trouble, mon amie!”

–Warly

“Ye be meetin' yer match!”

–Woodlegs

“HAVE AT THEE!”

–Wilba

“Mad Chr'ik! Agh!”

–Wormwood

“Swell. This one's angry.”

–Wheeler

Mant Warriors are mobs exclusive to the Hamlet DLC. They are similar to regular Mants, but they are only encountered deep inside of the Mant Hill or during the Aporkalypse, where they wear glowing war-paint and take the place of normal Mants. Compared to regular Mants, Mant Warriors are faster, more powerful, and always attack the player on sight. They are also not fooled by the Mant Mask and Mant Suit disguise.

They will spawn from Queen Womant's eggs, which will spawn Warrior Mants 2 to 6 seconds after landing.

Upon death, they drop either one Monster Meat or one Chitin. When examined by a character, the displayed name will be "Warrior", followed by a six-digit number.

Mant Warriors take one Sleep Dart to be put to sleep, and two hits from an Ice Staff to be frozen.

Tips

• The player can tell if they are too close to a Mant by looking at its eyes. If it has an angry look (furrowed eyebrows), the player should probably keep back.

Trivia

• The name "Mant" is a portmanteau of the words "Man" and "Ant".
• The prefab name "antman" may be a reference to the superhero of the same name.
• There are art assets in the game files of a creature similar to the Mant, but with notable differences, including a mouth on the front of the face (above the mandibles, almost more human-like) and a lack of arms. One of the developers confirmed that this is an old design for the Mant.
• The fact that Mants are afraid of a player holding a magnifying glass is a reference to the stereotypical action of young kids burning ants with focused light using a magnifying glass.
  • This is further supported with the fact that you can burn objects from a distance by using a magnifying glass in game.
• The fact that Mants produce Honey in their Mant Hill instead of Bees in the Hamlet DLC is likely because real life ants are close relatives of bees.

Gallery

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  A sleeping Mant.
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  A dead Mant.
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  A Mant Warrior Egg.
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  Wickerbottom followed by 3 Warrior Mants.
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  The Discovery of the Warrior Mant Door.
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  A Warrior Mant with glowing war-paint chasing Wilson during the Aporkalypse.

References

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