Goldenrod monster
The goldenrod monster[note 1] is an unnamed enemy in the Original Game played during the Sword Route of Chapter 3 of Deltarune. It appears on the Desert Board.
The goldenrod monster has a stocky build with two horns, similar to Asgore, and two red eyes.
The Desert Board is largely inhabited by purple monsters, which will sometimes be accompanied by a goldenrod monster. They will wander the board and not harm HERO_SWORD until they reach LV2. Two goldenrod monsters appear south of a flower room that features a single monster as well.
The goldenrod monster wanders aimlessly in whatever room it spawns in and will not harm HERO_SWORD when touched until reaching LV2, even when hit with the sword (which is met with a brief pause). Upon reaching LV2, the goldenrod monster's sprite speed increases, and it will begin hurling spears at HERO_SWORD. However, its movement is still random. When killed, they have a chance to drop candy that can restore HP.
The goldenrod monster's movements are random, so avoiding it is not difficult. Its spears can only be thrown in cardinal directions, which can sometimes be forced to go in a completely different direction to HERO_SWORD's position with precise positioning. During the endlag of this attack, it is almost effortless to kill them.
- â "Goldenrod monster" is a conjectural name based on their color and filename,
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