Polaris Parrotfish
Type | Weapon |
---|---|
Damage | 72 Ranged |
Knockback | 2.25 (Very Weak) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 21 Average |
Velocity | 15 |
Tooltip | Projectile hits grant buffs to the weapon Buffs are removed on hit 'It carries the mark of the Northern Star' |
Grants Buff | Polaris Boost |
Buff duration | 8 seconds |
Buff tooltip | The Northern Star empowers your life regeneration |
Rarity | |
Sell | 2 40 |
Research | 1 required |
The Polaris Parrotfish is a Hardmode ranged weapon that can be fished up in the Astral Infection. When used, it fires deadly lasers which will increase in power the more shots hit. If the laser damages an enemy, the player will be granted the Polaris Boost buff, which slightly accelerates the player's life regeneration and adds one stack to the buff, which is capped at 25 stacks. Once the player has reached 10 or 20 stacks, the laser will boost in power. After the first boost, lasers will split into several smaller lasers. After the second boost, lasers will home in on enemies and explode. If the player gets hit, the player loses 10 stacks of the buff. For every single stack above 20, the player will lose one less stack when hit. If the player holds a different item, the player loses the Polaris Boost buff and any boosts to the weapon.
Its best modifier is Unreal.
Trivia
- The Polaris Parrotfish is a reference to the "Polar Star" gun from the game Cave Story. The last line of the tooltip is directly quoted from its tooltip in Cave Story.
- The Polaris Boost Buff and the weapon getting more powerful as hits are landed without being hit is somewhat reminiscent of Cave Story's weapon EXP mechanic. In it, weapons level up when enough EXP crystals are picked up, but the equipped weapon loses EXP when getting hit, and can level down.
- Additionally, the name is a reference to Polaris, also known as the North Star.
History
- 2.0.2.001: Polaris Boost's buff tooltip now states that it increases life regeneration.
- 2.0.0.001: Taking damage now reduces the counter by 10 instead of completely resetting the counter.
- 1.4.5.001: Nerfed damage from 60 to 50.
- 1.4.2.109: Polaris Boost buff no longer displays a timer.
- 1.4.2.108: Now counted as a nature weapon.
- 1.4.2.106: Introduced.