Twins

The **Twins**, named after their conjoined nature, are enemies in Sons of the Forest. As creepy mutants, they appear both on the surface and in the caves below.

## Twins

### Attacks

Claw Swipe
Bite
Running Leap

## Appearance

The Twins appear as two deformed humans fused at the pelvis with coordinated movements. Both pairs of limbs are extremely elongated and thin, with claw-like hands to strike with. The torso on the right side of the creature bears broad shoulders and slightly thicker arms, while the torso on the left side bears breasts and a slightly more slender overall appearance. Together they have both masculine and feminine features. Likely the result of two parallel universe versions of the same person fusing.

## Behavior

The Twins crawl low and close to the ground, often quickly pacing back and forth before pursuing. They don't always take a direct path to the player, opting to flank or distract with a squalling roar instead. If greatly damaged but not killed, the feminine half of the Twins will go limp, and only the larger twin will remain active.

When two players are combatting the creature at once, the torso halves will swipe separately at the targets, hinting at a more dynamic AI than other enemies.

The Twins seem to take on a more stealthy form of combat than their other cave-dwelling companions, and can sometimes be spotted sneaking low to the ground towards an unsuspecting or distracted player or making a running leap from behind.

They vocalize in high pitch squalls from their feminine half and a low, thrumming growl from their masculine half. They can sometimes be heard from great distances and even on other sides of walls. This makes the Twins one of the most vocal of all cave-dwelling enemies.

The Twins may emerge from the ground through holes, with their arms extended as if reaching out. If a player approaches them, they will leave the ground. Similarly, if they are left undisturbed for an extended period, they will also emerge. This natural occurrence is often observed in caves.

## Story (Spoiler Warning)

A dead Twins can be located in the banquet hall in a singular chair with the nameplate “Gordon Lankston“.
Who this person was is unclear as of right now no other in-game information from either game seems to mention their name, but it is clear that they were a person of great importance to Edward Puffton.

It can be assumed that this mutant is the product of a single individual (Gordon Lankston) splitting into two parallel universe versions (one male and the other female.) of the same person and fusing together.

## Gallery

* The Twins in muzzle flare lighting.
* The Twins as seen in the release trailer.
* The Twins climbing a cave wall.

## Trivia

* Once the cave containing the Twins is opened by breaking the boarded-up entrance, they can sometimes be spotted on the surface at night with roaming gangs of cave-dwelling mutants.
* One can be seen climbing the glass and cave walls in an unreachable area of an underground bunker near the spa just before the pool bar and nightclub, but this is a scripted entity and no other versions can climb walls at this time.
* The cross can be used against the Twins, using it will not damage the Twins but rather make them play a fearful animation, where they growl and slowly back away from the player.