Carassius

**Carassius** is an enemy that can be found in Hylics 2. Despite their unassuming appearance, Carassius can be quite formidable foes with their varied and powerful skills.

## Bestiary

### Appearance

Carassius are creatures that have the appearance of a rather generic fish. They are somewhat carp-like in form, though they borrow features from many types of real-world fish. Their bodies are smooth and white, with red and blue pinstriped fins. The Carassius' eyes are very large and bright red, with a wide crater in the middle of each eye which represents pupils. This creature has a noticeable underbite with a protruding lower lip. Carassius do not swim in water like their real-world counterparts, but rather float effortlessly through the air.

### Attacks

* **Attack** [40 dmg] - Carassius' basic attack on a single target.
* **Stab** [60 dmg] - A sharp stab at a single target that deals 60 damage.
* **Solvent Vortex** [14 dmg] - A gesture unique to Carassius which targets the entire crew and deals minor damage. This attack eliminates positive statuses from the targets, such as Foamed, Insulated, Regenerating, and Mania. Solvent Vortex does not remove Charged or Clean status. Also removes negative statuses from other enemies.
* **Chomp** [48 dmg] - A biting attack on a single target. Causes poisoning. Despite other Chomp users needing to be Angry to use this attack, Carassius does not have this requirement.
* **Stem Cell** [25 heal] - A minor healing move that grants the Regenerating status.

### Drops

Upon defeat, Carassius will drop Bones, Meat, and a Multi Stem Cell.

## Strategy

A Carassius can pose a fair threat in battle with their ability to remove positive statuses from your entire crew with Solvent Vortex. This can be especially difficult for those who like to rely on using Charged Foam Armor to keep their party safe in battle, as well as those who like to deal heavy Mania damage with Poolwine. Using Mania strategies in particular against a Carassius is quite dangerous as Solvent Vortex does not simply remove the status, but ends it as if it had run out naturally, meaning that it will leave the target Sleeping. Carassius is also capable of inflicting poison with Chomp or doing heavy single-target damage with Stab. Though they can heal with Stem Cells, Carassius seems to seldom use it, opting to use their other gestures first before relying on healing.

Carassius can often be tricked into using Solvent Vortex if someone on your team is Foamed or Regenerating. This could be useful for wasting the Carassius' turn on a low damage attack while you focus on more dangerous foes, though it is no guarantee that it will be baited into doing this. Though their other attacks such as Stab and Chomp can cause significant damage, a Carassius is unlikely to be the most immediate threat at the start of the battle and can be left alone while dealing with other enemies first. However, their ability to defoam or otherwise wipe your party's positive status effects may throw off your favored strategy, in which case you may want to eliminate the Carassius as soon as possible so that your preferred tactics aren't disrupted.

Using Time Sigil on every enemy on screen can be useful as if Carassius uses Solvent Vortex then every enemy with the Lagging status will fall asleep immediately afterwards, allowing the player some extra time to Charge up amongst other things.

## Trivia

* The name "Carassius" is the scientific name for carps.

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