Enemies

This is a list of enemies in Haiku the Robot.

## Camera Flappers

The Camera Flapper hovers in a single spot in the air, until Haiku is within eight steps of them, at which point the Camera Flapper's eye will turn red and they'll charge towards Haiku, while ascending and descending in flight, often times bouncing off surfaces, such as the ceiling and/or floor. It damages Haiku by touch alone, no matter the speed, it could be standing still and inflict damage. To destroy this winged pest, it will only take two hits; upon destruction it will drop six to eight spare parts.

### **Found in**

* Abandoned Wastes
* Factory Facility
* Water Ducts

### Trivia

* The Camera Flapper can be seen in the image for the Abandoned Wastes inside the Train.

## Floor Sweeper

Probably the smallest enemy, at one-eighth the height of Haiku. These janitorial robots continue their endless chore of sweeping the dust of the Abandoned Wastes. They pay no mind to Haiku, so much so that if in their path they'll run straight through Haiku inflicting damage. To counteract their rudeness, it will only take one hit to destroy them, unfortunately, they only drop two to four spare parts, not enough for even one repair.

### **Trivia**

* Might be inspired by a Roomba, and/or the Pixar character M-O M-O.

## Cyclopeanut

This single eyed Nut with tiny feet and big spirits guards the ledges and grounds of the Abandoned Wastes. Once Haiku is in their direct line of sight, they charge ahead like a little league linebacker; upon inflicting damage to Haiku, they can get turned around and suddenly forget about Haiku, and continue their pacing back and forth. Hardier then most other robots their size, it takes three hits to destroy them, and even stranger is when attacked from behind they don't notice. Upon destruction they drop three to four spare parts.

### Trivia

* The sound they make upon spotting Haiku is like that of a pitch shifted down baby rattle toy, which might explain their absence of object permanence.

## **Tyre**

These fiends of the Abandoned Wastes, literal tires that somehow have gained sentience; living rubber hopping up and down with an expression of forlorn patience. At first sight they seem like passive watchers of the Wastes, because once attacked they seemingly helplessly bounce away from Haiku, sometimes hitting another surface and rebounding into Haiku inflicting damage on accident. At first glance anyone would be forgiven to believe these abominations are passive, but they're watching, for if Haiku stands idle for too long they come for Haiku, bouncing rapidly down the halls to attack. Takes two hits in order to destroy them, and upon destruction they drop four to seven spare parts.

### Trivia

* They might be inspired by the horror movie Rubber.

### Lore

* They might be the Virus's first attempt at artificial life, as it resembles the boss in the Sunken Wastes.

## Birbot

Birbots are passive flyers of the Abandoned Wastes, which haul junk underneath their magnetic body; notice how they have eyes in the + and - symbols, much the same as the magnet boss of the area. They're harmless, and often times may seem hostile when suddenly changing direction to hit Haiku, but this is in fact caused by their bumbling flight, that has then bouncing off surfaces at odd angles. They also are one of the few robots that drop debris on destruction, as seen to the right in their picture. It takes two hits to destroy them, and give four to six spare parts.

## Corral Climber

Much the same as the Tyre, this is a less corrupted robot, and instead a sentient wad of rubber. The Corral Climber poses almost no threat to Haiku, unless touched, it doesn't attack, nor flee when attacked. It takes two hits to destroy, and will drop two to four spare parts. It has an alternative version of itself in the Sunken Wastes, which has red eyes instead of white and takes one more hit to destroy, otherwise identical in behavior.

### Found in

* Abandoned Wastes
* Sunken Wastes

## Bolt

The numerous hopping Bolts probably exist the second most, behind the Camera Flappers. They are passive in the Abandoned Wastes, though they can be hostile as in the Forgotten Ruins and Sunken Wastes; these variants are noticeable by their red eyes, however though they openly attack Haiku, they're of little threat, unable to hop up to ledges like the one in the picture, making them an ease to dispatch. It takes three hits to destroy, and will drop four to nine spare parts.

### Found In

* Abandoned Wastes
* Sunken Wastes
* Forgotten Ruins

### Trivia

* Bolts are perhaps inspired by the living bolt in the film the Iron Giant.