Hammerhead

Hammerhead (tentatively *Panoplia hammerhead*). An armored, herd-dwelling, territorial herbivore with a powerful ram.

Profile: Herbivore · Large

Stats

Health (max) 1000

Health (initial) 1000

Swim speed (max) 500

Bulk 30

Stamina (max) 100

Food (max) 100

Hammerhead Ram Hit damage 0

Hammerhead Ram Hit radius 300

Hammerhead Ram Hit cooldown 0s

Stamina passive 10

Stamina period 5s

Temper passive -10

Temper period 3s

Temper passive 15

Temper period 3s

Behaviour

Profile: Herbivore · Large Targets: Marrowbreach, Hammerhead, Player, Tadpole, Rammable target, Plant bulb, Coral Crab

Habitat Distribution

Colonist Bunker ×2 Coral Gardens ×8

Total spawn points: 10

PDA Databank

Hammerhead (tentatively *Panoplia hammerhead*). An armored, herd-dwelling, territorial herbivore with a powerful ram.

1. Hammer head

Challenges intruders on its territory, especially other hammerheads. Displays its pectoral fins and closes its enamel head shield before attacking.

2. Jet propulsion

Spiracles behind the eyes feed into a jet channel with internal gills. The jet drives the hammerhead's sudden rams.

3. Large brain

Floats in a protective cyst. The central eye sees color, while two smaller motion-sensitive eyes guide ramming.

4. Grazing jaw

The muscular vertical jaw suggests a diet of sponges, kelps, tunicates, and possibly crushed coral. The need to protect a grazing area may have evolved the hammerhead's territoriality.

5. Practice behavior?

Hammerheads ram coral domes. The adaptive benefit is unclear—perhaps toughening their shields.

Advise caution, especially when piloting vehicles. May have social cognition comparable to Earth’s ungulates, some of which were extremely dangerous to humans. Ramming areas (called leks) are a major source of ocean noise.