Some walk, some sprint, and some, like the Maneater, prefer to crawl to you.

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They havethree behavior statesthey can swap between: Content, Crying, and Adult.

Close up view of a Maneater crawling near a staircase in a facility in Lethal Company.

Due to its size, carrying the Maneatertakes up both hands, like other large scrap pieces.

This makes it grow in size, but it doesn’t affect it otherwise.

When this happens, you have torock the Maneaterby holding thePrimary Item Use keyuntil it calms downand stops crying.

Close up view of a Butler standing by a bookshelf in a mansion and being lit up by a flashlight in Lethal Company.

It alsobecomes much faster, with a running speedsimilar to a popped Jester.

Whether grouped or solo, thesafest but more tedious methodis tokeep the Maneaterwith you and keep calming it down.

You canuse TZP-Inhalanttoboost your speed and staminaand help you dodge or escape the Maneater.

Player character approaching the entrance of a Mineshaft facility in Lethal Company.

Amuch safer, but still riskyway to kill the Maneater is tokill a Nutcracker and use its shotgunagainst it.

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Player character looking down at a Maneater sitting on the facility floor in Lethal Company.

Player character holding a content Maneater in their arms inside a facility in Lethal Company.

Player character watching a Maneater cry and roll around on the floor in Lethal Company.

Player character standing in front of an aggressive adult Maneater in Lethal Company.

Player character holding and rocking a Maneater to calm it down in Lethal Company.

Player character standing in front of one of the tunnel pits a Maneater can be dropped into in Lethal Company.

Player character watching a Maneater taken outside growing into its Adult state in Lethal Company.

Teal Tulip Snake attached to a player employee and attempting to lift them off the ground in Lethal Company.

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