Hunter Droid

The Hunter Droids are hostile droids appearing from Mount Whirl/Stone Sanctuary and onwards.

Appearance
The Hunter Droid is a droid with green limbs and head, a brown torso and a slightly green face bandana with a leaf texture. Its helmet is dark green with a leaf texture.

Behavior
When a Hunter Droid first spawns, it has a typical aggro range and. However, 1.5 seconds after it spawns, the Hunter Droid will triple its and increase its aggro range significantly, charging at the nearest player in its sight.

Combat Tips
Hunter Droids have low but can deal a lot of, so it is best to be wary whenever they spawn. Hunter Droids play a distinct rev sound before they accelerate, which can alert you to their presence if you cannot see them (especially in Lush Canopy).

Backpedaling as Hunter Droids approach will increase the time they take to reach you. Time your attack such that you lunge right before the Hunter Droid enters your sword's range. Jumping can also reduce the you take from them. If you have a high jumping speed, jumping will cause the Hunter Droid(s) to stop moving while you are in the air.

Using Slingshots and Blasters to attack Hunter Droids is also effective, as not only do they have low, but they also take twice the damage from. Crossbows are not recommended as they overkill them, wasting.

Protected Hunter Droids can be countered simply by jumping on its head, as the helmet does not deal unlike other droids.

Hunter Droids can be slowed down significantly with the Neutralizer, making them easy to deal with.

Trivia

 * Unlike most droids, Hunter Droid helmets cannot hurt the player.
 * When a Hunter Droid accelerates, its eyes fade into red and then back to black and a special sound effect is played.
 * Hunter Droids (when accelerated) are the fastest Droids in the game.
 * A mystery button can spawn a Hunter Droid with 1 and a forcefield that lasts for 5 seconds.
 * This can also spawn with a modifier, including Regenerating.
 * It used to spawn with the Protected modifier in 1.1, but since stacked modifiers were removed in 1.2, they now naturally have a forcefield.
 * An accelerated Hunter Droid can be quite funny to look at when it is slipping on ice trying to get you, while also making it easier as the Hunter Droid cannot run toward you properly. Still, you cannot jump on its head.
 * You can get a badge from defeating a Hunter Droid before it triggers it's ability! It's called "Off Guard".