Bat[1] is an enemy in The Messenger. Its Picnic Panic counterpart is the Tropical Bat.
Profile
Appearance
Bat has the appearance of a normal bat but with a skull for a head instead of a bat head. It has a white skull, black or brown bat wings, and a purple aura outline. Its eye sockets also glow with a purple color.
Abilities
Bat hangs upside-down completely motionless on a ceiling until Ninja closely approaches. Once Ninja approaches, Bat flies slowly at Ninja and pursues him wherever he goes. Bat can also pass through solid walls in order to reach Ninja, but it will die if it touches lava.
Story
As Ninja travels through the Catacombs, he encounters Ruxxtin for the first time. Ruxxtin summons three Bats and five Skeloutons before leaving.
Trivia
- Bats are referred to as "batty" in the sound files.
Nomenclature
| Language | Name | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
English | Bat | - |
Gallery
Sprites
Bat's 8-bit spritesheet.
Bat's 16-bit spritesheet.
Beta Sprites
Beta version of Bat's 8-bit spritesheet.
Official Artwork
Key art #1, which depicts many Bats on the left.
Key art #3, which depicts a few Bats.
References
- ↑ Datamined name used in the picture files.
| Enemies in The Messenger | |
|---|---|
| Main Game | Bagoat • Bat • Birdy • Blue Kappa • Boulder Douche • Bouncing Dogo • Demon Hive • Green Kappa • Jumping Quillshroom • Jumping Scurubu • Manhattan Banshee • Mermofwizquard • Ountarde • Poursuivant Piquant • Quillshroom • Ranged Kappa • Rochecrossidère • Scurubu • Siroi • Skelout • Skelouton • Space Shooter Enemies • Tsatson • Wallaxer • Wall Shmu • Wanderer |
| Picnic Panic | Barlie Chown • Beach Parrot • Blow Dart Voodkin • Bouncing Monko • Croustarde • Diving Voodkin • Flamethrow Voodkin • Guile Pile • Pouesson • Rake Voodkin • Tropical Bat • Tropical Birdy • Tropical Blue Kappa • Tropical Green Kappa • Tropical Ranged Kappa |