Bestiary

Img	Name	Appearances	Description
	Dirt Dogs	Shantae	Dirt Dogs jump out of the ground of Scarecrow Fields, and throw 3 spears downward trying to hit Shantae. They then begin to roam the ground, attempting to stab Shantae if she jumps over them. Dirt Dogs will eventually dig back underground.
	Scarecrows	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse	Endlessly respawning from the fields that bear their names, scarecrows are somewhat zombie-like. They also are known to toss pumpkin bombs or breath noxious fumes. They are quite successful at scaring crows, judging from the fact that no crows can be found in all of Sequin Land. The scarecrows have 10 HP in The Pirate's Curse.
	BatGal	Shantae The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	These ladies only appear in Cackle Mound in the first game, but appear in various locations in later entries (aside from Risky's Revenge). They have bat ears, tails with heart-shaped tips at the end, wield some sort of medieval flail, and are masters of martial arts. It's possible that the "cat ladies" mentioned in Shantae_WF refer to these creatures in Cackle Mound, but cats don't have ears or tails like that. The batgals have 80 HP in The Pirate's Curse.
	Bats	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	Adorable! But also slow moving and not very aggressive. Shantae can transform into a Bat in Half-Genie Hero. Additionally, it is one of the many creatures that wears tiaras like Shantae does. The bats have 1 HP in The Pirate's Curse.
	One-Eyed Spider	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Seven Sirens	Cycloptic arachnids that drop down on a thread, spit poison bullets, and then retreat to safety. Though they both spit poison in any direction, this form seems unrelated to Shantae's Spider . There's more than just two kinds of icky arachnids though, see the spider article for more info. The one-eyed spiders have 3 HP in The Pirate's Curse.
	Orc	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Seven Sirens	They come in winged and wingless varieties. They can also stomp on you while In mid air. The orcs have 18 HP in The Pirate's Curse.
	Frog Fish	Shantae The Pirate's Curse Seven Sirens	Frog Fish are found on the walls of Waterfall Lake. Once sighted, they jump down and begin hopping around randomly. In The Pirate's Curse, where they have 20 HP, they can also shoot dead fish at Shantae.
	Water Dragons*	Shantae The Pirate's Curse	Water dragons hide behind waterfalls in Waterfall Lake in order to ambush prey that pass by. Red versions also appear in the Village of Lost Souls, hiding in lava falls. They cannot be defeated.
	Snakes	Shantae The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	Snakes drop out of holes in groups of four. In this manner they are identical to Shemum from Kid Icarus. They also have green cyclops variants in the sewers, but only in The Pirate's Curse, where the red ones have 1 HP, and the green ones have 2 HP.
	Big flies	Shantae	Big Flies inhabit the skies of various locations in Shantae. They have two smaller flies rotating around them.
	Crab	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	Crabs are found inside Dribble Fountain and Squid Baron's Labyrinth. They often walk back and forth on their given surface, and can easily be killed by whipping while crouched. Shantae has her own crab transformation in Half-Genie Hero. The crabs have 1 HP in The Pirate's Curse.
	Jumping Jellies	Shantae	Jumping Jellies jump from the waters inside Dribble Fountain, and levitate in the air for a moment before falling back down. When touched they turn into a puff of smoke. They can be defeated.
	Platforms*	Shantae	Platforms are found within Dribble Fountain, and are used to get to higher places in the dungeon. They have intervals of time where they can't be stepped on due to electricity.
	Skeletal Worms*	Shantae	Skeletal worms are found in Dribble Fountain, and are used as platforms that pop in and out of their holes. They're more like friendly NPCs, and are unable to harm Shantae.
	Pincers*	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	Pincers are located in Dribble Fountain in Shantae and various locations in Risky's Revenge, The Pirate's Curse, Half-Genie Hero, and Seven Sirens. They jump up from the gaps between platforms to try and pinch Shantae. While generally invincible, they can be defeated in Risky's Revenge using thunder, and in Seven Sirens with the help of the Jellyfish card.
	Wetmen Wetgals	Shantae The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	Wetmen are located in Dribble Fountain (the male variant can be found encased in ice in Twinkle Palace). The female versions drip down from the ceiling and charge for Shantae, then rise back to the ceiling, and attack from there as well. Males stay right-side-up at all times, and will block your attacks sometimes. When they are about to charge, they get in a fighting stance, which is the best time to whip them. They occasionally jump forward to change position. In The Pirate's Curse, only the males, which have 80 HP, appear. Wetmen would be seen by themselves again in Half-Genie Hero, until Seven Sirens, where female wetmen return under the name "wetgals". Wetmen also have a more dangerous, red variant.
	Tentacle Monster	Shantae	The Tentacle Monster is the first boss of Shantae, found within Dribble Fountain. It is a giant one-eyed metallic monster with tentacles coming from below it. Its weak point is its giant eye, which rotates around it as it moves across the room. Sometimes, the boss submerges itself under the stage, and eventually brings up a wave of water, which can be avoided with Monkey . Once defeated, you receive the Dribble Stone .
	Nagas	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	These creatures are lady up top and snake down low. Their screams are powerful long range attacks. Nagas are creatures from Hindu and Buddhist mythology. In each game, only female Nagas have been portrayed, but according to these mythologies there are also male Nagas. In The Pirate's Curse, the Nagas inhabit the underworld and have 40 HP.
	Centipedes	Shantae Half-Genie Hero	Centipedes are found in the Ladies Desert, and serve as blockades for Shantae to destroy. Some of them can easily be jumped over.
	ScorpMen ScorpGals	Shantae The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	Scorpion people, or girtablilu, are an aggressive race who live in the deserts. They have the head and torso of a human, and the claws, body, legs and tail of a scorpion. The males live separate from the females. In The Pirate's Curse, only the females appear, and attack using swords. While ScorpGals were initially absent in Half-Genie Hero, they returned in Pirate Queen’s Quest. In Seven Sirens, not only did ScorpGals return, but the ScorpMen also returned after a long absence.
	Beetles	Shantae The Pirate's Curse	Beetles can be found in the Men's Desert. They occasionally shoot out four projectiles, which rain down on Shantae. They return in Pirate's Curse, unchanged.
	Rock Crabs	Shantae	Rock crabs inhabit Golem Mine. They pretend to be the actual rocks found nearby. When disturbed, they will jump up and begin moving around, sometimes shooting out projectiles.
	Plug Men*	Shantae	Plug Men are exclusive to Golem Mine. They come in two colors: red and blue. When approached colored the opposite from them, they will attack you with sparks. When colored the same, they don't attack.
	Magnet Men*	Shantae	Magnet Men are found within Golem Mine. Like Plug Men, they come in red and blue. They jump around the room, occasionally attracting you towards them if you are the opposite color. When you are close enough, they will grab and shake you furiously, switching your colors around.
	Golems	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Seven Sirens	Golems appear as enemies in the first game, belligerent obstacles in the second, and return to enemy status in the third. They don't appear particularly intelligent, but they are apparently the builders and masters of Golem Mine and have their own king, mentioned below. Since the same golem effigies that decorate the mine also adorn the mysterious floating pyramids high above the desert, among which are host to the ancient Spy Scope, it's likely they are an ancient race who are, or were once, quite advanced. Their natural enemy is the Elephant , which can shatter them with a single charge.
	King Golem	Shantae	King Golem is the boss of Golem Mine. When it raises its hands up to its head, ram into them in Elephant form, and use them as platforms to get to the crystal, which you must attack to win. When defeated, you obtain the Golem Stone .
	Fire Shooters	Shantae	Fire Shooters dwell Rain Storm River, pacing around the ground. When Shantae is spotted, they begin shooting three fireballs at a time.
	Reapers	Shantae The Pirate's Curse Seven Sirens	Reapers are found in the skies of Rain Storm River, and stalk Shantae when seen. They also appear in a blue cloak with bone like scythe in the Village of Lost Souls. In Seven Sirens, they are referred to as Spectres, and lurk in The Boiler as well as the Mining Site.
	Giant Snails*	Shantae	Giant Snails loaf around in Snail Wasteland, not moving at all. They only come out of their shell during the day, and if you stand next to them for too long, they will chomp on you.
	Fire Mantises	Shantae The Pirate's Curse	Fire Mantises roam Snail Wasteland, shooting fireballs at Shantae using their fore-limbs. In Pirate's Curse, they share a similar appearance and attack mode to the [8 slicer] from the 1992 game Sonic the Hedgehog 2, while copying all of it's animations and some of it's color scheme. Some might say it's even recolored.
	Zombies	Shantae The Pirate's Curse	Unlike Rottytops and her brothers, these are primitive zombies that attack Shantae on sight. When encountered, they first dig their way out of the ground. They are the only enemies inhabiting Zombie Swamp. In The Pirate's Curse, you can attack their severed head to make it drop more gems.
	Tree Climbers*	Shantae The Pirate's Curse	Tree climbers are found climbing up and down trees in Ghost Forest. They also stomp down on Shantae.
	Ghosts	Shantae The Pirate's Curse Seven Sirens	Ghosts are everywhere in Ghost Forest, as one would expect. They simply move back and forth, so they can easily be avoided, however, there are some points where being hasty will get you hurt. In Pirate's Curse, they appear again as white more stereotypical ghost who can vanish in an instant. They also wield a candle.
	Blob Family	Shantae	The Blob Family is a group of one big blob and two tiny blobs which bounce around Ghost Forest.
	Cacklers	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse	"Cackler" is the Sequin Land term for the fleshless breed of undead. This includes your standard bone-chucking skeletal thug and your robe-wearing grim reaper wizard spookball. The term seems to come from a sound they make when they speak - as seen in Shantae's encounter with Hypno Baron.
	Shriekers	Shantae	Tall birdlike specters found within Cackle Mound. The create portals that summon ghosts.
	Quadruple Skulls	Shantae	Quadruple Skulls are a miniboss within Cackle Mound. They appear in a room with four skulls on the wall, and the robo skull alternates between them, shooting fireballs.
	Wheel Beast	Shantae	Wheel Beast is the boss of Cackle Mound. It attacks by rolling up into a ball, and rolling around the room. It can be defeated by jumping onto the walls in back as a Spider , and activating the switch which retracts the platforms underneath, which will deal quite a bit of damage if the Wheel Beast falls in. Once defeated, you obtain the Sizzle Stone .
	Archers Rocket Archers	Shantae Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	These spiky-haired elfin amazons inhabit the forests and deserts of Sequin Land, typically in ruins. It is possible that blue archers are demons or some kinda underworld creature, since in The Pirate's Curse, where purple archers have 20 HP and blue archers have 25 HP, they shoot their feathery projectiles in the Village of Lost Souls. In Seven Sirens, a variant called "Rocket Archers" appears.
	Tall Worms	Shantae	Tall Worms are located in Archer Forest. Much like Centipedes, they serve as blockades. Every time they are hit, their head goes down one notch, and once it reaches the ground, it dies.
	Mud Bog Creatures	Shantae The Pirate's Curse	Strange creatures apparently made out of mud or oil. They populate the Mud Bog Island, but have been spotted in brightly lit forests in screenshots of The Pirate's Curse, where females have 55 HP and males have 40 HP, as well as more traditional dark desolate areas littered with massive insect corpses. It is shown that "female" variants are bunched up together or hang on the walls.
	Eagle Warriors	Shantae Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	Eagle Warriors appear in Eagle Wasteland. They ascend from the sky and begin attack Shantae with a flurry of stabs with their blades. In Half-Genie Hero, the Eagle Warriors only appear in Tassel Town.
	Ice Werewolf	Shantae The Pirate's Curse	In Shantae they are icy-looking men by day, and by night they are wolves. In The Pirate's Curse, they appear to remain as wolves during the day and once defeated they explode and turn into humans.
	Ice Tortoise	Shantae	Ice Tortoises are found on Mount Pointy. They occasionally hide inside their igloo shells, and attack by shooting fireballs.
	Goopies	Shantae	Goopies are found inside Twinkle Palace. They act much like Crabs, roaming back and forth on their platforms.
	Fire Penguins	Shantae	Fire Penguins are located in Twinkle Palace. The slide around, leaving small trails of flames.
	Dragon Rider	Shantae	Dragon Rider is the boss of Twinkle Palace. It's a small humanoid riding on a large dragon. They fly around the stage, occasionally lowering to attack Shantae. You can knock him to the floor by flying above him as a Harpy , and bonking him on the head. Once he's floored, you can transform back into a girl and wail on them. When defeated, you get the Twinkle Stone .
	Vinepots	Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse	Vinepots are found in the Squid Baron's Labyrinth. They spit out seeds to attack. In the directors cut version of Risky's Revenge, you can get an achievement for killing one with fire. The vinepots have 30 HP in The Pirate's Curse.
	Knights	Risky's Revenge	Knights are one of the more tough enemies in Risky's Revenge. They when harmed, they block attacks using their shields, and can stab the ground to send a wave of energy surging through the ground to damage Shantae. They can be found in various points in the game in two different colors: red and blue, the latter being more durable. In The Pirate's Curse, they appear as female Egyptian knights who are either protectors or invaders of the Tan Line Palace.
	Squid Baron	Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero	In Risky's Revenge, Squid Baron is the boss of his own labyrinth. He tricks Shantae into giving him food without helping her because of threats from Risky Boots. In the boss fight, he summons his children to help him out. When defeated, you obtain a Magic Seal . He later helps you out by giving you the Mermaid Bubble for his 3 Golden Warp Squid Babies . He returns as a boss in The Pirate's Curse and Half-Genie Hero, and is an NPC in Seven Sirens.
	Slimes	Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse	Slimes are found in various locations in Risky's Revenge. When Shantae gets near them, they begin to boil, splashing bits of slime out to attack. They are also spawned by the Cyclops Plant in The Pirate's Curse.
	Mermaids	Risky's Revenge The Pirate's Curse Half-Genie Hero Seven Sirens	The enemy counterpart to Mermaid . Mer-people were hinted to be the original inhabitants of Water Town in Shantae, but Mermaids do not appear until Risky's Revenge. They wield tridents, fire bubbles, and can vanish into puddles they apparently create magically. Shantae's Mermaid form can only fire a bubble underwater, however. Somewhat ironically, enemy Mermaids only ever appear on land. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. According to the myths of these cultures there is also the male counterpart of the mermaids, the mermen, that not appeared yet in the Shantae series. In Half-Genie Hero, Bolo mentions the "Fish-folk". In that same game, the mermaids stop attacking Shantae when their queen, the Giga Mermaid, is freed, but quickly regain their role as enemies in Seven Sirens. In the original game, a bipedal mer-woman type creature called a Bog sahagin can appear as an opponent in the Gecko Match. The mermaids have 20 HP in The Pirate's Curse.
	Druids	Risky's Revenge	Druids are found within Hypno Tower. To attack, they begin conjuring up a spell, which takes a while to charge. When cast, a lightening bolt will strike you from wherever you are in the room.
	Hypno Baron	Risky's Revenge Half-Genie Hero	Hypno Baron is the boss of Hypno Tower. He mimics Uncle Mimic during the fight to attempt lowering Shantae's morale. He teleports around the room, spilling all kinds of chemicals around the room. Once defeated, you receive a Magic Seal .
	Biter Fish	Risky's Revenge Half-Genie Hero	Biter fish are found all over the waters in Risky's Revenge. The move around one area, constantly chomping to attack. They can easily be killed using Mermaid Bubble .
	Rats	The Pirate's Curse	Rats appear in the sewers in The Pirate's Curse, as well as Tan Line Temple. They charge toward Shantae and squeak when defeated.
	Bonelegs	Half-Genie Hero	Bonelegs are a backer-designed enemy for Half-Genie Hero. They mainly lurk in Hypno Baron's Castle, but occasionally show up in other levels. They are large, venom-spitting enemies, and they are capable of blocking Shantae's attacks. It is reccomended to go around them whenever possible.
	Water Lily Siren	Seven Sirens	The Water Lily Siren is the boss of the Water Lily's Den in Seven Sirens.

"*" indicates an invincible enemy.

In Shantae and the Seven Sirens, enemies drop Monster Cards which offer various effects that boost Shantae when equipped. They depict the game's enemies, as well as the Seven Sirens themselves, whose cards have to be traded for Golden Nuggets with NPCs, as they don't drop them upon defeat.

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