Thorn

"Welcome Adventurers! I am Thorn, the Spirit! And host of the Vegan Trials! My Arena is the most entertaining place in all the Catacombs! Today you'll be our spectacle. Dance! Dance with my Spirit animals! And may you perish in a delightful way!"

- Thorn (Welcome Speech)

Thorn is the of The Catacombs - Floor IV. Thorn's remains reappear on Floor V, from which Livid drains energy in order to clone them self.

Lore
Powerful Necromancer who specializes in animals. Calls them self a vegetarian, go figure.

Boss Fight
Unlike all the other bosses in The Catacombs, Thorn only has one phase. However, it is quite a long fight. Thorn will summon Spirit Animals which can deal damage to the player along with a new called the Spirit Bear. A counter (indicated by a ring of Sea Lanterns and Coal Blocks near the audience) shows how many Spirit Animals have been killed. When the ring fully lights up with Sea Lanterns, the Spirit Bear will spawn.

Spirit Bear
The Spirit Bear is a summoned during the fight. It will be summoned once 100 Spirit Animals have been killed. It has and can attack players with a Golden Sword or a Spirit Bow. The spirit bear will heal overtime, but very slowly.

When the Spirit Bear is killed, an item called the Spirit Bow will appear, and the person who picks it up has only one shot at damaging Thorn. Four successful hits with the Spirit Bow will kill Thorn.

There is a crowd of enemies cheering for Thorn in the arena. While they can't attack the player, they can give helpful hints for Thorn's attacks.

Thorn technically has different phases, but the differences are minuscule. Thorn will speed up the more they has been damaged and when they is about to die in one more hit, Thorn will start turning around, making it harder to hit them. Additionally, the mobs gain more HP.

Occasionally, one of the circles in the arena will change color, either green or orange. If it turns green, it will ready up a Healing Circle much like the Healer's one, but if it turns orange, it will start a fire on that circle. Thorn's spirit animals will take 5% of their HP every second they are in the fire.

Collection
Killing Thorn increases the Thorn collection.

Note: The Thorn Heads gain double stats on floor 4.

Thorn

 * "Jump and laugh, scream and cry! Be passionate!" (Passive)
 * "Round and round, another wound." (If players have damaged Thorn)
 * "Dance for me humans! Your Art will be remembered!" (Passive)
 * "More Spirits! Born of feathers and light!" (Passive)
 * "Can you hear the crowd?! The sound of death!" (Passive)
 * "Go my Spirits, go! Unsullied souls!" (Passive)
 * "Don't waste your energy on me humans - I am Thorn the Spirit!" (Upon trying to damage Thorn without the Spirit Bow)
 * "I feel... dizzy..." (Upon hitting Thorn with the Spirit Bow)
 * "My energy, it goes away..." (Upon hitting Thorn with the Spirit Bow)
 * "It hurts... What a delicate feeling..." (Upon hitting Thorn with the Spirit Bow)
 * "Tickle, tickle, you are in a pickle!" (Upon trying to damage Thorn without the Spirit Bow)
 * "Trying to damage me like that... desperate..." (Upon trying to damage Thorn without the Spirit Bow)
 * "I'm already dead adventurer! Earthly weapons won't affect me!" (Upon trying to damage Thorn without the Spirit Bow)
 * "I love your fighting spirit, but I am immune to your tricks!" -If players try to damage Thorn without the Spirit Bow
 * "How one dies shows how one lived. And it was your masterpiece." -If players have lost to Thorn
 * "What spirit shall you become? Yes! A {Animal}!" -If players have lost to Thorn

Crowd

 * "Remember Bonzo! #NeverForget" (Passive)
 * "Do they even know what to do with the spirit bow??? SHOOOT IT" (If a player didn't shoot the bow fast enough)
 * "Avenge Bonzo! #RememberBonzo" (Passive)
 * "I see they've finally figured out how to damage Thorn. Finally." (Upon landing a hit on Thorn)
 * "Keep fighting Thorn! Show them!!" (Upon landing a hit on Thorn)
 * "Kill {Player Name}, they are ugly!" (Passive, Player Name is random)
 * "Go Thorn! Gooooooo!!!" (Passive)
 * "Alright those humans are a joke, missing easy shots like that..." (Upon missing a shot with the Spirit Bow)
 * "Yeahhh! You got 'em!" (Upon a player's death)
 * "Dolphins are my Spirit Animal. Too bad this is 1.8" (Passive)
 * "Another one bites the dust! You the best Thorn!" (Upon a player's death)
 * "{Player Name} has no thumbs!" (Upon missing a shot with the Spirit Bow)
 * "Yeahhh! Keep dodging them Thorn!" (Upon missing a shot with the Spirit Bow)
 * "More Chickens!" (Raining down chickens)
 * "Vegan Power!" (Passive)
 * "Thorn! Thorn! Thorn!" (Passive)
 * "{Player name} missed the shot! No way!!! Hahaha..." (Upon missing a shot with the Spirit Bow)
 * "Vegans! Yeahhhh! Now let's exploit some animals for personal gain! Woo woo!" (Start of fight)
 * "Thorn is preparing his attacks! What an amazing Spirit!" (Start of fight)
 * "Turn them into spirits!" (Passive)
 * "Alright here we go Thorn! Drop some spirits on these fools!" (Start of fight)
 * "That wasn't fair!!! He can't fight back!!!" (Upon landing a shot with the Spirit Bow)
 * "That's not a legal move!" (Upon landing a shot with the Spirit Bow)
 * "Cheaters! We need a replay!" (Upon landing a shot with the Spirit Bow)
 * "Wow! {Player Name}) is bad!" (When that player has died)
 * "L" (Upon the death of all players)
 * "POG" (Upon the death of all players)
 * "Fs in the chat!" (Upon the death of all players)
 * "Thorn go brrrrrrr" (Upon the death of all players)
 * "They lost!! HURRAY!" (Upon the death of all players)
 * "Pathetic performance. Loved it!!" (Upon the death of all players)
 * "You may have gotten a {Current Run Score} but I give you an F!!!!" (Upon the death of all players)
 * "Come back any time! Just kidding, you CAN'T!!" (Upon the death of all players)
 * "BOOOOOO!" (If the player landed a shot with the Spirit Bow)
 * "OOF" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "I'm reporting them right now!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Not coool... Not cool." (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Another 2021 catastrophe." (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "I hope you get terrible loot! Boooo!!!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "I shouldn't have put so many coins on this match..." (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Those people are so rude, I feel sorry for Thorn." (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "There is no justice in this world..." (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "I need a refund!!!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Killing a spirit... what kind of a man does that? No man at all." (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Lame!!!! Boooo!!!!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "There was a bug...rematch!!!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "This game is UNBALANCED!!!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Nerf {Random Class}!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined." (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Whatttt? How did they win??" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Where is the arbiter? What wasn't right..." (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Why do the good guys always win!!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Pack it up boys...nothing to see here" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Thorn was lagging! Not fair!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "You won't beat the next floor anyways!!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Make it a best of 3, best of 3!!!!" (Upon Thorn's death)
 * "Where is watchdog when we need it??" (Upon Thorn's death)

Strategies

 * The audience has Fairies hidden among them. Kill them to revive.
 * Sometimes, one of the four circles on the floor will be engulfed in flames. Lure mobs in there with a Jingle Bell as it deals tons of damage per second. On the other hand, sometimes the circle becomes a small Healing Circle (similar to the Healer's ability).
 * Trap mines are very useful for AOE damage.
 * Climb up to the Audience Floor and place a Decoy there. This will lure the Spirit Bats towards the decoy, not only stopping them from attacking players but also being easy kills to summon the Spirit Bear quickly. After that, bait the Spirit Bear over to the stands so you can use ranged attacks on it until it dies.
 * Inflatable Jerry can be used to gain a little air mobility as it will scare the bats, allowing you to go in the air to dodge things. (Verify)
 * Using the Bonemerang to stun Thorn so they is unable to move will make Spirit Bow shots easier to hit. This is mandatory if the player wants to never miss shots on Thorn. Beware of the bats and the chickens; if the player stops stunning Thorn, they will move much faster and it will be very difficult to hit. Note that the Bonemerang costs upwards of and is not worth the money unless the player is an Archer.
 * Each time Thorn takes damage, they will be briefly stunned. If the first spirit bow was saved, an immediate follow-up shot from a second spirit bow will hit Thorn, provided that Thorn has not finished his dialogue.
 * Use the Spirit Boots to fly into point-blank range with the spirit bow to reduce the chance of missing a shot. Alternatively, teleport into the audience area and take the shot from there, as this allows the player to be at around the same height as Thorn.
 * If the player firing the Spirit Bow has the Ferocity stat, they may hit Thorn for extra damage. Per 100 ferocity, another extra hit is guaranteed.
 * Thorn turns around depending on how many players are in its trajectory.

Trivia

 * The Spirit Bow in the Thorn fight has some extra lore attached to it.
 * The Spirit Bow specifically does approximately 75k damage per hit against Thorn. Spirit Bow Lore.png