Tick

Tick
Shani: They'll go straight for your face if you let them, and they rarely come alone.
Threat Level	Low
Armor	None
Primary Attack	Leaping
Abilities	Surface Climbing
Stats
Health	10

The Tick is a small, spider-like ARC machine that leaps at Raiders.

Combat

When in its Aggressive state, the Tick will make a robotic shuffling sound prior to it lunging toward the Raider's head. It will latch itself onto the Raider, slowly draining health and shield. Hold [interact] to dislodge the Tick. Once dislodged, the Tick will run along the ground to escape, and may try to lunge at you again.

Tips

The Tick can be often be heard before it's seen.

Loot

The Tick Pod is a unique item dropped by the Tick that's used to upgrade the Medical Lab.

ARC Powercell

ARC Alloy

Tick Pod

ARC Flex Rubber

ARC Thermo Lining

Codex Entry

The bane of anyone who values their face-adjacent personal space, the Tick is a small, spider-like machine that leaps at Raiders, munching away at whatever exposed skin it can find. It is predominately found indoors, crawling on walls and ceilings.

The Tick is a relentless, parasitic creature that often attacks in small groups. While individual Ticks can be easily swatted off, hordes of them are another matter entirely.

The Tick's speculated purpose is to drive humans away from areas being probed for resources; acting as a contamination agent to create exclusion zones. Fortunately, Ticks emit a distinct sound when activated making their presence known.

Lance used to collect destroyed Ticks "because they are cute", hanging them from rafters and as ornaments in plants. He was talked out of this habit when children refused to enter his clinic.