Twisted Eclipse

Twisted Eclipse bears resemblance to her Toon counterpart but with several striking alterations. Her eyes feature red sclera, black irises, and red slitted pupils. Her snout is elongated and more pronounced, and her mouth is twisted into a sharp-toothed snarl with Ichor staining the corners. Her expression suggests she has fully succumbed to feral hunting instincts. She is taller and bulkier than her Toon form, her fur is noticeably darker, and the crescent moon on her forehead — now red instead of sea pink — drips continuously. The cloth that once draped her shoulders has been replaced by a thick mane of fur extending from her neck down to her tail. Her paws have transformed into massive Ichor claws, and her tail tip is stained with dripping Ichor. When pursuing a Toon, her expression shifts to visible aggravation with her mouth open wide.

Twisted Eclipse moves at a respectable pace. Her howling mechanic can create serious complications during solo runs. She has a moderate attention span and becomes particularly frustrating in public lobbies where players frequently get spotted by her. Exercise caution around this Twisted and be mindful that her howl can draw threats like Twisted Pebble and Twisted Vee toward your position.

Twisted Eclipse can be a significant nuisance thanks to her above-average speed and howling ability, which summons nearby Twisteds to her location. This can draw in dangerous threats like Twisted Dandy or Twisted Pebble, so avoidance is the best policy when those Twisteds are present. If she does spot you, flee immediately and locate an island to shake off both her and any Twisteds she attracted. Note that she howls every time she initially aggros or switches aggro to a new Toon. With her 9999 hearing radius, staying alert and avoiding Skill Check failures is critical to prevent drawing her attention (unless she is already chasing someone else). Her very high detection range is especially problematic for 1 Star Stealth Toons like Brightney and Gourdy, who can trigger her aggro from considerable distance.

On the other hand, her ability can be advantageous for distractor players. Toons like Pebble (when his Active Ability is on cooldown) and Looey (without an Air Horn available) can exploit her as a mobile alarm — she effectively functions as a running Air Horn that pulls non-occupied Twisteds toward her, saving the distractor time that would otherwise be spent rounding them up. Standard hearing range limitations still apply, however.

Twisted Eclipse becomes far more troublesome in solo runs, where no distractor is present and all Twisteds wander freely, making her howls more likely to successfully rally them. This is compounded on Floors with higher Twisted counts and especially dangerous if Twisted Pebble is present. During solo Halloween runs, keeping a Smoke Bomb on hand is advisable when sharing a Floor with more threatening Twisteds, as it can negate the effects of her howl, though Smoke Bombs are single-use.

Completing 100% Research on Twisted Eclipse unlocks:

• Twisted Eclipse's howl functions identically to a failed Skill Check on a Machine — it cannot alert Twisteds that are already in a chase and does not reduce Stealth, unlike Pebble's Active Ability or an Air Horn. This makes her especially useful for distractors.
• A Twisted's hearing range determines whether it can detect her howl. For example, a Twisted with a 9999-unit range (such as Twisted Astro or Twisted Vee) would be alerted from anywhere on the map, just like any other auditory source.
• A former glitch allowed Twisted Eclipse to spawn on Dyle's Floor when TIME'S UP was selected on a Floor that was a multiple of 5, potentially adding a Halloween Twisted of another rarity. Her howls could attract and even aggro Twisted Dyle, making Floor completion extremely tedious and dangerous. This bug has since been patched.
• The bleeding red crescent moon on her forehead likely references real-life Blood Moons (also called Red Moons), a phenomenon during total lunar eclipses when the Moon appears red. The term "Lunar Eclipse" also connects to Eclipse's name, and Blood Moons are frequently associated with werewolves in fiction.
• Her howling mechanic parallels how real wolves howl to alert their pack. Twisted Eclipse treats her fellow Twisteds as her own pack (similar to her Toon counterpart's beliefs), informing them of a nearby Toon she has detected.
• Twisted Eclipse summons Twisteds to the location where you were originally spotted, so moving away before they arrive means they will not find you.
• This targeting behavior mirrors how Air Horns and Pebble's Ability attract Twisteds, though her ability does not have Stealth-reducing properties.