Twisted Eclipse

Mechanic

Upon spotting a Toon, Twisted Eclipse will emit a howling sound, which attracts all non-occupied Twisteds on the floor.

Appearance

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 The cloth that once draped her shoulders has been replaced by a thick mane of fur extending from her neck down to her tail.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.

Description

Twisted Eclipse is a Rare Halloween Twisted who moves at a walk speed of 10 and accelerates to a chase speed of 19, making her faster than most common Twisteds. Her defining mechanic is her howl, which she emits every time she initially aggros on a Toon or switches aggro to a new target. This howl functions identically to a failed Skill Check on a Machine, alerting all non-occupied Twisteds on the Floor and drawing them toward the location where the player was originally spotted.

Her attention span of 2 seconds is moderate, but her detection ranges are formidable. She possesses a 30-unit circular vision radius, a 60-unit direct vision cone, and a 125-unit hearing radius. These high detection ranges make her particularly dangerous for low-Stealth Toons, as she can lock onto players from considerable distances before they even realize she is nearby. Her 9999 hearing radius for detecting auditory cues means she will respond to failed Skill Checks from virtually anywhere on the map.

In practice, Twisted Eclipse is most frustrating in public lobbies where less experienced players frequently trigger her aggro, causing chain reactions of Twisted alerts across the Floor. In solo runs, her howling becomes even more problematic because all Twisteds wander freely without a distractor to occupy them, making it highly likely that her howls will successfully rally multiple threats to the player's position. However, experienced distractors can turn her ability into an advantage, effectively using her as a mobile Air Horn that saves time rounding up Twisteds.

How to Deal With Twisted Eclipse

Twisted Eclipse can be a significant nuisance thanks to her above-average chase speed of 19 and her howling ability, which summons all non-occupied Twisteds to her location. This can draw in extremely dangerous threats like Twisted Dandy or Twisted Pebble, so avoidance is the best policy whenever those Twisteds share a Floor with her. She howls every time she initially aggros on a player or switches aggro to a new Toon, meaning a single sighting can quickly escalate into a multi-Twisted pursuit. With her 9999 hearing radius for auditory cues, staying alert and avoiding Skill Check failures is critical to prevent drawing her attention in the first place. Her very high detection ranges — 30 units circular, 60 units direct, and 125 units hearing — are especially problematic for 1 Star Stealth Toons like Brightney and Gourdy, who can trigger her aggro from considerable distance without realizing she is nearby.

If Twisted Eclipse does spot you, flee immediately and locate an island to shake off both her and any Twisteds she attracted. Crucially, she attracts Twisteds toward the location where you were originally seen, not your current position. This means that if you move away quickly before the summoned Twisteds arrive, they will converge on your old position and will not find you there. Use this to your advantage by sprinting in a direction away from your sighting point, though be mindful that this will cost Stamina. Planning escape routes in advance and knowing island locations on each Floor can make the difference between a clean getaway and getting cornered by multiple Twisteds at once.

Twisted Eclipse's ability can also be turned into an advantage by experienced 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 system. She effectively functions as a running Air Horn that pulls non-occupied Twisteds toward her position, saving the distractor valuable time that would otherwise be spent manually rounding up Twisteds. Importantly, her howl does not decrease Stealth, unlike Pebble's Active Ability or an Air Horn, making her a safer aggregation tool for the team. Standard hearing range limitations still apply, however, so Twisteds with shorter hearing ranges may not respond if they are too far away.

Twisted Eclipse becomes far more troublesome in solo runs, where no distractor is present and all Twisteds wander freely, making her howls significantly more likely to successfully rally them. This problem compounds on Floors with higher Twisted counts and becomes especially dangerous if Twisted Pebble is present alongside her. During solo Halloween runs, keeping a Smoke Bomb in your inventory is strongly advisable when sharing a Floor with more threatening Twisteds, as it can negate the effects of her howl entirely. Keep in mind that Smoke Bombs are single-use consumables, so save them for situations where her howl would attract the most dangerous combinations of Twisteds rather than using them preemptively.

For team play, communication is key when Twisted Eclipse is on the Floor. Alert your teammates whenever she spots someone so the entire group can reposition accordingly. Collectors should prioritize completing Machines that are far from her patrol routes, while the distractor focuses on keeping her occupied in a predictable area. If your team lacks a dedicated distractor, consider having the fastest Toon bait her aggro intentionally in a safe zone away from active Machine work, effectively containing both her and any Twisteds her howl attracts to one section of the Floor.

Trivia

• 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.
• Twisted Eclipse is categorized as Limited Content, meaning she only appears during the Halloween Event and is unavailable outside of it. She shares this seasonal restriction with Twisted Gourdy, Twisted Ribecca, and Twisted Soulvester, all released on the same date.

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