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Comprehensive Cave Story bestiary detailing every non-boss enemy, their locations, and strategies for defeating them.

Critter

A small, cutesy-looking blob with eyes and a nose. Critters are the generic enemy in Cave Story and come in a variety of colors and abilities. The weakest Critters just hop at you. Critters from Grasstown can fly short distances, and those from Labyrinth hover while shooting projectiles. They are all extremely weak and can be defeated with a couple of shots from the Polar Star.

Bat

A bat-like bat. Like Critters, they are very weak. Some bats hover and dive down at you, while those suspended on the ceiling dive down and follow you. Other variations exist.

The Door

A seemingly harmless door with an eye. You will only get to defeat one in the entire game, located in the First Cave. It is stationary and does not directly attack, but running into it too much will cause damage.

Behemoth

A blue elephant found in Egg Corridor. It mostly walks around waiting to be shot and will occasionally charge, but can be killed before it reaches you.

Pignon

A walking mushroom found in the Graveyard. Shoot it to defeat it.

Giant Pignon

A giant walking mushroom found in the Graveyard. Shoot it more to defeat it.

Chinfish

An orange fish with an abnormally large chin, found in the Reservoir. Its main attack is to take advantage of your curiosity if you jump into it.

Gravekeeper

A creepy dude with a knife, found in the Graveyard. His knife blocks attacks, so wait for him to raise it or jump behind him to damage him. He is slow, so you can also jump over him.

Basil

A white, spiked shockwave with eyes, found in Egg Corridor. Basil races along the bottom and one touch is instant death. It is invincible, so time your jumps properly to avoid it.

Beetle

An airborne insect who wears a smile 24/7. Found in Egg Corridor and Sand Zone. They are fast but weak, and a single shot should take them down. Some follow predetermined paths, while others follow you.

Basu

A larger, more scary-looking Beetle. Found in Egg Corridor. Basu will occasionally flash and shoot a green projectile at you. In Egg Corridor?, Basu can shoot two projectiles at once.

Power Critter

An oversized Critter found in Grasstown. When they see you, they take to the air and attempt to land on you, doing considerable damage. They are tough to take out; stay underneath them and shoot upwards to defeat them before they land.

Mannan

A white tombstone-shaped ghost with red eyes, found in Grasstown. Mannans are stationary and will fire a red shockwave if shot. Avoid their shockwaves or jump behind them to kill them without risk.

Puchi

A tiny frog found in Grasstown (Balfrog fight).