Overview[1]
Twisted Squirm is similar to his Toon counterpart, but with a few major changes. Twisted Squirm's general color palette has been desaturated. He resides in a light green broken chrysalis, which is covered and filled with Ichor. It hangs from the ceiling using the same substance. His arms have been replaced with Ichor claws, and his antennae have elongated, with Ichor on the tips. Twisted Squirm features the typical red sclerae, black irises, and red pupils that the other…
Twisted Squirm, unlike all other Twisteds, spawns on the ceiling rather than the ground. Getting too close will trigger him, and he will reach down and grab the player. The player must click side to side (the A and D or arrow keys if on PC) to break free from his grasp. If the player fails to do so, Twisted Squirm will take 1 away from the player, and will proceed to relocate himself. You can see where he relocated to by following a line of dust puffs on the ceiling that indicate which direction he went.
Stats
- Attention Span
- N/A
- Top speed
- None
- Mechanic
- Twisted Squirm appears on the ceilings. Getting too close to him will cause him to reach down and grab the player. Clicking side to side quickly enough will let the player go, otherwise, Twisted Squirm damages them. After Twisted Squirm grabs a player, he traverses to a different area.
Appearance
Twisted Squirm is similar to his Toon counterpart, but with a few major changes. Twisted Squirm's general color palette has been desaturated. He resides in a light green broken chrysalis, which is covered and filled with Ichor. It hangs from the ceiling using the same substance. His arms have been replaced with Ichor claws, and his antennae have elongated, with Ichor on the tips. Twisted Squirm features the typical red sclerae, black irises, and red pupils that the other Twisteds have. He also appears to be in a perpetual state of sadness, with a watery look to his eyes, and a regretful face should he succeed in attacking a Toon. Twisted Squirm's eyes glow red in Blackouts, making him easier to locate.
Strategies
Generally, if you have a watchful eye or can click fast, Twisted Squirm is not that difficult, as his attack is easily defended by rapid clicks, similar to Treadmill Machines Skill Checks. However, on some devices, like consoles, it can prove tricky as you need to rapidly move your joystick a lot, though if you can practice that, you should be fine. If you are not that good with defending though, looking up most of the time (while avoiding other Twisteds and/or the distractor) can be helpful if you know he is on the Floor. If you see him, simply turn around or find a way to maneuver around him. It's additionally important to be cautious around doorways as they can obscure your view and get you grabbed by him. However, if he hangs above an high rarity Item, a Machine, or blocks off an important pathway, either bite the bullet or have a more skilled/stealthy teammate ward him off for you. When you see him, you should alert your teammates, as if someone triggers him, it will cause him to relocate (though he does relocate if not provoked for long enough), albeit he makes a sound when doing so. When distracting while Twisted Squirm is on the Floor, it can be a good habit to look up at the ceiling every so often, just so you can adjust your path or change location when needed. Being grabbed by him will heavily endanger you, as other Twisteds will continue chasing you, potentially hitting or killing you in the process.
Patch history
When Twisted Squirm spawns above or close to a bookshelf, he would proceed to eat all the books inside of it, in a similar fashion to his Toon counterpart. Twisted Squirm is the first and currently only Twisted to reside solely on the ceiling, never touching the ground. Due to this, he has unique walking and running animations in Roleplay Mode. However, he isn't the first Twisted to have a unique moving animation in Roleplay Mode, as most of the stationary Twisteds also have this feature. Twisted Squirm is the first and currently only Twisted to be built entirely with the new Twisted AI code, that was reworked in v0.15.1. This allowed him to have more types of abilities, mechanics, and Twisted habits. Twisted Squirm has a unique glow effect to his eyes during a Blackout. This is to make him easier to detect, as the light produced by Toons doesn't typically reach the upper portion of maps. This also makes him the first twisted to have their eyes glowing during a Blackout. Twisted Squirm is the second Twisted to be stationary, the first being. However, Twisted Squirm burrows and moves himself around the map, technically making Blot still the only Twisted to be stationary for the whole floor (not counting his hands). The latter both are also the most recent base-game Rare Twisteds added to the game. Twisted Squirm is the first and currently only Twisted whose render is upside down. This is due to his in-game mechanic. After a certain amount of time of not seeing a Toon, Twisted Squirm will move to another location.
