VenomSlug



VenomSlugs are the dangerous VenomGem-eque variation of the Iron Slug that can only be found by infusing the Iron Slug with VenomGems from an Infuser. They are noticeably stronger than Iron Slugs and have more moderate health and power for bosses. Their eyes glow with a brightness of 12 and move twice as fast as their regular variation. They are slightly transparent.

Tactics
A brief cutscene will appear when you infuse the Iron Slug with VenomGems. There is no dialogue spoken in this period, though the Iron Slug will glow and get bigger, then scream at the player and the battle will start.

The VenomSlug has a high chance of poisoning the player or sometimes giving them the Wither effect when they attack them. They have the same attack style as Iron Slugs, but will have increased speed and they have 300 <3, opposed to the Iron Slug's 30. They deal a base of 6 <3 and deal extra damage if the Player is already poisoned/withering away. They will attack other nearby mobs and drop 1-5 VenomGems upon defeat. They require no other bosses in order to fight and can easily be re-challenged by meeting the requirements of seeing the Iron Slug again.