Drone

DRONE
	DroneGhost Drone
General
Class	Lesser Machine
Health	2
Weight	Light (Flying)
Rank	1
Locational Damage
Head (200%)
Limbs (150%)
Conditional Modifiers
Flammable
Airshot
Splatters
Magnet Pull
Damage Type Modifiers
	Feedbacker Parries: 60%; Knuckleblaster Punches: 200%;
Radiance Multipliers
Health	2.5x
Damage	1.5x
Speed	2x
Appearances
	1-1, 1-2, 1-3; 2-1, 2-2, 2-3; 3-1 4-1, 4-2, 4-3; 5-1, 5-2, 5-3 7-1, 7-S 0-E, 1-E The Cyber Grind
Cyber Grind Data

The Drone is a Lesser Machine introduced in 1-1: HEART OF THE SUNRISE, and is the second Machine-class enemy that the player encounters in ULTRAKILL.

Drones are small, purple flying disk-shaped machines with a circular pink light in the middle of their front face.

A special Ghost version of the Drones is present in 7-S: HELL BATH NO FURY as part of a hidden secret, as well as an unlockable Cheat.

Behavior

Drones move around by dashing spontaneously. They also tend to evade the player’s attacks with these same dashes. Their scanners will beep when they do not have line of sight with the player, making chirp-like sounds that can be used to find a hidden Drone's location.

Attacks

Hell Orb Burst
During this attack, the Drone's light will turn red for a moment, then it will fire three Hell Orbs that do 25 damage in a line pattern, which can be parried. The charge can also be parried, and parrying it with the Feedbacker or Knuckleblaster will award the + HOMERUN style bonus.

Suicide Dive
When its health is depleted, the Drone will dive towards the player in a last ditch effort to kill them. Upon contact with a surface, another enemy, the player, or if they are shot again, they will explode, dealing 35 damage. This attack can be parried and doing so will redirect the Drone to explode away from the player.

Strategy

Drones tend to spawn in small swarms not unlike Filth. As such, strong explosives such as Core Eject Grenades, projectile boosts, Rockets and Overpump explosions are the best way to take out Drone swarms. A clear Alternate Revolver shot will instantly take care of a Drone, making it valuable for taking out isolated Drones. Coins are also great for killing Drones, and due to their tendency to spawn in swarms, successfully hitting the coin during its split-shot window can be an effective way to clear out two Drones at once.

Killing a Drone with either the Feedbacker or the Knuckleblaster will award the + HOMERUN style bonus.

Difficulty Changes

Harmless

Drones stay stationary when at their preferred distance.
Drones dash 75% slower.
Drones suicide bomb 50% slower.
Drone projectiles move 57.14% slower.

Lenient

Drones dash much less frequently.
Drones dash 50% slower.
Drones suicide bomb 20% slower.
Drone projectiles move 28.57% slower.

Violent

Drones dash 50% faster.
Drone projectiles move 28.57% faster.

Brutal

Drones dash far more often.
Drones dash twice as fast.
Drones dash away from other drones within 10 units.
Drones attack far more frequently.
Drone projectiles move 28.57% faster.
Drone suicide dive explosions no longer harm other drones unless the dying drone is redirected by a punch.

Ghost Drones

A special ghost version of the Drone can be found in 7-S: HELL BATH NO FURY as part of a hidden secret. The Ghost Drone secret can be found by using the Vacuum on a green book switch to open a hidden passageway with a generator, then striking it with an electric weapon to spawn in the Ghost Drones.

Ghost Drones are invincible and intangible to normal weapons and the environment. When aggravated, Ghost Drones will slowly chase after the player, and will instantly kill the player on contact. Ghost Drones can be sucked up by the Vacuum present in 7-S (A reference to the game "Luigi's Mansion") in order to remove them. A special Drone Haunting Cheat, unlocked after removing all of the Ghost Drones in the 7-S secret, causes normal Drones to turn into aggravated Ghost Drones when killed.

Terminal Entry

Drone

TYPE: Lesser Machine

DATA:
A mass-produced security device built as both a surveillance camera and a security guard.

Though originally built to only use non-lethal ammunition, they have scavenged parts from the defunct machines on the surface for greater efficiency at collecting blood.

Curious by nature, but to keep production costs low, their intelligence is very limited.

STRATEGY:
- Due to their light weight, physical projectiles such as nails will push them around, making them harder to deal consistent damage to.

- On death they will make a last ditch effort to harm their opponent with a self-destruct, but powerful single attacks and explosives will make them explode instantly.

- Punching a drone will redirect their suicide dive, making them a high-risk offensive opportunity.

- Their scanning mechanism makes a chirping sound, which can be listened for to make them easier to track down, as their flight and small size can lead them to hard to reach places.