Golden-Masked Cannibals

This article is about the gold-masked variant of the regular cannibals. For the larger, stronger gold-masked enemy, see Heavy.

Golden-Masked Cannibals
Category	Cannibal
Location(s)	Surface
Attacks	Strike Kick
Attitude	Hostile

Masked Cannibals are a type of enemy in Sons of the Forest.

Appearance

As the name implies, Golden-Masked Cannibals wear a golden mask. They may appear as either a Regular Cannibal or as a Heavy.

Behavior

Masked cannibals are presumably superior in hierarchy over the regular cannibals. Although they do not possess any additional buffs or unique move sets compared to their underlings, Masked Cannibals are significantly more difficult to scare; their fear statistic will rise significantly slower compared to other cannibals, making them more persistent in combat situations and less susceptible to run away. Masked Cannibals are most often seen in villages or leading search parties. Some villages have a throne; if there is a masked Heavy in the village, he may lounge on the throne or sleep on it. The golden mask worn by those cannibals does not have any protective quality.

Masked regular Cannibals that appear at night will aditionally be equiped with a flashlight taped on their head, producing a bright light to guide patrols.

Additionally, Golden-Masked cannibals will not be fooled by the Red Mask; the player must wear the Gold Mask themselves to pass incognito.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

• Significantly harder to scare away.

Spawning

Masked cannibals spawn on the surface, both near the player and inside Cannibal camps. They can spawn from the first day, particularly around camps.

Version	Changes
Early Access release	Added to the game.