A docile arthropod leviathan that drifts the open water column anywhere on the map. Picture a city-block-sized winged crustacean swimming in slow loops, releasing pulses of glowing eggs as it goes. Brooders travel in rare packs — usually solo, occasionally two or three together — and ignore the player completely unless attacked.
The huge tearing beak is for cracking shellfish; the fatty hump on the back is brood storage. The Brooder is the friendliest large creature on Proteus. Scan it the first time you see one — sightings are not reliably predictable.
—"Observed in low-density swarms releasing fertilized clusters. The hump-cached fat reserve appears to serve both feeding and limited defensive functions."
Where to Find
Can Appear Anywhere On The Map
Stats
| Scientific Name | Titanotagmatapterya amalthea |
|---|---|
| Behavior | Docile Leviathan |
| Classification | Docile leviathan (arthropod) — *Titanotagmatapterya amalthea* "titanic wing-segmented cup of plenty" |
Notes
Player tips: 1) Riding alongside a Brooder lets you cross the map at its altitude with no aggro from nearby predators (they ignore the area). Discovered as an emergent Tadpole tactic on r/Subnautica. 2) Egg clumps (Deepwing Egg Clump) released in its wake are a free craftable resource — pick them up as it drifts past. 3) Do not shoot it. It can defend itself. 4) Visually similar to the Reefback from Subnautica 1 but unrelated.
