Hammerhead

Hammerhead is a grande herbívoro creature in Subnautica 2, sourced from the current Early Access build. It has 1,000 HP, swims at up to 5.0 m/s, and consumes from a 100 food pool. Grazing fauna. Non-aggressive unless cornered.

Engages 7 target types including AI.Archetype.Marrowbreach, AI.Archetype.Hammerhead, Player, and others.

Behaviour tags from the AI archetype data: Herbivore, Large body.

Hammerhead (tentatively *Panoplia hammerhead*). An armored, herd-dwelling, territorial herbivore with a powerful ram. 1. Hammer head Challenges intruders on its territory, especially other hammerheads. Displays its pectoral fins and closes its enamel head shield before attacking. 2. Jet propulsion Spiracles behind the eyes feed into a jet channel with internal gills. The jet drives the hammerhead's sudden rams. 3. Large brain Floats in a protective cyst. The central eye sees color, while two smaller motion-sensitive eyes guide ramming. 4. Grazing jaw The muscular vertical jaw suggests a diet of sponges, kelps, tunicates, and possibly crushed coral. The need to protect a grazing area may have evolved the hammerhead's territoriality. 5. Practice behavior? Hammerheads ram coral domes. The adaptive benefit is unclear—perhaps toughening their shields. Advise caution, especially when piloting vehicles. May have social cognition comparable to Earth’s ungulates, some of which were extremely dangerous to humans. Ramming areas (called leks) are a major source of ocean noise.