Splumonkeys are neutral creatures found in Ruins. They live in Splumonkey Pods and attempt to steal items by knocking an item out of a player's inventory. These items will be dropped upon the death of the Splumonkey, similar to Krampus and Lureplants, along with a Morsel.

A Splumonkey is monkey-like in appearance and movement, crawling on all fours, much like an ape does in real life. It has big white eyes, a unibrow, a tuft of hair on top of its head, large ears, and a small body with long, gangly limbs.

When the Nightmare Cycle reaches the nightmare stage, Splumonkeys turn into transparent Shadow Splumonkeys and become hostile to the player as well as any mobs in the vicinity. When killed in this form, they can drop Beard Hair but no Morsel. When the Nightmare Cycle returns to a calm state, Splumonkeys revert to normal form and behavior.

With normal damage modifier characters, they take 4 hits with a Spear; 3 with a Bat Bat, Tentacle Spike, Ham Bat, and Thulecite Club; and 2 with a Dark Sword to be killed.

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Splumonkeys pick Bananas from Cave Banana Trees, Berries from berry bushes, and mushrooms on sight. They will also harvest any crops from farms and will also steal items from chests. Their defense method is to run away and throw Manure, which damages their enemies. They may also howl and bite if their enemy is within melee range, but they don't appear to do any damage this way. On the death of a Splumonkey or the start of an Earthquake, all Splumonkeys will return to their Splumonkey Pods.

Splumonkeys tend to hide amongst the shadows, where they can use their ranged attacks against the player. They will run on-screen to knock an item off the player's inventory. They will then run off-screen, then return to pick up the item, which is now on the ground. Splumonkeys will take Cave Bananas as a priority, except when fleeing. If they manage to steal a hat, they will wear it. Splumonkekys can also steal food items out of Crock Pots, Ice Boxes, and Chester.

Splumonkeys may decide to follow the player for a while. If the player has any bananas in their inventory, the Splumonkey's chance to follow is increased. Unlike other followers such as Chester or Smallbirds, Splumonkeys never follow to help, only to annoy.

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