Boss gifts
After a boss kill, Halibut plays a gift scene after a short random delay (~2–4 s) and grants a vanilla fishing fish or mod skill fish.
Trigger conditions
Section titled “Trigger conditions”- First meeting completed
- Holding Halibut
- Target boss just died, gift not yet claimed
- No active boss, not Boss Rush
One gift per boss; kills during Boss Rush do not queue gifts.
Dialogue from in-game gift scenes.
| Boss | Fish reward | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eye of Cthulhu | Fish of Cthulhu | |
| King Slime | Slimefish | |
| Queen Bee | Honeyfin | |
| Skeletron | Fishotron | CN: 骷髅王鱼 |
| Wall of Flesh | Hungerfish | |
| Crabulon | Amanita Fungifin | |
| The Perforators | Bloody Manowar | |
| The Hive Mind | Eater of Plankton | |
| The Slime God | Variegated Lardfish | |
| Cryogen | Frost Minnow | |
| Brimstone Elemental | Obsidifish | |
| Aquatic Scourge | Prismite | |
| Calamitas Clone | Brimlish | Mod skill fish |
| Plantera | Double Cod | |
| Golem | Rockfish | |
| Leviathan | Tropical Barracuda | |
| Plaguebringer Goliath | Jewelfish | |
| Providence | Demonic Hellfish | |
| Moon Lord | Cloudfish | |
| Devourer of Gods | Neon Tetra | |
| Yharon | Crimson Tigerfish | |
| Supreme Calamitas | Princess Fish |
Hell gift
Section titled “Hell gift”Separate scenario, not tied to a boss kill:
| Conditions | Reward |
|---|---|
| Moon Lord downed; Halibut in inventory; player in underworld | Guide Voodoo Fish ×1 |
Save data
Section titled “Save data”One permanent flag per boss gift (including Hell gift). All claimed → no replay.
Sample lines
Section titled “Sample lines”Eye of Cthulhu — “This is the Fish of Cthulhu. Like the myth, it doesn’t make much sense.”
Calamitas Clone — Brimlish from the embers; holding it you may hear it mutter.
Supreme Calamitas — Princess Fish from the ashes — “elegant contradiction, like a flower on ruins.”