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Corruption, Crimson and the Hallow are the 3 evil biomes of Terraria that spread across the world and infect anything that comes in contact with them. The 3 biomes also have specific bosses that can be fought in their biomes which are: Eater of Worlds (Corruption), Brain of Cthulhu (Crimson) and Empress of Light (Hallow).


Background[]

Corruption: the corruption is a cancerous, virus-like disease that spreads across the Terraria world which increases in strength with sins and sacrifices.

Crimson: the crimson is a disgusting, hive mind that absorbs that accepts sacrifices and anything that is absorbed loses the will to feel and think.

Hallow: unlike the Corruption and Crimson, the Hallow attempts to fight against the other 2 biomes but also absorbs and spreads across the world. It is spawned when the world guardian is killed.

Powers and Abilities[]

Corruption[]

  • Corruption: Can corrupt and consume living and undead beings.
  • Flight: Eater of souls.
  • Duplication: Eater of Worlds.
  • Cursed Flame Projectiles: Various enemies and weapons.
  • Darkness Manipulation: Can use dark powers to manipulate monsters.
  • Magic: Has alot of magic attacks.
  • Light Manipulation: Shadow orb has an aura of light.
  • Healing: With burgers dropped from Eater of Souls.
  • Intangibility: Most enemies can go through blocks.
  • Various effect-resisting items
  • Poison Manipulation: Toxikarp.

Crimson[]

  • Corruption
  • Blood Manipulation: Can turn water into blood.
  • Wall Crawling: Blood Crawler.
  • Flight
  • Mind Manipulation: Brain of Cthulhu.
  • Teleportation: Brain of Cthulhu can teleport.
  • Hurting Rain: Crimson Rod.
  • Light Manipulation: Crimson Heart.
  • Defence Weakening: Ichor.

Hallow[]

  • Corruption
  • Flight
  • Light Manipulation
  • Energy Projection: Gastropods.
  • Non-Corporeal: Spectral Gastropod and mummy.
  • Lightning Manipulation: Lightning bug.
  • Summoning: Queen Slime.
  • Healing
  • Sound Manipulation: Stellar tune.
  • Explosion Manipulation: Crystal Serpant.

Weapons[]

  • Life Leech: Life Drain and Vampire Knives.
  • Homing: Scourge of the Corruptor.
  • Soul Manipulation: Darkness and Light souls.

Equipment[]

  • Several monsters and weapons.

Alternate Forms[]

  • Corruption
  • Crimson
  • Hallow

Feats[]

Strength[]

  • All 3 can casually corrupt and control monsters
  • all 3 biome monsters and bosses can easily keep up and hurt the Terrarian.

Speed[]

  • All bosses and monsters can keep up with the Terrarian.
  • The hallow monsters are likely light speed.

Durability[]

  • All monsters can take hits from the Terrarian.
  • Eater of Worlds can split into several parts.

Skill[]

  • Corruption and Crimson have been around since the world`s creation
  • The hallowed only exists when the world guardian is killed.

Weaknesses[]

  • All 3 biomes can be delayed from spreading by using purification powder.
  • No more of the biome monsters and bosses can spawn if their biomes are purified.

Fun Facts[]

  • Artificial biomes need at least 125 of the biome blocks to work.
  • Hallowed can only appear in hardmode.
  • All of the items:
    • Musket/Undertaker
    • Vilethorn/Crimson Rod/Starlight
    • Ball o` Hurt/Rotted Fork
    • Band of Starpower/Panic Necklace
    • Shadow Orb/Crimson Heart/Nightglow
    • Rotten Chunk/Vertebra
    • Cursed Flame/Ichor
    • Vile/Vicous Mushroom
    • Demonite/Crimtane Ore
    • Shadow Scale/Tissue Sample
    • Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu/Queen Slime/Empress of Light mask
    • Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu/Queen Slime/Empress of Light trophy
    • Eater`s Bone/Bone Rattle/Jewel of Light/Regal Delicacy
    • Worm Scarf/Brain of Confusion
    • Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu Relic
    • Writhing Remains/Brain in a jar
    • Dart Rilfe/Dart Pistol/Eventide
    • Chain Guillotines/Fetid Baghnakhs/Terraprism
    • Clinger Staff/Life Drain/Stellar Tune
    • Putrid Scent/Flesh Knuckles
    • Worm/Tendon Hook/Hook of Dissonance
    • Corrupt/Crimson Seeds
    • Vile/Vicious Powder
    • Purple/Red Solution
    • Decay Chamber/Flesh Cloning Vat
    • Lesion/Flesh block
    • Scourge of the Corruptor/Vampire Knives
    • Ancient/Not Ancient Shadow Armour/Crystal Assassin armour
    • Burger
    • Treasure Bag
    • Worm Food
    • Soul of Night
    • Corruption/Crimson Key/Key mold
    • Several items for the Ankh Shield
    • Desert Spirit Lamp
    • Purple Clubberfish
    • Toxikarp/Bladetounge
    • Scaly Truffle
    • Various music boxes
    • Crates
    • Unicorn on a stick
    • Pixie dust
    • Unicorn Horn
    • Blesses Apple
    • Empress wings
    • Kalideoscope
    • Crystal Serpant