Zunpet

Donator Item
This is a donator item! It is dedicated to: Amber

ZunpetHardmode exclusive

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Statistics

Type	Weapon – Bard
Damage	38 (Symphonic)
Knockback	6 (Average)
Inspiration	1
Critical chance	4%
Use time	20 (Very Fast)
Velocity	12
Tooltip	Propels a mystical star at enemies, that collects energy every hit Collecting energy grants you symphonic damage and extra projectiles At max energy, right click to release a nova of player protecting stars
Grants Buff	Zunpet Energy
Buff tooltip	Symphonic damage is increased
Grants Buff	Liberated
Buff duration	0.5 seconds
Buff tooltip	Immune to most damage
Rarity
Sell	50000*5
Research	1 required
Empowerments

Sounds

Use

Zunpet in use, in order of: no energy shots, maximum energy shots, and nova attack.

The Zunpet is a craftable Hardmode Bard weapon. It fires out a rainbow star projectile that can pierce through multiple enemies. Successfully damaging enemies with the star builds up "energy", indicated by the Zunpet Energy buff, which increases the power of the weapon.

Energy ranges between 0 to 59, increasing by 1 with every successful hit with the main mystical star projectile, and decreasing by 1 every 2 seconds if the player is holding the Zunpet, and every 0.66 seconds if not. Every 12 energy increases the player's symphonic damage by 3%, and fires out an additional rainbow spark projectile on weapon use, which deal 25% of the main star's damage. After obtaining at least 48 energy, the player gains the ability to expend all their energy to unleash a spread of large rainbow stars around them by right-clicking. Touching the nova grants the Liberated buff for a short duration, providing invulnerability and increased movement speed.

When used, it empowers nearby players and the user with the Flat Damage III and Attack Speed II empowerments.

Its best modifier is Fabled.

Crafting

Recipe

Crafting Station
Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil
Ingredient(s)		Amount
	Hallowed Bar	12
	Hallowed Charm	10
	Light Shard	1
	Dark Shard	1
Result
	Zunpet	1

Notes

• If the Show Donator Item Color configuration option is disabled, the Zunpet will have a rarity of instead of the standard .

Trivia

• This item is a reference to the Touhou Project series of games.
  • The name and use sound of the weapon is a reference to the distinctive trumpet sample frequently used in the games, the Romantic Tp (short for "romantic trumpet") instrument included in the Edirol SD-90 synthesizer. The sample is commonly referred to by the fan term "ZUNpet" in reference to the series' developer, ZUN.
  • The design of the weapon, as well as the weapon's star aesthetics, are based on the series' deuteragonist, Marisa Kirisame. The weapon's base attack are based on her "Rainbow Wire" shot in Subterranean Animism; the nova attack is a reference to her recurring "Magic Sign 'Stardust Reverie'" bomb attack.
  • Mechanically, the nova attack is based on bomb attacks. In Touhou, bomb attacks grant brief invincibility and clears the screen of hostile projectiles on use. The Zunpet reflects this by granting the Liberated buff while in contact with the nova attack's stars.
  • The weapon increasing in power and gaining additional projectiles with each empowerment stage are based on the Power Level mechanic in the series. The nova attack expending all energy is a reference to Subterranean Animism's bomb attacks, which cost a portion of the player's Power Level to use.
• The Zunpet is currently the last item in alphabetical order in the Thorium Mod.

History

• 1.6.4.0: Buffed use time from 22 to 20 and made it decay in energy slower as long as the weapon is selected.
• 1.6.3.13: Introduced.