Wendigo



Wendigos are enemies from Hexen. These frostbitten fiends appear in only three or four levels, depending on the class the player is using: The Seven Portals (in the area with the second portal to Guardian of Ice), Guardian of Ice, Guardian of Steel, and Vivarium (when playing as the Mage).

Wendigos shoot two ice balls which fragment much in the same way as an Iron Lich's ice ball in Heretic. If the player's health is reduced to 0 and the finishing blow is from an ice ball from a Wendigo, the player will become frozen solid, then shatter after a short while.

Wendigos, somehow, can be hurt with the Mage's Frost Shards, despite the fact that they are ice-based monsters.

Wendigos have extremely short pain states, so ideally they should be killed as quickly as possible. While they are easy to kill, their projectiles can cause heavy damage so it is not advisable to engage them at melee range.