The Forest

The Forest Cannibal (male): Health, Damage and Hits to Kill

The Cannibal (male) (spawnenemy male) has 52 health on Normal and 91 on Hard / Hard Survival. Its contact damage to the player is 20 on Normal and 40 on Hard. Data from the game files (pre-1.10 build).

Data from the game files (pre-1.10 build). Icons: rendered by PinDrop from the game's 3D models. © Endnight Games.

Cannibal (male) at a glance

Cannibal (male) — rendered from the game's model

Regular cannibal · spawnenemy male

Cannibal (male)

HP N52 on Normal
HP H91 on Hard
Dmg N20 on Normal
Dmg H40 on Hard

NormalHard / Hard SurvivalBars share one ruler across all 12 types; a faded tail is a range.

Fastest weapon
Flintlock ammo: 2 hits on Normal
Fixed cave spawns
none · surface zones
Health in the files
set by the game code

Hits to kill the Cannibal (male)

Fastest on Normal: Flintlock ammo (2), Thrown Upgraded Spear (2), Thrown Weak Spear (2). Best weapons first; each card gives swings on Normal / Hard and, for melee, the heavy or combo hit.

  • Flintlock Pistol — rendered from the game's model

    Flintlock ammofastest

    50 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H2 / 2

  • Upgraded Spear — rendered from the game's model

    Thrown Upgraded Spearfastest

    40 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H2 / 3

  • Weak Spear — rendered from the game's model

    Thrown Weak Spearfastest

    40 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H2 / 3

  • Arrows — rendered from the game's model

    Arrow (ArrowModern prefab)

    35 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H2 / 3

  • Arrows — rendered from the game's model

    Arrow (ArrowBone prefab)

    25 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H3 / 4

  • Arrows — rendered from the game's model

    Arrow

    22 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H3 / 5

  • Club — rendered from the game's model

    Club

    9 dmg per swing, 27 heavy

    Swings N / H6 / 11

    Heavy N / H2 / 4

    Item ID
  • Chainsaw — rendered from the game's model

    Chainsaw

    9 dmg per swing, 27 heavy

    Swings N / H6 / 11

    Heavy N / H2 / 4

    Where to find
  • Modern Axe — rendered from the game's model

    Modern Axe

    8 dmg per swing, 24 heavy

    Swings N / H7 / 12

    Heavy N / H3 / 4

    Where to find
  • Crafted Club — rendered from the game's model

    Crafted Club

    8 dmg per swing, 24 heavy

    Swings N / H7 / 12

    Heavy N / H3 / 4

    How to make it
  • Upgraded Rock — rendered from the game's model

    Upgraded Rock

    8 dmg per swing, 24 heavy

    Swings N / H7 / 12

    Heavy N / H3 / 4

    Item ID
  • Rusty Axe — rendered from the game's model

    Rusty Axe

    7 dmg per swing, 21 heavy

    Swings N / H8 / 13

    Heavy N / H3 / 5

    Where to find
  • Upgraded Spear — rendered from the game's model

    Upgraded Spear

    7 dmg per swing, 21 heavy

    Swings N / H8 / 13

    Heavy N / H3 / 5

    Where to find
  • Crafted Axe — rendered from the game's model

    Crafted Axe

    6 dmg per swing, 18 heavy

    Swings N / H9 / 16

    Heavy N / H3 / 6

    How to make it
  • Katana — rendered from the game's model

    Katana

    6 dmg per swing, 18 heavy

    Swings N / H9 / 16

    Heavy N / H3 / 6

    Where to find
  • Plane Axe — rendered from the game's model

    Plane Axe

    5 dmg per swing, 15 heavy

    Swings N / H11 / 19

    Heavy N / H4 / 7

    Where to find
  • Machete — rendered from the game's model

    Machete

    5 dmg per swing, 15 heavy

    Swings N / H11 / 19

    Heavy N / H4 / 7

    Item ID
  • Climbing Axe — rendered from the game's model

    Climbing Axe

    4 dmg per swing, 12 heavy

    Swings N / H13 / 23

    Heavy N / H5 / 8

    Where to find
  • Weak Spear — rendered from the game's model

    Weak Spear

    3 dmg per swing, 9 heavy

    Swings N / H18 / 31

    Heavy N / H6 / 11

    How to make it
  • Upgraded Stick — rendered from the game's model

    Upgraded Stick

    2 dmg per swing, 6 heavy

    Swings N / H26 / 46

    Heavy N / H9 / 16

    Item ID
  • Tennis Racket — rendered from the game's model

    Tennis Racket

    2 dmg per swing, 6 heavy

    Swings N / H26 / 46

    Heavy N / H9 / 16

    Item ID

From the game's damage formula; strength and upgrades not included. In the code (weaponInfo.OnTriggerEnter) a normal swing sends int(weaponDamage) and a heavy / combo hit sends int(weaponDamage) × 3; projectiles do their stored damage. In the code (EnemyHealth.HitReal) a knocked-down cannibal takes double damage and a sleeping one loses a flat 100; the counts leave both out.

Compare weapons across all types in the calculator · Weapon stats

Where the Cannibal (male) spawns

The files hold no fixed spawner for the Cannibal (male) in a cave. Surface cannibals are not placed one by one: they spawn dynamically and by village, hut and encounter zones, which the map below shows.

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Map data: The Forest client files (pre-1.10 build). Drag to pan, use the buttons to zoom, tap a marker for its details. Cave map

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Health

Health of the Cannibal (male) by condition
Condition in the codeFormulaNormalHard / Hard Survival
male (setDefault), not painted(what the console spawns)(52.0 * regularHealthRatio) -> floor5291

Prefab health stored on mutant_male: 52. The spawn code overwrites it, so it is not what the enemy has in play.

Contact damage

Contact damage of the Cannibal (male)
Condition in the codeFormulaNormalHard / Hard Survival
male, !fireman, !painted(20.0 * regularMaleDamageRatio) -> floor2040

Further rules in the same code, applied after the base number: maleSkinny holding regularStick in left hand: damage x 1.35 then floor; male (not female) holding a regular weapon in left hand: damage + 7; male holding an advanced weapon in left hand: damage + 15; attacker EnemyHealth.poisoned: damage / 1.6 then floor. This is the damage handed to the player before armour and difficulty handling.

Notes on the numbers

The game files give no English name for any enemy type (0 of 12). Cannibal (male) is built from the game's type id; the game's own id is male (prefab mutant_male, EnemyType regularMale).

The Girl mutant (girlMutant) is not a spawnable type; the files give 370 health on its prefab.