The Forest

The Forest Fireman cannibal: Health, Damage and Hits to Kill

The Fireman cannibal (spawnenemy fireman) has 52 health on Normal and 52 on Hard / Hard Survival, the value stored on its prefab. Its contact damage to the player is 12 on Normal and 24 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.

Fireman cannibal at a glance

Fireman cannibal — rendered from the game's model

Regular cannibal · spawnenemy fireman

Fireman cannibal

HP N52 on Normal
HP H52 on Hard
Dmg N12 on Normal
Dmg H24 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
prefab value, no Hard multiplier

Hits to kill the Fireman cannibal

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 / 2

  • Weak Spear — rendered from the game's model

    Thrown Weak Spearfastest

    40 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H2 / 2

  • Arrows — rendered from the game's model

    Arrow (ArrowModern prefab)

    35 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H2 / 2

  • Arrows — rendered from the game's model

    Arrow (ArrowBone prefab)

    25 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H3 / 3

  • Arrows — rendered from the game's model

    Arrow

    22 dmg per hit

    Hits N / H3 / 3

  • Club — rendered from the game's model

    Club

    9 dmg per swing, 27 heavy

    Swings N / H6 / 6

    Heavy N / H2 / 2

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

    Chainsaw

    9 dmg per swing, 27 heavy

    Swings N / H6 / 6

    Heavy N / H2 / 2

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

    Modern Axe

    8 dmg per swing, 24 heavy

    Swings N / H7 / 7

    Heavy N / H3 / 3

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

    Crafted Club

    8 dmg per swing, 24 heavy

    Swings N / H7 / 7

    Heavy N / H3 / 3

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

    Upgraded Rock

    8 dmg per swing, 24 heavy

    Swings N / H7 / 7

    Heavy N / H3 / 3

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

    Rusty Axe

    7 dmg per swing, 21 heavy

    Swings N / H8 / 8

    Heavy N / H3 / 3

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

    Upgraded Spear

    7 dmg per swing, 21 heavy

    Swings N / H8 / 8

    Heavy N / H3 / 3

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

    Crafted Axe

    6 dmg per swing, 18 heavy

    Swings N / H9 / 9

    Heavy N / H3 / 3

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

    Katana

    6 dmg per swing, 18 heavy

    Swings N / H9 / 9

    Heavy N / H3 / 3

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

    Plane Axe

    5 dmg per swing, 15 heavy

    Swings N / H11 / 11

    Heavy N / H4 / 4

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

    Machete

    5 dmg per swing, 15 heavy

    Swings N / H11 / 11

    Heavy N / H4 / 4

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

    Climbing Axe

    4 dmg per swing, 12 heavy

    Swings N / H13 / 13

    Heavy N / H5 / 5

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

    Weak Spear

    3 dmg per swing, 9 heavy

    Swings N / H18 / 18

    Heavy N / H6 / 6

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

    Upgraded Stick

    2 dmg per swing, 6 heavy

    Swings N / H26 / 26

    Heavy N / H9 / 9

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

    Tennis Racket

    2 dmg per swing, 6 heavy

    Swings N / H26 / 26

    Heavy N / H9 / 9

    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 Fireman cannibal spawns

The files hold no fixed spawner for the Fireman cannibal 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

Other enemies to compare

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Health

Health of the Fireman cannibal by condition
Condition in the codeFormulaNormalHard / Hard Survival
No health written at spawnprefab Health = 525252

Code note: setFireman has no Health write: prefab Health stays.

Prefab health stored on mutant_male: 52. The spawn code writes no health for this type, so this value is what the enemy keeps, on every difficulty.

Contact damage

Contact damage of the Fireman cannibal
Condition in the codeFormulaNormalHard / Hard Survival
firemanMain(12.0 * regularMaleDamageRatio) -> floor1224

Notes on the numbers

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

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