Snail Woman

SnailWomanNoShell
Enemy Type Neutral
Health ??
Drops Fool's Damp Blood Gem
Weak ??
Strong Immune to Bolt
Locations Fishing Hamlet


Snail Woman is an enemy in Bloodborne, she can be found at the Fishing Hamlet.

Snail Woman

Snail women play an important role in the goings-on of accursed Hamlet as many Fishmen can be found defending them and harvesting something (probably eggs) near their empty shells. Their relation to the many pale slugs found throughout Hamlet is unclear. Many things about them suggest that they were pious servants of the Hamlet cult:
-They are found praying fanatically near the Orphan of Kos and his dead mother.
-They drop Fool's blood gems.
-They are immune to Bolt, which is associated with faith and the gods of dark souls.

They are found in two variaties: Shelled and Unshelled.

Strategy

  • Shelled Snail Women can still be damaged by hitting their shells but are most vulnerable on their exposed body.
  • Unshelled Snail Women are much faster and consequently more dangerous.
  • They have a damaging grab attack.

 

Drops


Location
hp
blood echoes
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Fishing Hamlet (Shell) HP 486 (Quantity/Rating) Drop% (Quantity/Rating) Drop%
Fishing Hamlet (No Shell) HP 486 (Quantity/Rating) Drop% (Quantity/Rating) Drop%

Notes & Trivia

  • A Snail Woman can be seen dropped from above in The Hunter's Nightmare, foreshadowing the Fishing Hamlet being above the ground.
  • The one in The Hunter's Nightmare can be resurrected by Madaras Whistle.
  • There are several snail women awaiting at the boss gate of Orphan of Kos, worshipping Kos, this is reminiscent of the area before Gravelord Nito from Dark Souls, where skeletons worshipping the Gravelord can be seen kneeling at the boss gate.
  • It's possible that they are somehow related to the phantasms that are central to several Hunter's Tools, as they are also snail-like shelled kin with a close relation to the Great Ones.

Gallery

Snail Woman Concept ArtSnail Woman Blood RiverSnail Women B Snail Women Praying BSnail Women Praying A 

Enemies
  1. Amygdala
  2. Beast Claw Hunter
  3. Beast Cutter Hunter
  4. Beast-possessed Soul
  5. Beast-possessed Soul (Mob)
  6. Bell Holder
  7. Black Widow
  8. Blood Dobermann
  9. Blood Gel
  10. Blood-Starved Beast
  11. Bloodletting Beast
  12. Bloodsucking Beast
  13. Bloody Crow of Cainhurst
  14. Bone Ash Hunter
  15. Boom Hammer Hunter
  16. Bosses
  17. Brador
  18. Brain of Mensis
  19. Brain Trust
  20. Brainsucker
  21. Brick Troll
  22. Cainhurst Hunter
  23. Carrion Crow
  24. Celestial Centipede
  25. Celestial Emissary
  26. Chapel Giant
  27. Chime Maiden
  28. Church Doctor
  29. Cleric Beast
  30. Crawler
  31. Darkbeast Paarl
  32. Deep Sea Hound
  33. Djura
  34. Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos
  35. Enlarged Head Giant
  36. Enlarged Head Patients
  37. Ethereal Walker
  38. Executioner
  39. Eye Collector
  40. Father Gascoigne
  41. Fishwitch
  42. Gel
  43. Gravekeeper Scorpion
  44. Graveyard Hags
  45. Greater Viper Pit
  46. Hamlet Fishmen
  47. Henryk
  48. Hostile Choir Hunter
  49. Hostile Hunters
  50. Hunter Mob
  51. Hunting Dog
  52. Keeper of the Old Lords
  53. Keeper's Hunting Dog
  54. Labyrinth Mole
  55. Labyrinth Rat
  56. Large Huntsman
  57. Lightning Summoner
  58. Loran Cleric
  59. Mad One
  60. Madman
  61. Maneater Boar (Mob)
  62. Mannequin
  63. Martyr Logarius
  64. Merciless Watcher
  65. Merciless Watcher (Mob)
  66. Mergo's Attendant
  67. Mergo's Wet Nurse
  68. Mi-Go Zombie
  69. Micolash, Host of the Nightmare
  70. Moon Presence
  71. Nightmare Huntsman
  72. Old Yharnam Beast
  73. Old Yharnam Hunter (Mob)
  74. One Reborn
  75. Piercing Rifle Hunter
  76. Pthumerian Descendant
  77. Pthumerian Undead
  78. Rat
  79. Reaper
  80. Ritual Master
  81. Rom, the Vacuous Spider
  82. Saif Hunter
  83. Shadow of Yharnam
  84. Shadow of Yharnam (Mob)
  85. Shark-Giant
  86. Silver Lady
  87. Silverbeast
  88. Slime Scholar
  89. Slug
  90. Snail Woman
  91. Snatcher
  92. Sorrowful Emissary
  93. Tomb Guardian
  94. Tomb Inspector Hunter
  95. Tormented Nanny
  96. Undead Amalgam
  97. Undead Giant
  98. Undead Giant (Mob)
  99. Vengeful Specter
  100. Vermin Host



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    • Anonymous

      these characters rather than reminding me of a snail remind me of a hermit crab, they can come out of their shells at any time and it would make more sense for them to have their shells on top of their backs, not that they are inside them.

      • Anonymous

        Idk if another person commented this, but the Snail Women before the Orphan of Kos are lined up like sperm entering a mother’s womb. Perhaps a reference to the almost-completed birth of the Orphan before she died? Of course, it could be anything, and I may be grasping at straws here, but Kos sorta looks like a mother’s womb.

        • Anonymous

          Yeah maybe a Junji Ito Reference, Miyazaki should make a game Bloodborne style but a Junji Ito and Japanese Horror Lore influence. That would be awesome!

          • Anonymous

            This is the only enemy that effectively terrified me when it TRIED TO CRAWL INSIDE MY POOR HUNTER'S MOUTH WHAT THE HELL

            • Anonymous

              I was helping someone with this area, in NG+, approaching the fast version of this enemy when I was suddenly shot seemingly from behind (it sounded like the blunderbuss I think?) and got parried? The approaching snail woman then proceeded to visceral and kill me. Can you be hit and parried by the spread of friendly co op partners gun? I know it sounds like a stupid question but I keep watching the clip I saved of it over and over and can't for the life of me figure out what happened. I am pretty sure there were no invaders in the area. I suppose it could have been a glitch, but prior to this the only glitch I ever experienced was randomly getting staggered by a hit of fire damage (which didn't affect my health bar weirdly) while I was going up the stairs to the Central Yharnam shortcut lamp. Definitely the weirdest thing that has happened during any of my playthroughs.

              • As we currently speak, I'm working on discovering the data for each variation of the Snail Women, shelled and unshelled. I'll be adding my findings onto the page.
                NOTE-EVERYTHING FOUND IN NG
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                • Anonymous

                  The Dark Souls "references" seem like a stretch at best, and the "slime girl fetish" blurb has no relevance here.

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