Devouring Swarm

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Devouring Swarm is a supernatural power in the Dishonored series that summons flesh-eating rats to overwhelm and consume enemies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf game mechanic
supernatural power
activationMethod player-cast power
appearsIn Dishonored NERFINISHED
Dishonored 2 NERFINISHED
Dishonored series NERFINISHED
associatedWith chaotic playstyle
high-chaos outcomes
audioEffect loud rat squeals and gnawing sounds
canAffect corpses
living enemies
unconscious enemies
canBeCounteredBy escaping swarm area
killing caster before swarm appears
controlType indirect control over rats
damageType biological
developerContext Arkane Studios NERFINISHED
ethicalPerceptionInFandom one of the most brutal powers in Dishonored
gameGenreContext stealth action-adventure
grantedBy The Outsider NERFINISHED
hasUpgrade increased swarm damage
increased swarm duration
increased swarm size
summons multiple swarms
influencesGameplay encourages lethal solutions
simplifies corpse management
introducedIn Dishonored (2012 video game) NERFINISHED
inUniverseSource The Void NERFINISHED
loreAssociation plague of rats in Dunwall
moralImplicationInGame increases chaos when used to kill
notableFor body disposal without leaving corpses
graphic dismemberment of enemies
primaryEffect consumes enemy corpses
overwhelms enemies with rat swarm
summons flesh-eating rats
publisherContext Bethesda Softworks NERFINISHED
requires runes to unlock
runes to upgrade
resourceCost consumes mana
secondaryEffect can dispose of bodies
can distract guards
can obscure line of sight
targetingType area-of-effect
uiCategory The Outsider’s powers
upgradeable true
usedBy Corvo Attano NERFINISHED
Emily Kaldwin NERFINISHED
visualEffect rats materialize from supernatural void

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Corvo Attano ability Devouring Swarm