Category:Clockwork Monsters

"Maxwell's own mounted police."

- Woodie

The Chess Monsters are a group of enemies that resemble chess pieces, whose purpose is to guard the Wooden Thing. They drop Gears when killed, which are needed to construct Ice Boxes and upgrade WX-78.

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Clockwork Knight

 * Clockwork_Knight.png Article: Clockwork Knight

The Knight was the first chess piece added to the game, added in the update A Little Rain Must Fall. They were "strategically placed for maximum pain" around the Things, their purpose to guard the things and stop the player. Their sounds are made by a bagpipe.

Clockwork Bishop

 * BishopSmall.png Article: Clockwork Bishop

The Bishop was the second chess piece to be added, first appearing in the Doorway to Adventure update. They can shoot lightning bolts from a distance that are fairly hard to dodge. They drop a Purple Gem when killed, unlike the other chess monsters who only drop Gears.

Clockwork Rook

 * ClockworkCastle.png Article: Clockwork Rook

The Rook was the next chess piece to be added. Rooks take the appearance of a rhino with a snout that looks like a castle's battlement. They charge at the player at an alarming speed and ram them. Their attacks can also deal damage to other creatures and Naturally Occuring Objects. They are able to attack at a close range.

Damaged Knight


A Damaged Knight is a pale, battered knight covered in Nightmare Fuel.It has same base stats as Clockwork Knight and drops 1 Gears, plus has a chance to also drop Nightmare Fuel and/or Thulecite Fragments. It occurs naturally in the Ruins, but also has a chance to spawn from Broken Clockworks when they are destroyed.

The player can spawn an allied Damaged Knight (or any other chess piece) by using 3 Gears to repair a pile of Broken Clockworks.

Damaged Bishop


A Damaged Bishop was added in the "The Stuff Of Nightmares" Update. It is a battered version of the regular Bishop which occurs naturally in the Ruins, but also has a chance to spawn from Broken Clockworks when they are destroyed. It has same base stats as the standard bishop and drops 1 Purple Gem, with a chance of also dropping Nightmare Fuel and/or Thulecite Fragments.

Damaged Rook


Damaged Rook is a pale, battered rook covered in Nightmare Fuel. It has same base stats as Clockwork Rook and drops 1 Gears, 60% nightmare fuel and 50% thulecite fragments. It occurs naturally in the Ruins, but also has a chance to spawn from Broken Clockworks when they are destroyed.

The player can spawn an allied Damaged Rook(or any other chesspiece) by using 3 gears to repair a pile of Broken Clockworks. Even as allies, Damaged Rooks are very destructive and caution should be exercised when fighting enemies.