Bunnyman

Bunnyman=

Beardlord=

Bunnymen are mobs that spawn in Caves, living in Rabbit Hutches, usually among Mushtrees. They are strict vegetarians and are hostile to any meat-eating creature, which includes a player holding any Meats. These include meat-based Crock Pot foods and Eggs. Bunnymen will not, however, attack the player for carrying a Tallbird Egg, presumably since the player may be planning to hatch and care for it. Even befriended Bunnymen will attack players that pick up meat.

When reduced to low Health, Bunnymen will flee to regenerate Health. Unlike Pigs, they do not fight using a kiting style. Bunnymen will defend each other when attacked. If the player attacks a Bunnyman while allied with other Bunnymen, the player's allies will help to kill the one targeted by the player. If a befriended player is being attacked nearby, sleeping Bunnymen will wake up to defend their ally. Oddly, they will do the same if a Pig is attacked nearby.

A Bunnyman following a player will not exit the cave when the player exits, unlike Chester. The only way to find an aboveground Bunnyman is to build a Rabbit Hutch, which spawns a Bunnyman.

Hunting
When hunting Bunnymen, it may be useful to bring some Meat along. This will anger them and they will attack, making it easier to initiate combat, though be warned, as multiple Bunnymen may be around.

Bunnymen will run away when their Health is low. When fleeing, they must either be cornered or attacked with a ranged weapon. The Boomerang is the cheapest option, but any kind of blow dart works as well. If cornering them above the ground, it is possible to lose the drops in the sea.

A way to kill a Bunnyman is to befriend it by feeding it a Carrot, then telling it to attack other Bunnymen, or befriending some Rock Lobsters and getting them to attack the Bunnymen. Having a Rabbit Hutch aboveground and giving the residing Bunnyman a Carrot will make it follow the player, then in the morning, the player can get a free strike after it goes to sleep outside.

Another easy way to kill Bunnymen is to collect Red Caps-- either from Red Mushtrees, from mushroom rings, or from the surface, and give it to a Bunnyman. The mushroom's poisonous properties will kill it after feeding it enough.

Another way is to break some Bunny Hutches into their components, and build a Hutch upon returning to the surface, either near aggressive mobs, or leave a Spider Den or Pig House next to the house.

Beardlord
When the player's Sanity drops below 80 (60 for Wes, 48 for Willow), Bunnymen will become Beardlords (similar to how normal surface Rabbits become Beardlings). In this form, they make raspy, distorted growling noises, rather than their normal gurgling sounds. They will also periodically display a growling animation, where they show their teeth and raise their arms threateningly. Oddly, Beardlords walk instead of hop.

Beardlords can be befriended with a Carrot in the same manner as normal Bunnymen, but they drain Sanity when close to the player. However, when following the player, they will run with raised arms, similar to the chasing pattern of a Werepig. In addition, when attacking enemies, Beardlords will use an overhand clawing motion similar to the way a Werepig attacks. When killed, Beardlords drop two Beard Hair and one Meat. Beardlords will not go back to their houses at daybreak until they've turned back into Bunnymen.

Trivia

 * Bunnymen were added in the Underground update.
 * Bunnymen are the fourth Mob 'in the mold' of Pigs. The others are Merms and MacTusk and his son.
 * When examining a rabbit hole, Wilson says: "That must lead to the kingdom of the bunnymen." This might have been an inspiration for Bunnymen.
 * According to Kevin, Pigs and Bunnymen will probably fight each other after a future update.
 * Bunnymen are the sixth different type of follower the player can have. The others are Pigs, Smallbirds, Smallish Tallbirds, Mandrakes, Baby Beefalo, Rock Lobsters  and Chester.
 * Many of the friendly Bunnyman names are either plants (e.g. Brassica = cabbage, Celeriac = celery-root, Pimpernel/Tragopogon = flowers, Psoralea = tumbleweed) or atomic elements minus the -ium suffix (e.g. Europia, Gadolin, Neo/Praseodymia, Promethia, Scandius, Ytterbia).
 * Bunnymen give some vital evidence that William Carter is Maxwell, when examined by Maxwell, he says 'Reminds me of my old act' (William Carter used to be a magician).

Names
As with Pigs, random names are given to Bunnymen.

A list of possible Bunnyman names: 


 * Altrincham
 * Apios
 * Barwon
 * Bolero
 * Brassica
 * Bunium
 * Burdock
 * Canna
 * Carrot
 * Celeriac
 * Cerium
 * Chantenay
 * Crusader
 * Cuperus
 * Daikon
 * Danvers
 * Doucer
 * Dyspros
 * Erbium


 * Europia
 * Flakee
 * Gadolin
 * Guerande
 * Hipak
 * Holmia
 * Imperator
 * Ipomoea
 * Juwarot
 * Karotan
 * Lanthan
 * Lepidium
 * Lutetium
 * Magno
 * Manihot
 * Microseris
 * Mirabilis
 * Nantes
 * Nelson


 * Neodymia
 * Onward
 * Oxalis
 * Oxheart
 * Parsnip
 * Pimpernel
 * Praseodymia
 * Promethia
 * Psoralea
 * Radish
 * Redhild
 * Redland
 * Samari
 * Scandius
 * Sium
 * Solanum
 * Suko
 * Terbia
 * Thulium


 * Thumbelina
 * Topweight
 * Touchon
 * Tragopogon
 * Typha
 * Uchon
 * Ullucus
 * Valery
 * Yam Daisy
 * Yellow
 * Ytterbia
 * Yttria
 * Zingiber
 * Zino