Ancient Guardian

"My my, the fuel has changed you"

- Maxwell

The Ancient Guardian is a boss mob only found within the Labyrinth region of the Ruins. It looks and acts similarly to the Clockwork Rook, but it appears to be an actual creature covered in fur. Since this is a Boss Monster, it has much higher health and hits much harder than a normal mob. When attacking, the Guardian will charge the player similiarly to the Clockwork Rook. Up close, however, it will do a quick close-range uppercut with a very small attack delay.

The Ancient Guardian drops 8 Meat, a Guardian's Horn and a large Ornate Chest when killed. This chest can contain various loot, so killing one does not guarantee any specific item. However, as seen on the Ornate Chest page, the chest usually contains a worthy amount of loot.

Trivia

 * The Ancient Guardian was released in The Stuff of Nightmares update. Six Feet Under gave it the ability to do a close-range attack.
 * Its current form is apparently the product of Nightmare Fuel, as suggested by Maxwell's examination. What it was before is unknown.
 * That the Ancient Guardian spawns in the "labyrinth" and is named "minotaur" in the console means that it is most likely a reference to the Greek mythological story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
 * The Ancient Guardian does the most amount of damage standing at 100 damage per hit (less if the player is wearing armour), and it has the fastest running speed out of every single mob in the game.