How to Fight Vorax (Overcharge Enemy)

Vorax are red aggressive enemies that ambush you in the TV Room on Floor 1 and appear elsewhere on the floors. Their defining behavior is overcharge: they turn red after enough damage and self-destruct shortly after.

1. Damage a Vorax until it visibly turns red.
2. Immediately flee to another room before the timer expires.
3. The explosion detonates alone in the previous room — you earn He Just Wanted a Hug.

Attempting to finish a red Vorax in the same room is what causes the explosion damage. The pattern works because the self-destruct is automatic and area-based: leave the room, take no damage, pop the achievement.

The achievement pops as soon as a red Vorax self-destructs without damaging you. Keep this two-step pattern for every Vorax encounter: damage until red → leave the room → wait for the explosion → return only after the blast radius clears.

For combat rules that apply across overcharge-type enemies, see combat strategy. The TV Room where Vorax first appears is on the TV room puzzle page.