Parents

Parents are huge, spongy enemies that can quickly kill an under-equipped player with their massive damage. They have one attack, similar to that of the Beetle Guard at close range, except without the brown warning circle. In addition, it does insane knockback, which is deadly on the precarious islands of Sky Meadow, where they usually spawn (and nowhere else).

The Artifact of Dissonance, however, can make them spawn elsewhere. Using the Artifact of Kin can be dangerous on high difficulty levels as there is a chance for all enemies to be Parents, which will likely cause them to swarm you. However, they are quite slow and should be taken down from a distance or with hit-and-run tactics, when melee.

DoT effects such as those applied by Tri-Tip Dagger, Gasoline and Acrid’s Poison/Blight should also be utilized. If being pursued (e.g. one is following you via bounce pad) items such as the Chronobauble and Stun Grenade can help greatly.