Bug-Eye/Spirits Unleashed

Not to be mistaken for Bug-Eye Ghost from the Kenner toyline

Bug-Eye is a Watcher entity in Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. It was first available with the third DLC on August 1, 2023. Bug-Eye unlocks at Player level 80.

Entry Bio[]

Bug-Eye is a Watcher variant that wants all eyes on itself. Slippery as all get out, Bug-Eye is the kind of ghost that gets face-to-face with its victims. Count its victims quite unlucky that Bug-Eye is nearsighted. The thought of even a small bit of debris in my eye would send me reeling, but Bug-Eye has no issue using that big ball upon its cranium to torment the living.

Classification[]

Ghost Type[]

The Bug-Eye is a type of Watcher. Who watches the Watcher? Our studies have unequivocally concluded that this ghost type is a particularly grotesque and elusive little creature. It’s safe to assume that before you ever notice a Watcher, it's certainly already noticed you, courtesy of its giant external eye, attached via a disgusting semi-corporeal tendon. Watchers are known for sending its occult oculus hurtling toward intended scare targets and then either recoiling it back to its socket OR pulling its torso to the eye itself, phasing through anything that stands between them. So yes, quite hideous all around.

Special Attributes[]

In Object Scare Attack
Scare Attack Lunge
Faster Room Haunt Speed
Increased Ectovision Distance
Tougher To Break Multiple Tethers
Increased Scare Cooldown
Speed Burst Costs More Energy

Ultimate Ability[]

Bug Out
- A Watcher is a keen observer of every situation, especially ones in which they are at a disadvantage. Bug Out, Watcher's Ultimate Ability is a two-fold manifestation that all but ensures a quick escape. Bending ectoplasmic energy, Watches become essentially invisible for a time or until using an offensive ability. As if this wouldn't cause enough confusion, Watchers spawn a parting gift for any nearby Ghostbusters and Civilians: a hailstorm of EYE TORPEDOES. These weaponized optical organs glow white then flash red when they've found their target. They're precisely what you'd expect from an entity with an eye for chaos.

Unique Ability[]

Optical Flail
- Capitalizing on what must be a quite sturdy optic nerve, Bug-Eye unsheathes its eye from the socket and swings it around its head like a medieval weapon. Victims within range are knocked back and covered in slime. Now that's what I call "eye contact".

Gameplay[]

Updates[]

Patch 1.6.1 Updates[]

Fixed a problem where a player-selected Watcher Ghost type could change to the Bug-Eye type when loading into a match.^[1]

Patch 1.7.0 Updates[]

Fixed an issue with the Watcher’s default tint selection.^[2]
Overall increase in Watcher's stats.
Reduced Optical Flail cooldown.
Reduced Optical Flail cost over time.
Increased Optical Flail damage and range.

Patch 1.8.0 Updates[]

Fixed an issue where Watcher Ghost Types were not available in Ghost Bounties.^[3]

Patch 1.10.0 Updates[]

Fixed an issue where Watchers would not appear in Ghost Bounties^[4]
Ultimate: Bugout
- Possessing, spawning swarm minions, spawning trap minions, and using Ectovision no longer cancel invisibility granted after activating Bugout
- Increased amount of Eye Torpedoes spawned from 12 to 15
- Slightly reduced startup time
- Slightly reduced initial targeting delay
- Slightly reduced movement speed modifier
- Reduced invisibility duration from 10 seconds to 8 seconds
Scare Attack
- Reduced cooldown
- Slightly reduced direct Slime damage
- Slightly reduced direct Fear damage
- Slightly reduced indirect Fear damage
Sneaky Eye Jab
- Reduced cooldown from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Optical Flail
- Adjusted energy consumption to cost a flat amount instead of a cost over time
- Slightly increased Slime damage per hit