This article is about this Slimes appearance in Slime Rancher. For the Slime Rancher 2 article regarding this Slime, see Dervish Slime (Slime Rancher 2).
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Dervish Slimes are Slimes which have a ring surrounding their body which are capable of producing cyclones when agitated. They are found exclusively in The Glass Desert.
While they can be found infrequently around the Glass Desert in an agitated state, snaring its Gordo through Gordo Snares, or bursting the wild Dervish Gordo, they will spawn consistently throughout The Glass Desert when certain oases have been restored.
Slimepedia Entry
Slimeology:
A dervish slime is a swirling, whirling bundle of energy in slimy form. Dervish slimes are commonly found in the Glass Desert, cruising across its dusty dunes at high speed atop little whirlwinds.
One thing is for certain: wherever the dervish slime needs to go, it gets there in a hurry.
Rancher Risks:
Dervish slimes can cause total chaos on a ranch if not cared for properly. In addition to frequently riding atop whirlwinds at high speed and collecting objects along the way, a highly agitated dervish slime can produce giant cyclones of air that vacuum up and toss about anything they touch.
When cyclones are roaring across your ranch there's little you can do other than brace for the chaos that will soon follow!
Plortonomics:
Dervish plorts are a fantastic source of clean energy that helps give turbines and generators an extra boost. They are in constant demand as curiously, there is a finite number of spins stored in every dervish plort.
Changelog
- 1.2.0 - Fixed a bug related to tangle vines and dervish whirlwinds that could sometimes result in launched slimes and other items.
- 0.6.0 - Implemented with The Glass Desert update.
- 0.6.0d - Fixed bug where sound would sometimes cut out after too much time around Dervish Slimes.
Origin
The Dervish Slime's name and spinning theme may be a reference to the Whirling Dervishes. Their cyclones heavily resemble Dust devils. Its general shape is also reminiscent of a ringed planet.
The Dervish Slime's secret style, Nebula, is based on nebulas, clouds of interstellar dust and gases.
Trivia
- Because of their rings, players jokingly give them planet-related names.[1]
- Their secret style may be a reference to Meteor Slimes, which were never added in the final game.