The hill she is going up is in the shape of the climber's head. At the top near the flag is an antler ape.
It cannot penetrate some surfaces on enemies, like spikes and some stone plates, as well as cannot attach itself to some platforms. It also does the same with enemies, although it brings enemies to the player instead of the player to the enemies. Clicking the bottom of a platform, except rock, will cause the grappling hook to attach to it and bring the player up. It does not run on ammunition, and can never be destroyed. The player can shorten how far the grappling hook goes by clicking to closer to the grappling hook gun. The grappling hook appears as a cylinder with a handle, that fires out an arrow on a rope. It appears and acts similar to a harpoon. The climber uses the grappling hook (also known as "arrow gun" in Frost Bite 1) to climb mountains and to kill wildlife that may hurt her in Frost Bite 1 & 2. The climber as she appears in Thin Ice Tools Grappling hook In Frost Bite 2, she is revealed to be female. Most enemies can be killed by either jumping or being shot with the grappling hook, while enemies that have horns on their head can only be damaged by the grappling hook, and ones that have spikes around them or armor can only be killed by jumping.Īt the end of the climber's adventures in both games, she returns and rests at her cabin, which has a good view of the mountain she last climbed. The climber's jumps can also kill enemies and are the only attack that can kill enemies that are unaffected by the grappling hook. Some enemies, the stone plated creature for instance and spiked enemies, are impervious to damage from the grappling hook and thus, can only be killed by jumping on top of them. Most enemies are vulnerable to the grappling hook and die when hit once with it. The grappling hook will kill most enemies, when shot at an enemy attaching itself to it and pulling it back, killing it in the process. The grappling hook will react to some other surfaces like this and is also used in Frost Bite 2 to interact with buttons and move boxes.
Shooting any platform that can be stood on, except rock, will pull the Climber up to there. The climber is armed with a grappling hook, that she uses to kill enemies and climb mountains. When she does die, she respawns at the last checkpoint flag she passed, or if she did not pass any, the start of the level. The Climber's healthy bar can only sustain four hits until the climber freezes to death.
#Ice climber boots series
In the main series of Frost Bite, the climber has a health bar and four lives. She also carries around a bag, (more visible in Thin Ice) and wears a belt.
She is seen wearing brown boots, these boots replaced with skates in Thin Ice. This jacket is blue coloured, and is seen in more detail in the end screen of Frost Bite 2. In both Frost Bite games, and as well as in Thin Ice, the Climber is always seen wearing a parka, with the circular, white furry part around her head.