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In the dark, moist corners of The Maw, the leeches writhe as one, awaiting the swollen wanderers. Slimy, venomous parasites that feed on the living – the leeches truly belong here.
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The Leeches are minor antagonists in the Little Nightmares series. They are giant parasites that eat their prey whole. They hang from pipes, waiting for their next meal to walk underneath them do that they can spring down and eat them.

Characteristics[]

These Leeches are very different from their real-life counterparts. For starters, these parasites consume their prey whole rather than sucking their blood. Although we never see an example, we are told that these creatures are venomous. They produce a black liquid, but it's unknown if this is the "venom" that they were said to have. Children use this liquid to draw pictures on walls and accidentally leave hand-prints.

The Leeches have many different methods of catching their prey. If alone, they will typically dangle from the ceiling in a curl until something walks under them. They will become uncurled and then chase after them. They aren't very quick on land, but they are very quick in water, having the ability to swim across the top of it like a water snake. These creatures are also known to hang around in large numbers. In a few instances, we see them handing around in dark rooms until something falls into their domain.

Appearance[]

They appear to be standard black leeches, except with larger proportions. In their curled position, the appear to be a spiral. They are just about the same size as the children characters, if not a bit larger.

History[]

Little Nightmares[]

At the beginning of the game, the Leeches will first start appearing dangling over pipes in a curled form. Once someone passes under them, they will uncurl their bodies and attempt to catch whomever climbed under them. In one area, Six will drop through the floor into a room filled with hundreds of Leeches. They attempt to swarm Six, and they will consume them if they are too slow or if they turn left. The Leeches are also seen after the power is turned off in the Prison Area in a shower room. They drop down from the shower caps and crawl after Six. In many other points in the game, the remnants of children being eaten are seen through The Maw.

Little Nightmares: Secrets of the Maw[]

The Leeches make a second appearance in the DLC: The Depths. If the Runaway Child goes into a room with Leech slime under it, he will be eaten by a Leech. Once he reaches The Depths, Leeches will start appearing in corridors and hallways. In water sections, they are very agile, sliding across the water like a serpent. There is one section where a clump of them falls out of a pipe and chases after the child. Another Leech appears inside of a pot with a key inside of it.

Little Nightmares Comic Series[]

In the comic series, a panel shows a Leech dropping down from a pipe as Six walks down a corridor with a flashlight. Another one ate one of the various children sitting around a campfire.

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Trivia[]

  • Originally, Leeches were supposed to have legs and run at the player.
    • Models for this concept were still produced.
  • The Leeches make a cameo appearance in Very Little Nightmares as a Jack-in-the-box.

Navigation[]

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Protagonists

Six | Mono

Little Nightmares
The Janitor | The Twin Chefs | The Lady | The Granny

Leeches | Shoe Monster | The Guests | Shadow Kids

Very Little Nightmares
The Craftsman | The Butler | The Pretender

Dump Monster

Little Nightmares II
The Hunter | The Teacher | The Doctor | The Thin Man

The Bullies | Living Hands | The Patients | The Viewers | Flesh Walls

Little Nightmares (comic series)
Mirror Monster | The Ferryman | The North Wind

Little Nightmares Comics
The Unknown Figure

The Sounds of Nightmares
Otto/The Counsellor | The Candleman | The Workers | The Tall Woman | The Bathhouse Attendees | The Man in the Purple Suit | The Dummy | The Naughty Children | The Balloon-Headed Man | The Puppet | The Seamstress

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