Cave Man

The Cave Man is a spear-wielding caveman enemy found in The Ice Age. He uses a multi-hit melee attack to strike adjacent targets and can pick up spears from the ground to extend his reach and damage output. Like all cavemen, he belongs to the caveman faction and hates cats above all else, targeting them exclusively even when other enemies are present.

The Cave Man's ability to retrieve weapons dropped during combat makes him more dangerous in fights where terrain objects or discarded spears are present. When armed with a spear, he gains ranged attack capability and a chance to inflict Stun on hit. His behavior shifts depending on whether he is armed: armed Cave Men will use their spear at range, while unarmed Cave Men close to melee and use their multi-hit combo.

Destroying or positioning spears out of his reach prevents the Cave Man from upgrading his threat level mid-fight. If he is already armed, knocking the spear away or destroying it forces him back to his less dangerous unarmed state. In mixed Ice Age encounters, the caveman-cat factional hatred can be exploited by positioning between cavemen and cat-type enemies like the Wooly Mammoth, letting them fight each other while your cats engage opportunistically.