Lymph Node

Who you meet here

BossFollicular Helper T CellCommander of the germinal centre: a bristling blue lymphocyte that whips the whole room into a cytokine storm and…Key guardianReticular WardenA star-shaped scaffold cell (Awakened) guarding the Plasminogen Activator. It strings a cage of conduit threads around…GenePlasminogen ActivatorDissolves fibrin clots. Platelet clots no longer slow you.CancerLymphomaA germinal centre in a crowd of identical lymphocytes. Most are harmless, but lymphoma clones hide among them, and the…AssassinOwl-Eye MimicInstead of cloaking it looks like an ordinary lymphocyte, until it gets close and shows its owl-eyed twin nuclei and…

Organ facts

Objective

"Break the Follicular Helper T Cell's command"

Boss

Follicular Helper T Cell, "Commander of the germinal centre"

Key guardian

Reticular Warden (Awakened), holding the Plasminogen Activator

Cancer

Lymphoma (clones hide among harmless lymphocytes, and the germinal centre is only vulnerable while it swells). Its assassin is the Owl-Eye Mimic

Hazards

reticular fibres strung across the rooms

Local cells

Free Antibodies, B Cells, Helper T Cells, Plasmablasts, NK Cells, Monocytes, Thymocytes, Lymphoid Progenitors and Basophils. Deeper rooms add Follicular Dendritic Cells, Dendritic Cells, vaccine vials and Memory B Cells

Look

a navy floor with pale follicle rings and lymphocytes drifting past, inside a fibrous capsule of collagen strands dotted with fibroblasts

Music

C-sharp Dorian at 108 BPM, swung

Size

18–22 rooms

Threat

enemy damage ×2, enemy health ×4, rewards ×2.8

Also in the Lymph Node

Tissue Hazards & TerrainOrgans & Bosses

Reticular FibresFibres strung across the node. Touching one slows you to under a third of your speed, and cells get snagged too.Lymph NodeClots & Scar TissueSticky patches of clot left by dying platelets, fibrin attacks, goblet mucus and stellate scarring. They bog you right down.Bloodstream & deeper

Tumor PartsCancer

Harmless lymphocyteAn ordinary small lymphocyte drifting around the follicle. It never attacks, but it looks exactly like a lymphoma clone.Lymph NodeLymphoma cloneA cancer cell wearing a harmless lymphocyte's face. Get close or hit it and it shows its swollen, notched nucleus (CLONE!) and hunts you.Lymph NodeGerminal centreThe lymphoma core: a lymph follicle gone wrong, with a dark mantle of packed cells around a pale, swollen centre.Lymph Node

Tumor AttacksCancer

Scan pulseA pink ring rolls out from the germinal centre; every hidden clone it passes briefly shows its true face.Lymph NodeSwell & splitThe germinal centre swells, flashing, with a ring growing round it, then splits with a ring of shots and two new cells.Lymph Node

Adaptive ImmunityImmune System

Cytokine StormThe thin hurricane meter under Detection shows how far ahead of the curve your build is. Past its tick mark, the immune system answers…From organ 4 (Lymph Node)

Organ MilestonesViruses

Retrovirus: Lymph NodeCaptured cells hit 25% harder and are 25% tougher.Organ 4Halovirus: Lymph NodeInfection, spike volleys, outbreaks and the ultimate hit 80% harder.Organ 4

The Organ MapIn a Run

Lymph NodeBreak the Follicular Helper T Cell's command.Organ 4

The HUDIn a Run

Cytokine Storm MeterA thin bar with a hurricane icon under Detection shows how far ahead your build is.From organ 4 (Lymph Node)

Boss SetsGear & Store

Glycan ShieldThe Follicular Helper T Cell's set, built for stealth and ambushes.Organ 4 · Lymph Node

Audio & PresentationGame Modes

Lymph Node themeSwinging and busy.Organ 4

Found in every organ

Abyss PitsBottomless gaps in the tissue. Falling in is a heavy blow, not instant death.Any organDrop ShaftsA rare glowing shaft in one of an organ's deeper fight rooms. Walk in and the current sweeps you into a freshly shuffled layout of the…Rare

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