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Nasal Passage

The first organ and the place to learn. Soft pink tissue full of mucus, guarded by the Mast Cell. Cells here hit at two-thirds strength so new players can find their feet.

Threat cells deal 0.67× damage, the gentlest organSize 12–16 roomsIn The Eight Organs
Influenza A fights the Mast Cell, the Nasal Passage's boss
Influenza A fights the Mast Cell, the Nasal Passage's boss

Who you meet here

BossMast CellA spinning orange cell packed with histamine. It circle-strafes the middle of the room and floods it with bursts. The…Key guardianMucin ColossusA living mucus plug that guards the Mucolytic Enzyme. Stay out of its puddles and fight its pull.GeneMucolytic EnzymeDissolves mucus plugs. Mucus no longer slows you.CancerNasopharyngeal CarcinomaA lumpy core ringed by satellite nodules that shield it and bud clone cells. Destroy the nodules, then the core.AssassinSquamous StalkerA dart of layered keratin scales: the Nasal Passage cancer's assassin. It stalks nearly invisible, marks a line and…

Organ facts

Objective
"Find and defeat the Mast Cell"
Boss
Mast Cell, "Guardian of the nasal passage"
Key guardian
Mucin Colossus, holding the Mucolytic Enzyme. One door is sealed by a mucus plug
Cancer
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (destroy the nodules shielding it, then the tumor). Its assassin is the Squamous Stalker
Hazards
2–3 mucus puddles in every room, nerve endings that fire a Sneeze Reflex, cilia carpets
Local cells
Neutrophils and Monocytes. Deeper rooms add B Cells, Macrophages, Plasmablasts and Basophils
Look
a dark rose floor inside pink membrane walls lined with swaying cilia
Music
C Dorian at 100 BPM, a sawtooth pad and a soft triangle lead with a light swing
Size
12–16 rooms
Threat
cells deal 0.67× damage, the gentlest organ

Also in the Nasal Passage

Tissue Hazards & TerrainOrgans & Bosses

Nerve EndingsGlowing nerve fibres in the walls. Linger on one and it fires a reflex that flings you and every cell nearby away from the wall.Nasal Passage · LungsCilia CarpetsA carpet of beating hairs that carries anything on it the way the arrows point: you, cells, everything.Nasal Passage · LungsMucus PuddlesGreen puddles of mucus that slow you down unless you carry the Mucolytic Enzyme.Nasal Passage

Tumor PartsCancer

Tumor coreA lumpy, irregular mass with crusty nodules and tangled blood vessels. It never moves, and touching it hurts.Nasal Passage & LungsSatellite noduleA smaller, stationary lump around the core that keeps budding clone cells.Nasal Passage & LungsClone cellA small, misshapen cell with an oversized nucleus that rushes straight at you.Nasal Passage & Lungs

The Organ MapIn a Run

Nasal PassageThe first organ: find and defeat the Mast Cell.Organ 1

Boss SetsGear & Store

Hemagglutinin ArrayThe Mast Cell's set, built for raw firepower.Organ 1 · Nasal Passage

Audio & PresentationGame Modes

Nasal Passage themeThe first organ's theme.Organ 1

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

From the Codex

The air channel behind the nose, lined with mucous membrane. It warms, humidifies and filters the air you breathe.

Fun fact: Most respiratory viruses, including influenza, begin their infection here.

Nasal Passage in the Codex