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Both creatures originate from DoctorNowhere's analog horror catalogue, not from the Roblox developer.
The Locust vs The Boiled One
Both creatures belong to DoctorNowhere. Only one is a confirmed House of The Locust antagonist you can meet. This page answers the fight question for each layer separately, and marks what nobody has published.
Quick answer
The answer depends on which fight you mean
In the Roblox build, only The Locust is a confirmed antagonist you can meet: every documented bright-house run is a pursuit by The Locust, and the Boiled One content reported from 2026-09-01 is a separate dark-map mode with no published health, damage or spawn. In DoctorNowhere's original work there is no fight at all - the two creatures come from separate stories and neither the videos nor the Roblox listing publishes a stat line, so lore readers usually give it to The Boiled One on effect (paralysis and broadcast exposure) while players who only know the game give it to The Locust on results.
Listing facts checked 2026-10-28 against the official Roblox listing for Universe 10530261598 (NULLWORKS STUDIOS, titled '[UPDATE] House of The Locust', build updated 2026-10-27). Lore statements are attributed to DoctorNowhere's own videos; the reported Boiled One mode is community walkthrough coverage, not a developer announcement.
The Locust only
Every documented bright-house run is an escape from The Locust. The reported Boiled One play is a separate dark-map mode with no published stat block.
Unknown
No official health, damage, speed, or win-rate table exists for either creature.
1. Where the two creatures come from
The Locust and The Boiled One (PHEN-228) are separate DoctorNowhere creations. The Boiled One is the broadcast antagonist of The Boiled One Phenomenon, described in community documentation as a cognitohazardous entity that hijacks television signals and leaves viewers paralysed or in pseudocoma. The Locust belongs to the same creator catalogue but is written as a pursuit creature that hunts directly.
The official Roblox description credits DoctorNowhere for The Locust character and does not restate the original lore. That means lore sentences on this page describe DoctorNowhere's work, and only a labelled subset describes the Roblox experience.
2. Which creature is actually in House of The Locust
The Locust is confirmed. Documented escape runs, the official badge set (Escaped and Tutorial Completed), and every community walkthrough treat The Locust as the active antagonist.
The Boiled One is named. The official universe carried [BOILED ONE] House of The Locust in its title from late August 2026 through the 2026-10-09 build and reads [UPDATE] House of The Locust on the build updated 2026-10-15, and walkthrough coverage published from 2026-09-01 names a dedicated dark-map Boiled One mode alongside the bright-house run. What has not been published is a Boiled One spawn rule, attack, health pool, or dedicated badge. Until that appears, treat in-game Boiled One behaviour as unverified, and treat any specific claim about its powers in this game as community reporting rather than fact. See the Boiled One build-status dossier and the Boiled One update tracker for the dated evidence trail.
3. Speed and pursuit: why "who would win" has no data
Speed is the one comparison players ask about most, and it is also the one with the least published data. Community observations report The Locust moving faster than player walking speed and matching or exceeding player sprint speed on straight corridors, and no studs-per-second figure has ever been published. Nothing comparable exists for The Boiled One in this game.
A "who would win" answer therefore depends entirely on which source you accept. Lore readers usually argue The Boiled One wins by effect rather than by force, because its threat is paralysis and broadcast exposure. Players who only know the Roblox experience usually argue The Locust wins, because it is the creature that actually ends runs. Both readings are interpretations, and neither is a developer ruling.
For the part of this question that can actually be tested in-game, read the Locust speed and chase behavior dossier and then put the answers to work with the evasion tactics guide.
4. Comparison table
| Dimension | The Locust | The Boiled One (PHEN-228) |
|---|---|---|
| Original creator | DoctorNowhere official | DoctorNowhere official |
| Confirmed in this Roblox game | Yes — active antagonist official + observed | No mechanic published; named in the game title reported |
| Documented threat style | Direct pursuit and line-of-sight chase community-reported | Broadcast exposure, paralysis, pseudocoma lore |
| Published speed stat | None; reported faster than walking, matches sprint reported | None unknown |
| Player countermeasures | Crouch, light discipline, break line of sight reported | Not established unknown |
| Official "who wins" ruling | Does not exist | |
5. What would make this comparison answerable
A defensible winner needs a Boiled One encounter that can be observed or reproduced in the current build, a published stat panel, or a developer statement. None of those exist in the sources checked for this page. As long as that is true, this page will keep the answer marked as unresolved instead of inventing numbers, and it will be re-dated when the official listing changes.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is stronger, The Boiled One or The Locust?
There is no official answer. The two creatures come from separate DoctorNowhere stories and neither the original videos nor the Roblox listing publishes combat stats. Community debates usually separate The Boiled One's broadcast and paralysis theme from The Locust's direct physical pursuit, but that is fan interpretation, not a developer ruling.
Is The Locust the brother of The Boiled One?
No official source states a family relationship. The Locust and The Boiled One (PHEN-228) are separate DoctorNowhere characters; The Boiled One is a broadcast entity in The Boiled One Phenomenon, and The Locust is a pursuit creature. Any sibling or shared-origin theory is unverified community speculation.
Are both creatures in House of The Locust right now?
The Locust is the confirmed antagonist of every documented bright-house run. The official listing for Universe 10530261598 carried '[BOILED ONE] House of The Locust' from late August 2026 through the 2026-10-09 build read on 2026-10-14, and reads '[UPDATE] House of The Locust' on the 2026-10-21 read, and walkthrough coverage published from 2026-09-01 names a dedicated dark-map Boiled One mode next to that run. The developer's own description still credits DoctorNowhere for The Locust character only and publishes no Boiled One mechanic, spawn or stat, so the mode is community-reported and any Boiled One number you see in this game is community reporting until the game itself shows it.
Which one is faster?
Only The Locust has usable speed evidence in this game. Community observations report it moving faster than player walking speed and matching or exceeding player sprint speed on straight corridors, and no studs-per-second value is officially published. The Boiled One has no verified in-game movement data at all.
Can you fight either creature?
Community walkthroughs report no player weapons or combat mechanics against The Locust, and the same applies to The Boiled One. Documented runs focus on hiding, breaking line of sight, and finishing the cube, Wire Cutter, Key and EXIT objective chain instead of fighting.