Heart Leech

Heart Leech
Biographical information
Homeland	Outer Hollow
Physical description and appearance
Species	Heart Leech
Body color	White skin
Chronological and personal information
Era(s)	Pendulum Wars Locust War

"What the hell does that to people?"

—Jace Stratton, after seeing a dead Locust with its hearts ripped out

Heart Leeches were native creatures that live in the Hollows. They are not part of the Locust Horde, and their existence was known to the human race during the Pendulum Wars. Heart Leeches kill by embedding themselves into their victim's chest and slowly tear open the rib-cage. The heart is then devoured inside the chest cavity as the leech then exits the deceased victim, which is why they are called heart leeches.

History

Jace and Dom stumble into a nest of Heart Leeches.

Mission to Montevado

During the Mission to Montevado, Jace Stratton and Dominic Santiago walked into a Heart Leech nest. They killed several of them, and blew up an Imulsion tank that burned several more, but were in danger of being overrun. However, they were saved by Marcus Fenix and Michael Barrick, and all the Heart Leeches were killed.

Liberation of Jilane

According to Jace, Alex Brand once put a dead Heart Leech on a sleeping squadmate who called her foxy.

Behind the Scenes

• In both appearance and behavior, the Heart Leeches share many similarities with the Swarm Leech. The Swarm Leech will burrow into a human's torso and explosively emerge back out, killing the human. It is possible but currently unknown if the Swarm Leech come from the Heart Leeches.