This function lowers the Humanoid/Health of the Humanoid by the given amount if it is not protected by a ForceField

This function accepts negative values for the amount parameter. This will increase the humanoid’s Humanoid/Health. However this will only have an effect if no ForceField is present.

How do ForceFields protect against TakeDamage

A Humanoid is considered protected by a ForceField if a ForceField meets one of the following criteria:

• The ForceField shares the same Instance/Parent as the Humanoid
• The ForceField is parented to the Humanoid/RootPart of the Humanoid
• The ForceField is parented to an ancestor of the Humanoid other than the Workspace

To do damage to a Humanoid irrespective of any ForceField|ForceFields present, set Humanoid/Health directly.

For more information on how ForceField|ForceFields protect Humanoid|Humanoids see the ForceField page