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'''Hallucinatory [[monster]]s''' do not exist in [[NetHack]], but their names can appear when you are [[hallucination|hallucinating]] and interacting with monsters. Some appear as real monsters in [[SLASH'EM]]. This is a list of these monster names<ref>[[do_name.c#line888]]</ref>.
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'''Hallucinatory [[monster]]s''' do not exist in [[NetHack]], but their names can appear when you are [[hallucination|hallucinating]] and interacting with monsters. Some appear as real monsters in [[SLASH'EM]]. Many of the monster names come from other [[roguelike]]s, mythologies, fantasy worlds, or popular culture<ref>[[do_name.c#line888]]</ref>.
  
==Hallucinatory monsters in NetHack and SLASH'EM==
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==List of hallucinatory monsters==
*jumbo [[Wikipedia:shrimp|shrimp]]
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*giant pigmy
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===Quendor ([[Wikipedia:Zork|Zork]], etc.)===
*[[Wikipedia:Wildebeest|gnu]]
 
*killer [[Wikipedia:penguin|penguin]]
 
*giant [[Wikipedia:cockroach|cockroach]]
 
*giant [[Wikipedia:slug|slug]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Pterosaur|pterodactyl]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus rex]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:beholder|beholder]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Nightmare (Dungeons & Dragons)|nightmare]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Ifrit|efreeti]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:marid|marid]]
 
*rot [[Wikipedia:Larva|grub]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:bookworm|bookworm]]
 
*[[master lichen]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Holography|hologram]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:jester|jester]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Attorney at law|attorney]]
 
*sleazoid
 
*killer [[Wikipedia:tomato|tomato]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Amazons|amazon]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:robot|robot]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:BattleMech|battlemech]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:rhinovirus|rhinovirus]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:harpy|harpy]]
 
*lion-dog
 
*rat-ant
 
*[[Wikipedia:Year 2000 problem|Y2K bug]]
 
 
*[[Wikipedia:Grue (monster)|grue]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Grue (monster)|grue]]
 
*Christmas-tree monster
 
*Christmas-tree monster
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*brogmoid
 
*brogmoid
 
*dornbeast
 
*dornbeast
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===[[Wikipedia:Moria (computer game)|Moria]]===
 
*Ancient Multi-Hued Dragon
 
*Ancient Multi-Hued Dragon
 
*Evil Iggy
 
*Evil Iggy
*emu
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===[[Rogue (game)|Rogue]]===
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*[[Wikipedia:Emu|emu]]
 
*kestrel
 
*kestrel
 
*xeroc
 
*xeroc
*[[Wikipedia:Venus Flytrap|Venus Flytrap]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Venus Flytrap|venus flytrap]]
*creeping coins
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*[[Wikipedia:siren|siren]]
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===[[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|Greek legend]]===
*[[Wikipedia:Rabbit of Caerbannog|killer bunny]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Lernaean Hydra|hydra]]<ref>Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.</ref>
*rodent of unusual size
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*[[Wikipedia:Siren|siren]]
*[[Wikipedia:Smokey Bear|Smokey the bear]]
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*Luggage
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===[[Wikipedia:Xanth|Xanth]]===
*[[Wikipedia:Ent|Ent]]
 
 
*tangle tree
 
*tangle tree
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*nickelpede<ref>Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.</ref>
 
*wiggle
 
*wiggle
*white rabbit
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*snark
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===[[Wikipedia:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll]]===
*pushmi-pullyu
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*[[Wikipedia:White Rabbit|white rabbit]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|smurf]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Snark (Lewis Carroll)|snark]]
*[[Wikipedia:tribble|tribble]]
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===[[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]]===
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*[[Wikipedia:Tribble|tribble]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Klingon|Klingon]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Klingon|Klingon]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]]
*[[Wikipedia:Ewok|Ewok]]
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*[[Wikipedia:My Neighbor Totoro|Totoro]]
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===Monster movies===
*ohmu
 
*youma
 
*nyaasu
 
 
*[[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]]
*[[Wikipedia:earthquake|earthquake]] beast
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*Invid
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===[[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]===
*[[Wikipedia:Terminator (character)|Terminator]]
 
*boomer
 
*Dalek
 
 
*microscopic space fleet
 
*microscopic space fleet
 
*Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
 
*Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
*[[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|teenage mutant ninja turtle]]
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*samurai rabbit
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===[[Wikipedia:Rock and roll|50's rock 'n' roll]]===
*[[Wikipedia:aardvark|aardvark]]
 
*Audrey II
 
 
*[[Wikipedia:witch doctor|witch doctor]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:witch doctor|witch doctor]]
 
*one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater
 
*one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater
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===Miscellaneous===
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*jumbo [[Wikipedia:Shrimp|shrimp]]
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*giant [[Wikipedia:Pygmy (Greek mythology)|pigmy]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Wildebeest|gnu]]
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*killer [[Wikipedia:Penguin|penguin]]
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*giant [[Wikipedia:Cockroach|cockroach]]
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*giant [[Wikipedia:Slug|slug]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Maggot|maggot]]<ref>Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:Pterosaur|pterodactyl]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus|tyrannosaurus rex]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Basilisk|basilisk]]<ref>Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:Beholder|beholder]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Nightmare (Dungeons & Dragons)|nightmare]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Ifrit|efreeti]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Marid|marid]]
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*rot [[Wikipedia:Larva|grub]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Bookworm|bookworm]]
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*master [[lichen]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Shadow|shadow]]<ref>Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:Holography|hologram]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Jester|jester]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Attorney at law|attorney]]
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*sleazoid
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*killer [[Wikipedia:Tomato|tomato]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Amazons|amazon]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Robot|robot]]
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*[[Wikipedia:BattleMech|battlemech]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Rhinovirus|rhinovirus]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Harpy|harpy]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Lion|lion]]-[[Wikipedia:Dog|dog]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Rat|rat]]-[[Wikipedia:Ant|ant]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Year 2000 problem|Y2K bug]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Wizardry|creeping coins]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Rabbit of Caerbannog|killer bunny]]
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*[[Wikipedia:The Princess Bride|rodent of unusual size]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Smokey Bear|Smokey the bear]]
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*[[Wikipedia:The Luggage|Luggage]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Ent|Ent]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Doctor Dolittle#Pushmi-pullyu|pushmi-pullyu]]
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*[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|smurf]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Ewok|Ewok]]
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*[[Wikipedia:My Neighbor Totoro|Totoro]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind|ohmu]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Sailor Moon|youma]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Meowth|nyaasu]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Earthquake|earthquake]] beast
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*[[Wikipedia:Robotech|Invid]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Terminator (character)|Terminator]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Bubblegum Crisis|boomer]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Dalek]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|teenage mutant ninja turtle]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Usagi Yojimbo|samurai rabbit]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Cerebus the Aardvark|aardvark]]
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*[[Wikipedia:The Little Shop of Horrors|Audrey II]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Barney & Friends|Barney the dinosaur]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Barney & Friends|Barney the dinosaur]]
*Morgoth
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*[[Angband|Morgoth]]
*Vorlon
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*[[Wikipedia:Babylon 5|Vorlon]]
*questing beast
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*[[Wikipedia:King Arthur|questing beast]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Predator (alien)|Predator]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Predator (alien)|Predator]]
 
*mother-in-law
 
*mother-in-law
 
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==Hallucinatory monsters in NetHack, but real monsters in SLASH'EM==
 
*[[Wikipedia:maggot|maggot]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:basilisk|basilisk]]
 
*shadow
 
*[[Wikipedia:Lernaean Hydra|hydra]]
 
*nickelpede
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 00:00, 17 December 2007

Hallucinatory monsters do not exist in NetHack, but their names can appear when you are hallucinating and interacting with monsters. Some appear as real monsters in SLASH'EM. Many of the monster names come from other roguelikes, mythologies, fantasy worlds, or popular culture[1].

List of hallucinatory monsters

Quendor (Zork, etc.)

  • grue
  • Christmas-tree monster
  • luck sucker
  • paskald
  • brogmoid
  • dornbeast

Moria

  • Ancient Multi-Hued Dragon
  • Evil Iggy

Rogue

Greek legend

Xanth

  • tangle tree
  • nickelpede[3]
  • wiggle

Lewis Carroll

Star Trek

Monster movies

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • microscopic space fleet
  • Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal

50's rock 'n' roll

Miscellaneous

References

  1. do_name.c#line888
  2. Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.
  3. Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.
  4. Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.
  5. Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.
  6. Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.