K

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In NetHack, the letter K serves the following purposes:

• k represents a kobold:
  • k kobold
  • k large kobold
  • k kobold lord
  • k kobold shaman

• K represents a Keystone Kop:
  • K Keystone Kop
  • K Kop Sergeant
  • K Kop Lieutenant
  • K Kop Kaptain

• It is also used as a direction key if numpad movement is off:
  • Press k to move north.
  • Press shift + k to move far north.

• If numpad is on:
  • Press k to kick.

Historical uses

In Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which are based on Jay Fenlason's Hack, and from Hack 1.0 to NetHack 2.3e, killer bees used the k glyph, while kobolds used the K glyph. The Keystone Kop first appears in NetHack 1.3d, and from this version to NetHack 2.3e would appear using the K glyph in place of the kobold if the KOPS compile-time option was defined.

In NetHack 3.0.0, the other types of kobold are introduced, and all kobolds are moved to the k glyph, while killer bees are moved to the a glyph; the Keystone Kops' higher ranks are introduced, and the monsters retain the K glyph, though they remain a compile-time option.

Variants

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces new monsters that use the k glyph:

• k kobold:
  • k swamp kobold
  • k rock kobold
  • k kobold warrior
  • k Kroo the Kobold King

dNetHack

In dNetHack, the Keystone Kops are replaced with the Keter Sephiroth as K, and one additional monster is introduced that uses the k glyph:

• k kobold:
  • k winged kobold
• K Keter Sephiroth
  • K Malkuth Sephirah
  • K Yesod Sephirah
  • K Daat Sephirah
  • K Hod Sephirah
  • K Gevurah Sephirah
  • K Binah Sephirah
  • K Chokhmah Sephirah