Uranium imp (UnNetHack)

Uranium imps are a new minor demon added in UnNetHack. When hit in melee, the imp and the attacker are both randomly teleported together to another part of the level, so a fight with a uranium imp can lead to hopping all over the level. If you have teleport control you can chose the location of the teleport, but the uranium imp will still travel with you.

Uranium imps don't deal dangerous amounts of damage, but their teleportation can leave an unsuspecting player in a dangerous situation. Additionally, they can very easily separate adventurers from their pets.

However, you don't have to fight them - if you #chat with them, they will run away for 10-30 turns, as a reference to the original source material (Homestuck) where a bunch of imps were "defeated" by the main character yelling at them to leave. The source code acknowledges this reference with a comment "/* That is IT. EVERYBODY OUT. You are DEAD SERIOUS. */" before defining the running away behavior.

Encyclopedia

Despite being imbued with reality-warping powers, these trouble-
making servants of darkness seem unaware of their true power, and
probably would run away if yelled at.

GG: those stupid things are impossible to kill :(
TG: no you can kill them
TG: youll get better dont worry

[ Homestuck Act 5, by Andrew Hussie ]

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