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{{monster
|name=Cerberus
|difficulty=14
|level=12
|experience=?
|speed=10
|AC=2
|MR=20
|align=−7
|frequency=0
|genocidable=No
|attacks=Bite 3d6 physical, Bite 3d6 physical, Bite 3d6 physical
|weight=1000
|nutr=350
|size=large
|resistances=[[fire resistance]]
|resistances conveyed=fire
|attributes={{attributes|Cerberus|nohands=1|animal=1|carnivore=1|nopoly=1|male=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|hell=1}}
|reference=[[monst.c#line337]]
}}
{{for|other implementations of the monster|Beholder}}
'''Cerberus''', {{monsym|Cerberus}}, is a [[deferred feature|deferred]] [[monster]] in the [[source code]] of ''[[NetHack]]''. He is a monster that is part of the [[canine]] [[monster class]], and is a [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that is [[strong]] and can be seen via [[infravision]].{{refsrc|src/monst.c|290|nethack=3.6.7}}

==References==
<references/>
{{stub}}{{nethack-367}}
[[Category:Deferred features]]

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
-	Cerberus, (or Kerberos in Greek), was the three-headed dog
+Cerberus, (or Kerberos in Greek), was the three-headed dog
-	that guarded the Gates of Hell.  He allowed any dead to enter,
+that guarded the Gates of Hell.  He allowed any dead to enter,
-	and likewise prevented them all from ever leaving.  He was
+and likewise prevented them all from ever leaving.  He was
-	bested only twice:  once when Orpheus put him to sleep by
+bested only twice:  once when Orpheus put him to sleep by
-	playing bewitching music on his lyre, and the other time when
+playing bewitching music on his lyre, and the other time when
-	Hercules confronted him and took him to the world of the
+Hercules confronted him and took him to the world of the
-	living (as his twelfth and last labor).
+living (as his twelfth and last labor).
 }}

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Bite 3d6 physical, Bite 3d6 physical, Bite 3d6 physical
+  |attacks=[[Bite attack|Bite]] 3d6 physical, bite 3d6 physical, bite 3d6 physical
   |weight=1000
   |nutr=350
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   |resistances conveyed=fire
   |attributes={{attributes|Cerberus|nohands=1|animal=1|carnivore=1|nopoly=1|male=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|hell=1}}
-  |reference=[[monst.c#line290]]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L290 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 290]
 }}
 {{for|other implementations of the monster|Cerberus}}
 '''Cerberus''', {{monsym|Cerberus}}, is a [[deferred feature|deferred]] [[monster]] in the [[source code]] of ''[[NetHack]]''. He is a monster that is part of the [[canine]] [[monster class]], and is a [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that is [[strong]] and can be seen via [[infravision]].{{refsrc|src/monst.c|290|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Cerberus has three bite attacks, and possesses [[fire resistance]].
+Cerberus has three [[bite attack]]s, and possesses [[fire resistance]].
-[[Eating]] Cerberus's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a chance of conveying fire resistance.
+[[Eating]] Cerberus's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a chance of granting fire resistance.
 ==Generation==
 Cerberus is not generated anywhere, but has rules governing his generation like any other monster.
-Cerberus will always be created hostile, and he is not a valid target for [[polymorph]].
+Cerberus will always be created hostile, and he is not a valid polymorph form.
 ==History==

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 ===EvilHack===
 {{main|Cerberus (EvilHack)}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Cerberus has three bite attacks, and possesses [[fire resistance]].
-If Cerberus is implemented, [[eating]] his [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a chance of conveying fire resistance.
+[[Eating]] Cerberus's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a chance of conveying fire resistance.
 ==Generation==

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 ==Generation==
-As a deferred monster, Cerberus is not generated at all, but has rules governing his generation like any other monster.
+Cerberus is not generated anywhere, but has rules governing his generation like any other monster.
 Cerberus will always be created hostile, and he is not a valid target for [[polymorph]].

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 {{for|other implementations of the monster|Cerberus}}
 '''Cerberus''', {{monsym|Cerberus}}, is a [[deferred feature|deferred]] [[monster]] in the [[source code]] of ''[[NetHack]]''. He is a monster that is part of the [[canine]] [[monster class]], and is a [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that is [[strong]] and can be seen via [[infravision]].{{refsrc|src/monst.c|290|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{stub}}{{nethack-367}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Deferred features]]