Cyclops - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ pothole

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‎Generation: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: touch-up pass

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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

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Umbire the Phantom at 13:36, 22 July 2022

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 ==Generation==
-The Cyclops is always generated near the center of his isle on the goal level of the [[Healer Quest]], with the Bell of Opening, The Staff of Aesculapius and a [[wand of lightning]] on his square.{{refsrc|dat/Healer.des|239|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+The Cyclops is always generated near the center of his isle on the goal level of the [[Healer quest]], with the Bell of Opening, The Staff of Aesculapius and a [[wand of lightning]] on his square.{{refsrc|dat/Healer.des|239|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==

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-The {{questmon|Cyclops|Healer|nemesis}} He is a [[unique]] [[giant]] who guards the [[Bell of Opening]] and the Healer [[quest artifact]], [[The Staff of Aesculapius]].
+The {{questmon|Cyclops|Healer|nemesis}} He is a [[unique]] [[giant]] who guards the [[Bell of Opening]] and the Healer [[quest artifact]], [[The Staff of Aesculapius]]. He possesses [[stoning resistance]] like all quest nemeses, and has two strong weapon attacks and a claw attack that can steal back the quest artifact if you liberate it from him.
 Eating the Cyclops's corpse has a {{frac|2}} chance of increasing your [[strength]].
 ==Generation==
-In addition to the quest artifact and the [[Bell of Opening]], the Cyclops will always be generated with a [[wand of lightning]] on his square.{{refsrc|dat/Healer.des|239|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+The Cyclops is always generated near the center of his isle on the goal level of the [[Healer Quest]], with the Bell of Opening, The Staff of Aesculapius and a [[wand of lightning]] on his square.{{refsrc|dat/Healer.des|239|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==
 The Cyclops is a very dangerous quest nemesis - fighting him one-on-one is not advised, as he is faster than a normal giant and gets two very strong weapon attacks, and the Staff is guaranteed to drain a level each time it hits you; he can be disarmed with a [[bullwhip]], but still hits very hard. As with other quest nemeses, the Cyclops respects the [[scroll of scare monster]], and can be easily beaten if you engage him on the stairs with one on the floor.
-Fortunately, the Cyclops has 0 [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] and is susceptible to most magical attacks, lacking any resistances outside of the shared quest nemesis resistance to [[stoning]]. The [[wand of sleep]] is guaranteed to work on the Cyclops, although the ray may miss a few times due to his 0 [[AC]]. A wielded [[potion of sleeping]] is more likely to hit, and a wielded [[potion of polymorph]] or a zapped [[wand of polymorph]] (which cannot miss) can transform him into a usually-weaker monster or one without a weapon attack. Healers lucky enough to find a [[wand of death]] have a fairly safe means of ending the Cyclops's threat quickly.
+Fortunately, the Cyclops has an [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 0 and is susceptible to most magical attacks, lacking any resistances outside of the shared quest nemesis resistance to [[stoning]]. The [[wand of sleep]] is guaranteed to work on the Cyclops, although the ray may miss a few times due to his 0 [[AC]]. A wielded [[potion of sleeping]] is more likely to hit, and a wielded [[potion of polymorph]] or a zapped [[wand of polymorph]] (which cannot miss) can transform him into a usually-weaker monster or one without a weapon attack. Healers lucky enough to find a [[wand of death]] have a fairly safe means of ending the Cyclops's threat quickly.
 As a giant, the Cyclops is vulnerable to [[Giantslayer]] as well, though there are typically far better options for [[artifact weapon]]s available.
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 ==References==
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+{{nethack-367}}
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 The {{questmon|Cyclops|Healer|nemesis}} He is a [[unique]] [[giant]] who guards the [[Bell of Opening]] and the Healer [[quest artifact]], [[The Staff of Aesculapius]].
-Eating the Cyclops's corpse has a 50 chance of increasing your [[strength]].
+Eating the Cyclops's corpse has a {{frac|2}} chance of increasing your [[strength]].
 ==Generation==

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-The {{questmon|Cyclops|Healer|nemesis}} He a [[unique]] [[giant]] who guards the [[Bell of Opening]] and the Healer [[quest artifact]], [[The Staff of Aesculapius]].
+The {{questmon|Cyclops|Healer|nemesis}} He is a [[unique]] [[giant]] who guards the [[Bell of Opening]] and the Healer [[quest artifact]], [[The Staff of Aesculapius]].
-Eating the Cyclops's corpse has a 50% chance to increase your [[strength]].
+Eating the Cyclops's corpse has a 50 chance of increasing your [[strength]].
 ==Generation==
-In addition to the quest artifact and the [[Bell of Opening]], the Cyclops will always be generated with a [[wand of lightning]] on his square.{{refsrc|dat/Healer.des|239|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+In addition to the quest artifact and the [[Bell of Opening]], the Cyclops will always be generated with a [[wand of lightning]] on his square.{{refsrc|dat/Healer.des|239|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==

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-The {{questmon|Cyclops|Healer|nemesis}} He a [[unique]] [[giant]] who guards the [[Bell of Opening]] and the [[Healer]] [[quest artifact]], [[The Staff of Aesculapius]].
+The {{questmon|Cyclops|Healer|nemesis}} He a [[unique]] [[giant]] who guards the [[Bell of Opening]] and the Healer [[quest artifact]], [[The Staff of Aesculapius]].
 Eating the Cyclops's corpse has a 50% chance to increase your [[strength]].

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 The Cyclops (plural "Cyclopes") is a type of one-eyed giant encountered in Greek folklore, with at least two or three distinct groups of Cyclopes mentioned in various works. The term "cyclopean" has since been codified and used to describe any one-eyed creature - it is worth noting that the name Cyclops actually means "wheel-eyed" or "circle-eyed", referring to the eye's size and shape.
-Hesoid's ''Theogony'' in particular tells of three Cyclops brothers born to Uranus and Gaia and imprisoned in Tartarus - they would eventually forge Zeus's trademark thunderbolts in return for him freeing them (hence the wand of lightning the Cyclops generates with). In Hesoid's ''Catalogue of Women'', these Cyclopes are killed by Apollo in retaliation after Zeus kills Apollo's son Asclepius, whom the Healer quest artifact is named for, with his thunderbolt; later sources such as Euripides's play ''Alcestis'' explain that Apollo could not strike at his father directly, and thus chose the Cyclopes as a proxy. The reason given is that Asclepius was so proficient as a healer that he could evade death and bring others back to life; depending on the source, this lead to either Hades accusing Asclepius of stealing his subjects, or Zeus himself becoming afraid that Asclepius would teach the art of resurrection to others.
+Hesoid's ''Theogony'' in particular tells of three Cyclops brothers born to Uranus and Gaia and imprisoned in Tartarus - they would eventually forge Zeus's trademark thunderbolts in return for him freeing them (hence the wand of lightning the Cyclops generates with). In Hesoid's ''Catalogue of Women'', these Cyclopes are killed by Apollo in retaliation after Zeus kills Apollo's son Asclepius, whom the Healer quest artifact is named for, with his thunderbolt. Later sources such as Euripides's play ''Alcestis'' explain that Apollo could not strike at his father directly, and thus chose the Cyclopes as a proxy - the reason given is that Asclepius was so proficient as a healer that he could evade death and bring others back to life; depending on the source, this lead to either Hades accusing Asclepius of stealing his subjects, or Zeus himself becoming afraid that Asclepius would teach the art of resurrection to others.
-The [[Encyclopedia|encyclopedia entry]] for the Cyclops is an excerpt from Book 9 of Homer's ''Odyssey'', which details Odysseyus and his men's attempts to escape from the cave of Polyphemus: Odysseyus uses a vat of strong wine to lull him into drunken sleep, fooling the Cyclops into believing he is "Nobody", then blinds him in his sleep&mdash;Odysseus and his men escape the cave in the morning, tied to the undersides of Polyphemus's sheep when he lets them out to graze. As they leave the island by ship, Odysseyus boasts of his superior with and reveals his true name - an act of hubris that would draw the wrath of Polyphemus's father, [[Poseidon]] (the [[chaotic]] [[god]] of the Healer pantheon).
+The [[Encyclopedia|encyclopedia entry]] for the Cyclops is an excerpt from Book 9 of Homer's ''Odyssey'', which details Odysseyus and his men's attempts to escape from the cave of Polyphemus: Odysseyus uses a vat of strong wine to lull him into drunken sleep, fools the Cyclops into believing he is "Nobody", then blinds him in his sleep&mdash;Odysseus and his men escape the cave in the morning, tied to the undersides of Polyphemus's sheep when he lets them out to graze. Polyphemus is unable to stop them as they leave the island by ship, as his shouts that "Nobody" has blinded him are taken as a sign of divine affliction that could only be helped with prayer. The fleeing Odysseyus then boasts of his superior with and reveals his true name - an act of hubris that would prompt Polyphemus to pray to his father, [[Poseidon]] (the [[chaotic]] [[god]] of the Healer pantheon), for revenge and incur his wrath towards Odysseus.
 ==Variants==

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-The {{questmon|Cyclops|Healer|nemesis}} He a [[unique]] [[giant]] who wields the [[Staff of Aesculapius]].
+The {{questmon|Cyclops|Healer|nemesis}} He a [[unique]] [[giant]] who guards the [[Staff of Aesculapius]].
 Eating the Cyclops's corpse has a 50% chance to increase your [[strength]].
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 Fortunately, the Cyclops has 0 [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] and is susceptible to most magical attacks, lacking any resistances outside of the shared quest nemesis resistance to [[stoning]]. The [[wand of sleep]] is guaranteed to work on the Cyclops, although the ray may miss a few times due to his 0 [[AC]]. A wielded [[potion of sleeping]] is more likely to hit, and a wielded [[potion of polymorph]] or a zapped [[wand of polymorph]] (which cannot miss) can transform him into a usually-weaker monster or one without a weapon attack. Healers lucky enough to find a [[wand of death]] have a fairly safe means of ending the Cyclops's threat quickly.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The scroll of scare monster on the ground no longer scares any [[unique]] monster.}}
 ==Origin==
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 The Cyclops (plural "Cyclopes") is a type of one-eyed giant encountered in Greek folklore, with at least two or three distinct groups of Cyclopes mentioned in various works. The term "cyclopean" has since been codified and used to describe any one-eyed creature - it is worth noting that the name Cyclops actually means "wheel-eyed" or "circle-eyed", referring to the eye's size and shape.
-Hesoid's ''Theogony'' in particular tells of three Cyclops brothers born to Uranus and Gaia and imprisoned in Tartarus - they would eventually forge Zeus's trademark thunderbolts in return for him freeing them (hence the wand of lightning the Cyclops generates with). In Hesoid's ''Catalogue of Women'', the Cyclopes are killed by Apollo in retaliation after Zeus kills Apollo's son Asclepius, whom the Healer quest artifact is named for, with his thunderbolt; later sources such as Euripides's play ''Alcestis'' explain that Apollo could not strike at his father directly, and thus chose the Cyclopes as a proxy. The reason given is that Asclepius was so proficient as a healer that he could evade death and bring others back to life; depending on the source, this lead to either Hades accusing Asclepius of stealing his subjects, or Zeus himself becoming afraid that Asclepius would teach the art of resurrection to others.
+Hesoid's ''Theogony'' in particular tells of three Cyclops brothers born to Uranus and Gaia and imprisoned in Tartarus - they would eventually forge Zeus's trademark thunderbolts in return for him freeing them (hence the wand of lightning the Cyclops generates with). In Hesoid's ''Catalogue of Women'', these Cyclopes are killed by Apollo in retaliation after Zeus kills Apollo's son Asclepius, whom the Healer quest artifact is named for, with his thunderbolt; later sources such as Euripides's play ''Alcestis'' explain that Apollo could not strike at his father directly, and thus chose the Cyclopes as a proxy. The reason given is that Asclepius was so proficient as a healer that he could evade death and bring others back to life; depending on the source, this lead to either Hades accusing Asclepius of stealing his subjects, or Zeus himself becoming afraid that Asclepius would teach the art of resurrection to others.
 The [[Encyclopedia|encyclopedia entry]] for the Cyclops is an excerpt from Book 9 of Homer's ''Odyssey'', which details Odysseyus and his men's attempts to escape from the cave of Polyphemus: Odysseyus uses a vat of strong wine to lull him into drunken sleep, fooling the Cyclops into believing he is "Nobody", then blinds him in his sleep&mdash;Odysseus and his men escape the cave in the morning, tied to the undersides of Polyphemus's sheep when he lets them out to graze. As they leave the island by ship, Odysseyus boasts of his superior with and reveals his true name - an act of hubris that would draw the wrath of Polyphemus's father, [[Poseidon]] (the [[chaotic]] [[god]] of the Healer pantheon).
 ==Encyclopedia entry==