Dudley's dungeon - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks and touch-ups

2025-12-26T07:40:25Z

tweaks and touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: /* Fido */ pothole

2024-02-11T10:41:55Z

‎Fido: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* See also */ eh, I went to the trouble

2022-10-08T04:33:49Z

‎See also: eh, I went to the trouble

Umbire the Phantom: /* Cherry /

2022-08-25T23:11:19Z

‎Cherry: *

Umbire the Phantom: /* Dudley /

2022-08-21T09:44:32Z

‎Dudley: *

Umbire the Phantom: /* Running gags /

2022-08-21T03:09:52Z

‎Running gags: *

Umbire the Phantom: /* Running gags */ exp

2022-08-21T03:07:11Z

‎Running gags: exp

Umbire the Phantom: /* Fido */ lol

2022-08-21T02:53:04Z

‎Fido: lol

Umbire the Phantom: exp

2022-08-20T23:30:52Z

exp

Umbire the Phantom: /* Running gags /

2022-08-20T21:58:38Z

‎Running gags: *

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 '''Fido''', {{white|d}}, is one of Dudley's recurring pets, and first appears in the [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040212 February 12, 2004] strip. Fido is a normal [[dog]], with roughly the intelligence of one - while not a particularly good or bad pet, even he [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20041129 has trouble with newts] sometimes.
-In [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040412 one set of strips] Fido is turned into a [[dragon]], then an {{white|e}} (either a [[sphere]] or [[floating eye]]), and finally a [[Demon (monster class)|demon]] of some type.
+In [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040412 one set of strips] Fido is turned into a [[dragon]], then an [[eye or sphere]], and finally a [[Demon (monster class)|demon]] of some type.
 ===Dogley===
-'''Dogley''', {{white|d}}, is another of Dudley's recurring pets, and is likely named as a mix of "Dudley" and "dog" (possibly influenced by Dilbert's dog, Dogbert). He  first appears in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050819 the strip for August 19, 2005], and appears somewhat less often than Fido. Dogley is far more intelligent than a normal dog - certainly moreso than his owner. He is also more competent in combat than Dudley, similar to other pet dogs in many ''NetHack'' games; he is often turned into a [[dragon]] via [[polymorph]], and has saved Dudley many times while in dragon form.
+'''Dogley''', {{white|d}}, is another of Dudley's recurring pets, and is likely named as a mix of "Dudley" and "dog" (possibly influenced by Dilbert's dog, Dogbert). He  first appears in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050819 the strip for August 19, 2005], and appears somewhat less often than Fido. Dogley is far more intelligent than a normal dog and certainly moreso than his owner. Similar to other pet dogs in many a ''NetHack'' game, he is also more competent in combat than Dudley and is often turned into a [[dragon]] via [[polymorph]], saving Dudley many times while in dragon form.
 Dogley discovered and named the [[Dogley Dimension]], also known as an "infinite void" that exists between dungeon levels, via [[wizard mode]]. The Dogley Dimension is responsible for monster generation, caused by the collisions of floating [[hash mark]] symbols, and is what causes each [[hole]] to drop monsters and objects that fall through them into random squares on the same level. According to Dogley, the [[Wizard of Yendor]] uses wormholes through this space to connect [[staircase]]s.

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 '''Fido''', {{white|d}}, is one of Dudley's recurring pets, and first appears in the [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040212 February 12, 2004] strip. Fido is a normal [[dog]], with roughly the intelligence of one - while not a particularly good or bad pet, even he [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20041129 has trouble with newts] sometimes.
-In [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040412 one set of strips] Fido is turned into a [[dragon]], then an {{white|e}} (either a [[sphere]] or [[floating eye]]), and finally a [[demon]].
+In [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040412 one set of strips] Fido is turned into a [[dragon]], then an {{white|e}} (either a [[sphere]] or [[floating eye]]), and finally a [[Demon (monster class)|demon]] of some type.
 ===Dogley===

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 ==See also==
 * An archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20130404215409/http://www.comixpedia.org/index.php?title=Dudley%27s_dungeon Comixpedia page] about the webcomic
 {{noversion}}
 [[Category:Dudley's dungeon]]
 [[Category:Community]]

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 '''Cherry''' is an explorer who is on an adventure of her own in the dungeon, and is a neutral female [[chickatrice]] warrior that seeks the Seed of Life. Dudley regards Cherry as yet another monster, and as a result she tends to be a victim of his usual shenanigans and/or the misfortune that he attracts.
-Cherry debuts in a story arc (beginning with [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20060817 the strip for August 17, 2006]) where Dudley frequently plays a chaotic male elven wizard. In this strip, when Dudley hesitates to use a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] on a [[cockatrice nest]] them, [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20060824 Cherry appears] and announces her quest for the Seed of Life. This causes Dudley to panic and genocide chickatrices, wiping out Cherry - her [[headstone]] reads, "killed by an unrelated plotline".
+Cherry debuts in a story arc (beginning with [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20060817 the strip for August 17, 2006]) where Dudley frequently plays a chaotic male elven wizard. When Dudley hesitates to use a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] on a [[cockatrice nest]], [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20060824 Cherry appears] and announces her quest for the Seed of Life. This causes Dudley to panic and go through with it, wiping Cherry out along with the cockatrices - her [[headstone]] reads, "killed by an unrelated plotline".
-Cherry re-appears in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20060925 the strip for September 25, 2006], having started another game, and locates a "human rogue called Dudley". Before she can attack him, a [[mail daemon]] rushes to deliver a message to Dudley, shoving Cherry into a fountain and killing her - her headstone reads, "drowned in a deluge of mail".
+Cherry re-appears in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20060925 the strip for September 25, 2006], having started another game, and locates a "human rogue called Dudley". Before she can attack him in retaliation, a [[mail daemon]] rushes to deliver a message to Dudley, shoving Cherry into a fountain and killing her - her headstone reads, "drowned in a deluge of mail".
-Cherry starts a third game in the [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20070223 February 23, 2007] strip, prepared to solve her Dudley problem by using a blessed scroll of genocide against {{white|@}}. Unfortunately for her, Dudley kills Cherry and takes her [[corpse]] to use against some weak monsters, though she still complains all the while. Cherry gets the last laugh when Dudley falls into a [[pit]] and is turned to stone.
+Cherry starts a third game in the [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20070223 February 23, 2007] strip, prepared to solve her Dudley problem by using a blessed scroll of genocide against {{white|@}}. Unfortunately for her, Dudley kills Cherry and takes her [[corpse]] to use against some weak monsters, though she still complains all the while. Cherry gets the last laugh when Dudley falls into a [[pit]] while holding her corpse and is turned to stone.
 The [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20080207 February 7, 2008] strip shows Cherry in the middle of another game, suddenly meeting Dudley in a corridor. Cherry has an uncursed scroll of genocide, and uses it to genocide [[Human (monster)|humans]]. The [[showrace]] option then reveals that Dudley is currently a dwarf, and he attacks Cherry.

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 ===Dudley===
-'''Dudley''', {{white|@}} is the main character of the webcomic. He is introduced in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040202 the first strip] as a [[chaotic]] male [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] [[Rogue]], and uses various other role-race combinations throughout. Dudley gets himself into many of the terrible situations that can also be found in ''[[NetHack]]'' and brings out the humor in them. Dudley has a strong aversion to newts, and often meets a comical end at the feet of one.
+'''Dudley''', {{white|@}} is the main character of the webcomic. He is introduced in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040202 the first strip] as a [[chaotic]] male [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] [[Rogue]], and uses various other role-race combinations throughout. Dudley gets himself into many of the terrible situations that can also be found in ''[[NetHack]]'' and brings out the humor in them - Dudley has a strong aversion to newts, developed from often meeting a comical end at the feet of one.
-Dudley travels with several [[pet]]s throughout the comic, most notably Fido and Dogley. Other pets have included a [[long worm]] named [[wikipedia:MyDoom|MyDoom]], as well as seven [[baby black dragon]]s that were promptly separated from Dudley when he fell through a [[trap door]].
+Dudley has owned several [[pet]]s throughout the comic, most notably Fido and Dogley. Other pets have included a [[horse]] named Horseley, a [[long worm]] named [[wikipedia:MyDoom|MyDoom]], seven [[baby black dragon]]s that were promptly separated from Dudley when he fell through a [[trap door]].
 The two Dudleys of the continuation comics are considered separate characters and are aware of each other's worlds, but have yet to meet face-to-face (as of October 2009).<!--Check this when you get a chance...-->

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 ==Running gags==
-* [[Newt]]s: The punchlines of earlier strips frequently involved Dudley dying at the hands of incredibly weak monsters, with newts becoming the most common by far - [www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040323 this strip] features the very first newt death. Around the time of the continuations, the joke was eventually criticized as overused, and most strips featuring newts killing Dudley are usually rated poorly and referred to as "newt jokes" or '''YANC''' ("Yet Another Newt Comic"). Comments posted by [[L (person)|L]] keep track of the various newt comics from the first run with a decent level of accuracy.
+* [[Newt]]s: The punchlines of earlier strips frequently involved Dudley dying at the hands of incredibly weak monsters, with newts becoming the most common by far - [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040323 this strip] features the very first newt death. Around the time of the continuations, the joke was eventually criticized as overused, and most strips featuring newts killing Dudley are usually rated poorly and referred to as "newt jokes" or '''YANC''' ("Yet Another Newt Comic"). Comments posted by [[L (person)|L]] keep track of the various newt comics from the first run with a decent level of accuracy.
 ** '''Newtbane''' was a [[long sword]] [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050428 named by Dudley] in the hopes that it would enable him to kill newts more easily, similar to artifacts like [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]]; he was then killed by a newt similarly named '''Dudleyrist'''.
 * '''Yet another meta strip''' - a strip whose humor relies on commentary about the comic's jokes or other meta-comic tropes, Many of these strips also involve newts in some manner.

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 ===Fido===
-'''Fido''', {{white|d}}, is one of Dudley's recurring pets, and first appears in the [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040212 February 12, 2004] strip. Fido is a normal [[dog]], with roughly the intelligence of one. In [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040412 set of strips] Fido is turned into a [[dragon]], then an {{white|e}} (either a [[sphere]] or [[floating eye]]), and finally a [[demon]].
+'''Fido''', {{white|d}}, is one of Dudley's recurring pets, and first appears in the [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040212 February 12, 2004] strip. Fido is a normal [[dog]], with roughly the intelligence of one - while not a particularly good or bad pet, even he [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20041129 has trouble with newts] sometimes.
 ===Dogley===

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 ==Running gags==
 * [[Newt]]s: The punchlines of earlier strips frequently involved Dudley dying at the hands of incredibly weak monsters, with newts being the most common by far.  The joke was eventually criticized as overused, and most strips featuring newts killing Dudley are usually rated poorly and referred to as "newt jokes" or '''YANC''' ("Yet Another Newt Comic").
-** '''Newtbane''' was a [[long sword]] [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050428 named by Dudley] in the hopes that it would enable him to kill newts more easily, similar to [[Sting]]; he was then killed by a newt similarly named '''Dudleyrist'''.
+** '''Newtbane''' was a [[long sword]] [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050428 named by Dudley] in the hopes that it would enable him to kill newts more easily, similar to artifacts like [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]]; he was then killed by a newt similarly named '''Dudleyrist'''.
 * '''Yet another meta strip''' - a strip whose humor relies on commentary about the comic's jokes or other meta-comic tropes, Many of these strips also involve newts in some manner.
 * [[YASD]]: The primary source of humor in the comic is Dudley dying in all sorts of inexplicable manners.

Dudley's dungeon - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks and touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: /* Fido */ pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* See also */ eh, I went to the trouble

Umbire the Phantom: /* Cherry */*

Umbire the Phantom: /* Dudley */*

Umbire the Phantom: /* Running gags */*

Umbire the Phantom: /* Running gags */ exp

Umbire the Phantom: /* Fido */ lol

Umbire the Phantom: exp

Umbire the Phantom: /* Running gags */*

Umbire the Phantom: /* Cherry /

Umbire the Phantom: /* Dudley /

Umbire the Phantom: /* Running gags /

Umbire the Phantom: /* Running gags /