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'''Hobbit''' is a [[monster attribute]] in some variants of ''[[NetHack]]'' that indicates when a [[monster]] should be considered a hobbit.

As ''NetHack'' itself only has the singular [[hobbit]] monster, it has no need for the monster attribute flag. In the variants that it appears in, the hobbit attribute generally determines what monsters are the same race as a [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]] [[hero]] (or another hero [[polymorph]]ed into a hobbit) for purposes of monster behavior, polymorph, [[cannibalism]] and [[sacrifice]].

==SLASH'EM==
In [[SLASH'EM]], the hobbit monster is the only one encountered that possesses the <tt>'''M2_HOBBIT'''</tt> monster attribute flag, and the monster is used to represent [[Hobbit (starting race)#SLASH'EM|hobbit]] [[hero]]es—two other monsters, [[Bilbo Baggins]] and the [[proudfoot]], are carried over from previous versions and ancestors of SLASH'EM and are currently [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|defunct]]. Unlike other (usually later) variants, hobbits lack distinct undead forms.

Hobbit monsters will always generate as peaceful for a hobbit hero, while they always generate as hostile towards [[Gnome (starting race)|gnome]], [[Orc (starting race)|orc]] and [[Vampire (starting race)|vampire]] heroes.

==EvilHack==
In [[EvilHack]], hobbit monsters are denoted with the <code>'''MH_HOBBIT'''</code> flag, and have their own undead forms.

===List of EvilHack monsters===
The monsters listed below are considered hobbits:

* {{monsymlink|hobbit}}
* {{monsymlink|hobbit pickpocket}}
* {{monsymlink|Gollum}}
* {{monsymlink|hobbit mummy}}
* {{monsymlink|hobbit zombie}}
{{variant-noversion}}
[[Category:SLASH'EM monster attributes]]
[[Category:EvilHack monster attributes]]
[[Category:SlashTHEM monster attributes]]
[[Category:Hack'EM monster attributes]]

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 * {{monsymlink|hobbit}}
 * {{black|h}} [[hobbit pickpocket]]
-* {{gray|h}} [[Gollum#EvilHack|Gollum]]
+* {{gray|h}} [[Gollum (EvilHack)|Gollum]]
 * {{monsymlink|hobbit mummy}}
 * {{green|Z}} [[hobbit zombie]]

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	As ''NetHack'' itself only has the singular [[hobbit]] monster, it has no need for the monster attribute flag. In the variants that it appears in, the hobbit attribute generally determines what monsters are the same race for purposes of monster behavior, polymorph, [[cannibalism]] and [[sacrifice]].		As ''NetHack'' itself only has the singular [[hobbit]] monster, it has no need for the monster attribute flag. In the variants that it appears in, the hobbit attribute generally determines what monsters are the same race for purposes of monster behavior, polymorph, [[cannibalism]] and [[sacrifice]].
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 '''Hobbit''' is a [[monster attribute]] in some variants of ''[[NetHack]]'' that indicates when a [[monster]] should be considered a hobbit.
-As ''NetHack'' itself only has the singular [[hobbit]] monster, it has no need for the monster attribute flag. In the variants that it appears in, the hobbit attribute generally determines what monsters are the same race as a [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]] [[hero]] (or another hero [[polymorph]]ed into a hobbit) for purposes of monster behavior, polymorph, [[cannibalism]] and [[sacrifice]].
+As ''NetHack'' itself only has the singular [[hobbit]] monster, it has no need for the monster attribute flag. In the variants that it appears in, the hobbit attribute generally determines what monsters are the same race for purposes of monster behavior, polymorph, [[cannibalism]] and [[sacrifice]].
 ==SLASH'EM==
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 ==EvilHack==
 In [[EvilHack]], hobbit monsters are denoted with the <code>'''MH_HOBBIT'''</code> flag, and have their own undead forms.
 ===List of EvilHack monsters===

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 * {{monsymlink|hobbit}}
-* {{monsymlink|hobbit pickpocket}}
+* {{black|h}} [[hobbit pickpocket]]
-* {{monsymlink|Gollum}}
+* {{gray|h}} [[Gollum#EvilHack|Gollum]]
 * {{monsymlink|hobbit mummy}}
-* {{monsymlink|hobbit zombie}}
+* {{green|Z}} [[hobbit zombie]]
 {{variant-noversion}}
 [[Category:SLASH'EM monster attributes]]