Jumbo the Elephant - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2025-12-21T17:11:28Z

tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2024-06-29T20:41:51Z

copyedit

ScienceBall: /* Origin */ Missing end quote

2024-06-29T17:21:39Z

‎Origin: Missing end quote

Furey: SLASH'EM -> Source:SLASH'EM

2024-06-29T09:31:19Z

SLASH'EM -> Source:SLASH'EM

Ion frigate: Welp, i should learn to read C better: that chance is per zoo occupant, not per zoo. Seeing him is still pretty improbable, but more likely (and a hell of a lot harder to calculate); using Qazmlpok's trick, I got multiple zoos with about 1/4 jumbos

2023-08-04T17:44:02Z

Welp, i should learn to read C better: that chance is per zoo occupant, not per zoo. Seeing him is still pretty improbable, but more likely (and a hell of a lot harder to calculate); using Qazmlpok's trick, I got multiple zoos with about 1/4 jumbos

Umbire the Phantom: follow-up - the "optimal dungeon" thing already implies actual odds are much lower

2023-08-04T12:46:11Z

follow-up - the "optimal dungeon" thing already implies actual odds are much lower

Ion frigate: typo

2023-08-02T10:14:56Z

typo

Ion frigate: yeah, this is why i've never seen this guy in something like 50+ ascensions

2023-08-02T09:57:18Z

yeah, this is why i've never seen this guy in something like 50+ ascensions

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin /

2023-06-27T18:40:47Z

‎Origin: *

Umbire the Phantom: p. sure it's also the case in THEM - word choice, etc.

2023-06-27T18:39:39Z

p. sure it's also the case in THEM - word choice, etc.

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 '''Jumbo the Elephant''', {{magenta|q}}, is a [[unique monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. He has two obscenely powerful headbutt attacks, whose damage output is on par with that of the [[mumak]]. Jumbo the Elephant has [[stoning resistance]], and moves at the same base speed as an unhasted player character.
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 ===As a pet===
-Given his high base level and damage, Jumbo could make for a decent mid-game [[pet]] if you can spare a [[scroll of taming]] or a [[charm monster]] spell. Unfortunately, he has zero MR and no resistances other than stoning resistance, and has no to-hit bonus, making his powerful headbutts nigh useless against monsters that have [[Need +x weapon to hit|enchantment resistantance]] such as [[statue gargoyle]]s, [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] and [[shadow wolf|shadow wolves]].
+Given his high base level and damage, Jumbo could make for a decent mid-game [[pet]] if you can spare a [[scroll of taming]] or a [[charm monster]] spell. Unfortunately, he has zero MR and no resistances other than stoning resistance, and has no to-hit bonus, making his powerful headbutts nigh useless against monsters that have [[Need +x weapon to hit|enchantment resistantance]] such as [[statue gargoyle]]s, [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] and [[Shadow wolf (SLASH'EM)|shadow wolves]].
-As a steed, Jumbo's base speed of 12 is generally inferior compared to the [[ki-rin]] and [[Pegasus]]. His [[herbivorous]] diet may also necessitate gathering several fruits and vegetables for him beforehand - the high-damage Jumbo is dangerous to be around when confused from hunger, and hunger-induced HP cuts leave him even more vulnerable. One of the few edges that Jumbo has over other steeds is his innate stoning resistance, which among other things prevents accidents with [[cockatrice]]s and other stoning monsters that can befall an unfortunate steed.
+As a steed, Jumbo's base speed of 12 is generally inferior compared to the [[ki-rin]] and [[Pegasus]]. His [[herbivorous]] diet may also necessitate gathering several fruits and vegetables for him beforehand&mdash;Jumbo is dangerous to be around when confused from hunger, and hunger-induced HP cuts leave him even more vulnerable. One of the few edges that Jumbo has over other steeds is his innate stoning resistance, which among other things prevents accidents with [[cockatrice]]s and other stoning monsters that can befall an unfortunate steed.
 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Jumbo}}
-Jumbo the Elephant (c. December 25, 1860–September 15, 1885) was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan and exported to the Jardin des Plantes zoo in Paris. From there, Jumbo was transferred in 1865 to the London Zoo, which sold the elephant to the American showman [[wikipedia:P. T. Barnum|P. T. Barnum]] in spite of significant public protest. Barnum took him to the United States for exhibition in March 1882, where he attained fame as a star of the [[wikipedia:Barnum & Bailey Circus|Barnum & Bailey Circus]].
+Jumbo the Elephant (c. December 25, 1860–September 15, 1885) was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan and exported to the Jardin des Plantes zoo in Paris. From there, Jumbo was transferred in 1865 to the London Zoo, which sold the elephant to the American showman [[wikipedia:P. T. Barnum|P. T. Barnum]] in spite of significant public protest. Barnum took him to the United States for exhibition in March 1882, where he attained fame as a star of the [[wikipedia:Barnum & Bailey Circus|Barnum & Bailey Circus]]. Jumbo's shoulder height was estimated to have been 3.23 metres (10 ft 7 in) at the time of his death, and was claimed to be about 4 m (13 ft 1 in) by Barnum.
-The giant elephant left a long-lasting legacy, with the word "jumbo" coming to mean "large in size" and see common usage (e.g., "jumbo jet", "jumbo shrimp," "jumbo marshmallows," and "jumbotron"). Jumbo's shoulder height was estimated to have been 3.23 metres (10 ft 7 in) at the time of his death, and was claimed to be about 4 m (13 ft 1 in) by Barnum. Another facet of Jumbo's legacy is the 1941 animated film ''Dumbo'', released by Walt Disney Animation Studios and inspired by the story of Jumbo - many people have also speculated that Jumbo is the title character's father in the film.
+The giant elephant has left a long-lasting legacy, with the word "jumbo" coming into common usage to mean "large in size" (e.g., "jumbo jet", "jumbo shrimp," "jumbo marshmallows," and "jumbotron"). Another facet of Jumbo's legacy is the 1941 animated film ''Dumbo'', released by Walt Disney Animation Studios and inspired by the story of Jumbo&mdash;many people have also speculated that Jumbo is the title character's father in the film.
 ==References==

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 ==Generation==
-Jumbo the Elephant is the only unique monster without his own level, and instead appears in [[Special room (SLASH'EM)#Real zoo|real zoos]]. For Jumbo to appear in a real zoo, it must be generated at a depth of [[Mazes of Menace#SLASH'EM|dungeon level 39]] or lower; specifically, each monster in a real zoo will be Jumbo if ''[[rn2]](60) + rn2(3*[[level difficulty]])'' > 175.{{refsrc|mkroom.c|798|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This probability will never be greater than around {{frac|50}} per zoo occupant for the deepest possible zoo, with much smaller probabilities for higher zoos.  Note that the game does not check for uniqueness when generating Jumbo: while improbable, he can be generated more than once - even if he has already been killed.
+Jumbo the Elephant is the only unique monster without his own level, and instead appears in [[Special room (SLASH'EM)#Real zoo|real zoos]]. For Jumbo to appear in a real zoo, it must be generated at a depth of [[Mazes of Menace#SLASH'EM|dungeon level 39]] or lower - specifically, each monster in a real zoo may be made into Jumbo if ''[[rn2]](60) + rn2(3*[[level difficulty]])'' > 175.{{refsrc|mkroom.c|798|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This probability will never be greater than around {{frac|50}} per zoo occupant for the deepest possible zoo, with much smaller probabilities for higher zoos. Note that the game does not check for uniqueness when generating Jumbo, and he can be generated more than once even if he has already been killed (though this is quite improbable).
 In theory, it is possible to massively increase the chances of seeing him by [[levelport]]ing past some or all dungeon levels that are eligible for real zoos, grabbing the [[Amulet of Yendor]], and entering the skipped levels for the first time with the Amulet.  This forces the level difficulty to always be that of the Sanctum (between 59 and 64), increasing the probability of seeing him to around {{frac|5}} to {{frac|4}} per zoo occupant.  Should you encounter a real zoo, this will very likely result in seeing multiple copies of Jumbo.
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 Jumbo the Elephant (c. December 25, 1860–September 15, 1885) was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan and exported to the Jardin des Plantes zoo in Paris. From there, Jumbo was transferred in 1865 to the London Zoo, which sold the elephant to the American showman [[wikipedia:P. T. Barnum|P. T. Barnum]] in spite of significant public protest. Barnum took him to the United States for exhibition in March 1882, where he attained fame as a star of the [[wikipedia:Barnum & Bailey Circus|Barnum & Bailey Circus]].
-The giant elephant left a long-lasting legacy, with the word "jumbo" coming to mean "large in size" and see common usage (e.g., "jumbo jet", "jumbo shrimp," "jumbo marshmallows," and "jumbotron). Jumbo's shoulder height was estimated to have been 3.23 metres (10 ft 7 in) at the time of his death, and was claimed to be about 4 m (13 ft 1 in) by Barnum. Another facet of Jumbo's legacy is the 1941 animated film ''Dumbo'', released by Walt Disney Animation Studios and inspired by the story of Jumbo - many people have also speculated that Jumbo is the title character's father in the film.
+The giant elephant left a long-lasting legacy, with the word "jumbo" coming to mean "large in size" and see common usage (e.g., "jumbo jet", "jumbo shrimp," "jumbo marshmallows," and "jumbotron"). Jumbo's shoulder height was estimated to have been 3.23 metres (10 ft 7 in) at the time of his death, and was claimed to be about 4 m (13 ft 1 in) by Barnum. Another facet of Jumbo's legacy is the 1941 animated film ''Dumbo'', released by Walt Disney Animation Studios and inspired by the story of Jumbo - many people have also speculated that Jumbo is the title character's father in the film.
 ==References==

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 ==Generation==
-Jumbo the Elephant is the only unique monster without his own level, and instead appears in [[Special room (SLASH'EM)#Real zoo|real zoos]]. For Jumbo to appear in a real zoo, it must be generated at a depth of [[Mazes of Menace#SLASH'EM|dungeon level 39]] or lower; specifically, each monster in a real zoo will be Jumbo if ''[[rn2]](60) + rn2(3*[[level difficulty]])'' > 175.<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkroom.c#line798]]</ref> This probability will never be greater than around {{frac|50}} per zoo occupant for the deepest possible zoo, with much smaller probabilities for higher zoos.  Note that the game does not check for uniqueness when generating Jumbo: while improbable, he can be generated more than once - even if he has already been killed.
+Jumbo the Elephant is the only unique monster without his own level, and instead appears in [[Special room (SLASH'EM)#Real zoo|real zoos]]. For Jumbo to appear in a real zoo, it must be generated at a depth of [[Mazes of Menace#SLASH'EM|dungeon level 39]] or lower; specifically, each monster in a real zoo will be Jumbo if ''[[rn2]](60) + rn2(3*[[level difficulty]])'' > 175.{{refsrc|mkroom.c|798|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This probability will never be greater than around {{frac|50}} per zoo occupant for the deepest possible zoo, with much smaller probabilities for higher zoos.  Note that the game does not check for uniqueness when generating Jumbo: while improbable, he can be generated more than once - even if he has already been killed.
 In theory, it is possible to massively increase the chances of seeing him by [[levelport]]ing past some or all dungeon levels that are eligible for real zoos, grabbing the [[Amulet of Yendor]], and entering the skipped levels for the first time with the Amulet.  This forces the level difficulty to always be that of the Sanctum (between 59 and 64), increasing the probability of seeing him to around {{frac|5}} to {{frac|4}} per zoo occupant.  Should you encounter a real zoo, this will very likely result in seeing multiple copies of Jumbo.

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 ==Generation==
-Jumbo the Elephant is the only unique monster without his own level, and instead appears in [[Special room (SLASH'EM)#Real zoo|real zoos]]. For Jumbo to appear in a real zoo, it must be generated at a depth of [[Mazes of Menace#SLASH'EM|dungeon level 39]] or lower; specifically, he is generated in a real zoo if ''[[rn2]](60) + rn2(3*[[level difficulty]])'' > 175.<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkroom.c#line798]]</ref> This probability will never be greater than {{frac|50}} or so for the deepest possible zoo.
+Jumbo the Elephant is the only unique monster without his own level, and instead appears in [[Special room (SLASH'EM)#Real zoo|real zoos]]. For Jumbo to appear in a real zoo, it must be generated at a depth of [[Mazes of Menace#SLASH'EM|dungeon level 39]] or lower; specifically, each monster in a real zoo will be Jumbo if ''[[rn2]](60) + rn2(3*[[level difficulty]])'' > 175.<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkroom.c#line798]]</ref> This probability will never be greater than around {{frac|50}} per zoo occupant for the deepest possible zoo, with much smaller probabilities for higher zoos.  Note that the game does not check for uniqueness when generating Jumbo: while improbable, he can be generated more than once - even if he has already been killed.
-Given that real zoos only appear on {{frac|12}} of eligible levels, even for an "optimally" configured dungeon with Medusa at DL 38 and the Castle at DL 47, Jumbo would still only appear once in every 250 or so games at most.
+In theory, it is possible to massively increase the chances of seeing him by [[levelport]]ing past some or all dungeon levels that are eligible for real zoos, grabbing the [[Amulet of Yendor]], and entering the skipped levels for the first time with the Amulet.  This forces the level difficulty to always be that of the Sanctum (between 59 and 64), increasing the probability of seeing him to around {{frac|5}} to {{frac|4}} per zoo occupant.  Should you encounter a real zoo, this will very likely result in seeing multiple copies of Jumbo.
 ==Strategy==

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 Jumbo the Elephant is the only unique monster without his own level.
-Jumbo only appears in [[Special room (SLASH'EM)#Real zoo|real zoos]], and then only at a depth of dungeon level 39 or lower; specifically, he is generated in a real zoo if ''[[rn2]](60) + rn2(3*[[level difficulty]])'' > 175.<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkroom.c#line798]]</ref> This probability will never be greater than {{frac|50}} or so for the deepest possible zoo.  Given that real zoos only appear on {{frac|12}} of eligible levels, even for an optimally configured [[Mazes of Menace#|SLASH'EM|dungeon]], with Medusa at DL 38 and the Castle at DL 47, he would still only appear once in every 250 or so such games.  Since most dungeons are not so optimally configured, his actual probability of appearing in a given game is considerably lower than that.
+Jumbo only appears in [[Special room (SLASH'EM)#Real zoo|real zoos]], and then only at a depth of dungeon level 39 or lower; specifically, he is generated in a real zoo if ''[[rn2]](60) + rn2(3*[[level difficulty]])'' > 175.<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkroom.c#line798]]</ref> This probability will never be greater than {{frac|50}} or so for the deepest possible zoo.  Given that real zoos only appear on {{frac|12}} of eligible levels, even for an optimally configured [[Mazes of Menace#SLASH'EM|dungeon]], with Medusa at DL 38 and the Castle at DL 47, he would still only appear once in every 250 or so such games.  Since most dungeons are not so optimally configured, his actual probability of appearing in a given game is considerably lower than that.
 ==Strategy==

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-'''Jumbo the Elephant''', {{magenta|q}}, is a [[unique monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. He has two obscenely powerful headbutt attacks, whose damage output is on par with that of the [[mumak]]. Jumbo the Elephant has [[stoning resistance]], and moves at the same base speed as [[you]] if you do not have a speed property.
+'''Jumbo the Elephant''', {{magenta|q}}, is a [[unique monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. He has two obscenely powerful headbutt attacks, whose damage output is on par with that of the [[mumak]]. Jumbo the Elephant has [[stoning resistance]], and moves at the same base speed as an unhasted player character.
 ==Generation==
-In SLASH'EM, Jumbo the Elephant is the only unique monster without his own level.
+Jumbo the Elephant is the only unique monster without his own level.
 Jumbo only appears in [[Special room (SLASH'EM)#Real zoo|real zoos]], and then only at a depth of dungeon level 39 or lower; specifically, he is generated in a real zoo if ''[[rn2]](60) + rn2(3*[[level difficulty]])'' > 175.<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkroom.c#line798]]</ref> This probability will never be greater than {{frac|10}} or so for the deepest possible zoo.
 ==Strategy==
-Jumbo the Elephant is essentially a stronger version of a [[mastodon]], with similar [[AC]] and hard-hitting attacks that solidify the comparison: carelessly approaching him in melee can result in you being battered to a pulp, especially if you are not [[unencumbered]] and/or lack a source of speed. Fortunately, he has zero [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR]], leaving him just as vulnerable to spells and wands as any mastodon or mumak - this means that similar tactics can be used against him, and high AC of your own combined with a means of raising your speed (or lowering Jumbo's, e.g. with a [[wand of slow monster]]) can make him easy to kite. Even so, care must still be taken to stop him from getting too close and ruining your day.
+Jumbo the Elephant is essentially a stronger [[mastodon]], with similar [[AC]] and hard-hitting attacks that solidify the comparison: carelessly approaching him in melee can result in you being battered to a pulp, especially if you are not [[unencumbered]] and/or lack a source of [[speed]]. Fortunately, he has zero [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR]], leaving him just as vulnerable to spells and wands as any mastodon or mumak; high AC of your own, combined with a means of raising your speed and/or lowering Jumbo's (e.g. with a [[wand of slow monster]]) can make him easy to kite. Even so, care must still be taken to stop him from getting too close and ruining your day.
 ===As a pet===