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{{monster
|name=parasitic mind flayer
|symbol={{magenta|w}}
|tile=
|difficulty=7
|level=6
|experience=100
|speed=6
|AC=6
|MR=30
|align=0
|frequency=0
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=[[Tentacle attack|Tentacle]] 1d4 [[int drain]]
|weight=140
|nutr=100
|size=tiny
|resistances=[[poison resistance]]
|resistances conveyed=
|attributes={{attributes|A parasitic mind flayer|fly=1|nohands=1|nolimbs=1|nohead=1|slithy=1|seeinvis=1|hostile=1|infravisible=1}}
|reference=
}}
A '''parasitic mind flayer''', {{magenta|w}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The parasitic mind flayer is a [[tiny]] [[worm]]-like illithid that has developed differently from others of its kind: it is a [[primordial]] that has [[telepathy]], [[darksight]] and [[R'lyehian vision]], is capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and is visible via [[infravision]], but it is also [[slithy]] and lacks [[humanoid]] limbs unlike a normal [[mind flayer]]. Seeing a parasitic mind flayer causes the hero to lose [[sanity]] and increase their [[insight]].

Parasitic mind flayers have a single [[intelligence-draining]] [[tentacle attack]] and possess [[poison resistance]], and they gain a halved [[base attack bonus]] of +0.5 [[to-hit]] per [[monster level]].

Parasitic mind flayers can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|the Elder Sign]] at any level of reinforcement.

==Generation==
Parasitic mind flayers are not randomly generated, and normally created ones are always hostile.

Two [[Zombie (dNetHack)|zombified]] parasitic mind flayers are generated on the home level of the [[Drow Healer quest]] at level creation.
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 [[Barrow wight]]s generated in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]) have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating with a '[[statue]]' of a parasitic mind flayer embedded in their face, suggesting that they are the ghosts or animated husks of dead mind flayers.
-"Delousing" a parasitized android, parasitized gynoid, or parasitized operator as described above will cause theier parasitic mind flayer's [[corpse]], statue or nothing to drop depending on the method used to kill the parasite.
+"Delousing" a parasitized android, parasitized gynoid, or parasitized operator as described above will cause their parasitic mind flayer's [[corpse]], statue or nothing to drop depending on the method used to kill the parasite.
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 [[Barrow wight]]s generated in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]) have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating with a '[[statue]]' of a parasitic mind flayer embedded in their face, suggesting that they are the ghosts or animated husks of dead mind flayers.
-"Delousing" a parasitized android, parasitized gynoid, parasitized operator or parasitized commander as described above will cause theier parasitic mind flayer's [[corpse]], statue or nothing to drop depending on the method used to kill the parasite.
+"Delousing" a parasitized android, parasitized gynoid, or parasitized operator as described above will cause theier parasitic mind flayer's [[corpse]], statue or nothing to drop depending on the method used to kill the parasite.
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-A '''parasitic mind flayer''', {{magenta|w}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The parasitic mind flayer is a [[tiny]] [[worm]]-like illithid that has developed differently from others of its kind as a result of attaching to an inorganic creature: it is a [[primordial]] that has [[telepathy]], [[darksight]] and [[R'lyehian vision]], is capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and is visible via [[infravision]], but since it has not assimilated the host body, it is [[slithy]] and lacks [[humanoid]] limbs unlike a normal [[mind flayer]]. Seeing a parasitic mind flayer causes the hero to lose [[sanity]] and increase their [[insight]].
+A '''parasitic mind flayer''', {{magenta|w}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The parasitic mind flayer is a [[tiny]] [[worm]]-like [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]] that has developed differently from others of its kind as a result of attaching to an inorganic creature: it is a [[primordial]] that has [[telepathy]], [[darksight]] and [[R'lyehian vision]], is capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and is visible via [[infravision]], but since it has not assimilated the host body, it is [[slithy]] and lacks [[humanoid]] limbs unlike a normal [[Mind flayer (dNetHack)|mind flayer]].
 [[Parasitized android]]s, [[parasitized gynoid]]s and [[parasitized operator]]s all have a parasitic mind flayer embedded in their bodies. These monsters can be "deloused" or rid of the parasite through methods that will kill only the parasite without harming the host: [[death ray]]s, [[digestion attack]]s and [[stoning]] will kill only the parasite and produce a [[tame]] counterpart of the formerly-parasitized monster, which also becomes [[crazed]] and [[confused]] as a result of the trauma from their "death".
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 The parasitized mind flayer is designated as the default [[pet]] for an [[Undead Hunter]] that starts the game as [[neutral]] (i.e. in service of [[the choir]])&mdash;though Undead Hunters do not actually start with a pet, this is counted for purposes of casting the {{+ of|create familiar}} spell and similar methods of creating pets.
-Two [[Zombie (dNetHack)|zombified]] parasitic mind flayers are generated on the home level of the [[Drow Healer quest]] at level creation.
+Two [[Zombie (dNetHack)|zombified]] parasitic mind flayers are generated on the home level of the [[Drow Healer quest]] during level creation.
 [[Barrow wight]]s generated in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]) have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating with a '[[statue]]' of a parasitic mind flayer embedded in their face, suggesting that they are the ghosts or animated husks of dead mind flayers.

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 [[Barrow wight]]s generated in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]) have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating with a '[[statue]]' of a parasitic mind flayer embedded in their face, suggesting that they are the ghosts or animated husks of dead mind flayers.
-"Delousing" a parasitized android, parasitized gynoid, parasitized operator or parasitized commander as described above will cause theier parasitic mind flayer's [[corpse]], statue or nothing depending on the method used to kill the parasite.
+"Delousing" a parasitized android, parasitized gynoid, parasitized operator or parasitized commander as described above will cause theier parasitic mind flayer's [[corpse]], statue or nothing to drop depending on the method used to kill the parasite.
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 A '''parasitic mind flayer''', {{magenta|w}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The parasitic mind flayer is a [[tiny]] [[worm]]-like illithid that has developed differently from others of its kind as a result of attaching to an inorganic creature: it is a [[primordial]] that has [[telepathy]], [[darksight]] and [[R'lyehian vision]], is capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and is visible via [[infravision]], but since it has not assimilated the host body, it is [[slithy]] and lacks [[humanoid]] limbs unlike a normal [[mind flayer]]. Seeing a parasitic mind flayer causes the hero to lose [[sanity]] and increase their [[insight]].
-[[Parasitized android]]s, [[parasitized gynoid]]s, [[parasitized operator]]s, [[parasitized commander]]s, and the [[parasitized embraced alider]] all have a parasitic mind flayer embedded in their bodies: "delousing" these monsters, i.e. by killing the parasite part of them specifically, will free them of its influence, producing a [[tame]] counterpart of the formerly-parasitized monster that also becomes [[crazed]] and [[confused]] as a result of the trauma from their "death". [[Death ray]]s, [[digestion attack]]s and [[stoning]] will all kill only the parasite controlling these monsters.
+[[Parasitized android]]s, [[parasitized gynoid]]s and [[parasitized operator]]s all have a parasitic mind flayer embedded in their bodies. These monsters can be "deloused" or rid of the parasite through methods that will kill only the parasite without harming the host: [[death ray]]s, [[digestion attack]]s and [[stoning]] will kill only the parasite and produce a [[tame]] counterpart of the formerly-parasitized monster, which also becomes [[crazed]] and [[confused]] as a result of the trauma from their "death".
 Parasitic mind flayers have a single [[intelligence-draining]] [[tentacle attack]] and possess [[poison resistance]], and they gain a halved [[base attack bonus]] of +0.5 [[to-hit]] per [[monster level]].
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 Parasitic mind flayers are not randomly generated, and normally created ones are always hostile.
-An [[Undead Hunter]] that starts the game as [[neutral]] will have a parasitized mind flayer as their default [[pet]].
+The parasitized mind flayer is designated as the default [[pet]] for an [[Undead Hunter]] that starts the game as [[neutral]] (i.e. in service of [[the choir]])&mdash;though Undead Hunters do not actually start with a pet, this is counted for purposes of casting the {{+ of|create familiar}} spell and similar methods of creating pets.
 Two [[Zombie (dNetHack)|zombified]] parasitic mind flayers are generated on the home level of the [[Drow Healer quest]] at level creation.
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 [[Barrow wight]]s generated in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]) have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating with a '[[statue]]' of a parasitic mind flayer embedded in their face, suggesting that they are the ghosts or animated husks of dead mind flayers.
-"Delousing" a parasitized android, parasitized gynoid, parasitized operator, parasitized commander, or parasitized embraced alider as described above will kill the parasite and leave behind a [[corpse]], statue or nothing depending on the method used to return the monster to normal.
+"Delousing" a parasitized android, parasitized gynoid, parasitized operator or parasitized commander as described above will cause theier parasitic mind flayer's [[corpse]], statue or nothing depending on the method used to kill the parasite.
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