Wallaroo
z wallaroo 
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| Difficulty | 8 |
| Attacks |
Kick 2d6, Bite 1d6 |
| Base level | 6 |
| Base experience | 78 |
| Speed | 20 |
| Base AC | 8 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 600 |
| Nutritional value | 300 |
| Size | Small |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed | None |
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A wallaroo:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1911 |
A wallaroo, z, is a type of monster that appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM, SpliceHack, and Hack'EM. It is a herbivorous zouthern animal that possesses a stronger kick attack and bite attack than the wallaby.
Generation
Randomly-generated wallaroos can appear in small groups.
Strategy
Wallaroos can appear disturbingly early: it is not unheard of to see them as early as the Mall level, and they are a common sight by the Oracle. They are even faster than the dreaded soldier ant, and like them appear in small groups, while dealing similar amounts of damage. Thankfully, their defenses are poor: their AC is minimal, and like all zouthern animals they lack any monster magic resistance. Ranged attacks and spells that can slow or immobilize them are most ideal, particularly in post-3.4.3 variants such as SpliceHack and Hack'EM, where their speed makes them even more of a hassle and increases the amount of damage they can deal, especially to poorly-armored characters.
Origin
The wallaroo is a common name used for several species of moderately large macropods that are intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. The word "wallaroo" comes from the Dharug word walaru, but is commonly mistaken as a portmanteau of the words "kangaroo" and "wallaby". Wallaroos are typically distinct species from kangaroos and wallabies with the exception of the antilopine wallaroo: large ones are commonly known as antilopine kangaroos when large, and antilopine wallabies when small).
