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The '''cockatrice''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the lowercase [[c]] glyph ({{white|c}}). Cockatrices are designated internally by the macro '''S_COCKATRICE'''.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|17|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

The class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc|src/monst.c|172|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

* {{monsymlink|chickatrice}}
* {{monsymlink|cockatrice}}
* {{monsymlink|pyrolisk}}

==Common traits==
All monsters in the cockatrice monster class are [[omnivorous]] [[animal]]s of [[neutral]] alignment that are [[small]] in size at most. They can be seen via [[infravision]], possess [[poison resistance]], and each have an [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 30.

The term 'cockatrice', 'c' or '''footrice''' is often used to refer specifically to cockatrices and chickatrices: pyrolisks lack the stoning properties of the other two monsters.

===Generation===
Randomly generated cockatrice monsters are always created hostile.

==History==
The cockatrice first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which are based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]]. In Hack 1.21, the cockatrice uses the {{white|C}} glyph; from Hack for PDP-11 and Hack 1.0 on, the cockatrice uses its current glyph.

The chickatrice first appears in [[NetHack-- 3.0.10]], while the pyrolisk first appears in [[SLASH 6]], and both make their vanilla debut in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].

==Variants==
Many [[variants]] of ''NetHack'' add chicken-like birds and other similar monsters to this monster class.

===SLASH'EM===
[[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]] add three new monsters to the monster class:

* {{monsymlink|chicken|variant=SLASH'EM}}
* {{white|c}} [[cockatoo]]
* {{green|c}} [[parrot]]

===SpliceHack===
[[SpliceHack]] adds two new monsters to the monster class:

* {{monsymlink|chicken|variant=SpliceHack}}
* {{yellow|c}} [[werecockatrice]]

===EvilHack===
[[EvilHack]] adds one new monster to the monster class:

* {{brightgreen|c}} [[Basilisk (EvilHack)|basilisk]]

===Hack'EM===
[[Hack'EM]] adds four new monsters to the monster class from other variants:

* {{monsymlink|chicken|variant=SLASH'EM}}
* {{white|c}} [[cockatoo]]
* {{green|c}} [[parrot]]
* {{brightgreen|c}} [[Basilisk (EvilHack)|basilisk]]

==References==
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