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{{monster
 |name=demon
 |symbol={{white|&}}
 |difficulty= 
 |level=10
 |experience= 
 |speed=12
 |AC=&minus;4
 |MR=30
 |align= 
 |frequency= 
 |genocidable= 
 |attacks=Weapon 1d4
 |weight=80
 |nutr=800
 |size= 
 |resistances=Fire, poison
 |resistances conveyed=None
 |attributes={{attributes|A demon|hostile=1}}
 |reference=
}}

A '''demon''', {{white|&}}, is a monster that appears in older versions of ''[[NetHack]]'' from [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 3.0.10]].

A demon has a single attack.

{{todo|The information below primarily concerns [[NetHack 1.3d]], and will be expanded as necessary upon studying other versions.}}

==Generation==
Demons are typically created hostile, and are primarily generated randomly in [[Hell]].

Demons are among the monsters that can be generated in [[graveyard]]s.{{refsrc|mkshop.c|227|nethack=1.3d}}

[[Pray]]ing to [[the gods]] while they are angry has a chance of generating a hostile demon being generated adjacent to the [[hero]].{{refsrc|pray.c|59|nethack=1.3d}}

[[Quaff]]ing from or [[dipping]] into a [[fountain]] has a {{frac|30}} chance of generating a demon: there is a {{frac|3|100}} chance (3%) that the demon will be peaceful and grant a [[wish]].{{refsrc|fountain.c|160|nethack=1.3d}}{{refsrc|fountain.c|272|nethack=1.3d}}{{refsrc|fountain.c|44|nethack=1.3d}}

==Strategy==
A demon being sent by the gods is a sign that their anger is one level short of the hero being struck with [[lightning]].

==History==
The demon 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, it uses the {{white|d}} glyph; from Hack for PDP-11 and Hack 1.0 on, it uses the {{white|&}} glyph.

The distinct [[major demon]]s, [[Demon lords and princes|demon lords and demon princes]] are introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]&mdash;the demon continues to appear from this version to NetHack 3.0.10, where it is only generated if the <tt>HARD</tt> compile-time option (changed to <tt>INFERNO</tt> in [[NetHack 3.0.6]]) is ''not'' defined. [[NetHack 3.1.0]] phases the monster out entirely.

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