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'''Hallucinatory [[monster]]s''' do not exist in [[NetHack]], but their names can appear when you are [[hallucination|hallucinating]] and interacting with monsters. A few appear as real monsters in [[SLASH'EM]]. Many of the monster names come from other [[roguelike]]s, mythologies, fantasy worlds, and popular culture{{refsrc|bogusmon.txt|0|nethack=3.6.0}}.
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'''Hallucinatory [[monster]]s''' do not exist in ''[[NetHack]]'', but their names can appear when you are [[hallucination|hallucinating]] and interacting with monsters. A few appear as real monsters in [[SLASH'EM]]. Many of the monster names come from other [[roguelike]]s, mythologies, fantasy worlds, and popular culture.{{refsrc|bogusmon.txt|0|nethack=3.6.0}}
 
==List of hallucinatory monsters==
 
==List of hallucinatory monsters==
 
===Games===
 
===Games===
====Quendor ([[Wikipedia:Zork|Zork]], etc.)====
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====Quendor (''[[Wikipedia:Zork|Zork]]'', etc.)====
 
*[[Wikipedia:Grue (monster)|grue]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Grue (monster)|grue]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Christmas tree|Christmas-tree]] monster
 
*[[Wikipedia:Christmas tree|Christmas-tree]] monster
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*dornbeast
 
*dornbeast
  
====[[Wikipedia:Moria (computer game)|Moria]]====
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====''[[Wikipedia:Moria (computer game)|Moria]]''====
 
*Ancient Multi-Hued Dragon
 
*Ancient Multi-Hued Dragon
 
*Evil Iggy
 
*Evil Iggy
  
====[[Rogue (game)|Rogue]]====
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====''[[Rogue (game)|Rogue]]''====
*[[Wikipedia:Rattlesnake|rattlesnake]]
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*[[Wikipedia:rattlesnake|rattlesnake]]
 
*ice monster
 
*ice monster
 
*phantom
 
*phantom
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*aquator
 
*aquator
 
*griffin
 
*griffin
*[[Wikipedia:Emu|emu]]
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*[[Wikipedia:emu|emu]]
 
*kestrel
 
*kestrel
 
*xeroc
 
*xeroc
*[[Wikipedia:Venus Flytrap|venus flytrap]]
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*[[Wikipedia:venus flytrap|venus flytrap]]
  
====Dungeons & Dragons====
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====''Dungeons & Dragons''====
*[[Wikipedia:Basilisk|basilisk]]<ref name="real" />
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*[[Wikipedia:basilisk|basilisk]]<ref name="real" />
*[[Wikipedia:Beholder|beholder]]<ref name="real" />
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*[[Wikipedia:beholder|beholder]]<ref name="real" />
 
*[[Wikipedia:Ifrit|efreeti]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Ifrit|efreeti]]
*[[Wikipedia:Marid|marid]]
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*[[Wikipedia:marid|marid]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Nightmare (Dungeons & Dragons)|nightmare]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Nightmare (Dungeons & Dragons)|nightmare]]
*[[Wikipedia:Rot grub|Rot grub]]
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*[[Wikipedia:rot grub|rot grub]]
  
====NetHack====
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====''NetHack''====
*[[golem|apostrophe golem]]
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*[[Golem|apostrophe golem]]
 
*[[Foocubus|voluptuous ampersand]]
 
*[[Foocubus|voluptuous ampersand]]
  
====Angband====
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=====Typos of ''NetHack'' monsters=====
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{|
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|
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*acid blog
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*acute blob
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*aria elemental
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*aliasing priest
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*aligned parasite
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*aligned parquet
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*aligned proctor
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*baby balky dragon
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*baby blues dragon
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*baby caricature
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*baby crochet
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*baby grainy dragon
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*baby bong worm
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*baby long word
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*baby parable worm
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*barfed devil
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*beer wight
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*boor wight
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*brawny mold
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*rave spider
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*clue golem
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*bust vortex
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*Semigorgon
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*errata elemental
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*elastic eel
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*electrocardiogram eel
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*fir elemental
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*tire elemental
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*flamingo sphere
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*fallacy golem
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*flush golem
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*gloating eye
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*frizzed centaur
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*forest centerfold
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*frosted giant
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*fierceness sphere
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*geriatric snake
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*gnat ant
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*giant bath
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*grant beetle
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*grind bug
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*giant mango
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*glossy golem
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*gnome laureate
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*gnome dummy
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*gooier ooze
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*green slide
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*guardian nacho
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*hell hound pun
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*high purist
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*hairnet devil
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*ice trowel
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*killer beet
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*feather golem
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*lounge worm
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*martyr orc
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*mortar orc
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*mountain lymph
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*pager golem
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*pie fiend
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*prophylactic worm
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*mock role
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*sock mole
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*rogue piercer
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*seesawing sphere
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*simile mimic
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*moldier ant
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*stain vortex
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*scone giant
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*uberhulk
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*umbrella hulk
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*vampire mace
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*verbal jabberwock
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*water lemon
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*water melon
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*winged grizzly
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*yellow wight
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|}
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====''Angband''====
 
*yeek
 
*yeek
 
*quylthulg
 
*quylthulg
 
*Greater Hell Beast
 
*Greater Hell Beast
  
====Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup====
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====''Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup''====
 
*Sigmund
 
*Sigmund
 
*lernaean hydra
 
*lernaean hydra
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*[[Wikipedia:Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot|killer bunny]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot|killer bunny]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Wizardry|creeping coins]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Wizardry|creeping coins]]
*[[Wikipedia:Cacodemon|cacodemon]]
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*[[Wikipedia:cacodemon|cacodemon]]
*[[Wikipedia:Quake_(video_game)|scrag]] <!--Misattributed to "DooM" in bogusmon.txt-->
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*[[Wikipedia:Quake (video game)|scrag]] <!--Misattributed to "DooM" in bogusmon.txt-->
*[[Wikipedia:Ultima_(series)|Lord British]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Ultima (series)|Lord British]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Robotfindskitten|kitten prospecting robot]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Robotfindskitten|kitten prospecting robot]]
*[[Wikipedia:Portal_(video_game)|weighted Companion Cube]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|weighted Companion Cube]]
 
*tridude <!--from POWDER, a roguelike. No wiki page I could find-->
 
*tridude <!--from POWDER, a roguelike. No wiki page I could find-->
 
*[[Wikipedia:Minecraft|enderman]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Minecraft|enderman]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:StarCraft|zergling]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:StarCraft|zergling]]
*[[Wikipedia:Carcassonne_(board_game)|meeple]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Carcassonne (board game)|meeple]]
  
 
===Literature===
 
===Literature===
 
====[[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]]====
 
====[[Wikipedia:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]]====
 
*[[Wikipedia:Lernaean Hydra|hydra]]<ref name="real">Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.</ref>
 
*[[Wikipedia:Lernaean Hydra|hydra]]<ref name="real">Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:Siren|siren]]
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*[[Wikipedia:siren|siren]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Amazons|amazon]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Amazons|amazon]]
*[[Wikipedia:Harpy|harpy]]
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*[[Wikipedia:harpy|harpy]]
  
 
====J. R. R. Tolkien====
 
====J. R. R. Tolkien====
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*[[Wikipedia:Snark (Lewis Carroll)|snark]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Snark (Lewis Carroll)|snark]]
  
====[[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]====
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====[[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'']]====
 
*microscopic space fleet
 
*microscopic space fleet
 
*Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
 
*Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
  
====[[Wikipedia:Xanth|Xanth]]====
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====[[Wikipedia:Xanth|''Xanth'']]====
 
*tangle tree
 
*tangle tree
 
*nickelpede<ref name="real" />
 
*nickelpede<ref name="real" />
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*[[Wikipedia:Usagi Yojimbo|samurai rabbit]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Usagi Yojimbo|samurai rabbit]]
  
====Other Literature====
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====Other literature====
*[[Wikipedia:Pushmi-pullyu#The_Pushmi-pullyu|pushmi-pullyu]]
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*[[Wikipedia:pushmi-pullyu|pushmi-pullyu]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:King Arthur|questing beast]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:King Arthur|questing beast]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:The Luggage|Luggage]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:The Luggage|Luggage]]
*[[Wikipedia:Charlie_and_the_Great_Glass_Elevator|vermicious knid]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator|vermicious knid]]
*[[Wikipedia:The_Wombles|womble]]
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*[[Wikipedia:The Wombles|womble]]
  
 
===Movies===
 
===Movies===
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*[[Wikipedia:The Little Shop of Horrors|Audrey II]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:The Little Shop of Horrors|Audrey II]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Predator (alien)|Predator]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Predator (alien)|Predator]]
*[[Wikipedia:Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail|killer bunny]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|killer bunny]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wallace_%26_Gromit:_The_Curse_of_the_Were-Rabbit|were-rabbit]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit|were-rabbit]]
  
 
===Television===
 
===Television===
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*[[Wikipedia:Bubblegum Crisis|boomer]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Bubblegum Crisis|boomer]]
  
====[[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]]====
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====[[Wikipedia:Star Trek|''Star Trek'']]====
*[[Wikipedia:Tribble|tribble]]
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*[[Wikipedia:tribble|tribble]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Klingon|Klingon]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Klingon|Klingon]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Barney & Friends|Barney the dinosaur]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Barney & Friends|Barney the dinosaur]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Babylon 5|Vorlon]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Babylon 5|Vorlon]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mystery_Science_Theater_3000|Crow T. Robot]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|Crow T. Robot]]
*[[Wikipedia:South_Park|manbearpig]]
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*[[Wikipedia:South Park|manbearpig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Fraggle_Rock|fraggle]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Fraggle Rock|fraggle]]
  
 
===Music===
 
===Music===
 
*[[Wikipedia:Witch Doctor (song)|witch doctor]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Witch Doctor (song)|witch doctor]]
 
*one-eyed one-horned flying [[Wikipedia:Purple People Eater|purple people eater]]
 
*one-eyed one-horned flying [[Wikipedia:Purple People Eater|purple people eater]]
*[[Wikipedia:Particle_Man|particle man]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Particle Man|particle man]]
  
 
===Real creatures===
 
===Real creatures===
*[[Wikipedia:Maggot|maggot]]<ref name="real" />
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*[[Wikipedia:maggot|maggot]]<ref name="real" />
 
*[[Wikipedia:Pterosaur|pterodactyl]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Pterosaur|pterodactyl]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus|tyrannosaurus rex]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus|tyrannosaurus rex]]
*[[Wikipedia:Rhinovirus|rhinovirus]]
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*[[Wikipedia:rhinovirus|rhinovirus]]
*[[Wikipedia:Attorney at law|attorney]]
 
 
*[[Wikipedia:Mantis|praying mantis]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Mantis|praying mantis]]
*[[Wikipedia:Beluga_whale|beluga whale]]
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*[[Wikipedia:beluga whale|beluga whale]]
*[[Wikipedia:Chicken|chicken]]
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*[[Wikipedia:chicken|chicken]]
*[[Wikipedia:Coelacanth|coelacanth]]
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*[[Wikipedia:coelacanth|coelacanth]]
*[[Wikipedia:Star-nosed_mole|star-nosed mole]]
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*[[Wikipedia:star-nosed mole|star-nosed mole]]
*[[Wikipedia:Lungfish|lungfish]]
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*[[Wikipedia:lungfish|lungfish]]
*[[Wikipedia:Slow_loris|slow loris]]
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*[[Wikipedia:slow loris|slow loris]]
*[[Wikipedia:Sea cucumber|sea cucumber]]
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*[[Wikipedia:sea cucumber|sea cucumber]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Cestoda|tapeworm]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Cestoda|tapeworm]]
*[[Wikipedia:Liger|liger]]
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*[[Wikipedia:liger|liger]]
*[[Wikipedia:Velociraptor|velociraptor]]
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*[[Wikipedia:velociraptor|velociraptor]]
*corpulent [[Wikipedia:Porpoise|porpoise]]
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*corpulent [[Wikipedia:porpoise|porpoise]]
*[[Wikipedia:Quokka|quokka]]
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*[[Wikipedia:quokka|quokka]]
*[[Wikipedia:Potoo|potoo]]
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*[[Wikipedia:potoo|potoo]]
  
 
====Humans====
 
====Humans====
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*[[Wikipedia:Attorney at law|attorney]]
 
*mother-in-law
 
*mother-in-law
 
*clown
 
*clown
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===Fictitious beasts===
 
===Fictitious beasts===
*[[Wikipedia:Wolpertinger|wolpertinger]]
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*[[Wikipedia:wolpertinger|wolpertinger]]
*[[Wikipedia:Elwetritsch|elwedritsche]]
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*[[Wikipedia:elwetritsch|elwetritsch]]
*[[Wikipedia:Skvader|skvader]]
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*[[Wikipedia:skvader|skvader]]
*[[Wikipedia:Loch_Ness_Monster|Nessie]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Loch Ness Monster|Nessie]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tatzelwurm|tatzelwurm]]
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*[[Wikipedia:tatzelwurm|tatzelwurm]]
*[[Wikipedia:Dahu|dahu]]
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*[[Wikipedia:dahu|dahu]]
*[[Wikipedia:Drop_bear|dropbear]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Drop bear|dropbear]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wild_haggis|wild haggis]]
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*[[Wikipedia:wild haggis|wild haggis]]
*[[Wikipedia:Jackalope|jackalope]]
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*[[Wikipedia:jackalope|jackalope]]
*[[Wikipedia:Flying_pig|flying pig]]
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*[[Wikipedia:flying pig|flying pig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Hippocampus_(mythology)|hippocampus]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Hippocampus (mythology)|hippocampus]]
*[[Wikipedia:Hippogriff|hippogriff]]
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*[[Wikipedia:hippogriff|hippogriff]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kelpie|kelpie]]
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*[[Wikipedia:kelpie|kelpie]]
*[[Wikipedia:Catoblepas|catoblepas]]
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*[[Wikipedia:catoblepas|catoblepas]]
*[[Wikipedia:Phoenix_(mythology)|phoenix]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]]
*[[Wikipedia:Amphisbaena|amphisbaena]]
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*[[Wikipedia:amphisbaena|amphisbaena]]
  
===Computerese===
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===Computing===
*[[Wikipedia:Buffer_overflow|buffer overflow]]
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*[[Wikipedia:buffer overflow|buffer overflow]]
*[[Wikipedia:Dangling_pointer|dangling pointer]]
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*[[Wikipedia:dangling pointer|dangling pointer]]
*walking [[Wikipedia:Disk_storage| disk drive]]
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*walking [[Wikipedia:Disk storage|disk drive]]
*[[Wikipedia:Floating_point|floating point]]
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*[[Wikipedia:floating point|floating point]]
*[[Wikipedia:Regular_expression|regex engine]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Regular expression|regex engine]]
*[[Wikipedia:Netsplit|netsplit]]
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*[[Wikipedia:netsplit|netsplit]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]]
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*[[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Peering|peer]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Peering|peer]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:COBOL|COBOL]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:COBOL|COBOL]]
  
====Computer Bugs====
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====Computer bugs====
 
*[http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/Bohr-bug.html bohrbug]
 
*[http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/Bohr-bug.html bohrbug]
 
*[http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/M/mandelbug.html mandelbug]
 
*[http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/M/mandelbug.html mandelbug]
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===Internet===
 
===Internet===
*[[Wikipedia:Eric_and_the_Dread_Gazebo|gazebo]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Eric and the Dread Gazebo|gazebo]]
*[[Wikipedia:Bob_the_Angry_Flower|Bob the angry flower]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Bob the Angry Flower|Bob the angry flower]]
*[[Wikipedia:Homestar_Runner|Strong Bad]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Homestar Runner|Strong Bad]]
*[[Wikipedia:List_of_Weebl's_cartoons#Magical_Trevor|Magical Trevor]]
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*[[Wikipedia:List of Weebl's cartoons#Magical Trevor|Magical Trevor]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kingdom_of_Loathing|one-winged dewinged stab-bat]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Kingdom of Loathing|one-winged dewinged stab-bat]]
*[[Wikipedia:Invisible_Pink_Unicorn|Invisible Pink Unicorn]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Invisible Pink Unicorn|Invisible Pink Unicorn]]
*[[Wikipedia:Flying_Spaghetti_Monster|Flying Spaghetti Monster]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Flying Spaghetti Monster|Flying Spaghetti Monster]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:4chan|/b/tard]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:4chan|/b/tard]]
 
*Vendor of Yizard <!--Souljazz-->
 
*Vendor of Yizard <!--Souljazz-->
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*basement cat
 
*basement cat
 
*monorail cat
 
*monorail cat
 
===Typos of NetHack monsters===
 
{|
 
|
 
*mock role
 
*gloating eye
 
*flush golem
 
*martyr orc
 
*mortar orc
 
*acid blog
 
*acute blob
 
*aria elemental
 
*aliasing priest
 
*aligned parasite
 
*aligned parquet
 
*aligned proctor
 
*baby balky dragon
 
*baby blues dragon
 
*baby caricature
 
*baby crochet
 
*baby grainy dragon
 
*baby bong worm
 
*baby long word
 
*baby parable worm
 
*barfed devil
 
*beer wight
 
*boor wight
 
*brawny mold
 
*rave spider
 
|
 
*clue golem
 
*bust vortex
 
*errata elemental
 
*elastic eel
 
*electrocardiogram eel
 
*fir elemental
 
*tire elemental
 
*flamingo sphere
 
*fallacy golem
 
*frizzed centaur
 
*forest centerfold
 
*fierceness sphere
 
*frosted giant
 
*geriatric snake
 
*gnat ant
 
*giant bath
 
*grant beetle
 
*grind bug
 
*giant mango
 
*glossy golem
 
*gnome laureate
 
*gnome dummy
 
*gooier ooze
 
*green slide
 
*guardian nacho
 
|
 
*hell hound pun
 
*high purist
 
*hairnet devil
 
*ice trowel
 
*killer beet
 
*feather golem
 
*lounge worm
 
*mountain lymph
 
*pager golem
 
*pie fiend
 
*prophylactic worm
 
*sock mole
 
*rogue piercer
 
*seesawing sphere
 
*simile mimic
 
*moldier ant
 
*stain vortex
 
*scone giant
 
*umbrella hulk
 
*vampire mace
 
*verbal jabberwock
 
*water lemon
 
*water melon
 
*winged grizzly
 
*yellow wight
 
|}
 
  
 
===Miscellaneous===
 
===Miscellaneous===
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*giant [[Wikipedia:Pygmy (Greek mythology)|pigmy]]
 
*giant [[Wikipedia:Pygmy (Greek mythology)|pigmy]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Wildebeest|gnu]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Wildebeest|gnu]]
*killer [[Wikipedia:Penguin|penguin]]
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*killer [[Wikipedia:penguin|penguin]]
*giant [[Wikipedia:Cockroach|cockroach]]
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*giant [[Wikipedia:cockroach|cockroach]]
*giant [[Wikipedia:Slug|slug]]
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*giant [[Wikipedia:slug|slug]]
*maggot
 
*pterodactyl
 
*tyrannosaurus rex
 
 
*nightmare<ref name="real" />
 
*nightmare<ref name="real" />
*rot grub
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*[[Wikipedia:bookworm|bookworm]]
*[[Wikipedia:Bookworm|bookworm]]
 
 
*master lichen
 
*master lichen
*[[Wikipedia:Shadow|shadow]]<ref name="real" />
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*[[Wikipedia:shadow|shadow]]<ref name="real" />
 
*[[Wikipedia:Holography|hologram]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Holography|hologram]]
 
*jester
 
*jester
*attorney
 
 
*sleazoid
 
*sleazoid
*killer tomato
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*[[Wikipedia:robot|robot]]
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*lion-dog
 
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|
*[[Wikipedia:Robot|robot]]
 
*battlemech
 
*rhinovirus
 
*lion-dog
 
 
*rat-ant
 
*rat-ant
 
*[[Wikipedia:Year 2000 problem|Y2K bug]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Year 2000 problem|Y2K bug]]
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*frog prince
 
*frog prince
 
*pigasus
 
*pigasus
*Semigorgon
 
 
*conventioneer
 
*conventioneer
 
*large microbat
 
*large microbat
 
*small megabat
 
*small megabat
*uberhulk
 
 
*tofurkey
 
*tofurkey
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|
 
*[[Dudley]]
 
*[[Dudley]]
| <!--All of these originate outside "Misc."-->
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*bouncing eye <!--All of these originate outside "Misc."-->
*bouncing eye
 
 
*floating nose
 
*floating nose
 
*wandering eye
 
*wandering eye
*[[Wikipedia:Little_green_men|little green man]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Little green men|little green man]]
*[[Wikipedia:Ghoti|ghoti]]
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*[[Wikipedia:ghoti|ghoti]]
*[[Wikipedia:Earthquake|earthquake]] beast
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*[[Wikipedia:earthquake|earthquake]] beast
 
*orcus cosmicus <!--"Radomir Dopieralski"-->
 
*orcus cosmicus <!--"Radomir Dopieralski"-->
 
*unicorn pegasus kitten <!--Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi-->
 
*unicorn pegasus kitten <!--Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi-->
 
*[[wight]] supremacist
 
*[[wight]] supremacist
*gray goo
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*[[Wikipedia:gray goo|gray goo]]
 
*magnetic monopole
 
*magnetic monopole
*[[Wikipedia:Perpetual_motion|first category perpetual motion device]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Perpetual motion|first category perpetual motion device]]
 
*existential angst
 
*existential angst
 
*figment of your imagination
 
*figment of your imagination
 
*flash of insight
 
*flash of insight
 
|}
 
|}
====Real world objects====
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====Real-world objects====
*[[Wikipedia:Chess|chess pawn]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Pawn (chess)|chess pawn]]
 
*chocolate pudding
 
*chocolate pudding
*[[Wikipedia:Non-Newtonian_fluid#Oobleck|ooblecks]] <!--No idea why this is plural-->
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*[[Wikipedia:Non-Newtonian fluid#Oobleck|ooblecks]] <!--No idea why this is plural-->
*[[Wikipedia:Terracotta_Army|terracotta warrior]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Terracotta Army|terracotta warrior]]
 
*hearse
 
*hearse
 
*roomba
 
*roomba

Revision as of 21:40, 3 August 2019

Hallucinatory monsters do not exist in NetHack, but their names can appear when you are hallucinating and interacting with monsters. A few appear as real monsters in SLASH'EM. Many of the monster names come from other roguelikes, mythologies, fantasy worlds, and popular culture.[1]

List of hallucinatory monsters

Games

Quendor (Zork, etc.)

Moria

  • Ancient Multi-Hued Dragon
  • Evil Iggy

Rogue

Dungeons & Dragons

NetHack

Typos of NetHack monsters
  • acid blog
  • acute blob
  • aria elemental
  • aliasing priest
  • aligned parasite
  • aligned parquet
  • aligned proctor
  • baby balky dragon
  • baby blues dragon
  • baby caricature
  • baby crochet
  • baby grainy dragon
  • baby bong worm
  • baby long word
  • baby parable worm
  • barfed devil
  • beer wight
  • boor wight
  • brawny mold
  • rave spider
  • clue golem
  • bust vortex
  • Semigorgon
  • errata elemental
  • elastic eel
  • electrocardiogram eel
  • fir elemental
  • tire elemental
  • flamingo sphere
  • fallacy golem
  • flush golem
  • gloating eye
  • frizzed centaur
  • forest centerfold
  • frosted giant
  • fierceness sphere
  • geriatric snake
  • gnat ant
  • giant bath
  • grant beetle
  • grind bug
  • giant mango
  • glossy golem
  • gnome laureate
  • gnome dummy
  • gooier ooze
  • green slide
  • guardian nacho
  • hell hound pun
  • high purist
  • hairnet devil
  • ice trowel
  • killer beet
  • feather golem
  • lounge worm
  • martyr orc
  • mortar orc
  • mountain lymph
  • pager golem
  • pie fiend
  • prophylactic worm
  • mock role
  • sock mole
  • rogue piercer
  • seesawing sphere
  • simile mimic
  • moldier ant
  • stain vortex
  • scone giant
  • uberhulk
  • umbrella hulk
  • vampire mace
  • verbal jabberwock
  • water lemon
  • water melon
  • winged grizzly
  • yellow wight

Angband

  • yeek
  • quylthulg
  • Greater Hell Beast

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup

  • Sigmund
  • lernaean hydra
  • Ijyb
  • Gloorx Vloq
  • Blork the orc

Other games

Literature

Greek mythology

J. R. R. Tolkien

Lewis Carroll

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • microscopic space fleet
  • Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal

Xanth

  • tangle tree
  • nickelpede[2]
  • wiggle

Comics

Other literature

Movies

Television

Anime

Star Trek

Other television

Music

Real creatures

Humans

  • attorney
  • mother-in-law
  • clown
  • mime
  • peddler
  • haggler

Fictitious beasts

Computing

Computer bugs

Typography

  • guillemet
  • solidus
  • obelus
  • dingbat
  • bold face
  • boustrophedon
  • ligature
  • rebus

Internet

Memes

  • bonsai-kitten
  • tie-thulu
  • Domo-kun
  • looooooooooooong cat
  • nyan cat
  • ceiling cat
  • basement cat
  • monorail cat

Miscellaneous

  • rat-ant
  • Y2K bug
  • angry mariachi
  • arch-pedant
  • bluebird of happiness
  • cardboard golem
  • duct tape golem
  • diagonally moving grid bug
  • evil overlord
  • newsgroup troll
  • ninja pirate zombie robot
  • octarine dragon
  • gonzo journalist
  • lag monster
  • loan shark
  • possessed waffle iron
  • poultrygeist
  • stuffed raccoon puppet
  • viking
  • wee green blobbie
  • wereplatypus
  • hag of bolding
  • blancmange
  • raging nerd
  • spelling bee
  • land octopus
  • frog prince
  • pigasus
  • conventioneer
  • large microbat
  • small megabat
  • tofurkey

Real-world objects

References

  1. bogusmon.txt in NetHack 3.6.0, line 0
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Appears as a real monster in SLASH'EM.

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