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  |name=hooloovoo
 
  |name=hooloovoo
 
  |symbol={{blue|U}}
 
  |symbol={{blue|U}}
  |difficulty=19
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  |difficulty=17
 
  |level=9
 
  |level=9
  |experience=200
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  |speed=6
 
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  |align=0
 
  |frequency=2
 
  |frequency=2
  |genocidable=No
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  |genocidable=Yes
  |attacks=Touch 0d0 [[teleport away]], Tinker 0d0 [[spawn gizmos]], Gaze attack 1d4 [[blind]]ing
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  |attacks=Touch 0d0 [[teleport away]], Tinker 0d0 [[spawn gizmos]]
  |weight=1200
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  |weight=0
  |nutr=500
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  |size=large
 
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  |resistances conveyed=
 
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  |attributes={{attributes|A hooloovoo|wallwalk=1|noeyes=1|nohands=1|nolimbs=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|nocorpse=1|light=1|light1=1}}
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The '''hooloovoo''' is a monster added in [[dNetHack]].  It is part of the {{white|U}} class, which in dNetHack indicates an "unknown abomination".
 
  
It has, in addition to a teleporting touch and a [[blind]]ing [[gaze]], the ability to generate [[gizmo]]s.
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A '''hooloovoo''', {{blue|U}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. It is an [[unknown abomination]] that has the ability to [[phase]] through walls and over open ground, and is capable of emitting light. Hooloovoos tend to hang around constructed walls, typically confining themselves to the edges of rooms.
  
Hooloovoo are able to move over open ground and phase through solid rock; however, they are most comfortable on constructed walls, typically confining themselves to the edges of rooms.
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A hooloovoo has a teleporting touch and the ability to generate [[gizmo]]s.
  
 
==Origin==
 
==Origin==
The hooloovoo comes from the series ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', where it is described as a hyper-intelligent shade of the color blue.
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The hooloovoo comes from the series ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', where it is described as a hyper-intelligent shade of the color blue. One is said to have participated in the construction of the starship ''Heart of Gold'' - this is likely the basis for its tinkering abilities.
 
 
Little is said about hooloovoo, except that one participated in the construction of the starship ''Heart of Gold''.  This may be why the dNetHack hooloovoo is a tinker.
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 15 December 2023

A hooloovoo, U, is a type of monster that appears in dNetHack and notdNetHack. It is an unknown abomination that has the ability to phase through walls and over open ground, and is capable of emitting light. Hooloovoos tend to hang around constructed walls, typically confining themselves to the edges of rooms.

A hooloovoo has a teleporting touch and the ability to generate gizmos.

Origin

The hooloovoo comes from the series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, where it is described as a hyper-intelligent shade of the color blue. One is said to have participated in the construction of the starship Heart of Gold - this is likely the basis for its tinkering abilities.

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