Keystone Kop (monster class)

K Keystone Kop
Difficulty	3
Attacks	Weapon 1d4

K Keystone Kop
Difficulty	3
Attacks	Weapon 1d4
Base level	1
Base experience	13
Speed	6
Base AC	10
Base MR	10
Alignment	9 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	no random generation
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	200
Size	medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None

K Kop Sergeant
Difficulty	4
Attacks	Weapon 1d6

K Kop Sergeant
Difficulty	4
Attacks	Weapon 1d6
Base level	2
Base experience	22
Speed	8
Base AC	10
Base MR	10
Alignment	10 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	no random generation
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	200
Size	medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None

K Kop Lieutenant
Difficulty	5
Attacks	Weapon 1d8

K Kop Lieutenant
Difficulty	5
Attacks	Weapon 1d8
Base level	3
Base experience	33
Speed	10
Base AC	10
Base MR	20
Alignment	11 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	no random generation
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	200
Size	medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None

K Kop Kaptain
Difficulty	6
Attacks	Weapon 2d6

K Kop Kaptain
Difficulty	6
Attacks	Weapon 2d6
Base level	4
Base experience	49
Speed	12
Base AC	10
Base MR	20
Alignment	12 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	no random generation
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	200
Size	medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None

The Keystone Kops are human law enforcers that are summoned whenever you steal from a shop, such as by teleporting out of the shop or digging downwards. They attack you by throwing cream pies and beat you up with rubber hoses. While they are not very difficult to eliminate, one by one, there are a lot of them, and their numbers are quite intimidating. There are four kinds of Kops: Keystone Kops, Kop Sergeants, Kop Lieutenants and Kop Kaptains.

Although their symbol is K, they are considered human for all other purposes, including sacrificing. They do, however, respect Elbereth.

The kops are a very good source of experience and cream pies.

Strategies

One minor strategy with shopkeepers is to steal an item from the shop and leave for a distant corner of the dungeon; this will summon a slew of Kops and their equipment, followed by the shopkeeper. After slaughtering the Kops, pacify the shopkeeper and sell him the gear dropped by the dead Kops. Warning! Unless you are careful, it will take at least 1000 gold to pacify him; make sure the gear you have is worth that much.

Origin

NetHack's Kops got their name from the Keystone Kops, an incompetent bunch of policemen featured in a series of films from 1912 to 1917.