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{{For|the macro used to define all apelike creatures|S_YETI}}
{{monster
 |difficulty=7
 |level=5
 |experience=59
 |speed=15
 |AC=6
 |MR=0
 |align=0
 |frequency=2
 |genocidable=Yes
 |attacks=Claw 1d6, Claw 1d6, Bite 1d4 
 |weight=1600
 |nutr=700
 |size=Large
 |resistances=Cold
 |resistances conveyed=Cold (33%)
 |attributes={{attributes|A yeti|animal=1|humanoid=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1}}
 |reference=[[monst.c#line1935]]
}}

A '''yeti''', {{monsym|yeti}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[strong]] and [[carnivorous]] [[apelike creature]] that can be seen via [[infravision]].

A yeti possesses two claw attacks and a bite attack.

Eating a yeti corpse has a {{frac|3}} chance of conveying [[cold resistance]].

==Generation==
Randomly generated yetis are always created hostile.

Yetis appear among the random {{white|Y}} that make up the second [[quest]] [[monster class]] for [[Healer]]s and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Healer quest]]. 

==Strategy==
The yeti is dangerous for early-game characters and must be dealt with carefully: while it cannot grab the player like a [[carnivorous ape]], its 15 [[speed]] is faster than the largest ape and unhasted characters.

With a small bit of preparation, you can blunt a yeti's damage with high [[AC]], or else safely deal with it from a distance: engraving [[Elbereth]] can scare it off, allowing you to follow up with any ranged attacks at your disposal. [[Multishot]] projectiles, offensive spells and wands are ideal, especially if you can exploit the yeti's [[vulnerability]] to fire. The yeti's own 6 AC is low enough that even a mediocre spellcaster can kill a yeti with a few uses of the {{spell of|force bolt}} spell; non-casters can do the same with a [[wand of striking]].

==History==
The yeti first appears in PDP-11 Hack, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.0.10]], the yeti was the sole member of its monster class monster - in [[NetHack 3.1.0]], the apelike creature [[monster class]] is moved from {{white|A}} to its current glyph, and the yeti is merged into the monster class, with its macro repurposed to represent them.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|65|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|134|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

==Origin==
{{wikipedia|Yeti}}
The Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, is an iconic cryptozoological animal said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet. Folklorists trace the origin of the Yeti to a combination of factors, including the folklore of pre-Buddhist Himalayan cultures such as the [[wikipedia:Sherpa people|Sherpa people]], and misidentified fauna such as bears or yak.

The Yeti is often described as being a large, bipedal ape-like creature that is covered with brown, gray, or white hair, and it is sometimes depicted as having large, sharp teeth.

==Variants==
Variants of ''NetHack'' typically make it impossible for yetis to generate in [[Gehennom]], as they are weak to fire.

===SLASH'EM===
In [[SLASH'EM]], yetis can be tamed by throwing them bananas.{{refsrc|dog.c|802|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Yetis also [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit other monsters as a +1 weapon]].

===Lethe patch===
In the [[Lethe patch]], seven yetis are generated in the lair of [[Geryon]] within [[Gehennom (Lethe patch)|Gehennom]].

===dNetHack===
In [[dNetHack]], the weight of a yeti's corpse is increased by 1000 [[aum]] (more than 50%), and their base experience is increased; they can also no longer be tamed.

===EvilHack===
In [[EvilHack]], yeti have their base experience decreased to 29 and cannot appear in Gehennom, but are otherwise identical to vanilla yeti.

==Monster stats by variant==
<simpletabs>
SLASH'EM|{{monster
 |difficulty=7
 |level=5
 |experience=59
 |speed=15
 |AC=6
 |MR=0
 |align=0
 |frequency=2
 |genocidable=Yes
 |attacks=Claw 1d6, Claw 1d6, Bite 1d4 
 |weight=1600
 |nutr=700
 |size=Large
 |resistances=Cold
 |resistances conveyed=Cold (33%)
 |attributes={{attributes|A yeti|animal=1|humanoid=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|nohell=1}}
 |reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3326]]
}}
|-|
dNetHack|{{monster
 |name=yeti
 |symbol={{white|Y}}
 |tile=
 |difficulty=7
 |level=5
 |experience=79
 |speed=15
 |AC=6
 |MR=0
 |align=0
 |frequency=2
 |genocidable=Yes
 |attacks=Claw 1d6 physical, Claw 1d6 physical, Bite 1d4 physical
 |weight=2600
 |nutr=700
 |size=large
 |resistances=[[cold]]
 |resistances conveyed=[[cold]]
 |attributes={{attributes|A yeti|humanoid=1|animal=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|notame=1}}
 |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.21.1/src/monst.c#L4860 dNetHack src/monst.c, line 4860]
}}
|-|
EvilHack|{{monster
 |name=yeti
 |difficulty=7
 |level=5
 |experience=29
 |speed=15
 |AC=6
 |MR=0
 |align=0
 |frequency=2
 |genocidable=Yes
 |attacks=Claw 1d6, Claw 1d6, Bite 1d4
 |resistances conveyed=cold (33%)
 |resistances=cold
 |attributes={{attributes|A yeti|animal=1|humanoid=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1|nohell=1}}
 |size=Large
 |nutr=700
 |weight=1600
 |reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/src/monst.c#L2618 EvilHack - monst.c, line 2618]
}}
</simpletabs>

== Encyclopedia entry ==
{{encyclopedia|
The Abominable Snowman, or yeti, is one of the truly great
unknown animals of the twentieth century.  It is a large hairy
biped that lives in the Himalayan region of Asia ... The story
of the Abominable Snowman is filled with mysteries great and
small, and one of the most difficult of all is how it got that
awful name.  The creature is neither particularly abominable,
nor does it necessarily live in the snows.  _Yeti_ is a Tibetan
word which may apply either to a real, but unknown animal of
the Himalayas, or to a mountain spirit or demon -- no one is
quite sure which.  And after nearly half a century in which
Westerners have trampled around looking for the yeti, and
asking all sorts of questions, the original native traditions
concerning the creature have become even more muddled and
confused.
|[ The Encyclopedia of Monsters, by Daniel Cohen ]
}}

==References==
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