Difference between revisions of "Houchou"
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| + | '''Houchou''' (actually pronounced hōchō, both long ''o'' sounds) is a chaotic-aligned artifact spoon in [[SLASH'EM]]. It is thrown at a target, and if it hits, it [[instakill]]s the victim. There is no defense against Houchou, but if it hits a target, the tool itself is always destroyed in the process. | ||
| − | + | Save Houchou for a dangerous or difficult opponent. | |
(Or, alternatively, ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals to about 28 [[dilithium crystal]]s in [[score]] points.) | (Or, alternatively, ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals to about 28 [[dilithium crystal]]s in [[score]] points.) | ||
| − | If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill | + | If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill YOU. |
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| − | "Houchou" | + | |
| + | "Houchou" is Japanese for "kitchen knife"(包丁). The spelling and pronunciation follows the most frequent romanization rules for Japanese. | ||
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| + | In the Japanese RPG [[wikipedia:Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV]], there was a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. In the original English localization, it was censored to a spoon, hence the item being a spoon in SLASH'EM. | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
Revision as of 20:50, 26 September 2015
( Houchou 
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| Base item | spoon |
| Affiliation | chaotic |
| When carried | (none) |
| When wielded | instakill |
| When invoked | (none) |
| Base price | 50000 zm |
| Weight | 1 |
Houchou (actually pronounced hōchō, both long o sounds) is a chaotic-aligned artifact spoon in SLASH'EM. It is thrown at a target, and if it hits, it instakills the victim. There is no defense against Houchou, but if it hits a target, the tool itself is always destroyed in the process.
Save Houchou for a dangerous or difficult opponent. (Or, alternatively, ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals to about 28 dilithium crystals in score points.)
If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill YOU.
Origin
"Houchou" is Japanese for "kitchen knife"(包丁). The spelling and pronunciation follows the most frequent romanization rules for Japanese.
In the Japanese RPG Final Fantasy IV, there was a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. In the original English localization, it was censored to a spoon, hence the item being a spoon in SLASH'EM.
Variants
In variants with both Houchou and Cthulhu, Houchou should definitely be saved for him.
