Xan or other mythical/fantastic insect

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The xan or other mythical/fantastic insect, also known simply as the mythical insect or fantastic insect, is a monster class that appears in NetHack, and is represented by the lowercase x glyph, x. It is designated internally by the macro S_XAN.[1]

The monster class is composed only of the following two monsters:[2]

History

The xan first appears in Hack 1.0, while the grid bug first appears in NetHack 3.0.6.

Variants

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM adds the electric bugs to the monster class:

All three monsters are essentially stronger grid bugs, possessing a shocking bite attack that can destroy rings and wands in your inventory. Additionally, the grid bug and all electric bugs can hit as enchanted weapons.

References

  1. ↑ include/monsym.h in NetHack 3.6.7, line 38
  2. ↑ src/monst.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 939
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