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+ | |name=Hydra | ||
+ | |symbol=H |color=4:0:1 | ||
+ | |biome= | ||
+ | * Any land | ||
+ | |algin= | ||
+ | Neutral (Megabeast) | ||
+ | |valm=10 | ||
|bone=61-67 | |bone=61-67 | ||
|tooth=21 | |tooth=21 | ||
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− | + | [[Image:Heads.png|thumb|left|Decapitation: a Hydra's greatest weakness.]] | |
+ | :''A giant dragon-like monster with seven biting heads.'' | ||
+ | A hydra has the ability to {{L|Building destroyer|destroy buildings}}. It seems that it neither destroys nor avoids {{L|trap}}s, and can be eliminated just by having about 50 stone-fall traps in its way, or one simple cage trap. When a hydra appears, the game pauses just as it does when a {{L|forgotten beast}} appears. | ||
==Combat== | ==Combat== | ||
− | Hydras are dangerous for several reasons including their massive size, inhuman strength and propensity for biting people in half. The main difficulty in killing a hydra lies in its many heads; like the | + | Hydras are dangerous for several reasons including their massive size, inhuman strength and propensity for biting people in half. The main difficulty in killing a hydra lies in its many heads; like the {{L|Giant cave spider}}, Hydras have the annoying habit of protecting their vital bits using walls of redundant flesh, their 6 superfluous necks in this case. This means that there is a very good chance that you'll be impotently hacking away at one head while another shakes you around by the bloody sieve that used to be your torso. |
− | In [[adventure mode]], the best thing to do is to set your | + | In [[DF2010:Adventurer mode|adventure mode]], the best thing to do is to set your {{L|combat}} preferences to "dodge" and attempt to break any bite the Hydra manages to get into you. Step forward, slice/bash and step back, attempting to sever heads or otherwise cause massive bleeding; after that it's a simple waiting game. |
− | In [[Dwarf fortress mode|fortress mode]], | + | In [[DF2010:Dwarf fortress mode|fortress mode]], a hydra is usually more than a match for any dwarf, however it seems they are only capable of focusing their defenses on a single target, so ''two'' unskilled dwarves with copper swords is usually enough to best a hydra, so long as they both attack at roughly the same time (and nobody is especially [[fun|lucky]]). |
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{{Creatures}} | {{Creatures}} | ||
{{Category|Megabeasts}} | {{Category|Megabeasts}} |