Spirit of New Wave (Volcanic Cave)
| Spirit of New Wave | |
|---|---|
| Monster ID | 886 |
| Locations | A Volcanic Cave |
| Hit Points | 260 |
| Attack | 185 |
| Defense | 166 |
| No-Hit | 195 |
| Initiative | 90 |
| Meat | None |
| Phylum | undead |
| Elements | None |
| Resistance | 25%; soft damage cap |
| Monster Parts | arm, head, leg, torso, turntable |
| Drops | None |
| Manuel Entry | |
| refreshedit data | |
You're fighting the Spirit of New WaveThe final stepping-stone recedes into the bubbling lava as you jump onto the stone outcropping in the middle of the lake of boiling rock. The central feature of the island -- indeed, the only feature -- is an ancient stone altar, covered with weakly-glowing runes that stir something within you, like an itch in the back of your mind. Atop the altar is a large evil-looking black candle, which strikes you as an emphatically inappropriate votive offering. The Spirit of New Wave stands in front of the altar, closing a box of matches.
As he strikes the match, you rush forward and blow it out. "I don't know what you think you're doing," you growl, "but I'm pretty sure that's an ancient Disco Bandit shrine, and I'll be damned if I'm going to let you do whatever it is."
The spirit[sic] sneers. "I wouldn't want you to strain yourself figuring it out, so how about I just tell you? What I'm doing is killing you. Killing you and all of your ridiculously antique pals, once I've finished desecrating this altar and absorbing its power."
"The only thing you're going to be absorbing is my fist, you bastard!"
The Spirit sighs and rolls his eyes. "God. It's like I'm doing you a favor by killing you."
Hit Message(s):
The Spirit twists a knob on his mixer, adding more bass. As the shockwave passes through you, you can feel your brain begin to trickle out of your ears. Argh! Oof! Ooh! Oof! Ouch!
As you charge at him, the Spirit adjusts the speed of his turntables, throwing off your rhythm and causing you to trip and hit your head on the ground. Ouch! Ouch! Argh! Ow! Ugh!
The Spirit removes the record from one of his turntables and hurls it at you with ninja-like precision. Ow! Argh! Ugh! Oof! Oof!
The Spirit treats you to some Pummeling, Lacerations, and Unexpected Rupturing. Eek! Eek! Eek! Ooh! Ugh!
The Spirit nudges one of his turntables slightly, mismatching his beats just enough to create a feedback reverberation that causes your vertebrae to grind together in a particularly uncomfortable way. Ow! Ugh! Ooh! Ow! Eek!
The Spirit adds deadly amounts of bass to the mix, but the levels start clipping and he has tone it back down.
The Spirit adjusts the speed of his music, hoping to throw you off-balance, but your groove is unshakable.
The Spirit removes the record from one of his turntables, and spends a moment flipping through his collection for something more painful to add to the mix.
The Spirit throws his hands up in the air and waves them at you, but you just don't care.
You ask the Spirit if he has a mix of "Move Any Mountain" by The Shamen. "But of course!" he replies, and then gets confused, having forgotten what he was doing. (FUMBLE!)
| You gain some <substat>. |
| Continue |
Occurs at The Nemesis' Lair.
Notes
- Occurs after solving the lava puzzle, or choosing to skip it.
- If you lose the battle, you can try again without having to repeat the lava puzzle.
- Leads to Flying In Circles, and subsequently, the Demon of New Wave.
- Damage Reduction acts like so:
- First, all attacks do 75% of their normal damage, rounded up.
- Afterwards, if the damage dealt from a single source would otherwise be over 100, then a soft damage cap kicks in. The resultant damage is 100 + (X-100)0.85, rounded down, where X > 100 is the damage before the soft cap.
- This monster cannot be copied.
