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:''For the [[Halloween]] monster, see the page [[mutant gila monster]].''
{{familiar
|famid=99
|H1=This lizard don't lounge
|H2=it's a cold-blooded killer
|H3=all bite and no bark.
|ability=Attacks enemies and restores your HP and MP
|function=Restores [[HP]] and [[MP]] like a [[Ghuol Whelp]]; attacks opponents 50% of the time, dealing damage like a double-weight [[Sabre-Toothed Lime|lime]]; does ongoing poison damage.  The restore range and damage range are both multiplied by a [[#Notes|factor that depends on the moon phases]].
|throne=Regenerate 2-8 [[HP]] and [[MP]] per adventure, sometimes delevels opponent by 8-10
|hatchling=mutant gila monster egg
|equipment=Jawmaster 2000™‎
|ucm=3
|sh=0
|oc=2
|hns=2
|hands=0
|wings=0
|animal=1
|clothes=0
|eyes=1
|mechanical=0
|sleaze=0
|undead=0
|hot=0
|biting=1
|quick=0
|flying=0
|evil=0
|bug=0}}

*'''Regular messages''':
*:<name> latches its powerful jaws onto him and begins pumpin' in the venom while dealing X damage.
*'''At the end of combat''':
*:<name> slowly crawls up to you and licks your wounds with his flickering forked tongue. {{HP}} {{MP}}
*Enthroned in the [[Crown of Thrones]]:
*:<name> clamps its jaws onto him, hanging off him and slowing him down considerably. {{delevel|att=8-10|def=8-10}}
*Bjornified in the [[Buddy Bjorn]]:
*:<name> leaps out of the Buddy Bjorn and clamps onto your opponent's weapon arm. {{delevel|att=8-10|def=8-10}}
**With [[lucky Tam O'Shanter]] equipped:
**:<name> rolls one reptilian eye under the Tam O'Shanter.
**With [[miniature gravy-covered maypole]] equipped:
**:<name> does the Gila Monster Mash around the Maypole.
**With [[wax lips]] equipped:
**:<name> chews thoughtfully on the Wax Lips.

==Arena Message==
*''When entered in a scavenger hunt'':
*:Gila monsters suck at scavenger hunts because their vision is based on movement. You know, like tyrannosaurs and prostitutes.

==Notes==
*The multiplier for the restore range and combat damage is equal to '''1.30 –(0.15*([[Moons#Grimacite Equipment|grimace darkness]]))'''.
**Note that this multiplier is applied ''after'' you calculate the damage or restore range from the familiar's weight, not to the weight itself.  This multiplier is in addition to the Gila Monster dealing damage like a lime at twice the weight.
*If the gila monster has bitten an opponent, in subsequent rounds the opponent will suffer additional damage, with the message
*:Your opponent writhes as he takes X damage from the poison.
**X is initially 80% of the damage dealt by the poisoning attack, rounded down.  This damage is then halved (rounded down) in subsequent rounds, until the poison no longer deals damage.

==References==
*The gila monster's weakness is a clear reference to Michael Crichton's work Jurassic Park, citing the fact that tyrannosaurs base their vision on movement.
*The prostitute's vision is a reference to a similar scene in Family Guy, which is a double reference to the original work of Jurassic Park.
* The maypole message plays on Bobby "Boris" Picket's novelty song [[Wikipedia:Monster Mash|Monster Mash]].
*The first line of the haiku is a reference to the term "lounge lizards", referring to (usually middle-aged) guys who hang out in bars putting smarmy moves on women.

==See Also==
*[[HP Restorers]]
*[[MP Restorers]]

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