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{{itemheader|image=Icesickle.gif|item=ice sickle}}
{{item|
I know, I know. You want to ride your ice sickle, you want to ride your Ike. Got it. You'd be far better off using it as a weapon than trying to ride it, though, given that it's about as sharp as frozen water can be. Weaponsmiths have found that the light gleaming off its frozen edge, plus the latent proletarian symbolism, tend to enrage monsters. No one's exactly sure how or why, though.
itemid=1424|
descid=132099396|
desc=I know, I know. You want to ride your ice sickle, you want to ride your Ike. Got it. You'd be far better off using it as a weapon than trying to ride it, though, given that it's about as sharp as frozen water can be. Weaponsmiths have found that the light gleaming off its frozen edge, plus the latent proletarian symbolism, tend to enrage monsters. No one's exactly sure how or why, though.|
type=weapon (1-handed knife)|
power=100|
powertype=Damage|
autosell=0|
enchantment=+15 to Monster Level<br />+5 {{element|Cold}}|
nohardcore=1}}


Type: '''weapon (1-handed scythe)'''<br>
==Obtained From==
Power: '''100'''<br>
;Items
Cannot be discarded.<br>
:Melt [[iceberglet]]
:Melt [[ice skates]]


{{enchantment|enchantment=+15 to Monster Level<br />+5 {{element|Cold}}}}
==When Squeezed==
==When Used==
{{useitem|
<center>
text=You give the ice sickle a squeeze, and your body heat melts it. It refreezes into a new item as you rub your frostbitten hand.
You give the ice sickle a squeeze, and your body heat melts it. It refreezes into a new item.
{{HP|type=lose|amount=5% of your maximum|element=cold}}|
effect={{acquire|item=ice baby}}}}


{{Acquire|1|image=icebaby.gif|item=ice baby|num=}}
==Messages==
[[Image:Hourglass.gif]]You lose 1 Adventure
*''[[Player Hit Messages|Weapon-Specific Hit Messages]]'':
</center>
{{Hit Message|You administer X points of frozen, sharp damage with your ice sickle. It's much more effective than the pop sickle you were using earlier.}}
{{Hit Message|You slash <it> with your ice sickle for X damage, Comrade.}}
{{Hit Message|You slash <it> with your ice sickle, reaping X damage. Since your opponent isn't Mary, <it> now fears you.}}
{{Hit Message|You slash <it> with your ice sickle, reaping X damage. Which means at some point you must have sown X damage.}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
This is one of the four items obtainable from the [[iceberglet]] ([[Mr. Store]] item for February 2006).
*This is one of the four items obtainable from the [[iceberglet]] ([[Mr. Store]] item for February 2006).


==See Also==
==History==
*[[Bonus Melee Damage]]
*Prior to [[History of Loathing (2007)#October 2, 2007|October 2, 2007]], squeezing this item had cost an adventure and did not do damage.
*[[Monster Level]]


==References==
==References==
*The item name is a play on the word "icicle".
*The item name is a play on the word "icicle".
*The [[wikipedia:Queen_%28band%29|Queen]] song "Bicycle Race" contains the lyrics "I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike."
*The description contains a reference to the [[wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]] song "Bicycle Race", which features the lyrics "I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike."
*"Latent proletarian symbolism" refers to the crest of the former USSR, which consisted of a hammer and sickle.
*"Latent proletarian symbolism" refers to the crest of the former USSR, which consisted of a hammer and sickle.
*"The light gleaming off its frozen edge... tend[s] to enrage monsters" may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Albert Camus|Albert Camus]]'s book ''[[wikipedia:The Stranger (novel)|The Stranger]]'', in which the light glinting off of a knife enraged the protagonist, Meursault, causing him to kill the knife's holder.
*"You slash <it> with your ice sickle for X damage, Comrade" is another reference to Communism, where "comrade" is the term a stereotypical Communist uses in referring to fellow Communists.
*The hit message including the phrase "Since your opponent's name isn't Mary, it now fears you" is a reference to the famous [[Wikipedia: Blue Öyster Cult|Blue Öyster Cult]] song "Don't Fear the Reaper".
==See Also==
*[[Bonus Weapon Damage]]
*[[Foldables]]
*[[Monster Level]]
==Zapping==
{{ZAP Iceberglet Items}}


==Collection==
==Collection==
<collection>ice sickle</collection>
<collection>1424</collection>
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:One-Handed Weapons]]

Latest revision as of 17:37, 13 August 2014

ice sickle
ice sickle

I know, I know. You want to ride your ice sickle, you want to ride your Ike. Got it. You'd be far better off using it as a weapon than trying to ride it, though, given that it's about as sharp as frozen water can be. Weaponsmiths have found that the light gleaming off its frozen edge, plus the latent proletarian symbolism, tend to enrage monsters. No one's exactly sure how or why, though.

Type: weapon (1-handed knife)
Damage: 10 - 20
Cannot be discarded

+15 to Monster Level
+5 Cold Damage


NOTE: This item cannot be equipped while in Hardcore.


(In-game plural: ice sicklen)
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Item number: 1424
Description ID: 132099396
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Obtained From

Items
Melt iceberglet
Melt ice skates

When Squeezed

You give the ice sickle a squeeze, and your body heat melts it. It refreezes into a new item as you rub your frostbitten hand.
HPYou lose 5% of your maximum hit points. (cold damage)
You acquire an item: ice baby

Messages

You administer X points of frozen, sharp damage with your ice sickle. It's much more effective than the pop sickle you were using earlier. POW! WHAM! BONK!
You slash <it> with your ice sickle for X damage, Comrade. ZOT! WHAM! BAM!
You slash <it> with your ice sickle, reaping X damage. Since your opponent isn't Mary, <it> now fears you. BIFF! WHAM! KERBLAM!
You slash <it> with your ice sickle, reaping X damage. Which means at some point you must have sown X damage. SMACK! BOOF! WHAM!

Notes

  • This is one of the four items obtainable from the iceberglet (Mr. Store item for February 2006).

History

  • Prior to October 2, 2007, squeezing this item had cost an adventure and did not do damage.

References

  • The item name is a play on the word "icicle".
  • The description contains a reference to the Queen song "Bicycle Race", which features the lyrics "I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike."
  • "Latent proletarian symbolism" refers to the crest of the former USSR, which consisted of a hammer and sickle.
  • "The light gleaming off its frozen edge... tend[s] to enrage monsters" may be a reference to Albert Camus's book The Stranger, in which the light glinting off of a knife enraged the protagonist, Meursault, causing him to kill the knife's holder.
  • "You slash <it> with your ice sickle for X damage, Comrade" is another reference to Communism, where "comrade" is the term a stereotypical Communist uses in referring to fellow Communists.
  • The hit message including the phrase "Since your opponent's name isn't Mary, it now fears you" is a reference to the famous Blue Öyster Cult song "Don't Fear the Reaper".

See Also

Zapping

ice baby | ice pick | ice sickle | ice skates

Collection

  • 🥇: Fata Morgana (#508094) - 20
  • 🥈: PaRaNaRk (#231111) - 12
  • 🥉: mmcbride (#34276) - 5
  • #4: Bentley the Dog (#617945), Poncho the Sane (#101496) - 4
  • #6: Brainiac (#441875), Clubbrz L337 (#188269), Joell (#253532), Lyxia (#145750), Tagliatelle (#78736) - 3

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