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{{familiar|name=Clockwork Grapefruit|image=familiar32.gif|H1=Ultraviolent,|H2=this horrorshow familiar|H3=spills red, red kroovy.|function=An attack familiar. A 10 pound clockwork grapefruit does around 9-17 damage each turn.  It also causes all the fill-in-the-blank body part references (i.e. "You drop your kentucky-fried meat sword on your <body part>") to change to [[Wikipedia:Nadsat|Nadsat]] slang from [[Wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange (film)|''A Clockwork Orange'']].|hatchling=unwound clockwork grapefruit|equipment=false eyelashes|ArenaStrong=Ultimate Cage Match|ArenaWeak=Obstacle Course}}
{{familiar
 
|famid=32
*Regular messages:<br />
|name=Clockwork Grapefruit
**<name> delivers a horrorshow tolchok to your opponent's gulliver, doing X damage.
|H1=Ultraviolent,
**<name> repeatedly kicks your opponent in the stomach for X damage, while singing 'Singing in the Rain.'
|H2=this horrorshow familiar
**<name> produces a real cutthroat britva, slicing your opponent up for X damage before rolling around in the red, red kroovy.
|H3=spills red, red kroovy.
**<name> smecks cruelly and gives your opponent a bit of the old ultraviolence, doing X damage.
|ability=Attacks enemies (using ultraviolence)
**<name> whips out his oozy and chains your opponent right in the glazzies for X damage.
|function=An attack familiar. It causes all the fill-in-the-blank body part references (i.e. "You drop your kentucky-fried meat sword on your <body part>") to change to [[Wikipedia:Nadsat|Nadsat]] slang from [[Wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange (film)|''A Clockwork Orange'']].
|throne=[[Moxie]] +15%, sometimes delevels opponent.
|hatchling=unwound clockwork grapefruit
|equipment=false eyelashes
|ucm=3
|oc=0
|sh=2
|hns=1
|hands=0
|wings=0
|animal=0
|clothes=0
|eyes=0
|mechanical=1
|sleaze=0
|undead=0
|hot=0
|biting=0
|quick=0
|flying=0
|evil=1
|bug=0}}


*Regular messages:
*:<name> delivers a horrorshow tolchok to your opponent's gulliver, doing X damage.
*:<name> repeatedly kicks your opponent in the stomach for X damage, while singing 'Singing in the Rain.'
*:<name> produces a real cutthroat britva, slicing your opponent up for X damage before rolling around in the red, red kroovy.
*:<name> smecks cruelly and gives your opponent a bit of the old ultraviolence, doing X damage.
*:<name> whips out his oozy and chains your opponent right in the glazzies for X damage.
*Enthroned in the [[Crown of Thrones]]
*:<Name> leaps out of his throne and tolchocks <him> square in the keeshkas. <He> doubles over, bolnoy in the guttiwuts. {{delevel|att=X|def=Y}}
*Bjornified in the [[Buddy Bjorn]]:
*:<Name> begins to croon "Singin' in the Rain"; your opponent look{{sic}} nervous and distracted. {{delevel|att=X|def=Y}}
*With [[lucky Tam O'Shanter]] equipped:<br>
*With [[lucky Tam O'Shanter]] equipped:<br>
:<name> delivers one last powerful kick, and grabs a little more cutter, O my brothers.
*:<name> delivers one last powerful kick, and grabs a little more cutter, O my brothers.
 
*With [[miniature gravy-covered maypole]] equipped:<br>
*With [[miniature gravy-covered maypole]] equipped:<br>
:O, my brothers, <name> fillies around the maypole like a real grazhny malchikiwik.
*:O, my brothers, <name> fillies around the maypole like a real grazhny malchikiwik.
 
*With [[wax lips]] equipped:<br>
*With [[wax lips]] equipped:<br>
:O, my droogies, <name> grins a real horrorshow grin with his wax goobers.
*:O, my droogies, <name> grins a real horrorshow grin with his wax goobers.


==Arena Messages==
==Arena Messages==
*When entered in an Obstacle Course:
*When entered in an Obstacle Course:
:<name> doesn't do very well in the obstacle course, because <name> believes in destroying obstacles, not avoiding them.
*:<name> doesn't do very well in the obstacle course, because <name> believes in destroying obstacles, not avoiding them.


==Notes==
==Notes==
*The Clockwok Grapefruit begins with its [[Familiar Names|familiar name]] as '''6655321''' instead of any of the usual names.
*The Clockwork Grapefruit begins with its [[Familiar Names|familiar name]] as '''6655321''' instead of any of the usual names.
*Damage (regardless of message) is X/2 rounded up to X+6, where X is the familiar weight.
*The grapefruit attacks 50% of the time, regardless of weight. Each of its attacks are equally likely.


==References==
==References==
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*The last line of the haiku refers to a song by [[Wikipedia:Rob Zombie|Rob Zombie]], called ''Never Gonna Stop (Red Red Kroovy)'', which was also used by the [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] as the entrance music for pro-wrestler [[Wikipedia:Adam Copeland|Edge]].
*The last line of the haiku refers to a song by [[Wikipedia:Rob Zombie|Rob Zombie]], called ''Never Gonna Stop (Red Red Kroovy)'', which was also used by the [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] as the entrance music for pro-wrestler [[Wikipedia:Adam Copeland|Edge]].
*The word "kroovy" is similar to "krovvy," which means "blood" in the [[Wikipedia:Nadsat|Nadsat]] slang used by the characters in [[Wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange (film)|''A Clockwork Orange'']]  Also in the haiku, "horrorshow" simply means "good".
*The word "kroovy" is similar to "krovvy," which means "blood" in the [[Wikipedia:Nadsat|Nadsat]] slang used by the characters in [[Wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange (film)|''A Clockwork Orange'']]  Also in the haiku, "horrorshow" simply means "good".
*The default name for this familiar (unlike "Tort" or another similar name) is "6655321", which is Alex's prisoner ID number.
*The default name for this familiar (unlike "Tort" or another similar name) is "6655321", which is Alex's prisoner ID number in the novel (in the movie, his number is "655321").
*The combat messages generated by this familiar also contain [[Wikipedia:Nadsat|Nadsat]] slang.  Here are their translations:
*The combat messages generated by this familiar also contain [[Wikipedia:Nadsat|Nadsat]] slang.  Here are their translations:
**<name> delivers a good hit to your opponent's head, doing X damage.
**<name> delivers a good hit to your opponent's head, doing X damage.
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**O, my brothers, <name> fools/plays around the maypole like a real dirty boy.
**O, my brothers, <name> fools/plays around the maypole like a real dirty boy.
**O, my friends, <name> grins a real good grin with his wax lips.
**O, my friends, <name> grins a real good grin with his wax lips.
 
[[Category:Robotic Familiars]]
[[Category:Familiars]]

Latest revision as of 19:35, 2 January 2024

Clockwork Grapefruit

Ultraviolent,
this horrorshow familiar
spills red, red kroovy.

Attacks enemies (using ultraviolence)

Ability: An attack familiar. It causes all the fill-in-the-blank body part references (i.e. "You drop your kentucky-fried meat sword on your <body part>") to change to Nadsat slang from A Clockwork Orange.

Throne/Bjorn: Moxie +15%, sometimes delevels opponent.

Hatchling: unwound clockwork grapefruit

Familiar-Specific Equipment: false eyelashes

Ultimate Cage Match Scavenger Hunt Obstacle Course Hide and Seek

Mumming Trunk Abilities:

+15% Meat Drop 4-5 MP +3 Muscle statgain +15% Item Drop +3 Mysticality statgain 18-20HP +2 Moxie statgain
Deals damage & 10% Delevel*
*Hover for details
Cannot breathe underwater
Combat Messages
  • Regular messages:
    <name> delivers a horrorshow tolchok to your opponent's gulliver, doing X damage.
    <name> repeatedly kicks your opponent in the stomach for X damage, while singing 'Singing in the Rain.'
    <name> produces a real cutthroat britva, slicing your opponent up for X damage before rolling around in the red, red kroovy.
    <name> smecks cruelly and gives your opponent a bit of the old ultraviolence, doing X damage.
    <name> whips out his oozy and chains your opponent right in the glazzies for X damage.
  • Enthroned in the Crown of Thrones
    <Name> leaps out of his throne and tolchocks <him> square in the keeshkas. <He> doubles over, bolnoy in the guttiwuts.
    Monster AttackMonster attack power reduced by X
    Monster DefenseMonster defense reduced by Y
  • Bjornified in the Buddy Bjorn:
    <Name> begins to croon "Singin' in the Rain"; your opponent look[sic] nervous and distracted.
    Monster AttackMonster attack power reduced by X
    Monster DefenseMonster defense reduced by Y
  • With lucky Tam O'Shanter equipped:
    <name> delivers one last powerful kick, and grabs a little more cutter, O my brothers.
  • With miniature gravy-covered maypole equipped:
    O, my brothers, <name> fillies around the maypole like a real grazhny malchikiwik.
  • With wax lips equipped:
    O, my droogies, <name> grins a real horrorshow grin with his wax goobers.

Arena Messages

  • When entered in an Obstacle Course:
    <name> doesn't do very well in the obstacle course, because <name> believes in destroying obstacles, not avoiding them.

Notes

  • The Clockwork Grapefruit begins with its familiar name as 6655321 instead of any of the usual names.
  • Damage (regardless of message) is X/2 rounded up to X+6, where X is the familiar weight.
  • The grapefruit attacks 50% of the time, regardless of weight. Each of its attacks are equally likely.

References

  • The name of this familiar is a pun on the Anthony Burgess book A Clockwork Orange which provided the original story for the Stanley Kubrick cult classic film of the same name.
  • This familiar's haiku also alludes to Alex, the main character of A Clockwork Orange, who found pleasure in acts of extreme violence (among other things), which he called ultraviolence.
  • The "Singing in the Rain" line refers to a scene in the movie where Alex terrorizes an old man while singing that song.
  • The last line of the haiku refers to a song by Rob Zombie, called Never Gonna Stop (Red Red Kroovy), which was also used by the WWE as the entrance music for pro-wrestler Edge.
  • The word "kroovy" is similar to "krovvy," which means "blood" in the Nadsat slang used by the characters in A Clockwork Orange Also in the haiku, "horrorshow" simply means "good".
  • The default name for this familiar (unlike "Tort" or another similar name) is "6655321", which is Alex's prisoner ID number in the novel (in the movie, his number is "655321").
  • The combat messages generated by this familiar also contain Nadsat slang. Here are their translations:
    • <name> delivers a good hit to your opponent's head, doing X damage.
    • <name> produces a real cutthroat razor, slicing your opponent up for X damage before rolling around in the red, red blood.
    • <name> laughs cruelly and gives your opponent a bit of the old ultraviolence, doing X damage.
    • <name> whips out his chain and chains your opponent right in the eyes for X damage.
    • <name> delivers one last powerful kick, and grabs a little more money, O my brothers.
    • O, my brothers, <name> fools/plays around the maypole like a real dirty boy.
    • O, my friends, <name> grins a real good grin with his wax lips.
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