Small barrel mimic

Small barrel mimic
Monster ID	287
Locations	The Barrel full of Barrels
Hit Points	25
Attack	15
Defense	13
No-Hit	25
Initiative	90
Meat	None
Phylum	weird
Elements	None
Resistance	None
Monster Parts	barrel
Drops	Random Barrel full of Barrels item
Manuel Entry
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 You're fighting a small barrel mimic

You attempt to smash the barrel, but what you thought was a barrel turns out to actually be a mimic mimicing a barrel! You're confused -- you thought these things could only mimic chests!

Hit Message(s):

It does a pretty decent impression of a monster kicking the stuffing out of you. Ouch! Argh!

It does a good impression of a monster laying the smack down. Ugh! Eek! Ouch!

The mimic turns into a reasonable facsimile of your fifth grade teacher, which gives you a stern talking-to. You claw your eyes out in horror. Oof! Eek! Oof! Ugh! Ouch! Ouch!

The mimic mimics a rock, and trips you, causing you to fall square on your <shoulder>. Eek! Ow! Ooh!

The mimic turns into a delicious bag of preztels. You gobble them down, and choke on one. Ow! Oof! Eek!

Critical Hit Message:

Just as you think you're winning the fight, a swarm of miniature barrel-makers jumps out of the barrel and stampede over you! Yup, you've been run over by at least 11 mini coopers. Ouch! Ouch! Eek! Argh! Argh!

Miss Message(s):

It does a fairly lousy impression of something that's able to hurt you.

It does an awful impression of a monster hitting you in the <shoulder>.

The mimic turns into a reasonable facsimile of your fifth grade teacher, but her varicose veins form a map that lets you evade her scolding.

The mimic mimics a rock and tries to trip you, but you're not trippin'.

The mimic turns into a delicious bag of preztels, but you say "no thanks, I'm trying to cut down."

Fumble Message:

It starts to hit you again, but a miniature barrel-maker jumps out of it and starts pounding on it with a hammer. "Thanks, mini cooper," you say, and sit back to watch the beating. (FUMBLE!)

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After Combat

You gain 3-7 <substat>.

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Occurs at The Barrel full of Barrels.

Notes

• The defeated mimic will drop a single item that is dependent on the barrel row, as is the stat gain:

• The top two rows give the highest stat gain (7) and give the best reward (see the location page for drop details).
• The middle two rows give a middle stat gain (5) and give a middling reward (see the location page for drop details).
• The bottom two rows give the lowest stat gain (3) and give a less desirable reward (see the location page for drop details).

• As of July 5th, 2006, a mimic, if defeated, will drop the item that you would have gotten if you hadn't found a mimic in that barrel.

References

• The "you thought these things could only mimic chests!" is a reference to an RPG cliché where chests are sometimes monsters. Some examples where this is true are: NetHack, Dragon Warrior I-IV, Baldur's Gate 2: Dark Alliance, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, and Tales of Symphonia. This in turn originates from the illustration of the Dungeons & Dragons mimic, which appears as a chest and was rarely enocuntered in any other form.
• The 'bag of pretzels' attack may reference an incident with President George W. Bush, who choked on a pretzel at home while relaxing, causing him to lose consciousness for several minutes.
• "No thanks, I'm trying to cut down" may be a reference to the 1970s children's television show "The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show," in which one recurring element was a young network executive (Fabulous Freddy, Network Vice-President in Charge of Kids' Programming) who would offer the three brothers some sort of candy, such as a cherry-flavored lemon drop or a chocolate-covered ant, and the three would respond in unison, "No thanks -- <finger snap> -- we're tryin' to cut down." However, "No thanks, I'm trying to cut down" is a very common phrase used by nearly everyone who's ever dieted.
• The fifth grade teacher attack is probably a reference to the Nickelodeon show, The Adventures of Pete and Pete. In one episode, a main character's history teacher has varicose veins exactly matching a highway map.
• The fumble message refers to the Mini Cooper and that coopers make barrels.