V for Vivala mask

V for Vivala mask

This is a creepy mask like the one worn by domestic terrorist Frank Vivala when he led the famous Vivala Revolution and attempted to depose (and probably depants) King Ralph III. It's pretty scary-looking -- anybody who sees you in it is sure to be petrified. Or at least covered in hot grits.

Type: accessory
Cannot be discarded

Muscle +30%
+1x chance of Critical Hit
Critical Hits are extra-explosive
Combat items do more damage
+1-3 Stat(s) per Fight
Allows use of Creepy Grin (once per day)

NOTE: You may not equip more than one of these at a time.

(In-game plural: V for Vivala masks)

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Item number: 2946
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Messages

When you deal a Critical Hit

• With a nefarious grin, you hit <it> so hard that it knocks <it> into last week. It saves you some time, because you already beat <it> up last week!

  You gain 1 Adventure.

• You beam as you produce a smoke bomb and throw it on the ground at your opponent's feet. <It> coughs and sputters. (Prevents opponent from attacking that round.)
• You grin as you produce a bomb, and hurl it at your opponent, hitting <it> for X damage. You never stop to wonder where the bomb came from.
• You smile as you produce a pair of throwing knives and hurl them at your opponent, dealing an extra X damage.
• You smile broadly as you hit <it> so hard it knocks something out of <its> pocket. Viva la Revolucion!

  You acquire... something. [[Data:{{{item}}}]]

If the critical hit was the finishing blow

• As you deliver the final blow, the moonlight glints off of your smiling mask. (Grants you 4 substat points.)

Notes

• November 2007's special of the month from Mr. Store.
• Mr. Store description: "A revolutionary accessory with various explosive combat effects."
• You can only steal one item per fight. Unlike Pickpocket, you CAN get that item as a normal drop after killing the monster.
• X ranges from 2 to 3 times the player's level.
• Appears to increase the damage of combat items by about 50%, rounded down.
• In chat, the letter "V" will be colored red when it appears at the beginning of a word.
• When you visit The Council of Loathing with the mask equipped, you get the message: "Aaaahhh! No! Don't kill... oh wait, it's just you. We thought you were... never mind."

References

• "V for Vivala" is a reference to the graphic novel and film "V for Vendetta". The protagonist in these was a revolutionary who wore a Guy Fawkes mask, which is very similar in appearance to this mask.
• Guy Fawkes masks, in turn, refer to Guy Fawkes Night which celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot, a revolutionary plot to blow up Parliament. Guy Fawkes Night is the Fifth of November, so it should be no mere coincidence that this is the Item of the Month for November.
• Vivala Revolution is "Viva la revolution," which implies the Spanish "Viva la revolución.", meaning "Long live the revolution." This joke is used in the KOL holiday Dependence Day, which also describes Frank Vivala and his revolution.
• The comment about hot grits refers to a Slashdot troll meme about Natalie Portman (who played the female lead in the V for Vendetta film), naked and petrified and/or covered in hot grits.
• The Council's response to the mask is also a reference to Frank Vivala's revolution.

Collection

• 🥇: BoozerBear (#4576) - 16
• 🥈: Mr_Jiggy (#99829) - 12
• 🥉: Mistress of the Obvious (#845708), gonepostal (#96104) - 5
• #5: Zenzizenzizenzic (#906389) - 4
• #6: Kerchara (#1180279), Mystic_Potato (#154601), PacHINKOid (#43130), Riff (#27048), Shadowbeast (#287761) - 3

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Preceded by: class five ecto-larva

V for Vivala mask November 2007

Succeeded by: Crimbo P. R. E. S. S. I. E.