Plexiglass pith helmet
From A KoL Wiki
plexiglass pith helmet
This helmet is the clearest of the clear, the strangest of the strange. Forged beneath the misty mountains by 7-foot dwarves (or possibly forged in a nice house in the suburbs by slightly taller-than-average accountants), it is shiny, indestructible, and undeniably badass. Wear this and you're bound to be full of pith. Vinegar is optional.
Type: hat
Power: 180
Moxie Required: 75
Cannot be traded or discarded+5 to Familiar Weight
Regenerate 10-12 HP and 10-12 MP per adventure
Muscle +30%
(In-game plural: plexiglass pith helmets)
Obtained From
- Ascension Reward
- Complete a hardcore oxygenarian ascension as a Turtle Tamer.
Notes
- Oddly enough, headbutt recognizes this item as a turtle helmet and thus deals more damage when this item is equipped.
- On June 30, 2006, the regeneration aspect of the helmet was changed from its original value of 4-8 HP and 4-8 MP to its current 10-12 HP and 10-12 MP.
- While certainly "shiny ... and undeniably badass," it is not quite indestructible; it can be pulverized.
References
- The item description semi-quotes the song "Queer", by Garbage: "The queerest of the queer/The strangest of the strange..."
- The Misty Mountains is a reference to the Lord of the Rings books by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- The last two sentences are a play on the phrase "full of piss and vinegar," meaning feisty and/or full of energy. ("Pith and vinegar" is a common bowdlerization of "piss and vinegar", and thus it is conceivable that Jick was directly playing off of the "pith" version.)
- The line "slightly taller-than-average accountants" could be a reference to the fact that studies have shown that people named Smith (which is the kind of name you would assume an accountant to have) are slighter taller than average, due to their ancestors being smiths, a profession which would be taken up by taller and stronger men.
See Also
Collection
- 🥇: watchless dead guy (#343975) - 50
- 🥈: Schlurp (#1470756) - 40
- 🥉: LuxNecronis (#718270) - 30
- #4: Iron Bob (#592920) - 24
- #5: Cristiona (#626099) - 22
- #6: Karl Marx (#1288066) - 20
- #7: SRO (#303371), warebar (#34061) - 17
- #9: GCByzantine (#611169) - 16
- #10: smash24 (#593127) - 14
Powered by Museum 🏛️ (see more)
