V for Vivala mask
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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 discardedMuscle +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.
NOTE: This item cannot be equipped while in Hardcore.
(In-game plural: V for Vivala masks)
Obtained From
- Obsoleted Areas/Methods
- Stores
- Mr. Store (1 Mr. Accessory)
- Prize
- The Raffle House
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.
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 item of the month from Mr. Store.
- Its in-store description: A revolutionary accessory with various explosive combat effects.
- The bonus adventure can only be triggered 10 times each day.
- You can only dislodge one item per fight. Like Pickpocket, you cannot get that item as a normal drop after killing the monster. Successfully pickpocketing an item appears to prevent any item dislodging in the fight, although unsuccessfully pickpocketing will allow for later item dislodging.
- Chance of generating an adventure on crit is 4 or 5%, and chance of Vpocketing is 8 or 10%.
- Vpocketing is equally likely to give you any of a monster's drops, regardless of base drop rates.
- 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."
- The extra substat points are only earned if the monster is killed by your attack, and not by another effect of the mask.
- The critical hit effects of the V for Vivala mask take precedence over the any other weapon's special critical effect (such as from the clockwork crossbow, Spirit Precipice, or vampire cape) unless the monster is killed by your attack, in which case both effects take place.
- First prize in The Raffle House on January 10, 2008.
- This item cannot be equipped at the same time as the Juju Mojo Mask.
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, an alleged revolutionary plot to blow up Parliament. Guy Fawkes Night is the Fifth of November, so it should be no mere coincidence that this was the Item of the Month in a November.
- 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.
- "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 Council's response to the mask is also a reference to Frank Vivala's revolution.
See Also
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. |
