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|hit1=He hits you before you're reddy to block. Er, ready. Either way, it hurts.
 
|hit1=He hits you before you're reddy to block. Er, ready. Either way, it hurts.
|hit2=You read him his rights. The homograph fails to register, and he follows through on his attack.
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|hit2=He slaps you twice, once on each cheek. Boy is your face red.
|hit3=He slaps you twice, once on each cheek. Boy is your face red.
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|hit3=You read him his rights. The homograph fails to register, and he follows through on his attack.
 
|miss1=You quickly try to come up with a Grateful Dead parody, involving the line "trouble ahead, gangster in red. Superhero'd better watch your knee-ee-ees." The gangster is put off by your horrible rendition more than anything.
 
|miss1=You quickly try to come up with a Grateful Dead parody, involving the line "trouble ahead, gangster in red. Superhero'd better watch your knee-ee-ees." The gangster is put off by your horrible rendition more than anything.
 
|miss2=He tries to slap you twice, and misses both times. Boy is his face red.
 
|miss2=He tries to slap you twice, and misses both times. Boy is his face red.
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==References==
 
==References==
* The hit and miss messages are a play on words, given that "red" and "read (past tense)" are puns for one another by virtue of their homophonous relationship.
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* The second hit and miss messages are a play on words, "red" vs. se"read (past tense)".
* The second hit and miss messages are, as usual, a play on words. In the hit message, you become "red-faced" from blushing after being slapped about. In the miss message, it's the gangster's turn to blush - from sheer embarassment, hence "red-faced".
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* The third hit and miss messages are a play on "red-faced" meaning both being embarrassed and being flushed.
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* The third miss message refers to the song [[Wikipedia:Casey Jones (song)|Casey Jones]] by the {{Wikipedia|Grateful Dead}} which include the words "Trouble ahead, oh, Lady in red" and "Casey Jones you better watch your speed."

Revision as of 02:23, 19 June 2009

Gangster.jpg
gangster in red

You are fighting a gangster in red.

A gang member wearing red approaches you. He's carrying what appears to be a sling, which is an odd choice for a weapon. Maybe someone mugged him and took his gun.
Your opponent attacks ...

Hit messages:

  • He hits you before you're reddy to block. Er, ready. Either way, it hurts.
  • He slaps you twice, once on each cheek. Boy is your face red.
  • You read him his rights. The homograph fails to register, and he follows through on his attack.



He hits you for X damage.

Critical hit message:

Your opponent has a critical hit! He hits you for X damage.



Miss messages:

  • You quickly try to come up with a Grateful Dead parody, involving the line "trouble ahead, gangster in red. Superhero'd better watch your knee-ee-ees." The gangster is put off by your horrible rendition more than anything.
  • He tries to slap you twice, and misses both times. Boy is his face red.
  • You have his rights read to him. Confused that you might be a cop, he holds back.



Fumble messages:

Your foe fumbles! He takes X damage.


Victory! You beat up your foe and win the combat!


Chips-white.gif You gain 12-21 chips.

You gain 15 experience.

You got an item: sling Sling.gif (Unspecified Drop rate)
You got an item: firecracker Firecracker.gif (Unspecified Drop rate)






Known resistances/weaknesses

Unspecified
Former resistances were Verified to have no resistances or weaknesses., remember to remove this information from the page when resistances are spaded.

Locations


References

  • The second hit and miss messages are a play on words, "red" vs. se"read (past tense)".
  • The third hit and miss messages are a play on "red-faced" meaning both being embarrassed and being flushed.
  • The third miss message refers to the song Casey Jones by the Grateful Dead which include the words "Trouble ahead, oh, Lady in red" and "Casey Jones you better watch your speed."