Gangster in blue

gangster in blue

You are fighting a gangster in blue.

You encounter a gang member wearing a blue bandana, blue jeans, blue sneakers, and a blue shirt. He appears to take seriously the duty to wear his gang colors.
Your opponent attacks ...

Hit messages:

• He gives you a case of the blues. Then adds a case of the Mondays, which really hurts. damage+ (psychic) damage
• His assault leaves you bruised badly: all black and his namesake color.
• The gangster gives you a blueberry, which is like a raspberry, but much more painful.

He hits you for X damage.

Critical hit message:

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

Miss messages:

• He realizes he's feeling too down to bother attacking you.
• At the last second he's pulled away to go to his cousin's wedding. Apparently they only had the old, new, and borrowed somethings covered.
• The Blue Rajah intercepts him to have a stern conversation about trademark infringement.

Fumble messages:

Your foe fumbles! He takes X damage.

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

You gain 13-25 chips.

You gain 12 experience.

You got an item: extension cord (9.1 ± 2.2%)
You got an item: cross trainers (13 ± 2.5%)
You got an item: chocolate covered jelly (31.6 ± 3.5%)

Known resistances/weaknesses

100% weak to fire damage.

Locations

• Nearby slums
  

References

• The first hit and miss messages refer The Blues, a mood of depression. The hit message specifically mentions "Monday Blues", the depression you feel on your way to work after two days away from it. A "case of the Mondays" is a reference to the movie Office Space.
• The second hit message is a reference the term Black and blue which means bruised or hurt badly.
• The first miss message refers to the wedding custom that a bride should take to her wedding "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue".
• The third hit message probably refers to Blowing a raspberry, which might not be painful but is certainly insulting.
• The third miss message refers to The Blue Raja, a character from the film Mystery Men.