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{{fight
{{combatencounter
|pronoun=a
|indef=a
|name=hovertank
|name=hovertank
|desc=Slow but powerful, this thing is loaded with all kinds of weapons, each one of them pointing at you.
|desc=Slow but powerful, this thing is loaded with all kinds of weapons, each one of them pointing at you.
|image=Hovertank.jpg
|image=Hovertank.jpg
|hit=Your opponent attacks ... It hits you for # + # (fire) damage.
|hit1=Turns out this isn't a hovertank, it's a Hoovertank. Several hoses emerge from the vehicle and attempt to vacuum you through a series of whirling bristles and 6-inch-wide tubes. It's obvious you won't fit, but it knocks you around a lot in the process of trying.{{hitnote|{{element|physical|}} + {{element|fire|}}}}
|critical=unknown
|hit2=The jet of flame it shoots out of a turret makes you wish it were a sensory deprivation tank instead.{{hitnote|{{element|fire|}}}}
|miss=Your opponent attacks ... and misses.
|hit3=The tank stops hovering for a bit. While you're positioned underneath it.
|fumble=unknown}}
|miss1=The tank tries to run you over, but since it's flying that's not especially effective.
{{exp|amt=120}}
|miss2=You accidentally step in front of a cannon and a jet of shame envelops you. Whoops, someone must have mixed up a flamethrower with a blamethrower at the factory.
{{obtain|item=positron originator|image=Positron-originator.gif}}
|miss3=The tank goes haywire for a moment as all of its portals become jammed full of robot flying fish who don't realize it's not that kind of tank.
{{obtain|item=plasteel plating|image=Plasteel.gif}}
|pronoun=It
{{obtain|item=titanium plating|image=Titanium.gif}}
|chips=0
 
|xp=120
== Location(s) ==
|item1=positron originator|image1=Positron-originator.gif|drop1={{statrate|809|64|+}}
[[A renegade robot hive]]
|item2=plasteel plating|image2=Plasteel.gif|drop2={{statrate|809|170|+}}
 
|item3=shell casing|image3=shell-casing.gif|drop3={{statrate|809|99|+}}
 
|item4=futuristic vegetable paste|image4=futuristicvegetable.gif|drop4={{statrate|809|88|+}}
== resistances/weaknesses ==
|loc1=A renegade robot hive
Weak against fire
|newres={{res|fire|100}}<br>{{res|sonic|50|+}}
}}
{{robot|positronic}}
==References==
* "hoovertank" is a reference to the {{wikipedia|The Hoover Company|Hoover}} brand of vacuum cleaners.
* "blame thrower" is a fictional weapon mentioned in the movie {{wikipedia|Mystery Men}}.
* The hovertank was a standard unit in the game from the mid to late 1990's called "Emperor of the Fading Suns"

Latest revision as of 22:11, 24 August 2013

hovertank

You are fighting a hovertank.

Slow but powerful, this thing is loaded with all kinds of weapons, each one of them pointing at you.
Your opponent attacks ...

Hit messages:

  • Turns out this isn't a hovertank, it's a Hoovertank. Several hoses emerge from the vehicle and attempt to vacuum you through a series of whirling bristles and 6-inch-wide tubes. It's obvious you won't fit, but it knocks you around a lot in the process of trying. damage + (fire) damage
  • The jet of flame it shoots out of a turret makes you wish it were a sensory deprivation tank instead. (fire) damage
  • The tank stops hovering for a bit. While you're positioned underneath it.



It hits you for X damage.

Critical hit message:

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



Miss messages:

  • The tank tries to run you over, but since it's flying that's not especially effective.
  • You accidentally step in front of a cannon and a jet of shame envelops you. Whoops, someone must have mixed up a flamethrower with a blamethrower at the factory.
  • The tank goes haywire for a moment as all of its portals become jammed full of robot flying fish who don't realize it's not that kind of tank.



Fumble messages:

Your foe fumbles! It takes X damage.


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


You gain 120 experience.

You got an item: positron originator (7.9 ± 1.9%)
You got an item: plasteel plating (21 ± 2.9%)
You got an item: shell casing (12.2 ± 2.3%)
You got an item: futuristic vegetable paste (10.9 ± 2.2%)





Known resistances/weaknesses

Immune to fire damage.
50% weak to sonic damage.


Locations

This enemy is a robot with a positronic brain.

References

  • "hoovertank" is a reference to the Hoover brand of vacuum cleaners.
  • "blame thrower" is a fictional weapon mentioned in the movie Mystery Men.
  • The hovertank was a standard unit in the game from the mid to late 1990's called "Emperor of the Fading Suns"