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|pronoun=It
|pronoun=It
|name=giant
|name=giant
|desc=This is a G.I. ant. You're not sure if it's an army ant or a marines ant, but it's really, really, really, really big. Yes, it's even bigger than your Aunt Bertha.
|desc=This is a G.I. ant. You're not sure if it's an army ant or a marines ant, but it's really, really, really, ''really'' big. Yes, it's even bigger than your Aunt Bertha.
|image=Ant.jpg
|image=Ant.jpg
|hit1=!
|hit1=The giant bites you with its GI pincers.
|miss1=!
|hit2=The giant calls up a whole nest of its buddies. They go all 1954 on you.
|hit3=The giant runs over you in an ant-themed vehicle you're sure you can buy separately.
|miss1=The giant tries to bite you with its GI pincers, but it turns out the low bidder in this case didn't bother to sharpen them. Sad, I know.
|miss2=The giant calls up a whole nest of its buddies, but you use some formic acid to lead them off. Science!
|miss3=The giant rushes you, but gets distracted by a snake that was once a man. This desert is so weird.
|chips=0
|chips=0
|xp=60
|xp=60
|item1=carapace shield|image1=Carapace.gif
|item1=colossal mandible|image1=Mandible.gif|drop1={{statrate|779|121|+}}
|item2=colossal mandible|image2=Mandible.gif
|item3=carapace shield|image2=Carapace.gif|drop2={{statrate|779|77|+}}
|loc1=outskirts of Area 54}}
|item3=ichor||image3=ichor.gif|drop3={{statrate|779|173|+}}
|loc1=outskirts of Area 54
|newres={{res|sonic|100|+}}<br>{{res|psychic|50}}}}
{{Animal}}
==Notes==
==Notes==
*Used to be called the Colossal ant. Ryme changed the name after [[User:LordMilkMan|LordMilkMan]] suggested it on the Forums.
*Used to be called the Colossal ant. [[Ryme]] changed the name after [[User:LordMilkMan|LordMilkMan]] suggested it on the Forums.
== References ==
== References ==
*"Bertha" is a name commonly associated with overweight females, and the word "Aunt", in some dialects, is pronounced the same as "Ant." Thus, "Aunt Bertha" would be another name for a large ant.
* "Bertha" is a name commonly associated with overweight females, and the word "Aunt", in some dialects, is pronounced the same as "Ant." Thus, "Aunt Bertha" would be another name for a large ant.
* GI here stands for "Ground Infantry" and "GI Ant" is a play of words on the name {{wikipedia|army ant}}, an actual real-life subspecies of ant, hence the foe description. Additionally, "GI ant" is also an apt description of this foe, given its size too.
* The third hit message refers to {{wikipedia|G.I. Joe}} toys which were sold separately from the <s>dolls</s> action figures.
* The third miss message refers to ''{{wikipedia|G.I. Joe: The Movie}}'', in which a snake laments that he was "once a man".

Latest revision as of 08:07, 19 October 2015

giant

You are fighting a giant.

This is a G.I. ant. You're not sure if it's an army ant or a marines ant, but it's really, really, really, really big. Yes, it's even bigger than your Aunt Bertha.
Your opponent attacks ...

Hit messages:

  • The giant bites you with its GI pincers.
  • The giant calls up a whole nest of its buddies. They go all 1954 on you.
  • The giant runs over you in an ant-themed vehicle you're sure you can buy separately.



It hits you for X damage.

Critical hit message:

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



Miss messages:

  • The giant tries to bite you with its GI pincers, but it turns out the low bidder in this case didn't bother to sharpen them. Sad, I know.
  • The giant calls up a whole nest of its buddies, but you use some formic acid to lead them off. Science!
  • The giant rushes you, but gets distracted by a snake that was once a man. This desert is so weird.



Fumble messages:

Your foe fumbles! It takes X damage.


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


You gain 60 experience.

You got an item: colossal mandible (15.5 ± 2.6%)

You got an item: ichor (22.2 ± 3%)






Known resistances/weaknesses

100% weak to sonic damage.
50% resistant to psychic damage.


Locations

This enemy is an animal.

Notes

  • Used to be called the Colossal ant. Ryme changed the name after LordMilkMan suggested it on the Forums.

References

  • "Bertha" is a name commonly associated with overweight females, and the word "Aunt", in some dialects, is pronounced the same as "Ant." Thus, "Aunt Bertha" would be another name for a large ant.
  • GI here stands for "Ground Infantry" and "GI Ant" is a play of words on the name army ant, an actual real-life subspecies of ant, hence the foe description. Additionally, "GI ant" is also an apt description of this foe, given its size too.
  • The third hit message refers to G.I. Joe toys which were sold separately from the dolls action figures.
  • The third miss message refers to G.I. Joe: The Movie, in which a snake laments that he was "once a man".