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|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| | |item1=colossal mandible|image1=Mandible.gif|drop1={{statrate|779|121|+}} | ||
| | |item3=carapace shield|image2=Carapace.gif|drop2={{statrate|779|77|+}} | ||
|item3=ichor||image3=ichor.gif|drop3={{statrate|779|173|+}} | |||
|loc1=outskirts of Area 54 | |loc1=outskirts of Area 54 | ||
|res | |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". | |||
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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
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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
dollsaction figures. - The third miss message refers to G.I. Joe: The Movie, in which a snake laments that he was "once a man".