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|hit2=Unwisely you mock the "no carrier" meme, and the entire slashdot crowd mods you -1, Curmudgeon. {{hitnote|{{element|psychic|}}}}
 
|hit2=Unwisely you mock the "no carrier" meme, and the entire slashdot crowd mods you -1, Curmudgeon. {{hitnote|{{element|psychic|}}}}
 
|hit3=The no carrier briefly pulls the plug between you and the computer system. Unlike being in the Matrix, it doesn't kill you. It just hurts a lot. {{hitnote|{{element|electric|}}}}
 
|hit3=The no carrier briefly pulls the plug between you and the computer system. Unlike being in the Matrix, it doesn't kill you. It just hurts a lot. {{hitnote|{{element|electric|}}}}
|miss3=As it prepares to attack, you quickly call out F1 through F5 and sink its battleship! It has to retreat and gather more support.
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|miss2=It tries to attack, but gets cut off suddenl-- [no carrier]
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|miss3=The no carrier tries to pull your plug from the computer system, but you can read the falling green characters and see the move coming.
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|miss1=As it prepares to attack, you quickly call out F1 through F5 and sink its battleship! It has to retreat and gather more support.
 
|pronoun=It
 
|pronoun=It
 
|image=no-carrier.jpg
 
|image=no-carrier.jpg
 
|chips=0
 
|chips=0
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|xp=15
 
|loc1=There's a Blog.Org for This
 
|loc1=There's a Blog.Org for This
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|newres={{res|none}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* Occurs when you choose "telnet" or "ftp" on [[There's a Blog.Org for This]].
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* Occurs when you choose "ftp", "http", "link", "net", "port", "slashdot", "spider", "telnet", "web", or "www" on [[There's a Blog.Org for This]].
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* Using a [[degausser]] destroys this foe, yielding [[subscript beta]].
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{{robot|electronic}}
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==References==
 
==References==
* The third hit message refers to the movie {{wikipedia|The Matrix}}.
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* Named after the {{wikipedia|NO CARRIER}} modem message.
* The third miss message refers to the game {{wikipedia|Battleship (game)|Battleship}}.
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* The image and text are clear - it is indeed not a {{wikipedia|Aircraft carrier|carrier}}, but some other warship. The text mentions a either a {{wikipedia|battleship}}, which judging from the image it definitely isn't, or a {{wikipedia|cruiser}}.  Indeed, it appears to be an Italian {{wikipedia|Maestrale class frigate}}.
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* The first miss message refers to the game {{wikipedia|Battleship (game)|Battleship}}.
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* The third hit and miss messages refer to the movie {{wikipedia|The Matrix}}.

Latest revision as of 20:11, 20 August 2011

No-carrier.jpg
no carrier

You are fighting a no carrier.

It might be a battleship, it might be a cruiser. One thing's for sure, that's no carrier.
Your opponent attacks ...

Hit messages:

  • While you're busy facing off against the no carrier, its companion submarine surfaces and torpedoes you. (fire) damage
  • Unwisely you mock the "no carrier" meme, and the entire slashdot crowd mods you -1, Curmudgeon. (psychic) damage
  • The no carrier briefly pulls the plug between you and the computer system. Unlike being in the Matrix, it doesn't kill you. It just hurts a lot. (electric) damage



It hits you for X damage.

Critical hit message:

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



Miss messages:

  • As it prepares to attack, you quickly call out F1 through F5 and sink its battleship! It has to retreat and gather more support.
  • It tries to attack, but gets cut off suddenl-- [no carrier]
  • The no carrier tries to pull your plug from the computer system, but you can read the falling green characters and see the move coming.



Fumble messages:

Your foe fumbles! It takes X damage.


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


You gain 15 experience.








Known resistances/weaknesses

Verified to have no resistances or weaknesses.


Locations

Notes

Robot.gif This enemy is a robot with an electronic brain.

References

  • Named after the NO CARRIER modem message.
  • The image and text are clear - it is indeed not a carrier, but some other warship. The text mentions a either a battleship, which judging from the image it definitely isn't, or a cruiser. Indeed, it appears to be an Italian Maestrale class frigate.
  • The first miss message refers to the game Battleship.
  • The third hit and miss messages refer to the movie The Matrix.