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| − | |combatuse=You fling the black hole in an arc, giving your opponent a glimpse of the event horizon as the projectile goes past. Briefly dumped into a vision of pure chaos, pure evil, the <foe> cowers and cries | + | |combatuse=You fling the black hole in an arc, giving your opponent a glimpse of the event horizon as the projectile goes past. Briefly dumped into a vision of pure chaos, pure evil, the <foe> cowers and cries ''"liberate me"'' which probably means something in Latin, but you're too busy to look it up. Your opponent takes {{col|psychic|?-59-60-? damage}}. |
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| + | :''sometimes, in addition:'' | ||
| + | : There's a sudden gamma-ray burst from the black hole (those things happen now and then) that lances right through you. As every good hero should know, gamma rays are a fantastic source of gamma globulin, proteins in your blood that improve your immunity. It also turns you green (hey, that's just how it works). You gain an effect: [[Green globulin]]. (Added for 35 minutes.) | ||
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{{time|-1|type=current}} | {{time|-1|type=current}} | ||
| − | Your opponent is obviously horribly confused by this act, and pulls a brain muscle trying to figure out what happened, taking {{col|psychic|63 damage}}. | + | Your opponent is obviously horribly confused by this act, and pulls a brain muscle trying to figure out what happened, taking {{col|psychic|?-63-? damage}}. |
|ench=Can be used once per turn.<br> | |ench=Can be used once per turn.<br> | ||
Is not consumed by use.}} | Is not consumed by use.}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | * A {{wikipedia|black hole}} is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing | + | * A {{wikipedia|black hole}} is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing can escape its pull, which is referred to in the description. It can still emit particles due to quantum effects, including {{wikipedia|gamma ray}}s, as one of the outcomes suggests. |
| + | * This, however, has nothing to do with {{wikipedia|gamma globulin}}s, which are proteins that take an important part in the immune system. | ||
| + | * Gamma globulins, however, will not turn you green. This is probably a reference to {{wikipedia|Hemoglobin}}, the red protein that gives the color to the blood (through coloring red blood cells). | ||
* "liberate me" refers to {{wikipedia|Libera Me}}, a Roman Catholic prayer sung by the coffin before burial. The literal meaning is "deliver me". | * "liberate me" refers to {{wikipedia|Libera Me}}, a Roman Catholic prayer sung by the coffin before burial. The literal meaning is "deliver me". | ||
** More specific to this item, "liberate me" and other parts of the damage message refer to the movie {{wikipedia|Event Horizon_(film)}} which involves a space ship powered by a black hole. | ** More specific to this item, "liberate me" and other parts of the damage message refer to the movie {{wikipedia|Event Horizon_(film)}} which involves a space ship powered by a black hole. | ||
[[Category:Color]] | [[Category:Color]] | ||
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throwing star - black hole
Plural: Unknown
The thing about black holes is, there is already such a tremendous density of cheap jokes surrounding them, the likelihood of any particular joke actually escaping into your hearing is practically nil.
Comes from September 2009 Item of the Month
Miscellaneous Item
Item cannot be auto-sold
Combat Usable
Can be used once per turn.
Is not consumed by use.
How Obtained
Use exotic throwing stars gift set
You fling the black hole in an arc, giving your opponent a glimpse of the event horizon as the projectile goes past. Briefly dumped into a vision of pure chaos, pure evil, the <foe> cowers and cries "liberate me" which probably means something in Latin, but you're too busy to look it up. Your opponent takes ?-59-60-? damage.
- sometimes, in addition:
- There's a sudden gamma-ray burst from the black hole (those things happen now and then) that lances right through you. As every good hero should know, gamma rays are a fantastic source of gamma globulin, proteins in your blood that improve your immunity. It also turns you green (hey, that's just how it works). You gain an effect: Green globulin. (Added for 35 minutes.)
or
Your fingers accidentally brush the edge of the black hole as you try to throw the star, causing you to plummet through the singularity and pop out the other side, falling into a parallel universe where it's sixty seconds earlier than when you left.
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Current time: -1 minutes |
Your opponent is obviously horribly confused by this act, and pulls a brain muscle trying to figure out what happened, taking ?-63-? damage.
References
- A black hole is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing can escape its pull, which is referred to in the description. It can still emit particles due to quantum effects, including gamma rays, as one of the outcomes suggests.
- This, however, has nothing to do with gamma globulins, which are proteins that take an important part in the immune system.
- Gamma globulins, however, will not turn you green. This is probably a reference to Hemoglobin, the red protein that gives the color to the blood (through coloring red blood cells).
- "liberate me" refers to Libera Me, a Roman Catholic prayer sung by the coffin before burial. The literal meaning is "deliver me".
- More specific to this item, "liberate me" and other parts of the damage message refer to the movie Event Horizon_(film) which involves a space ship powered by a black hole.
