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Revision as of 22:49, 29 August 2014

Version 0.14: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.


Killer Klown pKiller Klown.png
HP 126-178
HD 20
XP 4743
Speed 13
AC 10
EV 15
Will 160
Attack1 30 (hit: Klown)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities Silver
Habitat Land
Intelligence High
Uses Open doors
Holiness Natural
Size Medium
Type human, human
Flags Regenerates
See invisible
Speaks
Warm-blooded
Silence immune
A comical figure full of life and laughter. It looks very happy to see you... but is there a slightly malicious cast to its features? Is that red face paint or something altogether less pleasant?

“All the world loves a clown.”
-Cole Porter, “Be a Clown”. 1948.


Useful Info

Killer Klowns are powerful humanoid monsters found only in the Realm of Zot. They have decent HP, the speed of a centaur, the regeneration rate of a troll, the sporadic blinking of a blink frog, and a melee attack capable of randomly inflicting any of the following attack flavours:

Although this is less unpredictable than a chaos branded attack, it still leaves you uncertain of what to expect.

Ability: Blink

Tips & Tricks

  • They have excellent magic resistance, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up the damage on them. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you.
  • If you aren't ready for it, their most dangerous attack flavour by far is cold. While rF+, rElec, rN+, and rPois are also highly recommended, facing them without at least rC+ is a gamble you should try to avoid.
  • Their constant blinking works against them if you have decent ranged attacks and a clear, open area to fight in. Use the time they spend running back into melee range with you to whittle away at their health from afar.

Trivia

Killer Klowns were originally murderous extraterrestrial pranksters in the 1988 Academy Award® winning comedy horror sci-fi film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

History

Prior to 0.14 Klowns had a different set of damage brands for their melee attack: fire, cold, nasty poison, drain XP, rot, blink, anti-magic.