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'''Unique monsters''' are [[monster]]s that are generated only once per game. They are usually much more powerful than normal monsters, but provide much greater [[experience]]. As such, they can be considered the "bosses" of ''Crawl'' (although not every unique is guaranteed to appear in every run, and by no means are you required to slay every unique you encounter).
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'''Unique monsters''' are [[monster]]s that are generated only at most once per game. They are usually much more powerful than normal monsters, but provide much greater [[experience]]. As such, they can be considered the "bosses" of ''Crawl'' (although not every unique is guaranteed to appear in every run, and by no means are you required to slay every unique you encounter).
  
 
===Wandering Uniques===
 
===Wandering Uniques===
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{{LightMagenta|p}} [[File:Terpsichore.png|32px]] '''[[Terpsichore]]''' - A phantom who would have been able to bring nearby weapons to life as her allies.
 
{{LightMagenta|p}} [[File:Terpsichore.png|32px]] '''[[Terpsichore]]''' - A phantom who would have been able to bring nearby weapons to life as her allies.
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==Generation==
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While every game will present a fair number of them, most uniques are not guaranteed to exist in a given game.  The only ones who guaranteed are:
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* The four unique Pandemonium lords: Cerebov, Gloorx Vloq, Lom Lobon, and Mnoleg
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* The four unique Hell lords: Antaeus, Asmodeus, Ereshkigal, Dispater
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* Geryon
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* The Serpent of Hell
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* The royal jelly
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* ''If'' the Shoals are generated, Ilsuiw is guaranteed to appear in them
  
 
==Source Code Notes==
 
==Source Code Notes==

Revision as of 02:30, 5 February 2014

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Unique monsters are monsters that are generated only at most once per game. They are usually much more powerful than normal monsters, but provide much greater experience. As such, they can be considered the "bosses" of Crawl (although not every unique is guaranteed to appear in every run, and by no means are you required to slay every unique you encounter).

Wandering Uniques

i Agnes.png Agnes- A zippy spriggan fighter who wields a branded lajatang.

S Aizul.png Aizul- A disgraced guardian serpent who uses powerful poison magic and a nasty sleeping spell.

R Azrael.png Azrael- An efreet who commands a pack of lesser monsters while pelting you with high-power Fire Magic and Hellfire.

o Blork the orc.png Blork the orc- A fat orc spellcaster who managed to find some rainbow suspenders somewhere.

L Boris.png Boris- A lich who will revive himself elsewhere after you've killed him once.

g Crazy Yiuf.png Crazy Yiuf- An insane, cloak-wearing gnoll who defends his forest hut with a quarterstaff of chaos.

@ Donald.png Donald- An adventurer much like yourself, but with a propensity for both swimming and complaining. Generally comes with a high-quality shield.

e Dowan.png e Duvessa.png Dowan and Duvessa - Twin elves who are never seen apart and who complement each other's strengths. Dowan uses magic while Duvessa prefers a blade.

@ Edmund.png Edmund- Sigmund's obscure and less threatening younger brother. Generally comes with a decent flail.

x Erica.png Erica- A spellcaster who carries a flaming scimitar, but prefers to use her assortment of conjurations and hexes.

i The Enchantress.png The Enchantress- Queen of the spriggans, she is extremely difficult to hit and has a nasty set of hexes. She owns one of the last surviving sets of faerie dragon armour.

O Erolcha.png Erolcha- An ogre mage with a variable spell set who can potentially banish the unlucky to The Abyss.

@ Eustachio.png Eustachio- A mustachioed summoner who can bog his foes down in a swarm of summoned mammals and imps.

e Fannar.png Fannar- An elven Ice Mage who spawns with Ice Magic-enhancing equipment. Bring cold resistance!

@ Frances.png Frances- A powerful fighter who once bested a demon lord and thereby gained demonic powers.

@ Frederick.png Frederick- A fighter-mage who packs several extremely powerful spells.

w Gastronok.png Gastronok- An unusually intelligent elephant slug who gained his magic and his hat by eating a wizard.

5 Grinder.png Grinder- A shadow imp who can easily paralyze and torture low-level adventurers to death.

g Grum.png Grum- A gnoll armed with a weapon of reaching who leads a pack of wolves into combat.

@ Harold.png Harold- A bounty hunter on the verge of retirement. He hunts down his quarry with the help of powerful Fire Magic.

g Ijyb.png Ijyb- A goblin who is only marginally stronger than his brethren, though he may show up with a dangerous wand.

@ Jessica.png Jessica- An apprentice sorceress who uses low-level spells to attack those who disturb her.

g Jorgrun.png Jorgrun- A deep dwarven earth elementalist fond of statuary (both creating it and blowing it up).

V Jory.png Jory- A wealthy vampire who combines mesmerization with devastating magical power.

@ Joseph.png Joseph- A mercenary who attacks with throwing nets, a sling, and a quarterstaff.

@ Josephine.png Josephine- An elderly necromancer who supports her undead underlings with bolts of cold and negative energy.

M Khufu.png Khufu- A greater mummy that combines high durability, smiting, torment, and an extremely dangerous mummy and demon entourage.

@ Kirke.png Kirke- An enchantress who would like nothing more than for you to join her herd of hogs.

@ Louise.png Louise- A spellcaster who wears surprisingly heavy armour and is capable of banishing the unwary to the Abyss.

R Mara.png Mara- An exceptionally powerful rakshasa, Mara's mastery of illusions allows him to bamboozle even the strongest of foes. Particularly unlucky adventurers may even find themselves battling their double.

@ Margery.png Margery- A powerful Fire Elementalist with her own entourage of hell knights.

@ Maud.png Maud- A warrior princess from a distant land who often uses demonic weaponry.

f Maurice.png Maurice- An accomplished thief who uses invisibility to rob passersby blind.

M Menkaure.png Menkaure- The mummified king of a long-forgotten realm who can torment his foes.

A Mennas.png Mennas- A powerful angel whose speed and aura of silence makes escape extremely difficult. Spellcasters beware!

o Nergalle.png Nergalle- An orcish necromancer who can summon spectral orcs to fight for her.

c Nessos.png Nessos- An armoured centaur who pelts his opponents with arrows of poisoned flame.

@ Nikola.png Nikola- A mad scientist who is an expert with fighting using electricity of all kinds.

@ Norris.png Norris- A laid-back spellcaster who debilitates foes before crushing them with powerful two-handed weapons.

K Pikel.png Pikel- A big kobold who has taken up slave trading. Carries a branded whip and travels with a band of slaves.

p Player ghost - The restless spirit of another adventurer who perished on their quest for the Orb. Their skills in life are carried over into undeath.

F Prince Ribbit.png Prince Ribbit- A cursed prince who is stuck in the form of a blink frog.

@ Psyche.png Psyche- A maddened mage who is mostly dangerous due to her dagger of chaos or distortion.

T File:Purgy.png Purgy- An unusually skinny troll that fled from his brethren into the upper levels of the dungeon.

8 Roxanne.png Roxanne- A powerful earth mage who turned herself into a statue when a spell went horribly wrong. She can't move, but there's nothing wrong with her magic.

@ Rupert.png Rupert- A berserker whose powerful roars can disable his foes long enough for him to rush in and crush them.

o Saint Roka.png Saint Roka- An orc warlord of Beogh who travels with a band of followers who believe he is the orcish messiah.

@ Sigmund.png Sigmund- The bane of low-level adventurers, Sigmund carries a couple of dangerous spells and a wicked scythe.

T Snorg.png Snorg- An exceptionally fat troll who will go berserk at the slightest provocation.

Q Sojobo.png Sojobo- King of the tengu, Sojobo is not only a powerful warrior but a master Air Mage.

K Sonja.png Sonja- A kobold assassin who always carries curare needles and a nastily-branded short blade.

@ Terence.png Terence- A weak fighter who appears near the very beginning of the dungeon.

o Urug.png Urug- A one-eyed orc who carries a pack of javelins and a heavier weapon than usual.

g Wiglaf.png Wiglaf- A dwarven fighter of Okawaru, Wiglaf will buff himself before rushing into combat.

D Xtahua.png Xtahua- An ancient and exceptionally powerful fire dragon.

Snake Pit Unique

N Lamia.png Lamia- Although stunningly beautiful, this sorcerous naga queen is cannibalistic and mad.

Spider's Nest Unique

H Arachne.png Arachne- Half-spider, half-woman, Arachne and her pets will quickly ensnare and poison those who blunder unprepared into her lair.

Swamp Unique

D The Lernaean hydra.png The Lernaean hydra- A hydra with a mind-boggling 27 heads. Those who allow it into biting range are swiftly devoured.

Shoals Uniques

m Ilsuiw.png Ilsuiw- A skilled merfolk aquamancer who often travels with a large band of her kin.

C Polyphemus.png Polyphemus- A cyclops who has somehow managed to tame a herd of death yaks and catoblepi.

Slime Pits Uniques

J Dissolution.png Dissolution- An intelligent jelly that eats its way through rock walls in search of those who would oppose the Slime God.

J The Royal Jelly.png The royal jelly- Jiyva's primary worshipper and guardian of the Slimy Rune of Zot, the Royal Jelly will quickly overwhelm interlopers with an army of jellies. Should someone manage to kill it, the Slime God will also die.

Hell Uniques

D Serpent of Hell.png Serpent of Hell- A powerful dragon that changes depending on which branch of Hell you find it in.

z Murray.png Murray- A mobile curse skull with a nasty bite and even nastier necromantic spells.

& Geryon.png Geryon- The three-headed gatekeeper of Hell, Geryon presides over the Vestibule of Hell. Those who wish to enter Hell itself must first defeat him and his followers and sound his horn.

C Antaeus.png Antaeus- Ruler of the frigid realm of Cocytus and guardian of the Icy Rune of Zot. Easily the beefiest enemy in the game, Antaeus eschews reliance on underlings and prefers to crush intruders himself using his massive body and powerful cold and electric magic.

& Asmodeus.png Asmodeus- Ruler of the fiery realm of Gehenna and guardian of the Fiery Rune of Zot. Asmodeus and his followers will quickly incinerate any interlopers with insufficient fire resistance.

& Dispater.png Dispater- Ruler of the Iron City of Dis and guardian of the Iron Rune of Zot. Dispater will crush adventurers with powerful Earth Magic and legions of powerful demons.

& Ereshkigal.png Ereshkigal- Ruler of the deathly realm of Tartarus and guardian of the Bone Rune of Zot. Those who face her and her servants risk being drained of all life.

Pandemonium Uniques

1 Ignacio.png Ignacio- A mortal who was rewarded with demonhood and became an executioner. He still carries his favorite executioner's axe.

& Cerebov.png Cerebov- Guardian of the Fiery Rune of Zot, lord of a host of balrugs, and wielder of his signature sword, which allows him to partially ignore fire resistance. Quite possibly the single most dangerous foe in the entire game.

& Gloorx Vloq.png Gloorx Vloq- Guardian of the Dark Rune of Zot and leader of a multitude of executioners. He is exceptionally fast and extremely deadly to both the living and the undead.

& Lom Lobon.png Lom Lobon- Guardian of the Magical Rune of Zot and head of a cabal of wizards. In addition to his followers, he himself has extremely powerful ice and lightning magic.

& Mnoleg.png Mnoleg- Guardian of the Glowing Rune of Zot and master of everything hideous, tentacled, and mutagenic. He and his minions will quickly deform even the hardiest of warriors.

Realm of Zot Unique

d Tiamat.png Tiamat- An exceptionally powerful draconian whose color, breath weapon, and resistances are constantly shifting. Comes with a dragonskin cloak and a large retinue of draconian followers.

Dungeon Sprint Uniques

C Chuck.png Chuck- A stone giant armed with a large rock of returning and an anachronistically awesome cap.

C The Iron Giant.png The Iron Giant- A colossal construct capable of firing iron shots and summoning iron elementals.

Y Nellie.png Nellie- Standard hellephants cannot compare with Nellie in terms of raw ferocity or adorableness.

Upcoming Uniques

H Asterion.png Asterion- A bloodthirsty king who was turned into a minotaur and exiled. He now seeks to carve out a new kingdom with the aid of Makhleb.

h Natasha.png Natasha- A wandering felid wizard who has gone searching for her lost owner. She has three lives.

N Vashnia.png Vashnia- A naga sharpshooter who possesses far more skill with both weaponry and Translocations than her underlings.

Retired Uniques

@ Duane.png Duane - A large-eared mercenary who had rather average abilities.

@ Francis.png Francis - An aged wizard who had an assortment of spells.

@ Jozef.png Jozef - A mercenary who would poison and slow opponents before moving into melee or pelting them with sling bullets.

@ Michael.png Michael - A human spellcaster who had a very basic spell list.

@ Norbert.png Norbert - A human warrior who had little in the way of distinguishing characteristics.

p Terpsichore.png Terpsichore - A phantom who would have been able to bring nearby weapons to life as her allies.

Generation

While every game will present a fair number of them, most uniques are not guaranteed to exist in a given game. The only ones who guaranteed are:

  • The four unique Pandemonium lords: Cerebov, Gloorx Vloq, Lom Lobon, and Mnoleg
  • The four unique Hell lords: Antaeus, Asmodeus, Ereshkigal, Dispater
  • Geryon
  • The Serpent of Hell
  • The royal jelly
  • If the Shoals are generated, Ilsuiw is guaranteed to appear in them

Source Code Notes

From mon-util.h, line 133:

M_UNIQUE            = (1<<21),        // monster is a unique

History

Lamia and Jorgrun were added in 0.12

Sojobo was added in 0.13

0.14 will remove Lamia and introduce Natasha, Vashnia, and Asterion.