Teddy Bear

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• Regular Message(s):

  Your teddy bear leaps in front of you and bears the brunt of your foe's attack. A bunch of stuffing gets knocked out of it.

• With lucky Tam O'Shanter equipped:

  <name> winks one button eye underneath the Tam O'Shanter. And it's no use telling it it can't wink a button eye, believe me.

• With miniature gravy-covered maypole equipped:

  <name> does a disturbingly exotic teddy-bear dance around the maypole.

• With wax lips equipped:

  <name> smiles broadly through the wax lips. First one to make a "grin and bear it" joke gets kneecapped.

[edit] Arena Messages

• When entered in an obstacle course:

  <name> has a tough time with the mud pits in the obstacle course, because he keeps soaking up the mud instead of running through it.

[edit] Notes

• Every time the teddy bear blocks an attack it absorbs the full damage of the attack, and loses some experience. At higher weights, the teddy bear can absorb several attacks before losing a pound.
• As of January 18, '06, the teddy bear is no longer effective against your shadow in the tower. You will instead receive this message:

  Your teddy bear leaps in front of you and attempts to block your shadow's attack, but your shadow quickly manifests a teddy-bear shaped hole in its abdomen, which Teddy Bear falls right through. Tough luck, Teddy Bear.

• The Teddy Bear can be used against the Naughty Sorceress, and does effectively block damage from some of her attacks.

[edit] References

• This is a reference to the Teddy Bear item from EarthBound for the SNES, which would absorb damage from enemies when carried into a battle.
• The second line of the haiku refers to the Elvis Presley song "Teddy Bear". Part of the lyrics goes "Baby let me be / Your lovin’ teddy bear - / Put a chain around my neck / And lead me anywhere."
• The miniature gravy-covered maypole dance is a reference to the children's song "Picnic Time for Teddy Bears".