Topiary golem
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 You're fighting a topiary golemIn the Sorceress' Hedge Maze, you encounter this hideous golem made out of well-trimmed bushes. You really admire the guy that got close enough to this thing to trim it so nicely.
Hit Message(s):
He kicks you with one of his leafy, thorny feet. You scream in pain with your leafy, thorny throat. Argh! Eek! Oof! Ow! Ouch! Ow! Oof!
He smacks you in the <lower back> with one exquisitely manicured fist. You appreciate the aesthetics while you bleed. Argh! Argh! Ouch! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ouch!
Critical Hit Message:
It steps on what appears to be a pile of fertilizer and grows to twice its original size. It rears back a tree-sized fist and coldcocks you. Argh! Ouch! Ooh! Oof! Ooh! Ouch!
Miss Message(s):
He starts to attack, but is distracted by the pale guy with a bunch of scissors for hands who is giving him a manicure.
He tries to smack you with a fist, but notices an ingrown berry and stops to pick it out.
Fumble Message:
It lunges toward you, but falls flat on its face as one of its legs breaks in half. Termites!
Occurs at The Hedge Maze.
Notes
- At first you could not Steal a hedge maze puzzle from the golem due to it being a quest item, but now it is possible.
References
- The "pale guy with a bunch of scissors for hands" is Edward Scissorhands, from Tim Burton's 1990 movie of the same name.
- The fumble message may be a reference to an episode of the TV series Futurama where the character Bender downgrades to a wooden version of himself. During one part of the episode, he attempts to save his friends from a fire only to have his wooden leg snap in half and have termites pour out. This is also accompanied by the phrase "Termites!"
- In Zork II: the Wizard of Frobozz, there is a courtyard area in which, if the player waits for a few turns, the hedges will attack.
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