Dramatic Hedgehog

View metadata
Familiar number: 141
View in-game: view

Dramatic Hedgehog
Spiny thespian: To be or not to be cute? All the world's his stage.

Increases Meat drops and stats after combat

---

Ability: Acts as a Blood-Faced Volleyball and a Leprechaun.

Throne/Bjorn: +2 Mysticality Stat(s) Per Fight, delevels, heals 2-3 HP

Hatchling: rehearsing dramatic hedgehog

Familiar-Specific Equipment: tiny prop sword

	Ultimate Cage Match	Scavenger Hunt	Obstacle Course	Hide and Seek

Mumming Trunk Abilities:

+15% Meat Drop	4-5 MP	+4 Muscle statgain	+15% Item Drop	+4 Mysticality statgain	8-10 HP	+2 Moxie statgain
*Hover for details

Cannot breathe underwater

Combat Messages

• At the end of combat:
  • <name> strikes a dramatic pose, squints his cute li'l eyes, and declaims: <Line from the list below.> You applaud, and he smiles graciously.
    • "Forgive my use of the Gallic tongue, but Cameron is so apprehensive, if thou placed a lump of charred wood betwixt his buttocks, in twelve fortnights thou wouldst have a gem."
    • "Welcome to the Melee Society. The first commandment of the Melee Society is: thou mustn't speak of the Melee Society. The second commandment of the Melee Society is: THOU MUSTN'T SPEAK OF THE MELEE SOCIETY."
    • "This is what befalls thee, Larry! This is what befalls thee when thou buggerest a stranger! This is what befalls thee, Larry! This is what befalls thee when thou buggerest a stranger!"
    • "Ray, if someone enquireth if thou art a deity, say unto her 'VERILY!'"
    • "Knows't thou what befalls a toad when Zeus strikes it with a mighty bolt? Verily, the same fate that befalls every other living thing."
    • "What meanest thou that I amuse thee? Is it my manner of speech? What? How do I divert you? Am I like unto Pierrot, that I entertain you? What in the depths of hell dost thou find so amusing about me?"
    • "Bugger thee! That is my name. Knowst thou why? Because thou rodest here on a broken down mare, and I rode a meat-bedecked warhorse. That's my name."
    • "Knows't thou what I received for Christ's Mass? Verily, it was a year for ensigns for the clan of Bender. I received a barrel of pipe-weed."
    • "How seemeth the visage of fair Marcellus to thee? Does he have the visage of a harlot? Then why dost thou attempt to bed him thus?"
    • "Art thou conversing with me? Art thou conversing with me? Then with whom are you conversing? Verily, there art none other in the vicinity. Art thou conversing with me?"
• Enthroned in the Crown of Thrones:

  <name> shoots it a withering glare. "What is it that you want? In the depths of your ignorance, what is it that you want?" <name> says. "I wouldn't direct any living actor in Shakespeare like this! It's impossible!" It looks abashed and contrite, while you feel roundly entertained.

  You gain some hit points.

• Bjornified in the Buddy Bjorn:

  <name> leaps out of the Buddy Bjorn and performs the tragic death scene from Much Ado About Nothing. Impressed, your opponent applauds, giving you a moment to catch your breath.

  You gain some hit points.

• With lucky Tam O'Shanter equipped:

  <name> uses the Tam O'Shanter to get into character, and gives you a wink while speaking a flawless brogue.

• With miniature gravy-covered maypole equipped:

  <name> takes a minute to get his motivation, then does a remarkable impression of someone enjoying dancing around a Maypole.

• With wax lips equipped:

  <name> does his best to enunciate through the Wax Lips, intoning "Round and round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran."

References

• This familiar is a play on the Dramatic Chipmunk (which is actually a prairie dog).
• It may also be a reference to Mr. Pricklepants (an excessively theatrical hedgehog toy) from Toy Story 3.
• The end-of-combat lines are all Shakespearean versions of famous lines from modern-day movies. In order, they are: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fight Club, The Big Lebowski, Ghost Busters, X-Men, Goodfellas, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Breakfast Club, Pulp Fiction, and Taxi Driver.