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HP	99-200
HD	20
XP	3020
Speed	13
AC	10
EV	15
Will	160
Attack¹	30 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Silver
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, Killer Klown
Flags	See invisible Speaks Warm-blooded No poly No gen derived

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. Armed with highly enchanted and branded clubs, they have decent HP, the speed of an adder, the sporadic blinking of a blink frog, and the ability to inflict various status effects by throwing pies:

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Throw Klown Pie	3d20	LOS	Natural flag
	Blink	—	—	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

Despite them being one of the weaker Zot monsters "on average", do not take Killer Klowns lightly! They are deadly support monsters. Silence and -Potion prevent you from using most of your emergency escape options. If you've taken too much damage, losing access to scrolls of blinking and god abilities is practically a death sentence.
Repulsion, shields, and/or high EV can help prevent you from getting hit by Throw Klown Pie.
They have excellent willpower, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up damage. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you. They are weak to silver, so silver javelins are very effective. Curare darts work on them, but can be tough to land due to Klowns' high evasion.

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 0.33, Klown Pies could cause stat drain.
Blinding Klown Pies were added in 0.32.
Prior to 0.31, Throw Klown Pie could polymorph the player into Bat Form, Pig Form, or Wisp Form, instead of inflicting Fragile. This was notable as a major source of instant death. If you were teleported into Zot:5's lungs, a klown could cause you to turn into a bat before you got a chance to move, losing all your resistances. (You could then be paralysed, mauled by an orb of fire, etc.)
Killer Klowns gained Throw Klown Pie in 0.23. Prior to that, Killer Klowns were unarmed and used a special Klown attack flavor that could choose randomly between Fire, Cold, Electricity, Strong poison, Drain speed, Pain, or Antimagic. Also, they had fast regeneration.
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.

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 *[[Silence]]
 *[[Fire#Fire Vulnerability|Fire vulnerability]]
-*[[Potion of degeneration|Stat drain]]
 *Inability to drink [[potions]]
-*[[Bat Form]], [[Pig Form]], or [[Wisp Form]]
+*[[Fragile]]
+*[[Blind]]ness
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Despite them being one of the weaker Zot monsters "on average", do ''not'' take Killer Klowns lightly! Silence and -Potion prevent you from using most of your emergency escape options. And being a [[bad form]] means losing all of your equipment, almost a death sentence in Zot:5. Always try to fight them alone; you don't want to get turned to a pig next to an [[orb of fire]].
+*Despite them being one of the weaker Zot monsters "on average", do ''not'' take Killer Klowns lightly! They are deadly support monsters. Silence and -Potion prevent you from using most of your emergency escape options. If you've taken too much damage, losing access to [[scrolls of blinking]] and [[god|god abilities]] is practically a death sentence.
 *[[Repulsion]], [[shield]]s, and/or high [[EV]] can help prevent you from getting hit by Throw Klown Pie.
-*They have excellent willpower, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up damage. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you. They are weak to [[silver]], so silver [[javelin]]s are very effective.
+*They have excellent willpower, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up damage. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you. They are weak to [[silver]], so silver [[javelin]]s are very effective. [[Curare]] darts work on them, but can be tough to land due to Klowns' high evasion.
 ==Trivia==
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 ==History==
-*The ability to throw pies was added in [[0.23]]. Prior to that, Killer Klowns were unarmed and used a special Klown attack flavor that could choose randomly between [[Fire]], [[Cold]], [[Electricity]], [[Poison|Strong poison]], [[Slow|Drain speed]], [[Pain (brand)|Pain]], or [[Antimagic]]. Also, they had fast regeneration.
+*Prior to [[0.33]], Klown Pies could cause [[stat drain]].
-*Prior to  [[0.14]] Klowns had a different set of damage brands for their melee attack: [[fire]], [[cold]], nasty [[poison]], [[drain experience|drain XP]], [[rot]], [[blink]], [[anti-magic]].
+*Blinding Klown Pies were added in [[0.32]].
+*Prior to [[0.31]], Throw Klown Pie could polymorph the player into [[Bat Form]], [[Pig Form]], or [[Wisp Form]], instead of inflicting Fragile. This was notable as a major source of '''[[instant death]]'''. If you were [[teleport]]ed into [[Zot:5]]'s lungs, a klown could cause you to turn into a bat ''before you got a chance to move'', losing all your resistances. (You could then be [[paralysed]], mauled by an [[orb of fire]], etc.)
+*Killer Klowns gained Throw Klown Pie in [[0.23]]. Prior to that, Killer Klowns were unarmed and used a special Klown attack flavor that could choose randomly between [[Fire]], [[Cold]], [[Electricity]], [[Poison|Strong poison]], [[Slow|Drain speed]], [[Pain (brand)|Pain]], or [[Antimagic]]. Also, they had fast regeneration.
+*Prior to [[0.14]] Klowns had a different set of damage brands for their melee attack: [[fire]], [[cold]], nasty [[poison]], [[drain experience|drain XP]], [[rot]], [[blink]], [[anti-magic]].