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|name=very ugly thing
|glyph={{LightRed|u}}
|glyph={{LightGreen|u}}
|tile=[[File:Red very ugly thing.png]]
|tile=[[File:Very ugly thing.png]]
|flags={{Glows flag}}<br>{{Herd flag}}<br>{{Warm blood flag}}
|flags={{Herd flag}}<br>{{No gen derived flag}}<br>{{Warm blood flag}}
|resistances={{Fire resistance 2}}, {{Sticky flame resistance}}
|resistances=Varies
|vulnerabilities={{Silver vulnerability}}
|vulnerabilities={{Silver vulnerability}}
|max_chunks=5
|xp=1093
|meat={{Mutagenic corpse}}
|xp=986
|holiness={{Natural}}
|holiness={{Natural}}
|magic_resistance=48
|magic_resistance=40
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|hp_range=82-114
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|avg_hp=99
|armour_class=4
|armour_class=6
|evasion=10
|evasion=10
|habitat=Land
|habitat=Land
|speed= 11 (act: 110%)
|speed= 10 (move: 90%)
|size={{Large}}
|size={{Large}}
|item_use={{Open doors}}
|item_use={{Open doors}}
|attack1=18 ({{Sting type}}: {{Napalm flavour}})
|attack1=27 (Random type: Color-dependent effect)
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{{Flavour|A very ugly thing. According to legend, this hideously mutated creature is the otherworldly spawn of a wizard's breeding experiment. Double yuck!
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“All the infections that sun sucks up<br>
From bogs, fens, flats, on Prosper fall and make him<br>
By inch-meal a disease! His spirits hear me<br>
And yet I needs must curse. ”<br>
-William Shakespeare, _The Tempest_, II, 2. 1611.}}


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==Useful Info==
'''Very ugly things''' are more powerful versions of [[ugly thing]]s: their colors are the same, but they hit harder and have more powerful versions of their lesser kins' elemental attacks, as well as a greater degree of resistance:


{{Flavour|A very ugly thing. Double yuck.}}
'''Very Ugly Thing Varieties'''
*{{Red|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing.png]] Red: [[Fire]] attack, rF++
*{{White|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing5.png]] White: [[Cold]] attack, rC++
*{{Cyan|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing3.png]] Cyan: [[Electricity]] attack, rElec++ (resists 5/6 of damage)
*{{Brown|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing1.png]] Brown: [[Acid]] attack, rAcid+
*{{Green|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing2.png]] Green: [[:Category:Strong_poison_flavour|Strong poison]] attack, rPois++ (resists 5/6 of damage)
*{{Magenta|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing4.png]] Purple: [[Antimagic]] attack, increased willpower of 120


==Useful Info==
==Tips & Tricks==
'''Very ugly things''' are more powerful versions of [[ugly thing]]s: their colors are the same, but they hit harder and have more powerful version of their lesser kins' elemental attacks. For example, the basic red ugly thing merely hits for fire damage, while the red very ugly thing inflicts [[sticky flame]].
*Like their smaller counterparts, they are faster than most species on foot. If you can't deal with them and an exit isn't near, consider teleporting away.
*Very ugly things have 18 [[hit dice]], meaning their elemental attacks (particularly cold ones) will deal extreme damage if you aren't resistant.
 
==History==
{{CBA|0.35|cyan and green very ugly things will have simply rElec+ and rPois+ respectfully.}} <ref>{{commit ref|5f1dfa|0.35|Give very ugly things rPois+/rElec+}}</ref>
*Prior to [[0.34]], purple very ugly things were only doing extra damage and did not have increased willpower
*Prior to its removal in [[0.26]], purple very ugly things had [[rot resistance|rRot]].


==Tips & Tricks==
==References==
See [[ugly thing]]s.
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 24 September 2026

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
This chart is not updated automatically.
It may contain outdated information.
very ugly thing u 
HP 82-114
HD 18
XP 1093
Speed 10 (move: 90%)
AC 6
EV 10
Will 40
Attack1 27 (Random type: Color-dependent effect)


Resistances Varies
Vulnerabilities Silver
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Open doors
Holiness Natural
Size Large
Type ugly thing, very ugly thing
Flags Herd
No gen derived
Warm-blooded
A very ugly thing. According to legend, this hideously mutated creature is the otherworldly spawn of a wizard's breeding experiment. Double yuck!

“All the infections that sun sucks up
From bogs, fens, flats, on Prosper fall and make him
By inch-meal a disease! His spirits hear me
And yet I needs must curse. ”
-William Shakespeare, _The Tempest_, II, 2. 1611.

Useful Info

Very ugly things are more powerful versions of ugly things: their colors are the same, but they hit harder and have more powerful versions of their lesser kins' elemental attacks, as well as a greater degree of resistance:

Very Ugly Thing Varieties

  • u Red: Fire attack, rF++
  • u White: Cold attack, rC++
  • u Cyan: Electricity attack, rElec++ (resists 5/6 of damage)
  • u Brown: Acid attack, rAcid+
  • u Green: Strong poison attack, rPois++ (resists 5/6 of damage)
  • u Purple: Antimagic attack, increased willpower of 120

Tips & Tricks

  • Like their smaller counterparts, they are faster than most species on foot. If you can't deal with them and an exit isn't near, consider teleporting away.
  • Very ugly things have 18 hit dice, meaning their elemental attacks (particularly cold ones) will deal extreme damage if you aren't resistant.

History

  • In 0.35, cyan and green very ugly things will have simply rElec+ and rPois+ respectfully. [1]
  • Prior to 0.34, purple very ugly things were only doing extra damage and did not have increased willpower
  • Prior to its removal in 0.26, purple very ugly things had rRot.

References