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|name=very ugly thing
|name=very ugly thing
|glyph={{LightGreen|u}}
|glyph={{LightGreen|u}}
|tile=[[File:Very ugly thing.png]]
|tile=[[File:Very ugly thing.png]]
|flags={{Glows flag}}<br>{{Herd flag}}<br>{{No gen derived flag}}<br>{{Warm blood flag}}
|flags={{Herd flag}}<br>{{No gen derived flag}}<br>{{Warm blood flag}}
|resistances=Varies
|resistances=Varies
|vulnerabilities={{Silver vulnerability}}
|vulnerabilities={{Silver vulnerability}}
|max_chunks=4
|xp=1093
|meat={{Mutagenic corpse}}
|xp=1441
|holiness={{Natural}}
|holiness={{Natural}}
|magic_resistance=72
|magic_resistance=40
|hp_range=78-120
|hp_range=82-114
|avg_hp=99
|avg_hp=99
|armour_class=6
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'''Very Ugly Thing Varieties'''
'''Very Ugly Thing Varieties'''
*{{Red|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing.png]] Red: [[Sticky Flame]] attacks, rF++, rSticky
*{{Red|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing.png]] Red: [[Fire]] attack, rF++
*{{White|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing5.png]] White: [[Cold]] attack, rC++
*{{White|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing5.png]] White: [[Cold]] attack, rC++
*{{Cyan|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing3.png]] Cyan: [[Electricity]] attack, rElec++
*{{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
*{{Brown|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing1.png]] Brown: [[Acid]] attack, rAcid+
*{{Green|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing2.png]] Green: [[:Category:Medium_poison_flavour|Medium poison]] attack, rPois++
*{{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: Extra damage.
*{{Magenta|u}} [[File:Very ugly thing4.png]] Purple: [[Antimagic]] attack, increased willpower of 120


==Tips & Tricks==
==Tips & Tricks==
See [[ugly thing]]s.
*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==
==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]].
*Prior to its removal in [[0.26]], purple very ugly things had [[rot resistance|rRot]].
==References==
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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.
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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