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The Serpent of Hell is a unique demonic dragon which can be found guarding one of the four branches of Hell. Its attributes and breath attacks vary based on where you encounter it, though all versions are able to summon powerful dragons.

Variations

History

Prior to 0.32|the Cocytus, Gehenna, and Dis Serpents had different breath attacks. Also, the Cocytus and Gehenna Serpents had less health, while Dis Serpent's defenses were slightly higher.
In 0.16 the Serpent of Hell received a considerable buff, gaining two extra heads each capable of breathing/attacking individually as well as Summon Dragon.
In ancient versions of Crawl, the Serpent of Hell did not appear as a unique monster, but rather as a generic dragon that could be found en masse guarding the lowest level of Gehenna. While they may have had fewer HP, the fact they could appear in considerable numbers made them more dangerous than the single monster ever was: facing multiple 20-HD hellfire-breathing dragons at a time was often a quick death.

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-The '''Serpent of Hell''' is a [[unique]] [[demon]]ic [[list of dragons|dragon]] which can be found guarding one of the four [[branch]]es of [[Hell]]. Its attributes and breath attacks vary based on where you encounter it.
+The '''Serpent of Hell''' is a [[unique]] [[demon]]ic [[list of dragons|dragon]] which can be found guarding one of the four [[branch]]es of [[Hell]]. Its attributes and breath attacks vary based on where you encounter it, though all versions are able to [[Summon Dragon|summon powerful]] [[list of dragons|dragons]].
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+==Variations==
-*[[Serpent of Hell (Gehenna)|The fiery Serpent of Gehenna]]?
+*{{monsterlink|Serpent of Hell (Gehenna)}}
-*[[Serpent of Hell (Cocytus)|The frozen Serpent of Cocytus]]?
+*{{monsterlink|Serpent of Hell (Cocytus)}}
-*[[Serpent of Hell (Dis)|The metal Serpent of the Iron City of Dis]]?
+*{{monsterlink|Serpent of Hell (Tartarus)}}
-*[[Serpent of Hell (Tartarus)|The spectral Serpent of Tartarus]]?
+*{{monsterlink|Serpent of Hell (Dis)}}
 ==History==
-In 0.16 the Serpent of Hell will receive a considerable buff, gaining two extra heads each capable of breathing/attacking individually.
+*Prior to 0.32|the Cocytus, Gehenna, and Dis Serpents had different breath attacks. Also, the Cocytus and Gehenna Serpents had less health, while Dis Serpent's defenses were slightly higher.
+*In [[0.16]] the Serpent of Hell received a considerable buff, gaining two extra heads each capable of breathing/attacking individually as well as [[Summon Dragon]].
-In ancient versions of ''Crawl'', the Serpent of Hell did not appear as a unique monster, but rather as a generic one that could be found in considerable numbers guarding the lowest level of [[Gehenna]]. While they may have had fewer [[HP]], the fact they could appear in considerable numbers made them more dangerous than the single monster ever is: facing multiple 20-HD hellfire-casting dragons at a time was often a quick death.
+*In ancient versions of ''Crawl'', the Serpent of Hell did not appear as a unique monster, but rather as a generic dragon that could be found en masse guarding the lowest level of [[Gehenna]]. While they may have had fewer [[HP]], the fact they could appear in considerable numbers made them more dangerous than the single monster ever was: facing multiple 20-HD hellfire-breathing dragons at a time was often a quick death.