Cyclops
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For a list of all giants, see list of giants.
cyclops C 
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| HP | 32-66 |
| HD | 9 |
| XP | 549 |
| Speed | 7 |
| AC | 5 |
| EV | 3 |
| Will | 40 |
| Attack1 | 35 (hit: plain)
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| Resistances | rDrown |
| Vulnerabilities | None |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Human |
| Uses | Starting equipment Open doors |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Giant |
| Type | giant, cyclops |
| Flags | Speaks Warm-blooded |
| A giant with one eye in the centre of its forehead. Despite its lack of binocular vision, it is able to throw boulders with fearsome accuracy. |
Useful Info
Cyclopes are slow, hard-hitting giants that are a menace at range. They usually generate with three or four large rocks on hand, which they will happily hurl at you from range. Cyclopes can appear alone or with a herd of dream sheep or yaks around them, and are most commonly found in the late Dungeon, the Vaults, the Orcish Mines, and the Shoals.
Tips & Tricks
- Hide around corners and attack them at close range. Any form of RMsl, such as a scarf of repulsion, will also help. If there are other monsters around, you can use them to block line of fire until the cyclops comes within range.
- Cyclopes have pretty lousy MR; confusing them will eliminate most of the harm they can do to you.
- As you might expect, they can't see invisible, so quaffing a potion of invisibility can let you escape in a dire situation.
Trivia
The presence of sheep and yaks is a reference to Homer's The Odyssey, where cyclopes are presented as shepherds.