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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 4821383" data-attributes="member: 58197">Of all the things I did not see coming, I so didn't see that coming that I still haven't seen it now that it's come.Nice catch there, whoever caught it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Okaaay, let's see here. What do we know about the MitD?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As we have just seen, it can teleport people away by "<a href="http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0543.html" target="_blank">hoping really hard</a>" - but not always. Either it has to hope extraordinarily forcefully, or there's some other limiting factor.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It has <a href="http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0374.html" target="_blank">very high damage reduction and is extremely strong</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It has (or had) a "dad" who was <a href="http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0651.html" target="_blank">really big and ate a lot</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It can make an earthquake by <a href="http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0477.html" target="_blank">stomping</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It was found in the jungle and was "always there," but it wasn't born there and that's not where its parents are from.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When it was shown on stage in "Start of Darkness," comments included: "It's horrible!" "And yet... beautiful!" "Mommy, I feel funny looking at it." "I've never seen anything like it!" (The last came from a robed bald fellow who was presumably a wizard.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Right-Eye says that aside from the goblins, everyone else who sees it "recoils in abject horror at the sight of you."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Redcloak recognizes it on sight, saying, "I know what you are," and seems familiar with its capabilities.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Xykon, on the other hand, does not appear to know what it is; he has to ask a lot of questions about what it can do.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is subject to mind-affecting spells.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rich has known what it was since strip 100 or so, and has been dropping hints since.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is possible to guess what it is; it isn't something Rich Burlew made up just for the story. (Direct quote from "War and XPs.") It is also strongly implied that it is something "someone else made up."</li> </ul>If it weren't for the last item, I would agree with the guess that it was a baby Snarl. But it seems pretty conclusive that it's not specific to OotS.A pit fiend is a possibility, although pit fiends are normally a bit brighter than that. Still, the once-a-year wish dovetails perfectly with what we just saw. (Then we have to ask, who was its dad?)Of note, in the same page of "War and XPs" with the above quote, there is a little side cartoon showing the monster talking to Jirix. The monster says, "I know! Maybe I'm a kobold!" Jirix replies, "You're pretty tall for a kobold." Monster: "Maybe I'm two kobolds?"This could be a hint that the MitD is actually Pun-Pun. I kinda doubt it though. That would take way too much explaining to the non-optimization geeks in the audience....yeah, not coming up with much. Although, wait a sec. Just because it's something "someone else made up" doesn't mean it's a creature out of the D&D rules. That's something to think about.</blockquote>

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