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[Leonidas]

Some invading elves killed a cute little wild echidna that had been hanging around outside the fort. Then the necromancer king reanimated him. Now there are a dozen elite soldiers who pound day and night on this little undead soccer ball that won't die.

It's not a big problem. The soldiers are getting awesome XP, and I can eventually kill the echidna with DFHack. I just want to know why it can absorb limitless damage.

[martinuzz]

I think DF has a creature tag that allows some creatures to roll up into a ball, making them very damage resistant.

[KevinM]

Some known bugs, listed in the wiki under the search for echidna:  http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Echidna

[Starver]

(If "Unkillable Echidna Corpse" isn't already the name of a band, probably in the Punk, Post-Punk or Post-Punk Revival scenes, then it should be.)

[Leonidas]

Here's another little mystery: My dwarves who are pounding on the echina corpse aren't getting any experience for it.

[Bumber]

Here's another little mystery: My dwarves who are pounding on the echina corpse aren't getting any experience for it.

Might be part of the same logic as not getting experience for unconscious opponents. I think you don't gain experience for attacking withdrawn creatures in adventure mode, but I haven't tested.