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Abaddon

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Deadliest Animals?
« on: July 18, 2012, 05:37:53 am »
Hey guys,

Just wondering what the most dangerous/badass animals you've managed to catch and breed are, just managed to grab a single black mamba and I'm hoping to get another for a badass snake pit.
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Re: Deadliest Animals?
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2012, 06:01:17 am »
I thi k that the giant desert scorpion is on the nasty side. Get a whole bunch, pit 'em, throw in a mime and call yourself Havelock.
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Re: Deadliest Animals?
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2012, 06:09:47 am »
Giant versions are always a lot more dangerous. If you manage to capture/buy GIANT black mambas...
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Re: Deadliest Animals?
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2012, 06:31:37 am »
Ravens.
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« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2012, 08:41:10 am »
Quote from: Loud Whispers on July 18, 2012, 06:31:37 am
Ravens.

No, they're just a pain in the ass...

Do werecreatures count as deadly animals? That weregorilla absolutely annihilated my farmer...
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« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2012, 08:46:03 am »
Jabberers. oh god they are deadly.... from both sides of the fortress walls....
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Re: Deadliest Animals?
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2012, 08:55:02 am »
Giant Wrens. They're big, they're fast and they don't take kindly to your type 'round these parts.
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« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2012, 09:11:05 am »
Quote from: Frontestro on July 18, 2012, 08:46:03 am
Jabberers. oh god they are deadly.... from both sides of the fortress walls....

All they seem to do is fill up my cage traps :D
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« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2012, 09:23:40 am »
Quote from: Mimodo on July 18, 2012, 09:11:05 am
Quote from: Frontestro on July 18, 2012, 08:46:03 am
Jabberers. oh god they are deadly.... from both sides of the fortress walls....

All they seem to do is fill up my cage traps :D

Right up until they catch one of your dwarves alone...
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« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2012, 11:41:32 am »
The thread title made me think of one of those shows on Fox- "Tonight on Dwarf Fortress's Deadliest Animals: They thought they were starting a simple outpost in the wilderness, but they didn't know the giant badgers had other plans."
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« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2012, 11:45:11 am »
Quote from: Mimodo on July 18, 2012, 08:41:10 am
Quote from: Loud Whispers on July 18, 2012, 06:31:37 am
Ravens.
No, they're just a pain in the ass...
Have they even tried killing everyone in your fort yet?!

They're just biding...
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« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2012, 01:59:25 pm »
Has anyone encountered a Husked Giant Sponge?  I can't imagine anything more dangerous, since they are effectively unkillable already.  Add the husking phenomena and they also hate all life.  So, combination of one of the most deadly creatures in the game combined with the fact that all it does is sit there until some unfortunate dwarf gets close enough to get pushed to death.

If I'm allowed to bend the rules, then clearly the most Deadly Animal in Dwarf Fortress is the player themself.  How many dorfs have been lost to accidents and "Accidents?"

Barring that, dorfs themselves are pretty deadly to themselves as well.

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Investigator: He was channeling out a pit, fell 10 z-levels because he was told to dig out the edges first, knocked unconscious and broke both legs during the cave-in, attempted to crawl out of the pit, got attacked by troggs and had both arms broken before overcoming them, then got into a mood, failed to reach a workshop (see: broken legs above), went melancholy and threw himself into magma.
Coroner: So I'll just put down "Natural causes."
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Re: Deadliest Animals?
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2012, 02:15:11 pm »
Quote from: RanDomino on July 18, 2012, 11:41:32 am
The thread title made me think of one of those shows on Fox- "Tonight on Dwarf Fortress's Deadliest Animals: They thought they were starting a simple outpost in the wilderness, but they didn't know the giant badgers had other plans."
I'd watch that.
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« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2012, 08:39:42 pm »
Dragons.  I got stupid lucky and caught a breeding pair.  I had to mod them a bit before the eggs would actually hatch, but it's totally worth it.

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=112968.0
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Re: Deadliest Animals?
« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2012, 09:28:36 pm »
Giant Desert Scorpions, for several reasons
-they can steal weapons and shields from your dwarves
-they feel no pain, only hatred
-they're neurotoxin can kill anything with a brain or spine.

They can kill megabeasts with a single attack. Now imagine a cage with 50 in it.
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