| Doppelganger king | |
| @ | |
 | |
| Location | Random |
|---|---|
| Monster type | Humanoid |
| Alignment | Chaotic |
| Unique? | No |
| Sees invisible? | No |
| Sees in the dark? | No |
| Magic resistance | High |
| Picks up items? | ? |
| 1.1.1 KPL | Unknown |
Doppelganger kings are monsters in ADOM that can mimic the player. In ASCII-mode they are represented by an @ symbol of the same color as the PC. In tiles-mode they are represented by the same tile as the PC. The sprite on this page is only displayed when using monster detection.
Doppelganger kings are extremely dangerous monsters. They exactly mimic your own speed, DV, and PV. On top of that, their to-hit bonus appears to increase as yours does, and it seems that damage dealt by a doppelganger king's attack adjusts to 20% of the PC's max HP[1]. In addition, they retain their lesser counterparts' ability to deflect missiles and confuse the PC in melee.
Kill them with spells from a distance, or in the dark.
Special abilities
- Penetrating melee attack
- Scaling DV, PV, speed, and damage
- Confusion attack
- Deflects most types of missiles
- Often shrugs off bolts and other resistible magic
Common stats
The DV, PV, and speed of a doppelganger king always matches that of the PC.
Level 1 DV: x PV: x Hits: 85 Attacks: 1 Damage: 8-41 Speed: x.
Corpse effects
Only trolls can eat doppelganger kings. Doing so seems to have a 50% chance of raising each of the PC's stats, individually.
Monster memory
You recoil in confusion from your own mirror image! The strange figure seems to be your identical twin... only more so, somehow. Curiously, your twin seems to be a lot more like you than you yourself ever could be! You start to wonder whether you should continue your life now that you know how perfect you'll never manage to be.