== Monsters ==*'''See [httphttps://enattnam.wikipedia.orgcom/wikitopics/Airavata AiravataPlanning-for-Release here]''' - giant white war elephant with tusks like mountainsfor newest information.*'''[httpCurrent release://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_races_and_species_in_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Babel_fish Babel fish]''' - parasitic creature from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which instantly translates foreign speech if placed in your ear. *'''[httphttps://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/wikiivan/Banana_slug Banana slug]''' - odd type of slug strongly resembling a ripe banana. Deadly allergic to salt.*'''[http:releases/tag/en.wikipediav059 0.org/wiki/Basilisk Basilisk59]''' - petrifies enemies simply by looking at them(23. Mythological basilisks would ''kill'' with their stare12.2021) *'''Bees''' - Previous versions:''BEEEEEES!'' *'''Behemoth''' - giant sea-dwelling monster resembling a hippo.*'''[https://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/ivan/releases/wikitag/Beholder_v058 0.58] (Dungeons_%26_Dragons) Beholder]''' - extra-dimensional levitating spherical creature able to fire a variety of magical rays from its many eyeballs15. The central eye nullifies any magic in its gaze3.2020)*'''Black mamba''' - world's deadliest snake, able to outrun humans.*'''Brainsucker''' - leaps onto your head and sucks your brains. Can be worn as a helmet. Launched from a special launcher. *'''[httphttps://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/wikiivan/Hekatonkheires Briareos]''' - one-hundred-armed, fifty-headed giant who would make anyone panic simply by laying eyes upon them.*'''Butterfly of Storms''' - would cause random disasters around the dungeon floor. Likely a reference to [http:releases/tag/env057 0.wikipedia57] (24.org/wiki/Chaos_theory chaos theory]9.*'''Carpenter''' - sells wooden items (likely a shopkeeper2019)*'''[httphttps://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/ivan/releases/wikitag/Charybdis Charybdisv056 0.56]''' - giant sentient whirlpool (alternatively a monster that created whirlpools19. 2. 2019) from * [[http://enRelease 0.wikipedia55|0.org/wiki/Odyssey Homer's Odyssey55]]*'''Chocobo''' - charismatic bird mount from the Final Fantasy series(20.*'''Coal slug''' - self-descriptive? May be a reference or joke12.2018)*'''Coatl''' - Aztec snake. Not to be confused with [https://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/wikiivan/Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl].*'''[http:releases/tag/env054 0.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockatrice Cockatrice54]''' - similar to a basilisk, would petrify players(2. In mythology, cockatrices would ''kill'' simply by looking at, breathing on, or touching someone.*'''Cow''' - a common farm bovine10. Apparently IVAN's cows have achieved enlightenment, yet only respond with "MU" (μ2018) if questioned.*'''Cyclops''' - one eyed giant*'''Daemons''' - referred to in the developer's documentation as being elemental beings for the 4 elements: fire, ice, air and earth.*'''Dark bug''' - drawn toward darkness.*'''Dark elf''' - evil pointy-eared forest dwellers. These were intended to come in two forms: bards and wizards.*'''Deep sea blowfish''' - rapidly expands its size when threatened. Bloating poison could be extracted from its corpse.*'''Disruptor''' - blue creature able to bypass armor when attacking.*'''Dog''' - stated to come in big, small and pack-leader varieties.*'''[https://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/ivan/releases/wikitag/Doppelg%C3%A4nger Dopplegänger]''' - mythological creature able to imitate a person's formv053 0.*'''Dragon''' 53 pre- Giant four-legged, winged reptiles of various descriptionsrelease] (1. The developer files refer to varieties that use fire, ice, and have varying numbers of heads.*'''Dwarf''' - wield pickaxes and randomly dig walls. Should be able to bribe them with gold.*'''Elemental''' - physical manifestations of the forces of nature6.2018)*'''[https://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/wikiivan/Elk Elk]'''*'''[http:releases/tag/env052 0.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent Ent52]''' - giant tree people from Middle-earth(24.*'''Exploding mushrooms''' - self explanatory3.2018)*'''Falcon''' - large bird of prey[[Release 0. Not to be confused with eagles, especially not golden ones51|0.*'''Flying ass''' - attacks with lightning and chemical weaponry51]] (23.*'''Flying squirrel''' - self explanatory12.2017)*'''Forgotten Hero''' - no description given[[Release 0.*'''Game abuser''' - "Stupid monster who has a lair on a secret level where he uses mushrooms, banana peels, broken bottles, gods etc50. to gain infinite exp9|0."*'''Genocider''' - no description given other than its ability to instantly kill opponents with a death ray50.*'''Giant''' - extremely large humanoids9]] (27.*'''Giant anteater''' - is big and eats ants10.2017)*'''Goat'''*'''[https://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/ivan/releases/wikitag/Gnoll Gnoll]''' - intelligent humanoid hyena creatures similar to kobolds or goblinsv0508 0.*'''Gnome''' - extremely short humanoids50.*'''Golden Eagle''' - "Hyper-powerful8] (23."*'''Gremlin''' - multiply when they touch water and die horribly when exposed to bright lights12.2016)*'''Grid feature''' - zaps people. (Parody of [httphttps://nethack.wikiagithub.com/wikiAttnam/ivan/Grid_bug grid ''bugs''])*'''[http:releases/tag/env0507 0.wikipedia50.org/wiki/The_Groke The Groke7]''' - creature from Moomin that kills anything it comes into contact with and freezes the ground beneath it(18. Seeks only love and friendship9. Has a habit 2016, as part of sitting on fires.*'''High-level thief''' - self explanatory.*'''Hippie''' - peace loving smelly creature that confuses opponents.*'''the [http://enwww.wikipediaroguebasin.org/wikicom/Hobbit Hobbit]''' - short humanoids from Middle-earthindex. Would have an increased chance to carry [[ringphp?title=2016_ARRP Annual Roguelike Release Party]]s, especially rings of invisibility.*'''Huge firefly''' - giant bug that emits light. Would be useful as a pet.)*'''[httphttps://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/ivan/releases/wikitag/Lernaean_Hydra Hydrav0506 0.50.6]''' - huge multi-headed snake from Greek mythology able to attack in every direction at once(7. 6. 2016)*'''IVAN developer''' - able to alter the universe at will, thus more powerful than the [[gods]]Version 0.*'''[http://en55|0.wikipedia50.org/wiki/Cerberus Kerberus5]]''' - attacks with three heads at once(27. 3.2016)*'''[httphttps://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/wikiivan/King_Kong King Kong]''' - 6 meter tall great ape.*'''Ki-rin''' - extremely powerful lawful-good creature resembling a horse with a flaming mane. Able to fly, walk on water, control the wind and summon lightning, among a host of other abilities.*'''[http:releases/tag/env0504 0.wikipedia50.org/wiki/Knights_who_say_Ni Knight of Ni4]''' - responds with "ni!"(26. At higher levels, would learn to respond with "ekky-ekky-ekky-ekky-z'Bang, zoom-Boing, z'nourrrwringmm12."2015)*'''[httphttps://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/wikiAttnam/Leviathan Leviathanivan/Tiamat]''' - generally any gigantic, horrible, biblical sea monster.*'''[http:releases/tag/env0503 0.wikipedia50.org/wiki/Lich Lich3]''' - powerful undead, usually former powerful magicians who have bound their souls to an object to attain immortality(22.*'''Light bugs''' - attracted to light sources.*'''Mad cow''' - insane cow7. Would drive the player insane if eaten too (probably confusion status2015).*'''[httphttps://engithub.wikipedia.orgcom/Attnam/wikiivan/Mimic_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons) Mimic]''' - sneaky monster that disguises itself as inanimate objects, commonly [[container|chests]].*'''Miniature black hole''' - consumes anything and everything in its path. Immune to all forms of damage except for magic (reason given is "thaumic particles are not affected by gravity"). *'''[http:releases/tag/env0502 0.wikipedia50.org/wiki/Minotaur Minotaur2]''' - powerful half-man, half-bull creature from Greek mythology(11. 4.2015)*'''[httphttps://finalfantasy.wikiagithub.com/wikiAttnam/Mog Mog]''' - A reoccurring moogle from Final Fantasy. *'''Mola Mola''' - not an ocean sunfish, but rather a gigantic hybrid of a perch and an octopus whose eyes shine with a sickly green light. Can expend its energy to rapidly regrow muscle and fins, and go into a state of hibernation from which it will fully recover from injury. Stated as being more intelligent than enner beasts.*'''Monkey''' - primate that would fight for a short time before stealing an item and running away.*'''Monkey 2''' - would engrave random sequences of characters on the dungeon floor. Occasionally writes Shakespeare quotes.*'''Monster that can eat metal''' - no information given.*'''Monsters that engulf others''' - e.g. slimes?*'''Mountain troll''' - not a troll that lives in the mountains, but rather ''a mountain that is a troll.''*'''Mummy''' - preserved Egyptian royalty brought back to un-life.*'''Mutant tentacle''' - highly intelligent, yet slow purple creatures able to wield human weapons.*'''Mutant turtle''' - exceptionally good at martial arts.*'''Mutated giant mushroom''' - mostly stand still, but teleport at random. Would shoot spores at the player, which have a chance to spawn regular mushrooms.*'''[http:ivan/releases/tag/env051a 0.wikipedia51.org/wiki/Narasimha Narasimha1]''' - half-man, half-lion monster known for its deadly nails(1.*'''Nightingale''' - type of bird known for singing at night time3.*'''Nova''' - sentient star. The developer notes mention this is meant to be a "materia köntti" or blob of material (translation help needed2015).*'''Nuas''' - legendary sea monster that apparently gave birth to the Mola Mola, as well as other demons. Similar to the leviathan.*'''Octopus''' - eight-legged sea animal intended to challenge IVAN's bodypart engine.*'''Philosopher's stone golem''' - turns everything it touches into [[goldCVS]].*'''[http://en[New features in version 0.wikipedia50|0.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu50]''' - popular lightning-rat pokémon. Figurehead of the entire Pokémon series.*'''Piranha''' - vicious fish that would make short work of swimming players.*'''Poison dart frog''' - deadly poisonous frogs native to Central and South America.*'''Quantum Physician''' - self-descriptive but stated to be able to cast fireball spells.*'''Reef stonefish''' - deadly poisonous fish that strongly resembles a rock. Often poisons people who tread on them and the poisonous spines lining their back.*'''Scorpion''' - small arachnid with pincers and a deadly poisonous tail.*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scylla Scylla]''' - six-headed sea monster and counterpart to Charybdis, sits opposite Charybdis to attack ships who strayed too close to her in order to avoid the whirlpool(10.*'''Shaman''' - would randomly curse you and lower the enchantment of a random piece of equipment12.2004)*'''Snowman''' - melts in summer and drops a carrot0.*'''Splitting monsters''' - monsters that would separate into smaller monsters when defeated43 (5.*'''Smurfs''' - "Devout communists8."*'''Tiger'''2003)*'''[http://en.wikipedia0.org/wiki/Titan_42 (mythology) Titan]''' - Absolutely enormous deities from Greek mythology11. Overthrown and imprisoned in Tartarus by the Greek gods5.2003)*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennin Tennyo]''' - Buddhist beings similar to western angels that possess a beautiful robe ([http://en0.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono kimono]) that allows them to transcend the boundaries of heaven and earth 41 (i27.e3. fly2003). If this robe is taken from them they will become the servant of the thief in order to retrieve it.*'''Tooth fairy''' - common childhood mythological figure0. Likely rewarded gifts of teeth with gold40 (12.*'''Troll''' - features ungodly hp regeneration, their [[troll blood]] heals anyone it lands on12.2002)*'''Vampire''' - charismatic undead that would be damaged by bright lights.*'''See [http://enivan.wikipediasourceforge.org/wikinet/Varaha VarahaNEWS here]''' - divine boar from Hindu legendfor older versions and changelogs.*'''Walking plate mail''' - cleverly disguised mimic in the form of armor*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_the_Wumpus Wumpus]''' - tundra creature that would reward the player if caught.*'''[httpsCategory://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xorn_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons) XornVersions]''' - voracious beings from the elemental plain of earth that eat earth, silicate, gems and precious metals. The devs intended these to be living mahogany.*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziz Ziz]''' - gigantic man-eating bird monster.