wiki/Icy-Badguys.md

A badguy in SuperTux is a foe of Tux. They may not be "bad" in the way that a hedgehog isn't really bad, but they can certainly hurt Tux. Most of the badguys are creatures, like Snowballs with varying characteristics, but some are more like objects (Stalactite for example) or phenomena like Flame.

Tux will try to avoid approaching badguys if possible. If he runs into one or one drops on his head, he is hurt. When hurt Tux will lose a powerup or, if Tux has no powerups left, he will be killed.

Many of the badguys Tux can knock out by jumping on them and squishing them. Others are only stunned by this for a short while or are insusceptible to this and hurt Tux instead. As a rule of thumb, badguys with a spiky head or helmet can usually not be jumped on. For a list of badguys that can be squished take a look at the squishable badguys category. Most badguys can be killed with the fire- or iceflower power up.

Enemies

This page shall describe all enemies, old and new, in as much detail as possible. We also need to settle down on proper names for enemies, since currently there is a lot of confusion. If you want see on real names, click here.

Further references

• Milestone 2 Design Document/Enemies
• Proposed badguys
• Badguy concept art
• Worlds
• Bosses

Bouncing Snowball

A leg-less Snowball with eyes that moves forward in a constant bounce motion like a ball. It's jump height should be big enough that Tux can pass under him safely, while making it difficult to jump on him or (potentially) outright impossible when he is at the highest point.

Comments

[[Grumbel|User#grumbel]]: Jump height and width in the current implementation could be tweaked a bit to make it easier to stand below it. Placement in the levels is the biggest problem, should only be used in open spaces, not closed ones where it hits the ceiling and bouncing becomes unpredictable. It could also move faster and jump higher, at the moment it is far to easy to just jump on it.

Cannon (dispenser)

The cannon can be mounted on either static or rotatable pedestal. It shoots angry looking snowballs. It is indestructible. SVN for non-captainsnowball/kamizazesnowball enemies

The version in SVN can in fact shoot Snowshots. Can this sentence be removed or do you mean something else? --octo 07:55, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

I didn't find any mention of Captain Snowball in neither the Milestone 2 nor the Milestone 3 design documents. What's the status on him? --octo 07:55, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Captain snowball is used in several level in bonus 3 --giby Fev 2014

• Image=Dispenser rocket launcher.png
• Appearance=Differs, see below.
• Behaviour=Spawns new badguys at fixed or random intervals.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=yes
• Burnable=yes

A Cannon is a game object that spawns new badguys. The interval in which badguys are spawned is either fixed or random. A cannon can be shot with either the fireflower (dies) or iceflower (stops it emitting new badguys). Whether or not the dispenser is squishable and butt-jumpable depends on the appearance: The trapdoor and rocket launcher types are immune to Tux standing or jumping on them, the cannon type can be broken this way.

It is also possible for the cannon to shoot inanimate, non-badguy objects (even other cannons.)

Appearance

There are three possible sprites for this object: Trapdoor, cannon and (in lack of a better word) rocket launcher. Please note that despite the name, rocket launcher is the preferred appearance, at least in Icy Island (Milestone 2).

Design considerations

: This section is possibly outdated.

Mechanics

• Spawns new Badguys
• Interval: Fixed or random
• Appearance: Trap door, cannon or invisible
• Start direction of badguys: Fixed or random
• Initial velocity of badguys: Fixed or random

Uses

• fires rockets
• drops badguys from a (shootable) trap door
• spawn badguys in tubes
• launches molten rocks out of a lava lakes

Comments

[[Grumbel|User#grumbel]]: Overly complicated and configurable. It should focus on one thing and doing it well (i.e. shooting snowballs) instead of doing everything and than some. Might be best to discard the current Dispenser class and replace it with a Canon class.

Captain Snowball

• Appearance=A walking pirate snowball with eyes and boots on.
• Behaviour=Walks slower then the average snowball. Falls down from all cliffs.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

Captain Snowball is a badguy planned to debut in version 0.4. There are not yet many levels which feature Captain Snowball, but he will most likely appear in Icy Island levels or other snow-themed levels.

Planned for 0.4. In SVN since 5323.

Crystallo

Again a very basic enemy, but unlike the Snowball he doesn't walk around in a straight pattern, but walks forward and backward around a fixed position. It is a stationary enemy.

• Appearance=An ice crystal.
• Behaviour=Moves around but doesn't leave a certain point.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

Crystallo is a badguy in Icy Island. He moves back and forth in a fixed range. He is not yet widely used, but he has been implemented in some test levels and some user-submitted levels.

[[Grumbel|User#grumbel]]: As is, it's behaviour is pretty useless, needs a complete overhaul. Doing a ice version of the Stony in Wall would be an option.

Fish

Already in the code, but not much used in Milestone1 Levels. This badguy shouldn't be used in Icyland, it is a forest enemy.

• Image=FishBlue.png
• Appearance=A fish jumping out of water.
• Behaviour=Jumps up out of water regularly.
• Squish=no
• Buttjump=no
• Freeze=yes
• Burnable=yes

Fish is a badguy that jumps out of water. When Tux has to cross the water he has to pay attention to the fish so he doesn't get caught.

Proposed changes

Template:Proposed

Maybe a different color can be used in the forest world than in the Icyisland.

Also, possibly there should be a few different types of fish:

1. Standard up-and-down movement
2. Curving Jump landing in a different place, going back and forth
3. Archer Fish
   • Stays below the surface of the water, but follows tux when he is on platforms above
   • Shoots high pressure water which can break blocks and knock Tux into water where the archer fish can get him
4. Swordfish
   • Curving Jump following Tux and jumping higher when there is a chance to get Tux

Comments

[[Grumbel|User#grumbel]]: Doesn't look dangerous enough, not obvious if he can be jumped up on. Maybe make it bigger and actually eat Tux.

Flame

The flame rotates around in a circle, hurting Tux when he gets too close. It is indestructible. Do we want it to come in a line of fire?

• Appearance=A glowing sphere.
• Behaviour=Follows a circular path around a certain point.
• Squish=no
• Buttjump=no
• Freeze=yes
• Burnable=no

Flames are badguys found in both worlds in SuperTux. They move in fixed circles, hurting Tux and other badguys on contact (unless, of course, Tux is in invincibility mode.) Flames are immune to fire. However, ice balls can kill them permanently as of version 0.3.4.

Flying Snowball

A Snowball with a propeller underneath and a pilot hat and goggles. Flies up and down constantly.

Comments

[[Grumbel|User#grumbel]]: The flight pattern is erratic and unpredictable, it has no rythm. Suggested change: Have the propeller go into overdrive while at the bottom of the flightpath, shut it down before the top and than glide slowly back to the bottom. Rinse and repeat.

Haywire

A purple walking bomb.

When the fuse isn't burning Haywire looks similar to a normal Bomb except color and face. When the fuse of Haywire gets activated he starts to run around, maybe chasing Tux. He can't be carried around. Jumping on him when the fuse is burning will cause Tux to bounce and Haywire to be stunned for a short moment (fraction of a second).

Haywire is a badguy from the Milestone 2 Design Document. It is very similar to Mr. Bomb: When jumped upon, the explosion sequence is triggered. In contrast to Mr. Bomb, Haywire will not lie still but ran around madly. Tux can stun Haywire for a short while by jumping on it again, but should try to get out of its reach. When it explodes, hurts Tux and other badguys nearby.

Behaviour=Walks around. When jumped on, it's stunned for a little while and its explosion sequence is triggered.

When shot with a Fireflower, explodes immediately.

Comments

[[Grumbel|User#grumbel]]: Visually not distinct enough. Sound effects terrible. Behaviour change when jumped uppon not dangerous enough. See Concept Art.

Jumpy

Jumpy jumps up and down and stays stationary on the same position. His viewing direction might follow Tux. The spring should react when hitting the ground.

• Image=Left-up.png
• Appearance=A spiky grey ball with a spring underneath.
• Behaviour=Jumps up and down.
• Squish=no
• Buttjump=no
• Freeze=yes
• Burnable=yes

Jumpy is a badguy found in many levels. He is stationary, bouncing up and down on the spot. Unless Tux has a fireflower or an iceflower, the only way to get past Jumpy is to run below him or jump over him at the right time.

Comments:

[[Grumbel|User#grumbel]]: We have way too many variations of snowballs, making things look a little boring. I tend to prefer the Milestone 1 Jumpy for it's visual distinctiveness.

Krush and Krosh (icecrusher)

Krush and Krosh are enemies that are hanging on the ceiling. When Tux gets within one tile they will fall down and try to smash Tux. When hanging on the ceiling, Krush and Krosh'es eyes shall follow Tux. The face expression shall become angry when he is falling down.

• Appearance=An ice block (two by two for Krush, four by four for Krosh) making an angry face.
• Behaviour=Clings to the ceiling until Tux is underneath. Then drops with unstoppable force.
• Squish=no
• Buttjump=no
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=no

Krush and Krosh are badguys found in Icy Island. They are usually found on ceilings. If Tux comes underneath one, it suddenly drops without warning. If Tux does not get out of the way fast, he is hurt. After they hit the ground, they slowly drift back up. On this “return trip,” Tux may safely climb on top of them and hitch a ride.

Both “icecrushers” are available in SVN, but only Krush is implemented in levels.

Concept art

This concept art is for a big version that could serve as a miniboss.

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Comments

Status: Needs a cool-down time after an attack, so it doesn't go up instantly. Needs particle effects when it hits the ground. Eyes should follow Tux. Should be larger, maybe 3x3 tiles or 4x4. Should accelerate while falling down, currently looks to much like constant velocity. -- Grumbel 09:54, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Acceleration has been fixed in 6403. —octo 19:38, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

A cooldown timer has been added in 6405. —octo 19:49, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Kugelblitz

• Image=Flying-0.png
• FoundIn=n/a
• Appearance=A ball lightning with sparks.
• Behaviour=Moves to the ground, then randomly to the left and right within a limited range.
• Squish=no
• Buttjump=no
• Freeze=no

• Burnable=no

• This badguy has been removed from the Milestone 2 branch in 6282.

Kugelblitz is a badguy not widely used in SuperTux yet. The Kugelblitz moves down to the ground and then randomly left and right within a limited range. After a couple of seconds it vanishes. Like the Flame it cannot be hurt but Tux has to avoid it if possible. “Kugelblitz” is German for “ball lightning”.

Design considerations

The Kugelblitz (German for “ball lightning”) falls from the sky without warning; as soon as it hits the ground, it starts moving back and forth randomly for about two or three seconds in a fixed range, then vanishes with a pop in a cloud of smoke. Explodes on contact which hurts Tux. Alternatively, instead of moving at a random pattern, it could also move between coins or badguys.

The Kugelblitz cannot be hurt, the player has to avoid its radius until it's gone. With the alternative version, Tux can collect all coins/destroy all badguys before the Kugelblitz lands to make it disappear at once. It looks like a yellowish glowing wheel with animations for falling (with glowing trail), rolling, exploding and vanishing in smoke. It can be used in Ghost Forest and Forest Castle settings.

If the Kugelblitz hits water it vanishes and all water tiles get electrified for a short period of time. During that time, contact with water causes Tux and badguys to get hurt.

(I chose the German name because it's one of the few words that actually sound cooler in German than in English, IMHO.)

Variation1

The path of the kugelblitz could be led by looking at surrounding things. For example the kugelblitz could always go the nearest coin or enemy in a range of 3 tiles give that it would not need to change it's direction more than 45 degree or so. This would allow the following 2 situations:

The kugelblitz would go down and then go upwards along the 2 coins and finally killing the 2 spikies and disappearing as there is no object anymore it could move to.

The kugelblitz would come down and start moving in circles from coin to coin. You could stop this behaviour by collecting 1 of the coins at the right time.

More Ideas

• The kugelblitz could be attracted to spikes and if it hits them disappear. Like a lightning arrester.

Mr. Bomb

The base behavior of Mr. Bomb is similar to the normal Snowball, except that when hit he doesn't get squished, but knocked out and his fuse starts burning.

After ~5 seconds he then explodes. While the fuse is burning he doesn't move, but instead can be carried around like an iceblock. Throwing MrBombs is more like a normal throw, not like MrIceblock getting kicked.

Walks around. When jumped on once, it is activated and explodes after a short time, killing nearby badguys.

When Tux or another badguy hits him, he stops and begins ticking. After a few seconds, he explodes, hurting all creatures within range. The presence of other Mr. Bombs during explosion may cause a chain reaction of explosions. He also explodes if he is hit by one of Tux's fireballs, but if hit by an iceball, he freezes without exploding.

Comments

[[Grumbel|User#grumbel]]: Time to explosion is too short, blinking doesn't signal time to explosion well enough, making it almost impossible to carry it around to do anything. Fuse doesn't actually burn when activated.

Mr. IceBlock

Like Snowball, Mr. IceBlock is a simple straight forward enemy. He will not stay on platforms. When jumped upon he will get knocked out and become a portable item that one can use to throw at other enemies.

• Image=Mr iceblock.gif
• Appearance=A cube of ice with eyes and legs.
• Behaviour=Walks around. When jumped on once, it becomes a kickable and portable block of ice.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

Mr. IceBlock is a badguy in Icy Island with moderately complex behavior. In his ordinary form, he works like an ordinary walking badguy, turning around upon reaching walls and falling off cliffs. In version 0.3 and above, he only walks off a cliff if there is something safe on which he can land.

When stomped on for the first time, Mr. IceBlock suddenly stops short. If he is not stomped again for the next few seconds, he returns back to normal. However, if he is stomped once more while squished, he suddenly skids rapidly in one direction, hurting all creatures that he hits. When skidding, he bounces off walls and falls off cliffs. If another creature (including Tux) can stomp on him while he is skidding, he stops short once more (and if he is stomped again, he begins skidding again, and so on.)

While squished, Mr. IceBlock can also be “kicked,” if Tux runs up right against him, and “carried” with the Action button. If Tux carries him and lets go of Mr. IceBlock, he suddenly begins skidding in the direction Tux is facing.

Continually squishing Mr. IceBlock will eventually kill him.

Behavior in Milestone 1

If Mr. IceBlock is eliminated, Tux is awarded 100 points. If destroyed via repeated squishes, Tux can get up to 550 points.

When carrying Mr. IceBlock, Tux is granted a “get out of jail free” card: if he hits another, non-invincible badguy, both Mr. IceBlock and the other badguy are killed, leaving Tux unharmed. A minor glitch occurs: Mr. IceBlock is scored as 0 points.

Mrs. IceBlock

• Image=Mrs iceblock.gif
• Appearance=A pink cube of ice with eyes and legs.
• Behaviour=Walks around. When jumped on once, it becomes a kickable and portable block of ice.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

'''Mrs. IceBlock''' is a [[badguy]] in [[Icy Island]] with moderately complex behavior. In his ordinary form, he works like an ordinary walking badguy, turning around upon reaching walls or cliffs.

When stomped on for the first time, Mrs. IceBlock suddenly stops short. If he is not stomped again for the next few seconds, he returns back to normal. However, if he is stomped once more while squished, he suddenly skids rapidly in one direction, hurting all creatures that he hits. When skidding, he bounces off walls and falls off cliffs. If another creature (including Tux) can stomp on him while he is skidding, he stops short once more (and if he is stomped again, he begins skidding again, and so on.)

While squished, Mrs. IceBlock can also be "kicked," if Tux runs up right against him, and "carried" with the Action button. If Tux carries him and lets go of Mr. IceBlock, he suddenly begins skidding in the direction Tux is facing.

Continually squishing Mrs. IceBlock will eventually kill him.

Mrs. Snowball (smartball)

Mrs. Snowball behaves like a normal Snowball, but instead of walking off a platform she will turn around when reaching the edge.

• Appearance=A walking snowball with eyes and boots on.
• Behaviour=Walks around. Stays on platforms.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

Mrs. Snowball is a badguy found in Icy Island. In contrast to (Mr.) Snowball she will stay on platforms rather than falling down. Tux can easily handle these “badgals” by jumping on them, squishing them in the process.

This badguy is planned for Milestone 2. It is in SVN since 5321.

Owl

A flying enemy that can carry things around and let them drop on Tux. One thing it is throwing might be SkyDive.

Some initial code is available from the SVN repository since 6558. Graphics are still pretty much a to-do. —octo 17:25, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

• Appearance=A blue owl carrying objects around.
• Behaviour=Flies left and right. Turns around when it hits a wall.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

The Owl is a badguy from the Milestone 2 Design Document. It flies high up in the air and carries badguys around. When Tux is below it, it will drop whatever it is carrying.

This badguy is in the SVN repository since 6558. The graphics for this badguy still need to be improved. The graphics currently in SVN are colorized versions of the concept graphics, basically.

Short Fuse

The Mini-Bomb is an small version of the normal bomb, it approaches in groups most of the time and is aggressive, it however is non-lethal to Tux and only works to either distract him and throw him back.

A first version of this badguy has been added to SVN in 6511.

Should “pop” like it was filled with air pressure air, not explode in fire, to make it clear that its not deadly.

• Behaviour=Walks around excitedly. Falls off platforms.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

His behavior is intended to be similar to that of Mr. Bomb, but the explosions do not harm Tux -- they only throw him back.

Skullyhop

• Image=Standing-0.png
• FoundIn=Bonus Level, Ghost Forest
• Appearance=A hopping skull.
• Behaviour=Hops around, chasing Tux.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Burnable=yes
• Freeze=yes

Skullyhops jump around and chase Tux.

SkyDive

An enemy that is let go by Owl and then falls down to the ground and explodes.

An initial version of this badguy has been committed to SVN in 6564.

• Image=BombFish.png
• Appearance=A black, spherical fish.
• Behaviour=Falls down; explodes when it hits the ground.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

SkyDive is a badguy usually carried around and dropped by Owl.

An initial version of this badguy has been committed to SVN in 6564.

Sleeping Spiky (sspiky)

Sleeping Spiky sleeps, when Tux comes near he activates and behaves like a normal Spiky. (Grumbel: Not sure that guy is a good idea)

• Image=Sleeping-left.png
• Appearance=A snowball with a spiky helmet.
• Behaviour=Sits around; starts walking when Tux approaches.
• Squish=no
• Buttjump=no
• Freeze=yes
• Burnable=yes

Sleeping Spiky is a variation of the well-known Spiky. This badguy just sits around sleeping. Only when he spots the player he slowly rises to his feet and starts walking around.

Snowball

Snowball is a straight forward walking enemy, when reaching an edge he will fall down and continue walking on the platform below. Jumping on him will squish him and thus kill him.

Status: Basic behavior is implemented, could however be improved with additional animations when turning around or when falling from a cliff. -- Grumbel 09:41, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

• Image=Snowball.gif
• Appearance=A walking snowball with eyes and boots on.
• Behaviour=Walks around. Falls down from all cliffs.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

Snowball is a simple walking badguy found in Icy Island. It will fall off platforms but will turn around when reaching a wall. Tux can easily handle these badguys by jumping on them, squishing them in the process.

See also

• Bouncing Snowball
• Captain Snowball
• Flying Snowball
• Jumpy
• Mrs. Snowball
• Sleeping Spiky
• Snowshot
• Spiky

Snowman

A snowman enemy shall be added, a snowman is build out of a base body combined with a snowball head, if the body is destroyed, the snowman turns into a snowball. Alternative: Let the head get destroyed and the body turn into a snowball that can be rolled around.

Status: A very basic Snowman prototype is in SVN, but lacks death animation and the whole separation behavior. Could use fists instead of balls as hands. -- Grumbel 09:39, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Basic separation behavior has been implemented in 6418. We're missing a graphic for the Snowman's body though. —octo 19:07, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

The snowman's body is now falling down when he's squished. grumbel wants to make a proper death graphic though. --octo 22:20, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Image=SnowmanSprite.png
• Appearance=A walking snowman with eyes.
• Behaviour=Walks around. Falls off platforms. When jumped on, it turns into Snowball.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

Snowman is a badguy found in Icy Island.

This badguy is planned for Milestone 2. It is in SVN since 6392.

Snowshot (kamikazesnowball)

The Snowshot comes out of a Cannon. He is very angry, or very “wise”, and so can levitate through the force of his will. He is so concentrated on this, however, that he cannot turn or adjust his velocity.

Status: There is MrRocket in SVN which should be recycled and turned into a Snowshot. There is also a cannon that can be reused after its graphics have been replaced. -- Grumbel 11:55, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

There's a Kamikaze Snowball in SVN, too. “Mr. Rocket” has been removed in 6408. —octo 21:03, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• Image=Kamikaze-left2.png
• Appearance=A flying snowball with a fierce facial expression.
• Behaviour=Flies in straight line until he crashes in something. Can be shot from a Cannon.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

Snowshot is a badguy planned to debut in Milestone 2. He is a version of Snowball which is shot from a Cannon and flies a straight line until crashing into something.

In SVN since 5323.

Spider (spidermite)

• Image=Spidermite0.png
• FoundIn=Forest
• Appearance=A spider hanging from the ceiling.
• Behaviour=Moves up and down.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes

Spider is a badguy available in SVN. It flies up and down vertically, hurting Tux on contact, although Tux can squish him like a Snowball. It is themed to appear in the Forest world but is not (widely) used yet.

Spike

The spike isn't really an enemy, so much as an obstacle, but for some strange reason, it's in the creatures' image directory, but implemented as a tile. Currently the spike only hurts Tux, instead of insta-killing him as might be wanted, for example at the bottom of deep pits. Alternately, we could simply have shallow pits that are easy to jump out of. (but that still hurt Tux)

\ \ IDs: 296, 297, 295, 298\ All spikes are hurting.

Spiky

Spiky behaves like Mrs. Snowball, i.e. he stays on platforms, but he carries a helmet which makes him invulnerable against jump attacks.

• Appearance=A walking Snowball with a spiky helmet.
• Behaviour=Walks around. Turns at ledges if about to fall offscreen.
• Squish=no
• Buttjump=no
• Freeze=yes
• Burnable=yes

Spiky is a badguy commonly found in his homeland, the Icy Island, but sometimes in the Forest, too. He is wearing a spiky helmet protecting him from being squished by jumping on him, hurting Tux instead.

Stalactite

The stalactite stays stuck to the ceiling until Tux walks near it, then begins shaking. After a bit of shaking, it falls down in an attempt to hurt Tux, while also harming badguys that get in the way.

• Image=Falling.png
• Appearance=An icicle hanging from the ceiling and underneath platforms.
• Behaviour=Falls down when Tux gets near.
• Squish=no
• Buttjump=no
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=no
• FirstVersion=0.1

Stalactites are basic enemies, usually found hanging on ceilings. They start shaking when Tux approaches, falling down after a short time. They hurt Tux and kill non-invincible enemies on touch.

Spitter (proposed)

The spitter acts as walking dispenser, the enemy type that he can spit out might be limited to mini-bombs and similarly small enemies.

Gulpy, Eater (proposed)

The Eater is a very small enemy, half the size of a snowball, he can however expand a lot. If Tux gets to close to him the Eater will open his mouth wide enough that he can devour Tux or even other badguys. He is not defeatable by jumping onto him, since he will then just eat Tux. Throwing stuff at him won't work either, since again he will just eat them.

So how can you defeat Gulpy? As-is, he just seems to be a moving hurting platform. --Mathnerd314 23:28, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Maybe with starman--173.59.123.229 16:35, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Template:Navbox Badguys

Stumpy

• Image=Small-left-4.png
• FoundIn=Forest Island
• Appearance=A Stumpy with eyes but treetop.
• Behaviour=as Snowball.
• Squish=yes
• Buttjump=yes
• Freeze=no
• Burnable=yes
• FirstVersion=0.3

Stumpy is a badguy in Forest Island. He is beahaviour as Snowball, but it is added in version 0.3.0.

Tikitchokwe

• FoundIn=Tropical_Island
• Appearance=character with a mask juggling with fire torch.
• Behaviour=Moves right and left, throw fire torch on Tux.
• Squish=Maybe
• Buttjump=Maybe
• Freeze=Maybe
• Burnable=Maybe

Tikitchokwe is a proposed badguy for world 3 Tropical_Island. Graphism would be influenced by Hawaiian Tiki and Tchokwe mask design. Behavior has to be think about, limited torch or not, squish without torch but not with. There are real badguys' names:

Real Badguy Names

nickname	real name
	angrystone
bouncing snowball	bouncingsnowball
crystallo	crystallo
cannon, dispenser, dropper	dispenser
ice fish	fish
flame	flame
flying snowball	flyingsnowball
haywire	haywire
Krush and Krosh	icecrusher
igel	igel
snow jumpy	jumpy
kugelblitz	kugelblitz
mole	mole
Mr. bomb	mrbomb
Mr. iceblock	mriceblock
Walking tree	mrtree
owl	owl
	plant
poison ivy	poison_ivy
short fuse	short_fuse
	skullyhop
sky dive	skydive
snail	snail
snowball	snowball
Mrs. snowball	smartball
snowshot	kamikazesnowball
captain snowball	captainsnowball
snowman	snowman
spider	spidermite
spiky	spiky
stalactite	stalactite
toad	toad
walking totem	totem
walking leaf	walkingleaf
will-o-wisp	willowisp
yeti	yeti
wingling	zeekling

Yeti

The Yeti is the boss that awaits Tux in the first castle. After entering the throne room Tux will find a letter in which Nolok tells Tux of the other castles in other worlds (see Milestone1 extro.txt). In the background there is a window. While reading the note one will see a shadow approaching the window and soon after the Yeti jumping through the window. The normal boss battle starts instantly after the jump.

Alternative: Sequence at end of castle: Tux find Yeti, Yeti jumps out of the window and flees

The Yeti is the boss for Icyisland

Inspiration

As the first world is an Icyisland, a yeti as boss would match the thematics perfectly.

Here are some random links to get inspired for Yetis:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeti
• http://www.state2.de/images/Yeti-neu.jpg
• http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/monster_inc/20.jpg

Concept art

Behaviour

The Yeti stands on the hill on the right or left and does 1 of the following things

• throwing snowballs at tux
• shouting angrily and jumping up and down. This would have the effect that 2 or 3 of the stalactites on the top of the screen start shaking and fall down.
• he jumps off the hill and runs towards the other side of the screen. This would be the moment where tux is able to hurt him by jumping on him.

Finish

After 3-5 hits the yeti should give up and the screen fade away. Maybe in a short sequence the Yeti could show tux a slide down his hill with a ramp at the end that would bring tux to the next world (animated in the worldmap screen).

BadGuys

A badguy in SuperTux is a foe of Tux. They may not be “bad” in the way that a hedgehog isn't really bad, but they can certainly hurt Tux. Most of the badguys are creatures, like Snowballs with varying characteristics, but some are more like objects (Stalactite for example) or phenomena like Flame.

Tux will try to avoid approaching badguys if possible. If he runs into one or one drops on his head, he is hurt. When hurt Tux will lose a powerup or, if Tux has no powerups left, will be pushed off the screen.

Many of the badguys Tux can knock out by jumping on them and squishing them. Others are only stunned by this for a short while or are insusceptible to this and hurt Tux instead. As a rule of thumb, badguys with a spiky head or helmet can usually not be jumped on. For a list of badguys that can be squished take a look at the squishable badguys category.

List of badguys in SuperTux 0.1.3

Badguy.1 category

The following badguys are available in the stable 0.1 release.

• Icy Island
  • Bouncing Snowball
  • Flame
  • FlyingSnowball
  • Jumpy
  • Mr. Bomb
  • Mr. IceBlock
  • Snowball
  • Spiky
  • Stalactite
  • Fish

Milestone 2

Milestone 2 Design Document/Enemies

• Endemic (any world)
  • Cannon
  • Haywire
• Icy Island
  • Captain Snowball
  • Crystallo
  • Krush and Krosh
  • Mrs. Snowball
  • Snowman
  • Snowshot
  • Sleeping Spiky
• World 2 - Forest
  • Igel
  • Mole
  • Poison Ivy
  • Skullyhop
  • Snail
  • Spike
  • Walking leaf
  • Walking tree
  • Zeekling
  • Will-o-wisp
• World 3 - Tropical Island
  • Toad
  • Spider

• Badguy in test
  • Short Fuse
  • SkyDive and Owl
  • Ispy

See also

• Proposed Badguys
• Badguys concept art
• Worlds
• Bosses

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