Changes: Iron lich

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Heretic ironlich — Iron Liches encounter in Heretic E1M8.

Iron Liches are enemies in Heretic. Despite their names, Iron Liches are not the typical skeleton-like foes in robes to which others may be accustomed. They are, in fact, giant skulls (not unlike the Lost Soul) wearing spiked helmets, and as the name suggests, made completely of iron, and are sometimes called Iron Golems.

Iron Liches have the ability to cast three different kinds of elemental spells, all of which can inflict multiple hits and which include:

A wall of fire which spreads out vertically.
An ice ball which splits into multiple shards when it hits a target or a wall.
A tornado which relentlessly chases and throws players into the air if they get too close to it.

Iron Liches are first encountered at the end of the first episode of Heretic: City of the Damned. They will appear as normal or sub-boss enemies in later levels (beginning in a secret area of The Lava Pits), and a large group of Iron Liches guards the exit in the last level of The Ossuary, the fourth episode of Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders.

Tactical analysis

The Iron Lich cannot be transformed by the Morph Ovum, nor immediately killed with a Firemace under the influence of the Tome of Power.

When killed, they crumble into a pile of brittle pieces on the ground, sometimes dropping a Claw Orb or Morph Ovum.

With their extremely slow speed and relatively large size, the weapon of choice to kill them is the Phoenix Rod, which can dispatch a lone Iron Lich from a safe distance with five or fewer shots. In addition, the Rod's splash damage enables it to take out a group of Iron Liches with considerably less than five shots per Lich. Note that Iron Liches take half damage from the powered up Dragon Claw, though not from the rippers it shoots out.

Each Iron Lich possesses 700 hit points.

Data

Attributes
ID #	20 (decimal), 14 (hex)
Hit points	700
Speed	6 map units per frame (52.5 map units per second)
Width	80
Height	72
Reaction time	8
Pain chance	32 (12.55%)
Mass	325
Bits	?

Bits list
?

Sprites & sounds
Sprite name	HEAD
Alert sound	HEDSIT
Active sound	HEDACT
Pain sound	HEDPAI
Death sound	HEDDTH

Melee attack
Damage	6-48
Sound	?

Ice Ball ranged attack
Type	Projectile
Speed	13 map units per tic (455 map units per second)
Damage	1-8 (spawns 8 shards on impact)
Width	12
Height	12
Sprite name	FX05
Sound	HEDAT2

Spawned Ice Shards
Type	Projectile
Speed	8 map units per tic (280 map units per second)
Damage	3-24
Width	12
Height	12
Sprite name	FX05
Sound	HEDAT2?

Firewall ranged attack
Type	Projectile
Speed	10 map units per tic (350 map units per second)
Damage	5-40 (times 6)
Width	28
Height	12 (times 6)
Sprite name	FX06
Sound	HEDAT1

Whirlwind ranged attack
Type	Projectile
Speed	10 map units per tic (350 map units per second)
Damage	1-8
Width	32
Height	74
Sprite name	FX07
Sound	HEDAT3

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-Iron Liches are enemies in Heretic.  Despite their names, Iron Liches are not the typical skeleton-like foes in robes others may be accustomed to.  They are, in fact, giant skulls wearing spiked helmets, and as the name suggests, made completely of iron.  Iron Liches have the ability to cast different kinds of spells, which include:
+[[file:heretic_ironlich.png|thumb|250px|Iron Liches encounter in [[Heretic]] [[E1M8: Hell's Maw (Heretic) |E1M8]].]]
-* A 'wall' of fire which spreads out vertically.
+'''Iron Liches''' are enemies in [[Heretic]]. Despite their names, Iron Liches are not the typical skeleton-like foes in robes to which others may be accustomed. They are, in fact, giant skulls (not unlike the [[Lost Soul]]) wearing spiked helmets, and as the name suggests, made completely of iron, and are sometimes called Iron Golems.
+Iron Liches have the ability to cast three different kinds of elemental spells, all of which can inflict multiple hits and which include:
+* A wall of fire which spreads out vertically.
 * An ice ball which splits into multiple shards when it hits a target or a wall.
-* A tornado which relentlessly chases you and tosses you into the air if it catches you.
+* A tornado which relentlessly chases and throws players into the air if they get too close to it.
+Iron Liches are first encountered at [[E1M8: Hell's Maw|the end of the first episode of Heretic: City of the Damned]]. They will appear as normal or sub-boss enemies in later levels (beginning in a secret area of [[E2M2: The Lava Pits (Heretic)| The Lava Pits]]), and a large group of Iron Liches guards the exit in the last level of [[The Ossuary]], the fourth episode of Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders.
+== Tactical analysis ==
+The Iron Lich cannot be transformed by the [[Morph Ovum]], nor immediately killed with a [[Firemace]] under the influence of the [[Tome of Power]].
+When killed, they crumble into a pile of brittle pieces on the ground, sometimes dropping a [[Claw Orb]] or Morph Ovum.
+With their extremely slow speed and relatively large size, the weapon of choice to kill them is the [[Phoenix Rod]], which can dispatch a lone Iron Lich from a safe distance with five or fewer shots. In addition, the Rod's [[splash damage]] enables it to take out a group of Iron Liches with considerably less than five shots per Lich. Note that Iron Liches take half damage from the powered up Dragon Claw, though not from the rippers it shoots out.
+Each Iron Lich possesses 700 hit points.
+== Data ==
+{| class="WikiaTable"
+!colspan=2|Attributes
+|-
+|ID # ||20 (decimal), 14 (hex)
+|-
+|Hit points||700
+|-
+|Speed||6 [[map unit]]s per frame<br />(52.5 map units per second)
+|-
+|Width||80
+|-
+|Height||72
+|-
+|Reaction time||8
+|-
+|Pain chance||32 (12.55%)
+|-
+|Mass||325
+|-
+|Bits||?
+|}
+{| class="WikiaTable"
+!Bits list
+|-
+|?
+|}
+{| class="WikiaTable"
+!colspan=2|Sprites & sounds
+|-
+|Sprite name||HEAD
+|-
+|Alert sound||HEDSIT
+|-
+|Active sound||HEDACT
+|-
+|Pain sound||HEDPAI
+|-
+|Death sound||HEDDTH
+|}
+{| class="WikiaTable"
+!colspan=2|Melee attack
+|-
+|Damage||6-48
+|-
+|Sound||?
+|}
+{| class="WikiaTable"
+!colspan=2| Ice Ball ranged attack
+|-
+|Type||[[Projectile]]
+|-
+|Speed||13 [[map unit]]s per tic<br />(455 map units per second)
+|-
+|Damage||1-8 (spawns 8 shards on impact)
+|-
+|Width||12
+|-
+|Height||12
+|-
+|Sprite name||FX05
+|-
+|Sound||HEDAT2
+|}
+{| class="WikiaTable"
+!colspan=2| Spawned Ice Shards
+|-
+|Type||[[Projectile]]
+|-
+|Speed||8 [[map unit]]s per tic<br />(280 map units per second)
+|-
+|Damage||3-24
+|-
+|Width||12
+|-
+|Height||12
+|-
+|Sprite name||FX05
+|-
+|Sound||HEDAT2?
+|}
+{| class="WikiaTable"
+!colspan=2| Firewall ranged attack
+|-
+|Type||[[Projectile]]
+|-
+|Speed||10 [[map unit]]s per tic<br />(350 map units per second)
+|-
+|Damage||5-40 (times 6)
+|-
+|Width||28
+|-
+|Height||12 (times 6)
+|-
+|Sprite name||FX06
+|-
+|Sound||HEDAT1
+|}
+{| class="WikiaTable"
+!colspan=2| Whirlwind ranged attack
+|-
+|Type||[[Projectile]]
+|-
+|Speed||10 [[map unit]]s per tic<br />(350 map units per second)
+|-
+|Damage||1-8
+|-
+|Width||32
+|-
+|Height||74
+|-
+|Sprite name||FX07
+|-
+|Sound||HEDAT3
+|}
+==See also==
-The structure and magic of the Iron Lich is done in such a way that it cannot be transformed by the [[Morph Ovum]].
+* [[herhex:Iron Lich|Iron Lich]] on [[herhex:|The Heretic/Hexen Wiki]]
+{{Heretic monsters}}
-Iron Liches are first encountered at the end of the first episode of Heretic: City of the Damned.  They will appear as normal enemies in later levels, and a group of Iron Liches guards the exit in the last level of the Ossuary in the fourth episode of Heretic (one of the episodes from Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders).
 [[Category: Heretic monsters]]
+[[Category:Boss monsters]]