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The '''Icon of the Defender''' is an artifact from [[Hexen]]. It grants total invulnerability to all classes, however the precise effect differs for each character:
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[[Image:Hexen_IconOfTheDefender.png|thumb|The Icon of the Defender as seen in [[Hub 1: Bright Crucible]].]]
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The '''Icon of the Defender''' is an [[artifact]] from [[Hexen]]. It has the shape of a miniature gray castle tower, similar to the {{wp|Rook (chess)|rook}} in {{wp|chess}}, with a purple aura. It grants almost total invulnerability to all classes; however, the precise effect differs for each character:
  
* The [[Fighter]] is rendered completely invulnerable, an effect similar to [[Doom]]'s [[Invulnerability artifact]] except that the player's view is not affected.
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* The [[Fighter]] gets no secondary effect and is simply rendered invulnerable, an effect similar to [[Doom]]'s [[invulnerability artifact]] and [[Heretic]]'s [[Ring of Invincibility]], except that the player's view is not affected.
  
 
* The [[Cleric]] phases between partial and total invisibility. Whilst completely invisible, projectiles can travel straight through the player.
 
* The [[Cleric]] phases between partial and total invisibility. Whilst completely invisible, projectiles can travel straight through the player.
  
* The [[Mage]] deflects incoming projectiles away from his body.
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* The [[Mage]] deflects incoming projectiles away from his body.  As with the [[Disc of Repulsion]], seeking projectiles deflected in this manner are considered to be controlled by the mage and will seek his enemies.
   
 
 
The effect lasts for 30 seconds.
 
The effect lasts for 30 seconds.
  
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Instant death effects such as [[telefrag]]ging or [[falling damage]] from great heights (2047+ units of uninterrupted freefall) will still kill a player using the icon.
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==Data==
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan="2"|Icon of the Defender data
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|-
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| Thing type||84 (decimal), 54 (hex)
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|-
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| Appears in||Hexen
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|-
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| Radius||20
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|-
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| Height||16
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|-
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| [[Sprite]]||INVU
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|-
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| Frames||4 (A—D)
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|-
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| [[Thing_types|Class]]||[[Item]]<br/>Pickup
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|}
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== Appearance statistics ==
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In the [[IWAD]]s the icon of the defender is first encountered on these maps per [[Skill level#Hexen skill levels|skill level]]:
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-break|width=50%}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan="4"|Single-player
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||-||[[Hub 1: Bright Crucible]]||Hub 1: Bright Crucible
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|-
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|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||[[Hub 2: Darkmere]]||Hub 2: Darkmere||Hub 2: Darkmere
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|-
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|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)]]||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)
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|-
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|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||[[Hub 4: Gibbet]]||Hub 4: Gibbet||Hub 4: Gibbet
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|-
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|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||[[Hub 5: Traductus' Tomb]]||Hub 5: Traductus' Tomb||Hub 5: Traductus' Tomb
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||[[Hub 1: Blight]]||Hub 1: Blight||Hub 1: Blight
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||[[Hub 2: Ordeal]]||Hub 2: Ordeal||Hub 2: Ordeal
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||[[Hub 3: Nave]]||Hub 3: Nave||Hub 3: Nave
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||[[Hub 4: Castle of Pain]]||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain
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|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan="4"|Cooperative
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||-||Hub 1: Bright Crucible||Hub 1: Bright Crucible
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|-
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|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||Hub 2: Darkmere||Hub 2: Darkmere||Hub 2: Darkmere
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|-
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|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)||Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)
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|-
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|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||Hub 4: Gibbet||Hub 4: Gibbet||Hub 4: Gibbet
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|-
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|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||Hub 5: Traductus' Tomb||Hub 5: Traductus' Tomb||Hub 5: Traductus' Tomb
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||Hub 1: Blight||Hub 1: Blight||Hub 1: Blight
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||Hub 2: Ordeal||Hub 2: Ordeal||Hub 2: Ordeal
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||Hub 3: Nave||Hub 3: Nave||Hub 3: Nave
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain||Hub 4: Castle of Pain
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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The IWADs contain the following numbers of icons of the defender per skill level:
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-break|width=50%}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Single-player
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||''0''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||''3''||''3''||''3''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||''2''||''2''||''2''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hexen]]||7||8||8
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||''5''||''5''||''5''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||''4''||''4''||''4''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||''4''||''3''||''4''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||''3''||''3''||''3''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathkings of the Dark Citadel]]||16||15||16
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|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Cooperative
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|-
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!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||''0''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||''3''||''3''||''3''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||''2''||''2''||''2''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||''1''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Hexen||7||8||8
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||''5''||''5''||''5''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||''4''||''4''||''4''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||''4''||''3''||''4''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||''3''||''3''||''3''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Deathkings of the Dark Citadel||16||15||16
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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== See also ==
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* [[Invulnerability]]
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* [[Ring of Invincibility]]
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{{Hexen items}}
 
[[Category:Hexen artifacts]]
 
[[Category:Hexen artifacts]]

Revision as of 19:25, 25 November 2018

The Icon of the Defender as seen in Hub 1: Bright Crucible.

The Icon of the Defender is an artifact from Hexen. It has the shape of a miniature gray castle tower, similar to the rook in chess, with a purple aura. It grants almost total invulnerability to all classes; however, the precise effect differs for each character:

  • The Cleric phases between partial and total invisibility. Whilst completely invisible, projectiles can travel straight through the player.
  • The Mage deflects incoming projectiles away from his body. As with the Disc of Repulsion, seeking projectiles deflected in this manner are considered to be controlled by the mage and will seek his enemies.

The effect lasts for 30 seconds.

Instant death effects such as telefragging or falling damage from great heights (2047+ units of uninterrupted freefall) will still kill a player using the icon.

Data

Icon of the Defender data
Thing type 84 (decimal), 54 (hex)
Appears in Hexen
Radius 20
Height 16
Sprite INVU
Frames 4 (A—D)
Class Item
Pickup

Appearance statistics

In the IWADs the icon of the defender is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

The IWADs contain the following numbers of icons of the defender per skill level:

See also