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''For information about the enemy from [[Strife]], see [[Stalker (Strife)]].''
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[[File:HexenStalker2.png|thumb|right|A Stalker attacking the player in Darkmere.]]
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{{gendisambig|information about the enemy from [[Strife]]|Stalker (Strife)}}
  
'''Stalkers''' are swamp-based monsters from [[Hexen]]. Their first appearance is in Bright Crucible, the secret level found in the Seven Portals hub.  They are normally not seen, but players can tell where they are by the tell-tale awkward-sounding growls from under the water. They mainly inhabit swampy waters but have been known to sometime inhabit clean water as well.  Their attack consists of jumping out of the water to slash the player. The [[mage]]'s sapphire wand continues to damage them until they are killed. They have 90 Hit Points.
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The '''stalker''' is a serpentine, water-dwelling monster from [[Hexen]], resembling a mythical merman with green skin. It primarily inhabits regions of [[Cronos]] with swampy waters, but sometimes inhabits clean water as well. Stalkers prefer to move while submerged beneath the water's surface, but players can discern their location from the occasional surfacing of their coils and the tell-tale rippling sounds in the water. They have 90 [[hit point]]s, but cannot be damaged while underwater.
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{{Quote|Stalkers are aquatic reptiles with huge talons designed to rend their prey into bite-sized morsels. They can't leave the water, so once you're on dry land you might feel safe. But beware, some Stalkers can fire slime projectiles.|Hexen instruction manual}}
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== Combat characteristics ==
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Stalkers block the player's movement even when submerged, and this fact can be used to locate them.  Their attack consists of standing up from beneath the water, slashing the player, and submerging again, sometimes remaining exposed for a short while after their attack. The stalker's melee attack is powerful, and a pack of them surrounding a player is often deadly. Shots from the [[Mage]]'s [[Sapphire Wand]] stun stalkers momentarily, and continuous fire from this weapon can prevent them from submerging until they die. Other classes are usually better served by well-timed strikes when the stalker emerges.
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There is also a second variant of the stalker, referred to as a '''stalker boss'''. It appears identical to the normal stalker and has the same hit points, but possesses the ability to throw globs of corrosive acid at the player.
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Sufficient damage, or any kill from a player's fourth weapon, will cause the stalker to [[gibs|gib]].
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery mode=nolines widths="240px" heights="180px">
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HexenStalker.png|A stalker beneath the swamp water in [[Hub 2: Darkmere|Darkmere]].
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HexenStalkerBoss.png|A stalker boss throwing acid.
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Hexen7.png|A stalker attacks in a pre-release screenshot.
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</gallery>
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== Data ==
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{{col-begin|width=auto}}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan=2|Stalker & stalker boss data
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|-
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| [[Thing types|Thing type]]||121 (decimal), 79 (hex) - regular<br>120 (decimal), 78 (hex) - boss
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|-
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| [[Mobj|Enum]]||MT_SERPENT (315) - regular<br>MT_SERPENTLEADER (316) - boss
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|-
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| Appears in||[[Hexen]]/[[Deathkings of the Dark Citadel|DDC expansion]]<br>
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|-
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| [[Hit point]]s||90
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|-
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| Speed||12 [[map unit]]s per frame<br>(420.0 map units per second)
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|-
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| Radius||32
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|-
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| Height||70
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|-
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| [[Mass]]||2147483647 - regular<br>200 - boss
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|-
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| Reaction time||8 [[tic]]s
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|-
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| [[Pain chance]]||96 (37.50%)
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|-
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| Pain time||10 tics
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|-
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| Flags||{{c|4718594}} (decimal)<br>{{c|00480002}} (hex)
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|-
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| Flags list|| 1: Obstacle<br>19: Puffs vs. blood<br>22: Affects kill %
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|-
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| Flags2||{{c|110104576}} (decimal)<br>{{c|06901000}} (hex)
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|-
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| Flags2 list||12: Pass over/under [[mobj]]<br>20: No vissprite<br>23: Activates monster cross line<br>25: Stay on floor type<br>26: Non-shootable but solid
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|-
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| Spawns||MT_SERPENTFX (boss glob)<br>MT_SERPENT_HEAD (head)<br>MT_SERPENT_GIB1 through 3 (gibs)
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|}
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{{col-break|gap=0.5em}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan=2|[[Sprite]]s & [[sound]]s
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|-
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| Sprite name||SSPT (main)<br>SSDV (diving)<br>SSXD (gibbing)
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|-
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| Alert sound||WTRCRT7
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|-
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| Surface sound||SRFC1
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|-
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| Dive sound||SRFC3
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|-
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| Pain sound||SERPPN1
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|-
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| [[Types of death|Death]] sound||SRPDTH1
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|-
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| [[Frost Shards|Freeze]] sound||ICEBRK1A
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|}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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! [[State]]!!Frames
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|-
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| Idling||1 [H]
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|-
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| Chasing||17 [HHHEFG<wbr>EFGEFGEFGEF]
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|-
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| Surfacing||5 [AABCD], 4 [IJIJ]
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|-
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| Diving||10 [ABCDEFGHIJ]
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|-
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| Attacking (melee)||3 [KLN]
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|-
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| Attacking (missile)||3 [KLN]
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|-
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| [[Pain state|Hurting]]||2 [LL]
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|-
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| [[Types of death|Dying]]||12 [OPQRS<wbr>TUVWXYZ]
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|-
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| [[Gibs|Gibbing]]||8 [ABCDEFGH]
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|-
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| [[Frost Shards|Frozen]]||2 (<nowiki>[[</nowiki>)
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|}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan=2|[[zdoom:Hexen spawn numbers|ACS]] - regular
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|-
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| Name||T_WATERLURKER
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|-
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| Number||6
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|-
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!colspan=2|ACS - boss
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|-
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| Name||T_WATERLURKER<wbr>LEADER
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|-
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| Number||7
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|}
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{{col-break|gap=1em}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan=2|[[Melee attack]]
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|-
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| [[Damage]]||(1-8) * 5
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|-
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| Sound||WTRSWIP (swing)<br>WTRHIT (impact)
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|}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan=2|Boss glob ranged attack
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|-
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| Type||[[Projectile]]
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|-
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| Enum||MT_SERPENTFX (317)
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|-
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| Velocity||15 map units per tic<br>(525 map units per second)
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|-
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| Damage||4-32
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|-
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| Radius||8
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|-
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| Height||10
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|-
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| Sprite||SSFX
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|-
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| Frames||4 [ABAB] (in flight)<br>6 [CDEFGH] (impact)
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|-
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| Sound||GLBHIT4 (impact)
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|-
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| Flags||{{c|67088}} (decimal)<br>{{c|00010610}} (hex)
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|-
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| Flags list|| 4: No blocklinks (Inert)<br> 9: No gravity<br>10: Drops off ledges<br>16: Projectile
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|-
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| Flags2||{{c|128}} (decimal)<br>{{c|00000080}} (hex)
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|-
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| Flags2 list|| 7: No teleport
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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{{col-begin|width=auto}}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan=2|Dropped head when gibbed
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|-
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| Enum||MT_SERPENT_HEAD (318)
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|-
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| Velocity||0
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|-
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| Radius||5
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|-
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| Height||10
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|-
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| Sprite||SSXD
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|-
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| Frames||9 [IJKLMNOPS]
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|-
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| Sound||-
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|-
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| Flags||{{c|16}} (decimal)<br>{{c|00000010}} (hex)
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|-
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| Flags list|| 4: No blocklinks (Inert)
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|-
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| Flags2||{{c|1}} (decimal)<br>{{c|00000001}} (hex)
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|-
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| Flags2 list|| 0: Alternate gravity
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|}
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{{col-break|gap=0.5em}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!colspan=2|Dropped gibs when gibbed
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|-
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| Enum||MT_SERPENT_GIB1 (319)<br>MT_SERPENT_GIB2 (320)<br>MT_SERPENT_GIB3 (321)
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|-
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| Velocity||0
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|-
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| Radius||3
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|-
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| Height||3
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|-
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| Sprite||SSXD
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|-
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| Frames||12 [QQQQQ<wbr>QQQQQQQ] - 1<br>12 [RRRRR<wbr>RRRRRRR] - 2<br>12 [TTTTT<wbr>TTTTTTT] - 3
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|-
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| Sound||-
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|-
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| Flags||{{c|528}} (decimal)<br>{{c|00000210}} (hex)
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|-
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| Flags list|| 4: No blocklinks (Inert)<br> 9: No gravity
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|-
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| Flags2||{{c|0}} (decimal)<br>{{c|00000000}} (hex)
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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== Appearance statistics ==
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In the [[IWAD]]s the stalker 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||Hub 1: Bright Crucible
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|-
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|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)]]||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)
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|-
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|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||[[Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations]]||Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations||Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations
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|-
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|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)]]||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)
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|-
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|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||[[Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb]]||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb||Hub 5: Menelkir's 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: Constable's Gate]]||Hub 2: Constable's Gate||Hub 2: Constable's Gate
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||[[Hub 3: Dark Watch]]||Hub 3: Dark Watch||Hub 3: Dark Watch
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||[[Hub 4: Over N Under]]||Hub 4: Over N Under||Hub 4: Over N Under
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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||Hub 1: Bright Crucible
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|-
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|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)||Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)
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|-
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|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations||Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations||Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations
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|-
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|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)
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|-
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|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb||Hub 5: Menelkir's 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: Constable's Gate||Hub 2: Constable's Gate||Hub 2: Constable's Gate
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||Hub 3: Dark Watch||Hub 3: Dark Watch||Hub 3: Dark Watch
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||Hub 4: Over N Under||Hub 4: Over N Under||Hub 4: Over N Under
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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The IWADs contain the following numbers of stalkers 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]]''||''9''||''9''||''9''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||''15''||''21''||''27''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||''2''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||''17''||''19''||''19''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||''3''||''4''||''4''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hexen]]||46||54||60
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||''37''||''50''||''61''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||''8''||''10''||''11''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||''11''||''15''||''19''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||''23''||''23''||''23''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathkings of the Dark Citadel]]||79||98||114
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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''||''9''||''9''||''9''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||''15''||''21''||''27''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||''2''||''1''||''1''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||''17''||''19''||''19''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||''3''||''4''||''4''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Hexen||46||54||60
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||''37''||''50''||''61''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||''8''||''10''||''11''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||''11''||''15''||''19''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||''23''||''23''||''23''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Deathkings of the Dark Citadel||79||98||114
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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The stalker boss is first encountered on these maps:
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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]]''||-||-||-
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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: Orchard of Lamentations]]||Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations||Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations
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|-
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|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||[[Hub 4: Effluvium]]||[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)]]||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)
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|-
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|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||[[Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb]]||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb||Hub 5: Menelkir's 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: Constable's Gate]]||Hub 2: Constable's Gate||Hub 2: Constable's Gate
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||[[Hub 3: Dark Watch]]||Hub 3: Dark Watch||Hub 3: Dark Watch
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|-
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|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||[[Hub 4: Over N Under]]||Hub 4: Over N Under||Hub 4: Over N Under
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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''||-||-||-
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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: Orchard of Lamentations||Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations||Hub 3: Orchard of Lamentations
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|-
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|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||Hub 4: Effluvium||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)||Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)
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|-
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|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb||Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb||Hub 5: Menelkir's 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: Constable's Gate||Hub 2: Constable's Gate||Hub 2: Constable's Gate
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||Hub 3: Dark Watch||Hub 3: Dark Watch||Hub 3: Dark Watch
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|-
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|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||Hub 4: Over N Under||Hub 4: Over N Under||Hub 4: Over N Under
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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The IWADs contain the following numbers of stalker bosses:
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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
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 1: Seven Portals]]''||''0''||''0''||''0''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 2: Shadow Wood]]''||''5''||''6''||''7''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary]]''||''3''||''5''||''5''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 4: Castle of Grief]]''||''2''||''8''||''10''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Hub 5: Necropolis]]''||''1''||''2''||''4''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hexen]]||11||21||26
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 1: Blight]]''||''20''||''28''||''35''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate]]''||''4''||''5''||''8''
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 3: Nave]]''||''11''||''19''||''28''
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|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''[[Expansion Hub 4: Transit]]''||''6''||''6''||''6''
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|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathkings of the Dark Citadel]]||41||58||77
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|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
 +
!colspan="4"|Cooperative
 +
|-
 +
!Game / ''Hub''!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 1: Seven Portals''||''0''||''0''||''0''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 2: Shadow Wood''||''5''||''6''||''7''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary''||''3''||''5''||''5''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 4: Castle of Grief''||''2''||''8''||''10''
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|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hub 5: Necropolis''||''1''||''2''||''4''
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|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Hexen||11||21||26
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|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 1: Blight''||''20''||''28''||''35''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate''||''4''||''5''||''8''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 3: Nave''||''11''||''19''||''28''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|''Expansion Hub 4: Transit''||''6''||''6''||''6''
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Deathkings of the Dark Citadel||41||58||77
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|}
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{{col-end}}
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== Notes ==
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* The first appearance of stalkers is in [[Hub 1: Bright Crucible|Bright Crucible]], the secret level found in the [[Hub 1: Seven Portals|Seven Portals]] hub, and the first normal level in which they are highly prevalent is in [[Hub 2: Darkmere|Darkmere]].
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* Code-wise, stalkers are simply required to remain in sectors whose floor has the same flat as the sector upon which the stalker spawned. While only water flats produce a logical effect, other flats are not barred from having a stalker placed on them in custom maps.
  
 
{{Hexen monsters}}
 
{{Hexen monsters}}
[[Category: Hexen monsters]]
 

Revision as of 17:19, 27 November 2022

A Stalker attacking the player in Darkmere.
For information about the enemy from Strife, see Stalker (Strife).

The stalker is a serpentine, water-dwelling monster from Hexen, resembling a mythical merman with green skin. It primarily inhabits regions of Cronos with swampy waters, but sometimes inhabits clean water as well. Stalkers prefer to move while submerged beneath the water's surface, but players can discern their location from the occasional surfacing of their coils and the tell-tale rippling sounds in the water. They have 90 hit points, but cannot be damaged while underwater.

"Stalkers are aquatic reptiles with huge talons designed to rend their prey into bite-sized morsels. They can't leave the water, so once you're on dry land you might feel safe. But beware, some Stalkers can fire slime projectiles."
― Hexen instruction manual

Combat characteristics

Stalkers block the player's movement even when submerged, and this fact can be used to locate them. Their attack consists of standing up from beneath the water, slashing the player, and submerging again, sometimes remaining exposed for a short while after their attack. The stalker's melee attack is powerful, and a pack of them surrounding a player is often deadly. Shots from the Mage's Sapphire Wand stun stalkers momentarily, and continuous fire from this weapon can prevent them from submerging until they die. Other classes are usually better served by well-timed strikes when the stalker emerges.

There is also a second variant of the stalker, referred to as a stalker boss. It appears identical to the normal stalker and has the same hit points, but possesses the ability to throw globs of corrosive acid at the player.

Sufficient damage, or any kill from a player's fourth weapon, will cause the stalker to gib.

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Data

Appearance statistics

In the IWADs the stalker is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

The IWADs contain the following numbers of stalkers per skill level:

The stalker boss is first encountered on these maps:

The IWADs contain the following numbers of stalker bosses:

Notes

  • The first appearance of stalkers is in Bright Crucible, the secret level found in the Seven Portals hub, and the first normal level in which they are highly prevalent is in Darkmere.
  • Code-wise, stalkers are simply required to remain in sectors whose floor has the same flat as the sector upon which the stalker spawned. While only water flats produce a logical effect, other flats are not barred from having a stalker placed on them in custom maps.