Morph Ovum
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Morph Ovum is a power-up item from the game Heretic that transforms enemies into harmless chickens.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artifact
ⓘ
power-up item ⓘ |
| activationMethod | player inventory use ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Heretic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Heretic series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| balanceRole | high-impact crowd-control power-up ⓘ |
| cannotAffect | most boss monsters ⓘ |
| category |
Heretic items
ⓘ
power-ups in video games ⓘ |
| damagePotential | indirect via making enemies easy to kill ⓘ |
| designPurpose | give players non-lethal control over combat encounters ⓘ |
| developerOfGame | Raven Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
neutralizes enemy attacks
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reduces transformed enemies to low health ⓘ transforms enemies into chickens ⓘ |
| effectDuration | temporary ⓘ |
| effectType | morph effect ⓘ |
| gameGenreContext | fantasy first-person shooter ⓘ |
| gameMechanicRelation | similar to chicken morph in Hexen ⓘ |
| gameModeAvailability |
multiplayer
ⓘ
single-player ⓘ |
| humorElement | comic relief through chicken transformation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | fantasy polymorph spells ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Heretic (1994 video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseDescription | magical ovum that polymorphs foes ⓘ |
| notableFeature | turns powerful monsters into weak chickens ⓘ |
| platformContext |
Linux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playerControl | can be activated at chosen time ⓘ |
| publisherOfGame | id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rarity | relatively rare item ⓘ |
| resultingForm | chicken ⓘ |
| resultingFormType | harmless creature ⓘ |
| risk | limited supply encourages strategic use ⓘ |
| stackingBehavior | multiple eggs can be carried in inventory ⓘ |
| tacticalUse |
conserving ammunition
ⓘ
creating opportunities to escape ⓘ crowd control ⓘ disabling dangerous enemies ⓘ |
| target | enemies ⓘ |
| targetType | non-boss monsters ⓘ |
| visualRepresentation | egg-shaped artifact ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heretic