Grumble
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Tier 3
Path: 2 x Power
Role: Defense
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Description
Grumbles are massive, hulking carnivores with powerful arms and jaws. They’re incredibly dumb and react to things very slowly, spending most of their time snoozing. They act like parents in the Nom growth tree, looking after baby Noms and helping them grow by vomiting up food.
They spend most of their time snoozing but when they’re awake they’re forces of destruction, crushing enemies and environment alike in search of food. They attack with giant, swinging arms, body slams or worst of all, simply picking up food and enemies and shoving them into their mouths. Once they catch an enemy in their mouths, they chew on them to deal damage until their prey manages to break free. Grumbles also squish most enemies they fall on top of.
Despite this fearful strength, their tremendous weight causes them to move very slowly and they have trouble catching up to prey. This also makes them an easy target for other species like Toot or Dart. They’re also quite easy-going and don’t often harm others intentionally, usually catching others creatures by accident whilst searching for food.
Grumbles typically walk on two legs but often return to four-legged movement; when on four legs they move much faster but take more damage. Just like Growls, Grumbles sink in water.
Strategy
Attack Form:
Physical attacks with mid-to-close range.
Primary: Thump
Grumble's primary method of attack is a massive swing of an arm that causes great damage to anyone unlucky enough to be hit. These swings create medium knockback.
Planned: Consistent use of this attack will eventually cause Grumble to begin a 'Ground Thump' attack, which involves him slamming the ground repeatedly. This causes damage in a wide area around Grumble and may stun enemies.
Notes: A Grumble constantly eats in order to develop fat stores but also to show it's strength. Generally speaking, the fatter a Grumble the higher its position in its group. Thinner Grumbles will often avoid fatter ones. A great deal of this fat is stored in the arms and hardened over time, resulting in arms that are more like thick logs. They have powerful arm muscles which allow them to lift their incredibly heavy arms.
Ability 1: Vacuum
A Grumble is capable of inhaling massive amounts of air, creating a vacuum affect that pulls in other creatures. When the creatures are close enough, a Grumble can attack with deadly gnashing of its powerful jaws. Grumbles generally switch to all fours during this ability in order to better brace themselves.
Notes: Unlike most creatures, Grumbles are able to both inhale and exhale simultaneously. This is thanks to minute holes in their spiral plumage that act almost like nostrils, releasing and taking in air. This is no doubt an evolutionary development designed to allow them maximum use of their mouth for the purposes of both eating and attacking.
Details:
Size: Large
Speed: 600
Attack power: High
Attack rate: 5
Health: 300
Climb: No
Swim: No
