Dad
- This article is about the NPC. For Distractions and Diversions, see Distractions and Diversions.
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| Release date | 24 August 2004 (Update) |
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| Members? | Yes |
| Combat level | 101 |
| Life points | 1200 |
| Experience for killing | 480 (160 Constitution experience) |
| Slayer level | Not assigned |
| Aggressive? | No |
| Poisonous? | No |
| Immune to poison? |
No |
| Attack style | Melee |
| Attack speed | Unknown edit |
| Max hit | 275 |
| Weakness | Poison, Stab attacks |
| Always drops | Big bones (see guide) |
| Examine text | An unusually large troll. |
Dad is a troll that players must fight during the Troll Stronghold quest. Dad is fight-able as a class F boss monster in the Dominion Tower minigame if the player has completed Troll Stronghold.
Since nearly all trolls are named after the thing they first ate, Dad might have gotten his name from eating (or trying to eat) his father. This is further confirmed by Dad himself, as Dad replies "Troll named after first thing try to eat!" when a player asks about his name before battling him. He challenges players, either doing Troll Stronghold or not, to fight him in the Troll arena so players can pass him and have access to the northern side of Troll Country including the God Wars Dungeon. He will stop the player from attacking just before he dies to ask you to spare his life. It is recommended that you spare his life, because if you choose to kill him after he has surrendered, he will drop Big bones and you may continue, but all the Troll spectatorsin the arena will become aggressive towards you and will try to kill you, so if you kill him, be ready to run to the northern gate. If you just let him live, he will allow you to pass through the gate anyway, and the troll spectators won't become aggressive. Many players believe that Dad is named that because he is the Dad of Trolls, but above it confirms he is not.
Strategy
Dad is larger and stronger than normal Trolls, so much he actually wields a large, hollow tree trunk in battle. He is very powerful and can hit into the high 200's, and his hits can be slow and fast at times. When he hits there is a chance that he may do a giant swing that sends player flying through the air, momentarily stunning them. Protect from Melee is recommended when fighting him. Despite his strength, Dad is notable for being one of two non-Aggressive trolls which can be fought, the other is the Troll spectator. This is probably because he seems to be a troll with a sense of honour. You must stay near a wall while fighting him or else he will stun and throw you to the wall
Once Dad is killed you will not be able to kill him again. Since the troll update, it is possible to fight Dad again and kill him multiple times. This might be a bug. Dad WILL count towards a troll slayer assignment, but fighting him is not advised. Besides hitting hard, you barely get any combat experience and just 3 slayer xp.
Trivia
- You can have a friend stand between Dad and you, and he will not attack either player.
- When dealing damage onto Dad, there is an extremely large XP reduction when dealing damage. For example, dealing 79 damage onto him will result in no XP at all.
- There is a bug in which there are 2 Dads after the fight with Arrg in the Troll Romance quest. This bug has not yet been fixed.
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