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The [[~~Image~~Thousand Pounder]] is a special [[monster]] of a mini-[[boss]] variety. He is slow, but deals massive damage with his two huge maces. He appears to be a [[demon]].<br><br>==Diablo III Monster==<div style="clear:both;"></div>{{Monsterbox|game= Diablo III|portrait= Mon-thousand-pounder1.jpg|bosstype= boss|classif= Demons|family= Bosses|role= Boss|life= Unknown|mana= N/A|armor= Unknown|resist= Unknown|armament= 2x Mace|dps= High|~~thumb~~dmg_low= Unknown|~~150px~~dmg_high= Unknown|~~left~~range= [[Melee]]|speed= Slow|movement= Slow|modifier= None|spells= Enrage|found= [[Forgotten Tombs]]}}Thousand Pounder is a special boss monster, seen in the [[WWI 2008]] [[gameplay movie ]] and a few related screenshots. It's not known if he's one particular individual out of a whole class of big, fat, dual-wielding, tattooed, ~~demons~~[[demon]]s, or if he's a special, one-of-a-kind demon. He's not an [[act boss ]] or a major [[quest boss ]] though, that much was made clear in the panels at the WWI event.

~~We don't know what the [[Gluttony]] and [[Incarnate]] attributes on him mean exactly yet.~~

~~<div style~~The demon is summoned (as is described below), and sets to attack the player. Once he's ready to rumble, Thousand Pounder moves slowly, but with tremendous power, and deals heavy damage with his two large maces. When he smacks his two maces together, you don't want to be standing in the impact zone. In the gameplay movie, a [[Barbarian]] avoids damage by jumping around the beast with [[Leap Attack]] and uses [[Furious Charge]] to smash through the fatty monster. Other classes will likely be able to have some sort of similar mobility skills, like the [[Wizard]] skill [[Teleport]]. When his [[life]] drops below about 50%, he kicks into an enraged mode. At that point his tattoos begin to glow red and he moves much more quickly. He retains this rage until he is killed. Thousand Pounder don't have any additional minions or other monsters to help him out, so if the player use an avoidance tactic, and tries to damage him with ranged attacks, or using skills to make him activating his slow attacks in the wrong direction, he should be relatively easy to kill. Just remember not to get hit by the maces, and you'll be fine! =~~"clear:left;"></div>~~==Summoning Ritualand Death===Thousand Pounder is summoned up in a scripted event. The [[Barbarian ]] in the [[gameplay ~~demo~~ movie]] is running through the ~~dungeon~~[[Forgotten Tombs]], when he comes upon a circle of five [[Dark Cultist]]s ~~channeling~~ channelling their energy to call up a [[demon]]. At first there are three pale-skinned youths dancing in the circle. They explode one by one, and then from their blood and flesh the demon is conjured.

[[Image:Mon-thousand-summon1.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Youths dance, then are sacrificed to call forth Thousand Pounder.]]

[[Image:Mon-thousand-summon2.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Bones form, then are covered by muscle.]]

Once he's ready to rumble, Thousand Pounder moves slowly, but with tremendous power, and deals heavy damage with his two large maces. When his health drops below about 50%, he kicks into a turbo mode. At that point his tattoos begin to glow red and he moves much more quickly. When he is defeated his death animation is basically the summoning animation in reverse; his skin sloughs off, then his muscles, before his bones clatter to the ground. ~~==The D3 Team on Thousand Pounder==[[Image:Mon-thousand-pounder2.jpg|frame|Rage mode activated.]]Thousand Pounder was discussed in the [[WWI_2008:_Denizens_of_Diablo_Panel#Custom_Deaths|WWI Denizens of Diablo]] panel~~.

:The other way we emphasize monster character and personality is to look at the monster on whole. How do they get on screen and die? He's going to be on screen in a cool way, so we went to the the Thousand Pounder here. He's all bout hell. He's summoned from it literally piece by piece. When he gets on screen we figured he should be made and big. Express anger. Part of his gameplay is that he gets really mad when he's almost dead. Throws a huge temper tantrum and this changes how he plays and how the player has to play against him. When he's enraged we changed how he looked; made his tattoos glow, gave him new attack animations and special effects. When he dies the animation is somewhat a reverse of how he came on screen. We did this to show of the whole idea that he's from hell.

===Thousand Pounder 'Title'===

The title '[[Gluttony]] [[Incarnate]]' is a mystery. Comparing this big fella with the [[Siegebreaker Assault Beast]], he seems to have a 'title' that would work very much like Diablo 2 {{iw|Monster_Modifiers Monster Modifiers}}. Still, 'Gluttony Incarnate' could be his ''title'' just like the Siegebreaker's 'Living siege Engine of Hell' obviously must be. The [[Thousand Pounder]] could also very well be an equivalent of a Diablo II {{iw|Superunique Superunique}}, with a different name than other units that look the same (as the Thousand Pounder has been depicted to come in packs in concept art).

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===Spells and Abilities===

* '''Enrage''' - The Thousand Pounder enrages when he reaches 50% health, making his tattoos glow ominously, and increasing his speed and damage.

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===Related Monsters===

* [[Dark Cultist]] - These creatures summon the Thousand Pounder.

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==Background==

Nothing is specifically known about the background of the Thousand Pounder. Is he a "[[Superunique]]" of this "fat demon" kind, or is it a type of monster all together? The concept art seems to indicate that it's not a unique entity, showing a Barbarian with several of these creatures, but the matter in which he is summoned could suggest he is a little bit of a personality anyway. He is in either way powerful enough to require a quite advanced summoning to enter the physical realm.

==Diablo I & II Monster==

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==Development==

===The D3 Team on Thousand Pounder===

[[Image:Mon-thousand-pounder2.jpg|thumb|right|Rage mode activated.]]Thousand Pounder was discussed in the [[WWI_2008:_Denizens_of_Diablo_Panel#Custom_Deaths|WWI Denizens of Diablo]] panel.

::''The other way we emphasize [[monster]] character and personality is to look at the monster on whole. How do they get on screen and die? He's going to be on screen in a cool way, so we went to the the Thousand Pounder here. He's all bout hell. He's summoned from it literally piece by piece. When he gets on screen we figured he should be made and big. Express anger. Part of his gameplay is that he gets really mad when he's almost dead. Throws a huge temper tantrum and this changes how he plays and how the player has to play against him. When he's enraged we changed how he looked; made his tattoos glow, gave him new attack animations and special effects. When he dies the animation is somewhat a reverse of how he came on screen. We did this to show of the whole idea that he's from hell.''

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==Trivia==

===The Metric System===

Speculative (and humorous), are suggestions for what this monster could be called in non-US/UK versions of the game, where the people don't, in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/quotes the words of Vincent], "know what the f**k a quarter pounder is." Somehow, calling this boss the, "Four hundred and fifty four kilo'er" doesn't have quite the same ring to it...

Also speculative (and humorous), are suggestions for what this monster could be called in non-US/UK versions of the game, where the people don't, in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/quotes the words of Vincent], "know what the f*** a quarter pounder is." Somehow, calling this boss the, "Four hundred and fifty four kilo'er" doesn't have quite the same ring to it...

==Media==

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=thousand-pounder ~~See screenshots and~~ Thousand-Pounder-specific gallery contents][[Image:Mon-thousand-pounder-concept1.jpg|thumb|150px|Part of a concept art ~~for~~ image featuring five Thousand ~~Pounder~~Pounders.]][[Image:Mon-thousand-pounder2.jpg|thumb|left|Rage mode activated.]] in

~~[[Image:Mon-thousand-pounder-concept1.jpg|frame|center|Part of a concept art image featuring five Thousand Pounders.]]~~

==References==

* [[WWI_2008:_Denizens_of_Diablo_Panel#Custom_Deaths|WWI 2008: Denizens of Diablo Panel]]

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