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'''Lamprey''' are eel-like [[Beast|beast]]-type [[monster]]s that resides within some [[undead]] creatures like the [[Grotesque]]. When the host is killed, they come out.

Lamprey are [[Beasts]].
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==Diablo III Monster==
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}}[[Image:Mon-lamprey2.jpg|thumb|left|When the smaller ones are gone, only a few dangerous Lamprey remain.]]Lamprey are squirming eels that emerge in a flood from a ruptured [[Grotesque]]. They are not powerful [[monster]]s, but are disgusting in their fecundity and must be stomped out, like giant maggots. The eels, properly called Lamprey are wriggling creatures that must be killed lest they consume your character's toes, but they seem to die very quickly, and on the whole the Grotesque/Lamprey combo looks more inventive and amusing than dangerous. In fact, the amount of Lamprey that explodes from a dead Grotesque seems to be way too many to fit inside the body. Still, that's the nature of [[magic]].

The animation of Lamprey explosion is very much overemphasized, and out of the huge pile of maggots, only a handful are actually capable of chopping off any player toes. The few slightly larger eels will attack, but dies easily and one [[AoE]] attack usually kills them all.


===Spells and Abilities===
* None
There are no known spells or abilities by the Lamprey.


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===Related Monsters===
* [[Grotesque]]
The Grotesque spawns Lamprey upon death.

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==Background==
The Lampreys share background with the [[Grotesque]], but it's hard to know if they have been turned towards [[demonic]] powers, or if they are simply just [[animal]]s put inside the constructed body. No proper background story has been given.


==Diablo I Monster==
There are no [[Lamprey]]-like monsters in [[Diablo I]].


==Diablo II Monster==
{{wl|[http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Pain_Worm Diablo 2 Pain Worms]}} are like [[Lamprey|Lampreys]], in that they are weak, worm-like creatures created from dead monsters. However, unlike Lampreys, Pain Worms can only be created by the death of a monster which has been cursed by another monster, the {{wl|[http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Putrid_Defiler Putrid Defiler]}}.

==Development==
Lamprey were first seen in the [[WWI 2008]] [[gameplay movie]], and have not changed much since.


==Trivia==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprey Lampreys] in our world are blood-sucking eel-like creatures, that are hard to classify due to their unique morphology and physiology.


==Media==
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]

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Image:Mon-grotesque3.jpg|Hundreds of Lamprey are fitted in one of these [[Grotesque]]s.
Image:Mon-lamprey1.jpg|And there he pops!
Image:Mon-lamprey2.jpg|Only a few of the Lamprey are large enough to attack.
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