Blink



Blink is a Dungeoneering boss monster that can be fought on the Warped floors of Daemonheim, requiring a Dungeoneering level of 95 to encounter and fight. He is a crazed human test subject, driven mad by his love for portal magic, which is prominent both in his behaviour and means of fighting.



Blink cannot be attacked at first and will run in straight lines through the wall portals, spraying a steam area-based magic attack around him, which can be extremely powerful. One pillar in the room may be raised by the party at any one time. Hiding behind this pillar or staying far enough away makes you safe from his steam. If Blink runs into a pillar his combat level is then displayed and he becomes attackable for a short time, using melee, magic, and ranged attacks against the party. While he is still running, it is recommended to have protect/deflect magic on as it halves the damage of his steam attack.

For efficient pillar raising, a team of 5 should spread out to the 4 corners of the room, each person taking responsibility for raising the pillar of his corner + the 2 adjacent perimeter pillars. The last person can act as a backup if one person dies.

A great way to predict which portal Blink will come out from, check the minimap for a yellow dot. It will stay at a spot for exactly one second, before he starts making a run for it. This helps locate where he will run to (unless he's coming from a corner), and have enough time to raise the selected pillar.

While he is available to fight after running into a pillar, he will once in a while shout out "H..Here it comes!" which gives you a couple seconds to let you block his attack that can hit through prayer. You can run behind one of the platforms in the room, raise the pillar, and hide from his view, or simply just teleport out of the room. When he shouts "Kapow!", you won't receive any damage.

It may be helpful to click on the minimap to move around the room, instead of clicking on the main screen, to avoid unnecessarily raising a pillar.

Blink is considerably strong against magic attacks, so it more advantageous to use a weapon that takes advantage of his weakness to stab.

Quotes

 * ...he saw me!
 * A Face! A Huuuge Face!
 * Aaahaahaha!
 * Ah! Grrrr...
 * Aha! Huh? Ahaha!
 * And a nice c...chianti!
 * A whole new world!
 * Bli...Bli..
 * C...Can't catch me!
 * Coo-coo-ca-choo!
 * H..Here it comes! (followed by) Kapow!
 * Grrrr...
 * Magicinyaface!
 * More t...tea Alice?
 * Oof!
 * Over here!
 * See you all next year!
 * There's no place like home.
 * The Spire...doors...everywhere...
 * Where...who?
 * I...it's you.
 * I... See you

Drops

 * }

Trivia

 * Blink appears to have some case of Schizophrenia.
 * The examine text information is a reference to "The Shining" where the main character goes mad and writes 'all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' over and over again.
 * One of Blink's quotes "More t...tea Alice?" is a reference to the Mad Hatter, a character from "Alice in Wonderland".
 * One of Blink's quotes "And a nice c...chianti!" is a reference to Dr. Hannibal Lecter from "Silence of the Lambs".
 * One of Blink's quotes "Coo-coo-ca-choo!" is either a reference to the Beatles song "I Am The Walrus", or to the Simon and Garfunkel song "Mrs. Robinson".
 * Blink's quote, "There's no place like home" is reference to the scene in "The Wizard of Oz" in which Dorothy clicks the heels of her magical ruby slippers together and says "There's no place like home" in order to return to her farm in Kansas.
 * One of Blink's quotes "a whole new world!" is a reference to a song sung in the Disney movie "Aladdin."
 * One of Blink's quotes "The Spire... doors... everywhere" is a reference to the portal-filled city of Sigil (also known City of Doors) located on a giant spire in the Planescape setting.
 * His phrase I...See you is a reference to the game Portal in which the turrets say this when they see you.
 * One of Blink's quotes "See you all next year!" may be a reference to a character that appears on Family Guy, a 'greased-up deaf guy' runs around frantically screaming said quote as he's being chased down by citizens of Quahog.
 * Blink may have been Wizard Edvin's test subject who went mad while testing portals and left in an "unconventional manner."
 * Blink's slicked back, quill like hair, as well as the fact that he runs very fast through portals could be a shoutout to Sega's mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog
 * It is possible to trap Blink inside a portal (see picture below), by putting a barrier up right infront of it if you are fast enough.Blinkd.jpg

Blink