Tengu Henchie gives me the creeps

Manda Panda

Manda Panda

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Shadow Wanderers

It's like they took all the things that they know annoy us and made them henchies. The tengu, the split second interrupt timing--it wouldn't surprise me if they had a wind rider hench in the works.

Argen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Shadow Nation [SN]

Tengu good... Wallow thingie bad.

fgarvin

fgarvin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anything with Giant Stomp + Serpent's Quickness would make the best henchie ever....

eudas

eudas

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Tx, USA

The Infinite Monkeys [TYPE]

W/

Tengu henchman was awesome. I love watching them throw their wings out as they run into battle. Rawk!

Didn't really like the big fat necro dinosaur henchman though.

eudas

Yukito Kunisaki

Yukito Kunisaki

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2005

Chicago, IL

W/N

Everyone seems to have gone Kurzhick...

I went for the Underdog and said, why not Luxom?

Now I'm glad I did. I fought those Rot Wallow thingies and I'd REALLY HATE to have those bloated rats as my henchies.

Now Silverwing, I think he was a boss from Prophesies. Nice to see him on the team vs. going toe to toe with him...

Align

Align

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Protectors of Awesome[AWE]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by fgarvin
Anything with Giant Stomp + Serpent's Quickness would make the best henchie ever....
Knocks down your own team too :|

fgarvin

fgarvin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Align
Knocks down your own team too :|
Not in my reality.

Alleji

Alleji

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Lol, Pidgeon henchaman...

Yeah, he creeped me out too. I liked the rot wallow things as well and took one of them along just for kicks, even though I realize they suck, but the avicara is awesome.

IMO the best henches are protector and guardian. The new healer is terrible, especially considering she spams purge signet :/

fgarvin

fgarvin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alleji
IMO the best henches are protector and guardian. :/
I agree, but the interrupter should also be added to the list. My Guild has a few very good interrupters, but if I'm stuck with a all Henchie party, the interrupter is gonna be in there somewhere.

If only I could take him to meet Willa.

boxterduke

boxterduke

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Walking the ruins of Ascalon

DVDF

Me/

Everytime he makes the sound I think there is a Tengu attacking me.
It is kinda freaky.

As for henches I was impressed from, the ranger interupter on the luxon side and the domination mesmer on the kurz side.

Winterclaw

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

I thought it was neat that there was going to be a tenchu henchman.

Alleji

Alleji

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by fgarvin
I agree, but the interrupter should also be added to the list. My Guild has a few very good interrupters, but if I'm stuck with a all Henchie party, the interrupter is gonna be in there somewhere.

If only I could take him to meet Willa.
I haven't played the luxon side... I'm assuming that's where the interrupter comes from. The Dom hench is ok... he packs cry of frustration and power spike (I think) but it's hard to see how much he contributes exactly.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

Though the bird and I don't understand eachother that well and he gives me the creeps from time to time, I really enjoy his companionship. Better have him as a friend I should say. Wonder what he likes to eat.

dreamhunk

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

:P

E/Me

Kurzick had henchies that were nonhuman as well.

Diablo???

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

I think anyone who'se tread through Mineral Springs will have bad memories of these terrifying winged nightmares. The first time I equipped Talon Silverwings, I wasn't aware that he made any grunts. I think the first time I heard it, was during combat. With my health running low, I freaked out and mapped back to the marketplace.... after a second or two, I slapped myself in the chest and said "Dhuurrrrrrrrr, omg I'm an IDIOT!"

After I got my black moa, I went back for talon silverwing. My two birds of prey protect me from dangers afar. When combat gets too hot, they can drop their weapons and fly me back home.... ok maybe not, but that would be funny. lol

Talon Silverwing

Talon Silverwing

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Henchmen [Hnch]

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Thanks.....

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Like everyone else (it seems) I hated the Avicara in Prophecies. Damn annoying.

Talon Silverwing, however, was the best fighter henchman of the bunch. He was almost always the last man standing at wipes, and did serious damage to the enemy.

So I love the bastard. Despite his creepy sounds, which, yes, freaked me out the first time I heard them too.

Diablo???

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

omg its talon silverwing!

Here, you need an avatar ^^

Talon Silverwing

Talon Silverwing

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Henchmen [Hnch]

W/

Done.

The Little Viking

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

innergalactic gargleblasters

W/Mo

I like the new creature henchies. Makes a nice, but yes, unusual change to the whole henchie outlook.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

question? why is this tengu bigger than the one in Tyria?

koneko

Site Contributor

Join Date: Sep 2005

38??16′ N 140??52′ E

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by sir skulkcrasher
question? why is this tengu bigger than the one in Tyria?
Genetics and a better diet. It's the "Yao Ming" effect.

Theos

Theos

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

River Dancing

Eternal Treachery [TimE]

Me/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by koneko
Genetics and a better diet. It's the "Yao Ming" effect.
It has also grown up not hunted and hated... or so we believe >_>

Ken Dei

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/Mo

I heard that thing in town and immediately did a camera 360 going "OMG OMG OMG OMG HELP!" in my brain.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by sir skulkcrasher
question? why is this tengu bigger than the one in Tyria?
He's higher level, isn't he? Mobs get bigger with level, and the tengu around Lions Arch are pretty low-level. Plus maybe he is a 'hearty' tengu.

I've got another question: Are avicara and tengu two names for the same thing, or are they different?

koneko

Site Contributor

Join Date: Sep 2005

38??16′ N 140??52′ E

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
He's higher level, isn't he? Mobs get bigger with level, and the tengu around Lions Arch are pretty low-level. Plus maybe he is a 'hearty' tengu.
Level 20. The Avicara get to level 24 in the Southern Shiverpeak areas.

...I liked my explaination better. >_>

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
I've got another question: Are avicara and tengu two names for the same thing, or are they different?
I thought they were different, but GuildWiki says that they're the same. "Avicara" and "Caromi Tengu" seem to be subsets of "Tengu."

Xenrath

Xenrath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/Me

mmmm caramel tengu

The undead Mesmer

The undead Mesmer

Delphian Scribe

Join Date: May 2005

Holland

No guild ;_;

N/Me

Tengu is the name of both species they are devided in ''tribes'' wich are the caromi and avicara (hope this helps hehe)