Doppelgänger

A mythical creature that is able to reflect one's actions in the exactly same way.

Doppelgängers do not attack nor move if the player they're focused at doesn't move or attack first.
You need to think instead of fight to defeat Doppelgängers.

If you move left, Doppelgänger will move right, if you jump - Doppelgänger will jump as well.
(the reason for moving right instead of left is to make it possible for Doppelgängers to actually attack in your direction. Vertical movement stays the same, though.)
They can reflect one's weapons and change them as player switches them in their inventory.

This includes - use of the terrain and natural hazards or having a special item (tech) that Doppelgänger can't reflect.

Their appearance would either be:

a) exactly the same as the player's - with a possible exception like inverted colors (yet still looking reasonably)
b) a simple, black humanoid creature


Simple enough - what did you expect from a "simple, black humanoid"?

Possible drops may vary - but I was mostly thinking about a random copy of one's item.


I think Doppelgängers would make a nice addition to the game, either as a rare enemy, a mini-boss or possible even a regular boss?

 

There's no picture 0.o
I believe there must be some kind of drawing or sprite, or it doesn't count. I'd say, sprite the dark humanoid creature

 

Nice idea, but I thought it was about drawing ideas too...

 

Give me a second or two...
Maybe a bit more.

EDIT:
Ok, I made a quick sprite...
It's not that good after all, but if you look closely you WILL see that I DID actually recolor every shade there was and didn't just fill it with one color. The "transitions" are very subtle, though.

 

it's about ideas in general, it was just suggested that if you could draw something up that it would be more visually appealing.

I love the idea of a Doppleganger. Mythical Creature that would haunt the player down and utilize their own characteristics against them.

 

haha, you have seriously good ideas.

I like this one too, a shadow of yourself roaming the universe. Sound realy awesome!

 

Alright, not a bad sprite at all =)
I like the idea of doppelgängers as well. Who doesn't like a monster with infinite amount of appearances? Who doesn't want to be a doppelgänger himself? ; )

 

Wait, how can you be the opposite of yourself? Wouldnt that make the other person the doppelgänger?

 

Reminds me of the doppleganger from Tomb Raider / Tomb Raider: Anniversary. Only way to kill it- DROP IT IN LAVA! Was interesting in that game and would be neat to see it applied to StarBound for certain.

 

Doppelgängception :alien:

Yep.

 

The whole idea somehow reminds me to team fortress 2's spies... they can be anyone of us...

 

You just about killed me with laughter.

 

Suddenly I became kredit to team!
Seemz like I haz popular entri...

No one flamed it so far...Pun quite intended.

 

ah this reminds me of dark link ^,^ 1+

 

Same thing here, Dark Link is so epic.

I'd love to see these things in the game, it would be so fun and challenging to defeat them.

 

The idea of a Doppleganger (also known as Changeling apparently) has been one that has intrigued me more than any other kind of monster. The ability to change your form at will is a very unappreciated ability; even if it would require some acting to pull off effectively. I have decided a while back that this would be the superpower I would choose would I be offered one, because it is a power that gets exponentially better with creativity.

I would like to see this monster not just mimic you, but after getting in its line of sight it turns INTO you, your pet, or one of the indigenous lifeforms, and gains their abilities.

In related news it would be amazing if you could tame one of these, if not slightly overpowered.

 

awsome idea, wish it'd be implemented, i bet a 1/10 of the entrys here will probibably be put in the game even if the person doesn't win.
But personally, i hope you do win.

 

Yes, it did remind me of this guy.

 

stealed MY SPRITE--' i created this sprite ! look my day a posted my topic

 

Wooow, hold it there, look at these times, he posted it first. maybe you both had the same idea, could happen.
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