The Shuttlecock Bird is a monster in Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy.
Description
Journal Description
The Shuttlecock Bird may be one-legged, but it's quick on its foot... When hurtling through the air to attack it resembles an arrow, and can cause as much damage.
Museum Description
The Shuttlecock Bird may only be able to fly short distances at a time, but its one leg allows for some powerful hopping. The unique arrangement of feathers around its head make it incredibly aerodynamic when lunging to attack. - Abydos Museum
Traits, Appearance, and Abilities
The Shuttlecock Bird only had one leg to perch with. Its feathers were red, white, and blue. The back of its head resembled a shuttlecock, hence its name.
Strategy
N/A: Not found in the wild.
Locations
- Montu's Monster Shop (Buyable)
Trivia
- The species seems to be aptly named, as shuttlecocks are fast-flying feathered balls used in Badminton. The feathers on their heads also resemble the shape of said item. This is even more apparent when paired with their method of attack.
- The Shuttlecock Bird is never encountered, therefore its weapon and hostility is unknown.
- Its description suggests that it may be hostile, while its weapon is is beak and extreme speed.
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| Capturable | Almost-a-Bull | Big Bull | Blade Scorpion | Chihuahua | Cobra | Crabhands | Cyclops | Dark Worshipper | Electric Armadillo | Exo-Piranha | Fire Armadillo | Green Giant Worm | Half Brute | Knives Cat | Mummy Chihuahua | Mummy Worm | Nose Needler | Piranha | Sharpbeak | Skeletal Axeman | Skeletal Spider | Skull Swordsman | Skull Worshipper | Slim Burble | Smiling Burble | Spike Spider | Sunflower | Tree Creature | Wasp Spider |
| Non-Capturable | Alert Spider | Electric Eel | Featherless Turkey | Geb | Goofy Lizard | Manta Ray | Mummy Bird | Mummy Eagle | Rat | Sea Turtle | Shell Critter | Shuttlecock Bird | Small Frog | Spinefish | Spitting Toad |