| Golems | |
|---|---|
| About | |
| Associated With | |
| Heroes | Tiny Warlock |
| Races | Elementals |
| Factions | The Quorum |
| Places | Icewrack Weeping Rose White Spire |
| Characters | Yulsaria Slyrak Hobgen Jull Anessix |
Golems are a species of elementals in the Dota 2 world.
Physiology[]
As a type of elemental, golems are at one with nature,[1] but to be specific, they are at one with the earth element. This means that these golems are, in a way, the earth itself. Except that they are distinct from the earth that bore them, because they now move freely upon it with their physical form that inherits the earth material that they sprung from.[2] Their affinity with the earth means that some are made of rock such as granite, while others are made of hardened mud.
Mud Golems do not seem to die when shattered. Instead, they splinter into smaller Shard Golems by transferring their spirit into the pieces that once made up their original body.[3] They can also throw boulders at targets, but they seem to hesitate doing this and are implied to be afraid of doing this for unknown reasons.[4]
According to Grek, golems are very resistant to physical damage but their natural durability can be bypassed by magic.[5]
Intelligence[]
The golems appear to be dull creatures, but they seem to be able to grasp the concept of betting money.[6] Golems can be lazy sometimes and may sleep on the job.[7]
Relationships[]
Masters[]
Like most elementals, golems may serve a master who may create these golems from the earth element.[2] Their masters keep them in check so that they aren't left to their own device and don't wreak havoc on anyone that isn't made of rock.[8]
Warlock's Chaotic Offering is described as an ability that summons a golem, even though it is technically a demon from the Outer Hells. Demnok knows that it's a demon[9] and the "golem" knows this as well.[10] However, he calls them "golems" in Dota Underlords.[11][12] He does have legitimate golems under his control, case in point the Obsidian Golem.
Anessix can summon demonic golems that resemble Ishul-Shog the Watcher, a demon that can be summoned by Demnok.[13] Yet another case of erroneously calling a demon a golem.
The armies of the sorceress Yulsaria are composed of ice golems who snuffed out all warmth as part of her southward expansion, but they were all destroyed by the Eldwurm Slyrak.[14]
In the spinoff game Dota Underlords, agents of the Quorum from Weeping Rose have conjured golems and utilized them to attack Hobgen, the Underlord of New Tenebrous in White Spire after Momma Eeb's death nullified the non-aggression pact between White Spire and Weeping Rose.[15] Meanwhile, in the district of Port Slipshade in White Spire, Jull took it to himself and his thugs to purge the untamed golems wreaking havoc in his realm.[8] The Quorum's agents with their golems also came to Jull's domain to intimidate him with their own familiars, but Jull's "Rock Breaker" title isn't just for show.[16]
Speculation[]
Tiny speculates that he may have started out as a mere fragment from a golem's heel, but even he is uncertain about it.[17][18]
References[]
- ↑ Leshrac's biography: Like other elemental characters, he is completely at one with nature...
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Earthshaker's biography: Like a golem or gargoyle, Earthshaker was one with the earth but now walks freely upon it. Unlike those other entities, he created himself through an act of will, and serves no other master...But his spirit is still that of the earth...
- ↑ Crumble description.
- ↑ Hurl Boulder description.
- ↑ Dota Underlords - Loot Round: First Intermission lore.
- ↑ Aghanim response: ▶️ r Oh, my dear Beatrix, I had my money on you. Now I have to pay the rock golems.
- ↑ Aghanim response: ▶️ The rock golems will be most pleased! Wait, where are the rock golems? Sleeping?! Argh, maybe no rock golems today.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dota Underlords - City Crawl, Port Slipshade Street Fight: Pop Some Rocks lore.
- ↑ Warlock's Chaotic Offering responses.
- ↑ Warlock Golem response: ▶️ u Your demon rises!
- ↑ Dota Underlords - Warlock response: Now where did I place that golem?
- ↑ Dota Underlords - Warlock response: I didn't even need to use my golem.
- ↑ Dota Underlords - Anessix's Summon Demonic Golem ability.
- ↑ Yulsaria's Glacier description.
- ↑ Dota Underlords - City Crawl, New Tenebrous Street Fight: Greetings From Weeping Rose lore.
- ↑ Dota Underlords - City Crawl, Port Slipshade Street Fight: The Thorns of the Rose lore.
- ↑ Tiny's biography: A splinter broken from a Golem's heel? A shard swept from a gargoyle-sculptor's workshop? A fragment of the Oracular Visage of Garthos?
- ↑ Tiny response: ▶️ Was I a splinter from a golem's heel? A chip from the Oracular Visage of Garthos? I shall not rest until I know from whence I came.