Boomerang

Holding a Boomerang

A boomerang is a weapon used by the gargoyles in Ultima VI. It further appears in Runes of Virtue, Savage Empire, Ultima VII: The Black Gate and Ultima VII Part Two.

Description

Unlike the Terran boomerang, the gargish version returns to the wielder even when it successfully hits its target. In Ultima VI it is a one-handed missile weapon and can also be used by the Avatar's party.

Effectiveness of the Weapon

In Ultima VII Part Two, boomerangs have a damage of "3" and a reach of "8".

Variants

Magic Boomerang

Main article: Magic Boomerang

During the Age of Armageddon, a new kind of boomerang started to appear; the Magic Boomerang. This weapon is, although better than a normal one, still rather weak compared to other ranged weapons.

Locations

Ultima VI

Boomerangs may be found at the following locations in Ultima VI:

• On slain gargoyles and in the Realm of the Gargoyles.

Runes of Virtue

Boomerangs may be found at the following locations in Runes of Virtue:

• In the dungeon Cavern of Injustice, at the "Land Down Under".

Ultima VII

Boomerangs may be found at the following locations in Ultima VII:

• By the age of Guardian, all kinds of scoundrels can be found using boomerangs as weapons, and it can often be looted from their corpses.

Ultima VII Part Two

Boomerangs may be found at the following locations in Ultima VII Part Two:

Savage Empire

Boomerangs may be found at the following locations in Savage Empire:

• A weapon exclusively used by the Pindiro Tribe.

Lore

“

Among the natives the Nahuatla obsidian-edged sword is considered the 'chief' of weapons, with the widely-used atl-atl, or spear-thrower, as the well-respected 'shaman'. Beyond that, in descending order of worth, we have the large, two-handed club favored by the strongest natives; the hand-thrown spear; the stone axe used by most native warriors; the primitive short-bow used by nearly every tribe for both warfare and hunting; the solid wood club; the rock hammer, a single-handed club; the scalpel - sharp Nahuatla obsidian knife, more practical as a tool than a weapon; and, finally the relatively rare boomerang. – from Ultimate Adventures (Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire)

Trivia

• Boomerangs cannot be purchased in Ultima VII, not even from the gargoyles. They can only be found.
• A metal Ultima VII Boomerang was sold in Japan as a promotional merchandize item for the upcoming SNES-Port of Ultima VII.

See Also

• Weapon Values
• Weapons in Savage Empire

References

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Enhanced Ranged Weapons	Anachronistic weapons ☥ Fire wand ☥ Infinity bow ☥ Lightning wand ☥ Lightning whip ☥ Magic axe ☥ Magic boomerang ☥ Magic bow ☥ Magician’s wand ☥ Starbursts

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