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| title     = Underworld
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|contents=Loot Island, in the Underworld beneath [[Eyeaduct]].
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'''Underworld''' (introduced in [[Eyeaduct]] of the [[Very Scary Halloween Special]] update) refers to the several alternate play spaces located beneath certain [[Halloween map|Haunted Halloween maps]].
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{{Quotation|'''The Bombinomicon'''|Hey, it's me, the Bombinomicon. Guess what, guys? You're in Hell. It's good stuff. You're gonna like it here.|sound=Sf13 bcon intro06.wav}}
 
 
Underworlds differ from each other depending on their map, but common characteristics among them are the presence of [[Magic spells]], a [[Environmental death#Health drain|harmful atmosphere]], and [[Environmental death#Deadly waters|deadly waters]] or [[Environmental death#Infernal Lava|Infernal Lava]].
 
 
 
* '''Underworld''' can also specifically refer to those haunted islands surrounded by lethal [[Environmental death#Underworld waters|stygian waters]], while '''Hell''' (introduced in [[Helltower]]) refers specifically to those underground settings located in flows of infernal [[Environmental death#Lava|Infernal Lava]].  
 
  
* '''Purgatory''' is the Underworld destination and associated mechanics resulting from players jumping into the purple [[MONOCULUS]] portals. Purgatory was introduced in [[Eyeaduct]]; and other versions of Purgatory are found on most maps that spawn the MONOCULUS Boss.
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'''Underworld''' (introduced in [[Eyeaduct]] of the [[Very Scary Halloween Special]] update) refers to the several alternate play spaces in certain [[Halloween map|Haunted Halloween maps]].
  
* '''Loot Island''' is the location in [[Eyeaduct]] that players can enter when they defeat MONOCULUS, but that name is also broadly applied to any Underworld location having Bombinomicon waiting at the exit.
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Underworlds differ from each other, but common characteristics among them are the presence of [[Magic spells]], a [[Environmental death#Health drain|harmful atmosphere]], and [[Environmental death#Deadly waters|deadly waters]] or [[Environmental death#Infernal Lava|Infernal Lava]].
 
 
* '''Skull Island''' is the name of the Underworld location for [[Ghost Fort]], but the horned skull model has been used for Underworld exit portals in a number of later maps, such as '''Hell Island''' under [[Brimstone (map)|Brimstone]].
 
  
 
== General features ==
 
== General features ==
 
Underworld locations draw from a number of features:
 
Underworld locations draw from a number of features:
* Achievements with [[Achievement items]] that can only be earned in certain Underworld locations encourage players to try out the Location.
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* Many Underworlds are accessed and exited through portals.
* Entry and exit Buffs ([[Healing#Overheal|Overheal]], [[ÜberCharge|Invulnerability]], [[Critical hits|Crits]]) and rare, powerful [[Magic spells|Magic Spells]] encourage players to learn to use some Underworld locations for tactical advantages in the main map.
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* Entry and exit buffs ([[Healing#Overheal|overheal]], [[ÜberCharge|invulnerability]], [[Critical hits|crits]]) and rare, powerful [[Magic spells|Magic Spells]] encourage players to learn to use some Underworld locations for tactical advantages in the main map.
* Underworld locations generally have mechanisms for limiting the time players can remain there, either by automatically killing off or pushing out all players that stay there too long or by ending the round:
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* Underworld locations generally have mechanisms for limiting the time players can remain there, either by automatically killing off or pushing out all players that stay there for too long or by [[Match outcomes|ending the round]]:
** Several locations feature portals for returning to the main level, usually with the aforementioned exit Buffs.
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** Several locations feature portals for returning to the main level, usually with the aforementioned exit buffs, to incentivize players to leave.
** The ​Underworld ​locations are surrounded by lethal, instant death environments
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** Many ​Underworld ​locations are surrounded by [[Environmental death|instantly-lethal hazards]], such as Stygian water or lava.
** Some Underworld locations​ cause [[Environmental death#Health drain|Health drain]] on all players​.
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** Some Underworld locations​ cause [[Environmental death#Health drain|Health drain]] on all players, either persistently (such as in Monster Bash) or after a certain grace period ends (such as Cursed Cove)​.
*** ​Some Underworld locations do not have Health drain; [[Helltower#Hell|one location]] gives some players an [[Healing#overheal|overheal]].
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*** A map with multiple Underworlds (such as Eyeaduct) may have separate health-drain characteristics for each.
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* Achievements with [[achievement items]] that can only be earned in certain Underworld locations encourage players to try out the location.
  
 
== List of maps with Underworld locations ==
 
== List of maps with Underworld locations ==
 
{{stub|Collaboration for a table completely replacing the current content of this and the following section is underway at [[User:BrazilianNut/Sandbox/List of Underworlds]]. Please participate there.}}
 
{{stub|Collaboration for a table completely replacing the current content of this and the following section is underway at [[User:BrazilianNut/Sandbox/List of Underworlds]]. Please participate there.}}
Maps with Underworld locations include​; community maps are identified with an italic font.
 
  
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{{Hatnote|'''Note:''' Community maps are identified in italics.}}
 
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{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
|- style="height: 20px;"
 
|- style="height: 20px;"
! class="header" |Name
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! class="header" | {{common string|Name}}
! class="header" |Picture
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! class="header" | {{common string|Picture}}
! class="header" |File name
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! class="header" | {{common string|File name}}
! class="header" |Type of Underworld
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! class="header" | Underworld(s)
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''''[[Brimstone (map)|Brimstone]]'''''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Bloodwater}}}}'''
| [[File:Pl fifthcurve event.png|160px|link=Brimstone (map)]]
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| [[File:Pl bloodwater.png|160px|link=Bloodwater{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|pl_fifthcurve_event}}
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| {{code|pl_bloodwater}}
| Hell Island
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| Purgatory, Loot Island
 
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|-
|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''[[Carnival of Carnage]]'''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Brimstone|Brimstone (map)}}}}'''
| [[File:Carnival of Carnage.jpg|160px|link=Carnival of Carnage]]
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| [[File:Pl fifthcurve event.png|160px|link=Brimstone (map){{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|sd_doomsday_event}}
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| {{code|pl_fifthcurve_event}}
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| Purgatory, Hell
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|-
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{map link|Carnival of Carnage}}'''
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| [[File:Carnival of Carnage.jpg|160px|link=Carnival of Carnage{{if lang}}]]
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| {{code|sd_doomsday_event}}
 
| Bumper Cars
 
| Bumper Cars
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''''[[Cauldron]]'''''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Cauldron}}}}'''
| [[File:Koth bagel event.png|160px|link=Cauldron]]
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| [[File:Koth bagel event.png|160px|link=Cauldron{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px"  |{{code|koth_bagel_event}}
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| {{code|koth_bagel_event}}
 
| Swampy Purgatory
 
| Swampy Purgatory
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''''[[Cursed Cove]]'''''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Cursed Cove}}}}'''
| [[File:Pd cursed cove event.png|160px|link=Frontier]]
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| [[File:Pd cursed cove event.png|160px|link=Cursed Cove{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|pd_cursed_cove_event}}
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| {{code|pd_cursed_cove_event}}
| Dave Jones' Locker
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| Davy Jones' Locker
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''[[Eyeaduct]]'''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{map link|Eyeaduct}}'''
 
| [[File:Eyeaduct 1.png|160px|link=Eyeaduct]]
 
| [[File:Eyeaduct 1.png|160px|link=Eyeaduct]]
| width="60px" |{{code|koth_viaduct_event}}
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| {{code|koth_viaduct_event}}
 
| Purgatory, Loot Island
 
| Purgatory, Loot Island
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''[[Ghost Fort]]'''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{map link|Ghost Fort}}'''
| [[File:Ghost Fort.png|160px|link=Ghost Fort]]
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| [[File:Ghost Fort.png|160px|link=Ghost Fort{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|koth_lakeside_event}}
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| {{code|koth_lakeside_event}}
 
| Skull Island
 
| Skull Island
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''''[[Gravestone]]'''''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Gravestone}}}}'''
| [[File:Pl rumble event.png|160px|link=Gravestone]]
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| [[File:Pl rumble event.png|160px|link=Gravestone{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|pl_rumble_event}}
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| {{code|pl_rumble_event}}
| Bumper Cars, Purgatory
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| Island (Underworld),<br>Graveyard (Purgatory),<br>Bumper Cars
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''''[[Hellstone]]'''''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Hellstone}}}}'''
| [[File:Pl millstone event.jpg|160px|link=Hellstone]]
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| [[File:Pl millstone event.jpg|160px|link=Hellstone{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|pl_millstone_event}}
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| {{code|pl_millstone_event}}
 
| Purgatory, Hell
 
| Purgatory, Hell
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''[[Helltower]]'''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{map link|Helltower}}'''
| [[File:Plr hightower event3.png|160px|link=Snowycoast]]
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| [[File:Plr hightower event3.png|160px|link=Snowycoast{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|plr_hightower_event}}
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| {{code|plr_hightower_event}}
 
| Hell
 
| Hell
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''''[[Monster Bash]]'''''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Moldergrove}}}}'''
| [[File:Monster Bash Point.jpg|160px|link=Monster Bash]]
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| [[File:Koth_moldergrove.png|160px|link=Moldergrove{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|pd_monster_bash}}
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| {{code|koth_undergrove_event}}
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| Underworld
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Monster Bash}}}}'''
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| [[File:Monster Bash Point.jpg|160px|link=Monster Bash{{if lang}}]]
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| {{code|pd_monster_bash}}
 
| Pit and Pendulums
 
| Pit and Pendulums
 
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|-
|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''''[[Moonshine Event]]'''''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Moonshine Event}}}}'''
| [[File:Koth moonshine event.png|160px|link=Moonshine Event]]
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| [[File:Koth moonshine event.png|160px|link=Moonshine Event{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|koth_moonshine_event}}
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| {{code|koth_moonshine_event}}
 
| Underworld
 
| Underworld
 
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|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''''[[Pit of Death]]'''''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Pit of Death}}}}'''
| [[File:Pd pit of death event.png|160px|link=Pit of Death]]
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| [[File:Pd pit of death event.png|160px|link=Pit of Death{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|pd_pit_of_death_event}}
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| {{code|pd_pit_of_death_event}}
 
| Underworld
 
| Underworld
 
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|-
|style="background-color:#F9D483;" |'''''[[Slasher]]'''''
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Slasher}}}}'''
| [[File:Koth Slasher Overview.jpg|160px|link=Upward]]
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| [[File:Koth Slasher Overview.jpg|160px|link=Slasher{{if lang}}]]
| width="60px" |{{code|koth_slasher}}
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| {{code|koth_slasher}}
 
| Underworld
 
| Underworld
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| style="background:#F9D483;" | '''{{italics|{{map link|Laughter}}}}'''
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| [[File:Laughter main.jpg|160px|link=Laughter{{if lang}}]]
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| {{code|koth_slaughter_event}}
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| Funhouse
 
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== Underworlds ==
 
== Underworlds ==
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=== [[Bloodwater]] ===
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'''Purgatory''' consists of [[Environmental_death#Lava|Lava]] and [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|poisonous air]].
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If a player takes one of MONOCULUS' portals, their health is fully restored and they are transported to a small set of small islands with a few [[Magic Spells]] scattered around. Leaving through the white portal takes them back to the control point with a series of temporary buffs, including full critical hits. Attacking MONOCULUS with these crits stuns him for a few seconds.
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'''Loot Island''' is another location in Purgatory. Players can access it by touching the Bombinomicon that appears once MONOCULUS has been defeated; they must then make their way to the giant skull and get the Bombinomicon in there. Once they do, they are taken back to the control point with a series of buffs and a Rare Magic Spell. Similar to Eyeaduct, the air in Loot Island is harmless, the cease-fire would have ended, and players may attack their enemies on this location. Also, staying here for too long causes the island to explode, killing anyone on it.
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<gallery widths=140px heights=80px>
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File:Bloodwater underworld 1.jpg|Purgatory
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File:Bloodwater underworld 2.jpg|Loot Island
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</gallery>
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=== [[Brimstone (map)|Brimstone]] ===
 
=== [[Brimstone (map)|Brimstone]] ===
 
Brimstone has two underworlds: '''Purgatory''' and '''Hell'''.
 
Brimstone has two underworlds: '''Purgatory''' and '''Hell'''.
  
'''Purgatory''' consists of two small islands surrounded by [[lava]] with a [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|hamrful atmosphere]]. Players can access it through the portals opened by [[MONOCULUS]] when it teleports in order to obtain Rare Spells and several buffs that last a few seconds if they manage to go through the white portal.
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'''Purgatory''' consists of two small islands surrounded by [[lava]] with a [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|harmful atmosphere]]. Players can access it through the portals opened by [[MONOCULUS]] when it teleports in order to obtain Rare Spells and several buffs that last a few seconds if they manage to go through the white portal.
  
'''Hell''' is very similar to Purgatory: it consists of two islands, though one is small and the other is big and has an altar, has lava and a harmful atmosphere, and provides players with Rare Spells and several buffs when exiting. It can be accessed by jumping into the portal opened by defeating MONOCULUS, jumping into the portal that opens over the pit if [[BLU]] managed to push the cart into the pit, or by going through the white portals in the coffins.
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'''Hell''' is very similar to Purgatory: it consists of two islands, though one is small and the other is big and has an altar, has lava and a harmful atmosphere, and provides players with Rare Spells and several buffs when exiting. It can be accessed by jumping into the portal opened by defeating MONOCULUS or by going through the white portals in the coffins.
  
When entering these locations, players will receive an [[overheal]] and a brief moment of [[invincibility]] to help them survive their malicious atmospheres. When leaving through a portal, they will be sent back to the overworld with a series of buffs.
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When entering these locations, players receive a brief moment of [[invincibility]] to help them survive their malicious atmospheres. When leaving through a portal, they are sent back to the overworld with a series of buffs.
  
<gallery>
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<gallery widths=140px heights=80px>
Image:Brimstone Purgatory.png|Purgatory.
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File:Brimstone Purgatory.png|Purgatory.
Image:Brimstone Hell 01.png|Hell.
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File:Brimstone Hell 01.png|Hell.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
=== [[Carnival of Carnage]] ===
 
=== [[Carnival of Carnage]] ===
Once one of the teams has successfully delivered the tickets to the Strongmann in Carnival of Carnage, Merasmus will take all players to another realm, where they will be forced to play one of three deadly bumper cars mini-games. The winning team will receive an advantage over the other as a reward.
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Once one of the teams has successfully delivered the tickets to the Strongmann in Carnival of Carnage, Merasmus takes all players to another realm, where they are forced to play one of three deadly bumper cars mini-games. The winning team receives an advantage over the other as a reward.
  
'''Falling Platforms''': players must drive on wooden platforms and avoid falling off. Merasmus will periodically destroy all but one of the platforms and then bring all but one of them back. Once only one platform remains, he will bring them all back and restart the process.
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'''Falling Platforms''': players must drive on wooden platforms and avoid falling off. Merasmus periodically destroys all but one of the platforms and then brings all but one of them back. Once only one platform remains, he brings them all back and restarts the process.
  
 
'''Bumper Car Soccer''': players are forced to play soccer using a giant beach ball. There are three ways to win:
 
'''Bumper Car Soccer''': players are forced to play soccer using a giant beach ball. There are three ways to win:
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Spells can be collected and cast in Bumper Car Soccer and Duck Collectors, most of them being unique to this realm.
 
Spells can be collected and cast in Bumper Car Soccer and Duck Collectors, most of them being unique to this realm.
  
Falling off any of the arenas will turn the player into a team-colored ghost that can still be controlled by the player. Touching an ally that's still alive will resurrect the player; touching an enemy will cause the player to bounce up.
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Falling off any of the arenas turns the player into a team-colored ghost that can still be controlled by the player. Touching an ally that's still alive resurrects the player; touching an enemy causes the player to bounce up.
  
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<gallery widths=140px heights=80px>
Image:CoC Elimination.png|The Falling Platforms.
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File:CoC Elimination.png|The Falling Platforms.
Image:CoC Soccer.png|The Bumper Car Soccer field.
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File:CoC Soccer.png|The Bumper Car Soccer field.
Image:CoC Racetrack image 2.png|The Duck Collectors track.
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File:CoC Racetrack image 2.png|The Duck Collectors track.
 
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It can be accessed when the cauldron on the control point erupts and opens up portals as a result, and can be exited by jumping into the glowing cauldron. When entering, players are fully healed; when leaving, they receive a series of buffs.
 
It can be accessed when the cauldron on the control point erupts and opens up portals as a result, and can be exited by jumping into the glowing cauldron. When entering, players are fully healed; when leaving, they receive a series of buffs.
  
<gallery>
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<gallery widths=140px heights=80px>
Image:Cauldron Underworld.jpg|Cauldron's underworld.
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File:Cauldron Underworld.jpg|Cauldron's underworld.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
=== [[Cursed Cove]] ===
 
=== [[Cursed Cove]] ===
'''Davy Jone's Locker''' resembles the bottom of the sea, with algae and corals dotting the landscape. Players must go there in order to deliver the souls they've collected. It can be accessed by touching the Flying Dutchman while it is sailing through the town.
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'''Davy Jones' Locker''' resembles the bottom of the sea, with algae and corals dotting the landscape. Players must go there in order to deliver the souls they have collected. It can be accessed by touching the Flying Dutchman while it is sailing through the town.
  
Although the Locker does not feature a harmful atmosphere, a player that stays there too long will start to quickly [[Environmental death#Drowning|drown]]. To leave, they have to either go through the white portal on the sunken ship, or be kicked out by Davy Jones.
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Although the Locker does not feature a harmful atmosphere, a player that stays there too long starts to quickly [[Environmental death#Drowning|drown]]. To leave, they have to either go through the white portal on the sunken ship, or be kicked out by Davy Jones.
  
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<gallery widths=140px heights=80px>
Image:20181021213930 1.jpg|Davy Jones' Locker.
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File:20181021213930 1.jpg|Davy Jones' Locker.
Image:Davy Jones.jpg|Davy Jones on his ship.
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File:Davy Jones.jpg|Davy Jones on his ship.
 
</gallery>
 
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'''Purgatory''' is a gloomy swamp of [[Environmental_death#Deadly_waters|deadly waters]] and [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|poisonous air]].
 
'''Purgatory''' is a gloomy swamp of [[Environmental_death#Deadly_waters|deadly waters]] and [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|poisonous air]].
  
If a player takes one of MONOCULUS' portals, their health will be fully restored and they'll be transported to a small set of small islands. Leaving through the white portal will take them back to the control point with a series of temporary buffs. All players will be transported to this location when [[Humiliation]] starts.
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If a player takes one of MONOCULUS' portals, their health is fully restored and they are transported to a small set of small islands. Leaving through the white portal takes them back to the control point with a series of temporary buffs, including full critical hits. Attacking MONOCULUS with these crits stuns him for a few seconds. All players are transported to this location when [[Humiliation]] starts.
  
'''Loot Island''' is another location in Purgatory. Players can access it by touching the Bombinomicon that appears once MONOCULUS has been defeated; they must then make their way to the giant skull and get the Bombinomicon in there. Once they do, they'll be taken back to the control point with a series of buffs. While the air in Loot Island is harmless, the cease-fire will have ended, and players may attack their enemies on this location. Also, staying here for too long will cause the island to explode, killing anyone on it.
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'''Loot Island''' is another location in Purgatory. Players can access it by touching the Bombinomicon that appears once MONOCULUS has been defeated; they must then make their way to the giant skull and get the Bombinomicon in there. Once they do, they are taken back to the control point with a series of buffs. While the air in Loot Island is harmless, the cease-fire will have ended, and players may attack their enemies on this location. Also, staying here for too long causes the island to explode, killing anyone on it.
  
Players reaching the Bombinomicon on Loot Island for the first time will receive it as a [[Bombinomicon|cosmetic item]] and unlock the [[Halloween_achievements#2011:_Eye-chievements|Halloween achievement ''Dive Into A Good Book'']].
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Players reaching the Bombinomicon on Loot Island for the first time receive it as a [[Bombinomicon|cosmetic item]] and unlock the [[Halloween achievements#2011|Halloween achievement ''Dive Into A Good Book'']].
  
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<gallery widths=140px heights=80px>
Image:Eyeaduct 1.png|Loot Island.
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File:Eyeaduct 1.png|Loot Island.
 
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* It is reached by touching the Bombinomicon left by Merasmus when defeated.
 
* It is reached by touching the Bombinomicon left by Merasmus when defeated.
 
* Falling into the water is an instantaneous kill.
 
* Falling into the water is an instantaneous kill.
* Leaving through the exit will return the players to the control point with invulnerability and crits.
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* Leaving through the exit returns the players to the control point with invulnerability and crits.
  
Players who touch the Bombinomicon after Merasmus is defeated are taken to the island's pier and have to get the [[Skull Island Topper]] inside the giant skull. If players take too long to get the Skull Island Topper, Skull Island will explode and kill all those on it.
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Players who touch the Bombinomicon after Merasmus is defeated are taken to the island's pier and have to get the [[Skull Island Topper]] inside the giant skull. If players take too long to get the Skull Island Topper, Skull Island explodes and kills all those on it.
  
Players reaching the Skull Island Topper for the first time will receive it as a cosmetic item and unlock the [[Halloween_achievements#2012:_Necromannchievements|Halloween achievement ''A Lovely Vacation Spot'']].
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Players reaching the Skull Island Topper for the first time receive it as a cosmetic item and unlock the [[Halloween achievements#2012|Halloween achievement ''A Lovely Vacation Spot'']].
  
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<gallery widths=140px heights=80px>
Image:GhostFortIsland.png|Skull Island.
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File:GhostFortIsland.png|Skull Island.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
=== [[Gravestone]] ===
 
=== [[Gravestone]] ===
Gravestone's Underworld is a gloomy swamp with [[Environmental_death#Deadly_waters|deadly waters]] and [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|poisonous air]]. It can be accessed through white portals in coffins and doorways opened every [[Witching Hour]] to collect Rare Spells and receive buffs when leaving through the exit.
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Gravestone's '''Underworld''' is a gloomy swamp with [[Environmental_death#Deadly_waters|deadly waters]] and [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|poisonous air]]. It can be accessed through white portals in coffins and doorways opened every [[Witching Hour]] to collect Rare Spells and receive buffs when leaving through the exit.
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'''Graveyard''' can be accessed by entering any of the portals MONOCULUS leaves behind. Every time the MONOCULUS tele-portal opens, one Rare Magic Spell spawns in the Graveyard for some player to pick up; however, when a MONOCULUS death-portal opens, there are five Rare Magic Spells to pick up. The Graveyard may be exited through the glowing white portal surrounded by [[Environmental death#Pitfalls|Pitfall]]. Staying too long drains the player's health. Players that use that exit portal receive a brief Healing.
  
Once the [[Payload]] stage of the map ends, all players are taken to a Mansion in the underworld and forced to participate in a bumper cars race, the winning team receiving a head start. Shortly after the race start, Merasmus and [[skeletons]] will appear and attack players. The first team to reach the top of the Mansion wins.
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Once the [[Payload]] stage of the map ends, all players are taken to a Mansion in the underworld and forced to participate in a bumper cars race, the winning team receiving a head start. Shortly after the race start, Merasmus and [[skeletons]] appear and attack players. The first team to reach the top of the Mansion wins.
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File:Gravestone Underworld.png|Graveyard.
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File:Gravestone Bumper Cars.png|The bumper car area.
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=== [[Hellstone]] ===
 
=== [[Hellstone]] ===
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'''Hell''' is much larger than Purgatory, and has more Rare Spells. It can be accessed by touching the Bombinomicon that appears after defeating MONOCULUS and can be exited by reaching him at the other end. It is also filled with lava with an evil atmosphere, and leaving through the portal grants the same bonuses.
 
'''Hell''' is much larger than Purgatory, and has more Rare Spells. It can be accessed by touching the Bombinomicon that appears after defeating MONOCULUS and can be exited by reaching him at the other end. It is also filled with lava with an evil atmosphere, and leaving through the portal grants the same bonuses.
  
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Image:Hellstone Purgatory.png|Purgatory.
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File:Hellstone Purgatory.png|Purgatory.
Image:Hellstone Hell.png|Hell.
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File:Hellstone Hell.png|Hell.
 
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'''Hell''' is a set of islands surrounded by [[lava]] where all players are taken to once the [[Payload Race]] stage of the map is over.
 
'''Hell''' is a set of islands surrounded by [[lava]] where all players are taken to once the [[Payload Race]] stage of the map is over.
  
The teams will spawn [[Thriller|dancing]] next to an island featuring a copy of the tower seen in the overworld. Both Common and Rare Spells can be found throughout the area, with the Rare Spells being on harder-to-reach places.
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The teams spawn [[Thriller|dancing]] next to an island featuring a copy of the tower seen in the overworld. Both Common and Rare Spells can be found throughout the area, with the Rare Spells being on harder-to-reach places.
  
 
'''Skull Island''' lies in front of the tower across a wooden bridge over the lava. The first team to get the [[Fancy Spellbook]] inside the giant skull wins the round.
 
'''Skull Island''' lies in front of the tower across a wooden bridge over the lava. The first team to get the [[Fancy Spellbook]] inside the giant skull wins the round.
  
Players who die in Hell will not respawn; instead, they will turn into team-colored ghosts that can float around and say "boo".
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Players who die in Hell do not respawn; instead, they turn into team-colored ghosts that can float around and say "boo."
  
Players reaching Skull Island for the first time will receive the [[Unfilled Fancy Spellbook]] and unlock the [[Halloween_achievements#2013:_Bereavements|Halloween achievement ''Hat Out of Hell'']].
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Players reaching Skull Island for the first time receive the [[Unfilled Fancy Spellbook]] and unlock the [[Halloween achievements#2013|Halloween achievement ''Hat Out of Hell'']].
  
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Image:Plr hightower event hell entry.jpg|The tower in Hell. Teams spawn on the islands on the opposite sides.
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File:Plr hightower event hell entry.jpg|The tower in Hell. Teams spawn on the islands on the opposite sides.
Image:Plr hightower event hell left side.jpg|Skull Island in the distance. A Rare Spell can be seen on the tower.
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File:Plr hightower event hell left side.jpg|Skull Island in the distance. A Rare Spell can be seen on the tower.
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=== [[Moldergrove]] ===
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Once a team captures the control point, portals to the Underworld appear, where a 3v3 battle ensues. The Underworld consists of several islands floating over an abyss; three big ones where players spawn in connected to each other and four small, disconnected ones on either side, and a big, central one with two medium health kits on a summoning circle and two small ones with a medium ammo pack each. The big central island is connected to both small central islands and the middle big islands for each team.
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Players cannot attack enemies in the Underworld until the 3v3 battle has started.
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If not enough players join the 3v3 battle in time, those who joined are sent back to the End of the Line on their respective sides of the map with a speed boost.
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File:Koth_undergrove_event underworld.jpg|Moldergrove's Underworld.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
=== [[Moonshine Event]] ===
 
=== [[Moonshine Event]] ===
Moonshine Event's Underworld is a gloomy swamp with [[Environmental_death#Deadly_waters|deadly waters]] and [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|poisonous air]]. All players are transported there if the Wheel of Fate lands on Dance-Off. They will receive an overheal when being taken there to compensate for the damage received from the place's [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|harmful air]] while unable to move due to the Dance spell.
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Moonshine Event's Underworld is a gloomy swamp with [[Environmental_death#Deadly_waters|deadly waters]] and [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|poisonous air]]. It can be accessed by taking the yellow portal that opens near the middle of the map sometimes when the control point is captured and all players are transported there if the Wheel of Fate lands on Dance-Off. Players are overhealed on arrival to compensate for the health drain.
  
Two Rare Spells can be found in the Underworld, and exiting through the portal inside the giant skull takes players back to the control point with invulnerability and crits.
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Two Rare Spells can be found in the Underworld, and exiting through the portal inside the giant skull takes players back to the control point with invulnerability.
  
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Image:Koth_moonshine_event_underworld.png|Moonshine Event's Underworld.
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File:Koth_moonshine_event_underworld.png|Moonshine Event's Underworld.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
=== [[Pit of Death]] ===
 
=== [[Pit of Death]] ===
Every Witching Hour, a portal will appear over the bottomless pit in the center of the map. The portal will take players to the gates of a mansion in the Underworld. If they have collected any souls, they can deliver them by heading to the mansion's yard.
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Every Witching Hour, a portal appears over the bottomless pit in the center of the map, taking players to the gates of a mansion in the Underworld. Players deliver collected souls by going into the mansion's yard.
  
The Underworld can be exited by going through the mansion's white portal, which will take the player back to the overworld with a series of buffs.
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The Underworld is exited by going through the mansion's white portal, which takes the player back to the overworld with a series of buffs.
  
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Image:PitofdeathImage.jpeg|The portal leading to the Underworld.
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File:PitofdeathImage.jpeg|The portal leading to the Underworld.
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File:Pod underworld1.png|Pit of Death's Underworld.
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File:Pod underworld2.png|The mansion's yard.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
=== [[Slasher]] ===
 
=== [[Slasher]] ===
Slasher's Underworld is a series of islands floating above a [[Environmental_death#Pitfalls|foggy abyss]] with an [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|evil atmosphere]]. It contains many Health Kits due to its large size, and houses many Spells spread across it.
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Slasher's Underworld is a series of islands floating above an [[Environmental_death#Pitfalls|astral abyss]] with an [[Environmental_death#Health_drain|evil atmosphere]].
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It can be accessed at any time through a portal near the map's control point, but also by entering a MONOCULUS portal or the Bombinomicon that spawns after Merasmus is defeated (which spawns the player closer to the exit). Returning to the overworld through the exit grants the player with guaranteed crits for a few seconds.
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File:Slasher Portal.jpg|The permanent portal.
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File:Slasher Underworld.jpg|Slasher's Underworld.
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While it can be accessed at any time through a portal near the map's control point, it can also be done by entering one of MONOCULUS' portals, which will spawn the player closer to the exit. Returning to the overworld through the exit will grant the player with guaranteed crits for a few seconds.
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=== [[Laughter]] ===
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Players enter Laughter's [[Laughter#Funhouse|Underworld]] through doors next to the point and must survive three randomly-selected [[w:Funhouse|Funhouse]] rooms to receive temporary buffs.
  
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Image:Slasher Portal.jpg|The permanent portal.
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File:Laughter under1.jpg|Rings of fire.
Image:Slasher Underworld.jpg|Slasher's Underworld.
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File:Laughter under2.jpg|A long hallway.
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File:Laughter under3.jpg|Bounce pads.
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File:Laughter under4.jpg|A series of hallways.
 
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
Names of certain Underworld locations can be obtained form the following:
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Names of certain Underworld locations can be obtained from the following:
 
* Halloween achievements, which name some specific locations, e.g., [[Halloween achievements#2011|Loot Island]], [[Halloween achievements#2012|Skull Island]], [[Halloween achievements#2013|Hell]]
 
* Halloween achievements, which name some specific locations, e.g., [[Halloween achievements#2011|Loot Island]], [[Halloween achievements#2012|Skull Island]], [[Halloween achievements#2013|Hell]]
 
* Update histories, which can incidentally reveal or confirm names of locations, e.g., [[Hellstone#Update history|Purgatory, Hell]], [[Pit of Death#Update history|Underworld]]
 
* Update histories, which can incidentally reveal or confirm names of locations, e.g., [[Hellstone#Update history|Purgatory, Hell]], [[Pit of Death#Update history|Underworld]]
 
* Decompiled maps: [https://tf2maps.net/threads/valve-maps-decompiled.5952/ VMF files].
 
* Decompiled maps: [https://tf2maps.net/threads/valve-maps-decompiled.5952/ VMF files].
* [[User talk:Mikado282#Big thanks|Comments]] by [[User:Ics|ICS]].
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* Comments by Developers.

Latest revision as of 17:32, 4 January 2024

Underworld
Eyeaduct 1.png
Loot Island, in the Underworld beneath Eyeaduct.

Underworld (introduced in Eyeaduct of the Very Scary Halloween Special update) refers to the several alternate play spaces in certain Haunted Halloween maps.

Underworlds differ from each other, but common characteristics among them are the presence of Magic spells, a harmful atmosphere, and deadly waters or Infernal Lava.

General features

Underworld locations draw from a number of features:

  • Many Underworlds are accessed and exited through portals.
  • Entry and exit buffs (overheal, invulnerability, crits) and rare, powerful Magic Spells encourage players to learn to use some Underworld locations for tactical advantages in the main map.
  • Underworld locations generally have mechanisms for limiting the time players can remain there, either by automatically killing off or pushing out all players that stay there for too long or by ending the round:
    • Several locations feature portals for returning to the main level, usually with the aforementioned exit buffs, to incentivize players to leave.
    • Many ​Underworld ​locations are surrounded by instantly-lethal hazards, such as Stygian water or lava.
    • Some Underworld locations​ cause Health drain on all players, either persistently (such as in Monster Bash) or after a certain grace period ends (such as Cursed Cove)​.
      • A map with multiple Underworlds (such as Eyeaduct) may have separate health-drain characteristics for each.
  • Achievements with achievement items that can only be earned in certain Underworld locations encourage players to try out the location.

List of maps with Underworld locations

Note: Community maps are identified in italics.
Name Picture File name Underworld(s)
Bloodwater Pl bloodwater.png pl_bloodwater Purgatory, Loot Island
Brimstone Pl fifthcurve event.png pl_fifthcurve_event Purgatory, Hell
Carnival of Carnage Carnival of Carnage.png sd_doomsday_event Bumper Cars
Cauldron Koth bagel event.png koth_bagel_event Swampy Purgatory
Cursed Cove Pd cursed cove event.png pd_cursed_cove_event Davy Jones' Locker
Eyeaduct Eyeaduct 1.png koth_viaduct_event Purgatory, Loot Island
Ghost Fort Ghost Fort.png koth_lakeside_event Skull Island
Gravestone Pl rumble event.png pl_rumble_event Island (Underworld),
Graveyard (Purgatory),
Bumper Cars
Hellstone Pl millstone event.jpg pl_millstone_event Purgatory, Hell
Helltower Plr hightower event3.png plr_hightower_event Hell
Moldergrove Koth moldergrove.png koth_undergrove_event Underworld
Monster Bash Monster Bash Point.jpg pd_monster_bash Pit and Pendulums
Moonshine Event Koth moonshine event.png koth_moonshine_event Underworld
Pit of Death Pd pit of death event.png pd_pit_of_death_event Underworld
Slasher Koth Slasher Overview.jpg koth_slasher Underworld
Laughter Laughter main.jpg koth_slaughter_event Funhouse

Underworlds

Bloodwater

Purgatory consists of Lava and poisonous air.

If a player takes one of MONOCULUS' portals, their health is fully restored and they are transported to a small set of small islands with a few Magic Spells scattered around. Leaving through the white portal takes them back to the control point with a series of temporary buffs, including full critical hits. Attacking MONOCULUS with these crits stuns him for a few seconds.

Loot Island is another location in Purgatory. Players can access it by touching the Bombinomicon that appears once MONOCULUS has been defeated; they must then make their way to the giant skull and get the Bombinomicon in there. Once they do, they are taken back to the control point with a series of buffs and a Rare Magic Spell. Similar to Eyeaduct, the air in Loot Island is harmless, the cease-fire would have ended, and players may attack their enemies on this location. Also, staying here for too long causes the island to explode, killing anyone on it.

Brimstone

Brimstone has two underworlds: Purgatory and Hell.

Purgatory consists of two small islands surrounded by lava with a harmful atmosphere. Players can access it through the portals opened by MONOCULUS when it teleports in order to obtain Rare Spells and several buffs that last a few seconds if they manage to go through the white portal.

Hell is very similar to Purgatory: it consists of two islands, though one is small and the other is big and has an altar, has lava and a harmful atmosphere, and provides players with Rare Spells and several buffs when exiting. It can be accessed by jumping into the portal opened by defeating MONOCULUS or by going through the white portals in the coffins.

When entering these locations, players receive a brief moment of invincibility to help them survive their malicious atmospheres. When leaving through a portal, they are sent back to the overworld with a series of buffs.

Carnival of Carnage

Once one of the teams has successfully delivered the tickets to the Strongmann in Carnival of Carnage, Merasmus takes all players to another realm, where they are forced to play one of three deadly bumper cars mini-games. The winning team receives an advantage over the other as a reward.

Falling Platforms: players must drive on wooden platforms and avoid falling off. Merasmus periodically destroys all but one of the platforms and then brings all but one of them back. Once only one platform remains, he brings them all back and restarts the process.

Bumper Car Soccer: players are forced to play soccer using a giant beach ball. There are three ways to win:

  • Score three goals
  • Knock all enemy players off the field
  • Score a goal during sudden death

Duck Collectors: players are taken to a figure-8 racetrack-like arena and have to collect ducks. Golden bonus ducks dropped by enemies rammed into are worth 2 points each.

Spells can be collected and cast in Bumper Car Soccer and Duck Collectors, most of them being unique to this realm.

Falling off any of the arenas turns the player into a team-colored ghost that can still be controlled by the player. Touching an ally that's still alive resurrects the player; touching an enemy causes the player to bounce up.

Cauldron

Cauldron's Underworld consists of a series of islands rising from a toxic swamp engulfed in poisonous air in front of a clock tower. Two floating cauldrons serve as moving platforms.

It can be accessed when the cauldron on the control point erupts and opens up portals as a result, and can be exited by jumping into the glowing cauldron. When entering, players are fully healed; when leaving, they receive a series of buffs.

Cursed Cove

Davy Jones' Locker resembles the bottom of the sea, with algae and corals dotting the landscape. Players must go there in order to deliver the souls they have collected. It can be accessed by touching the Flying Dutchman while it is sailing through the town.

Although the Locker does not feature a harmful atmosphere, a player that stays there too long starts to quickly drown. To leave, they have to either go through the white portal on the sunken ship, or be kicked out by Davy Jones.

Eyeaduct

Purgatory is a gloomy swamp of deadly waters and poisonous air.

If a player takes one of MONOCULUS' portals, their health is fully restored and they are transported to a small set of small islands. Leaving through the white portal takes them back to the control point with a series of temporary buffs, including full critical hits. Attacking MONOCULUS with these crits stuns him for a few seconds. All players are transported to this location when Humiliation starts.

Loot Island is another location in Purgatory. Players can access it by touching the Bombinomicon that appears once MONOCULUS has been defeated; they must then make their way to the giant skull and get the Bombinomicon in there. Once they do, they are taken back to the control point with a series of buffs. While the air in Loot Island is harmless, the cease-fire will have ended, and players may attack their enemies on this location. Also, staying here for too long causes the island to explode, killing anyone on it.

Players reaching the Bombinomicon on Loot Island for the first time receive it as a cosmetic item and unlock the Halloween achievement Dive Into A Good Book.

Ghost Fort

While Ghost Fort's Skull Island is not an Underworld, it shares a few similarities with them:

  • It is reached by touching the Bombinomicon left by Merasmus when defeated.
  • Falling into the water is an instantaneous kill.
  • Leaving through the exit returns the players to the control point with invulnerability and crits.

Players who touch the Bombinomicon after Merasmus is defeated are taken to the island's pier and have to get the Skull Island Topper inside the giant skull. If players take too long to get the Skull Island Topper, Skull Island explodes and kills all those on it.

Players reaching the Skull Island Topper for the first time receive it as a cosmetic item and unlock the Halloween achievement A Lovely Vacation Spot.

Gravestone

Gravestone's Underworld is a gloomy swamp with deadly waters and poisonous air. It can be accessed through white portals in coffins and doorways opened every Witching Hour to collect Rare Spells and receive buffs when leaving through the exit.

Graveyard can be accessed by entering any of the portals MONOCULUS leaves behind. Every time the MONOCULUS tele-portal opens, one Rare Magic Spell spawns in the Graveyard for some player to pick up; however, when a MONOCULUS death-portal opens, there are five Rare Magic Spells to pick up. The Graveyard may be exited through the glowing white portal surrounded by Pitfall. Staying too long drains the player's health. Players that use that exit portal receive a brief Healing.

Once the Payload stage of the map ends, all players are taken to a Mansion in the underworld and forced to participate in a bumper cars race, the winning team receiving a head start. Shortly after the race start, Merasmus and skeletons appear and attack players. The first team to reach the top of the Mansion wins.

Hellstone

Like Brimstone, Hellstone has both Purgatory and Hell.

Purgatory is an island surrounded by lava ending in a white portal with a single Rare Spell in front of it. Players entering Purgatory are restored to full health, but quickly suffer from the evil atmosphere's effect. Going through the portal takes the player back to the overworld with a series of buffs.

Hell is much larger than Purgatory, and has more Rare Spells. It can be accessed by touching the Bombinomicon that appears after defeating MONOCULUS and can be exited by reaching him at the other end. It is also filled with lava with an evil atmosphere, and leaving through the portal grants the same bonuses.

Helltower

Hell is a set of islands surrounded by lava where all players are taken to once the Payload Race stage of the map is over.

The teams spawn dancing next to an island featuring a copy of the tower seen in the overworld. Both Common and Rare Spells can be found throughout the area, with the Rare Spells being on harder-to-reach places.

Skull Island lies in front of the tower across a wooden bridge over the lava. The first team to get the Fancy Spellbook inside the giant skull wins the round.

Players who die in Hell do not respawn; instead, they turn into team-colored ghosts that can float around and say "boo."

Players reaching Skull Island for the first time receive the Unfilled Fancy Spellbook and unlock the Halloween achievement Hat Out of Hell.

Moldergrove

Once a team captures the control point, portals to the Underworld appear, where a 3v3 battle ensues. The Underworld consists of several islands floating over an abyss; three big ones where players spawn in connected to each other and four small, disconnected ones on either side, and a big, central one with two medium health kits on a summoning circle and two small ones with a medium ammo pack each. The big central island is connected to both small central islands and the middle big islands for each team.

Players cannot attack enemies in the Underworld until the 3v3 battle has started.

If not enough players join the 3v3 battle in time, those who joined are sent back to the End of the Line on their respective sides of the map with a speed boost.

Moonshine Event

Moonshine Event's Underworld is a gloomy swamp with deadly waters and poisonous air. It can be accessed by taking the yellow portal that opens near the middle of the map sometimes when the control point is captured and all players are transported there if the Wheel of Fate lands on Dance-Off. Players are overhealed on arrival to compensate for the health drain.

Two Rare Spells can be found in the Underworld, and exiting through the portal inside the giant skull takes players back to the control point with invulnerability.

Pit of Death

Every Witching Hour, a portal appears over the bottomless pit in the center of the map, taking players to the gates of a mansion in the Underworld. Players deliver collected souls by going into the mansion's yard.

The Underworld is exited by going through the mansion's white portal, which takes the player back to the overworld with a series of buffs.

Slasher

Slasher's Underworld is a series of islands floating above an astral abyss with an evil atmosphere.

It can be accessed at any time through a portal near the map's control point, but also by entering a MONOCULUS portal or the Bombinomicon that spawns after Merasmus is defeated (which spawns the player closer to the exit). Returning to the overworld through the exit grants the player with guaranteed crits for a few seconds.

Laughter

Players enter Laughter's Underworld through doors next to the point and must survive three randomly-selected Funhouse rooms to receive temporary buffs.

See also

Sources

Names of certain Underworld locations can be obtained from the following: