Antwerp (Quest For Glory)

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An Antwerp is a fictional creature from Sierra's graphic adventure game Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero? which was first released as Hero's Quest in 1989 and re-released with improved VGA graphics in 1991. They also made a brief appearance in the fourth game in the series. The name is most likely taken from the city in Belgium, Antwerp.

In Quest for Glory I, an Antwerp is a strange bouncing gelatinous blob-like creature that seems to have horns, a walrus-like mouth and two sets of eyes. The creature's rubber like body makes it very difficult (and humorous) to defeat. When angered it is known to bounce high in the air and then plummet downwards in an attempt to squash its enemy. Strangely enough, when an Antwerp's body is finally punctured by a weapon, they have been known to split into many smaller and cuter baby Antwerps.

The Guild-master in the town of Spielburg, Wolfgang Abenteuer, claims that he and Sheriff Schultz Meistersson prevented the Valley of Spielburg from being over run by Antwerps with the help of Two Guys from Andromeda. His proof is a mounted Antwerp head on the wall of the Adventurer's Guild Hall in the Town of Spielburg.

In Quest for Glory IV, Dr. Cranium's mansion contains a number of Antwerps he acquired when he visited Spielburg. The hero has to catch one of them in a T.R.A.P. by baiting it with Avocado and using it to obtain a key to Dr. Cranium's lab.