Madame Tusk is an NPC in Spelunky 2.
Behavior[]
Madame Tusk is an affluent walrus found in her Dice House in Tide Pool or in her Palace of Pleasure in 6-3 of Neo Babylon, always guarded by at least one of her Bodyguards.
Tusk has 10 HP, and angering her also angers all of her Bodyguards. She chases the Spelunker down when angry, smashing through any tiles in her way to avoid becoming stuck in narrow doorways or spaces.
Dice House[]
A player rolling the dice at Tusk's Dice House.
Tusk will always spawn in her Dice House alongside one of her bodyguards. The House is typically located in level 4-1 of Tide Pool, however it will occasionally appear in 4-3 instead, either by chance or if Sparrow is scheduled to spawn in 4-1 due to a robbery occuring on 2-3.
The Dice House acts identically to the ones run by Shopkeepers, although each play costs $5,000 and the Spelunker can win up to 5 prizes. Winning all 5 prizes or a total of $50,000 will cause Tusk to invite the Spelunker to her Palace of Pleasure, allowing them to enter it without immediately aggroing her and her bodyguards.
Just outside of the Dice House is a locked door. Opening the locked door with a Key or Skeleton Key grants access to a small room intended to contain a valuable treasure known as the Tusk Idol. Typically, this instead contains a note from Sparrow, who stole the Tusk Idol beforehand. Interacting with or killing Sparrow prior to reaching the Dice House will result in the Tusk Idol appearing in its rightful place, as Sparrow will either have challenged the player to steal it and left it there, or have been unable to steal it.
If either Madame Tusk or her bodyguard sees the Spelunker or they get within a certain radius of the Spelunker while they are holding The Tusk Idol, both will anger.
Palace of Pleasure[]
The entrance to Madame Tusk's Palace of Pleasure, found in 6-3 of Neo Babylon.
If Madame Tusk is not killed in Tide Pool, her Palace of Pleasure is guaranteed to spawn in 6-3 of Neo Babylon. The palace is littered with a total of 8 of Tusk's Bodyguards.
The Palace of Pleasure always contains an Idol, Four-Leaf Clover, two Cooked Turkeys, and a Royal Jelly on the first and second floors, all of which can be safely taken without repercussion if the player is a VIP.
The basement contains a Kali Altar, as well as the level's Curse Pot behind a Forcefield. Beneath the basement is a large vault, containing 8 chests each containing 6-8 large gems. Passing the Ghost through these gems (thus turning them into diamonds) and collecting them will net around $540,000 to $720,000 worth of treasure, with an average of around $630,000. This vault is protected by three forcefields, a Laser Trap, a locked door, and a bodyguard in both the front and backlayer beside the door.
Numerous NPCs can be found in the Palace depending on the events of the run:
- Tusk herself always appears at the top of the palace, welcoming the player if they entered as a VIP, seeming worried if they arrived while debuffed.
- Talking to her here as a VIP causes an additional bright white star to appear on the Constellation (should the player reach it) as they have completed her quest.
- Buying out Yang's Pet Shop will have him appear in the palace, distraught at the type of dinner being served.
- Saving Parsnip from the Jungle will cause her to attend the party in the palace.
- Obtaining the Alien Compass from Van Horsing makes him spawn behind the forcefield in the palace basement, having been cured of his curse and locked back up.
- Sparrow appears just outside the palace vault if The Tusk Idol was stolen prior and she was encountered in the backlayer of 6-1. Having killed the two bodyguards and unlocked the locked door in her way, she offers to split the vault treasure with the player if they can get past the forcefields. Opening half of the treasure and interacting with Sparrow again will complete her quest, adding a bright white star to the Constellation. This typically involves failing Madame Tusk's questline, as she will aggro once a forcefield is destroyed, however using a Teleporter to cross the forcefields avoids this and allow both quests to be completed simultaneously.
Killing Tusk in Tide Pool prevents the Palace of Pleasure from spawning. Angering Tusk in Tide Pool but leaving her alive causes bodyguards in 6-3 to shoot the Spelunker on sight.
Quotes[]
"Hello, my darling! Are you feeling lucky tonight?" - Entering Madame Tusk's Dice House.- "Thank you for the $5,000! Let's see what the dice have in store for you!" - Paying for a round of Tusk's dice game.
- "Ah, a roll of
#! Better luck next time, my darling./Fortune is smiling on you!/You won a prize, my darling!" - Completing the dice game, and the numbers on the dice add up to less than seven, add up to more than seven, or add up to exactly seven. - "High roller, eh! Come see me at my Palace of Pleasure..." - Winning five prizes, or $50,000, causes Tusk to invite you to her Palace
- "Sorry, my darling... you've completely cleaned us out!" - Attempting to purchase another gamble after being invited to Tusk's Palace.
- "This will be a lovely addition to my collection!" - Selling an Idol to Tusk in her Dice House.
- "There's nothing I hate more than a THIEF!" - Stealing a dice from Tusk's Dice House.
- "Why, you're a nasty piece of work!" - Vandalizing Tusk's Dice House.
- "Oh, it's you! Please rest and enjoy my food!" - Seeing Madame Tusk again in the Palace of Pleasure, as a VIP.
- "Oh my, you arrived in such a condition?!" - Seeing Madame Tusk again as a VIP in the Palace of Pleasure, while under the effects of a debuff.
Trivia[]
- Madame Tusk is a reference to the Walrus Lady from Spelunky Classic.
| Spelunky 2 People | |
| Playable Characters | See Spelunkers (2) for all playable characters. |
| Follower Characters | Hired Hand • Eggplant Child |
| People | Terra "Mama" Tunnel • Shopkeeper • Tun • Yang • Madame Tusk • Tusk's Bodyguard • Waddler • Caveman Shopkeeper • Ghist Shopkeeper • Van Horsing • The Three Sisters (Parsley, Parsnip, Parmesan) • Sparrow • Beg • Eggplant King |