Doppelganger

Doppelganger (formerly known as Mirror Self) is the final foe before Ascension, and needs to be defeated in order to proceed in the game.

The doppelganger has the same skills as the player, but its equipment and attribute points are much higher. It also equips the same skills the player equips when facing it. This is one of the keys of defeating it. It is always armed with an Eternal Bow and a Chaos Axe, and will switch weapons if the player it is facing comes in melee range or moves away again.

After defeating the Doppelganger, the player acquires 50,000 experience points and is teleported to Dragon's Lair. Also, if the Doppelganger is defeated in under 50 seconds, the player is awarded 1000 additional experience points.

For tips on how to defeat the Doppelganger, consult the guide to defeating doppelganger.

On a side note, the origin of the word is German, where "DoppelgÃ¤nger" (note that it's Ã¤, not a) literally means "double walker", i.e. a look-alike. Also, historically, in role-playing games the creatures known as dopplegangers are shapeshifting evil creatures that can take on the shape of others.