Dr Jekyll

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NormalUnderwater
Dr Jekyll
Released9 August 2005 (Update)
Also calledMr Hyde
MembersYes
RaceHuman
LocationGielinor
League regionMisthalinKaramjaAsgarniaDesertFremennikKandarinMorytaniaTirannwnWildernessKourendVarlamore
GenderMale
OptionsTalk-to, Dismiss
ExamineHe looks relieved.
Advanced data
NPC ID307
LinkMOID

Dr Jekyll, previously Jekyll and Hyde, is a random event NPC that appears and urgently asks the player for help making a potion. If talked to, he requests a cleaned herb of the player. If the player has the requested herb in their inventory and offers it to him, he will give them a potion in return. If the player refuses to give the requested herb, or if they are not carrying any herbs, he will give the player a Strength potion(2) before disappearing. If the player has multiple herbs, Dr Jekyll will request the highest level herb.[1]

Dr Jekyll is one of three events which will follow players into banks and will not despawn at banks, alongside Count Check and the Genie.

Mr Hyde

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Before the Optional Randoms & Goblins update, if ignored, Dr Jekyll would turn into Mr Hyde (level 14–159, depending on the player's Combat level) and attack the player with Melee. If killed, he would drop a potion or an empty vial. Killing him could sometimes be more profitable than giving him a herb, as he could possibly drop a Super restore potion(4).

Dialogue

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This article on an NPC has an associated dialogue page.
Click here for a transcript of possible conversations with this NPC.

Rewards

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The list of potions Dr Jekyll gives for each herb:

Herb Potion Profit
N/A Strength potion(2) 47
Guam leaf Strength potion(4) −179
Marrentill Antipoison(4) 217
Tarromin Attack potion(4) −230
Harralander Restore potion(4) −374
Ranarr weed Energy potion(4) −5,381
Toadflax Defence potion(4) −2,154
Irit leaf Agility potion(4) −1,471
Avantoe Super attack(4) 690
Kwuarm Super energy(4) −4
Snapdragon Super strength(4) −4,446
Cadantine Super restore(4) 7,571
Lantadyme Super defence(4) 1,959
Dwarf weed Magic potion(4) −1,702
Torstol Stamina potion(4) 593

Changes

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Date Changes
1 November 2023
(Update)

Dr Jekyll is now able to enter banks.

22 March –
20 April 2006

The NPC now always appears above players standing in the same tile.

Trivia

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  • Dr Jekyll is a direct reference to the mystery novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is about a doctor who created a potion which transformed him into a manifestation of his repressed, evil side, whom he called Mr Hyde. This transformation allowed him to go out at night and do whatever he wanted without tarnishing his personal reputation as Dr Jekyll.
  • If a player receives this random event underwater, Jekyll will be seen wearing diving gear.

References

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