SMW Subobject for NormalNPC location: GielinorUses infobox: NPCNPC ID: 307Examine: He looks relieved.Release date: 9 August 2005Image: File:Dr Jekyll.pngIs members only: trueIs variant of: Dr Jekyll SMW Subobject for UnderwaterNPC location: GielinorUses infobox: NPCNPC ID: 314Examine: He looks relieved.Release date: 15 March 2006Image: File:Dr Jekyll (underwater).pngIs members only: trueIs variant of: Dr Jekyll
Dr Jekyll 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 a herb in their inventory, he will take it and give them a potion, but if the player has no herbs he will give the player a Strength potion(2) before disappearing. If the player has multiple herbs in their inventory, Dr Jekyll will only take one.
Dr Jekyll transforms into Mr Hyde.
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).
As with all random events, if a player goes into a zone that doesn't allow random events, such as banks, or boss rooms, Dr Jekyll will disappear.
This article on an NPC has an associated dialogue page. Click here for a transcript of possible conversations with this NPC.
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The list of potions Dr Jekyll gives for each herb:
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Changes
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22 March – 20 April 2006
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The NPC now always appears above players standing in the same tile.
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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, splitting himself into two distinct personalities. He existed as the kind, gentle Dr Jekyll, and the fearsome, malevolent Mr Hyde. But the potion only actually changed his physical appearance, which 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.