Mimicry/ego

ego is an item in item asylum. It is the complimentary item to mimicry, granted upon its acquisition.
==Functionality==
ego has no appearance while equipped. ego has two conditions before it can be used: the user's health must be at 50% or less, and the user must have dealt a total of 1000 damage. While equipped, the following text appears on the user's screen, omitting the lower sentence if the user is at or below 50% health: 
*EGO: [damage] / 1000Can only be used below Half Health; Use when needed.
Upon activating ego, the user's body is covered in metallic black and red armor and they begin emitting crimson smoke, referred to by cooldown text as "EGO Gear". While active, the gear has several effects:
*The user's defense is increased by +40%.
**If the user's health is less than or equal to 25% upon activating ego, the defense boost is increased to +80%.
*The damage of mimicry and its abilities is increased:
**Base attack damage increased from 15 to 20.
**Onrush damage increased from 28 to 32.
**Spear damage increased from 15 to 20.
*The sound effects of mimicry and its abilities are changed.
*The user can activate Great Split: Horizontal.
EGO Gear lasts for 30 seconds if used at greater than 25% health, or 60 seconds if used at 25% health or less. Upon deactivation, EGO Gear goes on cooldown for 40 seconds, additionally emptying the item's damage charge.
===Great Split: Vertical [E]===
Can be used regardless of ego's activation. Upon use, the user swings mimicry overhead, creating a hitbox 10×6×10 studs in size. The hitbox can only hit one entity; upon successfully landing the swing, the user and victim become immobile, invincible, and inflicted with hitstun while an animation of the user performing a second overhead swing plays, dealing 80 damage, ragdoll, and weak knockback. Great Split: Vertical has a cooldown of 15 seconds.
===Great Split: Horizontal [R]===
Can only be used while EGO Gear is active. Upon use, mimicry transforms into an enormous scythe and is swung horizontally in front of the user, creating a hitbox 40×40×20 studs in size. Enemies hit are dealt 120 damage, ragdoll, and weak knockback. During use, the user's walkspeed and jump height are set to zero and their rotation is locked. Great Split: Horizontal has a cooldown of 20 seconds.
== Tips ==
*While ego's defense bonus and duration are inferior when activated at greater than 25% health, it may be worthwhile to use it immediately, as ego can be subsequently recharged and reused when below 25% health.
* Due to its short-lasting hitbox and long wind-up, Great Split: Vertical is best used on a ragdolled opponent.
**To this end, the ability can be lead into with mimicry's base combo or Spear ability.
* Great Split: Horizontal's extreme size provides great coverage not only horizontally but vertically, capable of reaching players normally inaccessible by other attacks.
==Gallery==
ego use.gif|ego being activated.
Mimicry vertical split.gif|Successfully using Great Split: Vertical.
ego split vert miss.gif|Missing Great Split: Vertical.
ego great split horizontal.gif|Using Great Split: Horizontal.
Great Split- Horizontal hitbox.png|Great Split: Horizontal's hitbox.
Great Split- Vertical hitbox.png|Great split: Vertical's hitbox.
===Miscellaneous===
Mimicry horizontal.gif|Great Split: Horizontal's appearance prior to v1.4.0.
mimicry scythe invisdebug.png|mimicry's scythe form viewed with invisibility debug.
===Origin===
CardGreaterSplitVerticalArt.webp|Great Split: Vertical in Library of Ruina.
CardManifestEgoArt.webp|Great Split: Horizontal in Library of Ruina.
GeburaBoss.png|Gebura's E.G.O. manifested form in Lobotomy Corporation.
==Audio==
Sound 	File 	Description
Activation 	File:Kali Change.wav 	Plays upon activating ego.
Vertical Split 1 	File:Kali Special Vert Atk.wav 	Plays during the first slash from Great Split: Vertical.
Vertical Split 2 	File:Kali Special Vert Fin.wav 	Plays during the second slash from Great Split: Horizontal.
Horizontal Split 1	File:Kali Special Hori Eyeon.wav	Plays before Great Split: Horizontal activates.
Horizontal Split 2	File:Kali Special Hori Start.wav	Plays as Great Split: Horizontal is swung.
Horizontal Hit 	File:Kali Special Hori Fin.wav 	Plays upon getting hit by Great Split: Horizontal.
==Trivia==
*ego, along with its main item mimicry, are a reference to both Lobotomy Corporation and Library of Ruina. It references the phenomenon and manifestation of one's mind, otherwise known as E.G.O.
**The armor gained on use is a reference to Gebura's form during her Sephirah Meltdown in Lobotomy Corporation.
**The abilities unlocked while ego is active are based on Kali and her reception in Library of Ruina.
**mimicry's scythe appearance during Great Split: Horizontal is based on the weapon's appearance during the Realization of the Floor of Language.
*ego can only be used if mimicry is present in the inventory. Attempting to use ego without it will not have any effect.
==Changes==
*v1.7.3
**While active, ego now increases mimicry's base damage to 20. Previously increased it to 18.
*v1.6.0
**Decreased damage requirement from 1250 to 1000.
**Decreased Great Split: Vertical cooldown from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.
*v1.4.0 [🎃]
**ego now requires at least 1250 damage dealt to opponents to activate.
**Great Split: Vertical can now be used while ego is inactive.
**Great Split: Horizontal now changes mimicry's model into a scythe.
*v1.3.0 [🌴]
**Added ego.
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Category:Inflicts hitstun