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Saber Champion "Fine! If I have to best you in battle myself, I will!" - Saber Champion, Wave 28 on Hard Mode |
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Unknown "To all humans, I shall punish you for your unruly crimes against the divine!" - Unknown, Wave 20 on Normal Mode, Ranked Up. |
Description
Saber Champion is the first major boss of Hard Mode. It has 
25,000 health points and moves at a slow speed. It has two abilities in its arsenal, one of which can stun towers from across the map.
Saber Champion replaces the Voltmaster in 'Ranked Up' Normal Mode.
Lore
"Due to the ISC's status as an economic powerhouse and lacking parts of governmental rule, they often lack the powerfully developed armies that the XCF does. Therefore, Ignitus enlists various groups of contracted workers to do his bidding. Turns out that Saber Champion is one such person - a bounty hunter adept at his specially designed sword. Contrarily to the name, Saber Champion doesn't use a saber, nor does he use a katana. The sword in hand appears to be specially crafted, almost a relic of some ancient history the ISC has had. Regarding his success in combat, from translated intel it appears that he has been quite successful on various missions, but lacks the maturity of a figure in an army or a government (likely a consequence of being an independent contractor).
Despite all this, Saber Champion does hold honor to an extremely profound level. He is notable to have learned various languages (English being the only UEC language he knows of). Saber Champion also tends to dress akin to his task in respect for culture - in regards to the attack, Saber Champion dressed like a human would, even if the result is extremely offputting and strange (a hoodie, an outdated top hat and a tuxedo all combined in one tends to look obnoxious). This is almost similar to Voltmaster’s worship, though Saber Champion doesn't do it for any religious motivations. Therefore, it's interesting to see that some factions within the Xerath community tend to hold respect for the cultures they absorb.""The Saber Champion is one of the finest bounty hunters that emerged during wars, and who has been used by the ISC faction. Their mastery of the saber makes them a fine opponent, and they share honor for the defenders. I'm afraid there's still more that lies beyond..."
Appearance
The Saber Champion still retains some of his previous features, but his jacket has been turned into a cloak that extends to his knees. The glowing tints on his pants are removed, and his boots are now black.
The Saber Champion is a faceless enemy with black reflective skin and wears a white-banded top hat along with a black hooded jacket, complete with a black tie. He also wears white pants and boots. He has armor across his arms and legs. He also bears a cape and a katana.
Tactics
- It is best to use multiple 2-4 Vulcans and 4-2 Snipers respectively to deal heavy damage and defeat the boss.
- Long range towers such as Electricizers and Lightbeamers are effective at doing constant damage to the boss.
- 4-0 Sharpshooters paired with a single 4-2 Bugler are a pretty great/effective choice against this boss.
- X-4 Mechanic can help obstruct Saber Champion's numerous stuns that he inflicts upon your towers with its protective forcefield ability.
- If you are playing on Normal Mode Ranked Up, bring 6 players and spam 2-4 Vulcans and/or 3-X Mechanics. Otherwise, you will almost certainly lose due to him having far too much health for how early he comes (Wave 20).
- Recon base tanks deal a lot of damage to it, enabling an easier kill.
- 4-X Surveyor can buff the above towers' damage by 20% to make it a lot easier to kill.
Dialogue
| Dialogue | |
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| Wave 27 | "Ah, good, another task.. You better make this easy for me." "Your attack must end. Your planet holds a lot of your economic value, so don't make me end your little tantrum here." "I know you can hear me. I learned your language just to say these words, you know?" |
| Wave 28 | Fine! If I have to best you in battle myself, I will! |
| Dialogue | |
|---|---|
| Wave 27 | "Ah, good, another task.. You better make this easy for me." "Your attack must end. We just want to mine your planet, so don't make me quit your little tantrum here." "I know you can hear me. I learned your language just to say these words, you know?" |
| Wave 28 | Fine! If I have to best you in battle myself, I will! |
| Dialogue | |
|---|---|
| Wave 27 | "I wish I could have told you that was difficult." "Your attempt at defeating us is futile. Give up. |
| Wave 28 | "Hmph. Fine." "I'll just have to take you down myself." |
| Dialogue | |
|---|---|
| Wave 27 | "I wish I could have told you that was difficult." "Your attempt at defeating us is futile. Give up. |
| Wave 28 | "ARGH- FINE!" "I'LL JUST TAKE YOU DOWN MYSELF!" |
| Dialogue | |
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| "I wish I could have told you that was difficult." | |
| "I've learned from your resistance that you prove to be an excellent force." "I'll give you this option once; you can join us and help us. The war will end. Please consider." "I guess not." | |
| "You ignored our chance of peace. For what? To satisfy your egos?" "Fine then. Subdue to our force!" | |
| "Agh! You just.. Won't.. Die.." "This is tiring! Nothing is happening!" | |
| "THESE UNITS ARE SO SLOW! COME ON, ATTACK ALREADY!" "YOU WILL REGRET THAT DECISION!" | |
| "ARGH- FINE!" "I'LL JUST TAKE YOU DOWN MYSELF!" |
Trivia
- Defeating the Saber Champion will award you with the 'Saber Crash' badge.
- The Saber Champion produces a laughing sound while spawning.
- The Saber Champion has a Vengeful version of it which appears in Expert Mode, the Vengeful Champion.
- However, the Vengeful Champion is not considered a major boss.
- Before the Blissful Revelations update, the Saber Champion, along with Ignitus used to have a happy face.
- The Saber Champion, along with the Voltmaster sets the record as the major bosses with the second most variants.
- The Overlord has now the most variants for a major boss.
- The Saber Champion used to have the record for having the most dialogue per round for an enemy.
- This has been taken by Ignitus as of 17/12/22.
- Its current theme is a song named "Corruption", by Fred Coury, George Lynch and Robert Anthony Navarro.
Update History
- (13/3/21)
- Added Saber Champion.
- (14/3/21)
- Decreased Saber Champion's and Ignitus' stun length.
- (17/9/21)
- Slightly redesigned Saber Champion.
Health increased from 18,000 to 23,000.
- (13/11/21)
- Health increased from 23,000 to 30,000.
- Speed decreased by an unknown amount (Below Average).
- (26/12/21)
- Redesigned Saber Champion.
- (17/12/22)
- Health increased from 30,000 to 35,000.
- It was nerfed to 25,000 later that day.
- It was nerfed to
- First wave appearance changed from 38 to 28 on Hard Mode and 30 to 20 on Normal Mode, Ranked Up.
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