Operation: Storm Sellbot

Operation: Storm Sellbot is an annual event that occurs every June. During the event, any Toon regardless of Merits or Sellbot disguises can battle the V.P. The Cogs in the V.P. are greatly weakened, only ranging from levels 1-5, and the occasional level 6 Two-Face. Both the normal V.P. and the Megacorp V.P. are weakened. The Sellbot Megacorp is also weakened during the operation.
Even though Toons can fight the boss without needing Merits or Sellbot disguise, they will not earn a promotion unless they have enough Merits. If a Toon does not have a Sellbot Cog disguise, they must speak to Lord Lowden Clear in the courtyard, who will give them a Toontask involving defeating Cogs in Sellbot Headquarters that reward the Toon with their rental disguise. Lord Lowden Clear also gives Just For Fun tasks that reward the Toons with SOS Cards. These tasks involve defeating Cogs in Sellbot Headquarters, defeating Cog V.P.s, rescuing Toons from the V.P., or defeating Factory Foremen. He will also give a task that rewards Toons with the Cog Crusher Outfit. A Gag Clerk can also be seen in the courtyard near Lord Lowden Clear and the Factory outskirts to the left of the Front Entrance elevator so Toons can quickly restock Gags there.
== Toontasks and Rewards ==
=== Main Tasks ===
Lord Lowden Clear offers two Toontasks that are considered "mainline tasks" as he will always offer them until they are completed. These tasks award the Sellbot Cog Crusher outfit and a Sellbot rental disguise. As mentioned earlier, Toons without a Sellbot disguise must complete the task that rewards the rental disguise in order to fight the V.P.
==== Cog Crusher Outfit Toontask ====
This task will always be offered to the player every time Operation: Storm Sellbot activates, regardless of if they have the Cog Crusher Outfit already. Players are not rewarded with a duplicate outfit if this is the case.
Defeat a Cog V.P.
Anywhere	
Defeat 25 Cogs
Sellbot HQ	
Defeat a Cog V.P.
Sellbot HQ	
In order to receive the Sellbot Cog Crusher outfit, Lord Lowden Clear will ask the player to defeat one V.P., then defeat Cogs in Sellbot HQ, then defeat one more V.P. Upon completing this task, The Toon will receive the outfit in their mailbox momentarily. Lord Lowden Clear will offer this task even if the player already has the Sellbot Cog Crusher outfit.
==== Sellbot Rental Suit Toontask ====
This task will always be offered to the player every time Operation: Storm Sellbot activates, regardless of if they have a Sellbot disguise or a rental disguise already. Completing this task one year allows the player to keep the rental disguise for future years.
Recover 5 Sellbot Suit Fabrics from the Sellbots
Sellbot HQ*	
Defeat a Cog Building
Anywhere	
Recover 4 Sellbot Suit Fabrics from the Sellbots
Sellbot HQ*	
Recover a Pocket from Glad Handers
Anywhere	
Go Fishing for 5 Buttons
Anywhere	
Defeat 5 Cogs
Sellbot HQ	
Recover 5 Ties from the Sellbots
Anywhere	
*Despite these tasks asking the player to collect items from Sellbots in Sellbot HQ, Cogs from the V.P. battle do not count for them.
=== Side Tasks ===
Lord Lowden Clear also offers other toontasks that are not mainline, which reward different SOS Cards. The tasks he gives have the player defeat 2-4 V.P.s, rescue 2-6 Toons from the V.P, defeat 1-3 Factory Foreman, or defeat 30-45 Cogs in Sellbot HQ. He typically rewards 4-Star SOS Cards, but may sometimes give 3-Stars in a larger bulk, or some 5-Star Restock All cards. The cards he rewards also seem to be a thin selection that differs between Toons. For example, one Toon may receive a lot of 4-Star Throw SOS Cards, but another Toon may not get any Throw SOS cards and instead receive a lot of Lure SOS Cards. This can make V.P. runs even more valuable, as it will give access to SOS Cards that are outside of Lord Lowden Clear's thin selection, such as 5-Star SOS Cards that are not restocks.
Lord Lowden Clear sometimes also rewards 24 hours of doubled Merits. If multiple of these are redeemed, their times will stack, but not the multiplier itself. He will offer these even if the player has a level 50 Sellbot suit.
== The V.P. ==
The Cogs in the V.P. battle are greatly weakened to accommodate for the weaker Toons being allowed to fight it. While the levels range from 1-5, an occasional level 6 can be seen only as Two-Face, similarly to how a level 7 can only rarely be seen as a Mingler in the Sellbot H.Q. courtyard. During the second round, levels 1-3 can no longer be seen and all the Cogs are levels 4 or 5, with the occasional level 6 Two-Face. The number of Cogs in each round remains unchanged.
During the intermission between rounds 1 and 2, four barrels will appear near the ramp that the V.P. escapes on. These barrels restock Sound, Throw, and Squirt Gags up to level 4. The fourth barrel is a Toon-Up barrel that heals 20 Laff Points.
The final round remains exactly the same, but the V.P.'s attacks do half the amount of damage they normally do. For example, when the V.P. jumps, it typically deals 10 damage to all Toons it hits, but during Operation: Storm Sellbot, it only does 5. Toons are rewarded with the same number of SOS Cards as they are normally rewarded (2). The V.P. can also be knocked back farther before getting unstunned. His stun timer will return to 6 hits somewhere on the second ramp rather than at the bottom of the first ramp.
== Surged V.P. ==
The Megacorp V.P. is changed to the Surged V.P.
The first change that players will notice is that the sky turns purple instead of red, indicating that a Silly Surge is causing the Megacorp V.P. to be weakened. Other than this change, the Surged V.P. is essentially the exact same as a normal V.P. outside of Operation: Storm Sellbot, with Cog levels ranging from 1-12 on the first round and 8-12 on the second. The final round still uses the same mechanics as a Megacorp V.P., with the damages being halved, similarly to the normal V.P. For example, when the Megacorp V.P. jumps, it normally deals 20 damage to all Toons it hits, but during a Surged V.P., it does 10 damage. Cogs will still fly down to assist the V.P when he reaches 120 and 60 health. Despite Surged V.P.s only allowing Cogs up to level 12 in the first two rounds, the Cogs that fly down in the third round can be up to level 15, just like a Megacorp V.P. Toons are again rewarded with the same number of SOS Cards as a Megacorp V.P. (3). They will also gain a level on their Sellbot disguise even if they don't have any Merits.
Unlike the nerfed regular V.P., no barrels appear during the intermission between rounds 1 and 2.
The Surged V.P. also has a much lower chance of rewarding 3-Star SOS Cards. The caged Toon will almost always be a 4-Star or 5-Star SOS Toon. This makes Surged V.P.s more worth it unless one plans on SOS shopping to maximize their 5-Star gains.
== The Factory ==
The Factory and the Megacorp Factory are also weakened during the operation.
Every Cog in both difficulties of the Factory is reduced by 1-2 levels, and the Foreman is a level 6 in the normal Factory and a level 9 in the Megacorp. Additionally, all hazards (Goons, stompers, etc.) do half as much damage as normal.
== Music ==
Music Track	Description 	File Location
 	Plays in the Main Menu while Storm Sellbot is active.	phase_3\audio\bgm\tt_theme_stormsell.ogg
== Tips ==
* Grinding Surged V.P.s is a great way to quickly level up one's Sellbot disguise, as they will not need to collect any Merits beforehand to get a promotion.
** Players can also decide to only collect Merits for the lower levels and do regular V.P.s, then do a Surged V.P. when they reach max Merits to skip it.
* It is best to prioritize Toontasks that can be completed in the least number of V.P. runs so the player can get SOS Cards more quickly.
** This means avoiding any task that asks for 4 V.P.s and generally not taking many Factory Foreman tasks. The SOS Cards that Lord Lowden Clear gives do not typically scale with the difficulty of the task, so it is more efficient to take tasks that ask for less runs.
* A Surged V.P. (alongside Megacorp) awards 500 Toon Experience, which can make for a very quick way to level up one's Toon.
* If a Toon continues to complete Toontasks for Lord Lowden Clear and ends up having 100 of a specific SOS Card, he will still offer them as rewards, so one could consider using those SOS Cards in Surged V.P.s to make the fight easier and continue to complete those tasks at the same time so they never run out.
* Even if a Toon has completed Lord Lowden Clear's mainline Toontasks, it can still be a good idea to complete them again in future years so they do not occupy two of his three Toontask slots that could otherwise have awarded SOS Cards.
== Trivia ==
* This event is a great way to collect a lot of SOS Cards, as the V.P. is weakened to allow Toons to be rescued more quickly, and that Lord Lowden Clear's Toontasks give SOS Cards simply for defeating V.P.s.
* Lord Lowden Clear wears a rental suit of a level 11 Two-Face, even though Two-Face rental suits do not exist, and Two-Faces cannot be level 11.
* Each V.P. counts as 2 Toons rescued for Toontasks because 2 SOS Cards are rewarded from them. Likewise, a Surged (or Megacorp) V.P. counts as 3.
* Lord Lowden Clear, Clerk Cyclone, and Healer Gabriel all wear the Anti-Cog Control Hat. This hat is also worn by the healers in the other Cog HQs.
* Because all of the V.P.'s attacks are halved, that also includes the damage dealt by running into him. Normally, it would do 1 damage, but it is capable of doing 0.5 damage during Operation: Storm Sellbot. This means it takes 2 of these hits to reduce a Toon's Laff by 1. This is the only damage source in the game that can deal fractional damage. This can also cause some weird visual effects, such as the "-1" damage indicator appearing and the Laff meter doing the damage animation, but not actually removing any of the Toon's Laff.
* Even though Cogs in the Surged V.P. are weaker than the Megacorp V.P., the Cogs at the beginning cutscene are unchanged, being levels 8 and 9 and consisting of only Two-Faces, The Minglers, and Mr. Hollywoods.
== Gallery ==