Saitam

Saitam the Monkey God is a hero in Kingdom Rush: Frontiers, unlocked by paying $4.99 as an in-app purchase. (Sometimes a one-time offer appears for $1.99.) He is unlocked at Emberspike Depths on the Steam version.
== Description ==
Quick to laugh, quick to anger, quick to forgive and even quicker to beat his enemies. A joyful force of good with a bit of a mischievous side, the Monkey God will make you pay if you mess with his sacred grounds.
Either jump aside or tag along, but don’t get in his way.
Saitam the Mighty Monkey God has offered to help restoring the natural balance of his sanctuary. As the real guardian of the temple, he will fight tirelessly to cleanse the corruption cause by the evil outworlders. But even when battle gets tough, Saitam keeps his sharp smile and a positive attitude… Only the smartest of his enemies knows that this actually makes the Monkey God a force to be reckoned with.
==Skills==
===Primary===
 SPINNING POLE (3/3/3 hero points) (cooldown: 20 seconds):
: Spins his dual Tetsubo dealing 32/69/108 damage* to all enemies around him. Requires 2 targets at a minimum to trigger. (Physical area damage)
: *: incorrectly described in game.
 TETSUBO STORM (2/2/2 hero points) (cooldown: 20 seconds) (Physical damage)
: With a flurry of fast and powerful strikes, deals 110/180/260 damage to an enemy.
 MONKEY PALM (1/1/1 hero points) (cooldown: 15 seconds):
: With an ancient technique, stuns an enemy for 1/2/3 seconds and silences it for 5/10/15 seconds.
 ANGRY GOD (2/2/2 hero points) (cooldown: 45 seconds):
: Invoking his Godly Fury all enemies* receive 25% / 45% / 65% extra damage for 5 seconds (6 seconds on Steam/Android).
:While channeling, he cannot attack enemies, but is still targetable. 
: *: Excludes (mini-)bosses. Requires at least 5 targets to trigger.
 DIVINE NATURE (1/2/3 hero points) (passive):
: Channeling his divine energy, Saitam gains 3/6/9 life regeneration per second.
===Secondary===
* Saitam can ride on a cloud when travelling far distances, allowing him to fly over the sea in Port Tortuga, Storm Atoll and The Sunken Citadel.
=== Order of Importance ===
# Angry God
# Spinning Pole
# Tetsubo Storm
# Monkey Palm
==Stats==
Level	HP 	Melee Damage (1.0s)	Armor 	Respawn
5 	300	14-26 	Low (30%) 	20s
6 	320	15-29 	Low (33.5%) 	20s
7 	340	16-31 	Medium (36%) 	20s
8 	360	18-34 	Medium (39.5%)	20s
9 	380	20-36 	Medium (42.5%)	20s
10 	400	21-39 	Medium (45%) 	20s
==Tips and Tricks==
* Saitam is a melee physical hero that excels in lowering the defenses of all enemies in the map, and silencing a targeted enemy. His passive allows him to traverse any terrain including the sea towards chokepoints to assist against tough foes and silence spellcasters from casting their abilities.
* Spinning Pole serves as an opener to allow Saitam to get to a chosen single target quicker. It can also be used as an area attack whilst in a chokepoint. Players should take note Spinning Pole only does it's full damage as enemies stay under it's area of attack.
** The cooldown of the skill is 20 seconds, however due to the nature of Angry God's vulnerability, great care must be considered to avoid getting Saitam in an awkward position instead of performing Spinning Pole.
*Tetsubo Storm and Monkey Palm are great single target skills to damage and disable a chosen enemy, when micromanaged properly. While it can be used as per normal on weaker targets, it can be seen as an overkill and a waste of both skills.
**Monkey Palm is great for nullifying the abilities of dangerous spellcasters like Savants, Bluegales and Blacksurges.
**As the cooldown of both skills are 20 seconds and 15 seconds respectively, it is important for players to keep track of cooldowns to make the best use of Saitam's single target potential.
*Angry God is an amazing skill that affects every enemy on the map. It allows towers and chokepoints to completely dominate crowds and severely weaken large foes caught in the crossfires; it also compensates for Saitam's lack of group damage and crowd control prowess. 
**However, Saitam must stay rooted in place for the ability to work even if an enemy is in melee with him. 
***In the Steam version, Angry God last for 1 extra second after he stops using it.
**Do note however, that Angry God does not affect minibosses and bosses.
*Divine Nature allows Saitam to stay in battles longer. By staying in battles for extended time, players will have an easier time getting Saitam to Level 10.
* Considering the fact that Saitam was released alongside the Temple of Evil endless stage, he is unsurprisingly tailor-made for getting far in it without necessitating the use of gnome shop items.
==Quotes==
*"It's on like Donkey Kong!"
*"I am Saitam, mighty monkey!"
*"You fight like a dairy farmer!"
*"Asante sana Squash banana!"
*"Oh-ahh-wah-ahh-ah!" (merged with above quote in Steam, then said separately as in mobile)
*(death) "Did I lose?"
== Trivia ==
*Saitam is based on a Japanese tv show called Saiyūki, more commonly known to western audiences as Monkey/ Monkey Magic (which is itself based on a Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en). In this the titular character has a similar appearance to Saitam (although Monkey is obviously a human, they share a similar costume) and can fly around on a cloud.
*Saitam is based on Sun Wukong, a Chinese deity that is popular in various games, and often seen riding/resting on a cloud.
* Saitam is the second hero to speak his name. The first is Karkinos and the third is Durax.
*Saitam is the reverse of Matias (Sniadower), a member of Ironhide Game Studio and one the main artists.
*"I am Saitam, mighty monkey!"
** Mighty Monkey is an arcade game from 1982, based on the Chinese legends featuring a monkey on a flying cloud shooting enemies and avoiding their attacks.
*"You fight like a dairy farmer!"
** An insult used in Insult Sword Fighting, a key part of the Monkey Island game series.
*"Asante sana Squash banana"
** Part of a Swahili song sung by the baboon Rafiki in Disney's The Lion King. It means "Thank you very much, Squash banana."
*"It's on like Donkey Kong!"
** Donkey Kong is another arcade game, which was released in 1981. It is named after the video game's villain, Donkey Kong, a gorilla.
==Gallery==
Saitam_Action1.PNG|Magic cloud
Saitam_Action2.PNG|Double clubbing
Saitam_Action3.PNG|On the head!
Saitam_Action4.PNG|Pow pow pow pow!
Saitam_Action5.PNG|Tetsubo Storm
Saitam_Action6.PNG|Talk to the monkey hand
Saitam_Action7.PNG|I am a God you foolish mortals!
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