Basic Attack

A Basic Attack is an ability within the Sonny series that lacks a cooldown and does not require any cost to use. While the term was officially first used within Sonny (2017), Sonny and Sonny 2 also had attacks that would fall under the Basic Attack definition.
== Sonny ==
Sonny's only basic attack, regardless of class is Quick Strike. Due to Sonny's access to multiple abilities that restore Focus, Quick Strike can be replaced. However, Quick Strike is the only active ability that costs nothing, which allows it to be used as a safe damaging option for longer fights, especially for the Assassin or Destroyer class, where they would still have 100 Focus even with their best equipment.
== Sonny 2 ==
Sonny has access to three different basic attacks depending on his class and a unique basic attack within the tutorial. Additionally, all basic attacks outside of the tutorial can recover Focus.
Within the game's tutorial, Sonny has access to Quick Strike, which is functionally the same as its Sonny version, but with higher scaling.
The Biological class has access to Leading Strike, an attack that recovers 50 focus upon use.
The Psychological class has access Dark Infusion, an attack that does damage overtime. This can be used on an ally on Sonny to recover focus at the cost of losing health. This can recover up to 45 Focus if the effect is not dispelled as it lasts for 3 turns and it recovers 15 Focus per turn.
The Hydraulic class has access to Vapour Cannon, an attack that grants the user Focus overtime. The user gains 12 Focus per turn up to 3 turns unless dispelled for a total of 36 Focus.
== Sonny (2017) ==
Being the game that uses this term, it has the most basic attacks. In addition to having 0 cooldown, a Basic Attack in this game cannot be silenced. Every strain has a basic attack excluding the Fire Strain, while Fire Strike has a cooldown of 0 turns, it's not classified as a Basic Attack and can be silenced. All allies and most enemies has access to a Basic Attack, the most common being Attack (Enemy Version).
The Physical Strain has access to Quick Strike, a melee attack that has a chance from 30% to 58% to strike again.
The Frost Strain has access to Arctic Strike, a ranged attack that has a chance from 20% to 40% to apply Slow, which slows down the target by 35%.
The Shadow Strain has access to Shadow Bolt, a ranged attack that ignores the target's defense.
The Nature Strain has access to Savage Strike, a melee attack that has a chance from 15% to 27% to apply Breach, which reduces defense by 50%.
The Lightning Strain has access to Electro Bolt, a ranged attack that has a chance from 30% to 50% to apply Empower to the user, which increases power by 50%.
Every ally of Sonny has access to Attack (Ally Variant), which deals 100% of the user's power as Physical damage.
== Trivia ==
*Shadow Bolt is the only basic attack within Sonny (2017) that upgrade is Scaling factor, which increases its damage when leveled up.
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