Shanker Battler

Shanker Battler is an Rare alt form battler unlocked by leveling to level 10. His playstyle changes, increasing his attack rate and speed and heightening those stats at half health. However, his damage is halved and has reduced health. 
==Character==
Shanker battler wears a black hoodie alongside black pants and has 2 gloves and knives attached to him. When attacking, his attacking animation alternates between left and right blade and when under half health, he will emit yellow lightning bolt particles temporarily.
===Accessories===
*Face: https://www.roblox.com/catalog/209994783/Raig-Face
*Hat: https://www.roblox.com/catalog/105340183/Dark-Age-Master-Mask
*Gear: https://www.roblox.com/catalog/243791329/Double-Sword-Punch
*Gloves: https://www.roblox.com/catalog/10813328181/Black-Gloves
==Usage==
Shanker Battler changes the playstyle of from a tanky meatshield to a fast rusher that can deal extremely high bursts of damage in exchange for being quite fragile. He acts as a sort of melee version of , both with high DPS but low survivability. Upon reaching half health, his attack speed will gain a significant increase alongside its movement speed allowing for Shanker Battler to easily kill weak enemies and progress to the next enemy with haste. If possible, it is recommended to use Shanker Battler against weak and spread out meatshields to maximize possible DPS.
However, he will suffer dramatically to any and all enemies with Armor such as . Any AOE attacks can also leave it in the dust as its low range makes it a target for ranged projectiles. Also, higher star difficulties can cause massive problems due to enemies potentially one-shotting Shanker Battler or kill him at a long distance before it can even attack.
In conclusion, Shanker Battler is a fast battler that is essentially a glass cannon that trades off high amounts of health for an extremely fast attack speed and high DPS given that it can survive long enough. This battler is comparable as a slightly different , both of them share similar mechanics albeit their stats are drastically different.
===Strengths===
*Very fast attack rate and walkspeed
*Extremely high DPS
*Fast recharge rate
*Fast walkspeed, allowing for aggressive advances
*Increases walkspeed and attack rate when under half health 
===Weaknesses===
*Ability is rendered useless if he cannot attack fast enough or dies quickly
*Ability only triggers under half health
*Moderately fragile
*Countered by enemies with Armor such as 
==Statistics==
==Update History==
2023
===November 17===
2024
===July 13===
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==Quotes==
==Gallery==
File:Shanker Battler In-game.png|Shanker Battler in-game
File:Shanker Battler Attack.gif|Shanker Battler attacking
File:Shanker Battler Enraged.gif|Shanker Battler reaching half health and being enraged
File:Boxer & Shanker Rework.gif|Shanker Battler having new particle effects
==Trivia==
*Shanker Battler is the only battler to dual wield weapons and change weapon sides while using them.
*Shanker Battler's quote could be a reference to the Sniper from Team Fortress 2, since he says the same thing when performing the Huntsman's taunt kill.
*Shanker Battler's death sound is Francis from Left 4 Dead screaming.
Category:Alt Form Battlers
Category:Gacha
Category:Rare Battlers
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