Switzerland (World 6)

**Switzerland** is the sixth level in Rock of Ages 3: Make and Break and the seventh level overall, including the Dragon Temple arena where the Green Dragon boss is fought. The enemy encountered in the level is William Tell Jr, the son of legendary Swiss hero William Tell.

Cutscene

Elpenor approaches a group of men, unaware of the situation. There, we see William Tell about to shoot an arrow from his crossbow onto an apple that rests on his son's head and Albrecht Gessler and his men, laughing at him. William concentrates and tries to aim but Elpenor suddenly sneezes, scaring William, who fires the arrow in the air. The arrow hits a bird, which falls and hits a woman seen skiing on a snowy slope. The woman tumbles over, creating a rolling snowball. The ball of snow squishes a nearby farmer and hits his tower, sending the building flying. Because of his miss, Tell is laughed at by the Austrians, who fail to notice the giant snowball that proceeds to roll them over. Tell, realizing that he's free, starts celebrating. However, the previously flying tower debris lands directly on him, killing him. Off in the distance is William Jr, who hasn't noticed anything. After hearing the crash, he removed his binds and his blindfold and is shocked to see his father dead. He then proceeds to fight Elpenor in the War mode of the game

### War Mode

William Jr stands among the easier side of villains in terms of overall difficulty. In War, his map is a simple straightforward one, with only a few 90° turns, a few choke points, courtesy of the towers all over the map, and a split that creates two different ways that the player can choose. His boulder selection is easily the weakest in the game, as he chooses the Balloon, the Snowball and the Sheep Lump. The latter two can deal up to 170 damage, with the Snowball being the most dangerous one thanks to its shock absorption, making it impossible to knock back, while the Balloon dealing up to 150 damage. However, it should be noted that in the first U shaped portion, it's possible to skip the entire thing, thanks to a small island in the middle. Whenever William Jr uses the Balloon, it's almost certain that he'll use the shortcut, creating an infallible chance to slow him down by placing Explosives or Springtraps on the small island. In terms of defensive units, he plays variety, as both long range weapons and short range machines can be seen. Notable examples are the Wheel of Pain, the Yeti, the Explosives and the Catapults. He does however use the Boiling Oil upgrade for his Towers. His main gimmick, however, is his use of Catapults. Instead of spreading them out, he clutters them all together, which actually make a rather dangerous yet fragile gauntlet. Overall, you shouldn't have much trouble beating him, as his boulders generally don't have much health and a good strategy with wise selection of weapons, boulders and positions can make this level a rather easy one

### Map

The Switzerland map is dubbed "Medieval" in the game's code. It's a no-nonsense grasslands level, with a lot of trees and rocks. In the distance, the Snowy Alps can be seen while down below, one can clearly see wild Edelweiss flowers blooming. The music that plays in this map is an original piece by Patricio Meneses, called "Yodeling in the Alps". It mainly focuses on Accordion and Violin, which some yodeling in the background, greatly showcasing this genre of music which served as the hallmark of Alpine music, along with the Swiss Alphorn.

#### Other Available Game Modes in the Level

Switzerland is one of the biggest levels in the game in terms of game mode selections. The usual Obstacle Course and Skee Boulder modes appear and the Unit Challenge will unlock the Battering Ram unit, should the player emerge victorious. However, the Avalanche mode first appears, after the unofficial Cyclopean Isles one, which served as the game's second tutorial. The map is simple yet can easily be beat thanks to some strategic thinking. A great official introduction to the new mode

### Trivia

* Even though the level is based on Switzerland, which is also a very snowy place, the level is entirely based on the swiss valleys, covered in lush greens and white Edelweiss flowers

* William Jr's winning animation shows him doing football tricks with the apple on his head, his scared animation shows him cowering in fear with his arms near his chest and his fighting stance is him moving his arms back and forth while the apple bounces on his head

* Thanks to a bug, should a player make a level based on the Austria map, the music playing will be William Jr's song and he will be the antagonist, instead of Krampus. Personally though, this isn't such a bad thing, as the first PS4 teaser video showed a fight in the Austrian map with William Jr's song playing. This made me correlate the Austria map with him but it's all based on personal preference

* Based on views from ACE Team's YT channel, the Switzerland map's song is currently the most viewed one, implying that it's the most well-known and sought after one