Elmadan

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"*Space sure is big, man...*"
―Elmadan, on Nowheretrain
**Elmadan** is the mayor of Sataene until the end of Chapter 1. Presumably influenced by Giegue's power, he maintains a cruel grip over the city of Sataene until ousted.

If Col. Saturn forgives him in Chapter 3, he will join the Applechasers' crew and save the game for them on the ship.

## Biography

Not much is known about Elmadan's background or history, though it's heavily implied that he was appointed as mayor and then corrupted by Giegue's influence in some way. If he's treated kindly and recruited by the Applechasers, more of his personality emerges through dialogue: he feels insignificant compared to the main characters, and wishes he could be of more use than just a side NPC. But he still provides useful saving services all the same, so he's contributing in his own little way.

If the player is playing the game in Hard Mode or refuses to forgive Elmadan, he won't join the Applechasers, and will instead appear later as a boss in Chapter 7. The game's narrative heavily frames this as something that shouldn't happen or "could have been avoided", especially since it's heavily implied that Elmadan dies once defeated. In his place, a Mr. Saturn will save games instead.

## Hard Mode story differences

If the player is playing on Hard Mode, Elmadan will note and mention this at the start of Chapter 3, and leave before Col. Saturn has a chance to forgive him, regardless of if the player intended to do so or not. A Mook in an unenterable house (in the area in Sataene that was previously reserved for Elmadan himself) will note that he left to join the Starmen instead. This causes you to have to go through an underground passage to escape Mars (after Larice has been mortally wounded).

He later shows up in Chapter 7, in front of Alinivar's cave. He will challenge the Applechasers to another fight, which can be quite difficult if you aren't prepared.

## Elmadan

* Normal
* Hard Mode
* Chap. 7
* Chap. 7 Hard Mode

His political views are very offensive. At least some came from bad influences. How much was truly his own idea?

### Location

Sataene [Ch. 1], Satralia [Ch. 7 version]

## Stats

### EXP

470 / 3600
45 / 350
25 / 250
44 / 53

### Money

60 / 600
35 / 120
50 / 325
50 / 83

### Chance

Three-eye shades [Ch. 7 only]
100%

## Damage Multiplier

### Beam

100%
100%
100%

### Freeze

100%
0%
125%

### Ballpeen

100%
100%
1%

### Ground

150%
100%
100%

## Status Effect Chance

### Insane

0%
30%

### Poison

0%
30%

### Wrapped

0%
30%

### Coughing

30%
30%

### Strange

30%
0%

### Dumb

30%
0%

### Sticky

0%
0%

### Skills

* PK Freeze α
* PK Freeze β
* PK Freeze γ (Chapter 7)
* PK Freeze Ω (Chapter 7)
* PK Fire α
* PK Fire γ (Chapter 7)
* PSI Hypnosis α
* PSI Brainshock Ω (Chapter 7)
* Fear of government
* Chug, chug, chug! (Restores PP.. but causes Tipsy. Chapter 1 only)
* Call for help (Chapter 1 only, summons 2 basic Mooks)

### Strategy

Elmadan is the first boss of the game that uses almost entirely PSI, so he can be tricky for brand new players. Because he starts with a protective shield that can be targeted and destroyed, that's your first priority. Afterwards, dropping his defense with Alinivar's Forceful Jab and having Col. Saturn focus on attacking are easy ways to start racking up damage. The Mooks that Elmadan can summon aren't very dangerous, and will despawn after Elmadan is defeated.

As for his Chapter 7 appearance, which only happens if you refused to forgive him or are playing Hard Mode, Elmadan is a lot more threatening. His ability to use both single-target and all-target PSI makes for tough decisions on how to use PSI Reflect, and PSI Brainshock Ω can cause a *lot* of mayhem if you're not careful.

If you're not too afraid of Freeze damage or possible Numb effects, you can get away with putting PSI Reflect α on an important character (probably either Alinivar or Col. Saturn) to protect against all-target PSI attacks. In this case, you'll likely want to have Larice use Protect more often to defend against single-target PSI.

## Gallery

Animated overworld sprites for Elmadan.Artwork by Wakamolez. LinkArtwork by Anamatronicfish of Elmadan on the Nowheretrain. LinkArtwork by Anamatronicfish. Link
## Trivia

* In Hard Mode, his Chapter 7 incarnation goes by the name **Conqueror Elmadan**, with the description "Maybe he would have forgiven you before, if he wasn't too scared to be on the crew who was playing Hard Mode." Who can blame him?