Count Erclaim

**Current** Pre-Redesign

**Count Erclaim** is a Lawbot Contractor who can be battled during Halloween events. He is found in Count Erclaim's Abode. This location is found on Polar Place in place of Frostbite! Icecream Parlor and is only available during Halloween and some certain April Toons events. He was revamped from his initial appearance during the Halloween 2020 event and was given cheats and custom HP values as a result. Starting from Halloween 2021, Erclaim could also roam the streets providing a much harder fight than in his Abode.

As of Spooky Toonsmas 2022, Count Erclaim has not been rehired as a Contractor for C.O.G.S Inc,. His current whereabouts are unknown and cannot be fought against for the time being.

## Battle

Count Erclaim is a 4 Cog sided battle. Toons must fight him and his minions in order to win, with his battle cheats and the dangerous potential of his minions to block that path.

In Halloween 2021, Count Erclaim could've been fought while on almost every street. He is significantly stronger here, with higher HP values and his cheats being modified.

### Tiers

In his Abode, the difficulty of Count Erclaim is based on the average Toon Level of the group upon entering the elevator. On the street, his original health is increased by ~80%, and his level is chosen based on the playground is located in. The tiers are as follows:

* Note: All group level averages round up! (A group trioing with Toon levels 43, 62 and 80 = 185/3 **= 61.6 or 62.** Giving them tier 4)
* Note 2: Count Erclaim cannot spawn as a street Cog on:
	+ Toontown Central streets
	+ Barnacle Boatyard streets
	+ Polar Place

## Attacks

\*Indicates a Cheat move.

Note: These numbers are multiplied by 1.25x in Erclaim's Skelecog form.

Additionally, these are increased by 1.1x for every Cog Erclaim Sacrifices (or 1.05x while fighting him on the street). His damage multiplier caps at 7.77x

## Cheats

Note: All the cheats can potentially be used in one turn, but never twice (except for Laff Steal in certain scenarios).

### **In his Abode**

Count Erclaim can only be lured for 2 rounds.

If Count Erclaim successfully attacks a Toon, he will absorb the damage of the attack as health, plus 100 extra if he's critically low. Despite the move hurting the Toons, this does not remove any of their laff points.

Erclaim will destroy one Cog, absorb their current health, and have a 1.1x damage boost. The damage boost stacks with itself and the Skelecog form. Erclaim will not use Sacrifice if he is not missing at least 500 HP from his life bar, through the proper way to activate it is unknown. Count Erclaim will prioritize the following Cogs to Sacrifice:

1. Sued Cogs first
2. Highest available Cog health in group
3. Cog is a Skelecog

The Cogs that were previously destroyed by either Toons or the Sacrifice cheat are brought back to life. However, they are promoted up one level, always an .exe, and are also Skelecogs. This cheat can be used multiple times in the entire fight, and the max level can rise up to 30.

Erclaim sinks and ascends into his Skelecog form when he is depleted of his health the first time. He gains a 1.25x damage boost and keeps 75% of his inital HP for the remainder of the fight. He loses his ability to attack for that turn, but can still use any cheats if their conditions are met.

Erclaim's maximum overheal is 100% of his original HP. Meaning he can go up as much as **2214 HP!**

Despite this being a normal attack in practice, its chance to hit becomes enabled when at most two Cogs remain in battle, Erclaim included.

### **On the Street**

Note: Cogs will constantly join Count Erclaim's fight for as long as he remains alive. **Rise from the Scrap** is also non-existent.

Count Erclaim can only be lured for 2 rounds. Although due to his Sacrifice cheat (explained below), he can only be lured for only 1 round.

Remains the same, but with a 175 HP cap.

Sacrifices the strongest Cog in battle for their HP every round, regardless of how much he has himself. This results in his damage boost being cut by 1.05x (caps at 7.77x).

The only unique cheat while fighting him on the street. Every so often Erclaim will decrease the amount of damage taken **to himself only** by 10%, then 5% after the first time. The cap is at 40% and stays until he's defeated.

Same 100% overheal. With the substantial HP buff, a level 20 Count can go as high as **5312 HP!**

Same damage and HP values. He will automatically use Scope Creep and Sacrifice when his turn is up.

This activates if Erclaim cannot Sacrifice at all, meaning no other Cogs are present in the battle.

## Rewards

The reward for defeating Erclaim either in his abode or on the street is a bunch of different materials. The amount on the street can be altered depending on how much time the Toon has stayed in battle, even if they went sad. They are also affected by Daily Boosters and Surplus Sunday bonuses.

## Version History

v1.2.5.3 BETA

* Halloween 2021 is over, Count Erclaim has left Toontown.

v1.2.5.1 BETA

* Count Erclaim will now spawn in safe districts.

v1.2.5 BETA

* Count Erclaim is once again back to haunt Toontown!
	+ Find his abode on Polar Place and take him down!
	+ Perhaps this year, he's itching to spread his wings...
* Count Erclaim can now appear on the streets of every neighborhood, excluding Toontown Central and Barnacle Boatyard. Each subsequent neighborhood will have a more difficult battle.
* Count Erclaim will no longer award Toons with Cog Summons, but gives slightly more materials as compensation.
* Discord Rich Presence now supports Cog Buildings, Racing, and Count Erclaim.

v1.1.4.2 BETA

* Removed the Count Erclaim leaderboards

v1.1.3 BETA

* Halloween 2020 is over, Count Erclaim has left Toontown.
* A new Toon has taken up shop in the vacant building left after the rise of Count Erclaim.
	+ When Count Erclaim leaves, this shop will always take place of his abode. It will be taken over when the vampire returns.

v1.1.1.2 BETA

* Count Erclaim now has a higher minimum amount of materials awarded.
	+ This means that you will receive more materials on average, but the highest amount of materials you can receive has not increased.

v1.1.1.1 BETA

* Count Erclaim now rewards two sets of Halloween Materials and Cog Summons as a base reward!
	+ If a Boss Reward booster and Surplus Sunday are both active, Count can drop up to four sets of Halloween Materials and Cog Summons.
* The Liquidate attack has had its damage and accuracy slightly lowered to be more in line with other attacks, as well as being used less often in comparison to other attacks.
* The Toon Level ranges for Count Erclaim tiers have been increased slightly.
	+ Tier 1: Toon Level 1-40 Average
	+ Tier 2: Toon Level 41-50 Average
	+ Tier 3: Toon Level 51-60 Average
	+ Tier 4: Toon Level 61-70 Average
	+ Tier 5: Toon Level 71-79 Average
	+ Tier 6: Toon Level 80 Average

v1.1.1 BETA

* Count Erclaim is back to haunt Toontown once again!
* Count Erclaim has gained a new appearance.
	+ Find his newly relocated abode on Polar Place in The Brrrgh to take him down!
	+ Count Erclaim has been given special permission as a contractor to C.O.G.S. Inc. and now has several special abilities and attributes that he can utilize in a brand new miniboss battle.
* The Count Erclaim battle features two new music tracks.
	+ The old tracks from previous years remain on the first floor of the instance.
* Tiers in the Count Erclaim battle are now based on the average Toon Level of the group.
* Count Erclaim now awards Toons with Cog Summons as well as materials.
	+ Toons have a chance to receive Cog Summons for Operations Analyst and Field Specialist Cogs.
	+ Boss Reward Daily boosters and the Surplus Sunday weekly holiday now apply to the Count Erclaim battle, giving bonus materials and Cog Summons.
* Count Erclaim has his own category on the Leaderboards. Points are earned based on Tier.
	+ Tiers 1-2 gives 1 point.
	+ Tiers 3-4 gives 2 points.
	+ Tiers 5-6 gives 3 points.

## Trivia

* Count Erclaim almost always speaks in rhymes.
* Count Erclaim received a redesign in Halloween 2020.
* Theoretically, with enough Sacrifices, Count Erclaim could one shot a fully max Toon with any attack regardless of what tier.
	+ This was easily achieved on the street, where it was discovered his one shot ability had no multiplier limit, racking up to even 5000 damage. This has since been lowered significantly.
	+ The highest recorded damage from Count Erclaim prior to this nerf was 5848 damage.
* Count Erclaim in 2020 previously rewarded Cog Summons alongside the materials. This was changed due to the Overclocked C.L.O. already giving them out.
* Count Erclaim's rare "None pizza with left beef" references Steven Molaro, who made a similar quote as a troll pizza delivery order in 2007.
* Count Erclaim's Red Tape attack was replaced with Brain Storm in 2021.
* Count Erclaim will phase through ongoing battles, and will only join by a Toon interrogating him first.
* Prior to 1.2.5, Count Erclaim had different Face-Off Taunts recorded in his Cog Gallery entry. These taunts are as follows:

* "There's no counter to me, Toon."
* "I will claim your soul."

* During Halloween, Count Erclaim has a chance of appearing in the Jungle Vines Trolley minigame in his bat form in place of normal bats. His appearance in this form is pictured in the gallery section.
* Count Erclaim's name is a pun based off of the legal term "counterclaim", which is a defendant's claim against a plaintiff presented in a civil proceeding.

## Gallery

* Official Artwork
* Screenshots/Misc. Images

Count Erclaim in the comic "Halloween Hater"Count Erclaim in the comic "The April Toons 2023 Comic"Count Erclaim featured in an official Twitter comicCount Erclaim's appearance in an official Twitter comic.Count Erclaim and Sads the SkelecogCount Erclaim in the style of Butch HartmanCount Erclaim poster obtained from the Shkrafting Shop

A cryptic reference to the Witness Stand-In's deathAn image showcasing some of Erclaim's opening monologuesCount Erclaim's bat form, which appears in Jungles Vines