Stenographer

The **Stenographer** is a Lawbot Manager Boss who was introduced in the v1.2.0 update. She can be found in the Overclocked C.L.O. boss battle. Her first appearance was in Corporate Clash's 9th comic: Hired Help.

The Stenographer is a member of The Litigation Team. She specializes in being one step ahead of the Toons, often blocking their chances from using certain Gags.

## Cheats

The Stenographer can only be lured for 2 rounds.

The Stenographer will forbid Toons from using a certain level from all Gag Tracks, changing it every single round. These go up from levels six to eight. Toons who use the forbidden levels will be hit with a gavel and **will instantly lose 50 Laff**. This cheat cannot miss, and will continue to work as long as Stenographer is in battle (even in the same round as she is defeated).

Every 3 rounds, the least dangerous Toons will quickly be dealt **25 damage** and be given the "Sanctioned" effect. Sanctioned Toons will have **50% less Gag effectiveness for two rounds**. This is visualized by beige-colored downward arrows. This cheat cannot miss.

At the end of Round 2, the Stenographer will use a Synergy-like group attack that deals **24 damage**. She will continue to use this cheat every 3 rounds after, adding 4 more damage per use. It will reach its maximum output at 255 damage. This cheat will not miss.

This cheat will trigger once the Stenographer is the last Manager standing on her side. It will increase the Stenographer's Lure Resistance by 1 round and make her deal 40% more damage.

## Manager Synergy Cheats

The Litigation Team has unique benefits where different pairing of managers can completely alter how some cheats and its bonuses function.

* The Stenographer's Court Sanction cheat reduces Toon's Gag effectiveness by 75% from its normal 50% effectiveness reduction.
* The Litigator's Snap cheat makes Toons 40% more vulnerable. This does not apply to the Snap cheat that is triggered when he is soaked.

**When paired with the Case Manager:**

* The Stenographer can use Court Sanction on Toons that get off the Legal Bindings, dealing 25 damage and reducing Gag effectiveness by 25%.

**When paired with the Scapegoat:**

* While the Scapegoat is Enraged (including the same round when he Shields Up), the Stenographer will ban two Gag levels instead of one.

## Loot

* Stenographer Sticker
* Diploma Bow
* Gavel Backpack

Stenographer StickerDiploma BowGavel Backpack

* 15 Gumballs (60 Total)
* 150 Jellybeans (600 Total)
* 500 Toon Experience (2000 Total)

## Dialogue

 Court Sanction
* "What happened to your little strategy called "teamwork"?"
 Court Costs
* "Time is money, and yours is about to run out."
* "Consider this a litigation expense."
* "I don't work pro bono, Toon."

 Death Taunts
* "Next time, be less predictable."
* "You think I can't read what you say?"
* "Never underestimate my calculations."
 Surrender Taunt
 Friend Request Denials
* "Not interested, and never will be," The Stenographer snaps.
* "The probability of us together is zero percent," The Stenographer says.
* The Stenographer glares at you, typing away.

## Music

The Litigation Team is unique in that each Cog has its own base track that plays overtop of another battle theme. This unique System allows for a different battle theme with every new combination of members!

## Version History

v1.4.0 BETA
* Various balance changes have been made the Overclocked C.L.O. fight to make it more engaging, including moderate balance changes to the Litigation Team.
	+ Defense decreased from 75 -> 70
	+ Health increased from 4000 to 4500.
	+ Court Costs' first use starts 1 round earlier (3 to 2 rounds). Subsequent uses still occur every 3 rounds.
	+ Sanction damage increased from 22 to 25, alongside being used every 3 rounds instead of 4.
		- Sanction damage from Toons who get off of Legal Bindings increased from 11 to 25.
	+ Damage range increased from 13-45 to 30-45.
* Three brand new loot drops have been added to each member of the Litigation Team!
	+ Each manager will drop their respective sticker, as well as two returning drops from the Break the Law event.
		- Some of these returning drops have received updated looks and names.
	+ Toons will have a chance to earn drops from all four managers each time they complete the Overclocked C.L.O. battle, regardless of what managers they fought.

v1.3.0 BETA, QA #3
* Fixed Court Record's status effect not cleaning up upon Stenographer's destruction.

v1.3.0 BETA, QA #2
* Fixed an issue where the Gags disabled by Court Record were not being tinted red.
* Fixed some targeting issues with Snap and Court Sanction.

v1.3.0 BETA
* The Litigation Team now practices social distancing.
	+ Cogs will now spawn between the two starting Managers.

v1.2.7 BETA
* Certain minibosses have been given brand new voice samples!
	+ Currently, this applies to:
		- The Litigation Team
* ...There are now new, persistent visuals for the following events in-battle:
	+ Stenographer's Court Sanction

v1.2.4.2 BETA
* Fixed desynced Stenographer music

v1.2.1 BETA
* Fixed an issue with Court Sanction that would stop properly tracking damage when using weaker versions of the attack.
* Stenographer has received a new special ability.
	+ Added "Court Costs" as part of the Stenographer's cheat arsenal.
* Stenographer's Court Record ability will now only block Level 6, 7, and 8 Gags.
	+ She will no longer block Level 5 Gags.

v1.2.0.4 BETA
* Fixed a bug that would cause Sanction to trigger less often than intended while fighting the Stenographer and Case Manager in the Overclocked C.L.O. battle.

v1.2.0.1 BETA
* Fixed an issue in the Overclocked C.L.O. battle that would cause Court Record to trigger when using Doodle tricks.

v1.2.0 BETA
* The Stenographer was added to the game.

Undocumented Changes
* The Stenographer's Court Sanctions did 26 and 13 damage. This was changed to 22 and 11 at an unknown point.
* The Stenographer's Gumball Sweetener was increased from 10 -> 15

## Trivia

* The Stenographer has an unmentioned married partner. Some of her co-workers originally mentioned her by "Ms." before this was fixed.
* The Stenographer is the first Cog to use the feminine buff Cog suit.
* When the Stenographer is paired with the Litigator, she will talk to the rest of the team about the number of Toons in an analysis. She will rate their threat level from highest to lowest depending on the amount present.
* The Stenographer is capable of doing the most damage out of any Litigation Team member in one attack, though she needs time in order to do so.
	+ In order for Court Costs to one shot any Toon, it will require 32 uses of this cheat before it hits 152 laff (2 shy of the current 150 Laff limit), which devolves to 116 rounds total.
* The Stenographer was the only Litigation Member to not have a group attack, until the 1.2.1 update which introduced the Court Fees cheat.
* According to a Tweet posted on the Corporate Clash Twitter, the Stenographer and the Case Manager ran an insurance company called "A Brief Case of Insurance Company".
	+ This insurance company was one of the seventeen companies that crumbled with the death of the Witness Stand-In.
* Prior to an unknown update, the Stenographer's theme was desynced with the base Litigation theme.
	+ This was due to the file size of her theme being larger than the rest of her teammates' themes.
* The Stenographer can use the -25% Gag effectiveness version of Court Sanction even in the absence of the Case Manager. As long as she joins after the defeat of the Case Manager and there are Legally Bound Toons, the Stenographer can use the weaker variant of Court Sanction when they get off of the Legal Bindings. The Gag effectiveness reduction will not increase even if she is paired with the Litigator.
* The Omnipotent Head Attorney references her Court Record cheat with Court Mandate, except the Gags cannot be selected in the latter's case.
* A stenographer is someone who types down the words of someone speaking in a jury. Her design marks this definition with her head as a whole stenograph keyboard.

## Gallery

* Official Artwork
* Screenshots/Misc. Images
* Renders

Official art of the Stenographer from the v1.2.0 key artThe Stenographer in the comic "Hired Help"The Stenographer featured in an official Twitter comicThe Stenographer featured in an official Twitter comic

The Stenographer seated at the meetingA Toon being damaged from a gavel due to the cheat Court RecordDevelopment of the Stenographer's designThe Stenographer featured in a teaser for the 2023 Summer Update

Renders of the StenographerThe Stenographer's lured animationThe Stenographer's Sanction animationThe Stenographer's Court Record animationThe Stenographer's death animation