Count Erfit

*Not to be confused with the boss reward Counterfeits.*

**Count Erfit** is a Cashbot Contractor who was introduced during the April Toons 2022 event. He can be found in Count Erclaim's Abode on Polar Place. His first appearance was in the 10th Corporate Clash Comic: The April Toons 2022 Comic

## Battle

Much like the Count Erclaim fight, Toons will need to defeat two different battles. The first being against a group of 5-8 Skelecogs and the second being against Erfit himself. Erfit is a Manager and as such is immune to being sued/fired and will only receive half of the reduction from damage down SOS Cards.

## Cheats

Count Erfit can only be lured for 2 rounds.

Count Erfit can cause himself and other Cogs to become Overcharged once they are Overhealed by 50% of their maximum HP. Overcharged Cogs will be indicated by their health bar and suit light turning purple. Overcharged Cogs will receive 2 rounds of Lure Resistance, gain standard Manager benefits (immunity to Cease & Desists and Pink Slips as well as reduced effects from Cogs Damage Down SOS Cards), and will deal 50% more damage.

Erfit will heal the healthiest Cog in battle while damaging himself at the same time each time he attacks. If the healthiest Cog has already been Overhealed by 50% of their max HP he will move on to the next healthiest Cog. Erfit can heal himself if he is the healthiest Cog on the field.

Every 3 rounds, Erfit will attack a random Toon by throwing a Glass of Water at them which sends them flying back into the elevator until the end of the turn. While in the elevator, Toons can't be hit by attacks or be affected by any incoming unites. Once the turn is over, the Toon will fall down into the room taking the rest of the total damage. There is a rare chance that Toons will be able to pass the Hydration Check, simply grabbing the Glass of Water and healing for 8 laff total. Regardless of its hit or miss, it will grant the Toons the **Hydrated** status effect, allowing a 15% accuracy boost to all of their Gags for 3 turns.

Erfit will delete the weakest Cog in battle and gain the **Ripped** status effect. This buff will increase his damage by an additional 2 points each time he does this cheat. Additionally, this cheat will heal any other Cogs apart from Erfit that remain in the fight. Any damage from Ripped while being calculated by Hydration Check will simply split the damage in half for both hits. This cheat occurs every 4 rounds, but can also be triggered whenever 1000 damage is dealt in total by Gags in a single turn. If Gains From The Scrap activates in response to damage, Erfit will be unable to activate it in response to damage again for 4 turns.

If Erfit does not have any Cog to delete or has already used Gains From The Scrap once in the same turn and attempts to use it again, he will attack all Toons with Quake. Barring damage boosts, it will always deal 25 damage no matter what tier Erfit is fought in.

Erfit will sacrifice some of his own HP and revive Cogs into the fight. These Cogs will get increasingly higher leveled each time he does this cheat, although they will not always be an Executive Cog. This cheat will trigger 2 turns after a Cog is defeated by the group or taken out by Gains From The Scrap.

Unlike normal v2.0s, Erfit's will not transform into a Skelecog after defeating his first phase and will not have less HP. His base health is roughly multiplied by 2 and his attacks will do 40% (1.4x) more damage. All Gags will be able to do 340% (3.4x) damage, but only if they target Count Erfit. Self damage cheats will draw out even more health from usage. The visual representation of this form includes a larger size, a red tinted body, and an afterimage effect.

## Strategy

While strategies can vary for every tier, some important things that should be kept in mind when attempting this fight are:

* Count Erfit's self damaging cheats can largely speed up the fight. This becomes even more prominent in Phase 2 where Erfit can begin to deal quadruple digit damage to himself using Personal Trainer.
* His ability to Overheal other Cogs into Overcharge, causing to wake up faster if already Lured.
* His Quake attack which will trigger if Erfit either has no more Cogs to delete with Gains From The Scrap or if Erfit has already used Gains From The Scrap in the same turn. Toons taking on lower tier Erfits should take extra care to avoid this attack as the damage dealt by this attack is a consistent 25 across every tier, making it much more harmful to lower leveled Toons.
	+ It is possible for Quake to take buffs from the Ripped effect or be used more than once, potentially making this attack even more dangerous.
* Prestige Throw has some notable use in this fight due to how high Count Erfit's HP can be.

## Rewards

Defeating Count Erfit will reward Toons with Batcoins and Shkrafting Materials. The amount earned will vary by tier.

## Dialogue

"I hope you warmed up because it's time to get up and move!"
"Up, down, up, down, follow my lead."
"Get ready for a battle, it's just the workout we need!"
"Can you keep up with my strength and power?"
 Opening Monologue 2
"Let's put you to the test, no time for my life story!"
"We'll start with a warmup, but things are about to get intense!"
"When you want to build up muscle, my workout plan makes sense!"
"Push yourself to the maximum because it's time to feel the pain..."
 Late Night Opening Monologue
"I hope you aren't too tired for this moonlit fight!"
"I think it's time to get the music going."
"I've got the fans running to keep air flowing!"
"Stretch your legs and move your feet."
 Phase 2 Cutscene
"My muscles are so huge! It's time to sound the alarms!"
"Get ready for a show, Toon, you'll surely cower."
 Ending Cutscene
"By a Toon, no less, with no muscles or fame!"
"Well, my bro, I hope this won't be the end."
"Just come back for a rematch, and bring a lazy friend!"
Count Erfit has left the server.

 Hydration Check
 Gains From The Scrap
 Personal Trainer

* "Look at these gains!"
 Friend Request Denials
* "Only if you're willing to pay for a gym membership," Count Erfit explains. "A swole Suit like me needs to make a living too."
* "With those gains? Get lost, Toon." Count Erfit remarks.

## Music

 Skelecog Round Cutscene 1
 Skelecog Round Battle Theme
 Skelecog Round Cutscene 2
 Elevator Theme
 Cutscene Theme
 Phase 1 Theme
 Phase 2 Theme
 Victory Theme

## Trivia

* Count Erfit's namesake is based on the word "Counterfeit", which is a fraudulent recreation of something valuable or important.
* Count Erfit is the second Cashbot Manager in the entire game, though he is labeled as a Contractor and not a permanent addition to the game.
* When Count Erfit went into his second phase, he used to do a set amount of damage to Toons depending on how much of the Ripped status effect he had, which was impossible to dodge. This was considered a bug and eventually patched out.
* Before fighting Count Erfit in his room, Toons can see a Bloodsucker in its place before he is squished by the Count.
	+ This Bloodsucker's appearance is the original model from *Toontown Online.*
* Count Erfit is the only v2.0 Cog in the game to gain HP upon entering his second form rather than lose HP.
	+ However due to Gags dealing 340% damage to Erfit in his second form, he effectively still has less HP than his first phase.
* Count Erfit's position as third cousin twice removed means that he is the grandson of Count Erclaim's 3rd cousin.
* Count Erfit is based off the muscular planet Pluto from the game *OMORI*, mainly due to Phase 2 as a whole.
	+ One of Erfit's starting phrases before initiating Phase 2 is based off of Pluto's defeated phrases.
	+ "GOLDENFLEX" is the name of Phase 2's theme, referencing Pluto's "GOLDENVEGENCE".
* A Discord notification ping is played when Count Erfit disappears from the fight.
* A Vine Boom can be heard in the sound effect for the Protoon Shake cheat.
* One of Count Erfit's dislikes, Payser Tests, comes from the Pacesetter's own Payser Test. This was meant as a teaser for the latter's character before their official debut in the 1.3 update.
	+ This is not the only instance of the Pacesetter being referenced by Count Erfit's fight. One of his battle theme leitmotifs is heard in the first few seconds of Count Erfit's Phase 2 theme.
* Prior to the v1.2.7.3 update, Count Erfit could only summon Tier 8 Cogs. This led to Tier 1 Count Erfits being able to spawn Level 7 Tier 8 Cogs. As their damage values are non-existent, they underflow right into their Level 50 values, causing massive amounts of damage.

## Gallery

* Official Artwork
* Screenshots/Misc. Images
* Renders

Count Erfit in the comic "The April Toons 2022 Comic"Count Erfit in the comic "The April Toons 2023 Comic"Count Erfit featured in an official Twitter comic

A group of Level 7 Tier 8 Cogs in a Tier 1 Count ErfitCount Erfit in the opening cutscene of his fightCount Erfit using Gains From The ScrapCount Erfit using Pro-Toon ShakeA Toon failing Hydration CheckA Toon passing Hydration CheckCount Erfit using Personal TrainerCount Erfit in his office.A closeup of Count Erfit.

Renders of Count Erfit using the v1.3.0 body models