Gatekeeper

The **Gatekeeper** is a Boardbot Manager Boss who was introduced as part of the Hires & Heroes Update. She can be found roaming the streets of Ye Olde Toontowne. She was first revealed during the cogs.ink ARG.

## Content Sync

Toons fighting against the Gatekeeper will have Content Sync applied to them. They will be synced down to the following stats:

* 40 Laff Soft Cap (47 Max)
* Up to Level 4 Gags permitted
* All rewards restricted

## Attacks

(Single)
(Single)
(Single)
 Damage
 Accuracy
 Frequency

## Cheats

The Gatekeeper can only be lured for 1 round.

The Gatekeeper takes 75% less damage until a Cog with Core Competency is destroyed, in which case it will be inactive for one round.

All Cogs that join have a **+100 HP** buff, can only be lured for **2 rounds**, and have a **+3 damage bonus**, gaining an additional **+3 damage per round**. Destroying a Cog with this status effect will steal their damage buff, granting **2x** the additional damage they've amassed to all Toon's Gags for one turn. Additionally, this will disable the Gatekeeper's Front Line for one turn. Defeating multiple Cogs in one turn will grant the total amount of damage to all Toons, but will not increase the amount of rounds the pierce damage lasts.

At the end of every round, if there are Lured Cogs, the Gatekeeper will unlure one and make them attack.

## Strategy

The general strategy for the Gatekeeper battle involves whittling down the Cogs' health while letting them build up a bigger damage boost to be stolen. Then, coordinating the right time to destroy them all at once, momentarily disabling the Damage Resistance from Front Lines, and creating a good opening to attack her directly.

* Squirt + Zap or Lure + Throw are both great ways of wearing down the Cogs' health. These Gags can simply be used again to finish them off when your team feels it's time to attack the Gatekeeper directly. Sound can also be used to gain an additional damage boost to use directly against her.
* The right time to clear the Cogs is entirely up to your team's discretion, but it should be noted that you can reasonably survive 2-4 rounds of letting the Cogs build up their damage boosts, especially if they are kept Lured as much as possible and Toon-Up is used generously.
	+ Do note, the Gatekeeper can unlure one Cog after each round, so Lure should not be entirely relied on. However, it can still greatly decrease the amount of damage taken as only one Cog is affected.
	+ On the turn you clear the Cogs, if feasible, it would be helpful to also set up accuracy buffs, such as Soaked or Cheer from Prestige Toon-Up. Critical misses on the turns your team choose to attack the Gatekeeper could cause an extra 2 turns or more to be needed to defeat her.
	+ The damage boosts from clearing the Core Competency Cogs only last for one turn, so pick your times to strike very wisely.
	+ While any Gags could benefit well from the damage boosts, Lure + 3 Throw combos benefit the most from them by a landslide. Throw can get the most out of the damage boosts, as the Throw Gags' damage boosts stack with the Lure Gag's boost to its Knockback.
	+ Placing a Trap on the Gatekeeper and luring it on the turn the Toons are attacking her directly is heavily advised against. This completely wastes the damage boost to the Knockback of the Lure Gag used to activate the Trap.
* It can be safer to let the Core Competency Cogs build up damage if the fight is done on a street with weaker Cogs, such as Noble Nook, due to the highest Cog Level there being 5, or in a district with an invasion of weak Cogs.

## Loot

* Gatekeeper Sticker
* Shield
* Armored Outfit
* Armored Greaves

Gatekeeper StickerShieldArmored OutfitArmored Greaves

* 14 Gumballs
* 350 Jellybeans
* 1000 Toon Experience

## Dialogue

* "I would liketh to donateth this canned good to thee!"
* "This one iseth fresh out of the can!"
* "Doth thou liketh it out of the can?"
* "Geteth ready to "kicketh the can"!"
* ""Can" thou handleth this?"
* "I shall throweth thee in the can!"
* "Has't thou beeneth attacked by canned goods before?"
* "Thou thinketh thou "can", thou thinketh thou "can"."
 Fired
* "I bethink I haveth a bit of flare about me."
* "I hopeth thee woreth sunscreen."
* "I just sparkleth, I not?"
* "Hoteth, hoteth, and hotter."
* "It iseth going to geteth rather warm around hereth."
* "Doth thou feeleth a little toasty?"
* "I hopeth thou art not cold blooded."
* "Thou art a flasheth in the pan."
* "Caneth thou sayeth "ouch"?"
* "How doest "well-done" soundeth?"
* "This shouldst taketh the chill out of the air."
* "Oh looketh, a burnt boor."
* "Thou shall goeth out in a blaze."
* "Thou better stopeth, dropeth, and rolleth!"
 Red Tape
* "Seeeth if you can cuteth through this."
* "Thou art oneth a roll."
* "I wanteth this meeting to sticketh with thee."
* "I hopeth thee art claustrophobic."
* "This should wrapeth things up."
* "Let me keepeth thee busy."
* "Just tryeth to unraveleth this."
* "I shall tieeth thee up for awhile."
 Quake
* "Now the earth will quaketh!"
* "What iseth shaking? Thou!"
* "Has't thou ever beeneth in an earthquake?"
* "Here it cometh, it’s the big one!"
 Payeth Attention
* "How dareth thee slack in my presence!"
* "Thou shall awaken at once!"
* "You there! Payeth attention! I commandeth thee!"

* "What art thee doing here? Nay Toons did allow."
* "Halt! Keepeth hence from me!"
 Defeated
* "Enough. Any longer with thee, and thou shall bringeth down mine own reputation."
* "I refuseth to tolerateth thine filth any longer. Farewell."
 Death Taunts
* "See? Thou art not strong enough to beest here."
* "Keep thine nose out of mine business."
 Friend Request Denials
* The Gatekeeper shakes her head in disgust: "Ew, nay. As if it be true I'd ever alloweth thee into mine own clique."
* The Gatekeeper looks down at you crossly: "And giveth yond malevolent 'Prester' more fuel for his flames? Nay, thanketh thee."
 Attempt to Sue
 Attempt to Fire

## Version History

1.4.4 BETA
* The Gatekeeper is ordering a defensive formation!
	+ Health decreased from 1300 - 1200.
	+ Core Competency Health Bonus: +80 -> +100.

v1.4.0 BETA
* The Kudos managers have some new tricks up their sleeve!
	+ Gatekeeper has put up her defenses!
		- The Gatekeeper no longer has Damage Reduction or Absorption in her fight.
		- The Gatekeeper gained the cheat Core Competency for the Cogs in battle.
		- The Gatekeeper now takes -75% less damage with Front Line that can only be decreased by defeating other Cogs in battle.
		- The Gatekeeper's Reinforced cheat was removed.
			* This cheat passively granted all Cogs who join the battle a flat 50 HP increase. This bonus would remain on any Cogs who are still present in battle even after the Gatekeeper has been defeated.
		- The Gatekeeper's health increased from 600 to 1300.

v1.3.1.3 BETA
* A new outfit is available as a drop from the Gatekeeper's battle!
	+ The Armored Outfit and Armored Greaves were added.
	+ The Armored Outfit includes the Armored Chestplate, Armored Pants, and Armored Skirt.

v1.3.0 BETA
* The shutter of a knight's helmet can be heard echoing through Ye Olde Toontowne.
	+ The Gatekeeper was added to the game.

## Trivia

* The Gatekeeper's real name is a pun of the term, "Holy Grail".
* The Gatekeeper's employee ID is a reference to police code 10-107 which refers to a suspicious person.
* On the cogs.ink website, the Gatekeeper's username is "grayelleholly" and her password is "hollylooya"
	+ The password was revealed by using a specific speedchat phrase right next to the tunnels of Ye Olde Toontowne. The username was revealed manually by Mac Opsys in the fourth batch of usernames.
* If counting the Armored Outfit drop separately, the Gatekeeper is the Manager with the most amount of drops, totaling 6.
* The Gatekeeper previously worked at a Bards and Nobles location for 2 years, a nod to the bookseller company Barnes and Nobles.
* The Gatekeeper is one of the few Cogs who does not wear any form of tie. Her Skelecog even reflects this by not having one entirely.
	+ The texture for her suit actually showcases a red bowtie that goes unused.
* Cogs with the Core Competency buff will glow red, with the color getting more vibrant the higher their damage increases.
* Core Competency's damage bonus can stack seemingly infinitely.
* The Gatekeeper is the only Cog to not use her department's standard suit pattern. She is missing the Boardbot's herringbone pattern.
* Even though the Gatekeeper is female, she does not use the feminine Cog build.
* A gatekeeper is a person who limits another party's participation in a collective identity or activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness.

## Gallery

* Official Artwork
* Screenshots/Misc. Images
* Renders

Official art of the Gatekeeper from the Hires & Heroes key artThe Gatekeeper featured in an official Twitter comic

Vainglorious VangaurdThe Gatekeeper's profile picture on cogs.inkA reference image of the Gatekeeper's model, created by Clash Crew Member MailmanA Valentoon's Day card from the GatekeeperThe Gatekeeper featured in a teaser for the 2023 Summer UpdateThe Gatekeeper glowing red while she is alone in battle prior to v1.4.0Cogs with different levels of red glow due to Core CompetencyGatekeeper lured animationThe largest Core Competency damage bonus recorded

Renders of the GatekeeperAn unused Gatekeeper death animation