Litigator

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

The Litigator is a member of The Litigation Team and their leader. He specializes in making his teammates follow his commands in order to wreak havoc on the Toons.

## Cheats

The Litigator can only be lured for 2 rounds.

The Litigator will snap his fingers, increasing the cap of Cogs present and filling up the battle with a row of Cogs. The first Bayou Bash will fill up the entire battle with a max of four, and the second will increase the cap to five. Any more Bashes will simply fill up to Six. The upgraded cap will remain unchanged, even if the Litigator is destroyed. He uses Bayou Bash every 4 rounds, but this decreases by 1 turn whenever he takes 500 damage.

The Litigator will throw a blue-colored pair of chompers at a Toon, dealing damage to them and inflicting them with Vulnerability. Vulnerable Toons will take more damage for as long as they have this status effect. The affected Toon will have the blue chompers attached to their left hand. This cheat's damage and vulnerability varies depending on how the cheat is triggered. The two triggers for Snap are as follows:

1. If the Litigator is hit with a Squirt Gag, he will Snap the Toon that used that Gag. This variant is triggered *before* the Cogs have a chance to attack. It will deal **36 damage** and have the Toon take **10% more damage for two Rounds**. He will always Snap from Squirt regardless if he is already Soaked. The fire on top of his head is an indicator of whether or not he is currently Soaked (aside from the standard blue hue and water droplets).
2. Every 3 turns, the Litigator will attack the "most dangerous" Toon, which means the Toon that has dealt the most damage during this 3 turn period. This variant is triggered *after* all of the Cogs have a chance to attack. It will deal **30 damage** and make that Toon take **20% more damage for two Rounds**. He will attack at random if there are no damage values applied or if every shared the same damage value. If this variant of Snap is queued, the Litigator will instead target the Toon who dealt the most damage during the turn Snap activates.

The Litigator lets out a yell, and all negative effects from Cogs are removed. This includes Lure, Soaked, and Cease & Desists. This cheat only occurs if Bayou Bash is used twice in one round, or if 6 Cogs are already in battle and he tries to summon more.

This cheat will trigger once the Litigator is the last Manager standing on his side. It will increase the Litigator's Lure Resistance by 1 round, and give him a 40% damage buff.

## 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 Gag effectiveness by 75% from its normal 50% damage reduction.
* The Litigator's Snap cheat has its Vulnerability damage boost doubled (40% total). This does not apply to the Snap cheat that occurs when he is soaked.

**When paired with the Case Manager:**

* Any Cogs that join the battle will instantly be hooked on the Case Manager's Insurance Plan for two rounds.

**When paired with the Scapegoat:**

* Once the Scapegoat puts his Shields Up, the Litigator will use a Bayou Bash. This can stack with his regular Bayou Bash cheat, which forces a Bayou Bellow cheat.

## Loot

* Litigator Sticker
* Lawbot Suit Top
* Lawbot Suit Pants

Litigator StickerLawbot Suit TopLawbot Suit Pants

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

## Dialogue

* "Good luck treading these waters now."
* "It seems we may need a bit of assistance."
* "You seem to be in alligator territory."
 Snap
* "I've had enough with you!"
* "These chompers could cut out diamonds!"
* "My colleagues don't like it when I get snappy."

 Death Taunts
* "I've survived the brutality of the Outback. You are nothing."
* "What's wrong? Don't like it when I fire back?"
 Surrender Taunt
 Friend Request Denials
* The Litigator snarls, "Do I look like your friend?"
* "Adorable," The Litigator says. "But no."
* "Flattery can only get you so far, Toon," The Litigator says.

## 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 4250 to 4600.
	+ Soaked variant of Snap had its damage increased to 36, from 15.
	+ Damage overall increased from 15-48 to 30-48.
* 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 #4
* Fixed issues with Litigator's retaliation targeting.

v1.3.0 BETA, QA #3
* Fixed animation issues with Bayou Bellow.

v1.3.0 BETA, QA #2
* Fixed an issue where the Litigator would use Snap after having been destroyed.
* 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.
* Recolored Litigator's hands.

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:
	+ Litigator's Snap

v1.2.1 BETA
* Fixed an issue with Snap that would stop properly tracking damage when using weaker versions of the attack.

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

Undocumented Changes
* The Litigator's Gumball Sweetener was increased from 10 -> 15

## Trivia

* The Litigator's design is a double mashup. "Lit-" with the flame on top of his head, and "-Gator", with the animal he's based off of.
	+ Note that the flame on top of his head will disappear whenever he is soaked.
* The dentures used in the Litigator's Snap cheat are coated in a blue color as opposed to the pink color used in normal attacks like Chomp or Bite.
	+ His Chomp attack still uses the standard pink color.
* One of the Litigator's likes is Thursdays, in reference to the "Fire Gator Thursday" meme.
	+ Coincidentally, the Hired Help comic also released on a Thursday.
* According to Judy in the Temperature Troubles Directive, the Litigator's flame is a very strong flame, strong enough to make the offices too hot for them to usually withstand.
* The Litigator's death animation was going to include his wig flying off as he exploded, however this idea was scrapped.
* The Litigator is the only Cog who can queue cheats even while in Desperation, although it is likely due to a bug.
	+ The moment in question is when the Litigator becomes soaked and unlured. Due to being soaked, he should be using his Snap cheat, but even if he unlures, he queues it anyway only to use it at the end of the turn.
* A litigator is a lawyer who specializes in taking legal action against people and organizations.

## Gallery

* Official Artwork
* Screenshots/Misc. Images
* Renders

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

The Litigator seated at the meetingA "Swamped" battle!A loaded Battle Panel showing Six CogsThe Litigator with his flame extinguishedA Toon affected by the Litigator's Snap cheatThe Litigator without his wigThe Litigator without his wig from behindThe Litigator featured in a teaser for the 2023 Summer Update

Renders of the LitigatorThe Litigator's Bayou Bellow animationThe Litigator's lured animationThe Litigator's Snap animationThe Litigator's death animation