Phinisher
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A Phinisher (stylized in-game as PHINISHER!) is a Phighter's strongest move, known for being able to turn the tides of a battle when used. Phinishers are unique to each Phighter and have a significant impact on the outcome of a match. Phinishers can be used once the player has gathered enough Phinisher Points over the match.
Mechanics and interactions
Basic overview
- The F key in the game's UI displays the player's Phinisher as a percentage between 0-100%.
- To use an Phinisher, the F key must be at 100%.
- A sound cue will play when a Phighter's Phinisher is ready.
- The Phighter's horns will glow when their Phinisher is ready. This is visible to all players, allied or not.
- The Phinisher percentage increases passively over time, as well as damaging enemies and healing teammates.
Phinishers have several mechanics and interactions:
- On use, the player's camera will cut to a close-up of their Phighter performing a unique animation. The player cannot move during the animation.
- The player can still take damage during the animation.
- If the player dies before the animation completes, the Phinisher's effects are cancelled. The Phinisher points are not refunded.
- Status effects do not stop Phinishers but will still apply to the user regardless.
- Phighters are also immune to any force they receive.
- The immovable status effect can displace Phighters during their Phinisher animation.
- The player is suspended in the air for the animation's duration.
- All Phighter's Phinisher dialogues will be displayed at the bottom-center of the screen in a format of "[PHIGHTER NAME]: Example Phighter dialogue". e.g. [BIOGRAFT]: MEET YOUR DEMISE! .
- This is visible to all players.
- The dialogue is color-coded to match the team the user is from.
- This dialogue is scaled to be smaller for alies, but unchanged for enemies.
- The sound effect played by the Phinisher is also quieter for allies, but unchanged for enemies.
Phinisher points
Phinisher Points is an internal value which measures the player's progress to obtaining their Phinisher. Each Phighter's Phinisher requires a sufficient amount of Phinisher points to use. The amount of Phinisher points needed differs between each Phighter, with higher values requiring more time. However, the numbers for gaining Phinisher points are same across the board.
- Each player passively gains 1 Phinisher point per second.
- During One Minute Left, this is reduced to 1 Phinisher point per 0.3 seconds.
- Phinisher points are still generated even if the player is currently dead.
- Doing damage to enemies or healing other teammates gains Phinisher points at a conversion rate of 10 damage or healing/1 Phinisher point.
- Each source of damage can generate a maximum of 10 Phinisher points.
- Damaging or healing yourself does not generate Phinisher points.
- Healing other allies at full health will not grant Phinisher points.
- Phinishers such as Biograft's Overdrive and Hyperlaser's Eviscerating Ray disable this mechanic for the duration of the Phinisher's effect.
Phinisher points have the following interactions:
- Switching Phighters transfers the player's current Phinisher points to that character.
- e.g. A Rocket that currently has 100/100 Phinisher points switches to Medkit. The Medkit starts with 100/150 Phinisher points.
- Furthermore, the player will continue to gain Phinisher points even if they have more than the sufficient amount to use their Phinisher. Having excess Phinisher points affects the class-switch interaction above this bullet point.
- e.g. A Sword with 100/75 Phinisher points switches to Medkit. The Medkit starts with 100/150 Phinisher points.
- Using your Phinisher sets the player's current Phinisher points to 0.
- e.g. A Rocket with 150/100 Phinisher points uses Rocket Barrage. The Rocket's Phinisher points is now 0/100.
List of Phinishers
Note: Does not include skin-specific dialogue.
| Phighter | Phinisher | Description | Dialogue | Phinisher Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword | All-Mighty Axle Arc | Click to throw your sword which sticks onto anything it touches and explodes after pulsing 3 times. Instantly recharges your meter. | "Prepare yourself!" | 75 |
| Skateboard | THE COOL, RAD, COFFIN!! | Charge up before being sent forward, stunning enemies. | "Watch this trick!" | 100 |
| Biograft | Overdrive | Attack speed is increased to max, ignore heat, increase Dual Swing damage by 50%, but drain health. Kills now grant 15 shield. Recast to cancel and explode which deals more damage the lower health you are. | "MEET YOUR DEMISE!" | 125 |
| Katana | Soul Splicer | Slice in a large area around you, taking the average health of enemies hit and applying it to all targets. Then deal damage and apply 5 stacks of Looming Misfortune to each enemy hit. | "For broken honor.. ..and retribution." |
125 |
| Ban Hammer | Judgement | Grab enemies in an area in front of you. If their health and shield combined is less than 50% of their maximum health and shield, execute them and recharge your Phinisher up to 5 times. | "Your verdict is... Guilty!" |
125 |
| Rocket | Grand Cannonade | Click to unleash a barrage of rockets towards the ground. Bonus damage is dealt to enemies in the center of explosions. | "It's showtime!" | 100 |
| Slingshot | Leg Day | Gain a large speed boost and see enemies through walls, your next 3 primaries create giant lasers that go through walls. | "Can't catch me!" "Better dodge!" |
125 |
| Hyperlaser | Eviscerating Ray | Your next primary fire will instantly kill any enemy you hit. Killing an enemy grants you another bullet. | "I'll see you in Hell." | 150 |
| Shuriken | Guillotine Blossom | Unleash 5 shurikens that spin around you that apply antiheal. The shurikens will fire to your cursor one by one. | "Time to pick up the pace!" | 125 |
| Scythe | Stalking Ambush Final Serenade |
Stalking Ambush In Scythe form, become invisible for 15 seconds and be able to teleport to and apply your target to a nearby enemy. Final Serenade In Rifle form, rapid fire in a circle around you, shoot a high damage blast at the end. |
"Leaving so soon?" "Found you!" "May I have this dance?" |
125 |
| Medkit | Divine Resurrection | Resurrect any dead allies around you. All currently alive allies around you gain temporary armor and heal. Heal yourself for more each ally resurrected. | "Let's not do that again." | 150 |
| Boombox | Raining Tacos | Instantly grant shield to nearby allies. Jump high into the air and slam the ground. Allies nearby are granted a rapidly decaying shield, haste, and 50 shield. | "Let's lay down the beat!" | 150 |
| Subspace | Noxious Void | Unleash a crystal to create a vacuum which pulls enemies in before exploding, applying poison and vulnerability. | "My greatest invention!!" | 125 |
| Vine Staff | Lotus of the Den | Summon a lotus which heals and grants allies regeneration three times before disappearing. All allies in radius of the lotus will activate stage 1 Beginning Anew at their position and your seeds now plant level 2 sprouts. | "Nature prevails!" | 150 |
| Coil | Frostbite Fusion | Using the power of your stolen crystal, use all three coils at once and enter Fusion for 10 seconds. Dash forwards, grabbing the first enemy, jumping into the air, and dealing damage to nearby enemies based on the grabbed enemy's current health when landing. | "Now you've pissed me off!" | 125 |
Gallery
Version history
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Trivia
- In Playtest 1, Rocket's Rocket Barrage had the lowest Phinisher cost of all time, having a cooldown of 50 seconds.
- This was later increased from 50 seconds to 100 seconds.
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