Loader

Loader
The Loader is a slow but powerful bruiser that can use her grappling hook to uniquely navigate the environment.
Health	160 (+48 per level)
Health Regen	2.5/s (+0.5 per level)
Damage	12 (+2.4 per level)
Speed	7 m/s
Armor	20
Unlock	Guidance Offline
Umbra Title
Bionic Powerhouse
Ending Phrase
Escaped : ..and so she left, heart still racing. Vanished : ..and so she vanished, her momentum halted forever.

Loader is a playable character in Risk of Rain 2.

Skills

Passive

Scrap Barrier
	Type	Passive
	Description	The Loader is immune to fall damage. Striking enemies with the Loader's gauntlets grants a temporary barrier.
Notes
This barrier gain is 5% of the max barrier.

Primary

Knuckleboom
	Type	Primary
	Proc Coefficient	1
	Description	Swing at nearby enemies for 320% damage.

Secondary

Grapple Fist
	Type	Secondary
	Cooldown	5s
	Description	Fire your gauntlet forward, pulling you to the target.
Notes
This does not damage enemies.

Spiked Fist
	Type	Secondary
	Cooldown	5s
	Proc Coefficient	1
	Description	Stunning [ Stunning ] Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them. . Fire your gauntlet forward, dealing 320% damage. Pulls you to heavy targets. Light targets are pulled to YOU instead.
Notes
Unlocked via the Loader: Swing By Challenge. (As Loader, reach and proceed through the Celestial Portal in 25 minutes or less.)

Utility

Charged Gauntlet
	Type	Utility
	Cooldown	5s
	Proc Coefficient	1
	Description	Heavy [ Heavy ] The skill deals more damage the faster you are moving. . Charge up a piercing punch for 600%-2700% damage.
Notes
Can sprint while charging (start charging and then sprint, needs to be repeated for every attack). Can hold the charge. Charges faster with more attack speed.

Thunder Gauntlet
	Type	Utility
	Cooldown	5s
	Proc Coefficient	1
	Description	Heavy [ Heavy ] The skill deals more damage the faster you are moving. . Charge up a single-target punch for 2100% damage that shocks enemies in a cone for 1000% damage.
Notes
Unlocked via the Loader: Earthshatter Challenge. (As Loader, land a Charged Gauntlet hit at 300mph or higher.) Fires automatically when fully charged.

Special

M551 Pylon
	Type	Special
	Cooldown	20s
	Proc Coefficient	0.5
	Description	Throw a floating pylon that zaps up to 6 nearby enemies for 100% damage. Can be grappled.
Notes
Spawning multiple pylons through the use of other items (e.g. BrainstalksSkills have NO cooldowns for a short period after killing an elite. Upon killing an elite monster, enter a frenzy for 4s (+4s per stack) where skills have 0.5s cooldowns., BandolierChance on kill to drop an ammo pack that resets all skill cooldowns. 18% (+10% per stack) chance on kill to drop an ammo pack that resets all skill cooldowns., or stacking Alien HeadReduces cooldowns for your skills. Reduce skill cooldowns by 25% (+25% per stack).) is possible, but there is an internal cap of three that can be active at any time. Spawning more than three will have the oldest active pylon be removed when the new one spawns. The pylon is inactive for 1.65 seconds after being used, and then zaps 14 times at 1-second intervals before despawning. All zaps over the duration crit together. Does not attack faster with attack speed items.

Thunderslam
	Type	Special
	Cooldown	8s
	Proc Coefficient	1
	Description	Stunning [ Stunning ] Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them. . Slam your fists down, dealing 2000% damage on impact.
Notes
Unlocked via the Loader: The Thunderdome Challenge. (As Loader, kill three other Loaders in the Bulwark's Ambry.) The blast radius is about 15m.

Tips

• Items that increase damage or attack speed are invaluable on Loader, especially on-hit items which deal bonus total damage. In combination with her Charged Gauntlet, items such as Ukulele...and his music was electric.
  25% chance to fire chain lightning for 80% TOTAL damage on up to 3 (+2 per stack) targets within 20m (+2m per stack). and Kjaro's BandHigh damage hits also blasts enemies with a runic flame tornado. Recharges over time.
  Hits that deal more than 400% damage also blasts enemies with a runic flame tornado, dealing 300% (+300% per stack) TOTAL damage over time. Recharges every 10 seconds. substantially increase her damage output.
• While higher attack speed is useful for filling up Scrap Barrier quickly and dealing damage with procs, be mindful that Knuckleboom knocks smaller enemies away with every hit. With higher attack speed values, her may suffer simply because enemies are constantly being pushed out of reach. This is a non-issue against larger enemies or bosses.
• Knuckleboom briefly stuns and knocks back lighter enemies such as Lemurians, Beetles, Imps, and Hermit Crabs.
• Grapple Fist & Spiked Fist only go on cooldown if the attack connects with an enemy or terrain; if not, it reels back in and is immediately ready for re-use. (Possibly a bug: hitting an enemy at the very limit of Spiked Fist's range will not proc the grappling effect or start the cooldown, but will still deal damage.)
• It is possible to charge up Charged Gauntlet while attached to something by Grapple Fist or Spiked Fist. Use this to gain damage when using Charged Gauntlet, as its damage is increased by Loader's movement speed. On top of dealing massive amounts of damage, it can also allow her to cover great distances very quickly.
• Release Charged Gauntlet at the apex of Grapple Fist's trajectory (right when Loader starts going upwards) to maintain maximum momentum when trying to go far.
• When attached to something with Grapple Fist or Spiked Fist, repeatedly toggling sprint can both rapidly increase Loader's movement speed and/or swinging radius (distance between Loader and what she's attached to). The swinging radius can extend infinitely, being limited only by the boundaries of the map.
• Like Artificer's Charged Nano-Bomb, Loader can sprint while charging up Charged Gauntlet by toggling sprint after beginning the charge.
• Loader can move faster while using Knuckleboom by pressing the sprint key between attacks.
• Scrap Barrier will apply to Knuckleboom, Charged Gauntlet, and Thunder Gauntlet, but not M551 Pylon, as it is not considered Loader's "fist" in the game code.
• Loader pairs well with H3AD-5T v2Increase jump height. Hold 'Interact' to slam down to the ground.
  Increase jump height. Creates a 5m-100m radius kinetic explosion on hitting the ground, dealing 1000%-10000% base damage that scales up with fall distance. Recharges in 10 (-50% per stack) seconds. as she is more than capable of meeting the height requirement for its max damage, and she can use the fall speed increase in order to gain more velocity for the Heavy attribute on both Charged Gauntlet and Thunder Gauntlet.
• While Thunder Gauntlet technically is stronger than Charged Gauntlet early on (2100%+1000% compared to 2700%), the lightning doesn't scale very well, leading to Charged Gauntlet being able to outdamage and hit more targets than Thunder Gauntlet quickly thanks to its piercing property.
• Thunder Gauntlet works well with Thunderslam, as the ricochet from hitting a target can be used to follow up with a slam, though Charged Gauntlet can work as well since it can be used to pierce through an enemy.

Lore

A lot of people would say that loading cargo is a dull job. The Loader could not disagree more.

Other jobs don’t supply their employees with a fully articulate titanium exoskeleton capable of lifting 250 tons.

Other jobs don’t allow their employees to meet the crews of countless starships from across the galaxy.

Other jobs don’t let you use your exoskeleton for your own entertainment, much less outfit it with custom-built grappling hooks powered by a winch capable of hauling up to 100 tons.

Other jobs don’t involve being approached by a legend among the UES work force, and asked to embark on a classified mission to the Uncharted Territories.

Other jobs don’t involve fighting exotic and strange alien creatures, and exploring mystical ruins on another planet.

A lot of people would say that loading cargo is a dull job. The Loader could not disagree more.

Gallery

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  Classic

Trivia

• Loader was one of the two post-launch playable characters in the first Risk of Rain.
• The Loader's "Classic" skin is a reference to Risk of Rain 1. It has the same color scheme as the original Loader. It may also be a reference to the Power Loader suit in the movie, Alien.
• The Loader in Risk of Rain 2 is female, while the Loader in Risk of Rain 1 is male.
• Due to being immune to fall damage, the Artifact of Frailty has no effect on Loader.
• Contrary to her game description, Loader is one of the most mobile survivors in the game.
• Loader is often considered the most powerful character in game due to her tankiness, sustain, burst power, mobility, and low reliance on items.