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| Loader | |
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| 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. | |
The Loader is a playable character in Risk of Rain 2.
An incredibly mobile and heavy cargo loader, the Loader is capable of delivering some of the hardest-hitting attacks in the game. When utilizing velocity to her advantage, she is able to topple many powerful monsters in just a single punch.
Contents
Skills
Passive
Scrap Barrier | ||
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| Type | Passive | |
| Description | The Loader is immune to fall damage. Striking enemies with the Loader's gauntlets grants a temporary barrier. | |
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Primary
Knuckleboom | ||
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| Type | Primary | |
| Proc Coefficient | 1 | |
| Description | Swing at nearby enemies for 320% damage. | |
Secondary
Grapple Fist | ||
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| Type | Secondary | |
| Cooldown | 5s | |
| Description | Fire your gauntlet forward, pulling you to the target. | |
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Spiked Fist | ||
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| Type | Secondary | |
| Cooldown | 5s | |
| Proc Coefficient | 1 | |
| Description | Stunning [ Stunning ] Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them. | |
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Utility
Charged Gauntlet | ||
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| Type | Utility | |
| Cooldown | 5s | |
| Proc Coefficient | 1 | |
| Description | Heavy [ Heavy ] The skill deals more damage the faster you are moving. | |
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Thunder Gauntlet | ||
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| Type | Utility | |
| Cooldown | 5s | |
| Proc Coefficient | 1 | |
| Description | Heavy [ Heavy ] The skill deals more damage the faster you are moving. | |
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Special
M551 Pylon | ||
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| 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. | |
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Thunderslam | ||
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| Type | Special | |
| Cooldown | 8s | |
| Proc Coefficient | 1 | |
| Description | Stunning [ Stunning ] Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them. | |
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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
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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, its damage 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.
- However, hitting an enemy at the very limit of Spiked Fist's range will not trigger the grappling effect or put the skill on cooldown, but will still deal damage. This may be a bug.
- 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 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 or Thunderslam.
- Loader makes exceptional use of the 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. Additionally, she can use the fall speed increase to gain more velocity for Charged Gauntlet and Thunder Gauntlet. - Loader pairs well with the Hardlight AfterburnerAdd 2 extra charges of your Utility skill. Reduce Utility skill cooldown.
Add +2 (+2 per stack) charges of your Utility skill. Reduces Utility skill cooldown by 33%., as a large chunk of her damage comes from her utility skill.- This also significantly augments her mobility, allowing her to use Charged and Thunder Gauntlet to move around even more easily.
- While Thunder Gauntlet technically is stronger than Charged Gauntlet early on (2100%+1000% compared to 2700%), Charged Gauntlet eventually eclipses it thanks to its piercing property. As enemies become more plentiful, Charged Gauntlet can plow through them and deal its full damage to each, as opposed to Thunder Gauntlet only dealing its full damage to a single enemy.
- 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.
Version History
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed Loader’s Thunder Slam not working in conjunction with H3AD-STIncrease 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.
- Fixed Loader’s
- Major Content
- Added New Skill Variant: Loader Special
- Stunning. Slam your fists down, dealing 2000% damage on impact.[ Stunning ]Interrupts enemies and briefly stuns them.
- Stunning
- Added New Class Challenge: Loader: The Thunderdome
- Added New Lore Entry: Loader
- Added New Skill Variant:
- Quality of Life
- Updated skin visuals
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed some animation issues on the Loader
- Bug Fixes
- Fix Loader Thunder Gauntlet not bouncing
- Fix Loader
- (Undocumented) Updated description for Spiked Fist, Charged Gauntlet, and Thunder Gauntlet to include keywords
- Major Content
- Added New Skill Variant: Loader Utility
- Charge up a single punch for 2100% damage that shocks enemies in a cone for 1000% damage. Deals more damage at higher speeds.
- Added New Class Challenge: Loader: Earthshatter
- Added New Skill Variant:
- Gameplay Changes
- Knuckleboom
- Add small forward lunge
- Extend size of hurtbox and effect
- Grapple/ Spiked Fist
- Minimum Length: 5m ⇒ 1m
- This just means that the tether won’t break as easily from being really close to the grapple point
- Minimum Length: 5m ⇒ 1m
- Quality of Life
- 🌧Add collider on Loader’s pylon to trigger pressure plates
- 🌧Add collider on Loader’s
- Bug Fixes
- Fix Loader disappearing when ragdolling
- Fix Loader's wrists spinning around during certain animations
- Major Content and Changes
- Added Survivor: Loader
- The Loader is a slow but powerful bruiser that can use her grappling hook to uniquely navigate the environment.
- Added New Skill Variant: Loader Secondary
- Fire your gauntlet forward, dealing 320% damage and stunning. Pulls you to heavy targets. Light targets are pulled to YOU instead.
- Added New Skin: Loader
- Added New Class Challenge: Loader: Swing By
- Added New Class Challenge: Loader: Mastery
- Added Survivor: Loader
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, as 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 early-game and overall character in game due to her survivability, burst power, mobility, and low reliance on items.
