Powder Keg Cannoneer | |
Tier | 2 |
Total Rice | 60 |
Total Water | 60 |
Total Training Time | -- |
Hitpoints | None |
Melee | Blunt |
Missile/Ranged | Explosive |
Strengths | Blunt, Fire |
Weaknesses | Cutting |
Prerequisite | Dragon Peasants train at the Alchemist Hut and the Target Range. |
Passive | Purifying Salt: The cannoneer will throw salt to ward off bad spirits and any units nearby will receive half damage from the next attack they recieve. |
The Powder Keg Cannoneer is a unit of the Dragon Clan.
Overview
Dragon tacticians disdain firearms as crude and inflexible: Foolish weapons borne only by fools. On the other hand, they have long recognized the usefulness of artillery on the battlefield. The result of this duality is the Powder Keg Cannoneer. These elite fighters spend half of their time training with their unique weapon, a small cannon that launches kegs packed with gunpowder. The other half is spent eating, for - considerations of strength aside - it takes a man of immense proportions to withstand the recoil of such a cannon. The very best Cannoneers are former sumo champions; one may still see them salting the ground to ward off evil spirits and ensure their safety, just as they once did in the wrestling ring.
The sight of a crew of tremendously fat men lumbering towards the battlefield, has, on occasion, incited jeers and laughter from foolish opponents. The laughter stops when cannon charges begin tearing apart buildings as easily as men.
Usage
The Powder Keg Cannoneer is used to destroy buildings or watchtowers although they can be effective against units weak to explosive damage but their firing rate is too slow to be used effectively. Their battle gear is also pretty good, Indirect Fire is very effective as as it places the Cannoneer at a safe distance while the Shrapnel Keg is very effective for use against tightly packed enemy units.
Their slow speed however makes them vulnerable to melee units with cutting damage and they are not well-suited to firefights against other ranged units like Archer or Ballistaman.
Battle Gear
Indirect Fire | Stamina: Drains Stamina |
Shrapnel Keg | Stamina: No Cost | ||
Requirements: Shrine | Requirements: Fireworks Factory | ||||
The cannon is difficult to handle accurately even at close range. Yet, with meditation (and a double charge of gunpowder), the Cannoneer learns to fire far beyond the bounds of sight - anywhere an ally can shout and be heard. Continually drains stamina when activated. | Cannoneers and Chemists get along quite well, and the demented geniuses of the Fireworks Factory take special delight in assembling flesh-and bone-shredding novelty. A Powder Keg Cannoneer can only carry a single Shrapnel Keg. |
Gallery
Quotes (Move)
- "I'm moving!"
- "I'm rolling!"
- "Yes!"
- "I go!"
- "Going!"
- "I move!"
Quotes (Attack)
- "With my bare hands!"
- "Cover your ears!"
- "I smash them!"
- "Beat at last!"
- "Crush...ENEMY!"
- "I stomp them!"
- "Destroy!"
Quotes (When engaging in melee combat)
- "Here I go!"
Quotes (Kills)
- "Get some!"
- "Big damage"
- "(Joyful laughter)"
- "Fight like a man"
- "I crush you!!"
Quotes (Heal)
- "Better... better!!"
Quotes (Death)
- "No more fight....."