characters

Watanabe: Epitaph

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Health LogoHealth8904
Health LogoAttack1962
Health LogoDefense1447
Health LogoCritical914

Orbs

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Red Orb
Blazing Burst
Level
18

Red Orb: Ping Red Orb

Leaps into the air using a grappling hook, then slashes the enemy to deal Fire DMG. Gains Super Armor while using this skill. If this skill is cast precisely at the moment of an incoming attack, Watanabe will Parry the attack and be immune to the DMG. Tapping Basic Attack during this skill immediately triggers Flaming Bombardment. Upon a 3-Ping, triggers Fortified Shield, granting a Shield equal to 30% of Max HP. Triggering Fortified Shield again replenishes the Shield's capacity.
- Deals 240%/480%/720% Fire DMG in total based on the number of orbs pinged.
- Pinging orbs consecutively will change the actions of this skill: Watanabe uses his grappling hook and Trailblade to perform consecutive slashing attacks, dealing 240%/480%/720% Fire DMG in total.

Thermal Erosion: Ping Blaze Orb

Swings the blade consecutively to unleash fire and pull in nearby enemy units, dealing Fire DMG while inflicting the targets hit with Scorching Invasion that reduces their Fire Resistance. If this skill is cast precisely at the moment of an incoming attack, Watanabe will Parry the attack and be immune to the DMG. While casting this skill, Watanabe gains Super Armor and 60% DMG Reduction. After casting, gains 1 stack of Thermal Superconductivity and 12 Signature Energy. Thermal Superconductivity increases the Base DMG of Signature - Explosive Purge.
- Deals 1200% Fire DMG in total. Scorching Invasion reduces the target's Fire Resistance by 25% for 8s.
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Yellow Orb
Flame Siphon
Level
18

Yellow Orb: Ping Yellow Orb

Spins and slashes continuously, pulling in nearby enemy units and dealing Fire DMG.
- Deals 230%/460%/690% Fire DMG in total based on the number of orbs pinged.
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Blue Orb
Fiery Glimpse
Level
18

Blue Orb: Ping Blue Orb

Kicks the enemy away, then spins and slashes to deal Fire DMG.
- Deals 220%/440%/660% Fire DMG in total based on the number of orbs pinged.

Active Skills

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Basic Attack
Scalding Blade
Level
18

Basic Attack: Tap Basic Attack

Unleashes a combination of attacks with Trailblade and shotgun, dealing Physical DMG (Fire DMG instead under Assault Mode).
- Deals 496% Physical DMG in total.
- Deals 646% Fire DMG in total under Assault Mode.

Flaming Bombardment: Have Shotshell + Tap Basic Attack

If Shotshell is available when Watanabe performs a Basic Attack, consumes 1 Shotshell to shoot at the target, dealing Fire DMG while granting 1 Blaze Orb and 4 Signature Energy. If there are already 3 Blaze Orbs, this shot will not consume Shotshell but will not generate Blaze Orb or Signature Energy.
- The shot deals 280% Fire DMG.
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Signature
Hyper Reversal
Level
18

Core Awakening: 15 Energy + Tap Signature

Releases the Core Energy to activate Assault Mode, dealing Fire DMG to nearby enemy units and inflicting Scorching Invasion that reduces their Fire Resistance. Time Lag Calculation is triggered while Watanabe casts this Signature Move.
- Deals 600% Fire DMG in total. Scorching Invasion reduces the target's Fire Resistance by 25% for 10s.

Explosive Purge: 100 Energy + Tap Signature

Dashes across enemy units and attacks them, pulling them together and dealing Fire DMG. After the attack, forms a Firepower Bulwark that deals DMG continuously, then activates Patrol Mode. Time Lag Calculation is triggered while Watanabe casts this Signature Move.
- The dashing attacks deal 1800% Fire DMG in total. Each stack of Thermal Superconductivity increases the Base DMG of Signature - Explosive Purge by 50%, stacking up to 3 times. Firepower Bulwark bombards the target every 3s over 12s, dealing 42% Fire DMG each time. Each bombardment leaves behind a fire that deals 20% Fire DMG every 0.5s over 3s.
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QTE
Pincer Intimidation
Level
18

QTE: Tap QTE

Spins and slashes continuously to pull in nearby enemy units, dealing Fire DMG to the target while inflicting Scorching Invasion that reduces their Fire Resistance.
- Deals 600% Fire DMG in total. Scorching Invasion reduces the target's Fire Resistance by 25% for 8s.
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Class
Tank
Level
18

Attacks reduce the target's Extra DMG Reduction by 20% for 5s.
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Ultima
Ultima Awaken
Level
1

Gains 3 Signal Orbs when entering battle.

Gains 3 Signal Orbs when entering battle.

Passive Skills

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Core Passive
Veteran's Reflex
Level
18

Composite Structure

Under Patrol Mode, Watanabe can only use Yellow or Blue Orbs, and his Basic Attacks only generate Yellow or Blue Orbs. When Assault Mode is activated, he can only use Red and Blaze Orbs, and his Basic Attacks only generate Red Orbs.

Engine Optimization: Any 3-Ping or upon entering Matrix

After any 3-Ping, Watanabe: Epitaph gains 1 Shotshell, up to 3. Upon entering Matrix, he gains 1 Blaze Orb. He may have up to 3 Blaze Orbs at the same time, and excess Blaze Orbs will be converted into random Signal Orbs.

Fire Walker: Assault Mode + Press and hold Dodge

Uses the grappling hook to pull in the target from a distance, dealing Fire DMG. If the target cannot be pulled, Watanabe: Epitaph will dash toward the target instead. Gains Super Armor and 40% DMG Reduction while casting this skill. Using Basic Attack or Red Orb skill during the pulling action immediately triggers Parry.
- Deals 40% Fire DMG in total.

Resilient Strike: Trigger Parry

Upon Parry, triggers Fortified Shield that grants a Shield equal to 30% of Max HP, deals Fire DMG, and inflicts Scorching Invasion that reduces the target's Fire Resistance. Triggering Fortified Shield again will replenish the Shield capacity. Enters Matrix if it is not on cooldown when Fortified Shield is triggered.
- Deals 360% Fire DMG in total. Scorching Invasion reduces the target's Fire Resistance by 25% for 8s.

Scorching Torrent: Assault Mode + Have 3 Shotshells + Press and hold Basic Attack

Uses the grappling hook to glide around and descends from above, consuming 3 Shotshells to pull in nearby enemy units and deal Fire DMG. While casting Scorching Torrent, Watanabe becomes invincible but is unable to cast Signature - Explosive Purge. Gains 12 Signature Energy after casting.
- Deals 1350% Fire DMG in total.
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Leader
Leader - Guardian's Aegis
Level
1

Increases Fire DMG of all members by 10%. Increases DMG of all Tank Omniframes in the team by 5%.
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Rank SS
Onslaught
Level
2

Lv.1: Unlocked at S5 Rank

Casting Scorching Torrent or Thermal Erosion will activate all available QTEs.

Lv.2: Unlocked at SS Rank

Every time Watanabe enters battle, he recovers 70 Signature Energy when Thermal Superconductivity reaches 3 stacks for the first time. Under Assault Mode, Extra DMG increases by 30%. Casting Scorching Torrent grants 3 stacks of Thermal Superconductivity.
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Rank SSS
Siege Break
Level
2

Lv.1: Unlocked at SS3 Rank

Gains 1 Blaze Orb after casting Scorching Torrent. The effect of Watanabe: Epitaph's Scorching Invasion increases by 10%.

Lv.2: Unlocked at SSS Rank

Acts faster when casting Thermal Erosion consecutively. Thermal Superconductivity can stack up to 6 times, and each stack's bonus on the Base DMG of Signature - Explosive Purge increases by 5%. After entering battle, the first successful Parry grants 1 extra Blaze Orb. The effect of Watanabe: Epitaph's Scorching Invasion increases by 10%. Reduces the cooldown of switching between characters by 3s. This effect does not stack with other effects of the same type.
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Rank SSS+
Leader's Wings
Level
3

Lv.1: Unlocked at SSS3 Rank

Extra DMG Bonus of Signature - Explosive Purge increases by 35%.

Lv.2: Unlocked at SSS6 Rank

Extra DMG Bonus of Scorching Torrent increases by 35%.

Lv.3: Unlocked at SSS+ Rank

Extra DMG Bonus of Thermal Erosion and 3-Ping skills increases by 35%.