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This was part of the The Awakened Invasion. As of 19/12/2024, the event has concluded.

Description

The Contemptor is a boss appearing in Chapter III of the The Awakened Invasion, debuting on Wave 3 of both modes of Chapter III. It appears with its counterparts and buffs them while sometimes firing its machine gun and crushing towers it collides with. This, alongside its counterparts, makes it a dangerous threat, particularly to the objective, as its counterparts serve as meatshields for it and it is impossible to stall.

Upon being defeated, the Contemptor explodes in a purple explosion and falls backwards to the ground.

Appearance

The Contemptor is a two-legged automated machine. The central part of its chassis has several spikes protruding forward, a face with a wide-open mouth above its viewing deck, and the symbol of the Calamity surrounded by three spikes on its left and right resembling a ribcage. The left side of its chassis has three skulls and a light on its bottom part, while the right side has its bottom part entirely missing, instead connecting to a large arm with a machine gun and bayonet in lieu of a claw. Its left arm does have a four-jawed claw, however, and comes out of the side of the chassis. Its legs are bulky, with four appendages on the bottom to balance it as well as a skull above its joint and more armor below. The back of its chassis has two large rectangles with cylinders on top. It sports a large banner on top of its chassis, bearing text that says "Dea Vindiciac" and depicting an angel with wings, horns, and a halo, as well as a skull and spike on each side of the banner.

Abilities

Ability	Description
Legion of the Awakened	Passively emits a red pulse, applying a +30% damage buff to nearby enemies.
	Initial Cooldown: 0.70-80s	Cooldown: 2s
Frenzied Slaughter	Fires its machine gun in a 90 degree arc, dealing 1,000 DPS in its area of effect for 2.5 seconds. (effectively ~1,100 damage in total)
	Initial Cooldown: 10s	Cooldown: 45s
Soulhunt	Fires its machine gun at the most expensive tower, dealing 5,000 DPS to it for 2 seconds (10,032 total). Retargets if its original target dies or is sold when possible.
	Initial Cooldown: 10s	Cooldown: 55s
Condemnation	Fires its machine gun at the objective, dealing 1,000 DPS to it indefinitely.
	Usage Criteria: Close enough to the objective

Strategy

• Several upgraded high-end towers like Juggernaut or XWM Turret should be able to take down the Contemptor and its counterparts.
  • XWM Turret is especially recommended when dealing with the Contemptor, being able to survive its Annihilator while dealing high DPS.
• It is recommended to bait the Contemptor opposite the main defense so that its Frenzied Slaughter is wasted on baits instead of anything substantial.
  • This also may inadvertently bait other enemies, mitigating damage they get from Legion of the Awakened.
• It is advised to kill the Contemptor before its companions as its damage buff to nearby enemies will make them even more dangerous than before and it can kill the objective extremely easily.
  • Though, due to it boasting the highest health of the three, this is difficult and it may just be easier to kill them in a standard order.

Trivia

• The Contemptor and its counterparts have designs most likely inspired by the Dreadnoughts from the Warhammer 40K franchise.
  • Designwise, they seem to closely resemble the Castraferrum Pattern of Dreadnoughts.
• During testing for Chapter III, the Contemptor was called the Contemptor Dreadnought alongside its counterparts, though Dreadnought was cut off when Chapter III released.
• The text on the banner above the Contemptor, "Dea Vindiciac", which is Latin for "Goddess of Vengeance".
• The Contemptor and its counterparts all share the theme "Soul Bound to Steel", which was initially planned to be added as background music but was instead made into their theme because it was "too cool"^[1].
• The Contemptor and its counterparts are one of the only bosses without any damage resistances; the only other bosses without any damage resistances is the Void and the Emperor.

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