Loader

Loader

Stats

HP	115 (+40 per level)
Regen	2.40 (+0.30 per level) hp/s
Damage	10 (+3 per level)
Armor	0 (+3 per level)
Speed	28 km/h

Unlock

Obtain 30 unique items in one playthrough.

Ending phrase

...and so he left, ready to rebuild his life, brick by brick.

Loader

"The Loader is a high damage close combatant with a unique skill. Hydraulic Gauntlet can be used to rapidly reposition, or to place Conduits far apart. Use Debris Shield as a hit-and-run shield."
–In-game description

Description

The Loader is a playable character in Risk of Rain Returns.

Survivor Log

Departure:	Destination:
UES Shipping Dock 5, Redview, Mars	USE Shipping Dock 0, Redview, Mars

  Travel ID: 2555F464954525F464
Passenger Details: [Employee Class]

Employee Details: Each UES loader-class employee comes equipped with a state-of-the-art titanium exoskeleton capable of lifting up to 245 tons (Additional 90+ ton hauling capability with winch attachment). Modern advancements have made employment opportunities at UES accessible to any and all peoples regardless of size, strength, age, or species! All employees are responsible for maintenance of their patented exosuits and unauthorized use is defined and restricted as per UES Manual Guide p358-390. Employees aboard the UES Contact Light are permitted to wear Safety Yellow, Safety Blue, Safety Green, or Safety Red exosuits. Please report to bay safety personnel for more details pertaining to individual departure safety regulations.

[SECURITY RECALL] [Event L1] Employee requested early leave from the loading bay 50 minutes before departure. Request granted. [Event L2] Employee instructed to remove loader-class exoskeleton after being seen wearing it after-hours.  [Event L2a] Employee observed taking additional lunch breaks.  [Event L2b] Employee observed inappropriately inspecting contents of cargo bay crates and containers.

Skills

Primary

Knuckleboom
Batter nearby enemies for 120% damage. Every third hit deals 240% damage and knocks enemies upwards.

• Knuckleboom's 3-hit combo is cycled with repeated inputs.
  • This can be made fully automatic by enabling the 'Rapid Fire' setting in Accessibility Options.

Bullet Punch
Charge up and slam enemies forward, for up to 1000% damage.

• Bullet Punch's charge up speed is affected by attack speed.

Secondary

Debris Shield		3s CD
Become invincible for 2 seconds while also increasing your movement speed by 20%.

• Editor's note: Although not mentioned in the in-game description, the value of the movement speed boost is 20%.
• Drones will inherit Debris Shield's invincibility.

Short Circuit		6s CD
Crash down and stun enemies for 500% damage in a small radius, and 167% damage in a larger area.

• Editor's note: The in-game description of 350% damage is incorrect.
• Short Circuit's travel distance scales with movement speed.
• Enemies within the smaller range will be hit by both instances of damage.
• Each of the 2 hits can crit independently and trigger on-hit effects.
• The duration of Short Circuit's stun depends on how close to the point of impact enemies are.

Utility

Hydraulic Gauntlet		3s CD
Fire your gauntlet and pull yourself forward, stunning and hurting enemies for 210% damage. Can be angled upwards.

• Holding a direction while using Hydraulic Gauntlet will cause Loader to stop in front of a grabbed enemy, facing the held direction. Not holding a direction will cause him to fly past a grabbed enemy instead.

Special

M440 Conduit		10s CD
Place a lightning rod. After placing two, lightning surges between them, dealing 80% damage per second for 9 seconds.
Ancient Scepter Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. M700X Discharge Conduit Place a lightning rod. After placing two, lightning surges between them, dealing 80% damage per second for 9 seconds and stunning initial enemies.

• M440 Conduit is a valid grapple target for Hydraulic Gauntlet.
• There is a 2s delay before the second lightning rod can be placed.
• If the two lightning rods are placed diagonally, all enemies within the square triangle formed by the rods, with the lightning as the hypotenuse, will take damage.
• As of version 1.0.5, the stun effect for M700X Discharge Conduit has not been implemented.

S260 Conduit		8s CD
Place a lightning beacon. Lightning surges to any nearby allies within a radius, dealing 80% damage per second, and increasing attack speed by 60%.
Ancient Scepter Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. S260 Overload Conduit Place a lightning beacon. Lightning surges to any nearby allies within a large radius, dealing 80% damage per second, and increasing attack speed by 60%.

• Editor's note: Although not mentioned in the in-game description, the value of the attack speed boost is 60%.
• S260 Conduit is a valid grapple target for Hydraulic Gauntlet.
• The lightning from S260 Conduit will surge to drones.

Achievements & Trials

Survivors

Name	Unlocks	Requirement	Alt
Bionic	Taser	Travel 6,500 meters using the Hydraulic Gauntlet.
Snuffed Out	Gigantic Amethyst	Kill the Overloading Magma Worm.
Anti-Virus	Bullet Punch	Complete the Providence Trial "Ruins of the Future".	Collect 300 items as Loader.
Divebomb	Short Circuit	Complete the Providence Trial "Crash Landing".	Defeat 3000 enemies as Loader.
Live Wire	S260 Conduit	Complete the Providence Trial "Colossal Lift".	Complete 25 stages as Loader.

Strategy

Item Interactions

• As a melee survivor who likes to get up close, Loader greatly benefits from items that affect the area around him; items like Barbed WireBarbed Wire
  Hurts nearby enemies.
  Hurt all enemies within 1m (+0.2m per stack) for 50% (+10% per stack) damage every 0.5 seconds., Frost RelicFrost Relic
  Killing enemies surrounds you with icicles.
  Killing an enemy temporarily surrounds you with 3 (+1 per stack) icicles that deal 33% damage each every 0.33 seconds., and Tesla CoilTesla Coil
  Passively shock nearby enemies.
  Passively shock nearby enemies for 120% (+60% per stack) damage..
• Prophet's CapeProphet's Cape
  All blocked damage heals you.
  Briefly blocks all incoming damage upon being struck (Recharging after 15 seconds). Blocking damage heals you for 3 (+1 per stack) health. has great synergy with the invincibility granted by Debris Shield, giving some much-needed sustainability.
• While incredibly niche, the ghosts of enemies created by Happiest MaskHappiest Mask
  Killed enemies spawn friendly ghosts.
  Killed enemies spawn ghosts that last 15 seconds with 100% (+20% per stack) health and 70% (+30% per stack) damage. and Jar of SoulsJar of Souls45s CD
  Summon a ghost for every enemy in the screen.
  Duplicate every enemy as a ghost to fight on your side. Ghosts last 15 seconds and have 70% damage. are valid grapple targets for Hydraulic Gauntlet. This could be useful for horizontal traversal after encounters, or quick emergency exits by attaching to ghosts of flying enemies (such as Jellyfish and Archer Bugs).

Gallery

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Unlocked by default.
Complete Trial "Judgement" as Loader.	Collect the Prismatic Shard in the Sky Meadow.

Crudely-Drawn Buddy Decoy

Multiplayer Drone

Version History

Patch 1.0.5

• Loader and Drifter can now turn while executing their Primary skill combos.

Patch 1.0.4

• Normalized survivor movement speed. All slower survivors now move faster.
  • Base speed: 2.4 ⇒ 2.8

Patch 1.0.3

• Fixed a softlock when using the Loader's alternate Secondary Skill into a pit.