Mercenary

Mercenary

Stats

HP	122 (+ 36 per level)
Regen	2.40 (+0.18 per level) hp/s
Damage	12 (+3 per level)
Armor	0 (+3 per level)
Speed	28 km/h

Unlock

Beat the game 5 times.

Ending phrase

..and so he left, never to become human again.

Mercenary

"The Mercenary deals fast damage while dodging incoming threats. Whirlwind can be used to stay in mid-air longer. Fit skills between Blinding Assaults to maximize time spent invincible."
–In-game description

Description

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

Survivor Log

Departure:	Destination:
Olympus Spaceport, Plymouth, Saturn	Musashi Internation Port, Japan, Earth

  Travel ID: 45E454D405948435E41454E4
Passenger Details: [Business Class]

Luggage & Equipment: Passenger boarded with a Tacton branded YMI armorset and a high-velocity vibroblade. Though it passed inspection, the individual's armor was equipped with an electrical auto-nullifier due to Tacton armor being known for its offensive capabilities. The passenger insisted that the vibroblade would remain sheathed for the duration of the flight but for security reasons it was stored in an energy-resistant automated lockbox. Individual also boarded with an electrical frequency refiner, a spare set of Mushin shoulderpads, and replacement carbon fiber exhaust tubing. An additional dagger was requested to be taken in the carry-on, but after being denied the passenger left it at port.

[SECURITY RECALL] [Event M1a] Passenger's employer instructed UES personnel before boarding to 'allow him to be solitary'. [Event M1] Contracted commando instructs passenger to return to their quarters at gunpoint after violent outburst. [Event M1] Minor altercation between officer and mercenary-class passenger resulting in them being separated.

Skills

Primary

Laser Sword
Slash in front of you, damaging enemies for 115% damage. Every third hit deals 172.5% damage.

• Editor's note: The in-game descriptions of 3 enemies and 130% damage are incorrect.

Secondary

Whirlwind		2s CD
Quickly slice twice, dealing 2x80% damage to all nearby enemies.

• Whirlwind also gives Mercenary a bit of upwards momentum.

Focused Strike		5s CD
Hold to sheathe your weapon. Release before an incoming strike to parry enemy attacks for 500%-1000% damage to all nearby enemies.

• A successful parry will deal 1000% damage in a large area around Mercenary, while a whiff will deal 500% damage in a smaller area.
• Focused Strike can also parry fall damage and interactables with a Health price.

Utility

Blinding Assault		6s CD
Dash forwards, stunning enemies for 120% damage. If you hit an enemy, you can dash again, up to 3 times.

• Blinding Assault's travel distance scales with movement speed.

Skyward Assault		5s CD
Dash upwards damaging enemies for 200% damage. Press again to slam down for 400% damage.

• Skyward Assault's travel distance scales with movement speed.

Special

Eviscerate		6s CD
Target the nearest enemy, attacking them for 6x110% damage. You cannot be hit for the duration.
Ancient Scepter Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. Massacre Target the nearest enemy, attacking them for 6x110% damage. You cannot be hit for the duration. Refreshes duration on kills, jumping to nearby enemies.

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After-Image		10s CD
Focus briefly, channeling energy into an after-image. All attacks are doubled at 50% effectiveness for three seconds. Stacks twice.
Ancient Scepter Upgrade your special skill. Upgrade your special skill. Unique to each character. Reduces special skill cooldown by 30% per stack. Between Time Focus briefly, channeling energy into multiple clones. All attacks are quadrupled at 50% effectiveness for five seconds. Stacks twice.

• After-Image adds 1 partial attack.
• After-Image stacked twice and Between Time adds 2 partial attacks.
• Between Time stacked twice adds 3 partial attacks.
• All partial attacks trigger on-hit effects.
• Editor's note: While not mentioned in the in-game description, the after-images deal half of Mercenary's damage.
• Editor's note: While not mentioned in the in-game description, each use of Between Time beyond the first only adds 1 after-image, for a maximum of 5.

Achievements & Trials

Survivors

Name	Unlocks	Requirement	Alt
Mastery	Ancient Scepter	Beat the game on Monsoon difficulty.
Flash of Light	Chargefield Generator	Eviscerate 50 enemies.
Riposte	Focused Strike	Complete the Providence Trial "Don't Think, Feel".	Complete 25 stages as Mercenary.
Tsuchinoko	Skyward Assault	Complete the Providence Trial "Assassination Contract".	Collect 300 items as Mercenary.
Infinite Potential	After-Image	Complete the Providence Trial "Shadows of the Past".	Defeat 3000 enemies as Mercenary.

Gallery

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Skins
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Unlocked by default.
Complete Trial "Judgement" as Mercenary.	Collect the Prismatic Shard in Risk of Rain.

Crudely-Drawn Buddy Decoy

Multiplayer Drone

Trivia

• The skin obtained by collecting the prismatic shard on Risk of Rain resembles Nemesis Commando from Starstorm, a mod for the original Risk of Rain. The challenge name, 'Malice' supports this, as it is the name of an item from the mod.