Chief Justice
The C.J. | |
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| Cog information | |
|---|---|
| Department | Lawbots |
| Location | Lawbot Courthouse |
| Attack information | |
| Number of attacks | 3 |
| Weakest attacks | Bump |
| Strongest attacks | Jump |
| Lowest damage | 1 |
| Highest damage | 10 |
| Lineage | |
| Preceded by The Office Clerk |
Succeeded by The Chairman |
The Chief Justice, commonly known as the C.J., is the Boss Cog of the Lawbots. He resides within the Lawbot Courthouse in Lawbot Headquarters.
Battle
To battle the Chief Justice, Toons must earn parts for their Lawbot Cog Disguise by completing Professor Flake's ToonTasks (which can be done after completing ToonTasks in Donald's Dreamland) and obtain Jury Notices.
The entire battle begins as the Chief Justice exits his chambers and comes forward to greet the "defenders" from the elevator while discussing the trial of Bumpy Bumblebehr who then tells the Chief Justice that he is looking the wrong way. Toons are removed from their Lawbot Cog Disguises and the Chief Justice initiates the first Cog battle round shortly afterward.
Cog battle
Toons enter a battle with 40-45 Cogs that range from level 8 to level 13. When Toons defeat the Cogs, the Chief Justice says to them that they passed the bar exam.
Jury selection
The jury selection has a time limit of 70 seconds. Toons have to get in cannons and are faced with a jury box of 12 seats. Each Toon has 70 seconds to try and fill up seats with several shopkeepers by firing them into the seats. There needs to be a total of 8 shopkeepers to have a balanced jury; the more shopkeepers placed on the jury, the more weight the Toons' evidence can have. The common strategy may be to wait until the timer hits 20 seconds before firing to minimize how many seconds Cogs have to take over the seats. If Toons fire when the timer hits 19 seconds or less, the Cogs have far less time to take over the seats.
Final battle
Toons must obtain evidence from Bumpy Bumblebehr's bench and throw it into their pan to outweigh the Cogs' pan, while the Cogs are also throwing evidence into theirs. Toons can easily outweigh the Cogs by stunning them and throwing evidence into their pan consistently. If all Cogs are stunned at once, Toons are healed 10 laff and their evidence gains extra weight for the next 20 seconds. The Chief Justice may randomly sound an alarm, yell "You're all in contempt of court!", and perform a Jump attack. Toons should also be wary of their surroundings to avoid large gavels and evidence thrown at them by the Cogs. Once the Toons' pan hits the bottom, the Chief Justice states that he wishes to declare a mistrial and retreats to his chambers. Toons then perform a victory dance as they receive skill points for gags and credit for ToonTasks (if any), earn a promotion for their Lawbot Cog Disguise, and are awarded a specific Cog Summons by Bumpy Bumblebehr.
Attacks
- Bump: Toons are deducted 1 laff when bumping into the Chief Justice's undercarriage.
- Swipe: The Chief Justice swipes at the Toon who bumps into him if they are near him, deducting 5 laff. Other Toons nearby can be affected by this attack as well.
- Jump: The Chief Justice jumps up and slams back down to the ground, deducting 10 laff from any Toon who remains on the ground. This is a powerful attack that can be avoided by pressing the Jump key (Control by default).
Difficulty tiers
The Chief Justice battle has 9 distinct tiers of difficulty that affect multiple aspects of how the battle progresses. The difficulty tier is determined by the average Cog value of the disguises present in the elevator at the start of the battle, where Cog value is equal to the number of Chief Justice victories of that Toon plus one. For example, a level 1 Bottom Feeder has zero victories, so has a Cog value of 1, while a level 6 Ambulance Chaser has 17 victories for a Cog value of 18. A level 50 Big Wig has a Cog value of 78. Upgraded Lawbot Cog Disguises are always equal to a level 50 Big Wig, regardless of their progress.
The average Cog value (referred to as "Cog Disguise value" in the table below) is determined by adding up all of the individual Cog values of every disguise in the elevator, and dividing by the number of Toons present.
Due to the difficulty being calculated at the start of the battle, any player who hops off the elevator before it closes or disconnects before the elevator doors open into the battle will not change the difficulty.
The Chief Justice battle adjusts the following values based on the computed difficulty tier. Changes to these values are also summarized in the table below.
- Number of lawyer Cogs present
- Number of gavels scattered throughout the court room
- Carrying capacity of evidence
- Whether or not bonus weight is applied to evidence and how much
- Number of laff healed due to evidence
| Difficulty tier | Cog Disguise value | Cog Disguise level | Lawyer Cogs present | Gavels present | Evidence carried | Bonus weight | Laff healed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-9 | Level 1 Bottom Feeder - Level 5 Bloodsucker | 8 | 4 | 38 | No | 1 |
| 2 | 10-18 | Level 6 Bloodsucker - Level 6 Ambulance Chaser | 8 | 5 | 36 | No | 1 |
| 3 | 19-26 | Level 7 Ambulance Chaser - Level 6 Spin Doctor | 8 | 5 | 34 | No | 1 |
| 4 | 27-35 | Level 7 Spin Doctor - Level 11 Legal Eagle | 8 | 6 | 32 | No | 2 |
| 5 | 36-43 | Level 8 Big Wig - Level 15 Big Wig | 8 | 6 | 30 | No | 2 |
| 6 | 44-52 | Level 16 Big Wig - Level 24 Big Wig | 8 | 7 | 28 | No | 3 |
| 7 | 53-60 | Level 25 Big Wig - Level 32 Big Wig | 9 | 7 | 26 | Yes | 3 |
| 8 | 61-69 | Level 33 Big Wig - Level 41 Big Wig | 9 | 8 | 24 | Yes | 4 |
| 9 | 70+ | Level 42+ Big Wig | 10 | 8 | 22 | Yes | 4 |
Phrases
Introduction:
- "Hmm, what's on the docket today? Aha, we have a Toon on trial! The prosecution's case is strong..."
- "I may be blind... But Justice is NOT!"
- "I should have known you Toons would try to upset this trial."
Before jury selection:
- "Bah, so you passed the bar exam."
- "Jury selection will now commence."
During the final battle:
- "Order in the court!"
- "Objection sustained!"
- "Strike that from the record."
- "Your appeal has been rejected. I sentence you to sadness!"
- "[Toon name], I find you in contempt of court!"
- "You're all in contempt of court!"
Conclusion after Toons' victory:
- "Impossible! The defense won? No. I declare a mistrial! A new one will be scheduled. Hrrmpphh. I'll be in my chambers."
Conclusion after Cogs' victory:
- "I find in favor of the plaintiff."
Origin of name
A chief justice is the presiding, most senior judge of a supreme court.
Trivia
- Differing from the other Boss Cogs, the Chief Justice is the only one whose name is not a reference to a corporate or business-style title. While many Lawbots whose names are references to lawyers, the Chief Justice's name comes from the judicial side of the legal system.
- The Chief Justice has a variety of differences compared to the other Boss Cogs such as:
- The only Boss Cog to sit atop a wooden podium instead of a gear.
- The only Boss Cog to spread taunts towards Toons.
- The only Boss Cog to never have Skelecogs present during a Cog battle.
- The Chief Justice wears a blindfold that alludes to the expression "Justice is blind".
- During the opening cutscene, the Chief Justice says, "The prosecution's case is strong...", which implies that Bumpy Bumblebehr's case is criminal. When Toons lose, the Chief Justice contradicts his original statement by implying that the case is civil when he says, "I find in favor of the plaintiff."
- Toons would previously go sad without losing their gags if they lost against the Chief Justice. As of the 2.7.0 update that was released on December 15, 2020, Toons now lose their gags.