Knocker

Gremlin Family

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Gremlin Knockers are a type of monster found in the Clockworks.

Traits

Knockers are quick, diminutive, Gremlins that wear colored goggles and wield two Wrench Wands. The color of these match the minerals used to make the theme status - for example, a Jumper's goggles and wrench color are blue and purple, matching the minerals that create shock themed levels. Knockers attack by slamming their wands near a knight and causing an explosion, which can inflict a status condition and even knock enemies around. These explosions occasionally backfire, creating a larger explosion that can potentially inflict stun on those (including the Gremlin Knocker) caught in the explosion. Knockers do not appear to belong to any clans, so they do not behave differently further down in the Clockworks.

After tier 1, Knockers deal elemental damage if their attacks connect.

No Knocker is immune to its own dealt status effect.

To determine if the attack misfires, Knockers will emit a sound similar to a Darkfang Thwacker executing a spin attack, and the attack tends to be executed considerably slower.

Types

Gremlin Knocker

All Tiers Abilities Reaction Explosion Location All Battle Arenas: Wrench Warfare, Robo Rampage Clockwork Tunnels: Gremlin Grounds, Mechanized Mile All Treasure Vaults Hazardous Heist: Construction Site Compound 42: Outer Facility Operation Crimson Hammer All Ruined Compounds levels Grinchlin Assault: Ascent Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Red Shard Bronze Bolt Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Frayed Fabric Gremlin Gizmo Depth 8 and below: Fine Fabric Unstable Core Depth 13 and below: Meteor Mote Miracloth Depth 18 and below: Silverweave Volcanic Iron Description A small Gremlin that combines two wands to create a harmful reaction. The reaction has a small chance to backfire, causing a huge explosion that stuns the Gremlin and knocks it far away.

Gremlin Lighter

All Tiers Abilities Reaction Explosion Location Blast Furnace: Gremlin Grounds, Mechanized Mile Flame Lash Arena: Wrench Warfare, Robo Rampage Treasure Vault: Burn Rate Hazardous Heist: Construction Site High Temperature Hostages: Extraction Operation Crimson Hammer The Gauntlet: Last Stand Compound 42: Outer Facility, Containment All Charred Compounds levels Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Red Shard Bronze Bolt Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Frayed Fabric Gremlin Gizmo Blast Powder Fuel Canister Depth 8 and below: Fine Fabric Unstable Core Torchstone Depth 13 and below: Meteor Mote Miracloth Blaze Pepper Depth 18 and below: Silverweave Volcanic Iron Flame Soul Description A small Gremlin that combines two wands to create a fiery reaction. The reaction has a small chance to backfire, causing a huge explosion that stuns the Gremlin and knocks it far away.

Gremlin Cooler

All Tiers Abilities Reaction Explosion Location Ice Maul Arena: Wrench Warfare, Robo Rampage Cooling Chamber: Gremlin Grounds, Mechanized Mile Treasure Vault: Frozen Assets All Frozen Compounds levels Hazardous Heist: Construction Site The Great Escape: The Yard Grinchlin Assault: Ascent Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Red Shard Bronze Bolt Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Frayed Fabric Gremlin Gizmo Cooling Cell Frost Gel Depth 8 and below: Fine Fabric Unstable Core Hailstone Depth 13 and below: Meteor Mote Miracloth Perfect Snowball Depth 18 and below: Silverweave Volcanic Iron Everfrost Description A small Gremlin that combines two wands to create a freezing reaction. The reaction has a small chance to backfire, causing a huge explosion that stuns the Gremlin and knocks it far away.

Gremlin Choker

All Tiers Abilities Reaction Explosion Location Venom Fang Arena: Wrench Warfare, Robo Rampage Treasure Vault: Toxic Debt Wasteworks: Gremlin Grounds, Mechanized Mile Hazardous Heist: Construction Site Sewer Stash: Weapons Cache Compound 42: Outer Facility All Blighted Compounds levels Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Red Shard Bronze Bolt Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Frayed Fabric Gremlin Gizmo Nightshade Waste Module Depth 8 and below: Fine Fabric Unstable Core Toxic Core Depth 13 and below: Meteor Mote Miracloth Corrosive Acid Depth 18 and below: Silverweave Volcanic Iron Plague Essence Description A small Gremlin that combines two wands to create a toxic reaction. The reaction has a small chance to backfire, causing a huge explosion that stuns the Gremlin and knocks it far away.

Gremlin Jumper

All Tiers Abilities Reaction Explosion Location Thunder Fist Arena: Wrench Warfare, Robo Rampage Treasure Vault: Flash Crash Power Complex: Gremlin Grounds, Mechanized Mile All Shocked Compounds levels Hazardous Heist: Construction Site Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Red Shard Bronze Bolt Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Frayed Fabric Gremlin Gizmo Power Cell Static Clinger Depth 8 and below: Fine Fabric Unstable Core Volt Oil Depth 13 and below: Meteor Mote Miracloth Thunderball Depth 18 and below: Silverweave Volcanic Iron Storm Chaser Description A small Gremlin that combines two wands to create a shocking reaction. The reaction has a small chance to backfire, causing a huge explosion that stuns the Gremlin and knocks it far away.

Strategy

• The Knocker series are the weakest type of Gremlin, and possibly the weakest enemies in the Clockworks. They do not dodge gunfire and have two short ranged attacks. Their attacks can be easily canceled similar to Scuttlebots and they should be approached similarly.

• The Knockers do not leave corpses when defeated in Tier 3, meaning it is safe to dispatch of them in the presence of a Darkfang Mender.

• Note that even though the Gremlin Knocker has status variations, these variations WILL NOT inflict themselves with any status effect other than stun if their attack misfires. Also note that they are not invulnerable to the status effects they can inflict: for example, it is possible to poison a Gremlin Choker (although there is little point to this unless a Gremlin Mender is nearby).

Trivia

• This monster was introduced with release 2012-02-22.
• Although Knockers don't appear in Deconstruction Zones of the Clockworks, they can still appear in determined Deconstruction Zones from missions.
• Sputterspark is a notable Gremlin Knocker that antagonizes knights in Shocking Sentient Sentries and The Great Escape missions.

See Also

• Monsters
• Gremlin
• Gremlin Family
• Visual Encyclopedia of creatures