Charon the Gatekeeper

Karon the Gatekeeper (Korean: 문의 주인 카론) is one of the many gods created by the Great Will in the Genesis of Creation. He is the eighth ghost who existed before Zieg, and ruler of Realm 5: The Netherworld, serving as a boss for The Archmage's Hall of Dimensions.

As an Enemy

Karon the Gatekeeper

Type

Phase 1 ~ 2 Move Set

• Law of the Underworld → Grave digging: One of Karon's mandatory core patterns throughout his entire fight. Upon the beginning of Phase 1, everyone will receive a soul gauge next to their character that slowly fills up over time. In order to reduce the gauge's energy meter from becoming full, there are green floating souls on either the top or bottom portions of the map that transports them into the spirit realm, where they encounter various grave sites underneath, containing either of the Soul Bender's Six Ghosts that comes in a stylized tombstone, or a non-lighten one that inflicts an AoE explosion.

By hitting them with basic X-String attacks, a freed tombstone that was carved out of lighten rocks will transport players out of the spirit realm, and begins absorbing spirit energy from their respective gauges. Once that tombstone has absorbed enough energy, a ghost is summoned to either benefit or attack the party with their own characteristics. Failing to manage the spirit gauge or HP (MP for Mana Shield users) is depleted to 0%, can result in being attacked by  Ghost 7: Furious Blache, where not only does that individual player becomes a spirit, but Karon gets restores 20% of his HP back.

• Six Ghosts:
•  Kazan - (Kazan's Energy can be felt.) An Axe-shaped Tombstone that contains the God of Destruction, offers a 10% Attack increase. Summoning Kazan has him do an Axe slam from both left and right sides of the room.

•  Hazy-Eyed Bremen - (Bremen's Energy can be felt.) A Tombstone with goat-shaped horns that contains Bremen, offers a 10% Defense increase. Summoning Bremen has him launch out a series of three ghost waves that reduces defenses upon being hit.

•  Afterimage of Keiga - (Keiga's Energy can be felt.) A Tombstone resembling a sacred tree contains Keiga, offers a 10% increase in Movement/Attack Speed, and +12.5% in Casting Speed. Summoning Keiga has two clones of himself perform  Phantasmal Slayer (Soul_Bender).

•  Ice Saya - A Tombstone shaped like a butterfly contains Cold-Hearted Saya. She provides no buffs, but instead places her sword in the ground at the position she was summoned, to create frozen areas that'll explode after a few seconds have gone by.

•  Plague Rhasa - A Tombstone wrapped in bandages that resembles a Mummy, contains Rhasa. Doesn't provide a buff, but will summon numerous plague ghosts through striking the ground with an anchor that'll forcibly dig up other Tombstones and tries to summon them through an identical spirit energy absorption, they can be destroyed.

•  Kalla of Dark Flame - A Tombstone that resembles the shape of a face mask, contains Kalla. Doesn't provide a buff, but she'll randomly target a player by launching out a series of black flames in a counter-clockwise circular motion.

• Sword Slashes:

• Soul Zone:

• Soul Rain:

Transcendence Move Set

WIP

Notes & Strategy

Elemental Resist/Weakness

Fire Element	Water Element	Light Element	Shadow Element
20	0	20	20

Abnormal Status Resist/Weakness

Shock (Status)	Burn (Status)	Bleed (Status)	Poison (Status)	Stun (Status)	Frozen (Status)	Slow Down (Status)	Confusion (Status)	Stone Curse (Status)	Curse (Status)	Blind (Status)	Bind (Status)	Sleep (Status)
-15%	0%	0%	-15%	0%	0%	-15%	0%	-15%	-15%	0%	-15%	0%

Quotes

Phase 1

Encounter

• "I'll see if you deserve to hold the hilt." (Normal Encounter)
• "King of a Hundred Ghosts...let me test your worthiness." (Soul Bender Encounter 1)
• "King who wishes to dominate, let me test your worthiness." (Soul Bender Encounter 2)

Sword Slashes

• "We're not done yet."
• "My king, show me your majesty!"

Phase 2

Encounter

• "The tales I've heard of you from wandering spirits are not false.
• "I've heard the heroic tales of Your Majesty from the spirits of your dead enemies." (Soul Bender)

Transcendence

Encounter

• "Mwah hah hah hah! I like you! (Normal Transcendence)
• "Be thankful, King. That you were free to cross the gates of the Netherworld. (Soul Bender)

Appearances

• Realm 5: The Netherworld (Boss)

Trivia

• Karon is heavily based around the same Greek Mythology figure (Χάρων), who is a Ferryman that carry souls across the rivers, Acheron and Styx to the underworld, known as Hades.
• Prior to his boss debut for Hall of Dimensions, he would appear during an Ozma Raid in-game cinematic with Kazan of Destruction and the Neo: Soul Bender.

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