Artwork featuring the Chief Justice
The C.J. in the comic "Annual Review"
The C.J. in the comic "Weekly Meeting"
The C.J. in the comic "The Day of Reckoning"
The C.J. on an album shown in the Pacesetter's room
Chief Justice
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The Chief Justice (or C.J. for short) was the Lawbot Boss found in Lawbot Headquarters Courthouse before retiring. Toons with Lawbot Cog Disguises could enter the Courthouse and battle against him. At the end of this battle, the C.J. would storm off and hide in his chambers, leaving Toons to be rewarded with Cog Summons.
As of Corporate Clash's Annual Review Comic, the Chief Justice has left C.O.G.S. Inc. and The Chairman has designated a Manager-type Cog, the Witness Stand-In, to fill in while a permanent replacement for head of the Lawbot Department is found.
The Chief Justice was first replaced by the Witness Stand-In during Operation: Break The Law phases 2 & 3, then officially replaced by the Chief Legal Officer in v1.1.0. With the upcoming Taskline revamp, it has been confirmed that the Chief Justice will no longer be canon in Corporate Clash's story.[1]
Cog Information
| Cog Round (Tier 1) | Cog Levels | Cog Level Pool | Cog Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-15.exe | ??? | ??? | |
| Cog Round (Tier 2) | Cog Levels | Cog Level Pool | Cog Amount |
| 5-16.exe | ??? | ??? | |
| Cog Round (Tier 3) | Cog Levels | Cog Level Pool | Cog Amount |
| 5-17.exe | ~630 | ~57 Cogs |
*The Cog Level Pool is the cumulative number of Cog Levels within the entirety of the battle, being split between both sides.
Chief Justice Tiers
The Chief Justice used Boss Tiers, a system implemented to increase the difficulty for groups of Toons that have progressed to higher suit levels. The difficulty tier was decided by taking the average Cog Suit tier of your group. Higher C.J. tiers would:
- Increase the max level of the Cogs you fight in the first round
- Slightly increase the speed at which Cogs travel to the jury seats in the cannon round.
- Increase the amount of lawyers that spawn during the trial.
- Increase the amount of Summons rewarded at the end.
No matter the tier, the C.J. always had 2700 health.
| CJ Tier | Suit Average | Lawyers Present | Cog Levels | Summons Rewarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | 5-15 | 1 |
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 5-16 | 2 | |
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | 9 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 5-17 | 3 | |
| 8 | 10 |
Note: Interestingly, the lawyer count does not increase precisely with each tier. Instead, it increases once a tier 6 suit average is reached, and then increases again once when a tier 8 average is reached.
The Cog Round
The boss battle begins with the Chief Justice announcing the trial of Bumpy Bumblebehr, before recognizing the disguised Toons, causing them to poof out of their Cog Disguises.
Toons will be split into two separate battles (unless there are 4 or fewer Toons) and begin battling waves of Lawbot Cogs. Cogs will spawn from the C.J.'s undercarriage ranging from levels 5-15, 5-16, or 5-17 depending on the difficulty tier. The next round will begin once all Cogs have been defeated.
The Jury Round
After the Cog round, the Chief Justice returns to his judge's bench, declaring the commencement of jury selections. Noticing that only Cogs are put on the jury, Bumpy Bumblebehr begs the Toons to use the cannons and launch Toon jurors into the jury chairs. There are 12 jury seats in total. The jury round lasts for 70 seconds.
During this round, Toons will use the cannons to aim and fire at one of the 12 jury chairs, replacing the Cog jurors with Toons. Toons can use the movement controls to adjust the cannon's trajectory and slightly strafe their Toon while in the air. The jury box slowly moves backward throughout the round. Cogs till reclaim seats taken by Toon jurors, taking the Cog ~25 seconds after the Toon was seated to reclaim it. Due to this, it was recommended to wait until 25 seconds were left on the clock to begin firing. It was also acceptable to fire cannon rounds before the 45-second mark as practice.
The total amount of jurors seated will affect how much health the Chief Justice has in the next round. 8 Toon Jurors will have the C.J. start with half health in the next round, and a full Toon jury will leave him with 1,078 health.
The number of jurors you seated will also increase the bonus weight of your evidence in the next round. Bonus weight increases the amount of damage your evidence deals, which is 1 by default. Bonus weight is calculated as the total jurors you seated - 1. This number cannot go below 0.
The Scale Round
The final round of the Chief Justice battle has Toons throwing evidence into the defense pan, trying to tip the scale in their favor. Multiple gavels fill the courtroom constantly slamming into the ground, damaging Toons if caught under them.
The Chief Justice has 2700 total health, which depletes as Toons throw evidence into the defense pan. The number of Toons on the jury will affect how much health the Chief Justice starts with, depleting down to 1,078 starting health. The C.J. will jump occasionally, shouting "You're all in contempt of court!" when he does so, damaging any Toons who fail to jump in time.
Toons can obtain 
22-36 evidence, depending on the difficulty tier, by touching the witness stand where Bumpy Bumblebehr resides. Throwing evidence at the scale will deplete the C.J.'s health, throwing it at a lawyer Cog will stun them, and throwing it at another Toon will heal them for +3 laff.
Lawyer Cogs will be positioned on the other end of the defense pan, either throwing evidence into it or at a random Toon, damaging them if hit. These Cogs can be stunned for a few brief seconds by throwing evidence at them. If all lawyers are stunned at once, Toons will heal +10 laff and evidence will deal x2 damage for 20 seconds. This effect will go on cooldown for 40 seconds before it can be triggered again (though Cogs can still be stunned).
Ending
Once the C.J. reaches 0 health, he will declare a mistrial and return to his chambers, before suddenly being flattened by a large amount of paperwork needed to file for a mistrial. Toons are rewarded with summons for defeating the Chief Justice.
Dialogue
| Opening Cutscene |
C.J.: "Hmmm... What's on the docket today?" The Toons lose their Cog Disguises. C.J.: "Attack!!" |
|---|---|
| Post Cog Battle |
As the Chief Justice moves to the judge's bench: C.J.: "Jury selection will now commence." |
| Jury Round Cutscene |
Bumpy Bumblebehr: "Oh no! They're putting only Cogs on the jury!" The Toons prepare their cannons. |
| Post Jury Round Cutscene |
Bumpy Bumblebehr: "Cool! There are [x] Toons in the jury!" If all 12 seats are filled with Toon jurors: Max Tier C.J.: |
| Ending Cutscene |
C.J.: "Impossible! The defense won?" A large stack of papers fall and flatten the C.J. |
| Epilogue | Bumpy Bumblebehr: "You did it! Thank you for a spectacular defense! "Here, take these papers the Chief Justice left behind." |
| Taunts |
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|---|---|
| Jump |
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| All laywers stunned |
Bumpy Bumblebehr: "Wonderful! All the lawyers are stunned. Your evidence weight is 2 times heavier for 20 seconds." |
| Toons defeated |
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Music
| Theme | Audio File |
|---|---|
| Elevator Theme | |
| Cutscene 1 & 2 Theme / Final Round Theme |
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| Cog Battle Theme | |
| Post Cog Battle Theme / Cutscene 3 Theme |
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| Jury Round Theme | |
| Epilogue Theme |
Sound Effects
| Statement | |
|---|---|
| Question | |
| Grunt | |
| Murmur |
Version History
- v1.0.15.2 BETA
[REDACTED]
The C.J. is removed from the game.
- v1.0.14.1 BETA
- Skelepire keys will now drop from the CJ no matter what. Keep in mind you still have to complete the task to acquire them from offices however!
- v1.0.14 BETA
- Toons can earn Dockets by defeating Lawbots!
- By defeating Lawbots in the Chief Justice battle and the DA Offices, toons receive a 50% Docket bonus.
- Skelepire keys can be earned by completing DA Offices and Chief Justice Battles.
- v1.0.8.1 BETA
Fixed a CJ crash related to the cooldown timer.
- v1.0.8 BETA
- Added a Cooldown timer to the CJ.
- Added help to CJ timers.
- Fixed an issue where the camera would spawn in the floor, on round three of the CJ fight.
- Hover over the timers to see what they're for.
- v1.0.7 BETA
- Fixed the CJ Cannon Crash.
- v1.0.2 BETA
Implemented CJ bonus weight for lower tier CJ fights.
- The weight is calculated as seats - 2, or 0, whichever is higher.
- v1.0.1 BETA
Rebalance some CJ attack damage tables.- Bonus weight has been implemented into lower tier CJ fights. The weight is 2 less than the number of seats.
- v1.0.0 BETA [Game Release]
- The C.J. is added to the game.
Trivia
- A chief justice is the judge who presides over a supreme court.
- The Chief Justice's real name is in reference to John Roberts, the current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
- Before the release of Corporate Clash, the Chief Justice featured a black robe. This was reverted back to its original blue color before the full game released.
- The Chief Justice resigned from his position a year after his annual review and retired.
- During this review, he was told he was mismanaging department funds and was practicing criminal law rather than corporate law, which is what he was originally hired to do.
- On the cogs.ink website, one can try to access the Chief Justice's account. However, the website states that this employee no longer works here and that the account has been suspended.
Gallery
An all Toon jury
The Pink Slip written for the Chief Justice
The Chief Justice's appearance prior to the game's release
A pre-release image of the Chief Justice's Cog battle
