Pink Slips
Not to be confused with the Cog attack Pink Slip.
Pink Slips, also known as Fires, are a Boss Reward that instantly take a Cog out of battle with perfect accuracy. This reward will always go first in a battle. Pink Slips are obtained by defeating the Bossbot Chief Executive Officer in Bossbot Headquarters.
When a Pink Slip is used, the Toon hits a button, and one of two things will happen:
- If the Cog is above Level 4 (Level 5 or higher), a cannon will rise out of the ground, load the Cog in it, aim above the Toon's head, and then fire the Cog out of it. As the cannon is rising, the Toon will wave at the Cog. When the cannon is aiming, the Toon will duck.
- If the Cog is Level 4 or below, the Cog will simply say "You can't fire me, Toon. I quit." and fly off. The Toon then just shrugs.
To successfully fire a Cog, Pink Slips equaling 1/3 of the Cog's level are required. For example, firing a Level 12 Cog will consume 4 Pink Slips. If the number is a decimal, it will simply round up. Note that using a Pink Slip will give the Toon a Reward Cooldown of 2 rounds.
Manager Bosses are completely immune to Pink Slips. Some Managers have specific cheats meant to prevent weaker Cogs from being fired. Trying to fire a Manager will not consume the amount of Pink Slips needed.
Version History
- v1.4.4 BETA
- Fixed an issue that allowed Toons to use fires and sues on insured Cogs.
- v1.4.0 BETA
- Updated the visuals of the C&D and Pink Slip icons.
- Fixed an issue that would cause Reward Cooldowns to not properly apply visually when using an IOU, C&D, or Pink Slip.
- Fixed cannons from using Pink Slips sometimes not cleaning up properly.
- v1.3.0 BETA
- Fired Suits (from Pink Slips or through... uh, other means!) now get an unemployed suit and lose their respective department label.
- IOUs, Cease & Desists, and Pink Slips all have 2-turn cooldowns.
- Changed the order of C&Ds and Pink Slips in the inventory.
- v1.2.6 BETA
- The following items will now be displayed on the left side of the screen upon being obtained:
- Pink Slips
- v1.2.5 BETA
- Added the ability to right-click a gag to instantly lock-in in battle.
- This applies to most battle options as well, such as Pass, Fire, calling SOS, etc.
- v1.1.6.1 BETA
- Fixed an issue that could cause Sues or Fires to crash Toons in certain scenarios.
- v1.1.4.1 BETA
- Increased the Fire rewards from the CEO boss battle by +2 for all tiers.
- v1.1.0.2 BETA
- Switched around the positions of the Fire, Sue, Pass, and SOS buttons in battle.
- v1.1.0.1 BETA
- Pink Slips now cost a third of the Cog’s level to use, rounded up. For example, firing a level 12 Cog will cost 4 Pink Slips.
- v1.1.0 BETA
- Minibosses that could not be fired previously also cannot be sued via C&Ds.
- The Head Attorney cannot be fired or sued, as he is classified as a miniboss.
- If your Bossbot Department Level is maxed, bonus pink slips awarded are now +2 as opposed to +1.
- Fixed a bug that would allow multiple toons to fire the same Cog.
- v1.0.17 BETA
- The button press animation now correctly plays on the Fire button
- v1.0.0 [Game Release]
- Pink Slips are added to the game.
Trivia
- A Pink Slip is a notice of dismissal from employment.
- The cannon is a pun on "getting fired"; instead of being removed from their position, they are physically fired out of a cannon.
- Manager Bosses have taunts for trying to fire them. Their default one is "You can't fire me, Toon. I have tenure."
- A tenure is a condition that prevents something from being fired without cause.
- Pink Slips also take off both layers of a Version 2.0 Cog, provided it is not a Manager which is currently impossible to find.
- Fired Cogs are shown in their "unemployed" outfit, which turns their suit gray and removes any department patterns.
- Bagholders, Insiders, and Head Honchos have accessories that change into this color
- Fired Cogs also lose the department name on their nametag while in this state.
- In the v1.2.9 update, firing a Flunky under Level 5 would have yield a unique phrase before flying away.
- The phrase is actually the standard firing phrase for that level, but caesar-shifted to 13. It was meant to find the password for the Chainsaw Consultant's account on cogs.ink.
- The maximum amount of Pink Slips that can be held is 9999.
Gallery
A Cog being Fired (As of the v1.7.0 update this is canon)
