Plutocrat

The Plutocrat is a Cashbot Manager Boss who was introduced as part of the Hires & Heroes Update. He can be fought in Mozzarella Styx Pizzeria located on Sleet Street in The Brrrgh after unlocking the Kudos task Joining The System. He was first revealed during the cogs.ink ARG.

Content Sync

Toons fighting against the Plutocrat will have Content Sync applied to them. They will be synced down to the following stats:

• 120 Laff Soft Cap (125 Max)
• All Gags permitted
• All rewards permitted

Attacks

Plutocrat Attacks
	Cigar Smoke (Single)	Freeze Assets (Single)	Market Crash (Single)	Pick Pocket (Single)	Synergy (All)
Damage	31	34	32	30	27
Damage (Deep Freeze)	25	28	26	24	22
Accuracy	75	95	90	80	95
Frequency	15	30	20	15	20

Cheats

• Cog Capacity has a soft cap of 4 at the start of Phase 1. Increases for every usage of Deep Freeze in Phase 2, up to a max of 6.
• Grunt Cogs do not start naturally spawning until Phase 2. They spawn on every odd-numbered round (9, 11, 13, etc).
• Grunt Cogs that spawn from this odd-number function are always Cashbots with a Level range of 10-15.
• Chance for a Grunt Cog to be executive in this fight is 25%.

The Plutocrat has a Lure Resistance of 1 round.

At the beginning of the instance, there will be three of the Plutocrat's five Satellite Investors that the Toons will have to fight first before the Plutocrat takes matters into his own hands. The remaining two will eventually follow behind afterwards (seen in Deep Freeze), always next to the Plutocrat whenever spawned. All five satellite positions are entirely randomized. For information on the Satellite Investors and how they work, visit the Satellite Investors page.

In Phase 1, whenever a Satellite Investor is defeated, the others receive a damage boost. If 2 Satellite Investors remain, they will each get a 30% boost, and if only 1 remains, the boost will be 60% instead.

During Phase 2, on rounds 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, and so on, the user of this cheat will give every other present Cog 40% damage resistance for 2 rounds. A random Satellite Investor will use this cheat, but if none are present, the Plutocrat will do the job himself. The internal round counter for Slush Fund does not change if on any Slush Fund rounds there are no Cogs to buff.

This cheat will drop the temperature of the room below freezing for the next 3 rounds. At the end of the next 2 rounds after this cheat is used, all Toons will take 15 damage (reduced to 12 damage during Deep Freeze). If Deep Freeze is triggered during either of these two rounds, no damage will be taken from Snow Squall on the turn Deep Freeze activated. At the end of the third round after Snow Squall activates, the Plutocrat will return the temperature of the room back to normal. The Snow Squall round cycle is based on whenever the first Snow Squall triggers, and there is always a 6 round gap between each trigger of Snow Squall once the first one triggers. The first Snow Squall can trigger on round 7, 10, 13, and so on. If the first Snow Squall triggers on round 7, the next time it triggers will be on round 13, then on round 19, and so on. If the first Snow Squall triggers on round 10, the next time it trigger will be on round 16, then on round 22, and so on.

Replaces Soaked for the whole second phase. Automatically placed on every Cog during Snow Squall. Frozen Cogs have a 25% reduced dodge chance, Zap will be able to hit those Cogs at 50% effectiveness and will not be able to jump, and these Cogs also have a 10% damage reduction. Frozen Cogs will Shatter upon destruction, which will cause them to deal 50% of their maximum HP as damage to adjacent Cogs. The damage from shatter is unaffected by things such as Frozen, Slush Fund, and Throw's Marked effect.

Inflicts all Toons with Deep Freeze for two rounds. While in this state, the Toons cannot use Unites and their attacks play after the Cogs' attacks, but they have 20% damage resistance. Although the Toons get to select their Gags before the Cogs attack during Deep Freeze, each Toon's Aggro stat for each Cog does not change until after they use their Gags. Each usage of Deep Freeze summons a remaining Satellite Investor, and increases the battle's Cog capacity by 1. If the battle is already full, the Investor will wait until a slot is open to summon themselves. This cheat triggers once the Plutocrat reaches 4800 health or lower, then again at 2400 or lower. While highly unlikely, the cheat can be extended if multiple milestones are reached within one or two rounds of attacking.

The Plutocrat gains 1 stack of Market Bubble on every instance of damage taken, including Splash. Each stack of Market Bubble increases the damage dealt by the Plutocrat by a flat +3 and the Shatter damage taken by the Plutocrat by 5%. Shattering a nearby Cog will remove all stacks of Market Bubble and will make the Plutocrat take 25% more damage for 2 rounds (the Shatter turn and the turn after). During this vulnerable state, the Plutocrat cannot gain stacks on Market Bubble, and should be timed carefully if a team wishes to capitalize on the extra damage.

Strategy

Recommended Gags ‎
Track	"Should I bring this Gag to this fight?"	"Should I Prestige it?"	"How many Toons should bring it?"
Toon-Up	Essential for keeping you and your teammates alive, especially during Deep Freeze and considering all the ways your priority targets for this fight can rack up dangerously high damage buffs. While you could rely on Unites and Prestige Throw for healing, they may not be enough when things go south and your team is backed into a dangerous situation. Rating: 3/3 Stars	The improved self-healing can ensure extra safety during Deep Freeze. While the Frozen debuff alone can suffice for the extra accuracy your team needs, the extra round of Cheer can still be valuable for helping Lure, Throw, and Drop hit against Cogs that aren't Frozen. Rating: 2/3 Stars	3-4 Toons
Trap	Trap will mostly be used for its utility in this fight and its decent damage output against the Plutocrat and the Investors. It gives increased accuracy to Lure on the turn it's placed down, which could immediately be followed up by Drop if desired, and gives increased accuracy to Lure + Throw and Squirt/Throw + Drop on the subsequent turn through the Dazed effect. Rating: 2/3 Stars	Trap in this fight will mostly be used for its previously mentioned utility, making the extra bit of damage nice, but unnecessary for the track to be effective. Rating: 1/3 Stars	1-2 Toons
Lure	Greatly effective and essential for its ability to stall the Cogs for multiple turns. This is especially notable before/during Deep Freeze and for preventing some Satellite Investors from attacking in Phase 1. Being that the priority targets in Phase 2 are Managers, it is also valued for enabling high single target damage when combined with multiple Throw Gags, Rating: 3/3 Stars	In this fight, Lure will mostly be valued for its previously mentioned innate abilities, making the extra Knockback nice, but unnecessary for the track to be effective. Rating: 1/3 Stars	2-4 Toons
Throw	A very strong and very important main damage dealer to the Plutocrat and the Satellite Investors in Phase 2 when combined with Lure, and is a good additional boon to Drop's damage due to the Marked effect. Having both Throw and Drop for single target damage output is ideal. Having both means having a higher stock of single target damage options, meaning a higher overall damage potential as well. The former is safer as Lure + Throw relies on only one accuracy roll for the full damage, and if the Throw is Prestige, can also provide some self-heal on top of that. Rating: 3/3 Stars	Throw's Prestige is incredibly useful for this fight, allowing you to deal reliable damage while having to spend less of other resources on healing. This Prestige notably allows for more aggressive tactics during Deep Freeze; but it should not be the sole source of healing while under that effect, especially if the Plutocrat's Market Bubble was not popped before going into it. Rating: 3/3 Stars	4 Toons
Squirt	Imperative for applying the Soaked debuff for the purposes of using Zap in Phase 1, and the Frozen debuff for its high defense reduction and the ability to Shatter Cogs for potentially massive damage in Phase 2. While Snow Squall applies Frozen naturally, it would be much preferable to still be able to apply and utilize the Frozen debuff while Snow Squall is inactive. Rating: 3/3 Stars	Squirt is more than good enough for its utility in both phases of the battle, and all priority targets in the Plutocrat fight are very beefy, usually making the Splash damage bonus from the Prestige irrelevant. Rating: 0/3 Stars	2-4 Toons
Zap	Imperative for a fast Phase 1 without having to use other Gags that are important for Phase 2 such as Throw and Drop. Zap excels at high damage to 2 and 3 priority targets, which is exactly what Phase 1 has and doesn't do much to inhibit. Rating: 3/3 Stars	A very strong Prestige despite generally only being useful in Phase 1, allowing for destroying the Satellite Investors even faster. Though, if your team doesn't mind a slower Phase 1, you could spec into Prestiges that are more relevant for Phase 2. Rating: 3/3 Stars	4 Toons
Sound	While with smart use, Sound could make a few rounds of impact in this fight, the setup and change of courses it requires to be useful is not exceptionally game-changing. You will be able to deal massive damage to the Plutocrat and any Investor without the need for Sound's Encore bonus. Rating: 1/3 Stars	If you are adamant on taking Sound, you should have it Prestige for the bigger Encore bonus. If you are taking Prestige Sound, also have Prestige Drop and Lure. Rating: 2/3 Stars	0 Toons/4 Toons
Drop	Very important as a main damage dealer to the Plutocrat and the Investors in Phase 2. You will want both Throw and Drop for single target damage output. Having both means having a higher stock of single target damage options, meaning higher overall damage potential as well. Drop is exceptionally reliable in this fight as the Frozen debuff gives a large defense reduction. Rating: 3/3 Stars	Important for capitalizing further on debuffs such as Marked and Dazed and openings for high burst damage, namely the popped Market Bubble. Rating: 3/3 Stars	4 Toons

NOTE: The strategies below are for the second phase of the Plutocrat battle. For strategies on the first phase or of the Satellite Investors in general, please visit the strategy section of their page.

Phase 2 of the Plutocrat battle is about weighing risk versus reward and punishing careless actions. Be sure to keep track of Slush Fund and Snow Squall rounds.

• Focus attacks on the Plutocrat when he is not accompanied by a Satellite Investor. If one of the last two Satellite Investors is in the battle, focus your attacks on them. They threaten non-negligible damage to your team and Slush Fund on Plutocrat.
  • Ensure that Satellite Investors are Frozen before you defeat them or you'll miss out on massive damage.
  • If a Satellite Investor is low health, Squirt or Sound make good choices for Shattering it. They damage both the Plutocrat and the Satellite Investor, increasing the Plutocrat's Market Bubble stacks so that the Shatter damage from the Investor is increased.
• All Cogs are only perpetually Frozen while Snow Squall is active. If Snow Squall isn't active, you can still soak any Cogs you want to be Frozen. If the Cog dies to Squirt, it will still Shatter.
• The most dangerous cheat in the fight is Deep Freeze, as it disables all Unites and causes the Cogs to attack first for two rounds. It's not uncommon for Toons to go sad during Deep Freeze due to bad luck and/or needlessly risky moves taken. However, there are strategies to ensure Toons don't go sad during Deep Freeze:
  • If the Market Bubble is dangerously high and a Satellite Investor is not present, remember that Shattering a normal Cog still works to pop the bubble. This is recommended if you want to be extra safe before activating Deep Freeze.
  • When the Plutocrat uses Deep Freeze, there is ample time to Unite during the Deep Freeze animation. It is advised that someone uses a Unite during this animation if not before it even starts if even one Toon is at low enough Laff.
  • Deep Freeze's 20% damage resistance should be not be solely relied on to keep your team alive. Playing at least somewhat defensively, using things such as Lure, Toon-Up, and Unites (before Deep Freeze activates) while ensuring that the Satellite Investor that arrived can soon be shattered is highly recommended.
  • As an alternative or supplement to using a Unite before Deep Freeze activates, you can set up a Daffy Don or Flippy IOU to further ensure that no Toon goes sad during Deep Freeze. Sues and Counterfeits are also still usable.
  • It's advisable, especially if the Plutocrat has many stacks of Market Bubble, to activate Deep Freeze on the same round that someone uses either Hypno-goggles or Presentation due to their Lure duration being long enough to keep normal Cogs completely Lured during both turns of Deep Freeze.
  • It is not advised to kill any regular Cogs during Deep Freeze, as it will cause additional unlured Cogs to join the fight and deal damage the following round.

Loot

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  Plutocrat Sticker
  
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  Brain Freeze Hat
  

44 Gumballs 525 Jellybeans 2700 Toon Experience

Dialogue

Opening Cutscene	Camera pans to the Plutocrat's desk, where he is having a meeting with three of of his Satellite Investors. Plutocrat: "As for these three scamps, they haven't joined my system yet." "That's where YOU meteoroids come in, see? I want these three 'persuaded' to-" The freezer door swings open as the middle Satellite Investor turns around and notices the Toons. Satellite Investor: "Hey Don, we've been ratted out!" The other two Satellite Investors turns around Plutocrat: "Oh. Looks like them weasels sent in some muscle." "Ya know, I don't too kindly to to interruptions. Too much racket." "Ice these deadbeats for me, will ya?"
Satellite Investors Defeated	Charon Defeated: "Ya ain't clippin' Charon without gettin' your share of pain, ya bums!" Nix Defeated: "Quit nixin' my family, chump! Boys, do 'em up already!" Hydra Defeated: "Can't put out the bridge ya burnt, Toon. Time for ya to cross it!" Styx Defeated: "Now you've done it! The rest of my boys will break ya like a bundle of sticks!" Kerberos Defeated: "No! Ya mutts are gonna get it for that one!" Multiple Defeated At Once: "Ya filthy, heartless rats! Look what ya did, reducin' my big earners to scraps!"
Round Two Transition	"..." "Hmm." "Y'know, ya mutts are pretty good at this." "Tell ya what, I'll even consider lettin' ya join my crew." "Whaddaya say?" The Toons taunt the Plutocrat. "Your loss, chump!" The Plutocrat flies off his desk. "If that's the case, I'mma launch ya outta town wit ya tails between ya legs!"
Ending Cutscene	"Ya ain't putting me in retrograde, ya dirty rats!" "I'M the one whose gonna put ya away for good!" "The lot of ya are going straight to the stratosphere!" "HIT IT, BOYS!" The Plutocrat, along with any surviving Cogs, are suddenly put into cannons. "YA LUGHEADS! THAT'S THE WRONG BUTTON!" The Plutocrat and Cogs are launched out of the freezer.

Attacks
Cigar Smoke	"It's a good day for me ta have a smoke." "Another day, anotha' dollar spent." "Smokin' is a dirty habit." "I have tha occasional cigar." "It's tradition ya know." "Ya can't escape my secondhand smoke." "I'll quit tomorrow, I swear!"
Freeze Assets	"Ya feel a draft?" "Ya going to take this hard." "Ya assets are mine." "I hope ya like cold cuts." "Hope ya don't have plans." "This one will be cold." "Ya feeling a little blue?" "This should keep ya on ice." "Winter's coming early this year."
Market Crash	"Ya better get out quick!" "I'm going to crash ya party." "Looks like the market's going down." "Ya won't survive the crash." "Everybody's getting out, you oughta do it too!" "I've got a real crash course for ya!" "Do I gotta lead the recession?"
Pick Pocket	"I'll hold this for ya." "This "legitimate businessman" is not responsible for lost items." "One for me, and ya ain't got nothing." "Let me check ya valuables." "There ain't nothing up my sleeve." "Ya never see it coming." "The hands quicker than the eye."
Synergy	"I put it to a vote, and ya lost." "We're restructuring ya crew." "I'll get back to ya on this." "Ya kickback's been cut." "Ya plan's been canceled." "A good crew can get rid of any problem." "I'm taking this to committee."
Cheats
Snow Squall	Temperature Gone Below Freezing: "This is really gonna freeze ya up, chumps!" "I'm 'boutta storm up a squall ya wont ever forget!" Temperature Returning to Normal: "Ya still gonna be frozen in fear even after this is over!" "The squall ain't over just yet!"
Slush Fund	"Do I gotta provide the muscle for ya?!" "Consider this ya share for this operation." "I said I wouldn't let anyone mess with ya, didn't I?!" "C'mon ya neutron stars, keep yourselves together!"
Deep Freeze	"I refuse to be dwarfed by the likes of you!" "Ya won't be able to handle the gravity of this!" "Y'know what? It's 'bout time you take a chill pill." "You've gone and done it now, haven'tcha!"

Face-Off Taunts	"I'M the one who's gonna put ya away for good!" "Perhaps that's "persuasion" enough for ya!" "Consider this ya share for the operation." "Get outta my orbit, Toon!"
Death Taunts	"Perhaps that's "persuasion" enough for ya!" "Time for ya to sleep with the fishes!" "And to think that I almost let ya join up with me!"
Surrender Taunt	"See, an' here I was thinkin' you'd be a perfect part of my crew. But now yer runnin' with yer tail between yer legs!!"
Friend Request Denials	The Plutocrat grimaces. "I'm light years outta your league." "The chances of me ever bein' your friend are outta this world," the Plutocrat says as he looks away in disgust. The Plutocrat raises an eyebrow: "It's not that easy ta join the family." The Plutocrat scoffs. "Get outta my orbit, Toon!"
Attempt to Sue	"You won't be around to see who wins the trial anyways, chump."
Attempt to Fire	"Firin' me? HA! That ain't gonna work. This orbit is my home, and you're intrudin'."

Music

Theme	Audio File	Song Title
Lobby Theme (Pizzeria)		Pizza Party in the Front
Lobby Theme (Freezer)		Frozen Assets in the Back
Opening Cutscene Theme		Cosa Nostra
Satellite Investors Battle Theme		Knocked Out of Orbit
Round Two Cutscene Theme		Make One's Bolts
Plutocrat Battle Theme (Base)		Snow Squabble
Plutocrat Battle Theme (Snow Squall)		Snow Squallble
Ending Cutscene Theme		Retrograde
Victory Theme		Best Served Cold

Sound Effects

Statement
Question
Grunt
Murmur

Deep Freeze
Snowsquall Start/End
Snowsquall Loop
Buffeted by Snowsquall
Shatter
Shatter Damage

Version History

v1.7.0 BETA

• Re-animated most Cog animations from Toontown Online for every Cog body type.
• Introduced new Cog reaction animations to Sound Gags.
• Introduced a new Cog reaction animation to large Throw Gags (Birthday Cake and Wedding Cake).
• Fixed a camera angle that could be stuck behind a fence in the Plutocrat fight.

v1.4.0 BETA

• Plutocrat and his lackies are now generating 15% more dough through money laundering and pizza sales!
  • Plutocrat's Deep Freeze only triggers twice throughout the battle rather than 3.
    • Health thresholds adjusted to 4800/2400 (from 4500/3000/1500).
  • The battle size in phase 2 is now changed depending on the Deep Freeze threshold.
  • Shatter damage increased to 50% of the Cog's maximum health (from 40%).
  • Market Bubble now makes the Plutocrat take 25% damage when it's shattered instead of 20%.
  • Damage resistance for Toons during Deep Freeze increased to 20% (from 15%).
  • Shatter will no longer trigger if the Cog has no neighbors.
  • Slush Funds will now start every 3 turns, instead of a random turn (2, 3, or 4).

v1.3.1.6 BETA

• Fixed a couple of issues regarding the display of a certain status effect in the Plutocrat battle.

v1.3.0.8 BETA

• Adjusted the abilities of some of Plutocrat's investors to make their strength more consistent.

v1.3.0.3 BETA

• All instance Regional Managers can now have their opening cutscene skipped if the boss has been seen before by all Toons in battle.
  • Note that this only applies if the Toon went sad in the battle, and does not apply to disconnections.
  • This currently does not apply to Plutocrat, but we're working on a fix to this in the next release!

v1.3.0.2 BETA

• Fixed a minor visual bug with the Plutocrat.

v1.3.0 BETA

• The boss wants to speak to ya's at Mozzarella Styx, the new pizza place on Sleet Street.
  • The Plutocrat is added to the game.

Undocumented Changes

• Damage dealt by Shatter is no longer impacted by Marked's damage boost.

Trivia

• A plutocrat is a person whose power derives from their wealth.
• The Plutocrat's real name is a reference to the Kuiper Belt.
• On the cogs.ink website, the Plutocrat's username is kuipercosmo and his password is OffShoreFshSleepOver
  • The password was revealed by obtaining Moon Fish all over The Brrrgh, with the fish's flag revealing different words depending on the current pond. The username was manually revealed by Mac Opsys in the third batch of usernames during the 1.3.0 ARG.
• The Plutocrat's Employee ID is a reference to Pluto's asteroid number: 134340.
• The Plutocrat has specifically requested to not have the Duck Shuffler in his premises.
• The Plutocrat's disciplinary records are uniquely corrupted and cannot be examined.
• The name of the theme for the fight's opening cutscene is Italian for "our thing".
• The Plutocrat has 5 unique Cogs associated with him, each of them individually named after Pluto's 5 moons.
• If there are more than 4 Cogs in battle when the Plutocrat is defeated, the one or two far left Cogs will be stripped into the unemployed suit as if they have gotten fired.
• The Plutocrat is the only Cog to use the "Don" honorific (with the exception of the High Roller).
  • This honorific is the Italian form of male.
• Attempting to access this Manager's fight without the requirements will result in the following message: "Upon approaching the door, you feel a shiver down your spine. Or maybe that's just your stomach. You consider getting pizza instead."

Gallery

Official ArtworkScreenshots/Misc. ImagesRenders

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  Official art of the Plutocrat from the Hires & Heroes key art
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  The Plutocrat featured in an official social media comic.
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  The Plutocrat featured in official social media artwork for World Accountant's Day
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  A holiday postcard featuring the Plutocrat
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  The Plutocrat featured in an official social media comic.

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  Galactic Godfather
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  The Plutocrat's profile picture on cogs.ink
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  The in-game popup announcing the first Toons to defeat the Plutocrat (Image edited to include a 4th Toon who went sad during the run)
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  A Valentoon's Day card from the Plutocrat
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  The Plutocrat featured in a teaser for the 2023 Summer Update
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  The Plutocrat's office
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  The Plutocrat's office without the fog filter
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  The Plutocrat's desk featuring his autobiography
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  The Plutocrat sitting at his desk
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  The Plutocrat and some of his Satellite Investors
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  The Plutocrat alone during his fight
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  The Plutocrat with an active Market Bubble
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  The Plutocrat after popping his Market Bubble
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  A frozen Cog getting shattered
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  The Plutocrat and any remaining Cogs being cannoned at the end of the fight
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  Plutocrat Cigar Smoke animation
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  Plutocrat idle animation
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  Plutocrat lured animation

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  A render of the Plutocrat
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  A render of the Plutocrat
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  A render of the Plutocrat
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  The Plutocrat's unique Cigar Smoke animation