The Stenographer is a member of The Litigation Team. She specializes in being one step ahead of the Toons, often blocking their chances from using certain Gags.
*Indicates a Cheat Move
**The Stenographer will use Court Costs at the end of round 2, then every 3 rounds after that.
Cheats
The Stenographer can only be lured for 2 rounds.
The Stenographer will forbid Toons from using a certain level from all Gag Tracks, changing it every single round. These go up from levels six to eight. Toons who use the forbidden levels will be hit with a gavel and will instantly lose 50 Laff. This cheat cannot miss, and will continue to work as long as Stenographer is in battle (even in the same round as she is defeated).
Every 3 rounds, the least dangerous Toons will quickly be dealt 25 damage and be given the "Sanctioned" effect. Sanctioned Toons will have 50% less Gag effectiveness for two rounds. This is visualized by beige-colored downward arrows. This cheat cannot miss.
At the end of Round 2, the Stenographer will use a Synergy-like group attack that deals 24 damage. She will continue to use this cheat every 3 rounds after, adding 4 more damage per use. It will reach its maximum output at 255 damage. This cheat will not miss.
Calculating Costs - On the round before any Court Costs can activate, the Stenographer will announce how much damage that the cheat will do. This damage calculation will only factor in the damage boost from Desperation (seen below). If queued, this cheat will not show up but Court Costs will still activate the following round.
This cheat will trigger once the Stenographer is the last Manager standing on her side. It will increase the Stenographer's Lure Resistance by 1 round and make her deal 40% more damage.
Manager Synergy Cheats
The Litigation Team has unique benefits where different pairing of managers can completely alter how some cheats and its bonuses function.
"Any Level [X] Gags Toons use can and will be held against them in a court of law."
Court Sanction
"I spy with my little eye, a Toon who isn't pulling their weight."
"What happened to your little strategy called "teamwork"?"
"Someone isn't doing their part around here."
Court Costs
"Litigation is expensive, can you pay the price?"
"Time is money, and yours is about to run out."
"Consider this a litigation expense."
"I don't work pro bono, Toon."
Calculating Costs
"Calculating costs of litigation fees... Price index raised to [#]."
Face-Off Taunts
"Not a single word goes amiss."
"Want me to run that by you again?"
Death Taunts
"It's best you stay at the playground... For good."
"Next time, be less predictable."
"You think I can't read what you say?"
"Never underestimate my calculations."
"Should I even bother documenting this display?"
Surrender Taunt
"If you've finally decided to leave, I think I'll go and process all this new data."
Friend Request Denials
The Stenographer makes a disgusted sound. "You're not my type."
"Not interested, and never will be," The Stenographer snaps.
"The probability of us together is zero percent," The Stenographer says.
The Stenographer glares at you, typing away.
Music
The Litigation Team is unique in that each Cog has its own base track that plays on top of another battle theme. This unique System allows for a different battle theme with every new combination of members!
Theme
Audio File
Base Theme
Stenographer
Stenographer/Litigator
Stenographer/Case Manager
Stenographer/Scapegoat
Sound Effects
Statement
Question
Grunt
Murmur
Death
Court Record
Court Sanction
Calculating Costs
Version History
v1.7.1 BETA
Fixed an issue in the O.C.L.O. where the Court Costs Status Effect's description wasn't taking into account the 1.4x multiplier from the Desperation Status Effect.
v1.7.0 BETA
The Stenographer has received a new animation to telegraph when the Court Costs attack will happen.
This is a cheat called Calculating Costs.
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).
v1.4.0 BETA
Various balance changes have been made the Overclocked C.L.O. fight to make it more engaging, including moderate balance changes to the Litigation Team.
The Stenographer's defense has decreased from 75 -> 70.
The Stenographer's health increased from 4000 to 4500.
Court Costs' first use starts on round 2 instead of 3.
Subsequent uses still occur every 3 rounds.
Sanction damage increased from 22 to 25, alongside being used every 3 rounds instead of 4.
Sanction damage from Toons who get off of Legal Bindings increased from 11 to 25.
The Stenographer's damage range increased from 13-45 to 30-45.
Three brand new loot drops have been added to each member of the Litigation Team!
Each manager will drop their respective sticker, as well as two returning drops from the Break the Law event.
Some of these returning drops have received updated looks and names.
The Stenographer now has the Diploma Bow and Gavel Backpack as Loot drops in addition to her own Sticker.
Toons will have a chance to earn drops from all four managers each time they complete the Overclocked C.L.O. battle, regardless of what managers they fought.
v1.3.0 BETA
The Litigation Team now practices social distancing.
Cogs will now spawn between the two starting Managers.
Cogs and Skelecogs now sport new high-quality models, fixing many visual issues with their old models and bringing their visual quality up-to-par with modern standards.
v1.2.7 BETA
Certain minibosses have been given brand new voice samples!
Currently, this applies to:
The Litigation Team
And in addition, there are now new, persistent visuals for the following events in-battle:
Stenographer's Court Sanction
v1.2.4.2 BETA
Fixed desynced Stenographer music
v1.2.1 BETA
Fixed an issue with Court Sanction that would stop properly tracking damage when using weaker versions of the attack.
Stenographer has received a new special ability.
Added "Court Costs" as part of the Stenographer's cheat arsenal.
Stenographer's Court Record ability will now only block Level 6, 7, and 8 Gags.
She will no longer block Level 5 Gags.
v1.2.0.4 BETA
Fixed a bug that would cause Sanction to trigger less often than intended while fighting the Stenographer and Case Manager in the Overclocked C.L.O. battle.
v1.2.0.1 BETA
Fixed an issue in the Overclocked C.L.O. battle that would cause Court Record to trigger when using Doodle tricks.
This only occurred if the banned Gag level corresponded with the "level" of the doodle trick. Rollover would cause Court Records if the cheat banned level 5 Gags, for example.
v1.2.0 BETA
Dissatisfied with her losses against the Toons, the C.L.O. has taken up an offer from the Chairman to get back at them. In the new "Overclocked" version of her battle, the C.L.O. will be pulling out all the stops to create the greatest challenge that Toons have yet seen!
The Stenographer is added to the game.
Undocumented Changes
The Stenographer's Court Sanctions did 26 and 13 damage, which was changed to 22 and 11.
The Stenographer's Gumball Sweetener was increased from 10 -> 15
Trivia
A stenographer is someone who types down the words of someone speaking in a jury.
The Stenographer's design marks this definition with her head being a whole stenograph keyboard.
The Stenographer has an unmentioned married partner. Some of her co-workers originally mentioned her by "Ms." before this was fixed.
The Stenographer is the first Cog to use the feminine buff Cog suit.
When the Stenographer is paired with the Litigator, she will talk to the rest of the team about the number of Toons in an analysis. She will rate their threat level from highest to lowest depending on the amount present.
The Stenographer is capable of doing the most damage out of any Litigation Team member in one attack, though she needs time in order to do so.
In order for Court Costs to one shot any Toon, it will require 32 uses of this cheat before it hits 152 laff (2 shy of the current 150 Laff limit), which devolves to 116 rounds total.
The Stenographer was the only Litigation Member to not have a group attack, until the 1.2.1 update which introduced the Court Fees cheat.
According to a Tweet posted on the Corporate Clash Twitter, the Stenographer and the Case Manager ran an insurance company called "A Brief Case of Insurance Company".
This insurance company was one of the seventeen companies that crumbled with the death of the Witness Stand-In.
The Stenographer can use the -25% Gag effectiveness version of Court Sanction even in the absence of the Case Manager. As long as she joins after the defeat of the Case Manager and there are Legally Bound Toons, the Stenographer can use the weaker variant of Court Sanction when they get off of the Legal Bindings. The Gag effectiveness reduction will not increase even if she is paired with the Litigator.
The Omnipotent Head Attorney references her Court Record cheat with Court Mandate, except the Gags cannot be selected in the latter's case.
Gallery
Official art of the Stenographer from the v1.2.0 key art