Laplace
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Backstory
The leader of Matis, the top squad in Missilis. She more than lives up to her heroic reputation inside the Ark, which goes unquestioned.
Specialities
Normal Attack
■ Affects target enemy.
Deals 63.13% ATK as damage.
Charge Time: 1 sec.
Full Charge Damage: 250%.
Skill 1 - Hero Vision
Passive■ Activates when landing a hit with Full Charge. Affects self.
Hero Vision: Explosion Range up 3.57%, stacks up to 5 time(s) and lasts for 5 sec.
Skill 2 - Hero Bomber
Passive■ Activates when the last bullet hits the target. Affects the target.
Deals 81.66% of ATK as additional damage.
■ Activates when hitting the Boss Parts. Affects the target.
Deals 14.78% of ATK as additional damage.
Burst Skill - Laplace Buster
Active 40 seconds■ Affects Self.
Change the weapon in use:
Max Damage: 897.6% of ATK
Damage Over Time: 14.52% of ATK
Lasts for 5 sec.
Additional Effect: Pierce.
■ Affects the same enemy unit(s) when "Hero Vision" is fully stacked.
Deals 11.9% of ATK as true damage.
Analysis
Review
Yes. That's Laplace. She's a Burst III Attacker who uses a Rocket Launcher that can turn into a laser cannon.
Since her S1 is tied to her using Full Charge, make sure to actually fully charge your shots or you will be losing on the explosion range bonus. While the bonus isn't that big, it will allow you to hit multiple enemies easier. Still, Vesti just needs to hit an enemy once with a fully charged shot to gain a 15% Explosion Range for 10 seconds, while Laplace needs to fully stack it to gain the same amount that only lasts for 5 seconds. So something is really wrong here.
As for her S2 - it's a simple passive that increases her damage when you fire the last bullet and also increases the damage dealt to Bosses when you hit their weak spots.
Let's talk about the Burst skill next.
Similar to Snow White or Maxwell, she can transform her weapon, but compared to them it works a bit differently - it doesn't just shoot once, but it deals damage over 5 seconds while also penetrating enemies. Also, if you use the Burst while S1 is fully stacked, the skill will deal additional True Damage (True Damage ignores the DEF of enemies), and considering the bonus damage procs every time you hit something, this makes the skill one of the hardest hitting Bursts in the game, but only when you manage to keep the laser on the enemy for the whole 5 seconds. This is especially hard to do on auto-aim because you're left at the mercy of the AI who loves to point the laser at the ground.
Overall, Laplace shines in two places: high enemy density stages and bosses that have their weak points close to each other, which allows Laplace to hit all of them (once she stacks up her S1) at once to both make the boss fight easier and increase her overall damage. Chatterbox is a great example of a such boss where even Scarlet can't match Laplace's damage output.
Still, be aware that Laplace's damage is just average in stages with low enemy density (so mostly in early/mid-game, as most of the stages past Chapter 10 throw tons of enemies at you) and some boss fights that have a lot of transitions phases or really spread out weak points.
Ratings
Pros & Cons
Pros
IMA FIRING MA LAZOR!
Lazor does true damage when Hero Vision is stacked
Increased damage to boss parts which is especially good on bosses that have their weak points close to each other
Exceptional damage output when in stages with high enemy density
Increased range of explosions, allows her to hit multiple enemies at once easier which allows you to charge the Burst meter super fast
Cons
Rocket launcher limiting ROF
Below average damage in non-perfect scenarios (low enemy density or bosses that have their weak points spread out, so she can't hit them all at once)
Her Burst skill doesn't work that well with auto-aim turned on
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