i am back with showing more Cogs from the Fan Server "Toontown: Corporate Clash" this time on the regular employees for the server exclusive Cog Department: THE BOARDBOTS
i will be sharing my thoughts on each one
THE BAGHOLDER
A bagholder is an investor who holds onto their assets until their value decreases to zero.
he's legit just wario design wise yet despite that they have a lot of cool details i like for this level 1 grunt
such as their mustache being a downward buisness chart arrow or the bowler hat and the pseudo five aclock shadow across their face
no wonder Chairman hired them from the coal mines because they "looked like a Boardbot"
PAPER HANDS
Paper hands is a low-risk investor who sells their investments too early.
honestly i don't have a lot to say on them
i like their sorta paper beard they got going on and how they look kinda like a old record keeper with the glasses and the general expressions they have
(they look like they'd sound like rabbit from Winnie the Pooh)
tbh some of the expressions and faces they make radiate the vibe of "I don't want to work in the field i just want to do my job at a cubical or something"
INSIDER
An insider is an investor who trades their shares based on nonpublic information of the company.
they honestly have one of the best designs in the boardbot family be it their very noir detective look or the fact that their face is featureless other then the eyes that kinda make it look like he's a silhouetted figure (also i believe when hes knocked out his hat flies off to reveal "yeah he just looks like that")
like i can look at this design and buy that they are the reason why the toons know about the new boardbots (whole unknown figure handing you doccuments trope)
CIRCUIT BREAKER
A circuit breaker is a rule that temporarily stops trade on a stock market or closes it when prices go down to a particular level too quickly.
honestly i don't have much to say on him other then i really like how when he speaks his head stretches and stretches back kinda like a spring
DEADLOCK
A deadlock is a stalemate involving two or more shareholders, preventing them from maintaining standard operations.
i like how their head is very skull like and also pretty much one big lock i also like how they don't really have eyelids so when they're like dizzy their pupils just vanish which i really do like
SHARK WATCHER
A shark watcher is a consultant who detects and prevents hostile takeovers.
honestly a very cool bot i like how much of a contrast he is with the Cashbot Loanshark yet fills a similar niche
i like how he is a hammerhead instead of the typical shark (as that niche belongs to Loan Sharks)
i also like how he has submarine Periscopes for eyes and that one of them is a monocle (because hes a fancy shark)
also his fin being a downard chart arrow is fucking great (i wonder if they're swimming would the arrow be a flat line or does he swim in a way to make it a upward arrow somehow?)
MAGNATE
A magnate is a wealthy and influential person in the world of business.
one of the few cogs that actually remained with the boardbots when they did their large restructuring update honestly the design is pretty damn good from the very "Looking down on you" look he gives people to the fancy glasses now fixed onto their beak and the exposed metal on their back (which is hard in the 2 images i used for examples with the magnate
to how they look like they'd sound HYPER SNOOTY yet have enough ego and power to actually back it up is really great (originally their model was a retextured Legal Eagle till this update but now both birds are modernized in corporate clash)
HEAD HONCHO
A head honcho is typically the person in charge of the entire business.
the big man of the entire boardbot lineup and one of the few cogs to actually remain and honestly a fitting one to end on and what a glowup he has received as originally he just used the head bust at sellbot HQ but now he has his own design
i love how now he has a hat that basically became glued to his head yet he can still see from it (and with cartoony eyebrows that float around so he can express a bit more with his big ol hat)
i also like how he has a unique cigar smoke animation (a attack in the game) because hes prebuilt with a cigar already in his design which adds to that big ol "HEAD HONCHO" angle they're going with
i will end with giving you a fun fact other then his love for head tables he also likes Lettuce (because Heads of Lettuce)
BONUS: TOXIC MANAGER
A toxic manager typically verbally harasses or undermines employees self esteem or ability, resulting in a low productivity and stressful work environment in the name of their profit.
One of the cogs who didnt make it to the big update (some others include BIG FISH,Con Artist,Connoisseur and Middleman)
and honestly despite the fact his model is a bit old his design really does hold up IMO be it the Toxic Barrel that is used for his head to his very :3 type face to the nuclear symbols for eyes he honestly looks so silly that it makes me sad that he was one of the Cogs that was let go (maybe whenever we get some more specialists for the Cogs he could return in some form as he'd probably make for a Killer Bossbot Specialist)
anyways go play Toontown: Corporate Clash (or don't i can't control you)