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== Pretender Hephaestus  ==

=== Features  ===

Located in the midst of his fiery forges and protected by powerful ships lies ''Pretender Hephaestus!'' To face him however you must first brave his three Cyclopian guards, [[Brontes]], [[Argos]] and [[Steropes]]. Their ships were forged by Pretender Hephaestus himself and are out-fitted with powerful weapons - only those of fortitude may enter the forge. 

The bright suns and many asteroids in this area make fighting him nearly impossible for stealth classes. Coupled with a big nasty chain laser-wielding drone on the sun, how can anyone possibly defeat him!? 

Pretender Hephaestus is reputedly the weakest Olympus uber, according to the admins. They're lying to get you and your team mates slaughtered, Pretender Hephaestus is actually hard, very hard, don't blink or you'll die several times over and get to watch from your pod as he melts your ship down to scrap and reforges the Cyclopian guards you killed to fight him - coincidentally, Steropes mentions this very thing right before he dies! 

Some of the features of Pretender Hephaestus' home include his very own [[Overloaders#Other_Overloaders|Hephaestus Forged Overloaders]]; these are decay-on-warp overloaders that can be mined from the inner asteroid belt. They're extremely powerful, and well worth the investment of time to mine, however they aren't necessary to kill Pretender Hephaestus. If you instead want to challenge a mini Cyclopes, then you need to mine in the outer asteroid belt, you may even find some bronze while you're getting butchered by them! 

=== Stages  ===

==== Stage 1  ====

{| align="center"
|-
| [[Image:Hephaestus Form 1.png|"Hephaestus" upon entering.]] 
| [[Image:Hephaestus Form 1 Forge.png|"Hephaestus'" forge.]]
|}

==== Stage 2  ====

{| align="center"
|-
| [[Image:Hephaestus Form 2.png|"Hephaestus" in his second form.]] 
| [[Image:Hephaestus Form 2 Drones .png|"Hephaestus" laying Unstable Hephaestus Drones.]]
|}

==== Stage 3  ====

50%: 

{| align="center"
|-
| [[Image:Hephaestus Form 3.png|"Hephaestus" in his third form with a new chain laser.]] 
| [[Image:Hephaestus Form 3 Polyphemus.png|"Hephaestus'" guard Polyphemus.]]
|}

==== Stage 4  ====

{| align="center"
|-
| [[Image:Hephaestus Form 4.png|"Hephaestus" in his final form.]]
|}

=== Drops  ===

{| align="left" class="wikitable"
|-
| bgcolor="grey" | '''?''' 
| Oversized
|-
| bgcolor="grey" | &nbsp; 
| Normal
|-
| bgcolor="grey" | '''?''' 
| Miniature
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| bgcolor="blue" | '''Tier 3''' 
| bgcolor="grey" | &nbsp;?
|-
| bgcolor="green" | '''Tier 2''' 
| bgcolor="grey" | Coppersmith 
| bgcolor="grey" | Striker<br>
|-
| bgcolor="yellow" | '''Tier 1''' 
| bgcolor="grey" | &nbsp; 
| bgcolor="grey" | Hammer
|-
| bgcolor="red" | '''Tier 0.75''' 
| bgcolor="grey" | <br> 
| bgcolor="grey" | Mallet<br>
|}

=== Gear <br> ===

*[[Solar Panels|Apollo's Collector]] 
*Fire Extinguisher 2
*Hephaestus Burning Mallet Blueprint
*Hephaestus Burning Hammer Blueprint
*Hephaestus Burning Striker Blueprint
*Hephaestus Blazing Mallet Blueprint
*Hephaestus Blazing Hammer Blueprint
*Hephaestus Blazing Striker Blueprint
*Hephaestus Flashing Mallet Blueprint
*Hephaestus Flashing Hammer Blueprint
*Hephaestus Flashing Striker Blueprint
*Hephaestus Forging Mallet Blueprint
*Hephaestus Forging Hammer Blueprint
*Hephaestus Forging Striker Blueprint
*Hephaestus Pairing Mallet Blueprint
*Hephaestus Pairing Hammer Blueprint
*Hephaestus Pairing Striker Blueprint
*Hephaestus Glowing Mallet Blueprint
*Hephaestus Glowing Hammer Blueprint
*Hephaestus Glowing Striker Blueprint
*Hephaestus Coppersmith Shield Blueprint
*Hephaestus Research Module Blueprint
*[[Shields#Ship_Shields|Hephaestus Shield]] 
*[[Hephaestus Machine Blueprint]] 
*[http://wiki.starsonata.com/index.php/Hephaestus_Machine%2B_Blueprint Hephaestus Machine+ Blueprint]<br> 
*[[Weapons#Laser_Weapons|Titan Laser+]] 
*[[Shields#Ship_Shields|Titan Shield+]]

=== Damage Types<br>  ===

Pairing = Surgical

Forging = Mining

Burning =Heat

Blazing = Energy

Glowing = Radiation

Flashing = Laser

=== Testing  ===

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[[Category:Uber_AI]] [[Category:Olympus]]