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“Need defensive cover? I shall give you my best.”

GenderMale

RacePerro

BirthdayAugust 16

AffiliationEndfield Industries

Catcher (full name Ruy van Catcher) is a defensive specialist on Operations Team Z7, where he handles cover duty and logistical support. He grew up in a military family within the Talos-II General Chamber of Commerce, and a childhood accident that brought him pain and illness ended up tempering him into a reliable warrior rather than breaking him. Though he is the youngest on his team, he carries himself with surprising maturity, backing up teammates without being asked and even cooking personalized camp meals, with weapon upkeep, battlefield cooking, and steady training among his strengths.

Expertise

EngineeringCooking

Interests

Everyday LifeExercise

Dislikes

Fashion

Voice ActorsEN Kevin Andrew RiveraJP Ryuichi KijimaCN Yu KailongKR Kim Hye-seong

Catcher Lore & Story

Endfield Industries assessment

PHYSIOLOGICAL STRENGTHStandard

COMBAT SKILLStandard

TACTICAL ACUMENStandard

ARTS ASSIMILATIONStandard

OripathyOripathy positive (infected), based on medical examination reports.

Operator Catcher (ID name: Ruy van Catcher) was born to a military family in the Civilization Band. Following Operator Akekuri's applications, Catcher is now a member of Operations Team Z7.

Existing operational feedback reports indicate that Mr. Catcher is the most reliable operator of Z7. He has never been absent from duty, always hands in his reports on time, does not engage in habits of vice, and is an exceptional team player. However, we have noticed that Mr. Catcher has a tendency to place extremely severe demands on himself (which may be a result of his childhood influences). Simply put, he often forces himself to take on operational duties and goals that were not originally assigned to him. When assigning tasks to Mr. Catcher, we advise referencing, where possible, the recommendations of Op Team Z7 Captain Akekuri.Martin Marvin Malen, Assistant, HR Division, Endfield Industries

From the operator archive

That's right. You can't pick a bone with our omni-butler. Sometimes I suspect he writes a review report after every operation — and even reads the ones he wrote earlier. Why? Because I don't think any ordinary person could remember that they forgot to bring a flashlight three operations ago. I know I couldn't.
Fluorite

Catcher is so simple and straightforward that he felt kinda unreal... He's got control over his face, just as good as Antal. His expressions hardly change... Yeah, except for that time when I accidentally threw some cream cake onto his greatsword. It was a cream cake I left lying around for a week... I saw Catcher frowning at me for the first time. He's incredibly restrained and controlled.
Estella

He is an expert in solving difficult issues and appreciates the importance of being a listener. However, he is a human of few words, and his social skills are potentially worrying. Fortunately, he knows how to roast fowl fillets, and the flavor in on par with those roasted by my own grandmother. Hence, there is nothing to worry about — people who can roast fowl properly can handle anything that comes their way.
Antal

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Basic Info

Name:

Catcher

Rarity:★★★★

Profession:Defender

Weapon:Claymores

Main Attribute:

Str

Sub Attribute:

Will

Talent Priority

This priority list applies to talents only after Lv 9.

#1Basic

#2Skill

#3Combo

#4Ultimate

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Top Weapons

OBJ Heavy Burden109.2%R9

Former Finery105.4%R9

OBJ Heavy Burden100%R4

Former Finery97.8%R4

Exemplar95.6%R9

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Gear Configurations

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P 0

Frontiers Armor T3

Eternal Xiranite Gloves T1

Frontiers Extra O2 Tube

Frontiers 4-piece grants Will, lowers Combo Skill cooldown, and amplifies team damage after SP recovery. Pairs well with Former Finery.

Contingency Contract Fit

Test Criteria this kit handles well, since every criterion is a penalty or enemy buff and Catcher sidesteps or shrugs these off. See the full dashboard for every modifier.

Thrill · His reliable shields wall off the amplified enemy damage for the squad.
Decapitate · Durable or ranged, so the extra damage on the active operator stays manageable.
Whittle Down · Avoids or absorbs incoming damage, limiting the Max HP erosion.
Withering · Brings its own sustain, so losing between-wave healing barely matters.
Hypoxia · Ranged or durable, so losing dodge and stamina hurts far less.
Toxic Residue · Ranged or self-sustaining, so the lingering toxin patches do little.
Partition · Self-sufficient carry that does not need to swap operators mid-fight.
Physicolysis · Physical skills cleanse the forced Solidification.

Catcher overview

Catcher is a 4-star Defender in Arknights: Endfield who fights with a Claymores and deals Physical damage. The main attribute is Strength and the secondary attribute is Will. In the story, Catcher is a Perro affiliated with Endfield Industries. The Endfield personnel file rates combat skill as Standard and tactical acumen as Standard.

On the Endfield Hub general tier list, Catcher currently sits in C tier, the band labelled Lower Priority (generally outclassed by higher-rarity options). Functional early-game shielder. Outclassed by Ember once mid-game gearing comes online.

How Catcher's kit plays

Catcher's basic attack, Basic Tactics, is a chain of up to 4 sequences dealing Physical damage, and its Final Strike adds 22 Stagger when Catcher is the controlled operator. Used next to a Staggered enemy, it becomes a finisher that deals massive Physical damage and recovers some SP. The Battle Skill, Rigid Interdiction, costs 100 SP. Catcher raises a shield that can block attacks, grants Protection to self and nearby operators, and immediately returns some SP. When attacked while the said shield is raised, perform a retaliation bash that deals Physical DMG and applies 1 stack of Vulnerability to the attacking enemy.

The Combo Skill is Timely Suppression. Its cooldown is 35s, dropping to 33s at its highest level. It is a powerful downward punch that deals Physical DMG to the enemy, while granting shields to self and another teammate (controlled operator prioritized). The Ultimate, Textbook Assault, needs 80 Ultimate Energy. Catcher swings the greatsword to perform 2 consecutive slashes to deal Physical DMG and apply Weaken, followed by a powerful downward slam that deals massive Physical DMG and applies Knock Down to all enemies within the area of effect.

Catcher carries 2 talents: Resilient Defense and Comprehensive Mindset. At its highest rank, Resilient Defense works like this: For every 10 Will, DEF +1.2.

Building Catcher

In the weapon comparison above, OBJ Heavy Burden ranks first at R9 (109.2%), ahead of Former Finery (105.4% at R9) and Exemplar (95.6% at R9). Even at R4, OBJ Heavy Burden still scores 100%. The listed gear loadout is Frontiers Armor T3, Eternal Xiranite Gloves T1 and two copies of Frontiers Extra O2 Tube. Every piece is broken down in the Catcher gear set breakdown, and the artificing planner covers planning the artificing on those pieces.

Across the 2 recommended teams, Endministrator and Chen Qianyu appear in every lineup, while Pogranichnik and Akekuri rotate through the remaining slots. Once talents pass level 9, the priority for Catcher runs Basic, then Skill, then Combo, then Ultimate. To compare Catcher with the rest of the roster, open operator builds or check where each partner lands on the tier list.

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Base Stats (Level 1)

STR

21.6

AGI

9.8

WISD

8.8

WILL

11.5

MaxHP

500.0

ATK

30.0

DEF

0.0

Stats by Level

Level	STR	AGI	WISD	WILL	MaxHP	ATK
1	21.6	9.8	8.8	11.5	500	30
10	37.3	18.6	16.6	21.1	1005	57
20	54.7	28.4	25.4	31.8	1566	88
30	72.1	38.2	34.2	42.5	2128	118
40	89.5	48.0	42.9	53.2	2689	148
50	106.9	57.8	51.7	63.9	3250	179
60	124.2	67.6	60.5	74.6	3811	209
70	141.6	77.4	69.2	85.3	4372	239
80	159.0	87.2	78.0	96.0	4934	270
90	176.4	97.0	86.8	106.7	5495	300

Skills

Timely Suppression

COMBO TRIGGER: When an enemy starts charging up a skill, or when the controlled operator is attacked and falls below X% HP. A powerful downward punch that deals Physical DMG to the enemy, while granting shields to self and another teammate (controlled operator prioritized). DEF can further increase Shield points.

Combo Skill

SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier: 25% → 55%SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier: 100% → 225%Stagger: 10Base Shield: 360 → 810Shield Increase per Defense: 2.25 → 5.06Shield Duration (s): 10Ultimate Energy Gain: 10Stagger: 10 → 10Cooldown: 35s → 33sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier	SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier	Base Shield	Shield Increase per Defense	Cooldown
1	25%	100%	360	2.25	35s
2	27%	110%	432	2.7	35s
3	30%	120%	504	3.15	35s
4	32%	130%	576	3.6	35s
5	34%	140%	612	3.83	35s
6	37%	150%	648	4.05	35s
7	39%	160%	684	4.28	35s
8	42%	170%	720	4.5	35s
9	44%	180%	756	4.73	35s
10	47%	193%	774	4.84	35s
11	51%	208%	792	4.95	35s
12	55%	225%	810	5.06	33s

Rigid Interdiction

Raises a shield that can block attacks, grants Protection to self and nearby operators, and immediately returns some SP. When attacked while the said shield is raised, perform a retaliation bash that deals Physical DMG and applies 1 stack of Vulnerability to the attacking enemy.

Normal Skill

DMG Multiplier: 178% → 400%Stagger: 20Protection: 90%SP Return: 30Stagger: 20 → 20Cooldown: 0sSP Cost: 100Charge: 1s

Lv	DMG Multiplier
1	178%
2	196%
3	213%
4	231%
5	249%
6	267%
7	285%
8	302%
9	320%
10	342%
11	369%
12	400%

Textbook Assault

Swings the greatsword to perform 2 consecutive slashes to deal Physical DMG and apply Weaken, followed by a powerful downward slam that deals massive Physical DMG and applies Knock Down to all enemies within the area of effect.

Ultimate Skill

SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier: 89% → 200%SEQ 1 Stagger: 5SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier: 120% → 270%SEQ 2 Stagger: 5SEQ 3 DMG Multiplier: 178% → 400%SEQ 3 Stagger: 10Weakness Effect: 20% → 30%Weakness Duration (s): 8Stagger: 5 → 5Cooldown: 15sUltimate Energy Cost: 80Charge: 1s

Lv	SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier	SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier	SEQ 3 DMG Multiplier	Weakness Effect
1	89%	120%	178%	20%
2	98%	132%	196%	20%
3	107%	144%	213%	20%
4	116%	156%	231%	20%
5	125%	168%	249%	20%
6	134%	180%	267%	25%
7	143%	192%	284%	25%
8	151%	204%	302%	25%
9	160%	216%	320%	25%
10	172%	231%	342%	30%
11	185%	249%	369%	30%
12	200%	270%	400%	30%

Basic Tactics

BASIC ATTACK: An attack with up to 4 sequences that deals Physical DMG. As the controlled operator, Final Strike also deals 22 Stagger. DIVE ATTACK: Basic attack performed in mid-air becomes a dive attack that deals Physical DMG to nearby enemies. FINISHER: Basic attack performed near a Staggered enemy becomes a finisher that deals massive Physical DMG and recovers some SP.

Attack1

BATK SEQ 1 Multiplier: 35% → 79%Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	BATK SEQ 1 Multiplier
1	35%
2	39%
3	42%
4	46%
5	49%
6	53%
7	56%
8	60%
9	63%
10	67%
11	73%
12	79%

Attack2

BATK SEQ 2 Multiplier: 39% → 87%Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	BATK SEQ 2 Multiplier
1	39%
2	42%
3	46%
4	50%
5	54%
6	58%
7	62%
8	65%
9	69%
10	74%
11	80%
12	87%

Attack3

BATK SEQ 3 Multiplier: 54% → 122%Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	BATK SEQ 3 Multiplier
1	54%
2	59%
3	65%
4	70%
5	76%
6	81%
7	86%
8	92%
9	97%
10	104%
11	112%
12	122%

Attack4

BATK SEQ 4 Multiplier: 71% → 160%Stagger: 22 → 22Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	BATK SEQ 4 Multiplier
1	71%
2	78%
3	85%
4	92%
5	99%
6	107%
7	114%
8	121%
9	128%
10	137%
11	147%
12	160%

Power Attack

Finisher ATK Multiplier: 400% → 900%Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	Finisher ATK Multiplier
1	400%
2	440%
3	480%
4	520%
5	560%
6	600%
7	640%
8	680%
9	720%
10	770%
11	830%
12	900%

Plunging Attack End

Dive ATK Multiplier: 80% → 180%Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	Dive ATK Multiplier
1	80%
2	88%
3	96%
4	104%
5	112%
6	120%
7	128%
8	136%
9	144%
10	154%
11	166%
12	180%

Talents (Passive Skills)

Resilient Defense

Lv1Requires: BT1 (Lv.20)Cost: 12×

Protoprism2400×

T-Creds

For every 10 Will, DEF +1.

Lv2Requires: BT2 (Lv.30)Cost: 40×

Protoprism8600×

T-Creds

For every 10 Will, DEF +1.2.

Comprehensive Mindset

Lv1Requires: BT2 (Lv.30)Cost: 48×

Protoprism10000×

T-Creds

Ultimate Textbook Assault improved: Final hit creates X shockwave(s), each dealing 30% ATK of Physical DMG.

Lv2Requires: BT3 (Lv.40)Cost: 28×

Protohedron24000×

T-Creds

Ultimate Textbook Assault improved: Final hit creates X shockwave(s), each dealing 45% ATK of Physical DMG.

Factory Skills (Manufacturing)

Silent Caretaker α (Lv1)

Assign to Control Nexus to grant all operators' Mood Regen +8%

Control Nexus

Silent Caretaker β (Lv2)

Assign to Control Nexus to grant all operators' Mood Regen +12%

Control Nexus

Grounded Approach β (Lv1)

Assign to Growth Chamber to slow Mood Drop of all operators in it by 14%

Growth Chamber

Grounded Approach γ (Lv2)

Assign to Growth Chamber to slow Mood Drop of all operators in it by 18%

Growth Chamber

Potentials

Potential 1

Battle skill Rigid Interdiction and ultimate Textbook Assault improved: After hitting the enemy, deals another strike that deals [300 + DEF×5] of Physical DMG.

Cost:

1× Catcher's Token

Potential 2

DEF +20, Will +10.

Cost:

1× Catcher's Token

Potential 3

Combo skill Timely Suppression improved: Shield duration +5s.

Cost:

1× Catcher's Token

Potential 4

Ultimate Textbook Assault improved: Ultimate Energy cost -10%.

Cost:

1× Catcher's Token

Potential 5

Battle skill Rigid Interdiction improved: Hitting an enemy while the shield is active returns 10 SP.

Cost:

1× Catcher's Token

Catcher potentials and upgrade costs

Catcher has 5 Potential ranks, and each one changes something specific. Potential 2 grants DEF +20, Will +10. Potential 3 improves the combo skill Timely Suppression: Shield duration +5s.

Potential 4 improves the ultimate Textbook Assault: Ultimate Energy cost -10%. Potential 5 improves the battle skill Rigid Interdiction: Hitting an enemy while the shield is active returns 10 SP.

Levelling Catcher from 1 to 90 takes 1,792,290 EXP and 385,420 T-Creds in total. There are 4 breakthrough stages, unlocking at levels 30, 40, 50 and 60. Together they cost 60 Protoset, 33 Protodisk, 20 Tachyon Screening Lattice, 8 Bloodcap, 5 Red Bolete, 5 Ruby Bolete and 3 Pink Bolete, plus 126,100 T-Creds. The character progression planner tallies these against what you already own.

Raising all 4 skill groups through level 12 adds 688,800 T-Creds, and the largest material lines are 472 Protohedron, 328 Protoprism, 116 D96 Steel Sample 4 and 116 Metadiastima Photoemission Tube. Favorability bonuses add +60 Strength in total, spread over 4 breakthrough stages. In the base, the factory skills are Silent Caretaker and Grounded Approach. Assigned to the Control Nexus, Silent Caretaker β will grant all operators' Mood Regen +12%. Assigned to the Growth Chamber, Grounded Approach γ will slow Mood Drop of all operators in it by 18%. Every operator's base skills are compared in the operator base skills database.

Breakthrough (Ascension)

Stage 1 (Unlock Lv.30)

8× Protodisk

3× Pink Bolete

1600× T-Creds

Stage 2 (Unlock Lv.40)

25× Protodisk

5× Red Bolete

6500× T-Creds

Stage 3 (Unlock Lv.50)

24× Protoset

5× Ruby Bolete

18000× T-Creds

Stage 4 (Unlock Lv.60)

36× Protoset

20× Tachyon Screening Lattice

8× Bloodcap

100000× T-Creds

Favorability Attribute Bonuses

BT160 Favor+10 Str

BT2150 Favor+15 Str

BT3300 Favor+15 Str

BT4300 Favor+20 Str

Skill Level Up Materials

NormalSkill: Rigid Interdiction

Lv2

6× Protoprism

1× Kalkodendra

1000

Lv3

12× Protoprism

2× Kalkodendra

2700

Lv4

16× Protoprism

1× Chrysodendra

3200

Lv5

21× Protoprism

1× Chrysodendra

4200

Lv6

27× Protoprism

2× Chrysodendra

5400

Lv7

6× Protohedron

1× Vitrodendra

8200

Lv8

8× Protohedron

1× Vitrodendra

10500

Lv9

15× Protohedron

2× Vitrodendra

18000

Lv10

1× Mark of Perseverance

15× Protohedron

6× D96 Steel Sample 4

3× False Aggela

24000

Lv11

2× Mark of Perseverance

24× Protohedron

16× D96 Steel Sample 4

6× False Aggela

30000

Lv12

3× Mark of Perseverance

50× Protohedron

36× D96 Steel Sample 4

12× False Aggela

65000

UltimateSkill: Textbook Assault

Lv2

6× Protoprism

1× Kalkodendra

1000

Lv3

12× Protoprism

2× Kalkodendra

2700

Lv4

16× Protoprism

1× Chrysodendra

3200

Lv5

21× Protoprism

1× Chrysodendra

4200

Lv6

27× Protoprism

2× Chrysodendra

5400

Lv7

6× Protohedron

1× Vitrodendra

8200

Lv8

8× Protohedron

1× Vitrodendra

10500

Lv9

15× Protohedron

2× Vitrodendra

18000

Lv10

1× Mark of Perseverance

15× Protohedron

6× D96 Steel Sample 4

3× False Aggela

24000

Lv11

2× Mark of Perseverance

24× Protohedron

16× D96 Steel Sample 4

6× False Aggela

30000

Lv12

3× Mark of Perseverance

50× Protohedron

36× D96 Steel Sample 4

12× False Aggela

65000

ComboSkill: Timely Suppression

Lv2

6× Protoprism

1× Kalkodendra

1000

Lv3

12× Protoprism

2× Kalkodendra

2700

Lv4

16× Protoprism

1× Chrysodendra

3200

Lv5

21× Protoprism

1× Chrysodendra

4200

Lv6

27× Protoprism

2× Chrysodendra

5400

Lv7

6× Protohedron

1× Vitrodendra

8200

Lv8

8× Protohedron

1× Vitrodendra

10500

Lv9

15× Protohedron

2× Vitrodendra

18000

Lv10

1× Mark of Perseverance

15× Protohedron

6× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube

3× False Aggela

24000

Lv11

2× Mark of Perseverance

24× Protohedron

16× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube

6× False Aggela

30000

Lv12

3× Mark of Perseverance

50× Protohedron

36× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube

12× False Aggela

65000

NormalAttack: Basic Tactics

Lv2

6× Protoprism

1× Kalkodendra

1000

Lv3

12× Protoprism

2× Kalkodendra

2700

Lv4

16× Protoprism

1× Chrysodendra

3200

Lv5

21× Protoprism

1× Chrysodendra

4200

Lv6

27× Protoprism

2× Chrysodendra

5400

Lv7

6× Protohedron

1× Vitrodendra

8200

Lv8

8× Protohedron

1× Vitrodendra

10500

Lv9

15× Protohedron

2× Vitrodendra

18000

Lv10

1× Mark of Perseverance

15× Protohedron

6× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube

3× False Aggela

24000

Lv11

2× Mark of Perseverance

24× Protohedron

16× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube

6× False Aggela

30000

Lv12

3× Mark of Perseverance

50× Protohedron

36× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube

12× False Aggela

65000

Character Level-up Requirements

From → To	EXP Required	Gold
1 → 20	22,860	820
20 → 40	248,540	12,540
40 → 60	475,710	23,900
60 → 80	465,230	109,180
80 → 90	579,950	238,980
Total	1,792,290	385,420

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