Battleborn: Kleese

Kleese is a hero in Battleborn

Is part of the Last Light Consortium (LLC) Faction.

Bio[edit]

Following his dismissal as director of Minion Robotics, the cantankerous Kleese now serves as Nova's chief science officer and mad-scientist-in-residence. Abhors away missions but relishes opportunities to test his tech, such as his "Battle Throne".

Characteristics[edit]

Territorial
shielder
Complex

Unlocks[edit]

Rank Unlock: Command Rank 36

Challenge Unlock: Earn a Silver rating on all Story Missions

Abilities[edit]

Energy Rift: Kleese upens up an Energy Rift that restores friendly shields and deals damage to enemies every 3 seconds.
Black Hole: Kleese summons a Black Hole that pulls in enemies towards it dealing damage.
Wrist Cannon and Shock Taser: Kleese fires energy blasts from his Wrist Cannon. He also fires a powerful Shock Taser from his chair, dealing bonus damage to Shields.
Energy Mortar: Kleese shoots a barrage of Mortars at an area. Mortars damage enemies and deal bonus damage to Shields.
Tactical Battle Chair: Kleese rolls into battle in the most deluxe of all battle furniture. It increases Kleese’s maximum Shield capacity per level and can be used to extend jumps.
Battlefield Tactician: Kleese controls the battlefield through a variety of electrical based Shield attacks, stripping away his enemies’ Shields and Buffing his teammates’ Shields.

Helix Tree[edit]

Option 1	Level	Option 2	Mutation
Shocking Twist - Mortars will heal friendly target’s shields.	1	Shocking Pulse - Energy Rift will shock nearby enemies dealing bonus shield damage.
Shiftless Shells - Energy Mortars will slow enemy targets they hit.	2	Overload Mortars - Firing Energy Mortars will deplete Kleese’s shield and add it to their damage.
Chair Slam - Using Kleese's Shock Taser in the air will cause Kleese’s Battle Chair to slam into the ground, depleting his chair energy and dealing damage to all enemies around him.	3	Don't Tase Me Bro - Shock Taser now arcs to additional targets.	Kleese’s Wrist Cannon now charges to fire a focused laser
Rift Network - Energy Rifts will now link to each other when near each other. Their output will be increased times the number of rifts in the network.	4	Unstable Rifts - Using Kleese's Energy Mortars or Wrist Cannon attacks on an Energy Rift will now feed energy into the rift causing it to become unstable. Unstable rifts explode after a short time damaging nearby enemies.
Don't Call it a Heal Chair - Kleese's Tactical Battle Chair can heal nearby players every second.	5	Get Ready for a Suprise - Whenever Kleese dies, his Tactical Battle Chair explodes.	Increases Kleese’s Tactical Battle Chair energy. +10 Chair Energy
Bulk Savings - Kleese can have additional Energy Rifts alive in the world at the same time.	6	Expanded Mortar Capacity - Kleese can now fire additional Energy Mortars. +4 Energy Mortars.	Decreases Energy Rift’s cooldown. -33% Cooldown Time
Geezer Pleaser - Killing an enemy with Energy Mortars instantly recharges Kleese’s shield.	7	Tempered Mortars - Energy Mortars now all fire at the same time, blanketing an area.	Kleese's Energy Mortars will now bounce several times before exploding.
Brains Before Brawn - Kleese's maximum shield strength is increased. +150 Maximum Shield Strength	8	Brawn Before Brains - Kleese's Shock Taser deals increased damage. +50% Damage
Healthy Rift - Increases the max health of each Energy Rift. +500 Maximum Health	9	Quick Pulse - Increases the pulse speed of Energy Rift. -33% Pulse Time
Sharing is Caring - Black Hole gives every friendly team member in range an overshield when it implodes.	10	Square Root of Pain -Black Hole causes all friendly Energy Rifts in range to become an Unstable Rift and explode	Black Hole’s time to pull enemies is greatly reduced

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Strategy Guide/Tips[edit]

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Kleese doen't have a lot of HP so stay close to your Energy Rifts to survive longer. You can also buff minions and turrets with your Energy Rift! -BattleCorn

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