List of Shufflepuck Embodiments

A list of embodiments, their bonuses and penalties - all in one place for easy access.

Introduction

One of the interesting new additions included in Shufflecup Cantina Deluxe is the Embodiment system. Simply put, it allows you to play as the various characters in the game. To unlock a character, all you need to do is obtain all their background information. To then start the embodiment, talk to the character, select "biography" an you will see: Incarnation Available. Click that, confirm and enjoy.
The obvious benefit is that this will give you access to the character's mallet, puck and special strike. Furthermore, while embodying them, you will have specific bonuses and penalties depending on the character. The bonuses can provide a significant boost to your rewards.
Meanwhile, inside the cantina, the player will take the place of the character and an astronaut will stand where they were standing.





For this guide I will include:

• An alphabetic list of the characters and their embodiments
  
• Sections based on game modes, for easy reference of what embodiment best suits your current needs.
  
• Sections based on the rewards modified.

The list of character and their embodiments in alphabetic order:

Ayato

Ayato is a survivalist. He is trained to resist any form of pressure.

Bonus:

• Survival: +50% score in survival mode.

Penalty:

• Bet: Game in betting mode is impossible.

BupBup

BupBup is possessed by the spirit of music! He loves harmonious melodies so much that he found the frequency of the Holo-glass!

Bonus:

• Survival: A player's Holo-glass will only break after 3 impacts in survival mode.

Penalty:

• Survival: Credz are divided by 2 in survival mode.

Ekbar

Ekbar is obsessed with amassing wealth, and is fascinated by gold.

Bonus:

• Duel: score is multiplied by 3 for each gold medal earned.

Penalty:
Ekbar is a poor loser: if he only wins a silver or bronze medal, he will leave the table without taking his winnings. He is only interested in gold.

• Duel: No Credz will be given if a gold medal is not earned in duel mode.

Furry

Furry likes searching the garbage cans of Athanor, often finding tokens for the prize machine.

Bonus:

• The tokens offered by the management on the prize machine are doubled.

Penalty:

• Duel: No gold medal in duel mode.
  
• Bet: No perfect score in betting mode.

Harobed

Harobed has a tendency to disconnect her opponent with her supernatural charm.

Bonus:

• Survival: The Holo-glass will only break on the second attempt in survival mode.

Penalty:

• Survival: A random rebound on the opponents Holo-glass in survival mode.

Isidor

Isidor is a talented bookmaker in Athanor.

Bonus:

• Bet: Credz are multiplied by 2 for a perfect score in betting mode.

Penalty:

• Bet: +4 additional gap points in betting mode.
  
• Bet: Loss is multiplied by 4 in case of defeat in betting mode.

M4rv1n

M4rv1n is a character possessed by the gambling demon!

Bonus:

• Duel: +2 token/s offered for each gold medal in duel mode.

Penalty:
M4rv1n is completly uninterested in capitalist needs.

• Duel: Credz are divided by 2 in duel mode.
  
• Bet: Credz are divided by 2 in betting mode.
  
• Survival: Credz are divided by 2 in survival mode.

Miyu

Miyu is a handy-woman like no other! She can jerry-rig the price machine to greatly increase the odds of winning things.

Bonus:

• The price machine will give items away more often.

Penalty:

• The price machine wont give out any more Credz.

Note:
When you would win an item from the prize machine, but already own all the items of that type, you are awarded Credz instead. You do get these Credz even when using the Miyu embodiment.

Phan-Le

Phan-Le is an unrivaled champion of Athanor.

Bonus:
Out of Universal respect, all rewards are increased.

• Duel: +75% score in duel mode.
  
• Survival: +75% score in survival mode.

Penalty:
Phan-Le's game is only respected when he is equipped with his personal mallet.

• Bonus only if equipped with its mallet.

Skargoth

Skargoth is a well known counterfeiter in Athanor. He is one of the few players who knows how to convincingly duplicate Credz.

Bonus:

• Credz collected on the table are multiplied by 2.

Penalty:
Due to his reputation, Skargoth is not allowed to bet.

• Bet: Game in betting mode is impossible.

Vardkor

As soon as we mention the mighty Vardkor, the bookmakers on Athanor get all worked up!

Bonus:

• Bet: Score is multiplied by 5 in betting mode.

Penalty:
In the ruthless world of gambling, we don't like failure.

• Bet: Loss is multiplied by 5 in case of defeat in betting mode.

W4sp

W4sp is using a very special experimental gravitational mallet!

Bonus:
Athanor management give him free tokens.

• Survival: +1 token/s offered every 5 points in survival mode.

Penalty:
Of course W4SP can't benefit from this bonus if he is not equipped with his own mallet.

• Bonus only if equipped with its mallet.

Game Mode: Duel

The following characters provide bonuses and/or suffer from penalties in duel mode:

Ekbar:
Bonus:
Score is multiplied by 3 for each gold medal earned.
Penalty:
No Credz will be given if a gold medal is not earned in duel mode.

Furry
Penalty:
No gold medal in duel mode.

M4rv1n:
Bonus:
+2 token/s offered for each gold medal in duel mode.
Penalty:
Credz are divided by 2 in duel mode.

Phan-Le:
Bonus:
Duel: +75% score in duel mode. (only if equipped with his mallet)

Skargoth:
Bonus:
Credz collected on the table are multiplied by 2.

Game Mode: Bet

The following characters provide bonuses and/or suffer from penalties in betting mode:

Furry:
Penalty:
No perfect score in betting mode.

Isidor:
Bonus:
Credz are multiplied by 2 for a perfect score in betting mode.
Penalty:
+4 additional gap points in betting mode.
Loss is multiplied by 4 in case of defeat in betting mode.

M4rv1n:
Penalty:
Credz are divided by 2 in betting mode.

Vardkor:
Bonus:
Score is multiplied by 5 in betting mode.
Penalty:
Loss is multiplied by 5 in case of defeat in betting mode.

Note:
Ayato and Skargoth can not play in betting mode.

Game Mode: Survival

The following characters provide bonuses and/or suffer from penalties in survival mode:

Ayato:
Bonus:
+50% score in survival mode.

BupBup:
Bonus:
A player's Holo-glass will only break after 3 impacts in survival mode.
Penalty:
Credz are divided by 2 in survival mode.

Harobed:
Bonus:
The Holo-glass will only break on the second attempt in survival mode.
Penalty:
A random rebound on the opponents Holo-glass in survival mode.

M4rv1n:
Penalty:
Credz are divided by 2 in survival mode.

Phan-Le:
Bonus:
Duel: +75% score in survival mode. (only if equipped with its mallet)

Skargoth:
Bonus:
Credz collected on the table are multiplied by 2.

W4sp:
Bonus:
+1 token/s offered every 5 points in survival mode. (only if equipped with its mallet)

Prize Machine

The following characters affect the prize machine:

Furry:
Bonus:
The tokens offered by the management on the prize machine are doubled.

Miyu:
Bonus:
The price machine will give items away more often.
Penalty:
The price machine wont give out any more Credz.

Note:
When you would win an item from the prize machine, but already own all the items of that type, you are awarded Credz instead. You do get these Credz even when using the Miyu embodiment.

Reward: Credz

The following characters affect the Credz you recieve as rewards:

BupBup:
Penalty:
Survival: Credz are divided by 2 in survival mode.

Ekbar:
Penalty:
Duel: No Credz will be given if a gold medal is not earned in duel mode.

Isidor:
Bonus:
Bet: Credz are multiplied by 2 for a perfect score in betting mode. (gap required for win increased by 4)
Penalty:
Bet: Loss is multiplied by 4 in case of defeat in betting mode.

M4rv1n:
Penalty:
Duel: Credz are divided by 2 in duel mode.
Bet: Credz are divided by 2 in betting mode.
Survival: Credz are divided by 2 in survival mode.

Miyu:
Penalty:
The price machine wont give out any more Credz. (though higher chance to win items)

Skargoth:
Bonus:
Credz collected on the table are multiplied by 2.

Vardkor:
Penalty:
Bet: Loss is multiplied by 5 in case of defeat in betting mode.

Reward: Score

The following characters affect the score you recieve as a reward:

Ayato:
Bonus:
Survival: +50% score in survival mode.

Ekbar:
Bonus:
Duel: score is multiplied by 3 for each gold medal earned.

Phan-Le:
Bonus:
Duel: +75% score in duel mode.
Survival: +75% score in survival mode. (only if equipped with his mallet)

Vardkor:
Bonus:
Bet: Score is multiplied by 5 in betting mode.

Note:
While Miyu does not directly affect score, by removing Credz from the cards in the prize machine, she greatly increases the occurence of score rewards there.

Reward: Token

The following characters affect the amount of tokens you receive:

Furry:
Bonus:
The tokens offered by the management on the prize machine are doubled.

M4rv1n:
Bonus:
Duel: +2 token/s offered for each gold medal in duel mode.

W4sp:
Bonus:
Survival: +1 token/s offered every 5 points in survival mode. (only if equipped with its mallet)

Note:
While Miyu does not directly affect score, by removing Credz from the cards in the prize machine, she greatly increases the occurence of token rewards there.

Parting Thoughts

Bonuses and Penalties are about risk, reward and playstyle. If you feel confident that you will get gold medals, or you simply no longer care about Credz, then Ekbar's penalty will bother you little, while the score bonus may be exactly what you need. If you are desperate to earn tokens, then you could embody Furry each time you go to the machine to earn your bonus tokens (once you get 2 tokens per 30 minutes, Furry will turn those into 4 per 30 minutes).
Phan-Le's bonus is far superior to Ayato's. Still, Ayato does not restrict you in mallet choice, so playing with an extra wide mallet may ensure getting the score at a lower risk than playing as Phan-Le.
So try them out and see what suits you best personally and have fun playing!


~Fin

[Skullmonkeys44]

i'm not sure if i want to ... you know, incarnation ... transfer my soul into Harobed would be "Akward" if you know what i mean :/
and actually i like my space suit !
nice guide and made it easy to find whatever you want (duel / surivival / or just caracter's comparison).

[melkathi]

might be it just has a random chance. Could be something low like 2% (random made up number)

[pavel18]

@melkathi: I am playing right now and don't quite understand how it really works. In duel mode my glass is protected not only one time during the match. It withstands 3 or even 4 impacts in different moments. Looks like it's completely random.
From description of repulsor puck: "It also allows for unpredictable rebounds off of the Holo-glass."
It makes the game a little bit unbalanced I think.

[melkathi]

@pavel18: that is some great information. I may have to try that to finally get that 100 score with some opponents. Thanks for sharing!

[pavel18]

I suddenly realized that equipping repulsor puck add 1 "safe" rebound from player's Holo-glass. In any game mode. So for instance if you have BupBup embodiment, your Holo-glass will break after 4 impacts in survival mode. Pretty nice bonus I think. I know it has no relation to your guide, but may be it would be helpful.
And by the way, that's a great guide, it helped me a lot.You gathered all the useful information in one place.

[melkathi]

:) Thanks for pointing out that truly basic information I had forgotten to add :)
I put it in now.

[IloveindiA]

thanks @melkathi awesome guide

[melkathi]

@IloveindiA:
After you buy all of a character's biographies, when you talk to them, click on biography, you get a new choice there: "Incarnation" click on that.

[IloveindiA]

nice guide, very informative. but how do I exactly embody a player? just by using its mallet and puck??

[melkathi]

@peremptor:
Skargoth is a great investment if you are in need of credz. Indeed.
Of course after a time credz become useless. Until one reaches tht point though... And he is one of only two characters who give bonus credz - and unliek Isidor, he isn't restricted to one mode. Skargoth in survival mode can earn a LOT of crez.