Gru Kang is a playable character introduced in Metal Slug: Awakening.
Character Summary
"To a better tomorrow for the children!"[1]
Gru Kang's happiest moments were spent with his wife on the grasslands. Back then, he was just an ordinary kangaroo, competing with other males for love, and occasionally boasting to his wife about the scars he'd acquired in his battles for her affection.
However, a secret bio lab appeared on this no man's land. Those devils that called themselves scientists captured native animals for their experiments, and Gru, unfortunately, became one of the captives. To make things worse, his son Locke also shared his perilous predicament.
For Locke's safety, Gru cooperated with the experiments, and his body transformed, gaining enhanced strength and intelligence in the process. He secretly gathered a set of high-tech armor and gained the ability to communicate with humans with the voice device in the armor. There was even a mechanical pouch to protect Locke from harm. With everything prepared, he took advantage of the laboratory accident and made his escape.
The day they regained freedom, Locke stuck his head out of the pouch and looked curiously at the strange world. Gru Kang stared lovingly at his little child and made up his mind — he was going to find his wife and give his son home and a brighter future.
Even though he still doesn't fully trust humans nor has he forgive them for the harm they did, he doesn't mind teaming up with these cunning creatures as long as Locke can grow up in a peaceful and happy environment.
Skills
Numbers in bold are increased as Gru is promoted.
Link Jabs
Gru throws a series of jabs each dealing 25% of ATK until his Rage meter is depleted. When at max Rage, his jabs are enhanced, and he also deals a leap smash for 100% ATK. Jabs are dealt forward on the ground and downward in midair.
- Passive 1: Throwing enhanced jabs triggers Enhanced Weapon which increases ATK by 25%.
- Passive 2: Allies within Gru's team gain 10% Ignite DMG Bonus plus an additional 1% for every 5% CRIT rate.
Ring of Rage
Gru summons a ring dealing 600% of ATK. Any enemies within the ring are slowed down and dealt 30% ATK per second.
- Passive 1: Allies inside the ring gain 20% PEN.
- Passive 2: Gru's Rage regeneration rate is increased to 120% when inside the ring.
Talents
Warmed Up
- When Gru Kang inflicts IGNITE, the whole team instantly gains 8% Debuff DMG Bonus for 15s.
- When holding an IGNITE weapon, Gru Kang's skills can inflict IGNITE on targets.
Combo Knockout
In Gru Kang's Ring of Rage, all friendly Characters not in the Enhanced Weapon state will automatically gain one stack of the buff. When affected by Enhanced Weapon, all characters gain 10% additional weapon DMG.
Overtime
- Increase the duration of the Ring of Rage by 1.5s.
- For every 5% of Gru Kang's CRIT Rate, additionally extend the duration of the Ring of Rage by 0.2s.
Gallery
Sound Gallery
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Trivia
- Gru Kang resembles Roger Jr. from the Tekken series.
- His name spelled backwards alludes to his species' name. (Kang Gru (Kangaroo))
References
- ↑ Gru Kang used to be an ordinary kangaroo on the open grasslands. but now, he wears artificial armor only to protect his dearest son, Locke.