Flak (known as Kong 「コング」 in the original and Helmut in European version of the game) is a Black Hole CO. He first appears in Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, where he is ordered to take out Orange Star. He was originally a low ranking soldier, but was promoted to his current rank by Hawke from private, impressed by his natural ability.
Appearance[]
Depicted as a dense but well-built man, Flak resembles more of a biker, especially with his helmet and goggles.
In the Re-Boot Camp, Flak mentions that he is bald, due to one of Lash's experiments having gone wrong.
Abilities[]
Flak's mindset is all about smashin' stuff and CO powers reflect this; Focusing on risking to inflict more damage or instead dealing less than normal. This is called Dispersion.
At first appearance, he resembles Jugger a lot, because they have the similar abilities, and their CO power and even their Super CO power are almost identical but Flak's abilities rely solely on luck, so it might be advisable to equip him with the Luck-Skill to make the most out of this random potential.
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising[]
Role in plot[]
Flak was given the order, by Sturm, to head the conquest of Orange Star but was eventually driven off the countries by the stead-fast counter-attacks by Andy, Max and Sami. However, both he and Max formed a bitter rivalry after they exchanged insults during Max's first encounter with the brute.
Offended by the name-calling, Flak swears on a personal vendetta to make the muscular champion eat his own words when he returned to unleash an airstrike. (Though this was unauthorised, much to the discomfort of his troops)
However he was eventually driven off Orange Star's continent completely when they conquered the factory, that was responsible for Black Hole's invasion in the first place.
He then makes some appearances, especially during his attempt to use Yellow Comet's Missile Silos against them and defending an Super Missile Site from a combined arms assault from both Orange Star and Blue Moon.
CO abilities[]
His Units have high Dispersion range. They can do up to 15% extra damage or 10% less damage.
CO power[]
Brute Force - Further increases Dispersion range. His Units can do up to 40% more damage, or they might do 20% less damage. His Units also gets a 10% bonus to defense.
Super CO power[]
Barbaric Blow - Greatly increases Dispersion. His Units are able to do up to 80% bonus damage or they may end up with 30% damage reduction. His Units also gets a 10% bonus to defense.
Advance Wars: Dual Strike[]
Changes from Advance Wars 2
Day-to-Day Max Luck +15% -> 25%- CO Power "Brute Force" Max Luck +40% -> +50%
- Super CO Power "Barbaric Blow" Max Luck 80% -> 90%
- CO Powers have global +10% ATK boost again
CO abilities[]
His Units have high Dispersion range. They can do as much as 25% more damage or they can do 10% less damage.
CO power[]
Brute Force - Further increases Dispersion range. His Units can do up to 50% more damage, or they might do 20% less damage. Additionally, his Units get a 10% Offence and Defense.
Super CO power[]
Barbaric Blow - Greatly increases Dispersion. His Units are able to do up to 90% bonus damage or they may end up with 30% damage reduction. Also a 10% bonus to offence and defense.
Tag Breaks[]
Flak has Tag Breaks with the following COs:
Tactics... sort of[]
See the mechanics of how Luck works. Luck COs like Flak do more or less HP damage based on the luck value as it is not technically "increased or decreased" damage. Luck-based COs rely heavily on good dice rolls. Any bad shot can derail potential strategies and cost the game.
In theory, playing or going against Flak will behave just like a regular CO without any CO powers. However, with luck present, Flak (and Jugger) also have negative value that could cause them to do less damage at times and can determine who wins the match. The luck gap is made even worse during CO or Super CO power.
In Advance Wars 2, he is the worst CO in the game. Once you unlock Nell, she is an upgraded version of Flak for not only having 0 dispersion but higher luck values, making Flak useless.
Advance Wars Dual Strike increases Flak's luck by 10 more, making him 5 higher than Nell day-to-day, though less in COP or SCOP. Of the 3 luck-based COs, he is in-between since Jugger has a bigger gap.
For Dual Strike, his tag partner boosts with Lash and Adder are insignificant at 105% or 110%. Keep in mind that Lash received a nerf, so the 110% increase is negligible.
Flak is simply a CO used just for fun. In a serious battle, avoid luck COs.
Quotes[]
Black Hole Rising[]
Campaign
"Grrrr! Two women COs! Good country! I must have it!"
"(To Max) Hah! Look! It's a gorilla!"
"You know, this Max guy kinda reminds me of me... except... I'm me."
"These bombers... They're indirect-combat units. But they can't fire on other air units. They're bombers. They bomb."
"Yes! Here is Flak's power!"
Power
"Try this on for size!"
"Grrrrrraaaaaaa! I'm outta control!"
"I'm gonna smash you good!"
"Crushing stuff's what I do best! You got a problem with that?!?"
"Why think when you can fight!?"
"Stay outta my way!"
Victory
"What was that? A waste of my time!"
Dual Strike[]
Switch
- Let me at 'em!
Power
- I've still got what it takes!
- Graaa! Blaarrgggg! Smaaarrgggghhh!!
W/ Lash[]
Flak: I have the power!
Lash: And I have the brains.
Flak: I envy you... Fight so many battles.
Lash: Stop your whining! Sheesh, what a wimp!
Lash: Tee hee! We win, Flak!
Flak: Grrr! Yeah! That was great!
Lash: Well, I took care of that... Where've you been?
Flak: L-leave me alone!
Videos[]
- Flak's Theme (GBA)
- Flak's Theme (Dual Strike)
- Flak's Theme (Re-Boot Camp)
- Flak's Power Theme (Re-Boot Camp)
References[]
- ↑ Doolam, Liam (23 April 2023). "Advance Wars English Voice Actors Officially Announce Their Characters". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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| COs: | Adder | Clone Andy | Flak | Hawke | Jugger | Kindle | Koal | Lash | Sturm | Von Bolt |
| Bolt Guard: | Jugger | Kindle | Koal | Von Bolt |
| Black Hole Technology: | Oozium 238 |