Upper-Cruster

The Upper-Cruster is a character that appears in Downtown and most prominently in Uptown. They play a similar role to Slum Dwellers as the common citizen of Downtown and Uptown.

It is possible to play as the Upper Cruster if the Slum Dweller's Big Quest Movin' On Up is completed.

NPC Behavior

 * The Upper-Cruster is one of two NPCs in the game to run away from conflict as a priority. They will flee to the nearest Alarm Button and will press it to summon a Supercop. The other NPC is the Mayor.


 * Some Upper-Crusters may spawn with a Slave companion.
 * You cannot interact with them (hiring, etc) unless:
 * The Upper-Cruster is a mission target
 * The Upper-Cruster is a vendor
 * You have Serve Drinks.
 * You have Mugger.

Drops

 * Money.png Money (5-35)
 * CigaretteLighter.pngette Lighter
 * Cigarettes.pngettes (Uncommon)
 * Fud.pngBaconCheeseburger.png Random Food
 * Wrench.png Wrench (Rare)
 * FriendPhone.png Friend Phone (Rare)

Quotes

 * "Why do people work all day when the butler brings you everything?"
 * "Oh those flies buzzing 'round your head... How quaint!"
 * "I don't understand why the poor can't just eat the other poor!"
 * "Settle a bet for me: Is 'budget' a real word?"

Tips and Strategies

 * If you made a Upper-Cruster Hostile towards you, It's highly recommended that you kill them first before they reach to a Alarm Button or by disabling Police Boxes and Alarm Buttons nearby with a Wrench or with a EMP respectively. Fighting a Supercop is much harder and you'd want to avoid that situation in most cases.
 * Random Reverence+ is good in this case as the Upper-Cruster may summon an Aligned Supercop, allowing you to safely kill the Upper-Cruster with the help of the Supercop.


 * Upper-Crusters have 3 Endurance and 3 Speed, making them surprisingly durable and fast, and can outrun the player to the Alarm Button.


 * Making another party accidentally hit a Upper-Cruster will make one summon a Supercop to sic them on the offending party that hit them. Use this to your advantage by using Haterators, Hologram Bigfoots or by making your targets bullets hit one by mistake and then hiding away from danger.

Trivia

 * Since the Alpha 60, it was made possible to play as the Upper Cruster for completing the Slum Dweller's Big Quest.