Friendly Thursday: Lukien

It's hard to really describe Lukien. He's the kind of person you just about remember seeing out of the corner of your eyes, but you can't really picture him. You might describe him as having some sort of tattoos, his eyes red…or was it blue? He's always moving about when you're buying potions. Mostly you're looking at the potions, Lukien isn't the kind to engage in idle chit chat.

He's not usually the sort to engage in anything, actually. Except, well, there is something that's likely to bring him to a panicked rage. If you can find the time to figure out what it is and unlock Lukien as a challenger, beware! He knows his chemistry, and he has quite the stock of potions guaranteed to have you wishing you'd forgotten him sooner.
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SOLARIS
Is he still available as a challenger? Or no longer?
Eva
Is he only at Apocalyptic Apothecary or am I missing something?
Frieda
Got him. Or should I say he got me.
n_zelda_n
@Jules You're welcome!
Jules
@n_zelda_n ~ Thank you! :)
Kinky
The good news is, I oly visited twice, and non-consecutively, and I got him.
n_zelda_n
@Jules
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Jules
Would anyone like to share how to unlock? please :)
Sue
Yay!! Finally :)
Cordyceps_sapiens
Got him!
FuriousViolet
I got him!
elka
if people are still trying to get that info:

Beginning Stats:
HEALTH 17,275
STRENGTH 6,750
DEFENSE 4,000
SPEED 5,555
EXP 7,500
moonstarr
Just read the paragraph description on the new cash shop opponent, that eye. It seems to be referring to how Lukien is paranoid about being watched/people coming in every day. I am wondering about maybe putting the fifth win loot in my inventory from that eye and going in to stalk Lukien every day till he wants to fight.
SpiritedLass
I give up along with everyone else - could staff please help with this.
StarShadow
If it's been fixed has anyone found out how to unlock him yet?
extremist
Has anyone got it yet?
I put so much into it before the glitch I don't know where to start again.
Velociraptor
Quote by Amber:
Bug is finally better (yay!) and has pushed a fix to the Friendly Challenger this month! Unfortunately the days you've been visiting Grumpy Gus don't count, so go visit him a few more days and he should unlock <3
Cordyceps_sapiens
Any progress on this? How are we supposed to know if someone has solved it if the unlock is glitched?
FCoD
Aarrrgh matey, this be one hard puzzle to solve.
extremist
Is there going to be an update on whether the issue which is causing Lucien not to unlock...is resolved.
moonstarr
@StarShadow - all I know is it hasn't worked for me yet. Hopefully soon!
StarShadow
Has anyone gotten him yet or is the unlock not working?
Yucee
I have sympathy pains for everyone who has commented on this post rip all of you
Book
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jensen
Quote by amber:
i've let Bug know that ... lukien might be having some issues :x
sounds like his unlock isn't working right atm p:
SongSparra
Has anyone unlocked him yet????
jKat
anyone still working on this?
I have tried lots of coffee items deleting drinking wearing donating.
Lots of wardrobe items.
Im just lost now?
Frieda
no outside Food and Drinks are allowed in this shop
Namira
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Djinni
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Watching Lukiens shop while empty
Jeheace
...
PrincessJudith
He has more a sneer to his look. Observe the raised upper lip.
Amber STAFF
@judykm Not a clue! HE LOOKS GRUMPY, JUST LOOK AT THAT FACE.
Judy
@Amber Grumpy Gus??? Is that an affectionate term for Lukien or another clue???

potion?
edwin_kandani
something about memory game i will trying all
Ryuu
Quote by @Jeheace:
What is that called, when you sing around some fancy glass or crystal and your voice resonates just right with the potion bottles and they all shatter???
I don't think that there's a special word for the act of doing it. Or, it might just be resonance? :d It's when the voice matches the natural frequency of the glass/resonates/it vibrates, and breaks. If there is a word, I can't find it. There might be!

On that note
Jeheace
What is that called, when you sing around some fancy glass or crystal and your voice resonates just right with the potion bottles and they all shatter???
Jeheace
What is that called, when you sing around some fancy glass or crystal and your voice resonates just right with the potion bottles and they all shatter???
Kinky
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Kevin
I’d just poke him a few times every day, that’d bother me
Ryuu
other ideas
Amber STAFF
@gitto it won’t take you guys a full week to get it, but it does take a bit of time :)
Julie
Nor having seven dwarves items in inventory and buying something did nothing.
Julie
I tried the following:

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jensen
@gitto
Quote by amber:
@/METROID no, think more scootle like
[...]
This one wasn't actually made to take over a few days because we wanted to stump you, it actually fits in with the lore of the character. :blush:
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I have faith in you guys! Just keep visiting grumpy gus of a potion maker the next few days and trying different things :blush:
bolded the bits i think are the most important

it's definitely something you do over a few days, but it should be just a few days (i'm guessing less than a week) -- i was mostly joking when i said i'd be ok if we at least figured it out before his fear went live (in two weeks or so), and amber said "It shouldn't take you guys that long!"
Laurey
It may not be multiple days in a row, but just doing the same thing repetitively until he gets annoyed enough to challenge us.

I'm not sure what the thing to be done is though.
gitto
I'm less convinced it's something you have to wait for- why release a challenger and the loot if you can't unlock him straight away? Also I'm sure Amber said she didn't expect it to take a few days so I'm not sure it's about waiting days
Skrett
@Toby I feel like you're on to something there! I am feeling less discouraged.
jKat
maybe it cant unlock until 24 hours after his release whilst trying on stuff?
Toby
Hm. Amber says "keep visiting" him "the next few days".

I think that itself might be a hint, especially combined with "if you can find the time" and "wishing you'd forgotten him sooner" from the news post. Maybe we need to do <whatever it is that annoys him> for several days in a row.

Or maybe it's something that plays out over several days? I was trying:

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... maybe there needs to be more time between something like that, enough for him to feel betrayed/misled or something.
Skrett
@Amber Can we get an additional hint at some point? puppy dog eyes

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jKat
From Amber
I have faith in you guys! Just keep visiting grumpy gus of a potion maker the next few days and trying different things

any relevance Grumpy?
thinking_kiwi
sigh
I give up, Lukien.
Looks like @Amber finally got a win.
BlueRiver
nothing
raul
@Amber c'mon any tips i NEED that wearable
gitto
Not sure if anyone has checked it out, but here's the post from when the magic box was closed and Lukien took over...

Ah, hello everyone. Greetings are as good a place to start as any, aren't they? But I'm far too busy to linger on them, so let's move right along.

A friend of mine--I'm sure you know him, he's that lad from the Magic Box, always has fairies fluttering about--has decided to up and move to the Vetan mountains. Something about being tired of the hustle and the bustle and wanting to own an adorable cabin. I zoned out after a while, truth be told. So he's gone now, meditating and feeding antlephore and probably searching for new fairies, and the Magic Box has closed its doors.

I was left to deal with all his old stock because I'm such a great friend with so much free time. I've got all the damn boxes sorted, and those of you in need of elixirs and potions can find them at my very own apothecary. The plushies have all been sent to Zuzu, whereas Tobias will handle all the magical toy-like things. Mauve took the clothes, because of course he did, while Rose took any accessories and if you're looking for the weapons, you'd best head over to the Weapons Warehouse.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to brewing my own potions.
Delphi
Okay so now you all see what my phone corrects Subeta to. o.O
Delphi
This has got to be the hardest thing out of all the Thursday challengers AND genetech combos!
Substantial why you hate us? D:
Dice
I'd help, but the last few solutions have been pretty obtuse, so I have no idea where to start on this. It could be anything! I'm completely overwhelmed!
Damon
Nope did not work
jKat
i just tried exploring everywhere then visiting Lukien and buying a potion from him.. no luck
Toby
Not working:

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I'm autistic, so I have sensory issues, as well as social issues/social anxiety. I relate to the "panicked rage" feeling from certain things, and I feel like I'm familiar with some common triggers of that in others, so I'm kinda going through SubetaLodge and seeing what items might trigger that.

Visiting him with these didn't work:

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along the social lines, visiting with these didn't work:

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random phobia idea didn't work:
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Skrett
@jKat Yes, I have, with the rune facial tattoo. And just plain naked. And as a creepy naked doll (uh, don't ask?). xD
jKat
has anyone tried visiting him naked with just tattoos?
naked and also having nothing in inventory at all including no locked stuff?
Ive tried wearing a heap of stuff to do with time potions chemistry
Book
The description of his trading card mentions that “you should be grateful”. Maybe something to do with ingratitude?
Solsticesprite
I am rank 4 on Decanter High Scores with a total score of 155,703,. If it's Decanter of Indestructability related, it's not a cumulative thing.
DarkVixen28
I agree with Sovereign that the feeling behind the wording for Lukien is different from the others.

Thought
Finesse
Didn't work
Sovereign
i cant figure anything else out so you know what @ Lukien ur potions suck square up and fight me loser.
Velociraptor
no worky
Finesse
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Efferd
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Chocolate
Joining this party a bit late. Anyone try trapping him in an elevator with a jabberjaw?
Or presenting him an award, because being in the spotlight doesn't sound so great.
Hunger
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METROID
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raul
Edit:

didn't work, halfway + thoughts
raul
Well there are other subeta features that involve

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Delphi
Reeeeally want those wears so I hope he's not a super hard challenger. Lots of the Thursday guys have been really high tier.
Elysium
@judykm

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Damon
@Thelovelyzero
Tried, didn't work.
Judy
Untried
Lovely
I don' have one so I can't try it but...
Idea
everdear
DONT HURT MY BBY ;-;

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Mythology
Hmmmmmm.... MY HUSBANDO NOOOOOOO

But I wonder....

Idea
demon
man i love lukien he's my fave npc i'd smooch him
Sovereign
the more i read this the more odd some lines read to me and i keep cluing into them im not particularly sure if theyre anything more than mysterious wording to this mystery of a challenger but
Theorizing
Foxtrot
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Ryuu
LOTS of Did Not Work
Sovereign
boy youre an enigma
Alcremie
The question is, what is he afraid of? I'm sure y'all are determined to find out before this month's Cash Shop challenger, but for those who don't, we will have an idea by the end of the month. And for those who do find out how to unlock him as a challenger, then we have an idea of what he's afraid of and what the Cash Shop challenger will be!
L0stS0ul
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Kiarda
Looks to me like he doesn't like being noticed?
Book
*rune reading kit, darnit autocorrect.
Book
Did anyone try putting on the tube reading kit or a similar wearable and visiting him?
thinking_kiwi
didn't work*
I can't english tonight asdvgavhd
thinking_kiwi
also not worked
Synth
Ooh, his loot is amazing. I hope we figure this out soon...
thinking_kiwi
didn't work
Damon
Nope
jensen
@StarShadow
doesn't work (also i doubt the solution involves expensive retired items)

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no idea how the trigger would work, but i hope it involves proving he sings top 40 pop hits while he brews
StarShadow
@Avel
I know, I tried. But it seemed like worth a shot.
Avel
@StarShadow
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StarShadow
Has anyone tried wearing Cece Hound Vibrant Contacts which are the same colors as his eyes and he might think we're mocking him?
Andraste
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Too sleepy to keep trying for tonight. Gotta be up in 5 hours. Good luck y'all! Hopefully someone gets it!
elka
@Kestrel i had already posted about that, didnt work :(
Burton
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Gah
Damon
Nope
Kestrel
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Sketch
By the news post all I can think is something like stage fear (or whatever it's called in English), social anxiety and the like but how to trigger it is another story ?
Kestrel
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HeadPhonz
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elka
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mallory
Hmm...

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Greg
@METROID
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Solsticesprite
Sending a buddy request from his page, does not work. Going to his shop with Chemicals, Chemistry Textbook, Upside Down Chemical Spiller and Foundations of Organic Chemistry does not work.
elka
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shylarah
maybe somethign involving decaf coffee?
METROID
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Damon
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Avel
@Laurey
Maybe that will be the CSC challenger?
Maniac
not this either
Ferinsy
(lol I can swear I wrote "sorry" in my last comment, not "sore")

not this
raul
RING-DING-DING-DING-DINGERINGEDING
youngexplorer
What does Wesker say?
SongSparra
@raul
LMAO
raul
LOL @Ferinsy THAT'S JUST FANTA SEA
METROID
@Greg
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Ferinsy
Lol sore for the hugeass image x___x
Greg
I fear it's something involving
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Ferinsy
THE TWO LOOTS ARE CLOTHES? IS THIS THE REAL LIFE?
raul
Also, @Virus
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SongSparra
I know it's this bloody lag mon.... oh no that's US getting pissed isn't it sorry false alarm :D
raul
@Laurey chemistry is also a thing... maybe something related to Genetech Lab or potions? Also red and blue. brainstorming
chookie
Aww Lukien is one of my faves! Rushed over here to see if we got new art for him, but no :c
jensen
i want to hug him
Laurey
I had to look up the previous owner of the Magic Box and all that because I honestly couldn't remember.

Here's a link to the news post, if anyone wants to scan for possible ideas there: https://subeta.net/news/15768

This isn't going to be another case of the old guy "moving away" but Lukien secretly killed him to take over the business or something, is it? :P
Damon
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PrincessJudith
He drinks triple espresso coffee from the Get Mugged
Laurey
It's not going to be something that insane, lol. It may be something we won't accidentally come across, but all of the solutions so far have been things that anyone could easily do once we know what it is.

Also, we won't know what his stats are until we unlock him, but the loot items are in the directory already, if you're interested ~
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Ryuu
"there is something that's likely to bring him to a panicked rage."
:(
Oh no, poor Lukien.
Kestrel
If it's having 20,000 forum posts or something, I'll see you in the Arena in 80 years, Lukien.
Sincere
Yasss cant wait to see his stats!
Amber STAFF
@frederick HA SHE DOESNT' KNOW
Damon
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Skolletta
Yay, I've always loved Lukien! c:
frederick
@Amber Don't worry, I'll ask Wesker.
PrincessJudith
I am wondering his stats too. But unlocking him is the real challenge
Bliss
Why do I get the feeling he's going to be really hard?

Barin isn't even maxed yet. Will sit this one out lol
Serena922003
omg I need that battle loot
elka
while we find the solution, anyone knows this guy's stats uh?
Damon
Oh snap how unexpected!
FCoD
I get far too excited over Friendly Thursdays, lol.
Laurey
Subetapedia info:

- ”Helped” his friend close down the Magic Box and took over his stock
- His tattoos are actually runes that sometimes move, which took many years to master
- Does not sing while brewing potions, no matter what nosy neighbors and customers think
- Has traveled all over Subeta to gain as much knowledge as possible on potion making. Thinks very highly of himself for doing so

Plus the hints in the news post suggesting he's pretty secretive and not very social. Also "panicked rage" may be a clue.

Good luck everyone, seems like this will be another tough one to figure out.
Amber STAFF
:innocent: :innocent: :innocent:
SongSparra
I'm with Skrett, Amber's comment does not bode well!
Austria
Dude I can tell you that if I saw him I definitely wouldn't forget him. I've always found him so pretty!

Anyway, good luck everyone!
Skrett
Amber's comment makes me nervous!
Saria
Yay :D
Amber STAFF
GOOD LUCK ALL LOL
Tserel
Time for another rousing guessing game. I wonder how long it'll last this time?
Balloon
Mm one of my faves :heart:

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