Rutger is a playable Hero in Gigantic. He is a melee-centered warden who uses shield to tank incoming damage while dishing out punishment to his enemies. He was announced with August 15, 2017 Patch and released with Into Solitude update.
Wardens usually worked alone, but Rutger was wise enough to know the value of cooperation.
RARE – Earn 6 Assist Spree! badges as Rutger.
Long ago, Rutger and Voden had fought side by side. They had their differences throughout time, but the bond they had forged remained.
LEGENDARY – Earn 9 Assist Spree! badges as Rutger.
“All wardens must learn to work together, whether they wish to or not.” – Orbora, Hermit of the Wilds
THE OLD GUARD VI
Challenge – NEMESIS
COMMON – Earn 3 Nemesis! or Archenemy!badges as Rutger.
The Ghost Reef was in shambles; its natural form and beauty corrupted by Tesserus mining equipment.
RARE – Earn 6 Nemesis! or Archenemy! badges as Rutger.
Rutger mourned the spirits of creatures long dead that now could not rest in their former home.
LEGENDARY – Earn 9 Nemesis! or Archenemy! badges as Rutger.
Now was no time for sitting around; Rutger would teach these scientists what it truly meant for every action to have an equal and opposite reaction.
THE OLD GUARD VII
Challenge – POWER
COMMON – Generate 100 power for your guardian as Rutger.
Rutger's loyalty lay only with the land; he would fight for whoever served his cause best.
RARE – Generate 200 power for your guardian as Rutger.
“If I'm out wranglin' power for ya, I expect to get your help in return.” – Rutger
LEGENDARY – Generate 300 power for your guardian as Rutger.
"Rulers come an' go, but the land is truly everlasting. Even those beings you call Eternals won't be around forever." – Rutger
Added with the Rampage Edition
THE OLD GUARD VIII Slap Away!
Challenge –
COMMON – Hit enemies with [LMB/RT], 250 times
"Hah, you call that a punch? I've seen reeds blowing in the wind hit harder than that. Let me show you what a proper punch is!" – Rutger
RARE – Restore 2000 total shield with [LMB/RT] in a match, 5 times
"Get your crossbows ready. And don't even try going close to him. You may think you've got him surrounded in close quarters, but that just means he has you right where he wants you!" – Bandit
LEGENDARY – Hit enemies with a Jump Attack, 20 times in a match, 5 times
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THE OLD GUARD IX Slam Drunk!
Challenge –
COMMON – Apply slow with [RMB/LT], 100 times
"The earth shatters before me." – Rutger
RARE – Hit 2+ enemies with a single [RMB/LT], 10 times in a match, 5 times
The spike pierced straight through the carriage like it was made of paper. Wood splintered under the immense force that Rutger controlled.
LEGENDARY – Push 2+ enemies with a single [RMB/LT], 50 times
"Knossos, what you have at the tip of your spear is a pebble. Let me show you what a real stone looks like. Or better yet: a real rock." – Rutger
THE OLD GUARD X Grounded!
Challenge –
COMMON – Use [Q/LB] while below 50% health, 25 times
Rutger was at peace alone. He saw malice in most people and could not bear humanity's constant thirst for power.
RARE – Restore 2500 total shield with [Q/LB] in a match, 3 times
"Don't pick a fight with Rutger on a land - he just bends rock and soil his will. Either bait him into a town, or near the water. Hell, fight him on an airship if ye can!" – Bandit Notes
LEGENDARY – Earn a kill or assist within 8 seconds after using [Q/LB], 10 times
We thought there was no way he could have survived that explosion. Lo and behold the next morning he was right back at it like nothing happened.
THE OLD GUARD XI Walled off!
Challenge –
COMMON – Block 250 projectiles with [E/RB]
As Rutger dub his arms in, the shattered earth and rocks erupted forming a barrier around hin - protecting him from any threat.
RARE – Block 50 projectiles with [E/RB] in a match, 5 times
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LEGENDARY – Earn a kill or assist within 8 seconds after using [E/RB], 10 times
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THE OLD GUARD XII Pin Ball!
Challenge –
COMMON – Use [F/RT] while below 50% health, 5 times
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RARE – Launch 3+ enemies with a single [F/RT], 10 times
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LEGENDARY – Earn 10 kills with [F/RT]
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THE OLD GUARD XIII Ready the Charge!
Challenge –
COMMON – Give armor to yourself or allies with [LMB/RT], 80 times in a match, 5 times
Being a warden was a solemn task, but Rutger found that he frequently relished it.
RARE – Get a critical hit with a dodge attack, 30 times in a match, 5 times
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LEGENDARY – Apply bleed with [LMB/RT], 40 times in a match, 5 times
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THE OLD GUARD XIV Fracture!
Challenge –
COMMON – Restore 2500 total shield with [LMB/RT] in a match, 5 times
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RARE – Earn a kill or assist within 8 seconds after applying a debuff with [LMB/RT], 50 times
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LEGENDARY – Push enemies off the map with [LMB/RT], 35 times
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THE OLD GUARD XV Deeper Underground!
Challenge –
COMMON – Restore 1600 stamina by using [Q/LB]
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RARE – Apply major slow with [Q/LB], 25 times in a match, 5 times
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LEGENDARY – Earn 60 kills with [Q/LB][Q/LB]
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THE OLD GUARD XVI Wall'd!
Challenge –
COMMON – Apply 30 total debuffs with [E/RB] in a match, 5 times
COMMON – Be in combat for 300 seconds in total in a match, 5 times
"Rutger, my dear friend. We need you now more than ever. I would not have come to you if the situation was not dire. The corruption is spreading - and what we all hold most dear is in grave peril." – Voden
RARE – Be in combat for 600 seconds in total in a match, 5 times
"I hear the stones, and the mountains, and I hear you, young Voden. But you and I cannot do this alone... I am too old, and my body is beaten. You are too young, and your face is too hideous. What chance do we have?" – Rutger
LEGENDARY – Be in combat for 1100 seconds in total in a match, 5 times
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THE INFERNAL HUNT IV Shielded!
Challenge –
COMMON – Have 60% shield uptime while in combat in a match, 5 times
The great battle of Amareth was one of the biggest Rift disasters of the war. The corruption was so widespread that it even coaxed Rutger out of his lair. He was there for the Rift, not to partake in the melee.
RARE – Have 70% shield uptime while in combat in a match, 5 times
"It doesn't matter for how long he has been gone for. What matters is that he is back now. Bring in the squad leaders, we must discuss new strategies with the Stone Warden in mind." – Aurion War Advisor
LEGENDARY – Have 80% shield uptime while in combat in a match, 5 times
"I vow on the crags and the mountains, the hills and the guilles, that I will never leave again. Devaedra's corruption will be stopped. The land will heal, and it will fight back and crush her." – Rutger
"My allegiance is to Leiran, the Wardens, and nobody else. Especially not to those so-called Great Houses - blinded bu greed, disregarding everything around them other than their selfish goals." – Rutger
LEGENDARY – Earn 5 Legionnaire!badges with Rutger.
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REBIRTH III Debuffed!
Challenge –
COMMON – Apply 300 total debuffs
Leiran's return was a signal to all who would listen: hope was alive, risen from the ashes of Devaedra's corruption. And yet, Rutger only allowed himself the briefest moment of respite.
RARE – Apply 50 total debuffs in a match, 5 times
He had amends to make. Davaedra's Rift was an unnatural instrument that had caused tremendous damage to the land. Nature had needed the Wardens to fight back, and Rutger had been absent.
LEGENDARY – Apply 100 total debuffs in a match, 5 times
"I am old and I am tired - but duty is not only a young grub's game. If Leiran can come back from the brink, so can I. I will never abandon you again - as long as the mountains stand, so shall be their Warden." – Rutger
