Cannoneer
| Faction | Explorer |
|---|---|
| Class | Pirate |
| Main Stat | STR |
| Secondary Stat | DEX |
| Primary weapon | Hand Cannon |
| Secondary weapon | Powder Keg |
| Link Skill | Pirate Blessing |
| Legion member effect | STR: +10/20/40/80/100 |
| Title | Cannoneer |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Maple Island |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Human |
| Affiliations | Monkey |
| Minions | Monkey |
| Enemies | Black Mage Black Wings |
| Status | Alive |
| Name (Other Servers) | |
| KoreaMS | 캐논슈터 (Cannon Shooter) |
| JapanMS | キャノンシューター (Cannon Shooter) |
| ChinaMS | 火炮手 (Artilleryman) 神炮王 (Artillery King) |
| TaiwanMS | 重砲指揮官 (Cannon Shooter, Heavy Artillery Commander) |
| MapleSEA | Cannon Shooter |
| Voice Actors | |
| GlobalMS | Lucien Dodge (Male)[1][2] Sarah Anne Williams (Female)[1][3] |
| KoreaMS | Seongtae Park (Male)[4] Eunah Kim (Female)[5] |
| JapanMS | Chiharu Sawashiro (Male) Misano Sakai (Female) |
| ChinaMS | Ye Cha[6] (Male) Jin Qi (Female) |



Cannoneer or Cannon Shooter is an Explorer Pirate released during the MapleStory: Legends[7] Update. Their second job is Cannoneer, their third job is Cannon Trooper, and their fourth job is Cannon Master.
While on their way to Victoria Island, an Explorer's ship is attacked by a Jr. Balrog, causing him to crash-land on Coco Island. There, he encounters a Monkey and a man named Cutter, an engineer for the Nautilus designing a secret superweapon for Kyrin. The three band together in order to escape in a large cannon, after which the Explorer is entrusted with the cannon and becomes the Cannoneer, with Monkey at his side.
Due to being a special Explorer, Cannoneer has their own storyline and also follow the regular Explorer storyline.
Story
- Main article: Cannoneer/Story
Once a Beginner hoping to become an Explorer, an unlucky monster attack stranded the Cannoneer on an remote island until a Monkey rescued him and helped him escape. After being rescued by the Nautilus, the Cannoneer - armed with a powerful arm cannon and his Monkey at his side - hopes to master the ways of the pirate and save Maple World from the darkness which threatens it.
Job Advancements
| Starting Quest | Level |
|---|---|
| [Explorer] Cannoneer Trailblazing | 10 |
| [Explorer] Cannoneer's Second Path | 30 |
| [Explorer] Chiefs of El Nath | 60 |
| [Explorer] Leaving the Pond | 100 |
| [5th Job] 5th Job: Call of the Erdas | 200 |
| [6th Job] Merged Dimension | 260 |
Gallery
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Previous Cannoneer class selection button (pre-2025 UI revamp)
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Post-Awake Cannoneer artwork
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Legends Cannoneer artwork
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Post-RED Cannoneer artwork
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Artwork of Cannoneer (MapleStory N)
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NPC Portrait of Cannoneer (Male)
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NPC Portrait of Cannoneer (Female)
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Collection Card of Cannoneer (Rare)
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Collection Card of Cannoneer (Epic)
Trivia
- Canoneer introduced the concepts of up jump and Link Skills to the game.
- If another Explorer in the same world has not advanced to 4th job yet, completing additional quests is required to advance to 3rd and 4th jobs.
External Links
- https://www.grandislibrary.com/explorers/cannoneer
- https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%BA%90%EB%85%BC%EC%8A%88%ED%84%B0
- https://orangemushroom.net/2011/07/26/cannon-shooter-skill-tables-kms-ver-1-2-136/
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Confirmed by the GMS Community Manager.
- ↑ Also provides the voice(s) of .
- ↑ Also provides the voice(s) of Angelic Buster, Cygnus, Sanaan (Monad), Hilla, Ain, Juli, Freya, Bowman (Female), Pathfinder (Female), Pirate (Female), and Irena.
- ↑ Also provides the voice(s) of Freud, Mercedes (Male), Bowman (Male), Pathfinder (Male), Pirate (Male), Rondo, and Nicky / T-Boy.
- ↑ Also provides the voice(s) of Ephenia, Arin, Mercenary (Female), Wandering Warrior (Female), Eleanor, Warrior (Female), Bowman (Female), Pirate (Female), and Sugar.
- ↑ Also provides the voice(s) of Gri.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120529150230/http://maplestory.nexon.net/News/News.aspx?boardNo=103&contentNo=00DMA&pageIndex=1
Availability
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| Korea | Japan | China | Global | SEA | Taiwan |
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