Fisch players chasing the new Oppressor rod first have to track down an NPC called Tormentor, who doesn’t appear anywhere near the main stage of the Underground Music Venue. The character is tucked inside a hidden auditorium that only opens up under specific conditions tied to the Fisch Venue Encore update released October 31.
Key points
- Tormentor is located in a hidden blue auditorium inside the Underground Music Venue in Fisch.
- Players reach the auditorium by clicking the Duskwire Rod beside Ken Carson during the Tropical Squall weather event.
- A Tropical Squall Totem costs 800,000 C$ from Elder Kaido or Elder Kao's rotating shop on Skycrest.
- Players need the Dusk title, earned by Perfect Catching 200 fish with the Duskwire, to talk to Tormentor.
- Completing Tormentor's questline unlocks the Oppressor rod, one of four new rods added in the Venue Encore update.
The update, which developers pushed out as patch 2.08, added several new characters to the Underground Music Venue, each tied to a questline that rewards an exclusive rod. Finding Tormentor is one of the trickier steps, since the NPC isn’t visible until players trigger a specific in-game weather event and use a hidden interaction point on the stage.
How to Find the Tormentor NPC in Fisch
Tormentor sits inside a hidden blue auditorium located within the Underground Music Venue. To get there, players first need to find the Ken Carson NPC, who stands on the main stage of the venue. A black guitar called the Duskwire Rod sits to the left of Ken Carson, and clicking it teleports the player straight into the auditorium where Tormentor waits.
That teleport option isn’t always available. The Duskwire Rod only becomes clickable during the Tropical Squall weather event, one of several rotating weather conditions in Fisch. Players who want to force the event rather than wait for it naturally can buy a Tropical Squall Totem for 800,000 C$ from Elder Kaido or Elder Kao’s shop, which rotates its stock weekly and is located on Skycrest.
- Locate Ken Carson on the Underground Music Venue stage.
- Activate the Tropical Squall weather event using a totem bought from Elder Kaido or Elder Kao.
- Click the Duskwire Rod next to Ken Carson to teleport into the hidden auditorium.
Starting the Oppressor Rod Quest
Reaching the auditorium isn’t the end of the process. Tormentor won’t talk to players who haven’t equipped the Dusk title, a cosmetic requirement tied to the Duskwire rod’s mastery track. Getting that title requires Perfect Catching 200 fish while using the Duskwire specifically, not just any rod.
Once a player has the Dusk title equipped and steps into the blue auditorium, interacting with Tormentor kicks off the Oppressor Rod quest. Patch notes for version 2.08 confirm that finishing this questline unlocks the Oppressor rod as a reward, one of four new rods tied to the update’s fresh roster of NPCs.
Where the Duskwire Rod Fits In
Since the Duskwire is a prerequisite for both the teleport trick and the Dusk title, players without it will need to track it down first. Accounts of how to obtain the Duskwire vary. Some sources say it comes from a quest tied to an NPC named Hollow after solving a puzzle at Crystal Cove, while others point to a direct purchase from Hollow inside the Music Venue, with reported prices ranging from 500,000 C$ to over 1.75 million C$ depending on the source.
The Duskwire itself isn’t an easy rod to use even after it’s acquired. It carries negative Control, making it harder to handle during reel sequences, and negative Weight that requires pairing it with either the Invincible or Dune enchantment just to function properly. Fisch‘s wiki describes it as a mutation-focused rod built for high-value catches rather than general-purpose fishing.
