Father Time. His skill could boost the spawn rate, thus speeding up the game.

SadKitchen, I'm sorry to say that crusader would be useless. Only cheap crusaders are a good DPS source, certainly not Nate or equivalent, no matter what skills they have. In this game, everything except Jim, Hermit or WW is there to buff one of those three. Nate will still be better than the one you suggested because of his 2 +10% DPS to all skills. Consider that in basic triangle formation you shouldn't even use any crusader after Panda... and that is just for his gold boost, otherwise the last crusaders would be Momma!

Are you sure about that? I am pretty confident that hermit with crappy gear is still much better than frosty with all epics.

Anyway, I think the developers shouldn't introduce a DPS crusaders that is only half-decent for the first 1-2 weeks of play...

Here is my numbers. (Comparing similarish costs in levels at 25 level increments as those are all that really matter)
Level 625 snowman - 741n to level up 1 level - party dps 194n
Level 1000 hermit - 2.41d to level up 1 level - party dps 521n
Level 650 snowman - 4.02d to level up 1 level - party dps 808n
Level 1025 hermit - 13.1d to level up 1 level - party dps 2.14d

And my assessment:
Unlike previously stated Hermit isn't worse than frosty, he just ins't better either. Also my Jim and WW have fared similarly (don't have the patience to level them all up + I use a non-chilling power frosty in my WW formation so I can't truly compare him in the list.)

-SadKitchen

I have also been thinking about Father Time, originally posted by SallySparrow4 and have fleshed out the crusader a bit

Father Time
Switches with King Reginald IV
Starting DPS: 24B
Level 10 upgrade: Fatherly Figure - +10% DPS all
Level 25 upgrade: Things to do - +50% enemy spawn speed
Level 50 upgrade: Wait a Moment - King's Command
Level 75 upgrade: Forgot the Fabric Softener - Increases spawn speed to +75%
Level 100 upgrade: Better in Every Way - +10% DPS all
Level 125 upgrade: Plans for Next Friday - Increases spawn speed to +100%
Level 200 upgrade: It Is Time - level 200 skill.

Gear:
Sands of Time - 15, 30%, 45%, 60% Spawn speed boost
Staff - 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% all DPS boost
Robe - 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% reduction to ability cool down

(I couldn't think of a name for the better in every way upgrade, but no one will use King Reginald IV ever again if this crusader was made so I called it that. :D)

Let me know what you think.

-SadKitchen

you can bench him if the speed is too much . or not buy the abilities .

my suggestion for all events to come. please have ruby's also be the reward for every event mission.
i hear that you are going to have an event every month, there are so many regular missions i stull have not done yet,

I do have a funny idea here.....

Auld Lang Syne
Switches with Sasha.
5: Should all acquaintance..... (What? You guys forgot about me already?)
DPS +100%

10: Post-Christmas Hype (We wish you a Merry Christmas..... and here I am!)
DPS +150%

25: A Cup of Kindness (Take one, y'all! And let's start being kind and caring towards the others.)
If any crusader in the formation takes damage, 50% of this damage will be split equally among the other crusaders in the formation, including Auld Lang Syne himself.

50: Old Long Since (Some people call him that, for whatever reasons. But his strength does come with age.)
DPS +150%

75: Resolutions (Let's all resolve to strengthen ourselves this year, okay?)
Increases the DPS of all crusaders by 15%. For every 10% health lost by a crusader in the formation, the base DPS of that crusader is increased by 25%.

100: New Year Spoils (These spoils are nice and fresh.... just like the new year!)
Heals all crusaders in the formation by 5% of their max HP whenever a monster is killed, or 20% whenever a boss is killed.

200: For Me (For MeeeeeEEEEEEeeeee my friends! For MeeeeeeEEEEEEEeeeeee!)
Lvl 200 upgrade

Gear:
Increases DPS of all (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%)
- Age-old Calendar (It's last year's, but it still has its value.)
- This Year's Calendar (Here, you can now see what date is what day, I believe.)
- Year Planner (Specially printed for the convenience of planning ahead!)
- Digital Calendar (Technically, it's just a smartphone app.)

Increases Base DPS (25%, 50%, 100%, 200%)
- Simple Firecracker (But it flies and pops! How is it simple?)
- Decent Firework (Ooh! Pretty!)
- Fancy Firework (Wow! So many colors!)
- Exquisite Barrage of Fireworks (Is this stolen from some new-year mass celebration?)

Increases Resolutions effect (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, does not increase the health loss threshold)
- Leaky Pen (I've got more ink on me hands than on this paper!)
- Simple Bic Pen (Bought for cheap from Wat-Mart. You can barely see the writings.)
- Ballpoint Pen (The writing's pretty darn black too.)
- Shiny Fountain Pen (Carefully polished and stored in a jewellery case.)

Nathan Dragon (who is, in fact, the father of Natalie and Nate)
Switches with the Hermit.
5: Dragonborn (Fus Ro.... wait for it.... DAH!)
DPS +100%

10: Defiance (What do you mean 'No Dragons'? Heck with it!)
DPS +100%

25: Artificial Flames (Who needs to breathe fire when you have a flamethrower?)
DPS +100%

50: Aging Dragon (My last name is 'Dragon' for a reason: I am one myself!)
For every 10 areas complete, Nathan's base DPS is increased by 15%.

75: The Father of Dragons (Sure learned well, they have. If only they could stop fighting for a minute....)
Increases Nathan's base DPS by 75% if either one of the Dragons (Natalie or Nate) is in the formation. If both Nate and Natalie are in, Nathan's base DPS is increased by 150% instead.

100: Back to Bushwhackia (Hey Bush Whacker, I've definitely seen you before! Here lemme help you with the clicks.)
Increases Swordplay by 20%.

200: Adventure Time (Come along Ja.... I mean, Nate and Natalie!)
Lvl 200 upgrade

Gear:
Increases DPS of all (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%)
- Over-sweetened Cup of Coffee (Is this actually coffee or just brown food-coloring with too much sugar?)
- Normal Cup o' Joe (A little sip of this sure makes you feel energized!)
- Fancy Mocha (Suits my taste, but a little too much foam still.)
- Rich Black from BushBuck's Coffee (Now this is what I call a cup of coffee!)

Increases Base DPS (25%, 50%, 100%, 200%)
- Brittle Dragon's Rune (Will break any time at any form of disturbance, sound included.)
- Dim Dragon's Rune (It's still pretty smooth even though it doesn't shine.)
- Shiny Dragon's Rune (Pretty sensitive to light, and look at its glow!)
- Luminous Dragon's Rune (Sometimes you have to wonder if the process within the rune itself is spontaneous).

Increases Aging Dragon effect (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%)
- Childhood Photo (Come on, stop looking at it! It's embarrassing!)
- Picture of a Generic Dragon (I swear, this is me when I was still young!)
- Family Photo (All four of us are in.... this should remind the kids to look after themselves.)
- Figurines of the Dragons (What cute family figurines! There's Nate, this one's Natalie, this here's Elena... and here I am!)

Yeah I agree. Gotta rescale them numbers a bit.