NEW MERC : Arach + ART

(MeppDaFerret) #1

My idea is for a fast, agile dps merc. my personal idea would to have it be a robotic wolf.
the movement and HP stats mirror arua, 80 HP and around 478 movement speed. (not sure about the exact number)
their abilities would be the ones listed below

  1. a chargeable jump. the more charge, the higher the jump, with a long base cooldown at max charge.
  2. a passive, allowing the merc to stick to walls better when jumping off of them. like a wallrun, but limited by the jumps, since it is just jumping. this would allow for going UP walls along with ACROSS easier.
  3. a VERY short time to stick to walls, this ability would have a medium-long recharge time, but only last about 2 seconds, on select surfaces. as in direct walls, no slopes, hills, or cliffsides.

The mercs weapons would be any machine pistol, any pistol, katana or kukri.

This may be a bit OP but it’s a pretty cool idea. it actually started out as a dude with a jump pad and a concussion grenade.
any good name ideas, please share. I’d like to see what we could name it.

Here’s some REALLY early artwork of the character itself. this is the first, and was made quickly by another artist, whom I don’t know how to credit.

I also made a funny joke voice for it. https://soundcloud.com/damon-steele-2/sets/arachs-voice

(Drac0rion) #2

Name him Spider

(MeppDaFerret) #3

what about “Arach”

(Drac0rion) #4

The jumping and sticking to walls made me think of the jumping spider, google it, they look cute, could become a female merc, Arachne :smiley:

“Jumping spiders are known for their swift reflexes and leaping abilities. These spiders are capable of leaping as high as 25 times their own size and, as such, are extremely capable predators. Jumping spiders also possess impressive eyesight.”

“The jumping spider eludes predators in different ways. Some species use camouflage and blend into the surrounding environment. Others remain alert and watchful for predators as well as prey. If a threat is detected they flee or hide.”

The low health would suite the merc really well and wouldn’t be your average “spider-man”.

Second ability could be like a poison bomb with the radius of a sticky bomb or so.

While sticking to the walls/ceiling would be really risky in most cases as you have no cover and only 80HP, but it might catch mercs off guard especially if the poison would disturb visibility.

Would be a lot more like a recon merc though. I think the merc could have potential, high jumping or slight wall climbing ability would open up quite a lot new flanking routes and many indoors areas already have rather high ceilings.

(MeppDaFerret) #5

I thought up of a catchphrase for her )I chose “her” cus’ it fits(

In a robotic voice : My battle designation is “Arach”. I specialize in recon and supportive assault.