character concept help


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Looking for some ideas on which powersets to use on a remake of one of my characters. He essentially is a science based character with the powers of a praying mantis (not completely turned into a mantis, just with similar powers). So anything along the lines of camoflauge/predator based powers would seem to work well.

Of course I know about Silver Mantis so a stalker is certainly a consideration and something that would work well I would think. The concept is for a heroic character, but with GR coming a heroic stalker would work fine. I'm pretty open to other ideas also, but am really at a loss on a specific pair of powersets. If I go stalker what powersets would represent it well? Claws? Spines? What secondary? A plant/thorn dominator is another idea but I lose the hide/camoflauge. Scrapper possibly but might be too "in your face" for a mantis idea.

Suggestions?


 

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Its too bad that Dual Blades doesnt allow a sword/dagger model that is held in a reverse grip (blade down). Combined with the Dual-Blade animations you would look somewhat Mantis-like. Especially is you went with some of the insect-like costume options.

Just checked, and the "Khopesh" is about as close to mantis-like as you get with dual blades.


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I'd say either Claws/Super Reflexes or Spines/Super Reflexes.


 

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Dark Armour might work. It gives you the camoflauge power.
Cloak of Darkness also simulates compound eye vision with the +Perception, although Tactics can do that on any set.
The other FX can probably be coloured to look more biological, like a pollen or toxin cloud or something along those line.

DA/Claws - the single blade claws can look pretty insect-y.

Beyond camoflauge, light armour and claws/blades, what else should someone with Mantis powers be able to do? Leaping?


 

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Originally Posted by DrMike2000 View Post
Beyond camoflauge, light armour and claws/blades, what else should someone with Mantis powers be able to do? Leaping?
Spousal abuse.

More seriously, they do fly (at least the ones in North America I am familiar with; I know there are many species worldwide).

The Spines models probably look like a better fit than Claws, but I'm not sure that flying shrapnel is a good representation of how the insect attacks. I might be inclined to go Claws Stalker. For secondary, /SR or perhaps Willpower, which has some animalistic power names.


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What about either a DB/EA or Claws/EA brute. You don't start with the stealth power like a stalker, but you do get it around 20 I believe, and it does not suppress, so the defense is constant from it.


Willpower has more passive regen than Regen does. Who thought that was a good idea?

Can we get a fix for Energy Melee instead of more new sets?