Xeros, The Subjugator Of The Sands

[(PSN)SaviorsBlood]

Just the other day I thought the desert Frame concept was a new one. I was wrong and quickly realized he's a somewhat popular Frame request. Even so, I'm going to take a crack at this. I'll leave it in the hands of the community and DE as its judges. Xeros is Greek for "dry", by the way and "xero-" is a popularly used prefix denoting "dry".

 

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Xeros (or Xero, take your pick), a male Warframe (Xera if it was to be developed as a female), takes control of the sands' desolation and ruin in battle. By utilizing the desert's various forms of overwhelming influence, Xeros' presence on the field becomes that of a heavily based support/utility Frame with some offensive capabilities.

 

Initial Warframe Stats - Health: 150.   Shields: 75.   Energy: 100.   Armor: 65.   Stamina: 100.   Sprint Speed: 1.1.   Default Polarities: Naramon x1 (Aura Slot), Vazarin x1, Madurai x1.

 

Dehydrate: Xeros drains all moisture from a localized target area, resulting in affected hostiles undergoing damage over time and falling victim to a mirage that confuses them into thinking their allies are the Tenno, causing infighting to occur for a period of time.

Energy Cost: 25. Power Strength: 100/150/225/325 damage over 6 seconds. Duration: 10/14/18/22 seconds. Cast Range: 10/12/16/22 meters. Affected Targets: 2/3/5/8. Cast Time: ~0.75 seconds

 

Quicksand: Just as the name implies, Xeros engulfs his enemies in a pool of quicksand cast on a target area that damages caught enemies over time and swallows them up, stopping their movement altogether for the duration.

Energy Cost: 50. Power Strength: 80/100/120/150 damage over 10 seconds. Duration: 20 seconds. Cast Range: 4/5/7/10 meters. Cast Time: ~1.5 seconds.

 

Sandstorm: Xeros calls upon a wave of sand that deals high initial impact damage and disorients enemies, causing blindness, reduced hostile armor, and decreases damage dealt from affected enemies.

Energy Cost: 75. Power Strength: 150/200/275/375 damage on impact. Duration: 15/18/21/24 seconds. Cast Range: 6/8/10/12 meters. Radius: 10 meters. Enemy Armor Reduction: 10/15/20/30%. Damage Reduction: 20%. Cast Time: ~2 seconds.

 

Solar Blast: Even more than the sands themselves are under the control of Xeros' hand. Summon the power of the desert's unforgiving sun itself to incinerate a large target area with a devastating solar blast. Surviving enemies are stunned and subjected to a short damage over time.

Energy Cost: 100. Power Strength: 600/700/850/1000 damage on impact with 100/150/200/250 Heat damage over 4 seconds after cast. Duration: Instantaneous (Stun and Heat DoT last a constant 4 seconds after blast). Cast Range: Xeros at epicenter. Radius: 15 meters. Cast Time: ~2.25 seconds.

 

I imagined Xeros' appearance would look rather rugged. His apparel is tattered and worn. His body has a dark scorched appearance, yet his armor appears rough and calloused. The equivalent of the Warframe cloth (think the syandanas or appearance of Frost's loose cloak/jacket) would enclose his face and neck, as if protecting himself from the sand and sun; aside from that, in order to appear very mobile, his armor would be close-fitting. Like Nekros, his body would appear rather thin, but bear the likeness of an agile survivor.

 

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And that's about it. Tell me what you guys think. I know there have been other desert themed Warframe concepts, but I hope this one earns its place among the various concepts preceding it. Of course, I'm no game developer, so assuming some of these stats required a little adjustment, I would be completely fine with that. I am an artist, but I haven't drawn in so long (not to mention, I can't seem to get myself to sit down and draw anyway), I decided I would just leave the description for Xeros' appearance. But assuming I ever sit down and throw around some ideas for this Warframe, I'll be sure to post them here.

Edited November 29, 2014 by (PS4)SaviorsBlood

[Archistopheles]

Sounds like you drew most of your inspiration from a League of Legends/Dota2 style hero. It's raw, but interesting.

[(PSN)SaviorsBlood]

While I've dabbled with LoL some in the past (never played Dota), I wasn't necessarily trying to pull any inspiration from it. At least, that wasn't my intention if I managed to create a character that resembled one of those games' characters. I just tried thinking of fitting abilities that could revolve around a desert themed Frame. But thank you very much for your review regardless. What LoL or Dota Champion were you thinking of by the way? I'm curious.

[Archistopheles]

Moreso the style and name, not any single champion in particular. If you look at our frames, they're just the name without a title. "Ember" is just "Ember." We may call her the fire frame, or a fire mage, but she's just "Ember."

[(PSN)SaviorsBlood]

Oh, I see what you mean now. The title was just an inclusion for some flair; a simple means to quickly describe what he specializes in. I'm content with the fact that he would just be called Xeros in-game, assuming that long shot would ever become a reality.