[Warframe Concept] Centurion - Gladiator (Defensive Offense Warframe)

[TheOlright]

Concept art

Description/Lore:

Centurion is a grineer-style warframe. Maybe you want to ask, why grineer? Because then I tried to imagine how should he looks like - my imagination draw me strong warframe with huge muscles, who also uses spear and shield. And I thought: "Damn, he must be somehow related to grineer!". But how grineer get they own warframe and how could he join current lore of the game? This is how I see it: Tyl'Regors tight ! was burning really painfull after his tubemen extermination and he decided to have his revenge. He understood that 1 warframe costs thousand of grineer soldiers, he decided to equalize the chances and create his very own warframe suit, then to put it into mass production and get the whole warframe legion of his own production. But then Tyl'Regor finished the prototype of his own suit (Or, maybe, he modified some warframe from the void), Lotus somehow learned about it (As usual), and send her tenno to steal the prototype (Well, in my opinion there should be some kind of event to include warframe like this into current lore).

Abilities:

1) Velites. Centurion throws spear in the direction, which deals puncture damage. Spear have mechanics almost like arrow. All enemies on its way stringed on it and continue to travel with it, even if spear didn't killed them. If all stringed enemies was killed, they stay on spear if it reached some obstacle.
Enhancement: Centurion throws 3 spears. First one flies in the direction and other 2 auto aim nearest enemies. All three spears works the same way.

2) Samnite. On usage there is material shield grown from Centurion's left hand (scutum). Shield blocks all incoming damage, but after receiving some amount (about 10k), shield will shatter (Centurion will fall after that), and you will not be able to reactivate it for some time. You can avoid this if you deactivate shield at right time (you can see your shield durability on ability panel). While shield is active control effects will not affect Centurion (Like explosion proc, bombard slam, etc). At the same time there energy field created around your warframe, so material shield and energy field forms cylinder. Energy field cannot absorb damage. If some enemy will try to use his control ability at Centurion from the side of field, it will not affect Centurion how it should, but Centurion will lose balance for really short time. But despite energy field cant absorb damage, if enemy will try to hit Centurion with melee from the side of field, they will receive 100% blast proc, and Centurion will not receive this melee damage (but only melee, ranged weapons still will deal damage from fields side). Centurion receive huge penalty to movement speed and lose ability to run, jump, etc. But for exchange, if you press "run" button while Samnite is active, Centurion will charge in the direction, ragdolling all enemies on his way. Centurion can't use his main weapon, while shield is active, but still can use his secondary, and also revive his allies. Also Centurion can use his melee weapon, but he puts his shield aside and also loses his energy field, after end of attack he quickly puts shield on it's place and energy field is quickly restored too.
Enhancement: If Centurion uses his Samnite ability while his fourth ability is active, he is not able to use any weapon, but he receive energy spear, which he puts in front of his shield. If he uses his charge while spear is active he will not only ragdoll his enemies, but also deal puncture damage to them. He also able to throw this spear (it will also deal puncture damage), immediately restoring it. He have countless amount of these spears and can throw them as long as Samnite is active.

3) Retiarius. Centurion throws (or create) net in the area. Enemies, who was at this area, lose their ability to move, but still can rotate and shoot. All enemies, who went on net after activation lose ability to move too.
Enhancement: After a few seconds since usage of net there are an energy spear created under every enemy on net, which deals puncture damage.

4) Gladiators rage. All your other abilities receive Enhancement. Also, Centurion absorbs shields and armor of nearby enemies. Centurion adds some % of absorbed amount to his own armor and shields. And, depending on absorbed amount, Centurion also receives visual upgrade for his own armor (Light, middle or heavy. This is pure cosmetic effect, to show player, how his stats was boosted. Well, also it will be cool to taunt your enemies, showing them you have cool armor and they already not). After activation Centurion loses ability to use any of his weapons, but receives countless amount of energy spears which he can throw with fast speed for long distances.

Ability Augmentations:

Velites augumentation - Curvespear. Centurion throws a spear, which creates a flow of air that ragdoll enemies and pulling them away, dealing slash damage. If Velites is Enhanced - Centurion throws three spears, which work similar. (Well, If Nova have megaball of death Augmentation, why Centurion can't? ;) )
Gladiators rage augmentation - Well sharpened spears. Every spear 100% proc slash status chance on enemies.
Passive abilities:
Ambitious Gladiator: All the gladiators like when the audience watching them during the battle. Centurion receives +1 energy for every enemy killed, if there are at least one ally in range of 50 m.
Centurions favorite pair of weapons - Sword and Shield. So, while using Silva & Aegis (Of Ack & Brunt) Centurion receive 10% buff for his Samnite durability.

Combo-wombo:

Well, I guess his combos are obvious, for example, use you charge with shield to ragdoll enemies and put them all together, after catch them with your net, so it will be much easier to exterminate them (And if you have some explosion weapon this is gonna be easy as pie).
Also if your ally is bleeding in enemies crowd, you can use your Enhanced or Augmented Velites to throw enemies out, after use Samnite to protect yourself while reviving ally (Thrown enemies will shoot you from the same direction into material part of your shield).
If there a lot of enemies, more, than you can handle in direct fight, you can run to some corner of wall and use your Samnite. You will be protected from forward and you weak spot (energy field) will be covered with wall.
Also Centurion could have crazy synergy with Loki disarm ability.

Well, that's all, folks! Thank you for your attention. Sorry for not perfect english and art, but me and my friend (ElRighto) really want to share our idea with you! We will be glad to receive any feedback (even if you want to show mistakes in this text).

p.s. More art coming if you, people, are interested

Edited August 7, 2015 by TheOlright

[ElRighto]

Dat Gladiator!

[Nopy117]

This is so good.

Glorious

[TheOlright]

This is so good.

Glorious

Thank you!

But it looks like nobody else is interested

[Yarnauga]

Awesome idea! 

They really should approve it!