Minotaur (Weapon Concept)

[The_Harrowing]

Wazzup guys? It's yo' bug here back with more concept art! This time we're keeping it simple!

Concept Art:

Name: Minotaur

Weapon Type: Bladed Shield (or just Shield)

Description: Half blade, half shield.  The Minotaur is a smaller scale Centaur shield reconstructed for use by Warframes deployed planet side.

Concept: The Minotaur is a small-scale Centaur usable by Warframes as a melee weapon in non-archwing missions.

Coloring:

Primary - Center of the shield

Secondary - The expanding components of the shield

Tertiary - The blade

Accents - The rear grip

Energy - The lights in the center and along the expanding components

 

Stats:

-Numbers wise the Minotaur is virtually identical to it's older brother.

-Primary damage is slash

-Weapon is Crit focused

-80% reduction when blocking. (Slightly less than Shield and Sword)

 

Why this?: Simply put; there is nothing like the Centaur in our standard arsenal.  Every Arch-Melee weapon has some non-Arch equivalent to it: Kaszas is a scythe, Knux are fists, Rathbone is a Hammer, but we don't have any weapon close to the Centaur save for the Shield and Sword.  Minotaur would introduce a strictly shield weapon and allow us to wield (what is in my opinion) the best Arch-melee weapon outside of Archwing.

 

Let me know below what you guys think!

 

[CherryPauper]

Looks good, but I'm not a fan of the curved tip. I'd rather it just be a sword. I think that would look really cool. I wouldn't mind seeing more unique weapons rather than the usual pole arms, tonfas, etc.

[RestlessDraugr]

While the hooked end looks interesting aesthetically, it doesn't serve much purpose when there are no physical shields to hook around. The idea of a smaller scale centaur I really like but I think the shield section should look more rigid than soft edged.