[Warframe Concept] Kagemusha, The Assassin Frame

[FunkyEntropy]

Idea for this frame is to be bursty as hell, doing incredible damage for short periods of time, but crumples if caught unawares or out of juice.

Kagemusha (影武者 literally "Shadow Warrior"?) is a 1980 film by Akira Kurosawa. In Japanese, kagemusha is a term used to denote a political decoy. [copy paste from Wikipedia]
Other good names might be derived from the works of H.P. Lovecraft, for a creepier, sentient shadow theme.

Ability 1: Living Shadow
The Tenno's shadow gains a mind of its own, attacking any enemy foolish enough to draw within striking distance. Uses the currently equipped melee weapon to derive damage and rate, but attacks as many enemies as are in range. Range of 2/2/3/4 meters, lasts 6 sec. Casts immediately.
Mods: Continuity, Focus, Stretch

Ability 2: Ethereal Body
The Tenno's body becomes like liquid shadow as opponents blades pass harmlessly through her. Gains immunity to stagger, knockdown, stun, disruption and 60/60/70/80% damage reduction for 4 seconds.  Takes an additional 50% damage from flames and poison while active. Casts immediately, at any time.
Mods: Continuity, Focus

Ability 3: One with the Shadows
The Tenno and her allies blend in with their own shadows, gaining temporary invisibility for a few seconds. Lasts 4/4/5/6 seconds, affects allies within 20 meters. Short casting animation (none for allies)
Mods: Continuity, Stretch

Ability 4: Shadow Clone
The Tenno gains a number of smokey duplicates that mirror her every move. Gains 1/1/1/2 clones that do 50/70/90/110% damage for 6 seconds. Casts immediately.
Mods: Continuity, Focus
Stacks with Living Shadow (your clones also cast bloodthirsty shadows).

Health: 75 (225 at 30)
Shields: 75 (225 at 30) (shields refresh at an abnormally high rate and have a shorter delay)
Armor: 10
Power: 200 (300 at 30)
Sprint Speed: 1.3
Stamina: -25%
Stamina regen: +10%

Polarities: - and v
Aura: v

Alt Helm: Faceless Mask
+25% energy (+50 energy total)
-10% power duration

 

With thanks to LordMidnightX for pointing out the correct subforum to post this in.

Edited July 23, 2013 by FunkyEntropy

[Kobalt]

Man you must be my soulmate or something! I was designing a frame around string theory that is very similar! The concept has a skill very much like living shadow and like shadow clone [minute differences]. I hadn't worked out a third skill, but the second was an odd mix of your other two.

I like it, great minds and all! X0D

[Zeus154]

Seems interesting. +1

Edited July 23, 2013 by Zeus154

[FunkyEntropy]

To reply to criticism from the thread in the wrong subforum:

 

Archistopheles, on 23 Jul 2013 - 11:00 AM, said:

Might be fun, but it kind of steps on Loki and Ash's toes with his team-invis.

 

Perhaps another shadow based ability instead?

 

I don't necessarily agree.  Ash and Loki's powers both cost less energy (35 and 50, respectively) and last longer (4~8 and 5~12 seconds), plus Ash's Smoke Screen also has a stun.  I think the added utility of a group buff and its high cost/short duration gives the ability its own special niche.

 

 

And, yes, the invisibility would apply the melee damage buff to your clones and shadows as well.  This frame would do crazy burst dps as long as you're willing to pay the price (200 energy!).  This is balanced by the short duration of her powers and their very limited range (although your clones will also mimic any ranged attacks, it's when you start swinging under invisibility that the numbers start getting nice and high).

Edited July 23, 2013 by FunkyEntropy

[TuxPenguino]

We need the Black Sheep of the Tenno. This could be him! Always riding on the fringe of Stalker and Tenno border. Sometimes forgetting objectivity and morality for a bloodlusting moment. The Assassin.

[TuxPenguino]

Oh... and make it a Male Character. I am so over female characters

[FunkyEntropy]

Oh... and make it a Male Character. I am so over female characters

 

As it currently stands there are:

7 male frames (Ash, Excal, Frost, Loki, Rhino, Vauban, & Volt)

7 female frames (Banshee, Ember, Mag, Nova, Nyx, Saryn, Trinity)

 

So we're currently at gender parity, which is just fine by me.

That, and while several of the male frames have abilities that buff their melee DPS (Ash, Loki, Volt) or have obvious melee themes (Excal, Rhino), only one female frame has a direct melee buff (Saryn).

[Archangelzz]

i like this idea some of its powers are like my own shadow frame

[FunkyEntropy]

Yeah, shadow themes definitely imply certain abilities but it's always interesting to see how people take those themes and apply them in different ways.  Like how we both thought invisibility (and group invisibility at that!) would be an appropriate ability but you went "stealth tech" and I went "merge with your own shadow."

[Archangelzz]

Yeah, shadow themes definitely imply certain abilities but it's always interesting to see how people take those themes and apply them in different ways.  Like how we both thought invisibility (and group invisibility at that!) would be an appropriate ability but you went "stealth tech" and I went "merge with your own shadow."

yup i have to admit i like yours better then my own i would totally play him i like how you went with true shadow techniques i usually do have that and half tech since tenno are in advanced combat suits you should check out my newest one i just posted it in the fan concepts i think it turned out rather well though its based more towards using shadows smoke and distraction then shadow techniques