thomasmoonkang

Axed character concept - Oroban the Laser General

Added 2023-12-09 06:47:45 +0000 UTC

Here's a character concept we had in the works, Oroban.

Age: 44

Oroban entered the military as an experimental physicist, developing and testing mana-powered laser weaponry. She commanded expertise in the requirements and outcomes of her laser weaponry, the results led her up the ranks. Every military operation was a formula and using her constant of lasers, she could solve for any variable. Planning the perfect strategic use of sky lasers, she reached the rank of general. Finally, everyone would listen to her.

Likes: energy, lasers, research, accuracy, compliance, chain of command

Dislikes: irrational numbers, unexpected outcomes, plan B

Attack style: predictable, precise, methodical, incinerating

Equipment: communicator, rangefinder, extra high power laser pointer?

A couple of her mood board chars were Ozen from Made in Abyss and Ana from Overwatch.

I wanted to round out the cast by adding an older character and I always thought the idea of generals specializing in weapons (from C&C Generals) was awesome. But Oroban didn't end up looking or feeling that old or distinct enough from the rest of the cast.

I also tried like 4 different variations of weapons/subweapons for her that were laser related (like a Low Orbit Ion Cannon) that slowly traveled across the field, or hit the same tile for a long duration. But none of them felt fun to play or play against! So that's also another reason she was axed.

HOAI mentioned he wanted to do another take on her so who knows, maybe she'll make a return after all. (I need a red haired character)