Name: Kleese
Faction: Last Light Consortium
Chosing to play as a frail, old doctor in an action game bursting with overpowered heroes may seem like a dubious choice, but Kleeseās ātactical battle chairā helps even the odds. On the personality front, Kleese is kind of like a humorous mix of Professor X and a James Bond villain - he wants to help the Battleborn succeed in saving the final star in the universe, yet he canāt help enjoy watching his teammates stumble from time to time. Kleese is the Battlebornās science officer, and barks a mix of instructions and insults at players during missions even when heās not on the ground.
Primary Weapon: Wrist Cannon/Shock Taser
Kleeseās wrist cannon allows the mad scientist to shoot glowing orbs of energy at foes, while his secondary shock taser attack helps deal with melee-focused enemies that get to close to his floating battle chair. Kleeseās wrist cannon has a slow rate of fire, but one of the āmutationā upgrades to his skill tree can turn it into a continuous laser for additional damage.
Abilities:
Energy Rift ā Kleese can deploy these stationary energy fields to the battlefield, which simultaneously replenish the shields of his fellow teammates while delivering a steady stream of damage to encroaching enemies, making them a helpful tool when engaged in standoffs against waves of enemies and tough bosses. The energy rifts can be upgrade in a variety of ways via Kleeseās skill tree; examples include adding the ability to explode when they take damage (think of it as a deployable red barrel) or deploy multiple energy rifts at the same time.
Energy Mortar ā Kleeseās wrist cannon feels a little underpowered compared to the primary weapons of other characters, but his energy mortar packs a serious punch. The ability bombards a target with six mortars, which do bonus damage to shields. Energy mortars can be used effectively as an area-of-effect attack, or as a devastating barrage to a close-range foe.
Tactical Battle Chair ā Kleeseās battle chair hovers just above the ground, and can rocket down on enemies similar to Marioās butt-stomp attack. The battle chair also provides Kleese with a maximum shield bonus every level, and can buff the shields of his allies.
Ultimate Ability:
Black Hole ā Kleeseās ultimate ability allows him to create a black hole that draws in enemies and deals massive damage. Like his energy rifts, the black hole is deployed in a target location and can be a major advantage during standoffs with waves of enemies.
I want to give that black hole a try with some unstable pylons all over the place.