Rogue Shadow Ship Kit Concept
The Rogue Shadow, as piloted by Starkiller, is one of the most iconic ships from the Expanded Universe. Its inclusion could be as a Conquest reward, and be a solid addition to either the Chimaera or Executrix fleets, classed as an Empire ship, despite its pilot not having the Empire tag in-game (similar to Dash Rendar's Outrider having the Rebel tag, but Dash not having the Rebel tag, and the Razor Crest having the Bounty Hunter tag, despite BAM not having the tag himself)
Name: Rogue Shadow
Crew: Starkiller
Affiliation: Dark Side, Attacker
Tags: Empire
Attacks and Abilities
Basic: Vanishing Strike
Rogue Shadow gains Stealth for 2 turns if it didn’t already have it. Then deal Physical damage to target enemy. If Rogue Shadow has Stealth, this attack has +30% Critical Damage.
Target Lock: Reduce Rogue Shadow’s cooldowns by 1.
Special 1: Sublight Drivers (Cooldown: 4)
Deal Physical damage to all enemies and inflict Offense Down for 2 turns, which can’t be dispelled. Then deal Physical damage to the weakest enemy. If that enemy was Target Locked, dispel it from them and the weakest other ally gains Stealth for 2 turns. Otherwise inflict Target Lock on them for 2 turns.
Special 2: Dark Apprentice (Cooldown: 8)
Instantly defeat target enemy. Dispel all debuffs from all Empire or Sith allies and recover 100% of their Protection. If TIE Advanced x1 is present, it gains 100% Turn Meter. Enemies defeated by this ability can’t be revived. This ability starts on cooldown.
Unique 1: Warped Perceptions (Crew)
Rogue Shadow has +30% Critical Avoidance while it doesn’t have Stealth and +30% Critical Chance while it’s Stealthed. Other Empire or Sith allies gain half these bonuses.
Rogue Shadow’s attacks can’t be evaded. Whenever an ally reinforces, Rogue Shadow grants them Stealth for 3 turns. Whenever Rogue Shadow critically hits an enemy, if all allies are Empire or Sith, the enemy capital ship loses 5% turn meter, which can’t be evaded or resisted.
Reinforcement: Classified Construction
Enter Battle: Rogue Shadow gains Stealth for 3 turns. Rogue Shadow has +30% Health Steal. If TIE Advanced x1 is present, it also has +30% Health Steal.
Inspiration:
-The Rogue Shadow's reliance on Stealth is taken from its original purpose for stealth missions, and its state-of-the-art cloaking device.
-The heavy synergy with Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1, and the ability name 'Classified Construction', is based on the fact that everyone involved in the Rogue Shadow's construction were killed, with Vader being the only one to know about its existence.
