Shadow Guard - Kit Concept
My first kit concept. While I do think that the Royal Guard in the game is an already good character for the Empire, I honestly would've loved if they added a character that has more synergy specifically with Emperor Palpatine. So I thought of a concept regarding the Shadow Guards, who in Star Wars Legends are closely associated with Emperor Palpatine as his guards (obviously) and were trained by Darth Vader himself.
They also had a great level of command within the Imperial Military, hence the bonus provided to Imperial Troopers, similar to what Imperial Troopers already in the game provide to each other in their Unique traits. I also didn't really feel the need to add the "Imperial Trooper" tag, since they're not directly Stormtroopers.
I also acknowledge that there might be a little confusion when you read "Empire Sith", as I didn't want to simply put "Sith Empire" since that's already a tag in the game associated with Darth Revan. I meant it to apply to Empire leaders who also have the Sith tag; that being EP and Vader.
Name: Shadow Guard
Tags: Dark Side, Attacker, Empire
Deadly Empire Attacker that exploits Shock, defends and synergizes with Empire Sith Leaders.
Basic: Lightsaber Pike (Omega)
Special: Jedi Hunter (Cooldown 3 turns; Omega)
Unique: Emperor's Shadow Guard (Zeta)
Unique: Shadow Command (Omega)
They also had a great level of command within the Imperial Military, hence the bonus provided to Imperial Troopers, similar to what Imperial Troopers already in the game provide to each other in their Unique traits. I also didn't really feel the need to add the "Imperial Trooper" tag, since they're not directly Stormtroopers.
I also acknowledge that there might be a little confusion when you read "Empire Sith", as I didn't want to simply put "Sith Empire" since that's already a tag in the game associated with Darth Revan. I meant it to apply to Empire leaders who also have the Sith tag; that being EP and Vader.
Name: Shadow Guard
Tags: Dark Side, Attacker, Empire
Deadly Empire Attacker that exploits Shock, defends and synergizes with Empire Sith Leaders.
Basic: Lightsaber Pike (Omega)
Spoiler
Deal Physical damage to target enemy and inflict Defense Down for 2 turns. If the target is Shocked, deal bonus damage equal to 20% of the allied Empire Sith Leader's Max Potency.
Their animation would be that they perform two slashes to their target, similar to Darth Maul.
Their animation would be that they perform two slashes to their target, similar to Darth Maul.
Special: Jedi Hunter (Cooldown 3 turns; Omega)
Spoiler
Deal Special damage to all enemies. Shocked and Rebel enemies take more damage. This attack deals 30% more damage to Jedi enemies, doubled if Darth Vader is the allied Leader and tripled if Emperor Palpatine is the allied Leader.
Their animation would be sending a small Force Lightning attack to all enemies, similar to Bastila Shan (Fallen) with her "Wild Lightning" Special Ability.
Their animation would be sending a small Force Lightning attack to all enemies, similar to Bastila Shan (Fallen) with her "Wild Lightning" Special Ability.
Unique: Emperor's Shadow Guard (Zeta)
Spoiler
Whenever Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader are damaged by an enemy, Shadow Guard has a 50% (75% for Rebels and Jedi) chance to counter their attacker, and a 20% chance to gain 100% Turn Meter.
While Shadow Guard is active, Rebels and Jedi deal 40% less damage against Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.
While Shadow Guard is active, Rebels and Jedi deal 40% less damage against Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.
Unique: Shadow Command (Omega)
Spoiler
Shadow Guard has +5% Offense for each Imperial Trooper ally present at the start of Battle, doubled if Darth Vader is an ally.
While Shadow Guard is active, Imperial Trooper allies deal 20% more damage to Rebel and Jedi enemies.
While Shadow Guard is active, Imperial Trooper allies deal 20% more damage to Rebel and Jedi enemies.
