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Pre Launch:Shock Minion
From Hellgatewiki.com
Shock Minions have metallic clamps in place of hands. Their primary function is not to grasp objects, but rather to serve as the means for them to channel electrical energy into lightning balls, which are used for ranged attacks across substantial distances. Alternatively, both claws may be struck together to cause a shockwave that damages all enemies in close proximity. As daunting as these creatures are, they are considered lesser demons.
Name: Shock Minion
Caste: Primus
Rank: Lesser Demon
Subtypes: Ranged Slayer, Ranged Servant
Special: Throws lightning balls. Casts short range novas.
- See all the Shock Minion shots in our image gallery.
- See all the Minion shots in our image gallery.
- This monster was profiled in the Evolution of a Minion feature.
Shock minions look like formidable brawlers, but they are actually quite harmless. They have no melee attacks, and can only throw slow-moving lightning balls from a distance, or cast nova-like bursts of lightning at short range. Their novas are weirdly two-dimensional too; they extend out from the Shock Minion like a belt, and if you are above or below their waist line, you will not be touched by the lightning. If you find a Shock Minion standing on a ledge or up an embankment, it literally can not hurt you.
It was assumed that there were multiple types of minions, and that we'd only seen the blade and shock types in early screenshots. However, now that we know most of the monsters in the game, we've still only seen these two types, so maybe that's all there are?
