Greetings Operatives!
Welcome back to another Operative Profile, our series of articles exploring the weapons, skills and abilities of the different Operatives you'll be playing as in Lemnis Gate. We will also be discussing some of the lore and backstory that have guided their lives up to this point, and maybe even diving into some of their likes and dislikes. The team is made up of highly trained, highly specialized individuals, from soldiers to scientists, that have been brought together by Lemnis Industries to help save humanity from utter extinction.
This week we're introducing you to Toxin, a former environmental activist who dominates the battlefield by using toxic materials to create traps and then can quickly disengage using a short range teleporter. She is a lean, green, environmentally conscientious machine, and we can't wait to see what you think of her.
Ruolan Fang, a.k.a. Toxin, grew up in China and was a frequent contributor to furthering the green movement before joining Lemnis Industries' Operatives. In addition to her work alongside various environmental organizations, Toxin eventually took a keen interest in bio-weaponry after joining a classified unit of a Special Operations team, giving her experience in combat as well as weapons manufacturing and engineering.
In her down time, Toxin enjoys watching science documentaries to decompress and stay up to date on new developments in the scientific world. It also allows her to improve her critical thinking skills. Toxin is an avid gamer with a preference for fighting games, and will often challenge other Operatives to matches now and then. She remains Lemnis Industries' reigning champion in "Road Pugilist 3". Her quarters always smell great thanks to all the scented candles she's constantly burning. Other Operatives believe it's to mask the smell from her equipment.
Her work with collecting and compressing pollutants inspired Toxin to create her Tox Cannon weapon. Toxic material is stored in tanks on Toxin's back and then funneled into the cannon itself via a series of tubes and pumps. The cannon then compresses it into projectiles, which fire at high speed. While the poisonous projectiles don't do a lot of damage on impact, they will coat the ground in acidic and poisonous material, creating a small area that will continuously damage anyone who steps in it. Toxin herself is immune to these effects, thanks to her specially adapted protective suit and mask.
Rounding out Toxin's arsenal is her Displacer, a little something she cooked up after coming under Lemnis Industries' payroll. This small throwable object acts as a short range teleporter, quickly shifting Toxin's position to wherever it lands. It's a highly valuable tool for moving Toxin in and out of combat or between engagement zones.
Toxin's main value on the battlefield lies in her ability to use the Tox Cannon for area control. She can easily move between skirmishes thanks to her Displacer, meaning you can use Toxin to really control the battlefield and deny critical pathways the opponent might be using!
How you want to approach each situation depends on the round and the Game Mode you're playing. A blanket of toxic material near mission objectives will usually go a long way, but we also recommend finding tight areas on the map where the poison can cause a little extra damage to your opponent's operatives.
If you deploy Toxin in the first round of a match, placing Toxic Materials in any areas you suspect your opponent will want to use is likely the best strategy. Mid-match she can be used to pick off stragglers you might not have taken out previously, for example by closing off any escape routes for low-health enemies. The same strategy is also viable in the later rounds of a match, but be careful: Toxin's projectiles also damages her teammates, so watch where you spray it!
These basic strategies are just the tip of the iceberg, and there are numerous other ways you can utilize Toxin in a given match. With skill and planning you can paint your enemies into a corner and then instantly escape from their eventual counterattacks. We hope you will experiment and figure out new and interesting ways to deploy this Operative.
We hope you've enjoyed this introduction to Ruolan Fang, a.k.a. Toxin. Out of everything she can do, what stood out to you? Are you already thinking of ways you can dominate the battlefield using Toxic Materials? Let us know in the comments below.
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