Welcome back, Operatives!
We're back with another Operative Profile article about the weapons, skills and abilities of Lemnis Industries' team of deep space explorers. We will also be discussing some of the lore and backstory that have guided their lives up to this point. Lemnis Industries' team is made up of highly trained, highly specialized individuals. From soldiers to scientists, they have been brought together by Lemnis Industries to help save humanity from utter extinction.
Today we are introducing the team's most unique individual (considering it is non-biological), the Model KR-L95 android, a.k.a. KARL. This model represents the latest innovations in bi-pedal security AI, designed to take on multiple roles depending on the situation at hand. This versatility is all thanks to the hard work of Lemnis Industries' Robotics division, who repurposed this particular model from its original intended use as a security drone.
Although several operatives were skeptical of KARL's inclusion on the team, it has proved to be a valuable assets thanks to its advanced weaponry and abilities. Being a robotic entity, KARL does not need to breathe or eat, and can perform operations that would otherwise be dangerous or outright deadly to its human counterparts. As long as its AI core persists, KARL can easily be rebuilt, or placed into a new body, by the scientists at Lemnis Industries. They haven't been able to do much about its personality algorithm, however, and its dry and unintentionally cutting remarks can often rub the other Operatives the wrong way.
A jack of all trades, KARL comes equipped with both offensive and defensive capabilities, providing effective support on the front lines or from behind. It's not a one man army, however, and is most effective when working together with its teammates. Its main weapon is the Precision Beam, a highly accurate energy laser that fires a continuous beam of energy. While it's lacking in overall damage output, it makes up for it with its surgical precision when fired at an enemy combatant. This lets KARL dispatch any stragglers that may remain after a skirmish.
What makes KARL an invaluable teammate is the Protection Orb. KARL throws a projectile that generates a domed shield at the impact location. This shield will disappear after a short amount of time, or after absorbing a fixed amount of damage.
The Protection Orb can be used in a myriad of ways: By deploying it near or in front of your teammates, it can save them from any incoming projectile. Fast and strategic deployment of the Protection Orb could even potentially bring dead teammates back to the timeline by blocking the attacks that originally killed them! If you need to prevent an enemy team from powering up an accelerator or destroying an objective, Karl's shield can hold your opponents at bay until your team can come in and eliminate them. You can even attach a shield directly to a fellow operative to give them protection. KARL has several Protection Orbs in his arsenal, so feel free to use them liberally.
From a tactical standpoint, KARL is an excellent support character. KARL can be deployed early in a match to set up temporary cover points for future rounds, to provide early misdirection, or to quickly capture a point or objective. In the middle of a match, its Protection Orbs and Precision Beam can help turn the tide by providing protection for his team mates and causing additional damage to the enemy team. Using a similar strategy towards the end of a battle could also help change the outcome, but at a significantly higher risk if you can't change your strategy in subsequent turns.
We recommend experimenting with KARL's abilities in order to figure out what works best for you. Surgically removing your enemies while protecting your allies, this remarkable teammate is a great addition to any team composition you choose for a mission.
We hope you've enjoyed this introduction of KARL, which ability is your favourite? Can you already devise ways to utilise KARL's skill set to dominate the time loop? Let us know below! We'll continue to share more about the other operatives in this series over the coming months so we look forward to seeing you there. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube, or join our Discord server to chat with the community and get exclusive reveals. Finally, don't forget to add Lemnis Gate to your wishlist on Steam.