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Updated Gameplay and Trivia section
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'''Protheon, Modular Mind''' is a [[Vex]] [[Minotaur]] and | '''Protheon, Modular Mind''' is a [[Vex]] [[Minotaur]] [[Axis Mind]] and the main boss of [[The Inverted Spire]] [[Strike]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Protheon | Protheon is an Ultra Minotaur with a weakspot on its head. It will switch tactics during his encounter, splitting the battle into three stages. | ||
===Stage One=== | ===Stage One=== | ||
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[[File:Protheon4.png|thumb|right|300px|Protheon Solar form]] | [[File:Protheon4.png|thumb|right|300px|Protheon Solar form]] | ||
Protheon will remain stationary and in the center of the arena. However, its weapon system will have switched to an Arc Slap Rifle that fires a stream of energy bolts in rapid succession, thus allowing for easy suppressive fire. In addition, it will occasionally slam the ground with its fist to blanket the floor in fire. This blanket of fire will rapidly eat away at the player's health so long as they remain on the ground. Once these blankets disappear, | Protheon will remain stationary and in the center of the arena. However, its weapon system will have switched to an [[Arc]] [[Slap Rifle]] that fires a stream of energy bolts in rapid succession, thus allowing for easy suppressive fire. In addition, it will occasionally slam the ground with its fist to blanket the floor in fire. This blanket of fire will rapidly eat away at the player's health so long as they remain on the ground. Once these blankets disappear, it will perform an energy change, pushing the player upward and potentially off of the field to their death. Once another health threshold has passed, Protheon will dissipate the floor once again, thus beginning stage three. | ||
===Stage Three=== | ===Stage Three=== | ||
[[File:Protheon3.png|thumb|right|300px|Protheon Arc form]] | [[File:Protheon3.png|thumb|right|300px|Protheon Arc form]] | ||
Protheon will be at its most dangerous state here. For the first half of this stage, it will remain in a Vex radiolarian field, which [[Fanatic]]s will be able to carry over to the main platform for area denial | Protheon will be at its most dangerous state here. For the first half of this stage, it will remain in a Vex radiolarian field, which [[Fanatic]]s will be able to carry over to the main platform for area denial. It will pick off the Guardians from a distance with its Slap Rifle and its Slap Grenade launcher, the latter of which creates a blinding effect upon detonation similar to a flashbang grenade, disorienting players and decreasing their awareness, and summon other Vex to flank and harry the fireteam. Additionally, any player that enters the field will suffer a damage-over-time effect until they get back on the main platform, which is the safest possible spot at this stage. As it takes damage, Protheon will eventually lose its head, moving the weak spot to its belly. In this state, it enters a berserker rage, rapidly charging down on the players to generate more temporal shockwaves. All remaining [[Goblin|Goblins]] will lose their heads, and only [[Fanatic|Fanatics]] will be summoned from then on. It will remain in this stage until it is killed. | ||
All that said, on lower difficulties, players can deal enough damage to force Protheon to skip a phase, or even kill it as soon as it enters the arena. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*A bas-relief of Protheon can be seen at the entrance of the Inverted Spire, shortly before Protheon itself is encountered. | *A bas-relief of Protheon can be seen at the entrance of the Inverted Spire, shortly before Protheon itself is encountered. | ||
*During each of the phases, Protheon glows a different color, reflecting its weapons elemental damage and the stage's effects. | *During each of the phases, Protheon glows a different color, reflecting its weapons elemental damage and the stage's effects. | ||
*Upon close to death, Protheon's entire body appears severely damaged, making it the first boss thus | *Upon close to death, Protheon's entire body appears severely damaged, making it the first boss thus to have its full appearance change during the battle. | ||
* | *Protheon is one of the few [[Strike]] bosses to change their weapons in battle, alongside [[Taniks Perfected]] and [[Bracus Zahn]]. | ||
*Protheon is the only known Minotaur Vex Mind to use a Slap Rifle. | |||
**Like [[Theosyion, the Restorative Mind]], its rifle deals Arc damage. | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||