Kharaa Data :: Species :: Onos: Hive-Learned Abilities

Summary: The dreadnaughts of the Kharaa, the Onos are tanks – highly armored and very powerful. They are so large they cannot use crawlspaces and many of the narrow passages found on human ships and bases. This does not limit their effectiveness very much – the Onos is the highest level response to any threat, requiring large amounts of resources to gestate, but paying off with truly awe-inspiring strength.        [Name]

Onos

Two/Three Hive Abilities

Two Hives: Charge

It's not difficult, from their appearance, to imagine the Onos would have bull-like charging behavior. Once again the Kharaa exceeds the imagination – the Onos accelerates its bulk shockingly fast, slamming through anything in its path. The effect is devastating – a human doesn't even slow it down, and it hits metal or machinery like a detonation. It cannot maintain this speed for long, and seems to only be able to charge in a straight line.

Three Hives: Primal Scream

As the pinnacles of Kharaa strength and power, the Onos must have always been rallying points in battle. The so called "primal scream" is a bellowing roar that triggers a battle fervor in any nearby alien – and in the Onos itself. Adrenaline courses through their bodies – similar to the evolution, but affecting the entire alien's physiology in a much more extreme fashion. They are faster, deadlier, and can ignore more damage.