Part 159: Marcus

Wanzer Retrospecticus: Marcus

Build Cycle #2: Missions 25-29



Lancer
Submitted by: thetruegentleman

Parts
Body: Zenislev
L. Arm: Zeros
R. Arm: Kasel M2
Legs: Grapple M1
Backpack: Mk5 E-Pack
Computer: COM 5

Weapons
L. Shoulder:
L. Hand: SN-100G
R. Shoulder:
R. Hand: Heavy Spike

Great parts, lousy weapon. The idea behind needles is that they are a type-P weapon, meaning you can do good damage to an enemy with anti-P def-C. That does not make up for the fact that it does a ton less damage than a fist.

Build Cycle #3: Missions 30-37



Stand Back
Submitted by: Spikey

Parts
Body:Grapple M1
L. Arm:Zeros
R. Arm:Qibing 0
Legs: Grapple M1
Backpack:Mk5 E-Pack
Computer:COMB554

Weapons
L. Shoulder:
L. Hand:Buckler
R. Shoulder:
R. Hand:Mk 18 Spike

MVP of Missions 32, 33 and 35

And then some used a needle again, proving there is no bad idea you guys will refuse to learn from.

Build Cycle #4: Missions 38-43



WhataviDone
Submitted by: thetruegentleman

Parts
Body: Tiandong 3
L. Arm: Zeros
R. Arm: Tiandong 3
Legs: Grapple M1
Backpack: Placid
Computer: COMB652

Weapons
L. Shoulder:
L. Hand: SN-100G
R. Shoulder:
R. Hand: Mk 18 Spike

MVP of Mission 42

At this point, I suppose I was a bit proud the thread's ability to take a bad idea and just run with it. I mean, who cares that the needle was a terrible weapon, you guys were going to embrace, no matter how much it made my life more difficult...

Build Cycle #5: Missions 45-55



NoSpikes
Submitted by: Khisanth Magus

Parts
Body: Kasel M2
L. Arm:Tiandong 3
R. Arm: Zeros
Legs: Tiandong 3
Backpack: Placid
Computer: COMC654

Weapons
L. Shoulder: None
L. Hand: Mk12 Fist
R. Shoulder: None
R. Hand: Heavy Shield

MVP of Missions 53 and 54

...except Khisanth Magus showed up and decided it wasn't productive for Marcus to be completely and utterly useless.

Build Cycle #6: Missions 56-62



Dynamite
Submitted by: TheBystander

Parts
Body: Lenghe 1
L Arm: Foura M12A
R Arm: Lenghe 1
Legs: Zeros
Backpack: Mk.7 E-Pack
Computer: COMB652

Weapons
L Hand: Heavy Shield
L Shoulder:
R Hand: Mk. 12 Fist
R Shoulder:

MVP of Missions 57 and 59

I think the Foura arm was meant to allow the Dynamite to trigger Arm Smash, not that it ever worked. It did leave Marcus with a weak shield arm that could have potentially caused problems, but, looking back, it never became a material issue in any mission I used Marcus in. It was a quirk that might have been interesting in theory, but made no appreciable impact on the game.

Build Cycle #7: Missions 63-69



Sir Dies-A-Lot
Submitted by: Elite

Parts
Body: Qibing 0
L. Arm: Tiandong 3
R. Arm: Grapple M1
Legs: Grapple M1
Backpack:
Computer: COMC554/6/-/+

Weapons
L. Shoulder:
L. Hand: Fatal Buster
R. Shoulder:
R. Hand: Fatal Buster

Somewhat of a misnomer, as this wanzer didn't die once. That's mainly due to the fact that Emma's path has a much easier endgame. I imagine most of you will remember the bloodbaths that were all too frequent in Alisa's branch when I tried to use a shieldless melee wanzer.