Board Thread:Series Discussion/@comment-4738647-20150110181241/@comment-25450485-20150117130737

Lol forgot about that haha.

Still, the Elysium (and the Deucalion too) are proof of how much the martians rely on the "Light of Aldnoah". Frozen Elysium without frostball is not much more than a walking magnet and the Deucalion can't even move at all without its gravity control (its legs aren't really suited for walking after all).

The "best" solutions to that retarded reliance on Aldnoah are the Tharsis and the Diouscuria. They are the only martian kataphracts made with versatility in mind. All the others rely on their specific ability so much that they are useless without it.

Here is a list of the kataphracts and what they would be like without their shiny special ability

1) Nilokeras: Walking target, snipe it and if falls down.

2) Argyre: A bit more mobile, but still helpless against ranged fire

3) Hellas: Helpless once all fists are shot down (which is easy without the monomolecular structure)

4) Laser Kataphract: Can run a bit fast

5) Lightning Kataphract: Lol keep calm and use artillery/missile strike

6) Tentacle Kataphract: 404 Arms not found, just let it fall over and capture the pilot

7) Deucalion: Can it even walk with legs like these?

8) Tharsis: Slap normal thrusters on it and it is still a scary, fast and well- armed kataphract

9) Diouscuria: Remove the outer parts, and you got a Tharsis with missiles and stealth

10) Elysium: Lol slow walking magnet. Just shoot it when you spot it, it can't do anything about you shooting at it anyways.