Dreadnaught

Following in the wake of the chaos unleashed by the Firefall were years plagued with unrelenting raiding and pillaging. To fight back, many small communities found their only hope in mixing the nonlethal Assault Battleframes used for Holmgang matches with makeshift weaponry that ranged from anything from shields and pistols to whatever antique weaponry they could dig up.

These vigilante lawmen were known as Guardians and cemented themselves as revered heroes in their communities throughout the Nine Year Winter. The most famous Guardian was James Draden, or famously known as the “Dreadnaught of Frisco.” Draden became a modern day legend when he singlehandedly protected a small, Colorado mountain town from the Locusts, an infamous horde of marauders and outlaws who raped and pillaged every city they passed through as they marched westward for California. Draden’s only weapon against the Locusts was his iconic heavy machinegun; a weapon that would be adopted by Guardians across the world as his inspiring story spread to other communities.

In honor of Draden and the Guardians of the Nine Year-Winter, Omnidyne-M has recently introduced the Dreadnaught Battleframe. An adaptation of the traditional Assault frame re-geared and redesigned to fit a more defensive role without losing its offensive prowess. The Battleframe has been reinforced with additional armor to further protect its integrity in battle and though slower and heavier than its counterpart, the Dreadnaught has often been called the “Walking Fortress” for its sheer immovable presence in battle.

Dreadnaughts are almost always found carrying a chain-action, heavy machinegun that is unmatched in close range combat, making them highly lethal if neglected at long range.

The Dreadnaught frame often incorporates a series of powerful abilities including Thunderdome – an impenetrable, spherical energy shield that protects allies while trapping enemies within.

The Heavy Armor module is a personal magnetic blast that reduces the speed of incoming projectiles and helps act as an additional cushion to the dreadnaught’s armor. If accurately timed, this magnetic blast can transform the kinetic energy of incoming projectiles into a static after-shield that will continue to protect the Dreadnaught for an extended duration.

For more tactical Dreadnaughts, the Gravity Field module reverses the Dreadnaught’s magnetic field to redirect incoming projectiles toward its center, decreasing the chance of allies being hit by enemy fire within or past the field.

Since its introduction, the Dreadnaught has quickly become one of the most sought over Battleframes, not only for the defensive nature they help bring to any combat situation but also the devastating damage they unleash on a regular basis.