Another Kandra Thought... Thanks Hollywood

[Tamriel Wolfsbaine]

Thanks to some flu I am getting a chance to watch things I didn't think I would get to. Today's movie... The Tomorrow War. Cool story I know but what does it have to do with the cosmere? Well the same thing that I think about after seeing any cool alien on screen. How well could a Kandra replicate it! So I will have to @Trusk'our for this.  

The White Spikes are totally dope and perhaps tied for the thing I would want to be able to change into as a Kandra. But I must ask how.  

Kandra can't really grow hair or bone. I know I have seen thoughts of regrowth hacking to grow carapace armor which would come in handy for this build. 

What I really struggle with is the tentacles that shoot those massive spikes. I imagine it is just a huge build up of pressure and they shoot out. In the movie they hit with enough force to throw people off of their feet and back a good yard or two. Thinking this could be a viable weapon on any shard world. The carapace is also a trick. 

I like the idea of awakened ropes as skeleton that can shift and morph. Potentially there are some form of aetherbound that could grow hard armor and weapons as well. 

Perhaps a soulcaster that makes aluminum spikes to be shot out?  

How would you build it? 

[Trusk'our he/him]

1 minute ago, Tamriel Wolfsbaine said:

Thanks to some flu I am getting a chance to watch things I didn't think I would get to. Today's movie... The Tomorrow War. Cool story I know but what does it have to do with the cosmere?

Sorry you got sick friend 

I do love that movie though! Honestly, the battle suits they wore were pretty neat, one of my favorite parts of the film really.

3 minutes ago, Tamriel Wolfsbaine said:

So I will have to @Trusk'our for this.  

I'm flattered 

4 minutes ago, Tamriel Wolfsbaine said:

The White Spikes are totally dope and perhaps tied for the thing I would want to be able to change into as a Kandra. But I must ask how.  

Kandra can't really grow hair or bone. I know I have seen thoughts of regrowth hacking to grow carapace armor which would come in handy for this build. 

What I really struggle with is the tentacles that shoot those massive spikes. I imagine it is just a huge build up of pressure and they shoot out. In the movie they hit with enough force to throw people off of their feet and back a good yard or two. Thinking this could be a viable weapon on any shard world. The carapace is also a trick. 

I like the idea of awakened ropes as skeleton that can shift and morph. Potentially there are some form of aetherbound that could grow hard armor and weapons as well. 

Perhaps a soulcaster that makes aluminum spikes to be shot out?  

How would you build it? 

Well, I'd say the Fused version of the Growth Surge is going to be your best bet to make skeletal protrusions on the fly, but it seems that's not your real goal here.

Awakened ropes, as you suggest, would be best for tentacles, as they provide a flexible yet strong structure. Lots of strength, actually, so it you want a tentacle that can slam someone across the room, using those as a base for your Kandra is probably your best bet. You could also have aluminum blades/spikes on the tips if you want.

If you specifically want spikes that shoot out, crimson Aethers seem to have that as their whole deal, so maybe a F-Bendalloy crimson Aetherbound or Sporeater would do the trick. . . or maybe if the Kandra just kept crimson Aether spores in capsules in their body, releasing drops of water on them as needed, they could achieve a very similar result, especially if they had accompanying bits of steel/iron in their flesh to direct the spike's growth as desired. The Kandra would probably have to ditch the spikes afterward, but they could hold a lot of spores in reserve and dole them out as needed, so I wouldn't think that would be an issue.

Hope this helps!