Onos | |
Cosmetic Variants: | |
Kharaa | |
Personal Resources 55 (+8 per Evolution) |
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Health 700 (+50 per Biomass) |
Armor 450 (500 + 20.00 per Biomass) |
Energy 100 |
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Base Field of View: | 90° |
Ground Speed: | 6.6 (7.1 / 7.6 / 8.1), 10.5 (Charge) |
Crouch Speed: | 3.3 |
Abilities and Upgrades | |
Abilities: Alien Vision, Evolve Menu, Hive Sight, Gore (Smash), Charge, Bone shield, Stomp |
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Evolutions: Carapace, Regeneration, Vampirism, Adrenaline, Celerity, Crush, Camouflage, Aura, Focus |
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Upgrades: Charge at biomass 2, Bone Shield at biomass 5, Stomp at biomass 8 |
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Miscellaneous | |
Buy From: | Evolve Menu |
Purchase By: | Player, Commander at biomass 9 |
Gestation Time: | 30 seconds |
“A behemoth that can smash structures and charge into battle and gore players to death. He can also evolve stomp to stun his enemies.”
In-game description. |
Introduction
The Onos (plural: Onii[1]) is the largest and most costly Alien lifeform available. It is the ultimate weapon an Alien team can employ and is capable of causing huge destruction to Marines and their Structures.
Background
The Onos is a gargantuan quadruped that appears as a cross between a Rhino and Gorilla, Despite its size, it is capable of reaching impressive speeds with its Charge ability and can deal significant damage to structures using Gore. When the Alien Commander researches Stomp, The Onos is also capable of sending out shockwaves that cause Marines that are unfortunate to be in its path to be knocked down, making them an easy target.
Tactics
An Onos is a formidable and intimidating presence on the battlefield, however its size and cost also make it a valuable target for skilled or large groups of Marines who will go to great lengths to kill an Onos where possible.
An Onos should never venture into Enemy territory without a Gorge for support and a clear plan of escape. Marines with good map awareness will seek to cut off the escape routes of a fleeing Onos (a 'pinch') in order to deny the Alien team the use of this lifeform.
An Onos should use constant hit and run tactics, causing as much damage as possible or stopping Marine expansion in a certain area then retreating to heal as necessary. Ensure that Charge has been researched to assist in escaping from danger and never stray too far from somewhere you can heal.
A common mistake made by Rookies playing an Onos for the first time is the belief that you are indestructible. An Onos can be easily overcome by direct sustained fire and Marine Commanders have even been known to try and trap an Onos in a room by building a structure at the exits.
When Stomp is researched, it is likely this will become your primary attack. Using Stomp constantly against ground Marines will severely impede their progress and allow lower lifeforms to make easy kills. Stomp also disrupts the targeting of Sentries and detonates Mines.
Tactical Summary - Onos
- Use hit and run tactics constantly, be confident but never over-commit.
- Always have a plan to escape and always have a Gorge nearby.
- Use Stomp to knock down Marines for easy kills.
- Once you evolved to Onos, you can evolve back to Skulk for free, but this is considered trolling, for some reason.
Controls
Main article: Options
Onos Player Controls | |||||
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Movement | Abilities | Contextual | |||
W
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Forward | Mouse 1
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Attack | E
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Use |
A
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Left | Mouse 2
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Stomp | F
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Alien Vision |
S
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Backward | 1
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Gore | B
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Evolve Menu |
D
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Right | 2
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Bone Shield | C
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Map |
Space
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Jump | V
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Last Weapon | X
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Voice Overs Menu |
Shift
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Charge | ||||
Ctrl
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Crouch |
Abilities
Player Abilities
Alien Player Abilities | |||||||||||||
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Alien Vision | |||||||||||||
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All Kharaa lifeforms possess hypersensitive retinas that allow Alien Vision (or Dark Vision), which changes the lifeform's perspective in order to distinguish between organisms, structures, and the terrain. | ||||||||||||
Evolve Menu | |||||||||||||
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The Evolve Menu allows Kharaa players to select different lifeforms and unlocked Traits to evolve using Personal Resources. It contains information about each lifeform, such as name, cost, Health, Armor, abilities, effects of each Trait, and more. | ||||||||||||
Hive Sight | |||||||||||||
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Hive Sight is an innate passive ability for all Kharaa lifeforms. All nearby visible players, units and structures will be highlighted in an orange glow at all times. Friendly players will also be visible through walls, allowing players to coordinate and position themselves against incoming Frontiersmen forces. |
Gore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Impales a target with the Onos' sharp horn, or smashes a robot or structure with the forelegs that deal extra damage. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All Alien units have a movement mechanic that is unique to that class. Charge is the Onos' unique movement mechanic that grants it high forward movement speed. While charging, the Onos cannot change direction, but may attack at any time while halting the charge. When moving, the Onos creates noise and screen shake for nearby Marines, while also creating a stirred dust visual effect around the Onos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bone Shield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Extends the bone blades on the Onos' forehead to shield against damage from the front. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stomp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stomps the ground to create cracks and a shockwave along the floor, which cause nearby Marines to lose their footing temporarily. |
Variants
The following images show all the variations of Onos camouflage (skins) that you may see in the game.
Info: • Not all variants are available for purchase.
• Skins are purely cosmetic and offer no augmented or additional stats in-game. |
Camouflage variants & availability | |||
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Variant | Description | Acquisition | Notes |
Normal | Default camouflage. | Provided with game. | N/A |
Shadow | Red eyes, dark blue/purple skin, extrusions on exo-skeletal features. | Can be bought in the Customization Screen in-game. | Originally part of the Reinforcement Program for Shadow Tier & above, and completed with the Merry Gorgemas! update (Build 336). |
Kodiak | Green eyes, jungle effect skin. | Can be bought in the Customization Screen in-game. | Released with the Kodiak update, and completed with the Merry Gorgemas! update (Build 336). |
Reaper | Red eyes, white skin, black exo-skeletal features. | Can be bought in the Customization Screen in-game. | Released with the Reaper update, and completed with the Merry Gorgemas! update (Build 336). |
Abyss | Blue eyes, blue skin. | Can be bought in the Customization Screen in-game. | Was added with the Merry Gorgemas! update (Build 336). |
Nocturne | Purple eyes and tails. | Can be bought in the Customization Screen in-game. | Release with the Nocturne DLC as part of the NS2 5 year anniversary update (Build 319). |
Toxin | Green glowing eyes, green patches of skin and green belly. | Can be bought in the Customization Screen in-game. | Released with the Catalyst update (Build 324). |
Notes
- ↑ https://unknownworlds.com/ns2/how-does-gorgeous-work/ (Retrieved 03/03/22).
Base Abilities
Skulk - (Sneak • Wall Walking • Bite • Parasite) • Gorge - (Belly Slide • Spit • Heal Spray • Build Menu) • Lerk - (Flight • Roost • Poison Bite • Spikes) •
Fade - (Swipe • Blink) • Onos - (Gore)
Skulk - (Leap • Xenocide) • Gorge - (Bile Bomb) • Lerk - (Spores • Umbra) • Fade - (Metabolize • Advanced Metabolize • Stab) • Onos - (Charge • Bone Shield • Stomp)
Shift Hive - (Adrenaline • Celerity • Crush)
Shade Hive - (Aura • Camouflage • Focus)
Crag Hive - (Carapace • Regeneration • Vampirism)
Mechanics - Alien Commander • Biomass • Infestation • Maturation • Consume • Resource Model
Gorge - Babbler • Hydra • Clog • Webs
Build - Cyst • Harvester • Drifter • Tunnel • Hive (Egg) • Pheromones
Game Information - Options • Maps • Console Commands • Patches
In Game - Damage Types • Status Icons • Ranking System • Badges