Gorge

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The Gorge is a bulbous and passive-aggressive Kharaa lifeform. It is often found near Hives, upon infestation, and around other lifeforms; occasionally, it regurgitates organic growths to aid in defense and to spread bacteria. The Gorge, while appearing rather harmless, can provide crucial support to lifeforms and structures. By exhaling its infectious breath, the Heal Spray, the Gorge can rapidly heal its allies as well as itself; furthermore, the Gorge's Bile Bomb can swiftly demolish any Marine construct if left unchecked.

Background

The Gorge is a pudgy, scaly, and mossy alien. We thought his pudgy visage needn't say "I want to eat you" but instead, "No one appreciates my slime-piles". His semi-awkward face armor implies that he needs to stay safe more than he needs to attack fast-moving targets and the upturned armor "ears"...well, they're just cute. His glowing belly ties him into the hive somewhat, in that both play a key role in the team's abilities and advancement.

Though we now know that the Gorge consumes more resources than any other species, the name has less to do with their consumption, and more with their portly body type, and that they always seem to be slurping away at a chamber, spitting a wad of acid, or just in general doing things with their mouths that are disturbing to watch.

The developers' aim for the Gorge is a fun class that straddles the line between attacker and defender and has a lot to do near combat and in alien bases. He'll never be much of an attacker, but this butterball is the team medic and engineer and thus, deserves to be loved (by anything with slime on it at least).

Stats

Gorge
- Health: 150
- Armor: 70
- Speed: 5.1
- Evolve Cost: 10 Personal Resources
- Gestation Time: 10 seconds

Abilities

Build
- Default Key: E (hold)
- Description: The Gorge is the only Kharaa lifeform that can accelerate structure growth (all Kharaa structures excluding the Hive).

Belly Slide
- Default Key: Shift (hold)
- Maximum Speed: 10
- Description: The Gorge can slide across sloped ground and in areas of infestation, making for a quick escape, or a fun game of Gorge pinball!

Spit
- Function: Inflicts damage on targeted player or building at range; attack distorts player vision.
- Damage: 25
- Damage Type: Normal
- Projectile Speed: 40
- Fire Delay: 0.5
- Energy Cost: 7
- Description: The Gorge's primary range attack, he can spit globs of acid over long distances in rapid succession; spit also obscures Marine vision temporarily.

Heal Spray
- Function: Heals friendly players and structures within short ranged area of effect, inflicts minimal damage against enemy players.
- Damage: 13
- Damage Type: Light
- Fire Delay: 0.8
- Energy Cost: 12
- Description: The alternate attack for Gorge, this creates a cloud of healing bacteria that heals friendly players (including the Gorge himself) and structures.
- Notes: Healing a player will also heal an additional 4% of their max health. Structures heal at 5x normal rate.

Build Hydra
- Function: Creates a Hydra on targeted infestation over moderate range.
- Build Cost: 10 Personal Resources
- Energy Cost: 40
- Description: The Gorge can grow a Hydra on any surface covered with infestation. The Hydra is a small plant-like growth that shoots spikes at marine players and structures.

Build Mini-Cyst
- Function: Creates a Mini-Cyst on targeted surface over moderate range.
- Build Cost: 3 Personal Resources
- Energy Cost: 40
- Description: The Gorge can grow a Mini-Cyst on any surface. The Mini-Cyst is a small pustule-like growth that spreads infestation.

Bile Bomb
- Function: Inflicts massive damage on structures within area of effect with an arcing projectile.
- Damage: 180
- Damage Radius: 8m
- Damage Type: Structures Only
- Fire Delay: 1
- Energy Cost: 12
- Description: Bile Bomb is a siege attack that lobs a bile sac in an arc and deals powerful area damage against structures (but none against players). Bile Bomb is unlocked automatically when a second Hive is complete.