Prototype Vermilion

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This article is about the enemy encountered in The Battle for Lion's Arch. For its historical version, see Legendary Red Static Assault Knight.

The Prototype Vermilion is a prototype Twisted Watchwork designed by Scarlet Briar. It is also part of the Watchknight Triumvirate boss inside Strike Mission: Old Lion's Court.

Locations[edit]

Kryta

The Battle for Lion's Arch
- Lion's Gate (only during related events)

Strike Mission: Old Lion's Court
- Grand Piazza

Event involvement[edit]

[Group Event] Eliminate the red Static Assault Knight (80)

Combat abilities[edit]

Strike Mission: Old Lion's Court[edit]

Abilities

Stacking Effects
Gravitational Waves

Effects

(unlocked when channeling Spaghettification)

Empowered (challenge mode only) - Outgoing direct damage increased by 5%. Stacks in intensity.
Ley-Woven Shielding - An experimental mechanism is generating tightly woven strands of ley-line energy to form an impervious barrier that prevents all damage. It doesn't look entirely stable.
- Malfunctioning Ley-Woven Shielding (upon breaking defiance bar) - The mechanism generating the shield appears to be malfunctioning. The next time the shield is lowered, this prototype will become exposed and stunned for several seconds.
Power Transfer (when near a Watchknight Triumvirate) - This prototype is receiving an energy transfer from another assault knight, enabling its more powerful attacks even while shielded.

Skills

Dual Horizon - Prototype Vermilion swings its hammer in a circle, generating dangerous gravitational fields. Targets inside the ring receive Tidal Torment. Targets outside the ring receive Ergo Shear. Targets hit by the ring take high damage, receive a random effect, and are knocked in a random direction.
- Gravitational Wave (upon failure) - Prototype Vermilion exposes its singularity core, causing ripples in the fabric of reality that damages everything in a large area.
Exhaust Plume - The fiery exhaust from an assault knight's jetpack is dangerous. Deadly, even.
Mass Driver - Prototype Vermilion strikes enemies before it with a wide swing of its hammer.
- Kinetic Impact - Prototype Vermilion strikes enemies with another swing of its hammer.
  - Gravity Hammer - Prototype Vermilion accelerates its hammer into the ground with extreme force, causing moderate damage in a large area. Every other time this skill is used, it creates Boiling Aether at the attack's location.
    - Boiling Aether - Scalding aether from the Mists collects into a growing pool. Upon reaching maximum size, the damage increases significantly. Dissipates after a short time.
    - Boiling Aether (challenge mode only) - Scalding aether from the Mists collects into a growing pool. Upon reaching maximum size, the damage increases significantly. Lingers until cleared.
Spaghettification - Prototype Vermilion unleashes tidal forces that violently stretch enemies, tearing them into long, thin strands before obliterating them completely.

The Battle for Lion's Arch version[edit]

Abilities

Stacking Effects
Gravitational Waves

Effects

Red Attunement - Takes increased damage from blue and green attunements.
- Applies Red Attunement to players who stand in the pool spawned after the relevant boss has its Defiance Bar broken.

Skills

Dual Horizon - Prototype Vermilion swings its hammer in a circle, generating dangerous gravitational fields. Targets inside the ring receive Tidal Torment. Targets outside the ring receive Ergo Shear. Targets hit by the ring take high damage, receive a random effect, and are knocked in a random direction.
- Gravity Flux - Prototype Vermilion knocks enemies hit by its hammer in a random direction.
Explosive Impact - Prototype Vermilion Evades incoming attacks and leaps up and accelerates its hammer into the ground with extreme force, causing moderate damage in a large area and Launching all enemies.
Extraction - Prototype Vermilion slams its hammer onto the ground and violently Pulls all enemies at range.
Hammer Swing - Prototype Vermilion swings its hammer up and Dazes enemies.
Mass Driver - Prototype Vermilion strikes enemies before it with a wide swing of its hammer.
- Kinetic Impact - Prototype Vermilion strikes enemies with another swing of its hammer.
Vermilion Horizon - Prototype Vermilion channels lethal gravitational fields that cover the entire area far from itself.
- Vermilion Singularity - Prototype Vermilion inverts the covered area as it now channels lethal gravitational fields around itself.

Drops[edit]

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Related achievements[edit]

The Battle for Lion's Arch: Assault Breaker — Participate in defeating the assault knight trio during the Battle for Lion's Arch. (4)
Escape from Lion's Arch: Group Effort V — Participate in defeating Scarlet's assault knights during the Battle for Lion's Arch. (5)