Whip

The Whip is a Kharaa semi-static defense structure built by the Alien Commander. It is a worm-like alien organism with an upper body consisting of a large, highly flexible, and carapace-covered tentacle; its lower body sports bony growths around several luminescent sacs and smaller muscular tentacle appendages.

As with most Kharaa structures, the Whip is rooted into Infestation when grown. However, it does not depend on infestation for nutrition, and instead uses the biomass to support its body; in other words, the Whip can uproot and waddle along the ground to reposition itself. When rooted, it can lash out with its elastic large tentacle and strike multiple targets at once, which has earned its name among Marines.

When matured, the Whip can evolve the ability to grow an acid-filled sac, of which the payload is highly corrosive for inorganic materials. The Mature Whip can effectively bombard Frontiersmen bases of operation by flinging these sacs with surprising force, and causing the acid to splatter explosively on impact.

Stats

Newborn Whip
- Health: 650
- Armor: 175
- Speed: 2.5
- Infestation Speed: 4.0
- Build Cost: 15 Team Resourcess
- Build Time: 30 seconds

Mature Whip
- Health: 720
- Armor: 240
- Speed: 2.5
- Infestation Speed: 4.0
- Unlocks: Whack, Evolve Bombard

Abilities

Whack
- Prerequisite: Mature Whip
- Description: The Mature Whip can whack nearby grenades away. Whack is disabled when the Whip is set ablaze by the Flamethrower.

Lash
- Function: Inflicts damage on all enemy players and structures within area of effect; Lash does double damage on structures.
- Damage: 50
- Damage Type: Structural
- Fire Delay: 2
- Range: 6
- Description: A passive ability that attacks all nearby marines and enemy structures. More than one target can be damaged at the same time. The Alien Commander can also manually pick a target to attack if multiple targets are in range.

Bombard
- Function: Inflicts splash damage on targeted Marine or structure within area of effect; Bombard deals full damage to structures while only 10% to Marine armor.
- Damage: 1200
- Damage Type: Corrode
- Range: 10
- Splash Radius: 3
- Fire Delay: 6
- Description: A passive ability that lobs a ball of acidic goo at a target, dealing splash damage to structures and Marine armor. Bombard is unlocked after Evolve Bombard upgrade.