Tornadian Pillager

## Description

Tornadian Pillager is an NPR ship belonging to the Tornadians. Tornadian Pillagers appear to be triads of cyan & purple cat & slug-like creatures centered in a ring of unknown material - said ring features two heavily armored lateral wings that appear to allow the pillager to control their movement.

## Combat and Strategy

All associated items can be found on the Tornadians page.

In general, Tornadians are known for their plethora of whirling weaponry capable of stunning the player, as well as several long-range weapons with unique flight patterns.

For Primary Weapons, the tornadians feature a variety of Tornadian Claw variants - bolt-like weapons capable of inflicting reverse knockback, pulling enemies towards themselves and their weaponry.

For Secondary Weapons, Tornadians most notably feature the following:

* Storm variants, such as the Tornadian Ice Storm, which are capable of pulling weapons and enemies into the cyclone
* Tornadian Energy Ball, a laser-based guided weapon capable of dealing heavy damage up-close, and capable of stunning from afar
* Tornadian Razors, blade-like torpedoes that have a "jumping" flight pattern in which they pause after every jump

For Utilities, Tornadians are most known for their Tornadian Pounce - an energy-based windup that catapults the user forward.

For Mines, Tornadians are known for their Propulsion Dehancing Tornadian Caltrops which inflict reverse knockback, as well as a variety of cyclone mines that stun and damage the player.

For Proximity Weapons, tornadians feature a variety of whirlers - weapons that generate an AOE cyclone, launching the user forward and stunning/damaging enemies that contact the whirler.

The tornadian pillager has access to several notable Large Weapons:

* Tornadian Hurricane - a persistent, sector-influencing storm that pushes weapons away and freezes nearby enemies
* Tornadian Ultra Pounce - a much larger Tornadian Pounce that also applies an Engine Overdrive Status Effect

The Tornadian Shield allows tornadians to heavily resist Projectile weaponry, though they are vulnerable to Electrostatic damage, such as damage inflicted by the Thunderbolt.

Overall, it is highly recommended to use weapons like the Thunderbolt to take advantage of the bonus electrostatic damage against tornadians. Players should take care to equip several solid anti-lock defenses, such as the Shield Bubble or Decoy, as tornadian secondaries are quite damaging.

It is recommended to either harass tornadians up-close in order to stun them quickly before they can pounce; otherwise players should use agile, longer-ranged weapons like the Photon Bomb to pelt tornadians from afar while still tracking them as they pounce. CQC is much riskier on pillagers, however, as they have the potential to drop a hurricane, which could trap the player and leave them vulnerable to the high-damage tornadian kit. Radiation is quite effective on pillagers due to their increased mass.

## Notes

* More info about the respective NPR in general can be found on the Tornadians page and the Tornadians category page.
* Tornadian Pillagers are a subset of tornadians that have escaped from a prison Planet