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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
 
The '''Tanker''' can take it and dish it out all at once. The Tanker primarily can absorb vast amounts of damage, and hold his own in a fist fight. But the Tanker lacks any long range punch. The Tanker would prefer just to charge straight ahead anyway.
 
The '''Tanker''' can take it and dish it out all at once. The Tanker primarily can absorb vast amounts of damage, and hold his own in a fist fight. But the Tanker lacks any long range punch. The Tanker would prefer just to charge straight ahead anyway.
 
Alignment: '''Hero'''
 
  
 
The Tanker's power sets are:
 
The Tanker's power sets are:
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== Power Sets ==
 
== Power Sets ==
 
 
=== Primary Power Sets ===
 
=== Primary Power Sets ===
 
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A Tanker's primary power sets are designed specifically for defense. They are:
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* [[Dark Armor]]
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* [[Electric Armor]]
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* [[Fiery Aura]]
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* [[Ice Armor]]
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* [[Invulnerability]]
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* [[Shield Defense]]
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* [[Stone Armor]]
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* [[Willpower]]
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=== Secondary Power Sets ===
 
=== Secondary Power Sets ===
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A Tanker's secondary power sets are designed for melee. They are:
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&#42; Kinetic Melee requires [[VIP Player|VIP status]], purchase on the [[Paragon Market]], or purchase of [[Going Rogue]].<br />
 
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&#42; Street Justice requires purchase on the [[Paragon Market]].<br />
* [[Battle Axe]]
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&#42; Titan Weapons requires purchase on the [[Paragon Market]].
* [[Dark Melee]]
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* [[Dual Blades]]
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* [[Electrical Melee]]
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* [[Energy Melee]]
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* [[Fiery Melee]]
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* [[Ice Melee]]
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* [[Kinetic Melee]] (with purchase of [[Going Rogue]])
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* [[Stone Melee]]
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* [[Super Strength]]
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* [[War Mace]]
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=== Ancillary Power Pools ===
 
=== Ancillary Power Pools ===
 
 
* [[Arctic Mastery]]
 
* [[Arctic Mastery]]
 
* [[Earth Mastery]]
 
* [[Earth Mastery]]
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=== Patron Power Pools ===
 
=== Patron Power Pools ===
 
 
 
* [[Leviathan Mastery#Arachnos Soldier / Arachnos Widow / Brute / Tanker|Leviathan Mastery]]
 
* [[Leviathan Mastery#Arachnos Soldier / Arachnos Widow / Brute / Tanker|Leviathan Mastery]]
 
* [[Mace Mastery#Brute / Tanker|Mace Mastery]]
 
* [[Mace Mastery#Brute / Tanker|Mace Mastery]]
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== Historical ==
 
== Historical ==
 
 
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{{Historical|type=section|reason=change}}
  
* Tankers have been in the game since [[Issue 0]]. Their original primary powersets were Fiery Aura, Ice Armor, Invulnerability, and Stone Armor. Their original secondary powersets were Battle Axe, Energy Melee, Fiery Melee, Ice Melee, Stone Melee, Super Strength, and War Mace.
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* Tankers have been in the game since [[Issue 0]], originally a City of Heroes [[archetype]]. Their original primary powersets were Fiery Aura, Ice Armor, Invulnerability, and Stone Armor. Their original secondary powersets were Battle Axe, Energy Melee, Fiery Melee, Ice Melee, Stone Melee, Super Strength, and War Mace.
 
* Arctic Mastery, Earth Mastery, Energy Mastery and Pyre Mastery were added to the game in [[Issue 3]].  
 
* Arctic Mastery, Earth Mastery, Energy Mastery and Pyre Mastery were added to the game in [[Issue 3]].  
 
* Dual Blades and Willpower were added to the game in [[Issue 11]].
 
* Dual Blades and Willpower were added to the game in [[Issue 11]].
 
* Dark Armor and Dark Melee were [[Powerset Proliferation|proliferated]] to Tankers in [[Issue 12]].
 
* Dark Armor and Dark Melee were [[Powerset Proliferation|proliferated]] to Tankers in [[Issue 12]].
 
* Shield Defense was added to the game in [[Issue 13]].
 
* Shield Defense was added to the game in [[Issue 13]].
* Electric Armor and Electrical Melee were [[Powerset Proliferation|proliferated]] to Tankers in [[Issue 16]].
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* Electric Armor and Electrical Melee were proliferated to Tankers in [[Issue 16]].
 
* Kinetic Melee was added to the game with [[Going Rogue]].
 
* Kinetic Melee was added to the game with [[Going Rogue]].
 
* [[Bruising]] was added to the Tier 1 power of all [[Tanker#Secondary Power Sets|secondary power sets]] for Tankers in [[Issue 18]].
 
* [[Bruising]] was added to the Tier 1 power of all [[Tanker#Secondary Power Sets|secondary power sets]] for Tankers in [[Issue 18]].
* The [[Patron Power Pools]] were made available to Tankers in [[Issue 18]]
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* The [[Patron Power Pools]] were made available to Tankers in Issue 18.
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* Super Reflexes and Martial Arts were proliferated to Tankers in [[Issue 21]].
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* Street Justice was added to the game {{red|in Issue Whatever/on MM/DD/YYYY}}.
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* Titan Weapons was added to the game {{red|in Issue Whatever/on MM/DD/YYYY}}.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Revision as of 09:06, 23 August 2011

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Tanker
Archetypeicon tanker.png  CreateSymbol Hero.png
Primary Defense
Secondary Melee
Inherent Gauntlet
Base HP 1874.1
Max HP 3534
Primary Sets 8
Secondary Sets 11
Epic Power Pools 4
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Overview

The Tanker can take it and dish it out all at once. The Tanker primarily can absorb vast amounts of damage, and hold his own in a fist fight. But the Tanker lacks any long range punch. The Tanker would prefer just to charge straight ahead anyway.

The Tanker's power sets are:

Primary: Defense
Secondary: Melee

The Tanker has High Hit Points and Medium Damage.

Power Sets

Primary Power Sets

Secondary Power Sets

* Kinetic Melee requires VIP status, purchase on the Paragon Market, or purchase of Going Rogue.
* Street Justice requires purchase on the Paragon Market.
* Titan Weapons requires purchase on the Paragon Market.

Ancillary Power Pools

Patron Power Pools

Inherent Powers

Historical

Badge time.png This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.
  • Tankers have been in the game since Issue 0, originally a City of Heroes archetype. Their original primary powersets were Fiery Aura, Ice Armor, Invulnerability, and Stone Armor. Their original secondary powersets were Battle Axe, Energy Melee, Fiery Melee, Ice Melee, Stone Melee, Super Strength, and War Mace.
  • Arctic Mastery, Earth Mastery, Energy Mastery and Pyre Mastery were added to the game in Issue 3.
  • Dual Blades and Willpower were added to the game in Issue 11.
  • Dark Armor and Dark Melee were proliferated to Tankers in Issue 12.
  • Shield Defense was added to the game in Issue 13.
  • Electric Armor and Electrical Melee were proliferated to Tankers in Issue 16.
  • Kinetic Melee was added to the game with Going Rogue.
  • Bruising was added to the Tier 1 power of all secondary power sets for Tankers in Issue 18.
  • The Patron Power Pools were made available to Tankers in Issue 18.
  • Super Reflexes and Martial Arts were proliferated to Tankers in Issue 21.
  • Street Justice was added to the game in Issue Whatever/on MM/DD/YYYY.
  • Titan Weapons was added to the game in Issue Whatever/on MM/DD/YYYY.

See Also

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