Glass Cannon/Video Games: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Mortal Kombat: Deception]]'''s Shujinko could acquire moves from multiple characters in the game, giving him the most moves out of everyone else by the time you got them all. The downside is, he has lower defense than most characters.

* In ''[[Mass Effect (video game)|Mass Effect 1]]'', Garrus Vakarian is pretty much one of these. He is one of only three squad members who can use assault rifles - the most powerful and versatile weapon in the game - and one of only two characters who can use sniper rifles. On top of that, his class is Turian Agent, which gives him up to a 30% bonus to assault rifle and sniper rifle accuracy and damage. On top of ''that'', he has access to Assault Training, which gives him an additional 10% boost to all damage, plus the Adrenaline Burst talent, which lets him remove the cooldown timers on all of his talents. On top of that, he has access to the Sabotage, Overload, and Damping powers, allowing him to shut down enemy weapons, shields, and tech/biotic powers. In short, he can lock down an enemy and slaughter the remainder faster than anyone else, and then do it all again a second later, all from a very long range. The only problem is, of all the "combat" characters, he has the lowest health, cannot use the Fitness talent (which boosts health and provides the Immunity power) and can only wear medium armor at best, and that only after significant investment in talent points. Fortunately, the Electronics talent lets him boost his shields several times over to make up for that deficiency.

** Don't forget Thane Krios, either, who is essentially Garrus with biotic powers instead of tech. Still very squishy. Also, {{spoiler|Legion}}'s Glass Cannon status goes down considerably after a couple of upgrades push his shields from "decent" to "second only to Shepard. Maybe."

** And, of course, there's Jack. Her biotic powers may be cranked [[Up to Eleven]], but they're all geared exclusively towards ''offense''. She has one of the lowest defensive capabilities of any of the party members (only Mordin and Kasumi have lower values), and is likely to die if left to hold the line at the game's final battle. If you leave her behind and want to keep her alive, you'd better make sure she's loyal.