Athena The Gladiator

Athena The Gladiator!
Athena is the first fully revealed character in Borderlands the Pre-Sequel. She first appeared as a non-playable character in the DLC for 2009’s Borderlands, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. The former Lance Assassin allied with the Vault Hunters and worked alongside them in taking down General Knoxx. Players first meet her at T-Bone Junction at the start of the DLC’s main quest line.

Her class is considered to be a some-what “tank” style whose Action Skill, Kinetic Aspis, is a shield that comes up in her left arm when activated. The shield deflects incoming damage from the front. When the Action Skills timer runs down or low, it can then be tossed at nearby enemies. The shield will then deal damage to the enemies it bounces between until it fades away.

Skill Tree Powers!
Athena's Action Skill is the Kinetic Aspis. The Aspis is a shield that comes up in her left hand and absorbs bullets from the front as they're shot at her. When the skills timer is up, the shield can then be tossed Captain America style at enemies to deal double the damage it absorbed. Below is a list of known skill sets.



Phalanx Tree

 * Vanguard
 * While the Aspis is active, you and nearby enemies will take reduced damage and gain health regeneration. The healing rate increases as the Aspis absorbs damage.
 * Krousis
 * Melee attacks while holding the Aspis will damage and knock the enemy back with explosive force.
 * Hold the Line
 * Lengthens the duration of the Aspis can be active before it is automatically thrown.
 * Prismatic Aegis
 * The Aspis now absorbs elemental damage types. Multiple elemental damage types are dealt by the Aspis when thrown
 * Clear
 * When thrown, the Aspis' explosion grants Second Wind to friends within range. In addition, the player gains a damage bonus while in Fight For Your Life.
 * Prepare for glory
 * Activating Aspis taunts nearby enemies, making them more likely to attack you. Additionally, for every individual enemy who inflicts damage on your Aspis, you gain a stack of Prepare for Glory, increasing weapon damage. Stacks persist for a short duration after the Aspis has been thrown.
 * Stalwart
 * Allows the Aspis to absorb a percentage of damage from your friends' gun. Also increases your maximum health.
 * United Front
 * Damage Absorbed by the Aspis now provides power to the Shields of you and your teammates. Also increases your maximum shield capacity.
 * Ephodos
 * Increases movement speed and fire rate while holing the Aspis.
 * Invictus
 * Increases the Defensive Arc on the Aspis when active, and increases the amount of energy absorbed from an incoming attack.
 * Wrath of the Goddess
 * The Aspis will ricochet to up to 4 additional enemies, each taking less damage than the last. The Aspis will return to you after it hits the final enemy.