An Atlan during the Final Battle with its spear
Atlans were enormous bipedal war machines used by the Night Sentinels in their war against the forces of Hell.[1] It was thought no fully-functional Atlan is known to have survived the demonic conquest of Argent D'Nur, though semi-functional examples can be found scattered across the shores of Hell.
Design[]
Atlans stand thirty stories high.[2] They are massive humanoid machines somewhat similar in overall design to the Praetor Suit, with a similar green color scheme. The main difference in shape is the head, which is more or less conformal to the shoulders rather than having a distinct neck, and has a pair of large horns reminiscent of a Viking helm. The regular weaponry of the Atlans consists of energy blast fired from the palms of their hands, enormous lances projecting red glowing blades similar to that of a Crucible, and a shoulder-mounted beam cannon that is strong enough to blast a Titan apart in a single volley. They are also use gigantic firearms that matched their size in the form of giant Gatling Cannons and Grenade Launchers. Despite their arsenals, Atlans have been largely shown to pulverize a regular Titan with just their fists and legs.
They are manned by a single sentinel stationed within their head cockpit, and are neurally linked to their pilots.
Compared to ARC's mechanized walkers, which are more of a fire support vehicle meant to directly support regular infantry soldiers, the Atlans are far larger and much more heavily-armed as they are purposely-designed to be able to both fight a Titan on equal footings and kill it easily. It has been shown that a couple of punches and kicks from the Atlans can easily kill a regular Titans. They have also been shown capable of great agility, being able to sprint and dodge attacks from enemy Titans.
In line with the Sentinel rejection of Argent Energy, the Atlans did not use it: they were powered exclusively by "Sentinel Energy," seemingly the untainted essence derived from the Wraiths prior to their imprisonment. This energy was supplied by a number of giant "Sentinel Power Cores" inserted into the machine at various key locations. With one such location being within the Atlan’s cockpit, positioned behind the pilots control seat.
Fate[]
Atlans are found all across Argent D'Nur and Hell, often frozen in mid-duel with Titans which seemingly expired just as the machines ran out of power. According to the Ligra Sultagenta, their operators abandoned their machines after running them to their limits and fought on foot, but ultimately all but the Doom Slayer fell in the final battle.[3]
The Betrayer's Atlan stands in a lava flow in the area he has made his home. The disgraced former Night Sentinel defends himself with four detached Atlan shoulder cannons rigged to a network of laser tripwires.
The Fortress of Doom contains a limbless Atlan torso in what appears to be a service gantry on its lower level, presumably belonging to either the Doom Slayer himself or the previous owner of the station.
During the Siege of Immora, Commander Valen rallies the remaining free tribes of Argenta who muster numerous hover tanks, airships and several Atlans to fight the Titans once more. One can be seen shooting in the background, and one uses its spear to gore a Titan. Presumably later it engages another Titan, charging up what appears to be an Atlan-sized Blood Punch, as well as firing its cannon. It also uses its back thrusters to stabilize itself when the Titan tackles it.
Trivia[]
The Doom Slayer will be able to pilot Atlans in Doom: The Dark Ages. Id Software intended Atlans to be pilotable in previous entries, but this was never implemented.[4]
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