I've got an idea while playing DST today.
Our soulless automaton would start the game with a new, exclusive to him item that would give him an opportunity
to pick one of three new forms in exchange for 15 gears and he would reset to "normal" WX-78 after death like he does now.
The forms would be:
1. Knight:
- 200 HP, 200 Hunger, 200 Sanity (+50, +50, +50)
- Damage Modifier: 1.10x (+10%)
- Speed Modifier: 1.10x (+10%)
2. Rook:
- 300 HP, 200 Hunger, 150 Sanity (+150, +50, +0)
- Damage Modifier: 1.20x (+20%)
- Speed Modifier: 0.80x (-20%)
3. Bishop:
- 100 HP, 150 Hunger, 300 Sanity (-50, +0, +150)
- Damage Modifier: 0.75x (-15%)
- Speed Modifier: 1.0x (+0%)
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Special, ranged attack:
- Attack Range: 6 (Same as the real Bishop)
- Attack Damage: 51
- Attack Speed: 4 (Same as the real Bishop)
WX-78 wouldn't upgrade his stats by eating gears of course, he will still gain HP, Hunger and Sanity tho.