N.s.-04 "dokuko" Venom Cub | Neon Shogunate Assault Mech | Gloom And Glory

The N.S.-04 Venom Cub is a shrine-tech assault mech built in Kyōrakku as a heavy urban breakthrough unit for the Neon Shogunate. Despite its “Cub” designation, it is a towering war machine designed to advance behind infantry lines, absorb incoming fire, and smash fortified positions with overwhelming close-to-mid-range firepower. Its broad armored chassis, reinforced legs, and heavy weapon arm allow it to push through barricades, shrine gates, and monster-infested streets with brutal momentum.

Venom Cubs are most often deployed alongside Yari-Gunners, where they act as walking cover and mobile artillery. Their arm-mounted Venom Cannon fires unstable shrine-rounds that burn through armor, construct plating, and corrupted spirit-flesh, while secondary launcher pods saturate tight streets with explosive bursts. Though heavily armored from the front, its hip assembly, shoulder joints, rear vents, and weapon core can be exploited by precision fire. Spirit-core disruption, electromagnetic bursts, and overheating damage can stagger its targeting systems or force the mech into a dangerous shutdown state.