Crab Spider Assault Leader
Overview
Crab Spider Assault Leader is a NPC ally you can find during the mission Provide relief against Wailers from Hardcase (CoV, levels 35 - 40). He is the leader of the failed assault on the Wailers of the Hard Way. He will be fighting a Wailer King when you find him first, and must be freed so he can help you.
Once free, he will follow you and will attack any Wailer in his agro range. If your char is one of those stealthy types, free him last.
During my mission, the Crab Spider Assault leader had slightly less hit points that a Lieutenant of the same level.
I have no idea if the mission would fail if he'd be defeated. Anyways, he seemed fairly strong and never was in any danger.
Quotes
During the mission he will say the following:
Fighting Wailers: Die, demon scum!
Agroed: Villain! Give me a hand here!
Freed: We've got to locate the other squads, Villain!
Information
Crab Spiders function much like SWAT teams in other cities, and are dispatched to deal with high-level threaths like super-types. They're equiped with full body armor, larger weapons and a set of mechanical spider arms that turn them into death-dealing machines.
Powers
During my mission, he used the Crab Spider Webmaster typical attacks attacks:
Powers
Wide Area Web Grenade (Ranged) Foe Immobilize, -Fly, -Recharge
You have been caught in a web. You cannot move or fly and your attack speed is reduced.
Supression (Ranged, Cone) Damage over Time (Energy)
The Suppressive Fire from the Crab Spider is all around you.
Channelgun Ranged, High Damage, Energy, Foe -Endurance
Yor backpack has a built-in energy Channelgun which fires bolts of energy.
Slice Melee, Heavy damage, Lethal, Foe -Defense
Your Defense has been reduced by the Claws.
Arm Lash (Melee, Lethal) Damage over Time (Toxic), Foe Slow
The poison on the blade is slowly damaging you and slowing your attacks and movement speed.