Special Operations - Acolytes vs Bastion

Acolytes

 * SO reward: two of the Acolytes?
 * Other rewards: alts for Acolyte characters, isos?, gear?
 * Mission structure: split op, for/against the Acolytes.
 * General notes: random mobs will be either Sentinels or Test Subjects, but the Test Subjects would look more like random civilians.
 * Story notes: the basic story hook is that Bastion has been using a nano-virus to infect humans and turn them into Sentinel sleeper agents. Exodus realizes that this nano-virus doesn't work on mutants, so he starts turning normals into mutants, which drives Bastion absolutley nuts.  Exodus uses a variation of the Test Subject serum with somewhat less predicatable results.  Gameplay wise this means the Test Subjects might have different classes or stats than the regular ones.  Or in the case of minibosses(Prime Test Subjects), dual classes with two sets of attacks and passives.  The conflict with Bastion is obvious.  He doesn't care about anyone and will try to kill anyone who gets in the way of killing mutants.  The conflict with Exodus is centered on how he's turning people into Test Subjects against their will(although some of them like it).

new characters

 * several new test subject variants, the idea behind the Prime Test Subjects is that these people were actually latent mutants, and the serum went crazy and catalyzed their latent powers while adding new powers on top
 * Prime Test Subject Lilian; bla/tac, tac/bla attacks, bru stats, bru/tac passives.  She looks normal except these odd goggles(similar to those the tac Test Subjects wear, but smaller) that look like they might be fused with her face and dresses in a business suit.
 * Prime Test Subject Edward; inf/bru, inf/scr attacks, scr stats, inf/scr passives.  He looks a lot like one of street thugs with the knives, but with no knives and blades sticking out of his forearms.
 * Prime Test Subject Theresa; scr/inf, bru/scr attacks, inf stats, bla/scr passives. She wears blue jeans and a sweater, but has things on her hands and feet where the energy blades pop out
 * Prime Test Subject Luis;   tac/scr, inf/tac attacks, bla stats, inf/tac passives.  Big dude with a sleeveless shirt, cutoffs and boots.  has cables and stuff sticking out of his arms.

Objectives

 * Tasks for beating specific bosses which can only be fought when either helping or fighting the Acolytes. (such as beating the Prime Test Subjects, who don't spawn as enemies if you're helping)

Heroic battles
The idea of a heroic battle where you play as the Prime Test Subjects fighting a wave of regular sentinels followed by Prime Sentinels amuses me. Since there's 4 Primes, there'd be a special gimmick where the fourth Prime shows up if one of the first three gets KOed.

Hidden Epic: this would require clearing the mission fights AND the heroic to unlock. Basically, the Primes hunt down Maximus and try to beat his face in. Same gimmick as the HB, but fighting Maximus.