Centurion

The Centurion is a very popular medium 'Mech, especially among pilots from the Federated Suns. The most notable example of this 'Mech is the Yen-Lo-Wang, which used to win the Solaris championship twice. Most Centurion variants feature missile hardpoints in their left torso and a pair of medium lasers mounted in the center torso, with either a ballistic weapon or additional energy hardpoints in the right arm depending on model. The 'mech's left arm has armor plating resembling a small shield, and as none of the Centurion models have any weapon hardpoints in this arm, many Centurion pilots master the art of torso twisting to protect themselves from incoming fire with the "shield arm." Partially due to this tactic and partially because of favorable hitboxes, the Centurion is also noted in MWO for being a very resilient 'mech, often able to absorb much more damage than one would expect for a 'mech of its size and continue fighting.