Building a Better Pretender

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Thufir said:
Exactly what I was going to ask about. I'd love to use Moloch w/ Abysia, but is there any appropriate backup for the early game w/ Abysia?

I like the Scorpion King - rather cheap, tough, thematic (to some extent...), can use the starting Flare, can have 3 paths (I usually get Earth then Nature or Air), and lack of armor/boots is not that penalizing.
It's a rather subpar SC but can still be very potent IMHO.