The main idea for the hero was that he cheated his way to fame. Eventually he was exposed of cheating, and kicked from major league. This would be the reason for why he is wanting to summon the patron, in order to make everyone forget that he cheated, and regain his fame.
Name: David Bolt Jr.
Nicknames: "Bolt", Davy
The main concept for Bolt is that most of his abilities would in some way have to do with cheating techniques that are used in baseball
Weapon: Pistol (Similar to a Beretta M1923) (10 shots/ ? Damage)
Ability 1: Beaned Swing - Toss up a ball and swing with the intention of hitting the enemy, dealing damage on hit, and applying stun to enemies in the air (flying or jumping)
Beaning is a term in baseball when the pitcher is intentionally trying to hit the batter with a ball, but from what I saw it can also mean vice versa. The stun to enemies in the air is a bit of a nod to when birds have been hit during baseball games. Upgrades would include and cooldown reduction, or stun duration increase. but the last upgrade would allow the ball to ricochet from enemies up to 3-4 times.
Ability 2: Magic Peanuts - Take a second to eat some peanuts to gain a temporary boost in speed, melee lifesteal, as well as an extra stamina
Food is a big part of the history of baseball, so it felt right to have some ability that uses it. Bolt would have used magic infused peanuts before going up to bat in order to get an unfair advantage. Upgrades would be simple, just longer duration, increase speed/one more stamina.
Ability 3: Corked Bat - Using a illegal bat gives you faster swings. You have a faster heavy melee charge.
This ability starts as a passive, similar to Vyper's slide. Corked bats have a lighter material in the middle of the bat to make swings faster. An addition that could be added as an upgrade would be that hitting an enemy will send them upward and back away from you, which can give a chance to combo with ability 1. Other upgrades would just be more damage or even decreased parry stun.
Ultimate: Wallop - Put away your gun and use your bat as your main attack. Gain weapon and spirit resist and speed. On every third hit on an enemy, deal damage proportional to a percent of their max HP. While in this state, you cannot be parried and debuff duration is decrease up to 50%.
The ultimate is by far the most complicated ability Bolt has. The point of this ult would be to surprise the enemies in a fight, tank a lot of hits, and do a lot of damage. Some ideas I have that could change the ult:
Appearance: Bolt would wear striped white pants tucked into a pair of socks and Cleats, with jersey matching the pants, untucked and fully unbuttoned showing a tank top underneath, as well as a hat. He would hold his gun in his left hand and his bat in right, resting it on his shoulder.
Name: David Bolt Jr.
Nicknames: "Bolt", Davy
The main concept for Bolt is that most of his abilities would in some way have to do with cheating techniques that are used in baseball
Weapon: Pistol (Similar to a Beretta M1923) (10 shots/ ? Damage)
Ability 1: Beaned Swing - Toss up a ball and swing with the intention of hitting the enemy, dealing damage on hit, and applying stun to enemies in the air (flying or jumping)
Beaning is a term in baseball when the pitcher is intentionally trying to hit the batter with a ball, but from what I saw it can also mean vice versa. The stun to enemies in the air is a bit of a nod to when birds have been hit during baseball games. Upgrades would include and cooldown reduction, or stun duration increase. but the last upgrade would allow the ball to ricochet from enemies up to 3-4 times.
Ability 2: Magic Peanuts - Take a second to eat some peanuts to gain a temporary boost in speed, melee lifesteal, as well as an extra stamina
Food is a big part of the history of baseball, so it felt right to have some ability that uses it. Bolt would have used magic infused peanuts before going up to bat in order to get an unfair advantage. Upgrades would be simple, just longer duration, increase speed/one more stamina.
Ability 3: Corked Bat - Using a illegal bat gives you faster swings. You have a faster heavy melee charge.
This ability starts as a passive, similar to Vyper's slide. Corked bats have a lighter material in the middle of the bat to make swings faster. An addition that could be added as an upgrade would be that hitting an enemy will send them upward and back away from you, which can give a chance to combo with ability 1. Other upgrades would just be more damage or even decreased parry stun.
Ultimate: Wallop - Put away your gun and use your bat as your main attack. Gain weapon and spirit resist and speed. On every third hit on an enemy, deal damage proportional to a percent of their max HP. While in this state, you cannot be parried and debuff duration is decrease up to 50%.
The ultimate is by far the most complicated ability Bolt has. The point of this ult would be to surprise the enemies in a fight, tank a lot of hits, and do a lot of damage. Some ideas I have that could change the ult:
- Instead of every 3rd hit on a single enemy, make it every 3rd hit on all enemies (Hit an enemy with 2 swings, and then the final hit on another)
- Every successful 3rd hit increases the ultimate's duration. Not so much to where you can stay in permanently, but enough to where you could land one more strikeout hit.
- Give the ability to use other abilities while in ult.
- Instead of being immune to parries, just have a decreased stun duration
Appearance: Bolt would wear striped white pants tucked into a pair of socks and Cleats, with jersey matching the pants, untucked and fully unbuttoned showing a tank top underneath, as well as a hat. He would hold his gun in his left hand and his bat in right, resting it on his shoulder.
