[Hero Concept] Clay [Reworked]

AlmightyChaos

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Reworked Clay from the ground up, after numerous attempts. This means that the OG post I made back in November 2025 is now obsolete. Largely new kit, new art and new lore.


COMMANDO - HEAVY ARSENAL - EXPLOSIVE


New Character Art:
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Lore:

Captain James Jackson Clay was stationed at a Military Base up north, a fair few kilometers from New York, at the time during the Maelstrom, when a portal suddenly appeared right in the middle of the base. Clay and a platoon of soldiers under his command were sucked in through the portal, and they found themselves in a strange world, where they were then captured and imprisoned by it's inhabitants, where they were taken to what looked like a prison facility, and locked in it's dark dungeons.

For weeks, they were subjected to horrific tortures, the screams of the captured soldiers echoing through the halls as they were brutally experimented on. Clay himself was no exception, for he was forced to endure the excruciating pain of what they were doing to him, the process which left both his arms and his left eye scarred. All of his men eventually succumbed to their injuries inflicted upon them, until only he remained.

Eventually, Clay managed to gather enough strength and willpower to escape from the prison, killing many of his captors along the way, and finally managing to find a portal that lead back to Earth, however he has been forever changed by the ordeal.

The spirit that he had freed from it's confinement while escaping had, perhaps in gratitude, granted him powers that allowed him to create constructs of any weapon he desires, and also slowed his aging drastically. With this newfound power, he slaughtered his way through lines upon lines of those who tormented him and his men, until only a clear path to home remained.

It has been decades since his escape, he has not aged much thanks to the benevolent spirit he had freed, but the memories of what happened continue to haunt him to this day; he could still hear the screams of his men in his dreams while the scars he had gotten would sometimes cause great pain.

Despite this, Clay continues to soldier on, fighting for his country with distinction.


Playstyle:
Clay's diverse abilities allow him to play either as a burst mage or a gunner. Using a variety of different weapons in form of spectral constructs he can create at will, he will bring a war which his enemies know they cannot win.


Weapons
Note: You start out with Heavy Machine Gun by default. The other two weapons and all passive effects of each weapon become available once the 3rd ability is unlocked.
"Deadeye"
Sniper Rifle
"Soldier's Grit"
Combat Shotgun
"Blaze Of Glory"
Heavy Machine Gun
Long Range, Heavy HitterClose Range, SpreadshotMedium Range, Rapid Fire
Bullet Damage: 44
Ammo: 5
Bullets Per Sec: 1.05
Damage Per Sec: 46.2
Falloff Range: 28m - 75m
Number of Pellets Per Shot: 8
Bullet Damage: 5.22
Ammo: 8
Bullets Per Sec: 1.52
Damage Per Sec: 63.3
Falloff Range: 19m - 42m
Bullet Damage: 8.13
Ammo: 100
Bullets Per Sec: 7.88
Damage Per Sec: 64
Falloff Range: 21m - 54m
Light Melee Damage: 61
Heavy Melee Damage: 120


Vitality
Max Health: 820
Health Regen: 1
Bullet Resist: 0%
Spirit Resist: 0%
Move Speed: 7.3m/s
Sprint Speed: +0.95m/s
Stamina: 3


1st Ability: Frag Grenade
Throw a grenade that explodes either after a delay, or on contact with an enemy.

The grenade can bounce off walls, floors and ceilings.
T1 Upgrade: +1 Charge
T2 Upgrade: +60 Explosion Damage with Increased spirit scaling
T3: Upgrade: On Hero Kill: Replenish 1 Charge of Frag Grenade
Full Ability Stats:
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2nd Ability: Into The Breach
Leap a great distance forward, gaining brief invincibility. Any damage absorbed during the leap converts into bonus fire rate and reload speed. Upon landing, gain a chance to avoid all incoming damage for a duration.

You have limited air control while leaping.
T1 Upgrade: -10s Cooldown
T2 Upgrade: +7% Dodge Chance
T3 Upgrade: +15% to Fire Rate and +30% to Reload Speed
Full Ability Stats:
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3rd Ability: Expert Of Warfare
Switch between a Sniper rifle, Combat shotgun or Heavy machine gun, each with their own stats and unique effects.

Sniper Rifle: Headshots deal bonus spirit damage, the final shot becomes explosive and deals 3x damage.

Combat Shotgun: Shooting an enemy in close range builds up to a damaging stun.

Heavy Machine Gun: Every 10th shot becomes larger in size, pierces through enemies and deals bonus spirit damage on hit.

Tap 3rd Ability Button to switch to a random weapon.
Hold 3rd Ability Button to bring up a weapon wheel.

Enemies are immune to the combat shotgun buildup for 6s after the stun expires.
T1 Upgrade: On Shotgun Hit: Gain +2m/s for 1s
T2 Upgrade: +28 HMG Bonus Damage
T3 Upgrade: +60 Sniper Rifle Headshot Damage
Full Ability Stats:
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Ultimate Ability: Hell's Maw
Switch to a rocket launcher to fire high-explosive rockets that explode on impact. Direct hits with rockets deal full damage.

While active, press and hold Alternate Cast to lock on to an enemy hero. Once locked, fire a quick burst of three rockets that home in on a targeted hero. One use per cast.

You take 35% self-damage from rockets if fired too close.

You are slowed by 80% while locking on to a target.
T1 Upgrade: -20s Cooldown
T2 Upgrade: +4s Duration and -1s Lock-On Time
T3 Upgrade: +120 Explosion Damage with Increased spirit scaling
Full Ability Stats:
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Final notes:

Design wise, I was leaning heavily towards John Matrix from 1985 action film "Commando" and John Rambo from the Rambo franchise, two big, muscular action heroes mowing down bad guys and all that.

With that, when I was making this, I decided that 'you know what, to Hell with realism or historical accuracy! We're going in full anachronism with this one', so all the constructs of guns used for this are all based on real life weapons from different time periods(majority of them being long past the 1950's period).

So, these are the following weapons chosen for this kit:

For the 1st Ability, I figured it'd be a MK2 Hand Grenade.
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Here's the three guns used for this kit:

For a Sniper Rifle, I chose the M40A1 Sniper Rifle.
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For the Combat Shotgun, the SPAS-12 Combat Shotgun.

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And finally, for the Heavy Machine Gun, I chose the ever-classic M60 Machine Gun.
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Now, for the Ultimate, the Rocket Launcher itself, I was considering one of two options:

Either this, the M202 Flash

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Or

The 2nd one, the most likely choice, the Armbrust Rocket Launcher
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Oh, and there's a Knife for all the melee attacks as well. It highly resembles the one used by Rambo himself.












And here you go, Hope y'all are liking this!

I sincerely hope this gets added to the game!
 

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This took me quite a while to make. The original one I did turned out to be such a mess(I mean, it was my first post on this forum ever), that I decided to do a rework of this Hero.

Most of the kit had been reworked, though some elements still remained from the previous versions.

1st skill is largely the same as before, but I took out the slow mechanic, because it wasn't necessary(at least to me).

2nd skill is one of the newer things in here. Now, I'm not entirely sure how the conversion rate works here, but I'd like to assume that every instance of damage during the leap is 1% converted into Fire Rate and Reload Speed(I'm no tech savvy, so I could be wrong here).

3rd skill is, like earlier, a single bundle of different weapons to use: Sniper Rifle for long range, Combat Shotty for close range and HMG for general medium range shenanigans. For some reason, I had thoughts on adding more guns in this, but I didn't think it would even work; I also think it would've been completely broken, balance wise, if there were anymore than 3 guns packed in this one ability.

4th skill, the rocket launcher itself, normally it functions like the RL from Quake 3 Arena(with splash damage and full damage on direct hit with rockets), but it's Alt cast mode is very much like the Lock-On Burst mod from Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal. The reason I typed in 'One use per cast' is because, well, if it were usable for more than one time, it wouldn't be very fun to play against, when you take into consideration the fact that you'd have to run and take cover from a bunch of rockets homing in on you. So having it usable once per cast sounded reasonable, at least in my mind.

I watched a bunch of old action movies long before making this, so I figured I'd go with that kind of a vibe with this. Clay may be traumatized, but he can still fight for his country!
 
Some voice lines I've got in mind for Clay:


Hero Select Lines:Hero Unselect Lines:
ATTEEEENTION!Can't, got some business to take care of elsewhere.
You got a mission for me, yeah? Let's get to it.Down and give me 25!
To this day, I wish I could've saved those men. They deserved to live more than I did, and they had much to look forward to. Today, all I can do is fight for their honor.Oh, you're confident you'll be able to win this thing without me? Then, please, by all means. Just don't say I didn't warn ya.
At ease, Soldier.What is your major malfunction!?
Whatever happened back then, it continues to haunt me, even now. Hopefully this battle will help me suppress some of that trauma.Alright, back to drowning my sorrows in a bottle of good whiskey, I guess.
I'll give 'em a war they can't hope to win.Damn, you caught me at a bad time. I'll get back to you whenever I can.
Captain Clay, reporting for duty!I'm busy at the moment, can't help you right now.
I might be several decades old, but I've still got what it takes to win a battle!Do let me know if you need me to win this war for you.
That spirit I freed gave me powers that allows me to plow through any opposition that gets in my way. I'll be sure to put that to good use, and summon the patrons, if I have to.Tempting, but I'll have to sit this one out. Something else just came up.


Generic Hero Kills:
Just stay down, you're done.
Hostile down!
You've failed your mission.
Not impressed.
You just didn't have what it takes.
Target eliminated!
You learned your lesson yet?
You were a casualty of war.
War is a bloody business, kid.
I've still got it!


Killstreak Lines:
+4 Kills:
You've disgraced yourself enough, just stay down.
I've seen better fighting than that!
You're twenty pounds of shit in a five-pound bag!
I've got enough firepower for everybody!
You thought about giving up yet?
+8 Kills:
You ain't stopping me from completing my mission!
I'll do what I have to do to win.
I'm betting that you feel very humiliated right about now.
+12 Kills:
I'll keep fighting for my country.
None of you would even last a day at the boot camp!
FOR AMERICA!!


Killing Lash:Killing Seven:
All ego and no discipline.Eliminated Seven!
I killed Lash!I'm putting an end to your plans, Seven.
Lash, what did you think was gonna happen?Your lightning wasn't gonna do much good against me, I was forged in fire!
A few years in the service, and you'd learn to keep your mouth shut.For everything you've done, Seven, I'm sending you straight to Hell!
Aside from your good looks, you're a literal joke as a fighter.His ambition knew no bounds.


Killing Haze:Killing Dynamo:
The OSIC will not hinder me.War is no place for someone like you, Dynamo.
Okay, so now the feds will be coming after me...I killed the Professor!
I've eliminated the Dreamwalker!Just stick to teaching at College, Professor.
Haze, this doesn't concern you or the OSIC.You will NOT pull me into a Black Hole, Dynamo!
Took out Haze!I won't have to worry about him for a while.


Killing Vyper:Killing McGinnis:
You really are lowest of the low, Vyper.The Fairfax Industries needs to answer for their crimes.
Killed the low-life!Their Engineer has been eliminated!
You should've just stayed in prison for life.I've no regard for a misanthrope who's willing to profit from deaths of others!
I will not tolerate your nonsense any longer!You and your boss have much to answer for, McGinnis.
You are repulsive, Vyper.I killed McGinnis!





And that's all for now! More will probably come later.
 
Another batch of voice lines I have in mind for Clay.


Using 1st Ability "Frag Grenade":Upgrading 1st Ability "Frag Grenade":
FRAG OUT!!Gotta bust them outta their holes.
Fire in the Hole!I'll force 'em out of their cover with these.
Throwin' a grenade!When in doubt, blow 'em up with a grenade.
Catch this!Oh, I've got an infinite amount of these to use up.
Have a pineapple!This stuff never gets old.
INCOMING!Good ol' "pineapples" do the job, when needed to.
Eat this!They'll duck and run when they see this land right next to 'em.
Take this, you bastards!Thanks to that spirit "friend", I get to have an infinite supply of these grenades. Ain't that great?
Blowin' them out of their hole!At least this is a lot better than throwin' potatoes during my time as a recruit at a boot camp.
Can't hide from me!Yeah, I got some hot potatoes!


Using 2nd Ability "Into The Breach":Upgrading 2nd Ability "Into The Breach":
Going in!I'll leap right behind the enemy lines.
C'mon, just TRY to hurt me now!I took many nosedives before, this ain't any different.
Your bullets ain't gonna do shit to me!If they run, I'll chase 'em down.
Take your best shot!Let's see if they're good with guns.
I'm coming for you now!If they can't hit me while I'm doing this, then they're such lousy shots.
Comin' through!It's always gonna be a leap of faith, isn't it?
Jumping!Do or die, no questions about it.
Yeaahh!No time to think, just gotta do it.
Let's go!In times of war, jumping blindly into enemy fire is sometimes unavoidable.
I'll take everything you throw at me!I'll leap a great distance!


Killing Abrams:Killing Billy:
My god, that guy was big.Billy, for the love of god, just shut the hell up.
Killed the Detective!I'm quite sure that guy doesn't even know half the stuff he's ranting about.
Abrams, you really need to do something about that book you've been carrying.That sure was one loud-mouthed goat.
You're strong, Abrams, but you're not bulletproof!I brought down Billy!
Abrams is eliminated!You really need some serious anger management.


Killing Mina:Killing Warden:
Jesus, she was so obnoxious to listen to!I respect your dedication, Warden, but today is not your day.
Your parents should've spanked you more, Mina.I've eliminated Warden!
So this is what happens when you let rich parents raise a child like this.He had such a massive burden on his shoulders.
Yeah, she's gonna be cryin' to her parents about that one, I'm sure.You need more than devotion to beat me, Warden.
I killed Mina!As tough as you might be, You're also very predictable.


And that's all for now! More to follow, when possible.
 
Christ, I don't know if this is any reasonable thing to do for this hero's kit, but I crammed the rocket launcher into the 3rd skill, replaced the original ult with a new one.

I must've had a real brainfart when I was doing this.

And because of the changes(and the fact that 3rd skill now has FOUR weapons to choose from), I made the weapon stats for the rocket launcher, too.


Rocket Launcher stats are as follows:

"Hell's Maw"
Medium Range
Heavy Hitter
Projectile
Fires slow moving projectiles that detonate on impact.​
Bullet Damage: 51
Ammo: 4
Bullets Per Sec: 1.15
Damage Per Sec: 58.6
Falloff Range: 23m - 65m


Now, then, onto the ability changes I've made this time around.

Ability 3: Expert Of Warframe
Rocket Launcher added into this ability. Rockets deal splash damage(as in spirit damage to enemies in the radius), while Direct hits with rockets deal full damage. Sniper Rifle's final shot is no longer explosive.
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And here's the new Ultimate: Air Strike. Calls in a bomber plane to drop bombs onto enemies in a line. The plane itself can be shot down(has 600 health by default).

Ultimate Ability: Air Strike
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Alright, that's all the idea's I've had deep within my brain for a while. Do let me know what you think!
 

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Possibly one last batch of voice lines for Clay.


Quick note: Since 3rd ability is just switching between weapons, I don't see a reason to have any "use" lines, so it'll just be "upgrade" lines for this.


Upgrading 3rd Ability "Expert Of Warfare":
I'm always ready for war.
You can never have enough firepower.
Most people would run away from a sight of such heavy arsenal of weapons.
I mean, sometimes it is a bit too excessive, but you need all the tools for the job, right?
I am ready for some serious mayhem.
Can't afford to hold back, if I plan to win this.
Bullets, shells, rockets.. what more does one need?
All the commandos are required to be good with all manner of weaponry, even with heavier ones.
They're gonna wish they just stayed at home today.
I ain't backing down from this fight. Not a chance.


Using Ultimate Ability "Air Strike":Upgrading Ultimate Ability "Air Strike":
Requesting air strike!I'll call in the bomber plane, when the time is right.
Target marked, destroy it all!They'll never expect this...
Air strike incoming!!It might seem like an illusion, but believe me; the pain it brings is very, VERY real!
Let 'em have it, boys!This should turn the tide.
Calling in reinforcements.Heavy bombs ready to be delivered.
Bogeys in sight, go get 'em!Gotta go with everything I've got at my disposal.
I'm callin' an air strike.Hallelujah, it's raining bombs!
Might wanna take cover!This is gonna leave a serious mark on the battlefield.
Bomber's en route!Hope the plane won't get shot down before it gets to drop it's payload.
Bring on the pain!Time to inflict some serious pain!


Killing Lady Geist:Killing Doorman:
You're done feasting on the souls of others, Geist.Calling it now, That ain't no doorman!
Stupid Upper-class Elites...The Baroness sure has a weird atmosphere to it...
The Oathkeeper won't be taking anymore lives!I took out the Doorman!
I've eliminated Geist!Should've guessed he was some sort of eldritch being.
My soul is NOT for the taking!Your mind-games don't work on me, Doorman!


Killing Holliday:Killing Pocket:
Don't worry, if I find the Troubadour, I'll be sure to bring him down.I don't blame you for going into hiding; your dad's a real asshole!
*sigh* I was starting to like her...This ain't the place for you, Pocket.
Why'd you make me do this, Holliday!?I'm sorry, kid... but this ain't the life for you!
I killed the Sheriff.I killed Pocket!
She was a very determined woman. I actually liked her.The prodigal son has been taken out.


Killing Viscous:Killing Drifter:
What the hell even was that thing!?Back in your maggot-ridden hole, Drifter!
Great, now I've got goo all over my guns.I'm not some easy prey, Drifter. I am your WORST nightmare come true.
I... almost feel bad for that one.I've killed things way more dangerous and fearsome than you.
I killed Viscous!Hell's waitin' for you, Drifter!
If this 'Adversary' is as dangerous as you say, I'll be ready for 'em.I killed the Drifter!








And that be all for the voice lines for Clay(at least for now)!
 
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