[Hero Concept] Manny, the Minotaur and a boxing champion

[AlmightyChaos]

Manny

MINOTAUR - BOXER - HEAVY-HITTER​

Character Art:​

Lore:​ From humble beginnings at the Bear Pit, to the Professional circuit, Manny Asterion is a Minotaur who has recently become a Six-time World Champion in Boxing's Heavyweight division. Following the footsteps of his father, the late boxing legend, Taurus Asterion, Manny has had an illustrious career, with millions of loyal fans at his side, whether he's in the ring or outside of it. But things have not been well in his personal life as of late - A costly divorce and family turmoil, the latter being essentially from his younger brother, Anthony, who couldn't keep himself out of trouble. Now recently, Anthony had been charged for something far more serious: selling and distributing illegal artifacts of dangerous power in the run-down, suburban parts of New York. Manny, knowing his brother is innocent and that he'd never be part of something like this, but knowing that he can't bail him out this time, not without paying an enormous amount of money for it, now resolves to find a way to help out his brother and keep him out of Jail, but also to straighten him out once they're both in the clear.

Playstyle:​ Manny's superb strength and skill as a boxer make him a dangerous melee combatant; getting up close and personal to deliver some of the most devastating punches known to man, and if he finds a stranded enemy, he can challenge them to one-on-one boxing matches.

Weapon: 'Blunt Force Trauma'​

Close Range

Projectile

Manny performs jabs(alternating between right and left jabs) to fire wide projectiles from his gloves that penetrate targets. The projectiles disappear after reaching the maximum range.

Ammo: 8	Bullets Per Sec: 2.7
Bullet Damage: 30	Damage Per Second: 81
Reload Time: 1.7 Seconds	Falloff Range: 20m - 28m
Light Melee Damage: 58	Heavy Melee Damage: 116

Vitality:​

Max Health: 900	Health Regen: 2
Bullet/Spirit Resist: 0%	Move Speed: 6.6m/s
Sprint Speed: +0.85m/s	Stamina: 3

1st Ability: Pulverizing Punch	2nd Ability: Hard And Fast
3rd Ability: Two-Hit Combo	Ultimate Ability: Ready To Rumble

And that's that, the Melee-based Hero I've made! Hope y'all like this!

 

[come219]

love the design and the minotaur but wouldn't that look very similar to billy to a bipedal goat head.

 

[TF2refugee]

Love the idea of a boxer hero that does actual combos, the game needs one, but if he is meant to be a brawler, then he'd cover the same niche as Billy, like the other guy said. So how about adding this to his 1 to make him more of a tank that plays slightly different?

1: Peek-a-Boo: Cooldown 15s
Raise your guard for 5, Increasing your resistances and slowing you down by 30%. Blocked attacks fill up a meter that enhances your outgoing damage. After its duration ends, perform a cross punch, dealing heavy melee damage and a fading slow. Can be pressed again to end sooner.

 

[AlmightyChaos]

love the design and the minotaur but wouldn't that look very similar to billy to a bipedal goat head.

Maybe, but he's larger than Billy in size. A real beefy boi(no pun intended, btw)!

Love the idea of a boxer hero that does actual combos, the game needs one, but if he is meant to be a brawler, then he'd cover the same niche as Billy, like the other guy said. So how about adding this to his 1 to make him more of a tank that plays slightly different?

1: Peek-a-Boo: Cooldown 15s
Raise your guard for 5, Increasing your resistances and slowing you down by 30%. Blocked attacks fill up a meter that enhances your outgoing damage. After its duration ends, perform a cross punch, dealing heavy melee damage and a fading slow. Can be pressed again to end sooner.

Hmmm... interesting idea. I'll see what I can do.

 

[AlmightyChaos]

@come219 @TF2refugee

Alterations made to the 1st ability function, as suggested by TF2refugee and also fixed the description on the 3rd ability.

At first I thought of going with bullet resist and spirit resist for blocking, but I decided on % Damage Reduction instead. Also, not sure if CDR is even needed for this, but I have it as a T1 upgrade.

 

[AlmightyChaos]

Can y'all imagine the Late game with all those stacks from the Ultimate?

I bet there's gonna be a lot of SMASHING!

 

[AlmightyChaos]

Here are some voice lines I have had in mind for Manny.

Using 1st Ability "Pulverizing Defense":	Upgrading 1st Ability "Pulverizing Defense":
Come at me!	Strong offense just ain't enough.. you also gotta have stronger defense.
Let's see how hard you can hit me!	First I'll block whatever they're throwin' at me, then I'll deliver one hell of a cross!
You ain't breakin' me!	I'll be harder than iron.
I'm right here!	My cross punch's gonna smash through 'em.
Hit me!	They'll have to work harder to take me down!
Take your best shot!	I'm willin' to bet they'll be completely exhausted from trying to break my guard.
C'mon, at least try to hit harder!	My dad taught me to box, and this is one of many things that made him a legend.
Show me what you got!	This'll get me through the roughest of beatings.

Using Ultimate Ability "Ready to Rumble":	Upgrading Ultimate Ability "Ready to Rumble":
Hey, you! Let's go!	Don't think they can refuse a shot at the title.
Let's rumble!	At least I'm givin' them a fair chance to beat me.
Think you got what it takes to beat the Champ?	I'll issue a challenge to anyone willing.
One-on-One, let's do this!	Well, at least I know I'll be havin' a fair fight!
A title match!	And the crowd's gonna go wild...
Fight me!	Who doesn't wanna try and take on the Champ?
You want my title? Come and get it!	I'll put their asses to work for real!

Killing Abrams:

You're big AND strong, Abrams, but those two things will only get you so far.

I don't even wanna know about that book he was carrying...

You're a worthy opponent, Abrams. Maybe you and I should have an exhibition match after this!

That was one tough bastard, I'll give him that.

Took out the detective!

Killing Bebop:

Took out the Scrap golem!

Sorry about Miss Shelly, but I can't have you in my way.

Bebop, your uppercut needs some serious work.

Tell you what, Bebop: After this is over, why don't you come train under me? You've got a lot of potential to become a Great fighter in the professional circuit!

I killed Bebop!

Killing Lash:

I still remember knocking your ass out cold in the Bear pit all those years ago..

Lash, you're clearly not as good as you think you are. Hell, you couldn't even last 30 seconds in a pit fight!

Come back anytime you wanna get humbled by me again, Lash. It'll be a real treat!

Took out Lash!

Knocked out the egomaniac!

Killing Mina:

Jesus, listening to her prattle on and on and on about how great she is gave me a headache!

Welcome back to Reality, Mina! You really could use some time outside of your delusions of grandeur.

Mina, I don't know what you were thinking, but I know that, at this rate, you ain't never gonna be a Viscount! Not in a million years, at least.

She's like Lash, but way, WAY Worse!

Took out the spoiled brat!

And that's all for now!

 

[AlmightyChaos]

I would like to note that I made up the melee scalings on the abilities on the fly, I have no idea how melee scaling actually works in the game. I'm more familiar with Spirit Scaling, so Melee scaling is rather uncharted territory for me.

 

[AlmightyChaos]

Slightly altered artwork. Gave Manny some Tattoos, added some more hair(or fur) on his forearms and above his hooves and made his horns a little bigger.

I've meant to add tattoos on him for the original art, but completely forgot to add them while I was drawing the art, so here, I fixed that error by giving him some tribal tattoos.

 

[Grimbus]

Just replying to say that I'd love to see a minotaur in Deadlock, even if it's not this exact kit

 

[AlmightyChaos]

Just replying to say that I'd love to see a minotaur in Deadlock, even if it's not this exact kit

Minotaurs are pretty jacked(at least on the upper body), and they hit REAL hard with their hands, so it made sense to make one into a boxer.

 

[AlmightyChaos]

Some more voice lines that I've got in mind for Manny.

Using 2nd Ability "Hard And Fast":	Upgrading 2nd Ability "Hard And Fast":
Comin' through!	This'll guarantee a quick knockout.
I hit like a freight train!	I'm always ready to go in hard.
Big boom comin' up!	It's always a guarantee to leave some shattered jaws with this.
I'm comin' to get you!	There's gonna be a lot of broken jaws, guaranteed.
Raaaarrgh!!	Gonna knock their lights out with this.
Lights out for you!	This was how I almost always ended my fights in the ring. Not all fights, just most of 'em.
Yeeaahh!!	Blunt force trauma at it's finest.

Using 3rd Ability "Two-Hit Combo":	Upgrading 3rd Ability "Two-Hit Combo":
C'mon!	Good ol' fashion One-Two always gets the job done.
You want some of this!?	Right, left.. both hooks hit just as hard.
Let's do this!	Some basic principles of boxing are always useful.
Take that!	My dad worked my ass off when he trained me, but all of that paid off very well.
Let me fix that face!	Heavy-duty hooks, indeed!
Bet that hurt!	I'll be breakin' their faces with my hooks!
We're just gettin' started here!	One-two, One-two, K.O! That's how it's gonna be.

Killing Calico:

Just face it, Calico, you're just a petty criminal. Just like every other low-life in the city.

All that money you've accumulated over the years won't get you out of this one, Calico!

Calico, you sold out your friends at the Baxter Society for money. Words just CAN'T express how much of a greedy sellout you really are. Just sad and pathetic. Oh, and your cat deserves a better owner than you.

I killed Calico!

Took out the Aristocrat-wannabe!

Killing Lady Geist:

Whatever deal you got goin' on with the Oathkeeper, it ends now!

Geist, you should've just accepted your fate and died in that nursery home a long time ago.

Hell's got a special place just for you, Geist. You're a goddamn leech!

I've stopped Geist!

Goddamn upper-class elites, always thinking you're gods and that you can get away with everything.. until reality comes knockin' real hard on your faces!

Killing Grey Talon:

I'm sorry about your family, Grey Talon.

I hope he finds peace in the afterlife..

Talon, I know you're out for revenge, but I can't let you stop me.

For an old man, you are such a tenacious bastard. But all that anger is clouding your judgement!

Took out Grey Talon!

And that's about it for this time!

 

[AlmightyChaos]

One more batch of voice lines I've got in mind for Manny, pretty much just generic hero kill lines and killstreak lines.

Generic Hero Kills:​

Just take a nap.

Don't bother gettin' up, pal.

Another one lyin' in the dirt.

Didn't break a sweat!

You gotta train harder, kid.

One more win for the road!

Just another fight won.

You okay, buddy?

Sorry, but you ain't on my level as a fighter.

K.O!

Killstreak Lines:​

+4 Kills:

Look at that, I'm still standin'!

You call that a hit?

You wanna bring down the champ? You gotta work for it.

Sorry, but you ain't standin' in my way!

Damn, you just got wrecked! You sure you wanna try again?

+8 Kills:

My dad oughta be proud of me right now.

That's the difference between you an' me: I'm still winnin'.

This here is what a champion is made of!

+12 Kills:

Damn, none of you could put up a fight! How embarrassing!

Just hold on a little longer, Anthony, this'll be over soon.

I'm still the Heavyweight Champion of the World, baby!

And that's about it here!

 

[Yasha]

I like the idea of having a duel ultimate, and the hero concept in general. However, this is the type of hero that in my opinion should never have a dash or even dash adjacent ability (leave it as a weakness that he needs to fill with items/movement.) Having some kind of stance ability or even a passive would be much preferable to make the hero have an easy skill floor similar to abrams would be cool. Just my 2 cents!

 

[AlmightyChaos]

I like the idea of having a duel ultimate, and the hero concept in general. However, this is the type of hero that in my opinion should never have a dash or even dash adjacent ability (leave it as a weakness that he needs to fill with items/movement.) Having some kind of stance ability or even a passive would be much preferable to make the hero have an easy skill floor similar to abrams would be cool. Just my 2 cents!

The reason why I have a dash in there is just so that he could close the distance between himself and his target, as his primary initiation tool(I mean, even Abrams and Billy have mobility skills like this).

But maybe you're right about having a weakness of sorts, so I could probably remove the dash and it'll be just an uppercut that stuns people.

Also, I do kinda see the point in having a stance or a passive, but I don't know how to implement either of them in ways that would make sense for the kit itself.