Sarus
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This is an illusion/feint type kit inspired by SNK's Chizuru with bits of Dark Seer, Phantom Lancer, and Marci.
Hero Design: Inspired by the King of Fighter's Chizuru, this character could be a Chinese priestess of some shadowy sect - think a "real world" templar assassin. Could also be a cool dude rocking the monk look or a changshan (Chinese robe, an example would be Tao Pai Pai from Dragonball and FANG from Capcom's street fighter.). From Wikipedia, "The male changshan could be worn under a western overcoat, and topped with a fedora and scarf. This combination expressed an East Asian modernity in the early 20th century." Deadlock is all about an early 20th century occult world and it would be great to see Valve's take on a Chinese martial artist using a Wuxia stylized martial art.
Kit Concept: Illusion/mind-game feint type character. Uses Shadow Clone Kick afterimages for mind-games, harassment, and escape. 2 is PL's doppelganger for clutch self saves and turning the tables on people, also good parry baiter. 3 is Dispose/Horn toss, used for throwing enemies out of position and into 4. Finally, 4 is Dark Seer's wall of replica lightly re-designed for use in Deadlock.
Default fire: Shoots out ki blasts from their hands (see infernus)
Alt fire: Lunges forward with a close range knife-hand energy blast (shotgun blast style alt)
Concept: Alt Fire is actually fairly important for this kit, the mind-game potential with 1,2, and 4 would mean this character depends on up-close melee/alt fire shenanigans for burst damage.
Ability 1: Shadow Crane Kick
+1 charge 35sCD 30m-distance 30% slow, 2s debuff duration
1. +1 charge
2. CD reduction, bonus damage
3. +15m range
Concept: This is a dash/feint harass move with a nasty afterimage teleport to mix up your position and confuse your enemies. Can use to initiate, escape, confuse, etc. Inspired directly by one of the signature moves from the King of Fighter's Chizuru, I've included an example video of the move I've found below to better demonstrate the idea of the move. While the ability description is rather simple, there are many unique tactics available with this, from mixing up air movement, using it as pseudo dive-kick in the air, etc etc. Another way of looking at it is Puck/Pocket's Orb modified for more short-mid range harassment/mobility, but the confusion is more based on mind-games with the afterimage. As far as I'm aware, this is a wholly unique ability distinct from anything in Dota.
Ability 2: Shadow Clones
40sCD 3.5s illusion duration
1. +1.5 duration
2. CD reduction
3. +1 no damage doppelganger, doppelganger that deals damage now matches hero's light melee attack.
Concept: Piss off vindictas by making her waste her ult!
PL's Doppelganger ability lightly re-designed for Deadlock. Self-save shenanigans, but a nasty mixup with ability 1's teleport and definitely a funny answer to heavy melee spam if you don't feel like parrying. Pop this behind veils or around corners when escaping for them to get distracted, throw your clones into teamfights to bait attacks, parries, you name it. For the sake of simplicity and the martial art theme, these are simple NPCs that just run to the nearest enemy hero to smack em around. Could probably cast in the air to shake off skillshot stuns and the like, etc.
Ability 3: Reversal of Fortune
30sCD 15m throw range
1. throw range bonus
2. CD reduction
3. Can now toss two enemies or two allies when casting
Concept: Hero tosses targeted ally/enemy hero right behind him/her. Marci's Dispose/ Magnus Horn toss. Obvious synergy with the Chaos Gate ultimate, and perfect synergy with ability 1 teleporting for initiating on enemies or saving allies. Would be cool to see an actual martial artist tossing people around.
Ability 4: Chaos Gate
80sCD, 4s illusion duration, buff duration 4s
1. +2 duration of gate
2. +2s doppelganger duration
3. Now spawns two enemy doppelgangers for each hero. Friendly heroes are given a flat m/s speed buff.
Concept: Watch the heavy melee spammer Abrams punch himself to death!
Mechanically similar to Mcginnis wall, if enemy heroes pass by a doppelganger is spawned that smacks them around with light melee or heavy melee. Dark Seer's Wall of replica lightly re-designed for use in Deadlock.
Hero Design: Inspired by the King of Fighter's Chizuru, this character could be a Chinese priestess of some shadowy sect - think a "real world" templar assassin. Could also be a cool dude rocking the monk look or a changshan (Chinese robe, an example would be Tao Pai Pai from Dragonball and FANG from Capcom's street fighter.). From Wikipedia, "The male changshan could be worn under a western overcoat, and topped with a fedora and scarf. This combination expressed an East Asian modernity in the early 20th century." Deadlock is all about an early 20th century occult world and it would be great to see Valve's take on a Chinese martial artist using a Wuxia stylized martial art.
Kit Concept: Illusion/mind-game feint type character. Uses Shadow Clone Kick afterimages for mind-games, harassment, and escape. 2 is PL's doppelganger for clutch self saves and turning the tables on people, also good parry baiter. 3 is Dispose/Horn toss, used for throwing enemies out of position and into 4. Finally, 4 is Dark Seer's wall of replica lightly re-designed for use in Deadlock.
Default fire: Shoots out ki blasts from their hands (see infernus)
Alt fire: Lunges forward with a close range knife-hand energy blast (shotgun blast style alt)
Concept: Alt Fire is actually fairly important for this kit, the mind-game potential with 1,2, and 4 would mean this character depends on up-close melee/alt fire shenanigans for burst damage.
Ability 1: Shadow Crane Kick
+1 charge 35sCD 30m-distance 30% slow, 2s debuff duration
1. +1 charge
2. CD reduction, bonus damage
3. +15m range
Concept: This is a dash/feint harass move with a nasty afterimage teleport to mix up your position and confuse your enemies. Can use to initiate, escape, confuse, etc. Inspired directly by one of the signature moves from the King of Fighter's Chizuru, I've included an example video of the move I've found below to better demonstrate the idea of the move. While the ability description is rather simple, there are many unique tactics available with this, from mixing up air movement, using it as pseudo dive-kick in the air, etc etc. Another way of looking at it is Puck/Pocket's Orb modified for more short-mid range harassment/mobility, but the confusion is more based on mind-games with the afterimage. As far as I'm aware, this is a wholly unique ability distinct from anything in Dota.
Ability 2: Shadow Clones
40sCD 3.5s illusion duration
1. +1.5 duration
2. CD reduction
3. +1 no damage doppelganger, doppelganger that deals damage now matches hero's light melee attack.
Concept: Piss off vindictas by making her waste her ult!
PL's Doppelganger ability lightly re-designed for Deadlock. Self-save shenanigans, but a nasty mixup with ability 1's teleport and definitely a funny answer to heavy melee spam if you don't feel like parrying. Pop this behind veils or around corners when escaping for them to get distracted, throw your clones into teamfights to bait attacks, parries, you name it. For the sake of simplicity and the martial art theme, these are simple NPCs that just run to the nearest enemy hero to smack em around. Could probably cast in the air to shake off skillshot stuns and the like, etc.
Ability 3: Reversal of Fortune
30sCD 15m throw range
1. throw range bonus
2. CD reduction
3. Can now toss two enemies or two allies when casting
Concept: Hero tosses targeted ally/enemy hero right behind him/her. Marci's Dispose/ Magnus Horn toss. Obvious synergy with the Chaos Gate ultimate, and perfect synergy with ability 1 teleporting for initiating on enemies or saving allies. Would be cool to see an actual martial artist tossing people around.
Ability 4: Chaos Gate
80sCD, 4s illusion duration, buff duration 4s
1. +2 duration of gate
2. +2s doppelganger duration
3. Now spawns two enemy doppelgangers for each hero. Friendly heroes are given a flat m/s speed buff.
Concept: Watch the heavy melee spammer Abrams punch himself to death!
Mechanically similar to Mcginnis wall, if enemy heroes pass by a doppelganger is spawned that smacks them around with light melee or heavy melee. Dark Seer's Wall of replica lightly re-designed for use in Deadlock.
