WonderHealer
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A couple of months ago i ended up taking an edible and spent the next eight hours thinking of a unique deadlock hero idea, from lore to abilities to design and I personally believe they would be an interesting fit into the deadlock Roster overall
Herschel is Meant to be a spirit scaling hybrid damage support with an emphasis on ability duration, He is currently a double agent for the OSIC while also masterminding the paradox organisation, as a child he was subjected to the true power of the maelstrom and was given powers that can allow him to manipulate time, he uses a Silenced Pistol and his Stopwatch to burst down enemies or give his teammates a second opportunity at fighting.
Abilities:
1: Keeping Score
Passive: a portion of all damage enemies and allies receive within a certain amount of time (scales with ability duration will be highlighted (similar to shiv bloodletting) to Herschel
Upon casting, Herschel will press the crown on his stopwatch consuming all charges and reapplying a portion of the damage to enemies (the more charges consumed the larger that portion is e.g. 1 charge could be 10% and 5 charges could be 50%), Additionally this can be Alt cast on an ally for the same effect but as a Heal instead
2: Temporal Anchor
Herschel Pulls the Centre out of his stopwatch and places a temporal anchor at his position for a certain duration (scales with ability duration), once recast, Herschel will then teleport back to his anchor, this can be alt casted on allies for the same effect instead, similar to Bridge buff or Graves Headstone, this can be Destroyed by the enemy team with a single Heavy Melee
3: Seconds Stolen (Passive)
Due to the unique and anomalous natures of his power imbued into his weapon and stopwatch, Herschel's Weapon cannot gain increased ammo however the reload speed of this weapon scales with ability duration (up to 100%)
Additionally his bullets apply "Temporal Desynchronisation" which can up to 24 (Headshots apply double stacks), Upon Reloading the stacks are then consumed dealing scaling spirit damage relative to the stacks detonated and Herschel's non ultimate cooldowns are decreased by 0.5 seconds per stack, additionally if Herschel gains a kill or an assist his Ability Duration scales by 2% (this is halved on assists)
4: Chronal Arbitration
Herschel Reveals the true power of his Stopwatch by shattering it causing all nearby enemies and allies to become immortal for a short period of time (Doesn't scale with Ability Duration) Once the ability expires, all allies receive a small heal while all enemies are then debuffed with a fading slow
Lore:
Born in the 1870's to a Renowned Belgian Tactician and Ingenious Swiss Cryptographer who found each other over their love for chess, Herschel spent most of his youth secluded in the luxurious but quiet swiss alps, spending most of his time reading or taking in the Gorgeous Environment Surrounding his hometown, Life was perfect... Until it wasn't, at the age of 13 His parents were offered Military positions from the U.S that was too good to say no to, based in New York, Herschel's life went from a peaceful serenity to Busy, loud and bustling streets that was overwhelming for him to say the least, he was also enrolled in the Prestigious Blackmore Academy for his studies, Over the next couple of years, Herschel went from a quiet, sweet yet timid kid to something of a delinquent, he'd often skip classes to go sit in Central park to feed the birds because to him that was the closest thing he had left of home. This kept happening for several years until one day, it happened, an electromagnetic storm strikes Central Park opening an Astral gate Decimating anything and anyone left in the park, Herschel Included, after receiving the news, his parents were inconsolable after losing their only child, while the world had become so much bigger for a lot of people, his parents lost theirs, that was until two weeks later where several eye witnesses reported that a child in a blackmore academy uniform suddenly teleported into the middle of the pathway three streets away with a one thousand yard stare look in his eyes while holding his fathers beloved silenced walther in one hand and an ornate gold stopwatch in another, this was a miracle, after all no one else survived so a lot of people asked why him?, while herschel's parents were initially overjoyed seeing this as nothing short of a miracle it soon felt less like a miracle and more of a bittersweet reunion because this Herschel was Different, It was him there was no doubt about it but something else had changed, He knew things he shouldn't, he'd expect things to happen without any sort of warning, its almost like he could tell the future, he became more elusive and cryptic, his confidence shot up but wasn't cocky in any sort of way and the scariest part was he stopped aging completely, something had definitely changed no one could put their finger on why.
Once Graduating From Blackmore Academy with perfect grades, he was able to find a job in an up and coming division recommended to him by his father named the OSIC. To this Day Herschel has worked his way up into a high ranking position of the OSIC But no one has ever known what is motives are after all.
Herschel is Meant to be a spirit scaling hybrid damage support with an emphasis on ability duration, He is currently a double agent for the OSIC while also masterminding the paradox organisation, as a child he was subjected to the true power of the maelstrom and was given powers that can allow him to manipulate time, he uses a Silenced Pistol and his Stopwatch to burst down enemies or give his teammates a second opportunity at fighting.
Abilities:
1: Keeping Score
Passive: a portion of all damage enemies and allies receive within a certain amount of time (scales with ability duration will be highlighted (similar to shiv bloodletting) to Herschel
Upon casting, Herschel will press the crown on his stopwatch consuming all charges and reapplying a portion of the damage to enemies (the more charges consumed the larger that portion is e.g. 1 charge could be 10% and 5 charges could be 50%), Additionally this can be Alt cast on an ally for the same effect but as a Heal instead
2: Temporal Anchor
Herschel Pulls the Centre out of his stopwatch and places a temporal anchor at his position for a certain duration (scales with ability duration), once recast, Herschel will then teleport back to his anchor, this can be alt casted on allies for the same effect instead, similar to Bridge buff or Graves Headstone, this can be Destroyed by the enemy team with a single Heavy Melee
3: Seconds Stolen (Passive)
Due to the unique and anomalous natures of his power imbued into his weapon and stopwatch, Herschel's Weapon cannot gain increased ammo however the reload speed of this weapon scales with ability duration (up to 100%)
Additionally his bullets apply "Temporal Desynchronisation" which can up to 24 (Headshots apply double stacks), Upon Reloading the stacks are then consumed dealing scaling spirit damage relative to the stacks detonated and Herschel's non ultimate cooldowns are decreased by 0.5 seconds per stack, additionally if Herschel gains a kill or an assist his Ability Duration scales by 2% (this is halved on assists)
4: Chronal Arbitration
Herschel Reveals the true power of his Stopwatch by shattering it causing all nearby enemies and allies to become immortal for a short period of time (Doesn't scale with Ability Duration) Once the ability expires, all allies receive a small heal while all enemies are then debuffed with a fading slow
Lore:
Born in the 1870's to a Renowned Belgian Tactician and Ingenious Swiss Cryptographer who found each other over their love for chess, Herschel spent most of his youth secluded in the luxurious but quiet swiss alps, spending most of his time reading or taking in the Gorgeous Environment Surrounding his hometown, Life was perfect... Until it wasn't, at the age of 13 His parents were offered Military positions from the U.S that was too good to say no to, based in New York, Herschel's life went from a peaceful serenity to Busy, loud and bustling streets that was overwhelming for him to say the least, he was also enrolled in the Prestigious Blackmore Academy for his studies, Over the next couple of years, Herschel went from a quiet, sweet yet timid kid to something of a delinquent, he'd often skip classes to go sit in Central park to feed the birds because to him that was the closest thing he had left of home. This kept happening for several years until one day, it happened, an electromagnetic storm strikes Central Park opening an Astral gate Decimating anything and anyone left in the park, Herschel Included, after receiving the news, his parents were inconsolable after losing their only child, while the world had become so much bigger for a lot of people, his parents lost theirs, that was until two weeks later where several eye witnesses reported that a child in a blackmore academy uniform suddenly teleported into the middle of the pathway three streets away with a one thousand yard stare look in his eyes while holding his fathers beloved silenced walther in one hand and an ornate gold stopwatch in another, this was a miracle, after all no one else survived so a lot of people asked why him?, while herschel's parents were initially overjoyed seeing this as nothing short of a miracle it soon felt less like a miracle and more of a bittersweet reunion because this Herschel was Different, It was him there was no doubt about it but something else had changed, He knew things he shouldn't, he'd expect things to happen without any sort of warning, its almost like he could tell the future, he became more elusive and cryptic, his confidence shot up but wasn't cocky in any sort of way and the scariest part was he stopped aging completely, something had definitely changed no one could put their finger on why.
Once Graduating From Blackmore Academy with perfect grades, he was able to find a job in an up and coming division recommended to him by his father named the OSIC. To this Day Herschel has worked his way up into a high ranking position of the OSIC But no one has ever known what is motives are after all.
