Some ideas for skills based off other games

FPS's and third-person shooters are among the most popular genres in gaming for good reason: they appeal to man's bloodlust. Games like Gears of War and Unreal Tournament take this to the extreme, with gratuitous violence and lots of gore.

That said, some of those games offer neat ideas that could be reincorporated for League. I've got a few examples, but would like to see if the community has any others.

Firstly, I'd love to see a Champion who has an ability that emulates the Shock Rifle from the Unreal Tournament series. This weapon had two firing modes: a fast bolt, and a slow-moving but powerful orb. Now here's the kicker: if you shot an orb with a bolt, you created a huge explosion, obliterating anything too close to it (including yourself).

In League, this could be a great idea for a combo-based explosive spell. Jayce's Shock Blast might come close, but it doesn't actually detonate upon hitting Acceleration Gate; it just goes faster and gets stronger.

The second idea I have comes from Gears of War. Most of the weapons there are pretty standard, but the Torque Bow is one that catches my eye. It's basically a crossbow-like weapon that fires an explosive bolt that can embed into solid surfaces, or into unfortunate victims, once charged. About a second or so after impact, BOOM.

Again, this could be a cool addition to League. Now, before you say "Varus", Piercing Arrow doesn't explode or stick into the target. It pierces through them.

A third idea I have is one that was inspired by Starcraft II, specifically by the Zerg. In SC2, when you kill a Zerg building (besides a Spine or Spore Crawler), it releases short-lived Broodlings to attack your enemies. They didn't always do much, but could still absorb some shots if nothing else.

In League, I'd incorporate this into a modified version of Maokai's Sapling Toss. Basically, you throw an "Egg Sac" to a target location, and if an enemy comes too close, it hatches Broodlings that attack nearby enemies for a few seconds. Nasty little surprise, and it has utility as a "trap ward".

I'll try to think of some more, but in the meantime, discussion on the above or posting of other ideas would be appreciated.