[Champion Design] Adra, The Inescapable

Keikomatsui ·4/22/2014, 9:10:58 AM·2 votes·1,965 views

Hey guys. This is my first real attempt at anything even close to champ design, so please take it easy on me. I'd love to hear what you all think.

Lore

In a small village under the guidance and control of Demacia, Adra Genesia grew up with her family; a younger brother, older sister, and her parents. Her childhood was quaint, quiet, and simple. Her parents were farmers and Adra would spend hours exploring the nearby forests and running through the golden wheat fields that surrounded her home. Life was good for her.

The years passed, and she grew strong from farm work as she became older. Her mother passed away quietly in her sleep, and her father became too frail to work so much of the duties fell to the children. In time, each of the three children found their own interests. Her older sister, Alexa, became enamored with the idea of joining the Demacian Army and would spend hours practicing her basic sword techniques. Her younger brother Marn turned to religion and scholarly work, traveling whenever he could to Demacia or Piltover and would spend days scouring old tomes and works. But Adra was content to maintain her simple life of farming, having no greater ambitions then to cultivate her fields and behold the miracle of growth. She became troubled by the rumors of dark beasts ravaging the countryside. Tales of a horseman wielding a scythe, a craven monster who consumed souls, tempting succubus' who would draw victims in with allure. But she dismissed the rumors as just that. Rumors.

Everything changed on Adra's 23rd birthday. Her siblings had left several years ago to embrace their callings, but Alexa had returned. She bore grave news. Their brother had vanished, leaving only a note talking about "a spider god". The two discussed many things that night. Alexa confessed she had done some investigation already, and mentioned one name. Elise. That name rang in Adra's ears, over and over. Elise...Elise....Elise.

Alexa eventually left with a cold face. Adra didn't have to ask as the two parted their ways. She was going to seek out this "Elise" and find out what had happened to Marn. Adra felt guilt take over her. She had left Alexa to fight alone, and she had remained behind. It was that moment that Adra vowed to gain strength, power, and honor. Enough to challenge the dark forces that seemed so common in these times. She left her farm, her life, everything she knew; she left it all behind and traveled to Demacia. The city of the just. There, she sought out tutelage and met a woman named Fiora. The blade master sensed a fiery spirit within this woman before her, and agreed to teach her.

Adra took very well to swordplay, learning quickly and mastering skills in half the time that it took most. Unlike her mentor, she favored the shield as well as the sword, and adapted her style to fit. She quickly gained the attention of seasoned warriors and notable names within Demacia. But all the while, though the growing interest and fame, she only held on to two ideas. The belief that her sister and brother were out there, somewhere. And that name. That haunting name that still gave her chills in the night. Elise.

When Adra had turned 26, and had become a renowned fighter, she was gifted some last dark news. Her sister had been found dead on the coast. But she had not been alone. Her brother had also been recovered, alive. Adra rushed to meet him, grateful that he at least had survived. But when she finally saw him again, after all these years, she was taken back. He was out of his mind, hunched into a tight ball at all times. He had lost his mind, only uttering half coherent sentences and always afraid of shadows. Three things came up over and over, more then anything else. "Shadow Isles", "Spider God" and "Elise". With a heart of fury, vengeance, and grief, Adra left her brother in the care of Demacian healers and went to find these "Shadow Isles". She left behind her quiet life of peace and marched onward, towards a personal war.

"My resolve is greater then the power of any nightmare"

  • Adra

Skills

Passive Unyielding Determination: Every 7/6/5 seconds her Adra's next basic attack will slow the target by 10% for 1 second and grant Adra 15% movespeed for 2 second. Hitting an enemy champion with this other abilities reduces this cooldown by 1 second.

Q Vanguard: Adra dashes forward in a line, dealing 10/25/40/55/70 (+100% total AD) physical damage to all targets hit. If she hits an enemy champion, she stops moving. This attack can crit, dealing 40(+10% bonus AD) additional damage.

W Pincer Slash: Adra slashes in a small horizontal line in front of her, dealing 50/100/150/200/250 (+65% bonus ad) physical damage. She then moves forward and slashes behind her, dealing 20/40/60/80/100 (+85% bonus ad) physical damage and slowing all hit by 15% for 2 seconds.

E Pacfront: Adra's next attack does 15/30/45/60/75 bonus magic damage and increases Adra's attackspeed by 25% for 5 seconds.

Ultimate Spite the Gods: Passive: Adra takes 2/4/6% less damage Active: Adra jumps backwards a distance and charges her blade with divine power. She can then reactivate the skill to dash towards her cursor with a great charge of energy, dealing 90/180/260 (+50% bonus AD) to 150/300/450 (+80% bonus AD) in a large line, depending on the duration of the charge.

(AN: I was thinking to get full damage, it would be like 5-6 seconds. The channel/charging of the skill can be interrupted by hard cc, but not soft cc. This skill is what im most worried about being super op)

VO/Lines

Just a couple ideas for some lines she has. Feel free to suggest other ones!

  • Champ select

    -> "Vengeance guides my blade"

  • Upon movement

    -> "As you will it"

    -> "Guide my hand"

    -> "My blade is yours to command"

    -> "Do not lead me astray"

  • Upon attack command

    -> "Behold my might"

    -> "My training guides me"

    -> "Charge!"

  • Taunts

    -> "I could have beaten you before my training"

    -> "You cant even defeat a farmer"

    -> "Fight me like a man!"

  • If taunting an enemy Elise

    -> "I shall destroy you, Elise!"

    -> "You shall ruin no more lives!"

    -> "No longer shall you tear families apart!"

  • If taunting an enemy Fiora

    -> "You taught me much, but I wont go easy!"

    -> "I owe you everything Fiora, but that wont slow my blade!"

  • Jokes

    -> "Have you seen Garen? He's so.....dreamy"

    -> "I've always hated that Katarina person."

    -> "Capes are rather bothersome...but so stylish!"

Trivia

  • Adra's full name is Adrasteia, which was another name for the greek spirit of divine retribution (Nemesis) who would mainly punish those who gave in to hubris (thinking yourself equal to the gods). It literally means "the inescapable", hence her name/title.

  • Adra's Q,W,and E are all named after military maneuvers and tactics.

Alright guys! What do you think? Please, mercy. I beg of you.

**Edit: Changed her E to be less Leona-like and more befitting of a fighter. Also moved the damage reduction to her ult. **

**Edit #2: Thanks everyone who gave feedback so far. It seems she has a bit too strong of mobility and too much movespeed. Im looking at refining some of that now. **

11 Comments

MonteCrisco4/22/2014, 10:06:11 AM1 votes

Good god this is marvelous! Great job Keiko! I especially like the ult charge-dash idea. Reminds me of Quinn.

Brydaro4/22/2014, 12:17:29 PM1 votes

A 5-6 second charge-up time is pretty abysmal as a gap-closer/initiate. The only one who has a comparable ability is Nunu and he never gets his ult off.

Rubitonabuilding4/22/2014, 12:18:38 PM1 votes

"W Pincer Slash: Adra slashes in a small horizontal line in front of her, dealing 50/100/17150/200/250 (+65% bonus ad)"

Dat 17150 damage at level 3 W. A little bit OP. xD

I'll just say, she's got really high mobility and some decent damage. All of her abilities either have a dash directly included, OR, increase her A.S., which indirectly increases her movement speed because of her passive. I know she's called the Inescapable, but I think it's a little over the top. That's just IMO, I'm not a big fan of assassin-type champs though.

Icy Hot Shoto4/22/2014, 2:31:13 PM1 votes

I'm gonna have to agree with Rubitonabuilding here, and say that this idea is a little over the top. And I prefer assassin champs myself.

The main problem here though; Too much Attack Speed, Movement Speed and get aways. Q;Dashes forward. W; From what I can tell, also a dash. Ult; ALSO a dash. As well as passive affect that lessens damage taken.

Also, take a look at her passive; **Hitting an enemy champion with this other abilities reduces this cooldown by 1 second. ** All she has to do is hit an enemy champ with her abilities and there you go, nearly unlimited passive even with the 7 second CD.

Though the idea itself seems really neat, I can't see this ever becoming a real champ. Her W also has a chance to do WAY too much damage.

Finally, where's the visual? How does she look? What's her hair color? Bust size? Clothing? Does she wear heals? Is she pale? Is she a ghost, dog, human? Just because you state she's a farmer doesn't mean we're gonna be able to see what she looks like, considering not all farmers dress in overalls, southern shirts and muddy boots.

Sirensnare4/22/2014, 9:27:18 PM1 votes

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