Cigard the Ardor Gunner

So I'm gonna answer a few FAQ's and give a summary of the changes that have happened.

Summary Soul Replica - Duration down to 15/20/25 from 25/30/35 seconds. Last Chance - Slows for varying times Hook of the Isle - Replaced by Friendly Fire Updated Description - Now has minimalistic details, but better than "Looks like this person mixed with this person".

FAQ

Why does his passive get weaker the later into game?

It's a concept I came up with one night while playing league and realizing; a lot of champs have really hardcore scalings. We're so super used to these champions that once they get strong, they're only going to get stronger. I thought so myself "Why not shoot that kind of thinking in the foot?" So I came up with the passive and ult together. So yes, while the damage of Soul Caliber goes from 80% Ap to 40% ap, the cooldown gets cut nearly in half. It's a balance game; early on you would have a ton of burst, as long as you built strictly AP items, but would drop off to a more sustain, APC role rather than a bursty assassin that could quite literally 2 shot you if done right. That's why I believe it's a very balanced mechanic, because rather than getting fed and becoming a fat little assassin, you have to learn how to reel back that aggression and play sustain after your burst is gone.

An APC with a gun? Why not make him AD?

Literally because why not? This is a fantasy world. He's literally shooting his own soul out of his gun. C'mon now.What's his viability as an ADC? Considering his primary role would be support, having a secondary in mid, I would think ADC would be rather tricky. Every one of his abilities scale AP, and his AD ratio is mediocre at best.

What's with giving a support an ADC vibe?

What's with giving a jungle a support vibe? HUH?

Will his name really be Cigard?

I really hope not. I came up with that name one early morning when I was super tired and had run out of creative flow. I just haven't come up with or been given a suggestion for a better name.

Wasn't this a community concept?

Initially yes, it was. But the problem was that this concept came from a very strict outline. Both the ult and passive were already set in stone. But I wanted the rest of the community to help come up with who he is. From his name to his looks. The only thing that I stand firm by are his ult and passive.

Primary Role: Support Secondary Role: Mid Lane Other possibilities: ADC/Jungle

Name: Cigard, the Ardor Gunner (Viable to change)

Lore: The story of Cigard, a wild warrior turned scientist, is a strange tale. Let's begin with the the change, seeing as it is what leads him through his adventures. Cigard was on relieve from the war between Noxus and Demacia, staying at his home in Piltover. In his spare time he enjoyed modifying and repairing his revolver, always trying to find a way to improve the performance to make his viability on the battlefield even more potent. After thoroughly cleaning and oiling the gun, Cigard decided he was going to go to the closest tavern he could find, taking a stroll through Piltover, completely deaf to the hustle and bustle. He started to notice people weren't just quickly walking by any more, but rather, they were running in the opposite direction, screaming. In the distance he saw two women fighting a third. They were too far away to distinctly profile, though he could see one had a long rifle and the other seemingly had large hands. The third had every bit of his attention though; her wild demeanor was intoxicating, they way she carried herself on the roof of the building made Cigard marvel. He rushed forward, thinking quickly if he should help the two fighting the crazed woman or join her chaos. As he approached the gun fight, all three turn their attention to him, having a momentary cease fire and leaving Cigard standing there to make his decision. Just as he reaches for his gun, the crazed woman pulls out her rocket launcher and fires, sending an explosive hurling towards the group on the ground. The two women rush to safety, while Cigard was left to take the blunt of the explosion. After the rubble and smoke was cleared, the crazed woman was gone and the other two help Cigard out of the rubble, showing that his arms and chest were badly damaged, his hands completely missing. Cigard spent days in a care unit, regaining consciousness quickly and learning what happened and why from the two women, who revealed themselves as Vi and Caitlyn, the two most feared enforcers in all of Piltover. They informed him of how Jinx was on a rampage and they were on the scene trying to stop her, only stopping when Cigard arrived and making them determine if he were friend or foe. The rest he knew, seeing as Jinx assumed he was there to help the two enforcers. They gave him options on how he could repair the damage to his arms and hands, but his chest was only going to remained scarred with no lasting affects. As Cigard healed he gained inspiration from Vi to use robotic arms to fix his lack of hands. He had a pair of robotic arms surgically put onto his arms, and he began therapy to learn how to use his new appendages. As he regained use of his hands he also found interest in the mystery of the Shadow Isles, getting a wild idea of how he could infuse his own soul into his weapon, improving it beyond belief. This new-found drive gave him the motivation to not only gain use of his new robotic hands, but how to improve his dexterity even more. He studied and studied, modifying his gun more and more, until he finally completed the mechanical functions of his gun. The gun now had a large soul crystal that would pulsate a soft blue light. The light would sometimes engulf a bullet that was loaded into the gun, and this action gave Cigard a wild urge of glee. His work was almost done, all he had to do was find a way to control the powerful energy. It took him months of study to learn the correct method to concentrate his soul into an essence, and months more to learn how to actually perform the act. But on his first attempt the worst case scenario happened. As he managed to concentrate the essence into his left hand there was a bright flash and Cigard was thrown into the wall. Rubbing his head and catching his breath, his blurred vision eventually made out a pulsing, off green portal where he was standing. In a matter of moments ghostly and decaying hands reach out of the portal and grab hold of Cigard, dragging him towards the opening. In his wild attempts to escape he hit his hand against his gun, which had been thrown to the ground by the explosion. Knowing he would not be able to escape he decided to arm himself for what waited for him on the other side...(WIP. Will be edited in the future.)

Allies: Caitlyn, Vi, Jayce, Mao'kai Enemies: Thresh, Hecarim

Looks: (WIP) Hair - Muddy brown, shoulder length, very messy and matted Eyes - Deep forest green with specs of gold and brown Face - Angular but soft and gentle Body - Lean build with a large scar spreading from the center left side of his chest down his front and side, arms are robotic, only slightly larger than the real life counterpart Size - Approx. 5'9"

Stats: Health: 520 - 1740 ------------------------- AD: 62 - 110 Health Regen: 4.95 - 17.25 ---------- AS: 0.72 (+0 - 21.8%) Mana: 310 - 920 ----------------------------- Armor: 18.1 - 72.3 Mana Regen: 7.6 - 16.3 ----------------- MR: 22 Ranged: 575 ------------------------------------- Move Speed: 335

Soul Caliber - Next basic attack does magic damage equal to a percentage of your AP, decreasing as you level. Cooldown Reduction items do not affect Soul Caliber. (Start's at 0.8 AP at lvl 1; 0.4 AP at lvl 18; 45 sec Cooldown)

Essence Charge - Focuses for .3 seconds before firing a bolt of essence, stunning a single target for .5/.7/.9/1.1/1.3 seconds, dealing 50/75/100/120/160 (+0.7 AP) magic damage. (CD: 12/15/18/21/24 Sec) (Mana Cost: 55/70/85/100/120)

Friendly Fire - Shoots an ally, healing them for 10/15/20/25/30% (+0.5 AP) of their missing health. If casted when Soul Caliber is off of Cooldown then it goes on Cooldown and your heal is more potent, healing for 20/25/30/40/45% (+0.7 AP) of their missing health, but also slows the ally by 10/15/20/25/35% for 3 seconds. (CD: 13/17/21/25/30 Sec) (Mana Cost: 65/80/95/110/125)

Last Chance - Passive: Basic attacks apply stacks, at 50 stacks the next ability does 1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7x damage. Active: Dashes forward a small amount and fires 9 projectiles in an arcing cone slowing any enemies hit by 40% and lasting 1/1.5/2/2.5/3 seconds. Each projectile that hits an enemy or minion adds 1 stack. (CD: 5/6.5/8/9.5/11 Sec) (Mana Cost: 55/70/85/100/120)

Soul Replica - Passive: Reduces Soul Caliber's Cooldown by 25/35/45%. Active: Creates a second gun for 15/20/25 seconds and engulfs Cigard in soul essence, increasing his Attack Speed by 20/35/50% for 15/20/25 seconds and allowing each ability to be double cast before going on Cooldown. This applies to Soul Caliber as well. (CD: 90/120/150 Sec) (Mana Cost: 240/265/300)