Ernést, The Mind Harrower (New Champion Idea)

This is a rework for the unnamed champion from yesterday, I didn't have a name for him until now, and I changed his kit so he feels like a high mobility, short ranged fighter, with a lot of disrupt, and damage, but is fairly squishy when his abilities are on cool down. I wanted to create a champion that can manipulate other champions, slow them down, etc. He is amazing in 1v1 fights and is a good solo laner. Visually, his appearance has changed a bit. Instead of a suit, he wears a long aristocratic coat. Something that gives of a 'Victorian era' vibe. He carries a big blood stained kitchen knife (not a literal kitchen knife, but it looks like one). When walking, the knife leaves a trail of dark red energy and shadows that disappears after a moment. I changed his entire kit, but the ability that got the biggest change is his E (continue reading down below).

His passive has two parts, Cortex Hemorrhaging/Anesthetic. The first part of his passive (_ Cortex Hemorrhaging_) is triggered when he deals damage to enemy champions. Affected enemy champions take additional damage from his basic attacks and receive reduced healing and health regeneration for the next 3 seconds. Additional damage dealt is a percentage of his health based on level (Ernést). The second part of his passive (Anesthetic) grants Ernést increased magic resist, immunity from any knock ups, stuns and slows and lasts for 2 seconds. It's triggered when you deal damage to other champions. Additional damage dealt 7.5%/10%/13% of your max health, Duration of immunity 2/2.25/2.5 seconds.

His Q is Razor Hostility, You slash your knife in a horizontal line silencing all champions for 2 seconds. While leveling up this ability the AOE increases by each point. If a champion is killed by this ability, the cool down of his passive is reset. Additionally, Razor Hostility can be activated once more, after 1.5 seconds, only this time, you lunge forward and slash your knife in a vertical line and deal bonus damage if hitting an enemy champion. 40/80/120/160/200+60% of your attack damage when leveling up this ability.

His W is Hysteria. Upon activation, Ernést slashes his knife three times, dealing physical damage. For the next 3 seconds Ernést gains bonus attack speed. While activated, Ernést ignores unit collision and ignores any shields placed on champions or crowd control that are placed on the map when walking near them (does not effect Taliyah Ult). This ability casts instantly, meaning Ernést can move freely while slashing. Visually, when activating this ability blood stains appear on him and around him and his knife projects even more shadows. 15/35/55/75/95+70% physical damage at all ranks per slash, 25%/27.5%/30%/32.5%/35% increased attack speed when leveling up this ability.

His E is Cerebral Restriction, this is the only ranged ability in his entire kit. Passively, you store up to 3 small walls (you create them with your mind control powers) it can only be cast when there are enemy champions near you (800 units from Ernést). You select one enemy champion to mark with this ability, (kind of like Kindred's passive). The walls last for 2 seconds, the marked champion is slowed when walking near your walls, and cannot flash over them or pass through them by any means. You can connect walls to each other to play mind games with your enemies. When connecting walls to each other, their duration is reset. Here's the interesting part; Cerebral Restriction can only work on one enemy champion at a time to it's full extent, meaning that other enemy champions can pass through your walls but are still affected by their slow. When attacking an enemy champion marked with Cerebral Restriction, create your wall behind them so the're slowed. Cerebral restriction grants you the ability to teleport to your walls right away, meaning there is no channel time. Use this when hunting down low health enemy champions, or when you need to escape from a fight. Leveling up this ability increases the wall size. 2/2.10/2.20/2.30/2.40 seconds. Marked enemy champions are slowed for 30%/33.5%/37%/40.5%/44% when walking near walls.

His R is Pulling Their Strings, when activated, thin, white strings are latched onto an enemy champion within 800 units from him and last for 6 seconds. The enemy takes percentage max health true damage from Ernést's basic attacks while inside. After 3 seconds, if the latched champion remains in the zone trigger the second part of this ability. Puppets Disposition locks down the anemy champion, in that, they can't use any item passive/active for 2 seconds, and are pulled towards Enrést. When attacking a latched target he gains movement speed. This ability can only be canceled if you kill Ernést, or if the latched target has left. The zone travels with Ernést. While in the latched zone, the enemy champion cannot dash or flash out of the latched zone, the only way of escaping is by leaving as you normally would. Duration of lock down, movement speed and damage taken increase when leveling up this ability 6/7.5/9 seconds, 3/3.75/4.5 seconds lock down 20%/25%/30% increased movement speed, 7.5%/12%/16.5% percentage of their max health as true damage dealt when leveling up this ability. Note, when this ability is activated, it replaces the first part of his passive and converts it to true damage.

Lore Ernést Bennet was a wealthy heir from Piltover. His parents among a few others ran the entire city until an unknown man killed them (Note; It's not deffinitive if he killed both his parents or maybe something else happened entirely, his father he did kill, just not in for no reason). Only 6 years old at the time, the authorities found him laying down beside his dead mother, while his father was impaled by most likely a very long Samurai sword. On the floor, near his mother's body, they found a blood stained knife, which vanished soon after. The authorities put him in a mental institution where he spent over 10 years losing his sanity. He began to be aggressive towards other people in the asylum, soon after, they locked him up for good. Considered a danger to himself and others, he was put in solitary confinement until further notice. The knife mysteriously appeared in his room one day, it called out to him, whispering stories about his childhood, memories he thought he had forgotten. As the years went by, the loneliness ate at him, the only company he had was the knife that seemed to vanish whenever someone else entered his room. Now 18 years of age, he wanted to escape, but he didn't know how, he was polishing the knife one day, when it said to him: "She would want you to be free. Don't you want to be free? You know what to do." Images of his mother's serene smile flashed through his head, and he finally snapped. He took the knife and went on a killing spree through out the entire asylum, until everyone was dead. After the final drop of blood was spilled, the knife began to glow a dark, ominous color. After leaving the asylum, he began hearing other peoples thoughts, and found out he could make people see whatever he wanted them to see. Soon after he met , who thought him how to fight, and control his newly developed powers. Bent on revenge against his families killer, he swore that one day he will find him, and end it all. Every resident of Piltover heard about the massacre that happened at the asylum, making Ernést Bennet one of the most dangerous and feared mass murderers not only in Piltover, but all of Runeterra.

Now, here's where I wanted to make his Lore just a bit more interesting; Since we already know that the knife is cursed (Or something, right?), I wanted to add a little bit of a twist regarding his parents death. Now, my idea was, that originally his father found the knife before Ernést, but the knife corrupted his mind and made him completely insane, but wasn't strong enough to wield the weapon. This is essentially what happened; his father was insane and he wanted to kill Yasuo, however, in the middle of the duel, Ernést's mother got in the way of the knife, so it killed her. Seeing what he had done broke the spell, and he ended his own life with Yasuo's sword. Now, regarding the uncertainties, (I'm already ahead of you, kid ;-) ) Why is Ernést capable of handling the knife? Well, If you read the one sentence in his lore, he already had undeveloped powers, they just needed to awaken, or whatever.

_"The mind holds many secrets. Some memories we would like to forget, some... We so desperately want to alter." _

I have a few ideas concerning what his skins can be. He could have a Congress skin, to resemble a politician, an Asylum skin, he would be in a revealing white straight-jacket covered with blood. An aristocrat skin, his suit could be even more stylish, idk, and a Blood moon skin, the mask he is wearing will cover only half of his face, which will have drops of blood on it. And finally, he could have a skin that gives players an insight of how he could have been if his parents hadn't died, his features would be softer, his knife would be different, basically an alternative reality form (Pulsfire Ernést anyone?) Also, pretty soon, I'll post some drawings of what he is gonna look like, so stay tuned!

Here are some lines I thought of when creating him: "Did you really think that i would forget what you did?" Taunt "You've mastered the Special Wind technique? Don't make me laugh." Taunt "Soon, you will join them. All of them." Taunt "How can you live with yourself?" Taunt "You will share the same fate as your brother." Taunt "Can you hear me? I have avenged you. What more do you want?!" Kill "You have not yet begun to know what suffering truly is." Taunt "In the end, what should be will happen. And what should not, will be but a distant memory..." get killed by "They said I can do whatever I want to you..." Taunt any champion "I am in search of a divergent mind. Among other things." Taunt any champion "Forgiveness is earned." Taunt "I am the one who holds the cards in this game." Kill any champion "Conflict resolved." Kill any champion "Assimilation complete." Kill any champion "Is that a sliver of hope I see?" Kill any champion "Your memory has already ceased any significance." Kill any champion "Your thoughts have become... Single minded." Kill any champion "Just like that one time..." Go on a killing spree "No one to call for help now, little sheep..." Get Quadrakill "The final drop..." Get Pentakill "I wonder what your mind is like from the inside..." Taunt any champion "I will unlock all of your secrets..." Taunt any champion "I remember you... You did this to me!" Taunt "There is no justice in this, and you know it." Taunt "Looks like you can't solve everything with brute force." Kill "You should use those things to punch some sense into that thick skull of yours." Kill "So much potential. Wasted." Taunt "The similarities are... uncanny." Taunt "You think you can punch your way through me? I don't think so." Taunt "All muscle, no brain." Taunt "Yours is a particular kind of insanity. One that's so... over used." Taunt "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, you Zaunites are known for your... charm." Taunt enemy Zaunite champion "That never stops being satisfying." Kill any Zaunite champion "Down on the ground, below me, where you belong." Kill any Zaunite champion "Where is your master, dog?" Taunt "Shouldn't you be kept on a leash, doggie?" Taunt "Experiment... failed." Kill "Project... Terminated." Kill any Project Skin "Heroes always die first." Kill "Your heroism conceals your true fear." Taunt "I find your work very interesting..." "Your light gives me hope. But only for a moment." Taunt "In this story, blackness prevails, little girl." Taunt "Close your eyes, liberate your thoughts, and look at the darkness in front of you." Kill "You have passed on a knowledge so very useful." Taunt "Let me show you how much I have progressed." Taunt "You and I are more alike than you think." Taunt "You are one step up from the lowlifes I killed when I was a child." Taunt "No matter how many times you change, you will never suffice." Taunt "Is this a joke? Not a very good one, I suppose."Taunt Dunkmaster "Shouldn't you be in a cage of some sort?" Taunt or "Oh, eliminating you will be a pleasure." Taunt "Time to teach you some manners, little bird." Taunt or "You're both utterly pathetic." Taunt and "How do they say it? Two birds, one stone?" Kill and "Rudeness is the first step towards your defeat." Respond to enemy taunt "How... uncivilized." Respond to enemy taunt "Watch your mouth, or you'll find yourself without a tongue very, very soon." Respond to enemy taunt "Intelligence is a quality you're so desperately lacking." Respond to enemy taunt "Is that supposed to be... funny? How Uninteresting." Respond to enemy taunt "Maybe you should cultivate more, instead of blathering on about such nonsense." Respond to enemy taunt "Stupidity is often a treatable decease, though perhaps not in your case." Respond to enemy taunt "I suppose you thought you could have defeated me? I didn't think so." Kill "Incompetence is worse than stupidity." Taunt "I expected more, you know, considering..." Kill "I fear the consequences for that might be... cosmic." Kill "Can you rewind that? I would love to do it all over again." Kill