Mattael, Firstborne of the Twisted Eclipse
Mattael was once the tormented child of both fate and free will; plagued in life by visions and whispers of a fictitious cataclysm he would be too weak to prevent. Seduced by the promise of power; Mattael ultimately became the catalyst of his own demise. In his death, however, new life blossomed - the terrifying constructs of his own unconscious will. And there it would have ended, were it not for his sister...
FOREWARNING: This Champion Concept is fairly story-centric, focusing on the greatest and most final exploit of a child cursed to relive the terrors of his youth for what had promised to be an eternity. In his final moments, he would be offered up by his own father to appease the slumbering forces awoken by his negligence. For this reason, none will ever truly know what it was that the boy intended to accomplish.
The excerpt, below, is one part of a larger story focusing on three individual characters: A Brother, his Sister and their Father.
| **By His hands, the world lays bare; its source of light and life extinguished. ** |
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His hands tremble. With all the swiftness of the wind, the clouds stretch and part; tearing the sky along with them as they begin to collapse around Him. He can feel them now, the covetous whispers of the Light as they take form and set their collective gaze upon the underside of the Moon; tinted jet black in the temporary absence of the Sun's glare.
A Lunar Eclipse; eclipsed in turn by Wild Incandescence - set free by her hand. His sister... the sister He'd never known. She wanted the same as He did. Yes, He was certain of it...
"Father!"
...Freedom...
"You finally came!"
...From HIM.
The warrior scowled beneath his mask; his eyes taking in the room around him. Amethysts lined the walls of every doorway and corridor, threatening to crack the very foundations of the castle that housed them. Dead-centre, precariously placed beneath the sharpened tip of the largest Quartz he'd ever seen, sat the woman who had borne them. She beamed wildly in his direction.
"I have such exciting news to tel--"
"BE SILENT!"
The woman hesitated.
".... You would dare?"
The warrior tore himself from the rift he had conjured, placing his feet to the marble floor.
"... You would DARE?", he repeated, "Conspiring... plotting... you think to STEAL from me?"
Gesturing vaguely to the glittering crystals that framed the room, the warrior's rage intensified. When he next spoke, the room shuddered around them; as if in anticipation of each word that he loosed.
"IS IT OUT OF VAPIDITY THAT YOU THINK TO UNDERMINE MY PURPOSE? HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN SO SOON THAT IT WAS I WHO SPARED YOU YOUR MUNDANE EXISTENCE?"
"No, I--"
"AT EACH AND EVERY TURN, YOU HAVE SQUANDERED NUMEROUS CHANCES AT REDEMPTION. YE, YOUR EVERY ACTION HAS BEEN AN ABOMINATION IN THE EYES OF THE ONE WHO BLESSED YOU! YOUR EVERY BREATH, AN INSULT TO HIS PRESENCE!"
His voice punctured her lungs, as though each syllable were a strike intended to strip the resolve from her very soul. She could not feel herself breathe under his scrutiny and, as the warrior drew the blade from the chain upon his back, the woman averted her gaze; staring skyward at the colossal Amethyst above her. It seemed that she was not alone in her discomfort. The Amethyst had begun to crack under the weight of the warrior's voice, light seeping through the fissures left in his wake.
"WITNESS NOW, AND BEAR HEED - THIS, THE FINAL FATE OF THOSE WHO CONSPIRE TO OPPOSE HIS MIGHT!"
Struggling to return her gaze toward the grossly Incandescent form of her father, the woman began to cackle, giving the warrior pause.
"Father, it's happening! It's really....! Father... I think I'm pregnant! Ahaha...!
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#Mattael, Firstborne of the Twisted Eclipse
|Primary Role----------------------|Secondary Role(s)--------------------|Standard Attack Range |- |MELEE ADC| FIGHTER | MELEE (200)
|Base Stats-------------------------|Growth per/level|-----------------------|Stats @ 18| |- |Health: 540| (+85 | | 1985 | |HP/5: 8.5| (+0.5 | | 17 | |AD: 60| (+3.3 | | 116.1 | |AS: 0.610| (+2.8% | | 0.900 | |Armor: 24| (+3.5 | | 83.5 | |Magic Resist: 30| (+0 | | 30 | |Movement Speed: 355| (+0 | | 355 |
#Passive: Mania
Mattael boasts a new bar beneath his Health that generates Mania. Using abilities or otherwise being engaged in combat will cause Mania to very slowly rise over time. For every 15 pts of Mania, an immobile Nightmarish Phantom visible ONLY to Mattael will spawn somewhere nearby and begin to fling insults at him, speeding up Mania generation while Mattael remains in range (this effect stacks with multiple phantoms). Upon reaching 100 Mania, Mattael is overwhelmed and becomes Manic, immobilising himself in place for up to 6 seconds. During this time, Mattael can not die, gains 100% Bonus Movement Speed (it'll make sense in a minute) and automatically attacks any enemies in range. Additionally, all abilities in his action tray are replaced with "Regain Senses", allowing him to at any time cancel his Mania prematurely.
While Mattael is Manic, the Nightmarish Phantoms glow white-hot and begin to flee. Mattael's soul disconnects from his body in order to confront his own nightmares; and may pass through walls and terrain in order to pursue them. Successfully striking a Phantom causes it to disperse. For each phantom that Mattael successfully destroys, he will Regain Health equal to [2% max hp]+[40% of damage taken since becoming Manic] (up to a max of [20]+[400%]) and will gain 10% movement speed, 10% attack speed and 0.3 seconds of CC immunity for each second he is Manic. These buffs take effect only upon exiting Manic status - either after 6 seconds, or through use of "Regain Senses". Additionally, enemies will be able to see a Red Health Bar above Mattael's head, indicating the current heal he is slated to receive upon exiting Manic Status.
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Being feared by any standard method (such as a Shaco box or Fiddlesticks fear) automatically sends Mattael into premature Manic status, disconnecting his soul for the standard fear duration and automatically aiming him towards the nearest Phantom. Mattael may NOT use "Regain Senses" during this time unless he first strikes a Phantom.
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Having NO Health when Manic expires will cause Mattael to die. Make sure to get at least one phantom if things look bad!
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Phantoms persist for 3 minutes - even through Mattael's death - before dispersing. Phantoms can not disperse in this way while Mattael is currently Manic.
#Q: Radiant Flurry
Passive Mattael may attack while moving, and will automatically attack any hostiles that come into range (Priority list: Selected Target>Enemy Champions>Minions/Monsters with low HP>Everything else). Additionally, if Mattael's last target was a minion, pet or monster and an enemy Champion comes into attack range, Mattael's attack timer will automatically reset (flat 5/4/3/2/0 second cooldown (cannot be modified by cdr).
Each level invested into Radiant Flurry will grant Mattael 5 free points of Armour Penetration.
#W: Endless Pursuit
|Cooldown------------------------------------|Possible Leap Radius---------------------------------| |- |7/6.5/6/5.5/5|250/275/300/325/350|
May only be activated while within "Leap Radius" of an enemy Champion. Leap Radius is calculated from the centre of the enemy Champion's effective hitbox.
Mattael leaps to a target location (cannot leap outside of Leap Radius). If Mattael passes through or over an enemy Champion, he will strike that Champion for 70/85/100/115/140% standard attack damage.
#E: Fleeting Resolve
|Cooldown----------------------------------|Range------------------------------------------|Impact Radius------------------------------------- |- |21/19.5/18/16.5/15|625|175
Mattael hurls a Lance contrived of pure insight (linear skillshot) at a target location, puncturing the ground and persisting for 6 seconds. While the Lance persists, Mattael may use it in place of an enemy Champion as a trigger for Endless Pursuit.
Alternatively, Mattael may direct the Lance at an ally - easing the target's burden and restoring Health to them equal to 10/15/20/25/30% of all damage Mattael deals over the next 6 seconds. Additionally, the Lance will move with the ally; and may still be used as a trigger for Endless Pursuit.
#R: Deceptive Premonition
|Max Charges---------------------------|Charge Generation------------------------------- |- |2/3/4|1 charge every 80/60/40 Seconds |Range----------------------------------------|Drag & Drop Range------------------------------- |2000|600
Targeting method Similar to Viktor's laser or Rumble's ult. Pick a location within range, then drag an arrow from that location to a secondary target (either terrain or a hostile). Initial location and drag location will be referred to as Target A and Target B, respectively.
- - Mattael expends 1 charge of Deceptive Premonition to spawn an illusory doppelganger of himself. This illusion spawns as close to Target A as possible while still remaining outside of enemy champion vision radius and then proceeds to move towards the initial target. When within range of Target A the Illusory Doppelganger will use Fleeting Resolve at its centre.
When able to do so, the Doppelganger will Leap from Target A towards Target B, then continue moving in that direction for 3 seconds before dispersing.
Deceptive Premonition does NO damage, and illusory Lances may not be used by the player or his allies. Doppelgangers may be targeted by enemy abilities, but are immune to ALL effects - including Crowd Control - and are best utilised in diversionary or baiting tactics.
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Mattael is both a memory - and houses the memories - of the man he is modelled upon, crafted in madness by a sociopathic sister, entirely for her own amusement. The fleeting fragments of personality that he demonstrates may - at times - seem genuine, but the soul that he harbours is not his own. When Mattael speaks, he does so as though reading from a script. However, his creator had the sense of foresight to balance this out with genuine displays of emotion and regret; the sudden displays of humanity and false sentience intended to throw his opponents off guard.
A toy. A construct. Modelled after a tormented soul who was driven to the brink of insanity. Though... there is something else inside of this shell - a glimmering flicker of what is, in fact, life. The base of a soul upon which Mattael was shaped and moulded. Confused, dangerous and still yet unaware of its own individuality.
... But for how long?
Important Note: Other players can NOT see Mattael's Nightmares or visions. Instead, they hear him mumbling recited lines of paranoia. It doesn't seem very convincing.
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- (Quietly, amidst the haunting echoes of the voices of his Nightmares) "I can't stop him... can't stop it, can't stop it, can't stop it..."
Upon Death or Failing to Secure a Kill Any active nightmares will temporarily cease their current insults and slanders in progress in order to mow down the self-esteem of Mattael for falling so far short.
Joke The Nightmares feed visions of an Apocolyptic future in which there is no light and everything is barren. The significance of this being his /joke is that this future was fraudulent; intended to keep him in check and break his spirit. (Nightmares: "Oops! Just kidding!")
Laugh Nightmares surround Mattael and begin to laugh. Mattael crouches down and cradles his head.
Dance While Mattael's Mania is under 50 pts, he will do the Robot! While above 50 pts, however, Nightmares will slowly pop into existence one by one; eventually locking hands in a ring around him. Gliding back and forward, the visions will proceed to taunt him, relentlessly, until the dance is cancelled.
VERBAL ABUSE! Poor Mattael's community is so toxic, don't you think? I wonder if the constant insults and mud-slinging by his Nightmares in One-For-All matches would cause players to rage more often than, say, a team of Lulus?
In any case, there you have it! Mattael, Firstborne of the Twisted Eclipse! What'd you think? Love him? Hate him? NOTHING him!? Have you NO SHAME - ganging up with his Nightmares and continuing to torment the fleeting remnants of his former memories with such sadistic intent?!
...But I'll forgive you - on the sole condition that you let me know what you did/did not like, below. Make sure that you're brutally honest. Brutality, I can handle.
[Obligatory thanks for reading goes here]! If you genuinely liked the concept, why not check out his sister, Evánethys, The Lavender Amethyst? She doesn't seem quite so evil in that one. But then again, can amorality really be considered 'evil'?
Probably. :P
