Champion Concept: Sponge, The Unstable Alchemist (Support)
(Apparently, I'm having issues while/after posting it; will fix later)
(Updated: Added a new concept art below)
Heya, guys!
I've been meaning to finish this for quite some time now (started it about 7 months ago!)but -insert excuse here when in fact I was just being lazy-
Artwork is done by my closest friend!
Quick summary about us:
My best friend and I have been doing the "Writer/Artist Wombo Combo" since the 4th Grade... Which is about 13 years now? We generally work on Comics, Mangas and Children story books but we wanted to do something special for League.
Anyways, let's get started!
Here is the TL;DR because it's quite a mouth full.
TL;DR Role: Support. TL;DR Lore: Soraka and Singed made a baby... And He's a Yordle! (Woah...) TL;DR Skills: He's Bipolar depending on his HP. TL;DR Mechanics: He's meant to reposition allies and enemies while juggling his HP. TL;DR Trivia: He's still Bipolar.
You can just scroll down for the Skills
Lore:
It was a regular day in Bandle city, until this little Yordle got kidnapped, that is. There's a dark place in Zaun where experiments are conducted daily by the Mad Chemist, Singed. Unfortunately, this poor yordle was one of the experiments. After Singed failing his experiment and what to seem like a lifeless yordle, Singed dumped the body into the Sea. After Floating for days and nights, the Yordle arrived at the coast of Ionia. There He was found by The Starchild, Soraka. Soraka poured out her heart and soul, attempting to heal this little Yordle. The Yordle's body couldn't handle the potent chemicals and the power of the stars at the same time, thus his body combusted into blue flames. Soraka in tears, thinking as if she killed him. Moments later, the flames reconstructed, forming a new body. Now infused with chemicals and the power of the stars, the little Yordle, has been reborn.
"He absorbed my healing like a Sponge." - Soraka "He absorbed the chemicals like a Sponge." - Singed
Skills:
Passive:
One or Another: Sponge's skills change depending on his HP. If Hp is more or less than 50%.
Unstable Pulse: Using a skill alters Sponge's body causes him to involuntary produce a small shock wave (600-750 Range). Effects depend on his hp:
If HP is higher than 50%, it will cause the wave to do a small heal for allies. If Hp is lower than 50%, it will cause the wave to root enemies for o.25 secs.
Enemies who come across Sponge when he has lower than 50% HP, they will be marked with his Life's Essence.
(When the Mark is consumed, Enemies cannot be marked again for the next x/x/x amount of time).
Cooldown: x/x/x/x/x sec
Q: Transmutation:
Sponge creates a transmutation circle on selected areas; changing their properties.
Targeted Ally: Is marked (A friendly mark). If the targeted ally loses X amount of HP in x amount of time, Sponge will immediately swap places with them. (This doesn't change regardless of Sponge's HP).
Edit: Marking Allies does not put the skill on Cooldown but you can only mark one ally at a time.
If HP is higher than 50%:
Grass: Grass becomes alive and spits enemies out. Revealed enemies become marked. (Reveals stealth enemies.... Teemo, get out of that bush!) River: Becomes Ice, making enemies slide. Floor: The floor becomes alive and absorbs enemies mana while they stand on it (x amount per sec) Also marks enemies.
If HP is lower than 50%:
Grass: becomes a stealth zone for allies for x amount of time and granting x amount of heal over time. River: becomes a hot haze that deals DoT and x amount of slow. Floor: causes a tremor that cracks the floor and causes enemies to flinch/panic (Fear) away from the cracked area for x amount of time.
(The crack will be placed randomly and effect will be a bit similar to Hecarim's ulti)
[Essence leakage's special effect (His E Spell):
Dragon/Baron pit: Becomes a small whirlpool that hurls enemies around once. (Using this doubles Transmutations cooldown).]
Passive:
Basic attacks consumes the Mark, dealing extra damage and reduces Transmuations cooldown by x amount. Edit: (Does not reduce CD)
Cooldown: x/x/x/x/x sec Mana cost: x
W: Reality Check:
If HP is higher than 50%, Sponge draws a line on the floor.
Allies who cross the line, gain a slight decaying movement speed boost. Enemies who cross the line, gain a decaying slow.
IF HP is lower than 50%, Sponge draws a longer line on the floor.
Allies who cross it, "blinks" a few steps ahead (about 200 range; give or take). Enemies who cross it, are slowed for x amount. (Slightly stronger slow than the first)
However, if a marked enemy crosses it (regardless of Sponge's HP); it consumes the mark. After 4 secs, the target will "blink" back to the location it first consumed the mark.
(Line can be flashed, hopped, jumped, skipped, etc over for counterplay) Cooldown: x/x/x/x/x sec Mana cost: x
E: Essence leakage:
Active: Sponge purposely removes the wrap from around his mouth, causing his life's essence to leak out.
HP is drained by 5% of maximum Hp per second.
Reactivating the skill causes him to regain x amount of the HP that was lost from using this skill.
While this skill is active, Transmutation's radius becomes slightly bigger and If HP is lower than 50% It grants Transmutation a special effect.
Cooldown: x/x/x/x/x sec Mana cost: x
R: Foe? Friend? Possess. (It's not literally a possession but more like his "Life's Essence" shrouding the body)
If HP is higher than 50%, Sponge may possess an ally.
By doing so, he loses 50% of his current HP, removes diabilities and empowers his target. Empowered targets recieve increased vision, slight armor/magic pen and a slight increase of movement speed. Spell lasts for (x/x/x amount of time). Reactivating the skill applies a shock wave and removes himself from the target.
(Using this puts the skill on cooldown, thus, he cannot use the second half of the skill).
If HP is Lower than 50%, the spell becomes a passive.
Whoever kills Sponge becomes possessed. Their controls become reversed and abilities randomly rearranged. Spell lasts for (x/x/x amount of time). Reactiving the skill causes him to combust and deal (x/x/x amount of damage). Marked enemies that are caught in the combustion recieve more damage.
(Possession consumes marked target).
Upon Champion selection: "Getting healed? Getting poisoned? What's the difference?"
Hidden Jokes/Taunts: (Will add more soon)
Joke towards Soraka: "Hey Mom! I'm runnin' out of potassium... Can I get a banana?"
Taunting Singed: "Hey Dad! How about that drink?"
Taunting Amumu: "You're not the only one that needs to be wrapped up."
Taunting Teemo: "Toxic Shot? Is that a party drink?" (Shots, shots, shots-shots, shots! EVERYBODY!!)
Trivia:
Sponge does not have any hatred towards Singed because when he is "unstable" he develops the same insane mindset as Singed.
Sponge's "wrap" looks ordinary but it was created by Soraka's Equinox spell. It was infused into a piece of cloth because of the silence and root properties it has; it keeps his Life's essense "rooted" inside of him.
Sponge isn't meant to actually engage or disengage but more like "forcefully re-position". Just like his Title says; unstable. If a person loses balance and is about to fall off a chair, their natural reaction is to "jump" and forcefully re-position themselves so they do not fall.
The first concept art idea was done by my Fiance. She gave him the clothing color/theme based on Gold rank; which is the rank I got the first year playing league. (She introduced me to LoL a year and a half ago).
http://oi57.tinypic.com/13yh2l0.jpg
For now this is pretty much all there is. Please leave a comment to help improve the Champ (And help with making him balance) and if you like it, please vote up!
I'll also be doing Q&A's and updates/edits.
Thanks for reading! :)
Oh, here is some of the concept sketches and "while it was being created" artwork: (These photos are temporary. We have some ummm "problems" so we ended up taking the photos with a phone.... )
http://oi61.tinypic.com/20sw2ev.jpg http://oi62.tinypic.com/2sadl5e.jpg
http://oi62.tinypic.com/33etwsh.jpg http://oi60.tinypic.com/8wmtue.jpg
http://oi59.tinypic.com/359lhkx.jpg http://oi61.tinypic.com/4tpp95.jpg
