Fiddlesticks's New Lore, Abilities, and Voiceover

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Fiddlesticks's Character Design above made by Shawn Brack

This is my take on my favorite champion, Fiddlesticks . I've put a lot of effort into this and hopefully some of the ideas here would be adopted. Please post some CnC and let me know if you like or not. I highly appreciate some constructive criticism, but don't post anything nasty.

I made a concept for the Hollow Lands if you want to check it out.

UPDATE: Version 2 of the Fiddlesticks VGU Concept is here.

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"Mankind's strongest emotion is fear... I am what Mankind fears."

A being that's more than just urban myth, Fiddlesticks is a monstrous magical aberration brought to life ages ago after his master vanished without a trace. Now filled with his master's malice and hatred, he roams across Valoran looking for his master while bringing fear upon anyone that comes across the walking hay-man.

LORE:

Runeterra is filled with tales of the strange and terrific, passed on throughout generations as a way to tell a story to lull children to sleep, or as a cautionary tale to heed a dire warning or to scare the troublesome. Urban myths and legends has grown and spread all across Valoran, influencing cultures of many rising nations. However there is one urban myth that has changed many denizen’s perspective on how they see crows and scarecrows alike forever. This is the Legend of Fiddlesticks, the Harbinger of Doom.

Fiddlesticks was once an ordinary scarecrow created by a young sorceress named Salina Kuttner, a powerful and feared student within Azathon Academy, Haïta of the Hollow Lands, to protect her father’s crops from invading crows that has plagued their farm for years. She has considered Fiddlesticks as her sole friend as every day from the Azathon Academy, she'll tell him about her day as if he was alive and listening, providing comfort for her.

As the years went by, Salina stopped by her old farm and decides to bring Fiddlesticks to life, using a reanimation spell she tore out of one of the ancient tomes of the Grey Warlock. Reason being is that her power grew too dangerous as her unstable emotions and greed for forbidden knowledge became uncontrollable and was later expelled for the safety of the academy's students and staff. Feeling betrayed, Salina sought bloody retribution against the city of Haïta and bring doom to everyone who dare oppose her blackened might. Following the instructions from the torn page, she tied a lantern containing essential ingredients around his wooden waist and then chanted the dark incantation, but as she finished the spell, it didn’t work. Frustrated from the spell’s failure, she abandoned Fiddlesticks and vanished into the horizon of the petrified wastelands.

Years went by as the scarecrow stood by the decaying Kuttner farm, the lantern around his waist finally started to give an eerie glow. Fiddlesticks’ eyes has started glowing as the essence from the spell has finally ignited. All of Salina’s inner rage, hatred, pain, malice, and her tender moments with the scarecrow flow through his wooden limbs, unleashing a ear-piercing wail - Fiddlesticks is alive.

Without the mentoring of his master, the risen scarecrow lifted his scythe and ventured out into the wastes. The Hollow Lands is as desolate as what his master described, outside the dead farm lies a vast petrified desert far from civilization. As he traced her fading steps through the wretched barrens, a lone crow perched upon his shoulder. He doesn’t know why nor does he care, but as he continues to wander, more joined him and later created a massive murder of crows. The longer the flock accompanied the walking scarecrow, the more these birds are enchanted by Fiddlesticks’ mysterious dark magic. Then, a stranger came.

A pariah from the outskirts of town found him accompanied by a flock big enough to engulf the entire sky as he was running from his home. Fiddlesticks locked his haunting eyes on the lowly human, giving him a sense of fear. Seeing the man tremble in dread grew a certain satisfaction within Fiddlesticks and, without hesitation, he struck him down with his wicked scythe in a break-fast speed. With the taste of death on his fingertips, Fiddlesticks kept on killing with a malevolent grin on his sack-head face.

Whatever dark magic Salina has brought upon Fiddlesticks, it has transformed the scarecrow into an embodiment of fear, spreading terror across Valoran. The dark magic that has empowered him has now flown into his trusty scythe and his feathered friends, enabling to silence and siphon the life out of anybody brave and foolish to go near. His discovery in bringing terror upon the mortals has given him much joy, filling him with glee from watching them scream and flee in terror. Just the mere presence of the hay-man has given terrible chills down spines of many.

Fiddlesticks, once a lifeless scarecrow, has found a dark purpose: bringing fear upon Runeterra and slay anyone he sees fit. Despite his morbid fascination in instilling fear upon the innocent, Fiddlesticks is still determined to find the whereabouts of his master, longing for her guidance and acceptance. No matter how many souls he has reaped, nothing will stand in his way in searching for his creator. In the meantime, not a force in the world can stop him from slaying anything in his path.

As Fiddlesticks ventured on, his tale of bloodshed has become a popular, but grim urban legend in some parts of Valoran. Rumor has it that he can see through the eyes of crows and ravens, watching every move and listening to every conversation unfold. They say that the only way to tell the difference between crows and Fiddlesticks' crow familiars are the eyes; no crow would naturally have a sinister, glowing green eyes that are able to distill an uncomfortable silence.

People have told stories of their encounters with the malignant scarecrow and share many drawings on his depiction. His presence around folklore had people believe that having a scarecrow around will attract crows and possibly Fiddlesticks himself. Even a single crow showing up in public will signal impending doom, fearing that if more come, so will Fiddlesticks. People also believed that Fiddlesticks can disguise himself as any old scarecrow to ambush any poor unfortunate soul.

As this legend unfurls, nations such as Noxus, the Hollow Lands, and even some parts of Shurima, forbid the usage and crafting of scarecrows. Even if banning scarecrows would get some of its denizens fall back to sleep, there’s no denying that Fiddlesticks will come whenever he pleases. Because of his search for his master, he will follow her faded footsteps and visit any place that he believes that she might have stopped by; he could be heading to cities of Noxus, Demacia, or even Shurima. There might be a chance that he might be right outside your house.

Just remember… if you see a crow with green eyes, he's near. He's watching. He's coming.

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Alias(es): The Harbinger of Doom, The Cursed Hay Man Gender: Sexless (considered Male) Race: Scarecrow (Magical Construct) Birthplace: The Hollow Lands Residence: Unknown Faction: The Hollow Lands (Semi-Independent)

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Abilities:

"New" Passive: Harbinger's Presence

Innate: Fiddlesticks will go into a Scarecrow stance if idled after 5 seconds. Once he becomes a scarecrow, he'll remain untargetable until he moves again or uses an ability. Once he moves (only if he moves), he'll gain a short burst of movement speed for 1.5 seconds. CC effects like knock-ups and knock-backs will force Fiddlesticks out of it.

Dread: Every time Fiddlesticks attacks an enemy (jungle monster or champion), basic or ability, it will fill them with Dread. If the enemy reaches five stacks, they will be instantly terrified for 1.5 seconds.

Each stack of Dread upon an enemy will give Fiddlesticks a small piece of movement speed for 0.75 seconds.

2% for 1 stack of Dread. 4% for 2 stacks of Dread. 6% for 3 stacks of Dread. 8% for 4 stacks of Dread.

Once the victim is terrified from its 5th stack of Dread, Fiddlesticks feasts on their fear and gains a 10 / 12 / 14 / 16% burst of movement speed and attack speed for 2 seconds.

Dread lasts for 8 seconds, but if stacked the counter will reset back to 8.

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Each ability attack stacks Dread at a time. Crowstorm can stack Dread on multiple enemies, but again, one stack for each spell/autoattack. It works well when once you ult (which adds a stack), you can Q, W, E, and auto-attack your target to add in additional stacks.

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It'll be like Ekko's, the stacks won't last forever, but the timer resets if it stacks.

"New" Q: Reaping Whirlwind

RANGE: 750 COST: 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 COOLDOWN: 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8

Fiddlesticks will swing his scythe and unleash a long range cone of burning wychfire, similar to the one in Twist of Fate cinematic. The opponent is slowed for 1.5 seconds when hit.

If Reaping Whirlwind hits the enemy champion and adds the last stack of Dread, the target will receive 20% more magic damage while stunned for 1.25 seconds. http://orig06.deviantart.net/681b/f/2013/320/0/3/another_fiddlesticks_epic_gif__3_by_raycorethecrawler-d6ufdi2.gif

"New and Improved" W: Wychfire Blast/Drain

RANGE: 650 (Cast Range) / 750 (Tether Range) COST: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 MANA COOLDOWN: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6

Fiddlesticks will spit out a ball of wychfire on a targeted area, engulfing the enemy and dealing magic damage every 0.25 seconds within the 3 second duration. If you press W again, Fiddlesticks will suck the burning wychfire from the enemy back into him, inflicting pain and terror while extracting their life essence and restoring 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20% of his missing health.

If two enemy champions are hit by Wychfire Blast, Fiddlesticks can cast Drain on both of them simultaneously, recovering his missing health twice as fast.

During Drain, Dread will stack on an enemy champion every 2 seconds when tethered.

"New" E: Pecking Order

RANGE: 630 COST: 40 / 45 / 55 / 60 / 70 COOLDOWN: 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6

Passive: Counting Crows: Three small crows will hover over Fiddlesticks. Every time Fiddlesticks plants a ward, one of the crows will perch upon the ward, giving it extra vision.

If an enemy champion comes within the ward's vision radius, the crow will scare them stiff with fear for 1.5 seconds. Once the nested ward is destroyed, the crow will fly back to Fiddlesticks, providing vision as it flies back to him, similar to Ashe's Hawkshot but with smaller vision radius. Once all 3 nested wards are destroyed, this passive will go into a 30 second cooldown.

The downside is that once the crow is done scaring, the nested ward will remain revealed until it's destroyed.

Trinkets like will force the crow to retreat back to Fiddlesticks, saving yourself from being jumpscared and restoring the ward back to normal, stealth and all. Teleporting to a nested ward will also force the crow to fly back to Fiddlesticks.

Active: Fiddlesticks will regurgitate a swarm of crows in a target direction and deal magic damage for 3.5 seconds. Upon hit, the target will be silenced. If the target dies, the flock of crows will split and transfer to two of the closest things they see and reset the duration. This works well in the jungle, and especially well against jungle monsters like Raptors, Wolves, and Krugs.

With Counting Crows, each returning crow will reduce Pecking Order's cooldown by 2%.

R: Murder Storm

Remain the same, however any champion within its radius will be instantly feared. Any champion that has at least a stack of Dread will be feared 1.5 seconds longer.

When casting Murder Storm, the targeted place will have a few crows circling around before activating. Murder Storm* can now be cancelled early, reducing the ultimate's cooldown by 50%.

When Fiddlesticks becomes a scarecrow, he can instantly cast Murder Storm without channeling.

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Voiceover:

Champion Select:

"Those who have nothing to fear have yet felt the crows."

Upon Starting a Game:

"More to fight, more to feast." "One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy." "Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret never to be told." "Come, my friends. Let's coat this realm in darkness." "I have come to bring forth doom." "All will know fear." "This valley will flood with your mortal blood."

Movement: "Lead the flock!" "Who shall I harvest this time?" "The crows... they hunger..." "Searching... reaping..." "None will stand in my way." "This maze is like... a maize." "All will tremble!" "Indeed!" "The End is near!" "To our end!" "They fear me! I can sense it!" "None shall hide from me." "I'm like a shadow of a vulture." "Someone's ready to die." "Fear lingers in the air." "Nothing brings me more happiness than seeing a mortal quake in fear." "I am more than a mere superstition." "Each crow is a part of me. A murder is everything I am." "When there's a scarecrow, there's a town. When there's a town... a feast." "I don't always walk at midnight." "Scaring people's my specialty. Killing is a full-time hobby." "My crows will peck them to pieces" "I am more than a mere myth." "Superstition can drive people mad." "All that grows is mine." "Death to all trespassers."

(Surprise Party): "Where is everyone?" "This place needs more brighter colors." "We need more streamers and confetti!" "Wait until they see me!" "Where's the party at?" "Every day I'm partyin'." "Let's liven the party!" "I like to get my party groove on!" "Let's boogie." "I'm sure every crow has a party hat on." "I didn't spend 3 hours making this outfit for nothing." "Like my pinwheel? So does the ladies." "Birthday parties? Wedding parties? Funeral parties? I do them all." "Wild animals like me can throw wild parties." "It's time to celebrate!"

Attacking: "Are you afraid?" "More souls to reap!" "Hack them to pieces." "Scream for me!" "Fresh meat for the murder!" "All must be executed!" "Harvest!" "Die!" "Feast!" "I feel your fear!" "You can't run from the Harbinger!" "I would love to see you quiver!" "Your courage will fail!" "Facing me is hopeless!" "Destroy all forms of valor!" "Embrace death!" "Fear will conquer all!" "What's your favorite scary movie?" (Rare)

(Surprise Party): "Hug me!!" "It's your birthday!" "Come here and celebrate!" "Come 'ere! I got a surprise for you!" "You better like my present!" "Celebrate with me or else I'll shove a cake down your throat!" "Embrace the confetti!" "Eat your cake!" "I saved a hat for you!" "It's party time!" "Hey, do you like parties?" "Ain't no party like a Fiddlesticks party!"

Upon reaching Five Stacks of Dread: "Flee!" "Boo!" "Flee in terror!" "Scream for me!" "Fear me!" (Laugh 1) (Laugh 2) (Laugh 3)

(Fiddle Me Timbers): "Yaarr!"

(Surprise Party): "Surprise!" "Happy Birthday!" "Boo!" "Gotcha!"

When an enemy champion triggered a nested ward (Counting Crows): "I see you..." "You can't hide from me." "Now I know where you are."

(Surprise Party): "Make sure you find me more guests." "I know one of them snuck a cake." "They're in for a surprise." "What? The hat makes you look fat? Don't be ridiculous."

Wychfire Blast (W): "Burn!" "Squeal!" "Squirm!"

(Surprise Party): "Confetti!" "Party balloon!" "Hope you like streamers!"

Drain (W again): "Embrace me!" "Must... feed." "Succumb!" "Feed me your soul!"

(Surprise Party): "Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!" Slurping sounds

Drain (W again): (if successfully killed enemy opponent): "Exquisite." "Least you tried running, well, not really." "That was fun!" "You belong to me now." "Delicious!"

(When killing Lulu): "You don't taste like purple!"

(Surprise Party): "You taste really colorful!" "That's it? What a downer." "Not enough party in this one." "Now that's what I call a 'keg stand!'"

(When killing Lulu as Surprise Party): "So you DO taste like purple!"

Pecking Order: "Claw out their eyes!" "Feel their talons!" "You can't run from the crows!" "Screaming won't save you!"

(Surprise Party): "Surprise!!" "Balloons for everyone!" "Hey look! A party balloon!" "Made that balloon dog myself. Did you like it?"

Murder Storm: "Your doom has come!" "Blot out the sky!" "Peck out their eyes!" "Fly, my pretties! Fly!" "Feed, my children!" "Flee! Scream!"

Murder Storm (Spectral): "Time to send shivers down your spine!"

Murder Storm (Pumpkinhead): "Trick o' Treat!"

Murder Storm (Surprise Party): "Surprise!" "Happy Birthday!" "What's up, guys!!" "Balloons! Balloons everywhere!" "Celebration time!"

Murder Storm (Dark Candy): "Brace yourself! Winter has come!" "Killing in a Winter Wonderland!" "SNOWSTORM!"

Murder Storm (Risen): "Return the slab!" "Suffer my curse!" "Dududududu dudududu du dududududu!!"

Taunting (He runs his fingers along his scythe menacingly then violently points his scythe): "The only thing you have to fear is... me!" "No matter where you run, the murder will always find you." "You think you're brave? Let me prove it then." "They'll scream. They'll cry. Soon everyone will be."

Taunting : "Aww, am I scaring you? Good."

Taunting : "Have you seen my crows, little child?" "Keep your singeing hands away from me, child!" "Hastur... why does that name ring a bell?"

Taunting : "Every star fades, just like your freedom." "A godlike being being leashed around like a dog? How embarrassing."

Taunting : "Fool, I AM terror!"

Taunting : "You're nothing but a sellout. Everyone knows that." "I'm the true executioner, mortal." "Welcome to the League of Dread!"

Taunting : "The one thing I despise more than undeath is cheaters like you!" "You had your fun, now embrace the inevitable." "Your time has run out, little boy!"

Taunting : "A brave knight is afraid of his own sins." "Act mighty all you like, I know what lurks underneath." "Justice? From what I've seen, you're a disgrace to that term." "You're insecurities will demote you, knight."

Taunting : "Nice toys. It be a shame if someone were to... break them?"

Taunting : "You serve a monster. Oh, the irony." "How long will you last against me without going mad?" "Want a real test? Face me!"

Taunting Ivern: "If even the dirt can have emotions, does it also feel fear?" "Bring your woodland creatures to me, I'll be sure to slaughter them all." "Your woodland friends are hopeless against me. Their fates are sealed." "I wonder, can I make a tree run for the hills?"

Taunting : "Stage Fright is typically common." "You're too scared to reveal your true face on stage!" "You call yourself an artist, you're only a fraud to the audience."

Taunting : "You fear what your heart desires." "What would daddy think of you if he finds out?"

Taunting : "I'm the only kind of pesticide that you need to fear." "A bigger bug means a bigger meal for the crows." "I feast on pests like you! Great protein, by the way."

Taunting : "I'm the true reaper here. Your services are not needed." "Even Death is afraid of me."

Taunting : "Oh, I am more than a mere hallucination." "Fear can't be killed, but it can kill you." "Anything around me is mine. You will not have it."

Taunting : "Your flock has abandoned you, left you to die." "Little birdie can't fly with broken wings."

Taunting : "I am what lies within the darkness, not you." "True darkness comes from within." (Ally) "They're going to need more than therapy to ease their nightmares." (Ally) "You feed upon fear? Let's enjoy our feast!"

Taunting : "You don't fear death? Interesting."

Taunting : "Behind a smiling mask are tears of a clown." "You bore me, clown. Show me a new trick!" (Ally) "You really know how to make 'a killing.'" (Ally) "Let's put a smile on their faces!"

Taunting : "Constantly wishing for a glorious death? When will you mortals learn?" "There IS no glory in death! You're living a lie!" "Mortal, you'll forever be the slave of a broken bird."

Taunting : "Can I still make a silent woman scream?"

Taunting : "A little birdie told me something very interesting about you, Swain." "You can't keep a bird from squawking." "No secret is safe from the eyes of the Corvid!" "Keep sending me more of your people. It will only make me stronger."

Taunting an enemy Shadow Isles champion: "Let's see if the dead can still feel fear." "Not even undeath can save you from terror!"

Taunting : "Little Sparrow shouldn't remain grounded."

Taunting : "Once an oathbreaker, always will be."

Taunting : "You are by far the most evil thing I have encountered." "You know what? Keep your soul. I'm not sure it's even worth it." "And people say that I'M the monster."

Taunting : "Fear's contagious, and it's also terminal." "There's a reason why everyone's afraid of rats."

Taunting : "People will always fear change. Your work is forever in vain."

Taunting Void Champions: "You wish for me to gaze into the Void? Just be prepared to look at me." "The Void is filled with terrors, but they haven't seen what I can do."

Taunting : "Fear your past, become your past!" "This is one chew toy you'll forever regret gnawing on!" "You'll make a nice coat, Warwick." "The Howler will soon become the Whiner."

Taunting : "Listen to the voices, Yorick." "Your attempt to save those around you are futile." "That vial looks heavy, I suggest removing it."

Taunting : "You fear for the future, as always." "Time can't save you, old man." "You've squandered your last second, cheater."

Taunting : "Ah, ripe for harvesting."

Jokes (He taps the straws off of his sack-head and a crow comes out): "If I had a brain... erm... how do you use a brain?" "Excuse me, I think I got something in my ear... woah! There it is." "Er- hang on... gah! Uugh... I hate it when that happens."

Jokes (Surprise Party: He taps the confetti off of his sack-head and a balloon comes out): "Hang on, I think I have some leftover confetti in my ear." "Last night's party was really something, wasn't it?" "Woah! Erm... that's part of my party trick! Yeah, that's right."

Responds to Laughs: "You won't be laughing long." "Soon laughter will become screeches." "I prefer to hear you scream than laugh."

Responds to Taunts: "Was that suppose to scare me? Pitiful." "You best not be talking to one of my crows. Lil' Johnny's sensitive." "I find your lack of intimidation... disturbing."

Taunted by : "Space Dragons? Lazy."

Taunted by Dunkmaster : "Spooky AND scary!"

Taunted by : "Is that suppose to make me care?" "Did it take you 2 seconds to make that up?" "How about you make like a tree... and get out of here!"

Taunted by : "Do I look inanimate to you, punk?!"

Taunted by : "You'll never become a Star Guardian with THAT attitude."

Taunted by : "I spit on your pity. I thrive on what I've become!" "No, but it looks like it's you that wants to die."

Buying : "This mask brings fear among thousands."

Buying : "Their frail magic won't reach me."

Buying : "But... I don't have feet." "Looks like I need to improvise."

Buying Tier 2 boots: "These would look great on my feet... if I have any."

Buying : "My kind of ring." "The more I slay, the more I grow." "Needs a coat of red."

Buying : "So simple." "Needs a touch of dread." "A simple item for a simple task."

Buying : "My scythe can do better, but I won't mind having a backup." "It senses fear as do I..."

Buying : "The Frost Queen no longer has claim over this." "These souls are mine to command... and to maim."

Buying : "I do love the cold touch of fear."

Buying : "Fear never truly goes away."

Buying : [Fiddlesticks gradually laughs maniacally] "Guinsoo, you're my new best friend!"

Buying : "This has fear crafted all over it."

Buying : "Torment... sweet bliss."

Buying : "Liking the trinket, but hate the design."

Buying : "I know these pages go somewhere..." "What's the point of power if I can't even make out a single word?"

Buying : "Even echoes can be terrifying."

Buying : "Such power... if only I know how to read." "It's true, there IS glory in dread."

Buying : "Such power... if only I know how to read." "This tome spells doom for everyone."

Buying : "Invincible..." "Don't I look powerful in this hat." "Now I truly look like a Herald of Fear!"

Buying : "Shiny..." "No matter how fast they run, I'll always be right behind them." "This'll make chases all the more fun."

Buying : "Let the darkness imbue."

Buying : "Time runs short... for everyone else."

Obtaining : "Destruction awaits."

Using : "Tear them down!" "Go and wreak havoc!" "Behold, your precious tower's inevitable reckoning!"

Warding: "Nowhere to hide." "I will find you." "You can't hide from fear!"

Counting Crows on Ward: "Find them for me..." "I have more than just two eyes." "Give them hell, my friend."

Recall: Fiddlesticks stands in a scarecrow-like position and gradually laughs maniacally as a flock of crows swarm around him before vanishing.

(As Surprise Party Fiddlesticks) Fiddlesticks gets into a giant cake. Once finished recalling, he pops out of the cake.

Death: Fiddlesticks falls to his knees. He falls apart as wychfire magic seeps from his face.

When killing an enemy champion: "A clean kill!" "I love it when they scream!" "Suppertime, my pretties!" "Reaped!"

Scoring a Double Kill: "More to reap!" "Two souls, one scythe!"

Scoring a Triple Kill: "Pathetic!" "Three times the charm!" "Three heads are rolling!"

Scoring a Quadrakill: "More! Kill! One! More!" "Last Man Standing!" "Love the smell of fresh blood!" "Whoever's left, pray that I'm not near!"

Scoring a Pentakill: "Fear conquers all!" "Now you all know fear!" "Such satisfaction!" "Are you proud of me now, master!?"

When killing Annie: "You play with fire and you'll get burned!" "Tibbers won't save you now."

When killing Azir: "Stay buried."

When killing Camille: "My legs now."

When killing Ekko: "Death to all cheaters!"

When killing Garen: "Your honor has died long before you have."

When killing Illaoi: "Where's your god now?"

When killing Ivern: "Always wanted a new pair of legs."

When killing Jhin: "Your performance has been canceled." "The mask finally comes off."

When killing Karthus: "Sing your last dying breath."

When killing Lucian: "I'll be sure you'll never reunite." "Even in death, you're still parted."

When killing Lux: "Snuff out the light."

When killing Morgana: "You will never rejoin the flock."

When killing Nautilus: "Forever lost."

When killing Ryze: "Your mission has been fruitless." "Thrive in failure."

When killing Skarner: "Extinct."

When killing Swain: "Noxus is now mine to kill!" "Crippled and corrupted beyond aid."

When killing Taliyah: "Die, little sparrow." "It's like killing one bird with one stone... erm, scythe."

When killing Taric: "Forever an oathbreaker."

When killing Shadow Isles champions: "You try to scare me? Pathetic. I thrive in fear." "The dead shall now fear my presence." "Death to all cheaters!"

When killing Void champions: "Back to the darkness with you." "There's only room for one terrifying being!"

When killing Warwick: "It was time to put this mutt to sleep."

When killing Yorick: "You should've gave in, Yorick." "You've passed your due date."

When killing Zilean: "Death to all cheaters!"

Special Interactions: Taunting nearby allied and : "The boys are back in town!" "The Terror Trio, together again!"

Taunting nearby enemy and : "Well, this is an awkward reunion." "I thought we were friends."

When attacked by 's Jack In The Box: "I never liked your toys." "This is uttermost low for you!"

When killing 's clone: "Clones are a cheap tactic to make weak assassins stronger." "This isn't funny, Shaco!" "Wait until I get my hands on you!" "I'll wipe that grin off your face, clown!"

When killing instead of his clone: "Nice try, Shaco." "What kind of trick was that?" "Oh! I didn't know it was you!" "Learn better tricks, clown."

When being nearsighted by 's Paranoia: "So we're playing this game, are we?" "I always love a game of Hide and Seek." "Two can play it this game." "Oh, you think darkness is your ally?"

When killing during Paranoia: "You know I could see in the dark, right?" "You're so predictable, Nocturne." "Me? Paranoid? Nah." "The shadows have betrayed you, because they belong to me!"

When triggers a nested ward: "Now you know my pain!" "Thought you could backstab me?" "Is this the real Shaco or a clone?"

When triggers a nested ward: "I am everywhere." "Even the crows know what it's like to stare into the abyss."

Dancing: KXVO Pumpkin Dance

Preferred VA: Roger L. Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rfPMzgnDmQ

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Skin Updates:

Classic:

• Similar to the picture at the very top of the thread, but not as buff.

Spectral:

• Make the crows spectral.

Bandito:

• Have sand particles swarming around with the crows during Crowstorm.

Union Jack:

• For his ultimate, show the Union Jack flag within Crowstorm.

Fiddle Me Timbers:

• Since it's a falchion instead of a scythe, have one hand drumming the edge of the blade.
• Replace crows with parrots cuz pirates.

Surprise Party Fiddlesticks:

• The dog balloon will be strapped around his left arm while carrying a large pinwheel for a scythe.
• When using Reaping Whirlwind, the ethereal attack will look like a pinwheel.
• For Counting Crows, party balloons are tied to the wards and once the destroyed or scanned, the balloon deflates and heads back towards Fiddlesticks.
• Confetti bursts when Fiddlesticks dies.
• Make his running animation really goofy to stay in spirit with the skin.
• His dance would be him rocking out while pumping his fists into the air.
• When he blinks using Murder Storm, have him do the Scarecrow dance after channel.

Risen Fiddlesticks:

• Replace the crows with beetles for Counting Crows.

Suggested Skins:

• Program Fiddlesticks:

Saber Scythe based on the Deathscythe from Gundam. Eye-like drones for his E and Passive.

• Undertaker Fiddlesticks:

Based on the Undertaker from Backwater Gospel. Has a unique recall whenever he's nearby a dead champion (ally or enemy).

MISC:

• If Fiddlesticks, Shaco, and Nocturne are on the same team, they gain a hidden buff called The Terror Trio. This buff will increase their flee duration for an extra 2 seconds (this empowers Fiddlesticks' Harbinger's Presence, Shaco's Jack In The Box, and Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror). If they kill an enemy while nearby each other, they all gain an extra 2% movement speed for 1.25 seconds.

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Trivia

Development:

• This concept was made from pieces of my previous posts and lore threads across the board. I've eventually compiled all of them into one major thread.
• I've shared this concept with RiotWrekt on Twitter and gave me his critique on the rework concept. After that, I took his word and edited some of the said abilities to meet it standards.

Lore:

• The Hollow Lands was formerly called The Voodoo Lands. I've decided to change the name since voodoo is considered a real-world religion. I chose The Hollow Lands because it fits thematically on what it suppose to be: a cursed petrified wasteland. I've made a thread about this.

General:

• Since the release of the newly updated Dread passive, I've been disappointed by how lackluster it is. I've decided to implement it into Harbinger's Presence by having Fiddlesticks increase speed whenever he's near a stacked enemy champion, appropriately giving the sense of dread for the enemy team.
• Harbinger's Presence's second Active, Counting Crows, is the name of an actual band.
• The name for his new Q ability, Reaping Whirlwind, is a play on an idiom "Reap the Whirlwind," which means "to have serious problems because you did something stupid in the past."
• Fiddlesticks is, by far, the only champion that can use wards for gameplay.
• Before the lore retcon, and were all friends in the Institute of War. Although their friendship are no longer canon, they're still together in-game. They were called the Terror Trio by the community and Fiddlesticks have special interactions for Shaco and Nocturne respectively.

Quotes:

• The quote in Fiddlesticks' new champion select, "Those who have nothing to fear have not yet felt the crows." is a reference to one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's opening statements in his first inaugural address, "...we have nothing to fear but fear itself".
• Some of the starting game quotes are from the British nursery rhyme, One for Sorrow.
• "This valley will flood with your mortal blood" is based on "This valley will flood with your hypocrite blood" from the song "Blood in the Valley" by Sons of Perdition.
• "This maze is like... a maize." is based on the quote said by Andy Dwyer in Parks & Recreation.
• Most of Risen Fiddlesticks' quotes are references from an episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog, King Ramses' Curse.
• "Fly, my pretties! Fly!" was based on a famous misinterpretation on the quote said by the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.
• "Time to send shivers down your spine!" is based on the lyric of Andrew Gold's Spooky Scary Skeleton.
• "What's up, guys!!" was based on a quote from Hyun's Stick Figure Spotlight 4 - Final Eclipse.
• "Balloons! Balloons everywhere!" is based on a Toy Story internet meme.
• "Brace yourself! Winter has come!" is reference to Sean Bean's quote from Game of Thrones. shares this quote with Freljord Taliyah.
• "Killing in a Winter Wonderland!" is a play on Walking in a Winter Wonderland.
• "SNOWSTORM!" is based on Lord Marrowgar's quote "BONESTORM" in World of Warcraft.
• "Dududududu dudududu du dududududu!!" is an onomatopoeic form of the song Sandstorm by Darude. The song was played in this LoL gameplay, in which it became popular.
• "The only thing you have to fear is... me!" is another reference to Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous quote.
• "Have you seen my crows, little child?" is reminiscent to 's quote.
• taunt towards because he's considered the Terror of the Void while Fiddlesticks inflicts terror and is, possibly, Terror incarnate.
• One of Fiddlesticks' taunts towards refers to murophobia, which is a fear of mice and rats.
• Fiddlesticks' taunt towards is a direct reference from Hunson Abadeer's encounter with Gunter from Adventure Time, joking on how the league community refers Teemo as an evil monster or worse, Satan.
• "These would look great on my feet... if I have any." is based on a Fairly Odd Parents internet meme.
• "Guinsoo, you're my new best friend!" is a nod to Fiddlesticks' creator, Guinsoo.
• "The boys are back in town!" is a song by Thin Lizzy.
• "Clones are a cheap tactic to make weak assassins stronger" is a reference to Jasper's quote during the episode, Jailbreak, in Steven Universe.
• "Oh, you think darkness is your ally?" and "The shadows have betrayed you, because they belong to me!" are direct quotes from Bane in Dark Knight Rises.
• "Even the crows know what it's like to stare into the abyss." refers to Nietzsche's quote, "If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you".
• "Now you know my pain!" pokes fun at 's Jack-In-The-Box. Fiddlesticks' new passive works similar to Shaco's W, but instead it stuns than fears.
• "Is this the real Shaco or a clone?" pokes fun at 's Ultimate, Hallucinate, as the passive also works on his clone.
• "Do I look inanimate to you, punk?!" is a reference to a quote by Audrey 2 in Little Shop of Horrors, and is a retort to her taunt.
• "My crows will peck them to pieces" is a reference to the title of Stefan Żeromski's 1895 novel, Rozdzióbią nas kruki, wrony, which translates to Ravens and Crows Will Peck Us to Pieces. shares this quote with 's Polish selection quote.
• "I don't always walk at midnight" is a reference to one of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books, "The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight."
• "What's your favorite scary movie?" is a direct quote of Ghostface from Wes Craven's Scream. Ghostface is also a character Roger L. Jackson voiced.