[Champion Concept] Zidane, the Undying Mercenary

Zidane, The Undying Mercenary.

Lore

-Day 13 I've been stuck inside the hell hole they called Zawn for thirteen days. I can see the lights. The damn bastard injected something into my body. It's hard to breath, and I'm having a hard time controlling my heart beats. It's felt like my heart isn't beating at all, or it's too weak. No matter. I'm coming back home. Elaine is waiting for me.

-Day 26 Elaine is gone. I've been searching everywhere for her. Outside the playground where she used to hang out, under the big trees, I have been everywhere. She is missing. I need to find her. There must be a clue. My heart felt like it stopped beating, but I can still breath normally. Must find Elaine first, I can take care of myself later.

-Day 174 I have tried to kill myself in nearly every way I can think off. I tried to. Hanging myself, jumping off a bridge, stabbed, shot in the head, all kinds of way a man could die. I just couldn't. My body won't let me rest. My mind won't allowed it. I would only be unconscious for roughly two to three days before I wake up. The wounds was still there, and the excruciating pain won't go away. Something is keeping me alive somehow. I just wanted to rest.

-Day 214 It's been two hundred days. Two hundred days ever since the accursed experience they did on me back in Zawn. It must be the reason why I couldn't die. They gave me something. Well, whatever they did, they won't be able to curse someone else with it. The building has already burned to the damn ground when I left, and a new one is currently being established. I can see it from here. That cursed place... I should have listened to her.

-Day 216 A couple was being caught on their way out of Zawn. They seemed like they have gone through hell. The man plead and begged, the woman cried and weep in vain, but the guards shown no remorse. I have to interfere, I can't let the human experience continue. I wanted to do something. So I have to help. The pain of the bullets flew through my flesh and bones felt almost unbearable. I was knocked down onto the ground many times, but got up like nothing, where the others should have be dead. One even drove a bullet through my skull, but yet, no effect. I managed to dragged one down onto the ground, and stole his pistol. A bullet through the heart sealed his life. The others fled, left behind the two prisoner. I just walked away with the pistol, and a body full of bullet wounds.

-Day 256 I arrived my destination, Demarcia. The place was even more grand than my imagination. The money I got from serving a tarven in the alleyway allowed me to buy a pretty nice sword. I need a better weapon than just an empty pistol. A sword would do the job. Sleeping wasn't a problem anymore, I just couldn't remember the day I need a sleep. Ever since the experiment, not anymore.

-Day 286 I snuck up on a cruise ship to Ionia. I can find my inner peace there, and think of what I should do. But my fortune quickly took a heavy turn. The ship was wrecked by some force, and we were stranded in the middle of the sea, with no one to pleaded for help. I lied on a wooden board for eight day straight. The thirst and the sun would have kill me if I ever know death anymore. It just let my rotten body suffered with no end. On the ninth, I finally found land. A strange shadowy isle.

-Day 305 Twelve days on the isle has drenched my mental strength and my sanity dried. I couldn't stand living on these isle anymore. They are just too much. I escaped by swimming back to the cold sea for three days straight and found a fishing boat. While spending my time in those god forsaken isle, what I did find however is a way to end everything. I met an old spirit. He promised to helped me if I could help him. I buried his remains, helped the poor soul to find peace, in trades, he linked my soul to the sword on my back. Once this sword is shattered, so will my soul and spirit, and both will be erase from existence.

-Day 307 On my way home, we were attacked by pirates. I lost an arm fighting. The Bilgewater scum shot a cannonball right through it. While fighting, I cut one of the crewmen in half. The soul of the bastard was pulled from his body and into mine. I can feel my hand reform from the flesh, and grown back. I don't know how it did, but I can see this come in handy in a future use.

-Day 310 It's been five days ever since I found a solution for my suffering to end. I have thought about this hard and carefully for five days. I wanted to end everything, to be erased from this world. I have gone through too much suffering and pain. It's overwhelming. But every time I tried to, I just didn't have the courage to finish the job. I felt like there's something I need to find. There's a meaning behind all this. There is a purpose. But I can't see it. I won't kill myself just yet. I must find it. I'll return to Piltover, and start there. Just need to get an upgrade on my equipment and restock on ammunition. As a hired gun, I could start my search for my own purpose.

-Day 393 It's been a year. Today is your birthday, Elaine. I missed you a lot. Ever since I lost you, there is a hole in my non-beating heart. It felt more painful than any other wound in battle. No pain can be compared to the pain I felt that day. I'm so so sorry Elaine. I wish I could have done something more. I wish I didn't leave, so I can stay with you until the very end. I wish I can escape sooner, I wish I was fast enough. I wish I could do something. There are many things I wanted to do, but the mistake I've made were just too big to repair. For your birthday gift, I leave this journal behind. I have found my purpose, and that is my last destination, to follow my purpose. I will tell you this one last story through the journal. Goodbye, Elaine. I hope that one day, we will be united.

-Day 1 So it begins here, Elaine is sick. I can't afford the money to take cares of her, I needed more money. My little sister is dying, and she's only eight. Why couldn't it be me who have to suffer through this? I need to get something for her. A friend of mine has introduced to me a guy has been looking for a new man for his job. The said that if I complete this job, then they will provide everything they have to help cure Elaine. Tough chance, but I have to try. Only took three days for the job to complete, then I can go, the doctor can look after her for three days. Once I returned, I will pay him the money needed to cure Elaine. Hold on my good little girl. I will be back for you. I promised with the deepest of my heart.

A journal found on a grave of a little girl named: Elaine. The journal found was belonged to Zidane, a top hired gun in Piltover underground cooperation, and a success human experiment of Zawn

Gameplay

Zidane is a mobile marksmen, with a unique game style of a melee assassin. His dashes can help him closing the gaps between his enemy, or create distance between one, making an efficient kiting tool or a semi reliable gap closer. His unique ability allowed him to excel at close combat, as well as fighting from afar, to cover the biggest weakness of his short range. Zidane has an excellent zone control with his kit and ultimate, can create big choke point that would allowed him to decimate his enemy in combat.

Appearance

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Base stats Health: 579 - 2019 (+80 per Lv) Mana: 339 - 1005 (+37 per Lv) Health regeneration: 7.8 - 18.6 (+0.6 per Lv) Mana regeneration: 6.9 - 16 (+0.5 per Lv) Attack damage: 51- 103 (+2.9 per Lv) Attack speed: 0.6524 (0% - 52.1961%) Armor: 28 - 92.8 (+3.6 per Lv) Magic Resist: 34 (+0 per Lv) Attack range: 500 Movement speed: 330

Abilities

Passive: Piltover Prototype Delta 0085 Zidane was equipped with the newest prototype made by the infamous Dr. Heimerdinger. After 7 shots, the eighth shot will instead shoot a three round burst. Each deal 40% of his total AD. The critical chance of the shot is reduced by half, and they will apply on hit effect like Sheen and lifesteal.

Q: Biological Rocket boost. Cooldown: 9/8/7/6/5 seconds Mana cost: 45 at all level With the newest technology, Zidane boosted forward a short distance of 300 unit, followed by an auto attack. Zidane can boost the rockets to overdrive. After the first boost, Zidane can activate the rocket boost again, jumping a further distance of 350 unit for the cost of an extra 5 second cool down, and double mana cost.

W: Reaver of Souls Cooldown: 17/16.5/16/15.5/15 Mana cost: 100 at all level Passive: Every time Zidane attack an enemy, he mark them with a "Mark of the Undead". Once fully stacked at 7 stacks, his attack will heal him for 5/7/10% of the damage he dealt to the target. Active: Zidane strike a fully stacked target with his blade at a range of 150 unit, dealing 200/220/240/280/300 magic damage (+70% AP) and healed himself for 20/30/40% of the damage dealt. The attack consumed the stacks, and in the next 8 seconds, the target can't receive any stack. W cannot be used on a minion, but it can be activated instantly on big monster and epic monster for half the damage.

E: Nova Proximity Mines. Cooldown: 13 seconds at all level. Mana cost: 65/60/55/50/45 mana. Zidane armed a Proximity mine at his current location that lasted for 3 minutes. The mines took 2 second to fully armed itself, and become invisible once it's fully armed. Any enemy unit or jungle monster stepped onto the 125 unit radius, the mine will triggered it. After a 1 second delay, it exploded, deal 80/160/240/320/400 physical damage (+30% AD) and the target whom have taken damage from the mine are revealed for 3 second. Enemy can still disable a trap by auto attacking while its arming itself or using red trinket or pink ward. If the trap was disarmed/killed before it is fully arm, the one disarmed it will get 10 extra gold.

R: The link between Souls. Cooldown: 120/105/90 seconds Mana cost: none. Passive: Each rank of this ability purchase, Zidane's W will be enhance. Active: Zidane took a brief 0.5 second channel before throwing his sword down onto the ground. The sword will create a circle with a radius of 1200 unit. In this circle, Zidane and only him receive a huge bonus of 30/35/40% attack speed, 5/7/10% movement speed, 10/12/15% lifesteal and 20/35/50 attack damage that lasted 12 second. After 6 second, or until the full 12 second, Zidane can reactivate the ability to pulled the sword back to him, dealing 15% target's missing health as physical damage and heal him for 50% of the damage dealt. While the sword is on the ground, the enemy team can destroy sword to stopped the bonus zone and deal a significant amount of damage of half the sword HP to Zidane as magic damage, and it can certainly kill him. The sword have 1000/1600/2200 HP as well as 100/115/130 armor and magic resist. It will behave like a stationed turret, and will only take damage from basic attacks.

Quotes

Upon select -What doesn't kill will not make you stronger, you will only live a little longer.

Upon Attacking -It hurts now, isn't it. -Boom, headshot. -Taste the bullet. -Got cha -Have some bullet. -I'll assure their death. -Right between the eyes, in the middle of the forehead. -Let me end your suffering

*Upon using PPD0085 -Pew pew pew -Triple tap

*Upon using Biological Rocket Boost -Hah! -Here I come. -Gotta go.

*Upon placing Nova Proximity mine -This ought to do the trick. -Right there.

*Upon enemy triggering Nova Proximity mines -Boom goes the dynamite. -It never gets old. -Got them.

Upon moving. -I'll be right there. -I'll get there in no time. -This is as fast as I can walk. -Are we going to hunt someone today? -Alright, I'll be going. -Live to die another day. -My destination is marked. -My path is decided .

Upon joking Zidane pulled his pistol out, accidentally dropped a proxi mine and exploded behind him -I'll make sure that there will be a hole in my... Woah! Scared the daylights out of me. -Nothing can match Heimerdinger's newest Piltover Prototype... Bloody hell.

Upon taunting Zidane pulled out his pistol, and threw a magazine into the air. He then shoot the magazine three times, and finally pointed his gun forward. -Three bullets is all I ever needed -Precision, a marksman biggest strength. I hope you have any at all.

Upon taunting Caitlyn -Hey sheriff, you forget to clean up your mess. -Miss me Cait, I still remember the bullet you put in my head.

Upon surviving Caitlyn's Ace in a Hole -Ow... My sleeve. I'm ok -You'll pay for that, missy!

Upon taunting Vi -Long time no see Vi, busy with the Punchline? -What's the matter, mech hand?

Upon taunting Jinx -Guns are not toys, nor rocket or grenade.

Upon taunting Graves. -So... You and Toby... have a thing?

Upon taunting Twisted Fate -So Malcolm and you are together now.

Upon taunting Miss Fortune -Save your ammo, Sarah. It's pointless to go after my bounty.

Upon taunting Draven -I wish there's a bounty on you, so I could shut your ego up.

Upon taunting Karthus -Chant the requiem one last time, Karthus.

Upon death *Zidane dropped his sword. The sword shattered as he slowly fade away. -At last... -Elaine... I'm coming -Finally... Reunited

Upon buying Bilgewater cutlass -This reminds me the first time I went fishing... Not very pleasant.

Upon buying Blade of the Ruined King. -I sense a feeling of Deja vu

Upon buying Infinity Edge -Alright, let's get some work done.

Upon buying a BloodThirster -I feel like this is the perfect sword for me.

Upon buying Statikk Shiv -Someone is going to have a shocking death.

Upon buying Guardian Angel. -I like this item, not because I need it or anything.

Tips Playing as Zidane -Zidane is a good champion to use as a good kiting machine, and he have the good sustain ability if caught. -Depends on your situation, sometime, it not always a good idea to use W right away once acquired 7 stacks.

• Zidane ultimate is a good dueling tool, but in some circumstances, it's best to draw the sword back for the heal it provided.

Playing against Zidane. -Zidane excel as kiting for his high mobility. Locking him down is a good way to take him down. -Zidane rely on his ultimate to give him a giant bonus. Try to fight him outside on the bonus zone. -Destroying the sword maybe a better idea than fighting him head on if you have a good tower smashing ability. Or burst him down quickly.

EDIT: Added more quote and tips to play as and against Zidane.