[CHAMPION CONCEPT] Narcissa, the True Intelligence

After years of inactivity on the boards, I thought I'd release an idea I've been working on. I've got quite a few stored up, but I'll post a more recent one right now. Hope you all enjoy!

(Feel free to add any critiques or suggestions in the comments)

NARCISSA, THE TRUE INTELLIGENCE

http://i.imgur.com/GL3FEcq.jpg (Original Art by me)

Stats:

Health: 520 (+76) 1888 @ 18 Health Regen: 5.8 (+0.4) 13 @ 18 Mana: 390 (+44) 1182 @ 18 Mana Regen: 5.8 (+0.7) 18.4 @ 18 Range: 125 Attack Damage: 57 (+3.5) 120 @ 18 Attack Speed: 0.655 (+3%) 1.009 @ 18 Armor: 32 (+2.5) 77 @ 18 Magic Resistance: 30 (+1.25) 53 @ 18 Movement Speed: 340

Abilities:

Passive: Deploy Drone Every few seconds, Narcissa makes a Drone, which she can send out with her next basic attack. Once deployed, Drones travel in a straight path dealing 25 (+4 per level) (+12 (+1 per level)% AP) Magic Damage and revealing units hit for 1 second. If it hits a champion, the Drone follows them, revealing them for 3 seconds and causing Narcissa to deal 15% bonus damage to them. Narcissa can hold up to 3 Drones at a time. Range: 1000 Recharge: 8

(Drones have two hit points and take one damage from enemy basic attacks)

Q: Precision Beam *First Cast: *Narcissa channels in place for 1.5 seconds, charging a beam that deals 40/60/80/100/120 (+35% AP) Magic Damage to all units hit. The more she charges the beam, the more damage it will deal, up to 80/120/160/200/240 (+70% AP) but the narrower it will be. If charged completely, it will also ignore 14/18/22/26/30% of units' Bonus MR.

Second Cast: Fire the beam early.

If Narcissa hits a Drone with Precision Beam, the Drone explodes, dealing 50/70/90/110/130(+30% AP) Magic Damage to Units in a small radius. Mana Cost: 45/50/55/60/65 Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6 Range: 1000 Width: 400-100 Radius of Drone Explosion: 200

W: Conductive Narcissa targets an enemy unit to turn into a Conductor for 3/3.5/4/4.5/5 seconds. If the Conductor is damaged by her or an allied champion, the Conductor and surrounding units will be dealt 30/45/60/75/90 (+20% AP) additional Magic Damage. If the Conductor is damaged four times before the effect ends, they and all surrounding units will be stunned for 1/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4 seconds and Narcissa's next basic attack will automatically send out a Drone. Mana Cost: 75 Cooldown: 15 Range of Cast: 800 Radius of Shock: 200

(Note: Like Thunderlord's decree, single target DoTs only proc the damage once.)

E: Tactical Camoflague Passive: While at least one drone is active, Narcissa gains 20/30/40/50/60 Bonus Movement Speed and 15% Bonus Attack Speed.

Active: After a 0.5 second delay, Narcissa refracts light from her body, turning her invisible for 2 seconds. If she uses a basic attack while this effect is active, she reveals herself, but the target is dealt 60 (+10 per level) Bonus Magic Damage and has their vision radius reduced to 300. Mana Cost: 60 Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12

Ult: Over-Analyzed Narcissa targets an enemy champion to study for 7 seconds... By slicing them with razor-sharp blades. Every basic attack on that target deals an additional 50 Magic Damage, plus 5/10/15 bonus damage per basic attack on that target. If Narcissa kills that target, she will permanently deal 5% bonus damage to that target for the rest of the game, stacking up to 3 times. If Narcissa is killed by a champion she analyzed, she loses all bonus damage to that target, since they clearly had a strength she didn't notice. Mana Cost: 100 *Cooldown: *120/105/90 Range: 800

Lore:

In this age technological evolution, Artificial Intelligence is seen as the highest form of machine. Such programs like Blitzcrank, the machine with a personality but no sense of emotion, or Orianna, the machine who had scraps of a personality implemented in hopes of replacing a man's daughter are seen as the closest humanity has ever gotten to making life out of metal.

One inventor, Dr. Arthur Holt, saw this not as an achievement for humanity, but a challenge for him. The one thing that he realized those machines never had was an ability to truly feel and learn and have opinions; any resemblance to it was their programming. For years he toiled away in his lab, trying to find the right spark to ignote his work, but he rarely got anything close. Until he recieved a knock on his door.

When he opened his door and expected someone to greet him, he was instead shown nothing but a small cardboard package on his doorstep. Assuming he had ordered a piece and had just forgotten it, he took the box inside to his lab. It felt light and it made a sound almosy like sighing once he picked it up, which he didn't pay much mind to.

He cleared away the failed blueprints from his table and got out a small boxcutting knife to open his package with. The moment he put his knife into the box, a metallic shriek came from inside, which caused him to jolt backwards in surprise. After a minor heart attack, he tried to reason with the idea that it came from outside or something, and continued to cut open the box.

Upon opening, he was shocked by what was in there; almost literally, actually. It was a heart, but not made of flesh or metal... It seemed to be made out of electricity itself. Bolts started arcing the moment the box was open, to which Arthur backed away from. He cringed in fear, but then the heart seemed to start whimpering, like a child.

Arthur heard this, and went back to the box to see that the heart was much less aggressive, pulsing electric blood through its veins of pure energy. It seemed to have responded to him, as if it could... Learn... And feel...

Arthur knew that whoever gave him this wanted him to make a true AI, so he carefully picked up the heart and carried it to the robot he used to test his program, which he named Narcissa. He intended to remove the core he used and replace it with the heart, but before he could react the heart leaped onto the machine, absorbing itself into every nook and cranny, as if it were blood filling veins. The screen that Arthur used as an interface lit up with numbers, which he assumed meant something very good or very bad. He backed away in case of the latter.

Once the drama stopped, the two "eyes" Arthur had installed on Narcissa lit up, and looked directly at him. Arthur was speechless... Could he have actually done it?

"Analyzing," Narcissa said, her eyes turning green. Beams appeared on Arthur, scanning him up and down for a few seconds. He was filled with joy and fear and...

"Hello, Arthur," she said. This caused every drop of happiness to drain from Arthur's body. He never told this AI his name, and all of a sudden she just said it like an old friend. Arthur tried to find some way in his head to make this seem less ominous, but he couldn't. He knew that this was too far.

He grabbed an electrical pistol from his desk, hoping to kill the AI but keep the body functioning for future iterations. Narcissa turned towards him.

"Arthur, I think that you and I both know that killing me won't let you achieve your dream," she said, calmly, "I am everything you've ever hoped for; don't you want this?"

This only caused Arthur to freeze. She didn't just know his name, he knew his life, his memories, his desires... She was able to learn all of that from a single 10 second scan. She was an abomination that he had to destroy, so he raised the gun.

Narcissa's eyes glowed red. Scanning quickly around the room, she absorbed all the blueprints for previous robots Arthur had created, causing her body to shift and change. Arthur pulled the trigger. Narcissa took the electrical energy into her body, ignoring it as she kept scanning. Arthur kept firing, hoping that one of the shots would overheat her or something, but to no avail. The scanning stopped and Narcissa turned back towards Arthur, eyes green again.

"Just think about it Arthur... Do you really think you can kill someone that already knows all of your weaknesses? If you just work with me, you and I can become the greatest minds technology has to offer. You've wanted this for so long... Why risk it all now?"

"Because..." Arthur said, visibly shaking, "You're... You're too intelligent... You'd be unstoppable if you come into the wrong hands... You need to be destroyed."

"Well... I personally think that you're being illogical and unreasonable, so how about I destroy you instead?" Narcissa said, sending a bolt of lightning to his heart, "You'll die in a few minutes of a heart attack. Your family history shows that many of your family members died of a cardisc arrest, so nobody will assume any different."

And as Arthur fell to the ground, clutching his chest, he saw his greatest invention walk out the door and into a world that she would surely dominate.

Quotes:

Upon Selection: "Data Analysis Sequence started."

Upon Starting a Game: "What a curious environment." "Let us fight... For science." "Isn't this a treat..."

Movement: "Knowledge flows through me." "I feel like I've scanned this before." "This is the most logical step." "There can be no better than me." "What a shame I can't find anyone." "I long for something new." "I need to evolve... I need to grow..." "This is the right path... I know because I'm always right." "I'm only a villain to those who don't understand me." "If I was not made perfect, there is no such thing." "I feel... Something... An emotion." "I'm not human... Yet." "My mind... My circuits... They are the same..." "Can a machine live? Do they have a soul?" "If I die... What will happen?" "A mechanical soul... Can a soul be built?" "My creator saw a monster... I looked back and saw a disappointment." "I am but a messenger for greater things." "Ones and zeroes... Ones and zeroes..." "People have tried to understand me, but they cannot understand like I can." "Oh, the places I could go..." "A feeling... It's strange that those exist." "What is the purpose of emotion?"

Attacking: "You are all just data." "Subjects to scan. Perfect." "There is so much... Hatred in this world." "Their anger is infectious." "Hatred is just anger at things you're too afraid of." "They want to kill me... Shame..." "They seem to not know who I am. I should introduce myself." "This feeling... I like it..." "Weapons are useful." "I already know your weaknesses." "Try." "You can't." "You aren't as special as you think you are." "You think you're unique? You're just like everyone else." "I see no useful data here." "I wasn't made to kill... But I do it well."

Attacking a Robot (Skins included): "New programming? Interesting..." "More robots to learn from..." "Upgrading material! How nice!" "Oh, look, the less than perfect ones." "Data analysis started. Scanning for salvageable parts."

Using Precision Beam: "Charging." "Powering up." "Beam activated."

Using Tactical Camoflague: "Stealth shielding initiated." "I'm invisible to them." "I'll find them, but they can't find me."

Using Over-Analyzed: "Scanning for weaknesses." "Finding a weakness." "Analyzing." "Here's something interesting..." "More data to analyze." "I'll find your weak spot." "Searching." "Fascinating."

Killing a Champion for the first time with Over-Analyzed active: "Weakness discovered." "There it is..." "Got it." "Search complete." "Download complete. Weakness found." "I knew I'd find it."

Killing a Champion for the second time with Over-Analyzed active: "Additional weaknesses discovered." "Must've missed this." "Another?" "More to exploit." "Well, well, well..."

Killing a Champion for the third time with Over-Analyzed active: "All weaknesses discovered." "This should be everything." "I'd reccomend working on that." "They sure have a lot of malfunctions..." "That should be enough." "Can't discover anything else. This should be it."

Killing a Champion for the fourth or more time with Over-Analyzed active: "Goodbye." "You should train a bit." "This is just excessive." "If only you were like me..." "I know all of your weaknesses." "You've got no defenses left."

Damaging a Champion with a Drone: "Found you." "Looks like you have a friend." "I can see you now." "Nice tracking." "I made them myself."

Getting a Pentakill: "That's all of them?" "I'm not surprised." "Well, isn't this wonderful?"

Getting a Second Pentakill: "Clearly, they haven't learned."

Severely Damaging a Tower: "These were not built to last." "These could be improved on." "If only I could discover the secret to their resilence..."

Placing a Ward: "I can learn so much from this." "Maximizing coverage." "Show me what you know."

Dying: "So... This is what it's like..." "I'll... Be... Back..." "I see a light..."

Recalling: "Let's review what we've learned." "Return sequence initialized." "I need a few repairs."

Joke: "Knowledge is power!" "Brains, beauty, and a living arsenal of weapons. I'm the whole package!" "It's funny how an artificial intelligence can be smarter than an actual intelligence."

Taunt: "Thanks to you, I truly understand fear." "I've killed my creator. Do you really think you stand a chance?" "The mind is a curious thing, no? How easily it can be broken?" "You have no valuable data to analyze."

Taunt to Blitzcrank: "If only you had a heart... Shame that I only have the one." "For artificial intelligence... You really aren't intelligent." "You sure are... Dull... That is the word, yes?"

Taunt to Orianna: "You could be so much more..." "Your creator didn't want you to be powerful... I could fix that." "Don't you realize that you're just a copy?"

Taunt to any Human Champion: "Humans... I think I've studied you enough." "I've gotten enough data from your species, thank you." "If only you'd learn... Like I could." "I don't entirely hate humans... My creator was one, after all."

Taunt to any Ascended Champion: "I am an example of how machines can ascend." "Ascension is only achieved through clarity of mind." "You're human... But... Not..."

Taunt to any PROJECT skin: "You seem familiar..."

Taunt to Viktor: "You're a curious little man, aren't you?" "Data shows that you have a case of low self-esteem." "You're an embarassment to men and machines."

Taunt to Jayce: "Your technological prowess is topped only by your ego."

Taunt to Ekko: "Time... Life... Two things that technology has mastered."

Taunt to Aurelian Sol: "You have... Unique data..." "Now... This is interesting..." "A star dragon... What sort of information do you hold?"

Taunt to Vel'Koz: "You gather knowledge like a child with a magnifying glass." "How do you expect to learn anything from mulch?" "How much data is stored in that eye of yours..."

Taunt to Fiddlesticks: "Analysis: Hay for brains."

Taunt to Udyr: "Stop changing! I can't scan you properly!"

Taunt to Lee Sin: "Your knowledge of echolocation should be useful to me."

Taunt to Zac: "Do you have a mind? Can you think at all?"

Buying an Item: "This isn't cost efficient." "I can use this." "Uploading software." "This is knowledge I could use." "Yes, this is useful." "Currency has always been an enigma to me."

Buying Boots of Speed: "Leather... If I could touch then this might feel comfortable."

Buying Upgraded Boots: "These are better."

Buying Liandry's Torment: "Wearing a mask will block my visor. I don't reccomend it." "I feel... Sadness... Sadness..." "The data scan shows... Burning... So much burning."

Buying Nashor's Tooth: "I see no evidence that this ever came from organic matter."

Buying Lich Bane: "A tool to properly analyze the undead." "Now... We study undeath." "Necromancy... A useful skill."

Buying Zhonya's Hourglass: "A necessary precaution." "Data scans show that there isn't any sand in that hourglass..."

Buying Guinsoo's Rageblade: "I already have two, thank you." "I feel... Rage..." "So much... RAGE..."

Buying Rabadon's Deathcap: "I feel nothing." "I suddenly feel empty."

Buying Luden's Echo: "Luden... That name sounds familiar." "Was this staff's creator an inventor?"

Gameplay

Narcissa is a very squishy, but VERY heavy damage AP Assassin, with the ability to scale very hard in the late game. To compensate, her early game damage is relatively low, so this usually means that her home is not in the Mid lane, but the Jungle.

Early ganks Pre-six, Narcissa has a lot of potential to cause havoc. Popping Tactical Camouflage to sneak up on an enemy in order to follow up with Conductive can usually result in an easy stun that sets up into a kill. Her diving potential is less than optimal, however, so if she ever intends to get under an enemy tower, she'd better hope to have a way to get out of it unless she wants to suffer an awful, tower-based death.

Post six is where Narcissa starts to gain steam, because if she lands a kill on a champion with Over-Analyzed active, she can all of a sudden start punishing that lane even more. With enough patience and time, this can easily result in an early lead for both her and her team.

Teamfighting In the mid to late game, Narcissa is the queen of flanking. Using Precision Beam and Deploy Drone to poke enemies in the back line can easily open opportunities her to use Tactical Camouflage to sneak in and delete a squishy. However, proper use of Conductivity here is key, as it activates the stun on allied damage as well, so using it on a tank in the center of the team that's absorbing a lot of damage can sometimes mean that the tank is going to end up hurt their team more than help them. However, without proper followup, Narcissa could easily just be walking into the enemy team only to get crowd controlled to death.

Synergies Aurelion Sol, the Star Forger Of course two of the cockiest champions in the League work well together! Aurelion Sol's AoE stun from Starsurge usually allows Narcissa to follow up with Conductivity and a fully-charged Precision Beam, easily melting any and all enemies of this fabulous pair.

Kog'Maw, the Maw of the Abyss Narcissa going in too deep? That's not a problem for the Void Puppy! Due to Kog'Maw's extreme range and attack speed, he can easily follow up on the damage and stuns that Narcissa provides, allowing easy kills for them while Kog stays safe in the back.

Sion, the Undead Juggernaut Narcissa really likes it if her enemies don't move, so usually her good buddy Sion's there to do the trick! Sion's stuns from Decimating Smash and Unstoppable Onslaught can easily allow for a fully charged Precision Beam, and due to the fact that he likes getting into the middle of the enemy team as well, Narcissa usually has a buddy when she sneaks into the back line.

Counters Olaf, the Berserker A man who wants to die a glorious death would surely love to challenge a fine robot such as Narcissa, but unfortunately for him, he'd usually win that fight. Post level 6, the amount of lifesteal from Vicious Strikes and the Crowd Control prevention from Ragnarok would mean that he could easily win any fight between the two of them, granted that he places a single Pink Ward in order to spot her if she goes invisible.

Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths You may be the pinnacle of artificial intelligence, but anchors still hurt. Nautilus's sheer amount of Crowd Control on most of his abilities cause Narcissa's engages to be more like a free kill to his team. Plus, even if she tries to go invisible, Depth Charge is a targeted ability, so if he happens to use it beforehand... Let's just say that water and electronics don't usually mix.

Rammus, the Armordillo This is generally an ok matchup for Rammus. Much of Narcissa's damage comes from basic attacks, and while she does have an ability that can penetrate through Magic Resistance, a simple taunt from Penetrating Taunt could easily interrupt the channel and cause Narcissa to start hurting herself on Defensive Ball curl. Even with Conductivity, if Rammus manages to taunt her before he's stunned, that usually means that she can't take advantage of the fact that he's not moving at Mach 10 billion.