Champion Concept -- Viko, the Blade Dancer

Introduction:
I've always liked Shurima Desert lore and champions that came out of that arid region. Additionally, I've been contemplating a champion with a unique combo system of abilities within the League. That's where Viko, the Blade Dancer comes into play. Now, I don't want to have a bandwagon accusation due to the recent Champion Reveal of Gnar, as both he and Viko are from the past -- I've been developing Viko on my own for a bit now making sure the lore would fit and not have any overlapping consequences. I hope you enjoy him, Riot, I would love to see him come to life. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Basic Information: Name: VIKO, THE BLADE DANCER Role: Fighter / Assassin Lane: Jungle/Top Place of Origin: Shurima Desert, 500 years from present Valoran -- Lore: Transported from his truly beloved and homeland village of Rak'a'tur -- located within a peaceful oasis within the Shurima Desert -- Viko found himself in a world far from his own, only remembering his very existence bending through time. Transported ahead in time -- a backlash from one of Zilean's chronomancy experiments -- Viko awoke on the desert dunes with buzzards looming overhead and two shadowy figures peering down at him. Viko was a Blade-Dancer, a member of a warrior-hunter caste within his old village. The Blade-Dancers of Rak'a'tur were fabled to move so quickly during combat and hunting that they were all but a blur to their foe or prey. They utilized the secrets of their village magic to move at such speeds with strength and accuracy. Whilst out on hunting duty, Viko was suddenly surrounded by a sigil that glowed with teal light and his reality twisted, the very world bending around him, dunes changing at a rapid pace and then . . . darkness. Now he was here.

"How did he get here? He wasn't here yesterday . . . he looks expensive. I've never seen that type of garb before, and those blades . . ." said the woman with the giant boomerang, scanning over the tattooed warrior on the sand before her.

"Touching my blades will only bring you death, thief," Viko seethed.

"Sivir, we're not going to steal from him, not this one. There are multiple traces of magic within this one: one is familiar, Zilean's chronomancy , and the other I have not seen before . . . Wait -- I can sense him, The Butcher -- he's coming. We cannot leave this man here to die -- at my brother's hands or the jackals, he looks weak in his current state," stated the giant dog-like creature.

"What Butcher? Where am I? My village, my Narina . . ." Viko whispered.

"Come with us now, else you wish your fate to be a jackal's dinner or worse. I will answer what I can, and you can leave when your strength has returned. As Nasus, Curator of the Sands, you have my word," said Nasus.

"I'll come with you for now. If I deem you a threat, I'll wreak destruction so quickly you won't know where it came from," said Viko. With only his blades and tribal ceremonial garb, Viko set out with the strange Nasus and wily Sivir to find a way home, to find answers. -- Allies: Nasus , Sivir Rivals: Zilean , Renekton -- Quote: "My blades will turn back time, at any cost." -- Viko, the Blade-Dancer -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Abilities Kit:

[Passive]-- Blade Whirl As long as Viko remains moving in combat he gains X (scaling with level) Attack Damage and his slashes move so fast they create an Area of Effect magic damage (scaling with level) aura around him. Blade Whirl has a 2 second stall time to be moving within combat. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- [Q]-- Sorrow and Strife Viko hooks a champion with his blades, slowing them 45% for X seconds and pulling them toward each other, finally gouging the champion for X physical damage.

COMBO BONUS: Viko will vault away from the champion after his initial actions, dealing additional damage and reapplying the slow. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- [W]-- Conviction Viko calls upon his faith and village magics, gaining a X damage sand shield and X% attack speed for 4.5 seconds.

COMBO BONUS: The duration of the shield and attack speed bonus is doubled to 9 seconds. Additionally, the sand shield erupts once broken (or if the time limit has run out), blinding all enemies around him for 2.5 seconds. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- [E]-- Outnumbered Viko throws his blades in opposite directions, applying a X% slow, piercing through enemies dealing X physical damage to each enemy hit and rooting the last Champion hit for 1.5 seconds (scaling with level). Does not root minions.

COMBO BONUS: If Viko performs this action at the end of a combo, he pulls his blades back, applying 75% damage and rooting the last 2 champions hit for 1 second. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- [R]-- Dune Devil 1.) After every 2 abilities (not including this ability), the third ability Viko activates will be considered a COMBO and possess a bonus effect. 2.) Viko employs the secrets of his village and profession. All his attacks, abilities, and passive now do +50% bonus magic damage for 10 seconds. This bonus damage scales with Attack Damage and will factor in Armor Piercing stats. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bonus Release Skin: Arcade Viko Viko gains a neon charged outfit and some arcade perks! Every combo leads to a Street Fighter-esque "CCCCOMBO!" poof-cloud. His swords are replaced with laser batons/swords (think Yoshimitsu from the Tekken series). -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Additional Information and Final Comments: I've attached some personal art that I've been working on. By means I am no professional and the drawings are very rough. His blades are named Sorrow and Strife -- representative of his current condition in the world. Jecht, from Final Fantasy 10 assisted in the appearance department -- mainly the half-robe/skirt look -- I think it looked great then and would now on a tribal blade-dancer Champion. Any questions, just ask.

I believe Viko would be a fresh outlook on a top-lane and jungle champion. His skill cap would have to be relatively high for players to efficiently utilize his combo skills and passive, as they would always have to be moving within combat -- i.e. blade-dancing. A new champion from the Shurima desert and someone for Zilean to worry about, as his time experiements wrongfully wrought Viko from his homeland. He could be played tanky or full damage and has plenty of team utility. For balancing, mana could be incorporated as his primary resource, although something similar to Rumble's Heat also came to mind for his abilities.

Thanks for reading!!