Vivian - The Everlasting Horror

Tyrius··3 votes·2,197 views

Not too long ago, I worked on a project. A champion concept for Uriel Hayth, the White Knight. As October rolled around, I was inspired to create yet another character. Once I'd begun, I'd originally called it the "Horror Elemental", and included some rather... graphic, gruesome material, such as the original concept for her Ultimate.

Vivian was designed to be a potential Void Support, with the potential to lane safely on her own, and for those that like unconventional picks, I'd added some things into her kit to allow her to jungle to some extent, though I wouldn't suggest it. For clarity, Vivian is a pair of characters, where Vivian herself is to the other character, what Corki's flying machine is to him.

I don't want to clutter up this post too much, but I do want to get this out of the way. I have written up a Character Sheet for Vivian, including as much information as I could muster up. I'll be copying that information here, with minor edits, and will include the .txt document itself as an attachment. Just so you know, this may be a bit of a wall of text.

BASE STATS HEALTH - 390-1529 (+67) HP RGN - 4.5-14.4 (+0.55) MANA - 225-1350 (+62.5) MANA RGN - 7.5-20.25 (+0.75) ATTACK DMG - 50-112 (+3.65) ATTACK SPD - 6.7 (+1.21%) ARMOR - 10 (+4.1) **MGC RES **- 30 (+0) MOV SPD - 345 RANGE - 550 (Ranged)

LORE Vivian's story is not one people had ever liked to tell. It began the way many tragedies do, with a perfect family, and a happy life. However, joy is such a slight and fleeting thing.

Every few month, Vivian's father would leave for weeks at a time, off to peddle his talents, and every time he would return with a feast for his loving wife and adoring daughter. It was not fit for a king, but that mattered little to the man. He was content, and his daughter happy, and that was all that concerned him. However, this did not last. One day, the man left suddenly, called away for a difficult task, guaranteed to keep him and his family fed for quite some time. This was a task that he would not return from.

Weeks went by, and yet no one had heard a thing of the man, most feared the worst. His wife and daughter waited every evening outside their quaint home, keeping a watchful eye on the road, hoping that the man would return. Unfortunately, he never came, and as the winter drew closer, strange beasts had set their sights on the defenseless cabin, coming closer every single night.

Barely a week had passed, and the dread creatures had begun peering through windows in the night. Thankfully, that night, that was all they did. However, the next night was a whole different breed of horror. Just as the sun dipped below the horizon, and the land grew dark, there was a knock at the front door. Terrified and desperate, the girls mother grabbed her late husbands axe, and pointed the girl to her room, telling her to close her door. She made her way to the door, her last words being "I love you, very much" before she crossed that terrible threshold.

Minutes passed like hours, as the creatures began circling the house, scratching at the walls, pawing at the windows. More and more, the creatures began pounding at the wall, as if they could see the girl behind it, until suddenly something slammed up against the window with a yelp. The beasts could be heard scurrying away into the forest, scared for their lives. Slowly, the front door opened with a creak.

The girl rejoiced, and with a twinkle in her eye, she looked to the door hoping to see her mother. This was not the case. Something wretched forced the door open, its eyes, horribly locked on her. The dread Beast inched closer, and closer, its eyes burning with a hatred beyond reason. Suddenly, it lunged forward, shifting into a black mist. All the world went black for the poor girl, as she felt herself fade away. This was not to be her end, however, and she soon found herself witness to a body moving independently of her will.

The next hour was a dark, dreary blur, until the poor girl found herself at the doorstep of a powerful blaze, and the remains of what was once a happy home.

"There is no man I cannot break, no barrier that can stop the madness I bring... But this? This... Masterwork is something even I am wary of" ~Thresh

======= ABILITIES

Passive - Sweet Dreams Every 60/55/50/45/40 seconds, enemy Champions near Vivian (R)625/750/875/1000/1250) are marked. After 7/6/5 seconds, a projection of Vivian appears to the Summoner controlling the affected Champion for a split second, unleashing a scream that lowers their Armor by 5/6/7/8/9(+0.10 Bonus AD) and Magic Resistance by 3/4/5/6/7(+0.05 Bonus AP).

This effect picks Champions at random, prioritizing nearby champions, and cannot pick them again until a minute has passed since they were first marked. This cooldown only applies to champions that have been affected by the scream.

Q - Time Out Upon casting, Vivian creates a moving wall of Void Energy, that travels at a speed of 200/225/250/275/300(+10% bonus MS), forcing back any units it comes into contact with (Knockback range 200), and dealing 70/100/130/160/190(+0.2% AP) Magic Damage.[Depending on how far away the initial cast is from Vivian, the wall will move AWAY from her, or TOWARD her]

Each time an enemy Champion is struck, they take 30% less damage and are pushed back further than before (+25 range).

COOLDOWN - 19/18/17/16/15 MANA COST - 110/120/130/140/150 RANGE - 575

W - Broken Chain Vivian unleashes a dark power, binding her to a maximum of three Champions for 1/1.5/2/2.5/3 Second(s).

ON ENEMY CAST: Once all three Champions have been bound to Vivian, any chosen enemy Champions lose upto 5/6/7/8/9 Armor and Magic Resistance and 100/150/200/250/300(+.3% AP) Health.[Lost Resistances slowly regenerate over 5 seconds]

ON ALLY CAST: Once all three Champions have been bound to Vivian, any chosen allied Champions gain upto 4/5/6/7/8 Armor and Magic Resistance, and are healed upto 75/100/125/150/175(+.3% AP) Health.[Gained Resistances slowly disappear over 5 seconds]

COOLDOWN - 14/13/12/11/10 MANA COST - 80/95/110/125/140 **RANGE **- 600

E - Wave of Anguish Once cast, Vivian falls to her knees, unable to move for upto 4 Seconds. While rooted, Vivian screams three times, each louder than the last.

Only when Vivian screams, can Wave of Anguish be cast again, unleashing a wave of Void Energy that increases in range and damage depending on when you recast the spell.

ON FIRST SCREAM: DAMAGE - 50/70/90/110/130(+.55% AP) Magic Damage RANGE - 250

ON SECOND SCREAM: DAMAGE - 75/100/125/150/175(+.5% AP) Magic Damage RANGE - 375

ON THIRD SCREAM: DAMAGE - 90/120/150/170/200(+.45% AP) Magic Damage RANGE - 500

COOLDOWN - 23/22/21/20/19 MANA COST - 70/80/90/100/110

R - Godless Entity Once cast, a horrific Void Beast frees itself from its Vessel. The Beast can cast Godless Entity three more times, after which it will instantly seek shelter within Vivian.

With each casting of Godless Entity, nearby enemy Champions briefly have their vision reduced, being unable to see anything past a range of 1300/1100/900. In addition, the Beast calls down solid Void Shards from the sky, aimed at all enemy Champions within range.

Each shard takes a second to hit the ground, dealing upto 200/275/350(+50% AP) Magic Damage. Enemy units struck by a shard take more damage the closer they are to the centre of the impact zone.

COOLDOWN - 150/120/90 MANA COST - 100/130/160 RANGE - 1000/1150/1300

Additional information, such as a brief overview, and some quotes are included in the .txt file.

20 Comments

El James2 votes

The supporting abilities are good. Healing while dealing.

i love Time Out the most... not only can it initiate fights either in all phases of the game, but it also is really unique - it can bump the same champion towards the chosen direction multiple times. I love imagining that.

Godless Entity also is useful with allies that depend on lack of enemy vision.

Good job with the concept, I like the lore too. It gives a creepy feel. One question though, did her mother go outside to try fighting the beasts?

Genera1Achmed2 votes

Its really good, I like her kit a lot. But i think its more fit for a mid laner, she has good damage for being a support, but the only thing i think screams support is her q which is good for initiation and her w is good too, but if she uses her e in a bad spot i think it could be very bad, also i dont quite understand it , does she scream automatically or do you have to trigger it. also her mana and mana regen i think are both a tad to big. otherwise really good, i like her lore a lot

Tyrius1 votes

Well, what I've imagined for Vivian as a support, was that her passive would be extremely strong on the day of release. How many people ignore the champion spotlights when something new comes out? Imagine, support Vivian, day of release. The enemy ADC picks a fight with your ADC, Vivian is nearby, trying to help, the enemy ADC is winning, when all of a sudden, a transparent image of Vivian appears on the enemy ADC's screen, lowers their resistances, and startles the hell out of them. If you're laning against someone that tends to be very skiddish, you're looking at a 5-10 second CC, after you've knocked them out of their chair.

For jungle Vivian, Time Out can keep an enemy creep at bay, sort of like a well placed Trundle Pillar, plus it doesn't reduce the damage it does to regular units. She has a multi-unit drain/debuff, aswell as an AoE pure damage ability for clears. Ganks would be devastating, with a properly timed combo of: Time Out (TO Vivian) full power Wave of Anguish, charged while the enemy is being pushed towards Vivian. Broken Chain, cast upon nearby allied laners, aswell as enemy laners.

Solo lane Vivian controls the fight. With her Wave of Anguish up, enemies may be hesitant to get near her. Enemies that tend to hide behind minions can quickly be forced out of their comfort zone, or punished heavily for towerdiving.

As Vivian levels up, she... changes. Early on, she is the kind of horrible creature you see in slasher films. A crazed man with a chainsaw, a dream killer, something small time. As she grows stronger, she becomes a far worse sort of horror. She becomes a monster on a military scale, bringing down Meteors from the sky, and shrouding her enemies in darkness.

If you have any other points to bring up, let me know, and I'll see if I can address those.

Genera1Achmed1 votes

I see your points on everything but point where you expect someone to get startled by that, I personally don't think I would be startled by that unless I was in a teamfight. Honestly a black apparition that looks like a girl from the grudge doesn't seem that scary from an overhead view, now unless it takes up my whole screen and its a huge wail then i don't think I'll even jump. The only thing that is scary in this game is Teemo

Tyrius2 votes

It's a rather transparent ghost of Vivian, that appears on your screen, probably being more visible the further/closer your camera is to your Champion. The scream itself isn't that loud, but you'll definitely notice it. If your music and sound effect volume settings are low, and your actual volume is rather high, then yeah, someones gonna jump the first time that happens to them.

Anyway, if you like the concept, show a friend or two, if you don't mind.

Genera1Achmed2 votes

Ahh, I get what your saying now, that would probably spook me if i wasnt prepared for it but that would only happen once but still its a great idea and it wouldve made for a killer harrowing champ.

Tyrius1 votes

I didn't want to add something in that would be too scary, but would still startle enemy players. I'm glad I came up with something fitting.

K4n4k40fGr8n3552 votes

Do you have a visual concept for Vivian? what about a color scheme? would purple be a base color for her? seeing as she has Void abilities...like Kassadin or Malzahar . What does the beast look like? does it have any distinct features? Would the beast look like Gnar ult, or more like Khazix , Chogath , KogMaw being void creatures?

Tyrius1 votes

I'd imagined Vivian as a little girl. Sort of a dark reflection of Annie.

Her hair is dark, and her outfit is simple. She was a peasant girl, with a happy life. However, once possessed by the Beast, her body becomes limp, and her posture hunched. More often than not, she is looking to the ground, and if she pays any attention to others around her, she looks over, with a sort of Kubrick Stare. Everything about her now is wrong, even the way she moves is disturbing. The Beast is in total control of her body, and speaks through her. While speaking to the Player, you hear only the Beast's voice, with small cries for help from Vivian.

The Beast, however, is a nightmare. A dozen black tentacles erupt from it's body, it has many eyes, on many eyestocks. While attacking, it reveals a massive mouth with many rows of teeth. The creature knows we fear the unknown, and shrouds most of itself in a black cloud.

I'd imagined that her splash art would involve her burning cabin to the left, and her, standing over the 'camera' to the right, her entire body covered in shadows, save for a few bright outlines from the flames. Her eyes and mouth would glow, revealing a twisted, mad expression, and if you looked closely, you would see what looks like a woman in the background, slumped over, aswell as black tentacles and eyes surrounding Vivian.

K4n4k40fGr8n3551 votes

similar to gothAnnie skin?

did you have an idea of how the beast looks as a whole without the cloud or would the beast always be shrouded in a black cloud with it's tentacles protruding from it? how many eyes exactly? same as it's legs? did you literally mean the beast will have 'a dozen black tentacles'? dozen=12, that's a lot of legs, not to mention eyes. would the body be somewhat humanoid or more like an alien squid/octopus?

that woman in the background slumped over would be her mother right? would she be leaning against the burning house or by a tree or something in the yard?

Tyrius2 votes

A little bit, I think, but the emphasis is more on her being a normal little girl, possessed by something truly demonic. Think 'the exorcist', except without all the extra traits that made her hideous. The actual inspiration for Vivian, rather than the 'Horror Elemental' was from a song I'd stumbled upon. "Lilith", by Varien, on youtube. The evil little girl he had as the picture on that video had two pigtails, and a vicious smile.

The beast, however, is a strange, unnatural creature. It has many tentacles, and an uneven amount of eyes. It is almost like a giant, misshapen germ, or a virus It is little more than a midnight black body with tentacles and strange eyestalks. It seemingly has no mouth, and no real shape. When attacking, its flesh rips open, and a mouth appears, tossing out black masses of Void Energy.

I'd imagined that the Cabin was in a large clearing. The roof was sloped down from one end, rather than tented like usual, it curved slightly, covering a small balcony. To the left, there was a smaller roof, suspended by two posts, to cover firewood, and to the right was an addition to the house. Vivian's room. Outside of the addition, were barrels, crates and sacks. Vivian's mother can be seen tossed into those barrels.

Malhammers2 votes

I would buy this champ right now if it were possible. She seems like shed be the most difficult/skill capped support in the game. Her abilities are really cool...great job.

StripperZilean2 votes

a very unique champ with an even mix of tragic,dark, and suspenseful feelings conjured up. it's very well thought out and would seem perfect for a Harrowing event.

Tyrius1 votes

I'd just like to apologize again for the wall of text. If these boards had a 'hide' function, I would have better segmented this post in collapsible tabs to reduce clutter.

Tyrius1 votes

Yes, she did. However, she didn't get three steps out of the cabin before the Beast got ahold of her, and set its sights on the monsters, and Vivian.

Candoru1 votes

seems like you are trying to make Vivian to be some horror monster. but her E does not exactly fit that well with it. its more of banshees ability (a witch that screams very loudly). if you wanted her to be a banshee then that's what her abilities should go off of (the screaming factor). if not you might want to switch her waves of anguish with something else (that's just my opinion). other than that she seems cool :)

Tyrius1 votes

Right, well, here's the thing. Vivian is both a toy and a vessel to the Beast.

The beast has a metaphorical leash on Vivian at all times. Waves of Anguish is basically the Beast loosening his grip for a moment. In a brief moment of lucidity, Vivian falls to her knees and cries out for her daddy. Activating the ability is simply the Beast taking control again, and releasing a wave of Void energy in the process. The damage dealt by Waves of Anguish is a side-effect.

Because the Beast uses her like a vessel, the power it wields leaks into her. Waves of Anguish gets stronger and stronger, along with her emotions; atleast until the Beast takes control again.

Tyrius1 votes

Vivian screams automatically, you can only cast while she is screaming, not before, not after.

CrispCrustacean1 votes

I don't understand her ult, is it like an non-global nocturne ult? And also, how much time do you have to use your ult before it goes into cooldown?

Tyrius1 votes

It's sort of like a massive smokescreen. If you play locked screen, it cuts off your vision of the minimap. For Champions like Ziggs, it can prevent him from effectively using his ult, due to the lack of vision at range. The meteors are large, and have an AoE of about 200-300, I'd think.

There would be a 3-5 second delay between additional casts, and I'd guess a base duration of 15 seconds would be good. I'd originally planned to have all of her abilities gain additional effects while the Beast is out, but I've decided against that.

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