My idea for a new hero would be a Wu Lin vanguard called the Qí Shèng (Chinese for grandmaster). This idea was heavily influenced by Piandao from Avatar: The Last Airbender (https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Piandao).
Key visuals:
>Fancy ornate armor.
>Most visuals would have minimal armor.
>Most visuals would depict him being middle aged (40-60), with a few depicting him a bit younger (30s).
>Would be gender-locked to male.
>In terms of height/size, he’d be somewhere around heroes like the Zhanhu or Warden.
Weapon(s):
Jian (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian)
Themes/concepts:
>Unrivaled master swordsman.
>Elite warrior: when all else fails, he won’t.
>Will swiftly and relentlessly cut down anyone who opposes him.
>Respectful of his opponents and never underestimates them.
>Lore: I came up with two ideas for a backstory, feel free to comment which one you think is better.
>Option 1: the Qí Shèng was summoned out of “retirement” by Gao Lei (the Wu Lin emperor) to join the fight and help turn the tide of the war.
>Option 2: during his travels, Holden Cross/Gryphon would have met and befriended the Qí Shèng, and now requests his help and asks him to join the Chimera alliance.
>“Faction leader” vibe.
>Very skilled and wise.
>”The first thing you must learn is that your weapon is an extension of yourself. You must think of it as another part of your own body.” - Piandao
>”The sword is a simple tool, but in the hands of a master it becomes the most versatile of weapons. And just as the imagination is limitless, so too are the possibilities of the sword.” - Piandao
Fighting style/moveset:
>Adaptable
>Good stamina management.
>To get a better idea as to how he would fight, here’s the fight between Piandao and Sokka: https://youtu.be/bIZ4DSiEtrg.
>Would use the sword one-handed for light attacks, and two-handed for heavy attacks.
>At the 0:20 mark, Piandao pushes Sokka away, knocking him down. The Qí Shèng can have a move like this that knocks enemies to the ground (it would probably work similarly to the Tiandi’s kick or shove mechanic).
>Notice the way Piandao is running at the 1:31 mark. This would be the Qí Shèng’s sprint animation.
Possible feat options:
The ones in bold are my top choices for each tier, but feel free to comment if you think another one would be better.
>Tier 1:
>Fast recovery: stamina regenerates faster (passive)
>Tireless: lose stamina at a lower rate (passive)
>Body count: Killing soldiers grants you health and stamina (passive)
>Iron lungs: you can still sprint when out of stamina (passive)
>Against all odds: nearby allies deal more damage the more enemies are around
>Tier 2:
>Inspire: allies deal more damage and soldiers fight faster
>Chilling stare: nearby enemies have lower attack and defense
>Thick skin: gain moderate damage reduction (passive)
>Winner’s advantage: gain a temporary buff after a successful attack (passive)
>Marked for death: reveal target’s position and lower their stamina and defense
>Tier 3:
>Second wind: recover some of your health
>Slip through: dodging raises attack for a short duration (passive)
>Long bow: fire a long bow for moderate damage
>Takedown: throws make enemies fall to the ground
>Protected revive: your revive is uninterruptible and grants shields to allies (passive)
>Tier 4:
>Indomitable: gain a shield when at critical health (passive)
>Stalwart banner: nearby allies continuously regain health
>Morale booster: improve the attacks of nearby allies for a short duration
>Fire flask: throw a projectile creating a fire area of effect
>Arrow storm: aerial attack that deals medium damage in multiple areas
Custom feat idea:
>Unyielding: you gain increased damage resistance and unlimited stamina for a short time
>This would probably be a tier 2 or 3 feat.
>You would take 25% less damage.
>Would last for about 10-15s.
Possible perk options:
These are my top choices (with the one in bold being their default perk), but feel free to comment if you think another one would be better. Keep in mind that vanguards tend to have offensive and/or defensive perks, heavies and hybrids tend to have defensive and/or assist ones, and assassins tend to have offensive ones. However, there are some exceptions to this, such as the Tiandi, who has assist perks.
>Devourer: upon execution, heal an additional +10 health
>Shields up: when revived, receive a temporary +25 health shield
>Aegis: all shields received are increased by 20%
>Endurance: when gaining a renown level, receive 3% stamina cost reduction (max 4 gains)
>Survival instinct: when it critical health, gain 25% stamina cost reduction
>Head hunter: for each unique player/bot hero executed, increased max health +4 (max 4 increases)
>Fresh focus: when out of stamina, counter guardbreaks, blocks, and parries regenerate 20% stamina
Signature ideas:
>The Qí Shèng has his back to the viewer(s) and is holding his sword behind his back (similarly to https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e5/b1...ac5b80fd24.png).
Execution ideas:
>The Qí Shèng lunges forward (with his sword pointed forward) and stabs his opponent in the chest (similarly to https://www.hanbonforge.com/image/ca...an-600x315.jpg).
>The enemy attempts to hit the Qí Shèng a few times, but he just keeps effortlessly dodging them. He then finds an opening, and stabs them in the face or chest.
Other info:
>Unlike the other Wu Lin heroes who yell after just about every attack (especially the Tiandi and Nuxia), the Qí Shèng is calm and collected, so he would be relatively silent.
>Would only speak when doing certain attacks.
Some images to help paint a picture:
It took me a while to find enough pictures that either 1) didn’t completely resemble existing Wu Lin heroes, or 2) weren’t more on the fantasy side.
These first few are ideally what I would want him to look like, but they’re based off of people from different cultures, so there are some aspects of those cultures present on some of them:
https://img3.gelbooru.com//images/cf...bbac6f6af4.jpg (This one is my favorite.)
https://img3.gelbooru.com//images/e5...14f9a32e2f.jpg
https://img3.gelbooru.com//images/5c...45a7857f80.jpg (This one has some Japanese elements.)
https://img3.gelbooru.com//images/4f...abe689c47c.jpg (This one is more armored and has some Greek elements.)
https://img3.gelbooru.com//images/18...90cea9a288.jpg (This one has some Japanese elements.)
https://img3.gelbooru.com//images/e4...00234ace86.jpg
https://img3.gelbooru.com//images/7d...cc0dc063a7.jpg
These next few are other appearances that could work:
https://i.redd.it/bbl00cpl6bq11.jpg (This is one of my favorites, but it may be more Mongolian than Chinese).
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7a/04...bc78a70c3a.png
https://preview.redd.it/y77gtvsfs0f6...=webp&447655b1
https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets...jpg?1525350674 (This is one of my favorites.)
https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets...jpg?1525847186 (This is one of my favorites.)
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b5/7d/43/b...3b7bf88da6.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/af/64/0a/a...3061d4f977.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/72/4a/3f/7...85d43b8211.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/474x/59/aa/d9/5...b8327676d3.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/d0...b4632fa564.jpg
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ShamefulInbornBurro-small.gif
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8elxlq (An example of a Jian.)
For these last few images don’t focus on the armor, focus on the pose; theses could work for some of his stances or emotes:
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/de...20100601022020
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/91/08...a512939a3c.jpg
Member
Member
