Kyle Blackthorne had spent his life on earth only to be told he's from the planet Tuul.
During his time on earth, Kyle had become a renowned military captain, with those skills he hopes to both save his home planet and bring order to the Nexus.
Kyle Blackthorne is a ranged specialist who excels in controlling the flow of the battlefield with displacement and the ability to manipulate the battleground to his team's favor.
Combat Trait
1
Take Cover/Reload
Blackthrone basic attack consume ammo. Initially you start with two shells in your shotgun, but talents would increase the cap a little bit. Whenever Blackthorne is reloading, he is not target-able but still can be by area of effect and skillshots.
Free cost - 4 seconds cooldown.
Primary Abilities
1
Explosive Shells
Causes Blackthorne basic attack until the next reload to deal area damage around the main target and cause a minor knockback to main target.
40 mana - 10 seconds cooldown.
2
Bridge Key
Bridge Key - Works like a skillshot to allow friendly character within a short time to ignore collision (pass over terrain, ignore character collision(only with enemies) and pass through fort defenses). If it's used on an area but ends before the collision area ends, characters can only go backward. While on a bridge, you can't hit targets that you'd otherwise collide with, but they can still hit you.
50 mana - 20 seconds cooldown.
3
Hover Bomb
Hover Bomb - A straight line skillshot that knocks up(stuns) enemies around the first collision(will move forward until hits a wall, building, enemy or the edge of the screen) Can be upgraded with a talent to completely revamp it into a Hornet Bomb, which would follow a target and detonate on it(but will lose its unlimited range)
35 mana - 15 seconds cooldown
Heroic Abilities
1
Heal Potion
Blackthorne gets two charges of Heal Potion, using R would instantly restore about 30%(50% on level 20) of his max health. Charges can't be used within 10 seconds of one another.
Free cost - 40 seconds cooldown per charge.
2
Rebellion
Blackthorne summons the people of Tuul to support his cause. This ability spawns three(five at level 20) random free slaves. Slaves can carry either assault rifles(longer range, less damage) or shotguns(shorter range, more damage).
100 mana - 100 seconds cooldown
Extra info
Blackthorne's attack range is shorter than other ranged heroes and is at about half their range.
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