History Characters / VainGlory

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[[folder:Grace]]
A tanky paladin with a mace that can heal, block, and stun.

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* MegatonPunch: His Ultimate "Bada Boom" is this incarnate.

* DeadlyEuphamism: Most of his attacks ("Quibble" (A), "Polite Company" (B), and "Forced Accord" (Ult)) have pretty civil-sounding names.

* YouWillNotEvadeMe: His first, and arguably first ability, "Wolf's Maw" turns his flail into a grappling hook that allows him to pull in the first enemy it hits. This is good for either stopping enemies from running away, or to [[{{KillSteal}} deny them a kill on an NPC]].

* {{Campy}}: His quote "Beautiful things are meant to be cherished." often after healing himself. Also, his skin's crafting cards (before the implementation of blueprints) used to include many items associated with the drag scene including guy liner and various make-ups.

''Blackfeather is a striking duelist who pierces the heart of his opponents. When building weapon items, he becomes a powerful assassin. Building crystal and utility items instead unlocks powerful effects for himself and his team. He performs well in the lane where he can focus on accumulating gold early in the match.''

''Celeste commands the stars, drawing upon their power to overwhelm opponents. Her star formations help keep enemies at a distance as well as finish them off as they flee. Start Celeste in the lane and fight from the furthest edges of the battle.''

''Koshka is an in-your-face assassin adept at getting the kill and then getting out. She should focus on assassinating weak targets and locking down the most lethal enemy. She is extremely fast at clearing jungle camps, making her an ideal jungler. Confident players will even invade the enemy-side jungle for fun and profit.''

''Petal commands a flock of pets that she uses to swarm her enemies from range. She excels at long, sustained fights where the chomping attacks of her small army really add up. This adorable creature of the forest brings a potent combination of damage and healing potential to any team.''

''Taka is a stealthy assassin who weaves in and out of battle, eliminating targets with his switchblades. With proper timing and combat awareness, Taka can pick off an enemy and escape - only to reappear again for another kill. Start Taka in the jungle, but feel free to venture into the lane to surprise your opponents.''

* Long-RangeFighter: Shoots fire that can impact enemies from a far distance.

An [[BoldExplorer/ explorer]] who becomes [[FallenHero/ corrupted]] by [[TheCorruption/ the Churn]]. Uses chains to attack and slow heroes.

An [[BoldExplorer|explorer]] who becomes [[FallenHero|corrupted]] by [[TheCorruption|the Churn]]. Uses chains to attack and slow heroes.

* Close-RangeCombatant: Chains only work short range.

* Close-RangeCombatant: He's a wolf.

** One of her lines, "I crossed the Donkey Bridge" references to {{Shrek}}.

* AreaOfEffect: Grace has a two-hit combo in which her second strike allows her to hit all enemies in front of her.

!Assassin
Heroes in this category specialize in getting their kills quick before retreating to safety - and then doing the same thing again and again.

[[folder:Blackfeather]]
--> ''"Stabbing is so barbaric; I eviscerate."''
''Blackfeather is a striking duelist who pierces the heart of his opponents. When building weapon items, he becomes a powerful assassin. Building crystal and utility items instead unlocks powerful effects for himself and his team. He performs well in the lane where he can focus on accumulating gold early in the match.''

The only assassin to be played in the lane, Blackfeather's skill set focuses on trapping and chasing enemy heroes, while also protecting himself with buffs that he receives whenever he activates his skills. His heroic perk, ''Heartthrob'', places debuffs that can stack several times on enemy minions or heroes. Whenever a stack is added or refreshed through Blackfeather's basic attacks or abilities, he also deals damage multiplied by the number of stacked debuffs already present on the target. His first ability, ''Feint of Heart'', allows Blackfeather to dash toward an enemy unit and land a basic attack on it. If the target has full ''Heartthrob'' stacks Blackfeather "executes" the target, dealing a burst of crystal and weapon damage. In addition, the target leaves behind a rose trail that grants Blackfeather and his allies increased movement speed. Overdriving this ability prevents slow effects to apply to Blackfeather and his allies whenever they walk within the trail. Using his second ability, ''On Point'', causes him to strike his rapier in a straight line in front of him. Enemies hit by this strike receive a slow that decays over time, and the duration of the slow is increased by the number of ''Heartthrob'' stacks already present on the affected units. If Blackfeather manages to hit an enemy hero, he also gains a temporary health barrier that scales with his bonus health. Overdriving this ability grants this skill increased range. Finally, his ultimate, ''Rose Offensive'', enables him to dash towards a target location, basic attacking all enemy units he passes through. While dashing, Blackfeather also gains fortified health. ''Rose Offensive'' may be used twice before it undergoes into cooldown.

[[folder:Koshka]]
-->''"They hide, I seek; it's how it should be."''
''Koshka is an in-your-face assassin adept at getting the kill and then getting out. She should focus on assassinating weak targets and locking down the most lethal enemy. She is extremely fast at clearing jungle camps, making her an ideal jungler. Confident players will even invade the enemy-side jungle for fun and profit.''

Koshka is a playful yet deadly assassin who specializes in making fast kills by dashing through and twirling her claws around enemy units, as well as chasing down fleeing enemy heroes and locking down the biggest threats. Her heroic perk, ''Bloodrush'', allows her to gain a burst of movement speed whenever she deals damage with her basic attacks as well as with her first and second abilities, ''Pouncy Fun'' and ''Twirly Death.'' Her ultimate, ''Yummy Catnip Frenzy Rush,'' stuns an enemy unit in place while overwhelming it with a flurry of swipes - giving her team mates a chance to take that threat down.
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[[folder:Taka]]
--> ''"Let's take a trip down memory lane - but with knives!"''
''Taka is a stealthy assassin who weaves in and out of battle, eliminating targets with his switchblades. With proper timing and combat awareness, Taka can pick off an enemy and escape - only to reappear again for another kill. Start Taka in the jungle, but feel free to venture into the lane to surprise your opponents.''

The quintessential Assassin-class hero of Vainglory, Taka brings excellent burst damage and evasion abilities to the battlefield. His heroic perk, ''House Kamuha'', enables Taka to deal a burst of weapon damage (a ''Mortal Strike'') every five seconds. Using abilities or dealing a ''Mortal Strike'' allows him to gain a stack of Ki, which reduces the cooldown of his skills as well as his ''Mortal Strike'' timer. His first skill ''Kaiten'', allows Taka to flip in the air over his target, cutting it with his switchblade. While in the air, Taka is also invulnerable. His second ability, ''Kaku'', allows Taka to gain invisibility and bonus move speed as well as a brief healing duration - perfect for escaping. His ultimate, ''X-Retsu'', allows Taka to burst through his target, carving an 'X' with his switchblades. The target is dealt mortal damage (its healing is reduced by 33 %) and takes damage for the next 3 seconds. The damage-per-second effect's timer is refreshed whenever Taka lands a ''Mortal Strike''. Using ''X-Retsu'' also grants Taka bonus stacks of Ki equal to the number of ability points spent on this skill.
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!Mage
Heroes of this category use their abilities as their main source of damage, and they also focus on accumulating crystal power to boost the damage their spells can dish out. In addition, their basic attacks complement their skill set, either by dealing damage to units already hit by their skills or by scaling the power of their basic attacks with their current crystal power, in addition to other effects.

[[folder:Celeste]]
-->''"I'm my own North Star."''
''Celeste commands the stars, drawing upon their power to overwhelm opponents. Her star formations help keep enemies at a distance as well as finish them off as they flee. Start Celeste in the lane and fight from the furthest edges of the battle.''

A star-casting mage who brings excellent warding and positioning skills into the battlefield, as well as an ability that can devastate fleeing enemy heroes when timed correctly, Celeste is a solid source of crystal power in the Halcyon Fold. Her heroic perk, ''Julia's Light'', allows her basic attacks to gain a spell component, dealing crystal damage that also scales with her bonus crystal power. In addition, her basic attacks also reveal enemy heroes for a brief period of time, even if they manage to move beyond visual range. Her first ability, ''Heliogenesis'', allows Celeste to form a star in a target location, dealing crystal damage to nearby enemies. The star will briefly linger on the field, and if Celeste uses this ability on an existing star, it goes supernova, dealing crystal damage in a wider area. Her second ability, ''Core Collapse'', causes a target location to implode after a brief delay, stunning and damaging all enemies caught in the area. Her ultimate, ''Solar Storm'', allows Celeste to launch a storm of stars that travel across the Fold. These stars collide and explode with the first enemy they hit, dealing crystal damage in the area. The number of stars summoned by this ability also increases each time this ability is upgraded.

[[folder:Petal]]
-->''"From Earth we sprout, for Earth we fight!"''
''Petal commands a flock of pets that she uses to swarm her enemies from range. She excels at long, sustained fights where the chomping attacks of her small army really add up. This adorable creature of the forest brings a potent combination of damage and healing potential to any team.''

An interesting subversion of the spell-slinging mage archetype, Petal is at her best when she is trading blows with her enemies from the safety of her range, while her small pets (which she calls as "munions") chomp through their defenses or explode themselves in a massive burst of crystal power, dealing damage to enemy heroes or healing friendly ones.

[[folder:Reim]]
A tanky, grumpy old mage who deals with ice.

[[folder:Samuel]]
A mage who uses dark magic to position himself as well as drain health from his enemies.

[[folder:Skaarf]]
A cute dragon and destroyer of worlds. Uses fire as his main damage dealer.

!Protector
Tanks who usually use utility items to help their team-mates, their high health pools are balanced out by a [[MightyGlacier low move speed]]
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[[folder:Adagio]]
Adagio is best used when roaming. He has abilities that are focused around supporting his teammates. Is frequently TheMedic. Uses Arcane Fire to activate his abilities and damage.
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* AreaOfEffect: His ultimate hurts everyone in a wide range, and enemies with Arcane Fire on them will get stunned.
* {{Bishonen}}: Definitely pretty, and gets more demonic as you progress though your skins.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He becomes more demonic and reptilian as you get more of his skins.
* TheMedic: Uses crystal energy to heal others and himself.
* WingedHumanoid: His wings are made out of feathers, but they are of the reptilian kind in his skins.

[[folder:Ardan]]
Ardan is a versatile character that can be played both in the lane and the jungle. His abilities can allow him to be played as either a support hero, or an offensive one.
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* {{Expy}}: His PoweredArmor makes him resemble a Space Marine from {{TabletopGame/Warhammer40000}} minus the left arm.
* PapaWolf: Thanks to a fair portion of the heroes being his children in his backstory, it is easy to play him as this.
* PowerFist: His main weapon, though he does add a few kicks to his moveset.
* PoweredArmor
* UnstoppableRage: All his abilities run on a special resource called 'Vengeance'.
* YouShallNotEvadeMe: His ultimate ability "Gauntlet" literally creates an arena that stuns targets that try to get away.
* ShoutOut: One of his lines is from {{Film/Taken}}.

[[folder:Catherine]]
A member of the Stormguard, and the first tank implemented into the game.

[[folder:Lance]]
The first black hero, Lance focuses on being very tanky and keeping enemies away.

[[folder:Lyra]]
A Gythian battlemage who specialises in using strong area control and healing magic to turn enemy positions against them.

[[folder:Phinn]]
A river troll with an anchor that focuses on dragging enemies in. Goes on adventures with Blackfeather.

!Snipers
Similar to mages, Snipers usually utilise basic attacks in order to tear through enemies. They tend to be squishy like their [[SquishyWizard counterparts]].
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[[folder:Baron]]
A living siege engine who uses mobile artillery to rain destruction down upon his foes.

[[folder:Gwen]]
A gunslinger who always turns the tables in her favour, Gwen uses mobility in order to pick off her enemies.

[[folder:Kestrel]]
Part of the Stormguard, Kestrel uses her massive bow to snipe targets.

[[folder:Ringo]]
Ringo is a sniper meant for lane. He is one of the few heroes that is (almost) always free to play, leading to beginners playing often as him. His abilities are based off of chasing after and sniping fleeing enemies.
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* TheAlcoholic: He drinks from his gourd to spew a homing ball of flame.
** He has better accuracy when drunk.
* AnArmAndALeg: He lost his left arm, still has his leg however.
* DemBones: Is a skeleton in his tier 2 skin.
* HandicappedBadass: Continues to be a sharp shooter, even when drunk and left arm chopped off.
* HandCannon: His pistol has a barrel that's longer than usual.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: He's a fan.
* {{Samurai}}: The cards needed to unlock his Shogun Ringo skins reference them.
** His skins has the "{{Ronin}}s Debt" card, along with the "Crimson Kabuto" and the "Emperor's Pardon" cards.
** His armor in his tier 1 and 2 skin references traditional samurai armor.

[[folder:SAW]]
SAW is a Lane Sniper. He specializes a bit in mass-minion destruction.
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* AreaOfEffect: His specialty, especially when you get to his ultimate ability which will allow him to bring out explosive ammo.
* TheBigGuy
* ChainsawGripBFG: A pretty big machine gun, with a fairly slow rate of fire; he holds it like the [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Heavy Weapons Guy]].
* KnifeNut: His "Roadie Run" ability, in addition to temporarily cranking up his speed, equips him with a knife.
* MeaningfulName: His name in real life means "Squad Automatic Weapon", which just so happens to be his WeaponOfChoice.
* MoreDakka: One of his abilities enables him to put out more firepower than normal.
** His own passive, "Spin-up" makes it such that the longer he spends shooting the enemy, the faster his shots will will be; on the downside, this will make him move slowly afterwards.

[[folder:Skye]]
A Korean in a weaponized mechsuit.

[[folder:Vox]]
A character who is an odd mixture of a Mage and Sniper, he based around channeling sound for damage. Brother to Celeste, son to Ardan.

!Warrior
Tanky heroes who draw close and focus on sustained damage.

[[folder:Alpha]]
A robotic Jungle character. She is a melee character that can self-resurrect, and most of her abilities cause damage to her.

* AreaOfEffect: Her specialty.
* AxCrazy: A lot of her lines imply this.
* TheBerserker: Her main playstyle involves using skills that damage herself, but in turn dish out more damage against her enemies. Apart from keeping an eye on her special gauge to make sure it's full for her to resurrect, the only thing you have to worry about as far as her abilities are concerned is cooldown time.
* {{BFS}}: Her main weapon.
* {{Cyborg}}: She seems to have a human face under her mask.
* ExplosiveOverclocking: Her main melee damage skill allows her to deal splash damage to multiple targets, but it starts to stack up on "Overdrive" which does damage to her overtime. However, this is mitigated by the fact that she can recover health with every basic attack as long as she has a stack of "Overdrive".
* LightIsNotGood: Her basic skin has a lot of white, but it's clear that she's pretty AxCrazy.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: As she goes on through the match, she builds up a special white bar. If she dies, she uses up every bit of energy in that bar to resurrect; this even applies when she self destructs. However, if she is killed again in the middle of resurrecting, she dies for real.
* RobotGirl: While it's not entirely clear if she's a {{Cyborg}}, she clearly has a lot of mechanical parts.
* SelfDestructMechanism: Her special ability allows her to self-detonate. This grants her armor, and takes out a lot of enemies with her.
* WhatHaveIDone: One of her lines.

[[folder:Fortress]]
A large wolf who can summon a pack of 3 smaller versions of himself which hunts down enemies. Before being classed as a Warrior, he had his own Initiator class.

[[folder:Glaive]]
A tiger-man with a massive jet-powered axe.

[[folder:Joule]]
A mechanic with an armored walking mech.

[[folder:Krul]]
An undead Viking with the Hellrazor stuck through his chest and can rejen health mid-battle.

[[folder:Ozo]]
A Chinese monkey with a massive, sharp ring.

[[folder:Rona]]
A barbarian meant for the jungle. A pure melee character who belongs in the fray.
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* AmazonianBeauty: Comes with the territory of being a barbarian.
* AnAxeToGrind: She wields [[DualWielding two of them]], and they're pretty big.
* BarbarianHero
* TheBerserker: Her playstyle, which is unsurprising considering who she's based [[VideoGame/DiabloIII on]]. Her abilities run on a resource called 'Bloodlust', and she attacks faster with every normal attack.
* ShoutOut:
** Her entire playstyle is reminiscent of a DualWielding Barbarian from ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' and ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''.
*** One of her attacks allows her to leap into the fray.
*** Even her ultimate attack is a SpinAttack.
** One of her lines, "I crossed the Donkey Bridge" references to {{Shrek}}.
* SpinAttack: Her ultimate ability "Red Mist".
* StatuesqueStunner: She's easily bigger and a bit beefier than most of the other female characters.

* {{Badass}}: As with all of the other heroes.
** BadassGrandpa: Is much older in his tier 3 skin.

Focusing on using their abilities to take out enemies, mages almost always fit into the [[SquishyWizard standard wizard]] archetype. Usually they have a slow basic attack to compensate.

Star-shooting royal mage. Sister to Vox, daughter of Ardan.

A plant-animal who summons minions called Munions to do most of the damage.

The quintessential Assassin-class hero of Vainglory, Taka brings excellent burst damage and evasion abilities to the battlefield. His heroic perk, ''House Kamuha'', enables Taka to deal a burst of weapon damage (a ''Mortal Strike'') every five seconds. Using abilities or dealing a ''Mortal Strike'' allows him to gain a stack of Ki, which reduces the cooldown of his skills as well as his ''Mortal Strike'' timer. His first skill ''Kaiten'', allows Taka to flip in the air over his target, cutting it with his switchblade. While in the air, Taka is invulnerable. His second ability, ''Kaku'', allows Taka to gain invisibility and bonus move speed as well as a brief healing duration - perfect for escaping. His ultimate, ''X-Retsu'', allows Taka to burst through his target, carving an 'X' with his switchblades. The target is dealt mortal damage (its healing is reduced by 33 %) and takes damage for the next 3 seconds. The damage-per-second effect's timer is refreshed whenever Taka lands a ''Mortal Strike''. Using ''X-Retsu'' also grants Taka bonus stacks of Ki equal to the number of ability points spent on this skill.

Anyone familiar with [[MultiplayerOnlineBattleArena MOBAs]] ought to know that VideoGame/VainGlory is bound to have LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, and new ones are getting added in each update. All heroes have their own fairly interesting lore, which may be accessed in the game's [[http://www.vainglorygame.com/ official site]]. For a condensed and fairly easier-to-read version of all official hero lore so far, somebody made a thread, which can be accessed [[http://forums.vainglorygame.com/index.php?threads/105351/ here]].

Koshka is a playful yet deadly assassin who specializes in making fast kills by dashing through and twirling her claws around enemy units, as well as chasing down fleeing enemy heroes and locking down the biggest threats. Her heroic perk, ''Bloodrush'', allows her to gain a burst of movement speed whenever she deals damage with her basic attacks as well as with her first and second abilities, ''Pouncy Fun'' and ''Twirly Death.'' Her ultimate, ''Yummy Catnip Frenzy Rush,'' stuns an enemy unit in place while overwhelming it with a flurry of swipes.

--> ''"Let's take a trip down memory lane - but with knives."''

The quintessential Assassin-class hero of Vainglory, Taka brings excellent burst damage and evasion abilities to the battlefield. His heroic perk, ''House Kamuha'', enables Taka to deal a burst of weapon damage (a ''Mortal Strike'') every five seconds. Using abilities or dealing a ''Mortal Strike'' allows him to gain a stack of Ki, which reduces the cooldown of his skills as well as his ''Mortal Strike'' timer. His first skill ''Kaiten'', allows Taka to flip in the air over his target, cutting it with his switchblade. While in the air, Taka is invulnerable. His second ability, ''Kaku'', allows Taka to gain invisibility and bonus move speed as well as a brief healing duration - perfect for escaping. His ultimate, ''X-Retsu'', allows Taka to burst through his target, carving an 'X' with his switchblades. The target is dealt mortal damage (its healing is reduced by 33 %) and takes damage for the next 3 seconds. The damage-per-second effect's timer is refreshed whenever Taka lands a ''Mortal Strike''. ''X-Retsu'' also grants Taka bonus stacks of Ki equal to the number of ability points spent on this skill.