History Characters / PaladinsDamage

* YouWillNotEvadeMe: His ''Heavy Blade'' '''will''' come back to Tiberius once called for. It'll phase through walls, pass through shields and opponents, and the sword itself is impervious to being Banished by Atlas.

* DroneDeployer: Her ultimate '''''unleashes a dragon''''' onto the battlefield, which she can control. If Imani gets killed while she's controlling the dragon, both the dragon and Imani are killed.

** Willo is utility-focused; her ''Deadzone'' is fantastic for negating healing, and she can be quite powerful when attacking on capture points because of how much it helps her and allies. However, her damage isn't great in 1v1 matchups, and her ultimate being comparatively mediocre (it simply allows her to have true flight and infinite ammo for about ten seconds so as to distract enemies) which further compounds the problem. This makes her BoringButPractical when put against the other damage champions, who simply outclass her in all the areas she fails at (Imani and Tiberius do more damage, have more flexible movement abilities, and are very good at 1v1 match-ups), with her only redeeming ability is the aforementioned ''Deadzone'', as supports can't do anything about it when allies step into it.

* SkillGateCharacter: Damage champions are rather straightforward in how they play and what their general role is in-game, meaning they tend to be the easiest to play, but other classes can still outperform them if their enemy is experienced enough.

* SkillGateCharacter: Like Viktor, she plays very much like a traditional FPS character, albeit slower and more aggressive. Her easiness to play is why she became a free character when she was released.

* SkillGateCharacter: Much like [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Soldier: 76]] or [[VideoGame/{{Battleborn}} Oscar Mike]], Viktor is something of a ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' guy, with a machine gun, grenades, and a running sprint. He's very good for beginners of the FPS genre, though his basic skills can remain potent as one advances further into the game.

* MoreDakka: Her main weapon holds 75 bullets, which is quite a lot for this game. The ''Unchecked Ambition'' card can even give her chance to not expend a bullet if it hits an enemy, and the ''Hidden Reserves'' gives a chance to make any shots made while not aiming down the sights to consume ammunition, and as they're loadout cards, they both stack with each other). Combine with the '''Opportunity in Chaos''' talent where you gain 20% more damage after continuously firing for 2 seconds, and you can use Vivian for all your [[SkillGateCharacter left-clicking needs!]]...that's assuming you can ''actually hit your enemies'' to make use of ''Unchecked Ambition'', however.

** Imani gains mana when attacking enemies. When her meter is full, she consumes it to fire a second shot of her current spell.

* InfiniteSupplies: Taking ''Hidden Reserves'' (Every shot made in Precision Sights has a chance to not cost ammo) and ''Unchecked Ambition'' (Hitting a shot has a chance to not cost ammo) at level 5 each in a loadout makes it so that hitting shots in iron sights will mean that you never have to reload. The former card maxes out at a 40% chance, while the latter maxes out at a 60% chance, making for a 100% chance... in other words: No reloading required. Using this with the '''Opportunity In Chaos''' talent makes your damage output also gain 20% increase damage after 2 seconds of continuous shooting.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Her ultimate is the only ultimate in the game that lasts indefinitely, though it can be destroyed. She is also the only non-Frontline champion to have a shield ability, and the only shield ability in the game that doesn't protect its target's feet.

* '''Wand of Overgrowth''', her main weapon, blasts explosive fae energy.
* '''Dead Zone''' fires out a toxic spore that completely negates all healing in an area for a few seconds.

* '''Flutter''' propels herself forward and upwards.
* '''Fae Flight''', Willo's Ultimate, allows her to fly for several seconds while also giving her wand unlimited ammo.\\

* '''Nightshade''' makes ''Dead Zone'' deal 500 damage when the initial explosion hits an enemy.
* '''Blastflower''' makes targets hit by ''Wand of Overgrowth'' take 80 additional damage, stacking up to 3 times, with the effect lasting for 3 seconds.

* CripplingOverspecialization: She excels in wide area damage, but her low single target [=DPS=] makes her terrible at [=1v1=] fights. Her Blastflower Talent alleviates this by making her wand do more damage to enemies with each successful hit, stacking up to three times. In the games' meta, Willo is primarily used for her Ultimate (which grants her true flight) that is used as a distraction while enemies try to shoot her down, as well as for her ''Dead Zone'' ability (which negates all healing within its radius) which is very useful on capture points, but not so much in [=1v1's=] or when the payload starts moving.

** The naming convention of her cards are based on either tropes related to fairies (AppliedPhlebotinum, which includes [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Pixie_Dust Pixie Dust]], the ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve trope for [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Just_Believe! Just Believe!]]), flower/ nature terminology ([[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Nectar Nectar]], [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Fauna Fauna]] and [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Photosynthesis Photosynthesis]] to name a few), or acting unpredictably (as with [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Antics Antics]], [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Shenanigans Shenanigans]] and [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Spritely Spritely]]). The outlier to this naming scheme is the [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Hummingbird "Hummingbird"]] card, which is named after the bird in question, but is only tangientally nature-themed.

* '''Improvised''' reduces the Pip cost of ''Dead Ringer'' to 3 and makes the decoy explode when enemies get too close.

* '''Heads or Tails''' empowers shots that bounce off ''Ricochet'''s coin, making them deal extra damage to shields, reveal enemies to Saati, and healing her.
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* AKA47: Her weapon is named the [[HandCannon Hand Cannon]], and is blatantly modelled after the Desert Eagle, just with a triangle-y aesthetic skin over the weapon, and an ultimate lighting indicator in the side. It sounds very similar to the gun too, and has the recoil and ammo count to match.
* AllWomenAreLustful: Saati doesn't care for much of anything but having a "fun time" with every female champion she interacts with... except Io for some reason.

* CantArgueWithElves: Saati constantly gloats about herself and insults both allies and enemies.
* {{Jerkass}}: Saati is incredibly rude to people and constantly gloats about how great she is.

* HitboxDissonance: While Saati's coin has a pretty generous hitbox (it counts the coin, plus the shimmering circle it creates), it can be hard to shoot the coin when the servers are a factor. This makes a character whose main gimmick is ''steady aim and tracking shots on an otherwise-small coin'' a chore, and can be painfully hard. So if you can't track shots to save your life, the servers are playing up, or you happen to have over 100 ping, it renders you with an ability that's impossible to use consistently.

* MoneyMauling: {{Downplayed}} with her ''Ricochet'' ability. While its main use is to give her shots auto-aim, she can deal some damage to enemies by hitting them with the coin. Also, after redirecting four shots, the coin [[StuffBlowingUp explodes]], which deals more damage to nearby enemies.

* MyGirlIsASlut: Nearly every single one of Saati's interactions with other champs has her flirting with them, even suggesting to Skye they "get out of here".

* ShipTease: Saati pretty much does nothing but try and flirt with several female characters in her various taunts and spawn chatter.

* {{Retcon}}: Lian has two related to her. Originally, it was mentioned that Lian inherited the Ruby Throne from her father, only for it to later be stated she had to scheme her way into being the legitimate heir, while her father was never mentioned again. Additionally, when she first released, Lian was clearly stated to not be evil, just an intense character who does what she believes is necessary for the good of her house. Despite that, Yagorath and Vora both claiming her to only care for personal power while caring for her house is merely a facade, it's hard to say Lian's still intended to not be evil.

* TokenLesbian: While Fernando is gay, as per the [[WordOfGod word of Hi-Rez]], he doesn't have any in-game dialogue to reflect it, [[ArmoredClosetGay as he's pretending to be someone else]]. Saati meanwhile, is ''very'' open about it, constantly flirting with other female characters.

* '''Steady Aim''' increases her next fully charged shot's damage to 1560 (from 1200) for 7 seconds after hitting with another fully charged shot.

* '''Eagle Eye''' makes headshots deal an extra 25% damage (from 1800 to 2250).\\

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* SpiritedCompetitor: Tiberius is the pinnacle of tigron achievements and loves nothing more than a good fight, with part of the reason he began traveling the Realm to search for worthy opponents. Even when up against an Abyssal Lord that's been causing chaos, Tiberius treats the battle as nothing more than a game.

* '''Fiery Disposition''' grants incendiary DamageOverTime to Betty's explosives.

* '''Vicious Assault''' gives ''Crouching Tigron'' another charge and deal damages to nearby enemies after landing.\\

* '''Vicious Assault''' gives ''Crouching Tigron'' another charge and deals damage to nearby enemies after landing.\\

* '''Vicious Assault''' gives ''Crouching Tigron'' another charge and deal damages to nearby enemies after landing.\\

* '''Tigron's Fury''' replaces ''Recall'' with an explosion centered around the ''Heavy Blade''.
* '''Vicious Assault''' makes ''Crouching Tigron'' deal damage to nearby enemies after landing.\\

* BreakingsOldTrends: Every other entity that served the Abyss was very vocal that ThereCanOnlyBeOne to the point they'd kill each other despite having very similar or ''exactly'' the same goals. Omen is instead quite loyal and submissive to Nyx, fellow entity of the Abyss.

* JumpPhysics: Betty's ultimate has her do a twirl before[[RidingTheBomb mounting a large missile]]. If Betty does this in the air, she'll remain completely still in midair, allowing her momentarily violate the law of gravity.

[[folder: Kasumi]]
!!!Death's Howl

!!!'''Species:''' Ghost
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''[[caption-width-right:325:あなたの心は私のもの!]]''
--> Voiced by Creator/JennyYokobori
--> Lovestruck skin voiced by [[Creator/SarahWilliams Sarah Anne Williams]]
Eons ago just a regular human, but after a series of betrayals, Kasumi was filled with such vengeance she became a ghost, haunting forests in the dark corners of the Realm.\\

Kasumi's Abilities:
* '''Yokai Doll''', her main weapon, fires auto-targeting shots and applies a curse effect, causing enemies to take more damage while dealing less themselves.
* '''Savage Tear''' deals damage to enemies and temporarily disarms targets with a full stack of curse.
* '''Spirit Lure''' deploys up to three traps Kasumi can teleport to in order to deal damage and apply various debuffs.
* '''Body and Soul''' allows Kasumi to project herself for a brief period, either teleporting back to her body or teleporting her body to her projection.
* '''Bitter Betrayal''', her Ultimate, causes a marked enemy to explode, firing out projectiles that apply curse to other enemies hit.\\

Kasumi's Talents:
* '''Empowered Curse''' increases her attack and movement speed based on applied curses.
* '''Spirit Bombs''' turns her Spirit Lures into mines that can't be reactivated, exploding manually after a duration.
* '''Unfinished Business''' extends the duration of Body and Soul while healing 70% of damage taken while active.\\

Her champion teaser can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwDN19oVUwI here]].

* AxCrazy: Kasumi is ''obsessed'' with murder, killing anyone and everyone she comes across instead of trying to figure out who she even wants vengeance on. Even before being betrayed and killed, [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/b/b5/Kasumi_SP_Joke_5.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20220918130512 merely trying poetry once and having it critiqued]], being told her work wasn't "spirited", was enough to convince Kasumi [[DisproportionateRetribution to murder those in question.]]

** Her ''Lovestruck'' skin turns Kasumi into a student at the anime-themed Abyss Hunting Academy, where she becomes a yandere for Rei.
* CantTakeCriticism: As previously mentioned by Kasumi deciding murder was the best response to critique of her poetry.
* {{Curse}}: Serves as one of the main parts of her gameplay; for example, enemies take damage when she stabs her Yokai doll repeatedly.
* DisproportionateRetribution:
** Kasumi doesn't actually know who it is she wants vengeance on, so instead decides to haunt the forests of the Realm and kill anyone she comes across as they may be the one they're looking for.
** Her reaction to some bad poetry is ''to kill the author''.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: Some of her in-game actions come off as this, most notably one of her selection intros where she has a chance of flat-out lunging at the player's screen and pull a {{Jumpscare}} in the process. Her in-game icon, unique among champions, [[https://imgur.com/1j86Zyz also has her hand out]], as if she's trying to grab the player from the screen. Even her [[OminousVisualGlitch animation glitches]] in her emotes could be interpreted as Kasumi trying to override the game in some manner.
* GhastlyGhost: While Kasumi isn't that horrifying to look at, occasionally bordering on being a CuteGhostGirl, her shadow covered face, murder filled reverberating voice, and darker character design very much leans into this category.
* {{Jumpscare}}:
** Kasumi has two selection intros, one of which involves her slowly floating upwards and facing away from the player, while their second intro starts in the same way, only for her to instantly lunge forwards [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou and press her hands and face up against the screen to catch the player off-guard.]]
** An A-posed Kasumi can be found in the [=LTM=] "Fog of War". If a player gets too close to her on the map, she will start to move forward very quickly, a '''loud''' scream will be heard by all players, and Kasumi will laugh wryly.
* MsFanservice: Downplayed, given she's undead and all that, but her default look has her wear a gown, some trinkets, and not much else.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Kasumi just defaults to murder for most of her problems. Had her poetry critiqued? Murder. Someone bothering her? Murder. Betrayed? Murder. Wants revenge on someone? Murder random people and leave it up to chance if she finds the right person or not.
* OminousVisualGlitch: Kasumi has a habit of doing this in her animations, notably in her default emote, coming off as if she's trying to take control of the game.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The full extent of Kasumi's abilities are never made clear, other than being a standard vengeance-obsessed ghost who uses curses to hurt people.
* PowerFloats: As a ghost, Kasumi able to float, natch. This does cause a bit of a problem where her silhouette makes her look like Ying (who moves in the same way).
* RevengeBeforeReason: Kasumi's been on her quest of vengeance for literally eons, yet during all these years, she apparently never bothered to figure out who exactly she wants vengeance on.
* SoulPower: Appears to have some control over the souls of others.
* SurprisinglyCreepyMoment: Compared to the rest of the cast, she's one of the darker and creepier characters in the game, openly admitting to murder and has very creepy abilities. Her face is completely covered in shadow, with only her glowing pupil-less eyes being left visible, has an aggressive-sounding murder-filled voice pack, her method of attacking involves applying curses to enemies by ''violently'' stabbing a [[VoodooDoll Yokai Doll]], her glitchy and unnatural in-game movements are very different to anyone else in the game, and the way she's presented in her character teaser as a horror villain. Kasumi also has a chance of jumpscaring the player when selected in the lobby, her character icon is also markedly different, in that Kasumi has her arm up to reach out towards the player instead of merely doing an AsideGlance.
* UndeadBarefooter: Even when she was still alive Kasumi didn't appear to be fond of footwear.
* {{Yandere}}: Her ''Lovestruck'' skin turns her into the epitome of one, with almost all of her lines being related to her obsession for Rei, her obsession with murder, or both.
* ZombieGait: Kasumi's default emote has her do this, all while glitching out; rather reminiscent of an unlockable emote for Terminus.

[[folder: Kinessa]]
!!!The Bounty Hunter
!!!'''Faction:''' Neutral

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''[[caption-width-right:325:Try and run!]]''
--> Voiced by Creator/MarthaHarms
--> Battlesuit Eagle Eye skin voiced by Creator/AmberLeeConnors
--> Nova Strike skin voiced by ???
--> Shore Patrol skin voiced by ???
--> Valentina skin voiced by ???
--> Dunestrider skin voiced by ???
->''"Out here, I'm JudgeJuryAndExecutioner."''

Formerly a member of the elite Magistrate unit known as the Sentinels, Kinessa left the group to become a bounty hunter, believing it to be more fruitful.\\

Kinessa's Abilities:
* '''Sniper Rifle''', her main weapon, fires long-range shots, but also doubles as an assault rifle for close combat.
* '''Sniper Mode''' extends her weapon into a sniper rifle for long range combat and charges her shots to deal more damage.
* '''Oppressor Mine''' deploys up to two mines that damage enemies who pass by.
* '''Transporter''' deploys a drone a short distance that teleports her to its location.
* '''Head Hunter''', her Ultimate, makes her deal 50% more to enemies when she shoots their upper body and does not use ammo for the duration.\\

Kinessa's Talents:
* '''Steady Aim''' increases her next fully charged shot's damage to 1560 (from 1200) for 7 seconds after hitting with another fully charged shot.
* '''Reposition''' changes her ''Transporter'' to be instant.
* '''Eagle Eye''' makes headshots deal an extra 25% damage (from 1800 to 2250).\\

Her champion teaser can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3_dEI7bU9A&index=20&list=PLfqXKYM_LlNxwc4oa3c-U-Qa8Xil6ONoG here]].

* AchillesHeel: Unlike Strix, she is absolutely useless at short-range combat, her morph weapons' rifle mode has pretty middling damage (180 damage on bodyshots, 270 for headshots, both about seven times less damage than what you can do in sniper mode) but it's fairly powerful at long range (1200 for bodyshots, 1800 for headshots), especially when you place down her trip-mines, which deals damage to the enemy and reveals them to your teammates and yourself. She will, however, have a hard time escaping flankers, unless you take the ''Reposition'' talent, and damaging them essentially boils down to DeathOfAThousandCuts in most cases.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Has a brown complexion, but her ethnicity is unclear. However, she is put on extended free rotations for the Black History Month events, alongside Atlas, Imani, and Lex.
* ArchEnemy: She ''really'' doesn't like Skye, as evidenced by her kill taunts towards the twilight assassin.
-->"Remember ''me''?"
-->"That bounty is mine!"
* ArtEvolution: Her weapon was updated to look less sci-fi in February 2018 to better fit with the setting. Not that it stopped the weapon from appearing in one of Saati's cards out of absolutely nowhere.
* BadassBoast: ''"Try and run!"'' is her ultimate callout, though she has other lines in her voice pack that are just chock-full of boasts, such as insulting the enemy about running away from her, and them dying tired.

** Her ''Nova Strike'' and ''Star Silver'' skins turn Kinessa into a more sci-fi bounty hunter.
** ''Battlesuit Eagle Eye'' changes her into a mecha-anime protagonist inspired battlesuit pilot, one determined to do good and save the world.
** ''Shore Patrol'' and ''Beach Bash'' turns Kinessa into a life guard, one that's not particularly invested in her job.
** ''Valentina'' replaces Kinessa with Valentina Romanyszyn from gen:LOCK.
** ''Dunestrider'' changes Kinessa into an ancient Egyptian bounty hunter.
* BloodKnight: Is a tad too obsessed with taking bounties. Man or woman, young or old, it doesn't matter to her and she loves it when they run.
* BoomHeadshot: Quotes the trope verbatim as one of her "dealing damage" voicelines (even if it wasn't a headshot).
** Encouraged with her ultimate, as it puts targets on enemies' heads and makes shots to their upper body deal more damage than normal.
** Also encouraged with her Eagle Eye Talent, which grants her 25% bonus damage to headshots (from 1800 to 2200).
* BottomlessMagazines: While her ultimate is active, that is.
* BountyHunter: She's explicitly neutral, though she does bring in bounties.
* ChargedAttack: Her rifle deals more damage the longer it's zoomed in.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Her playstyle is mostly designed for long-range battles, so players who try to use her morph-weapon as a sub-machine gun will be sorely disappointed that it doesn't deal all that much damage.
* DiminishingReturnsForBalance:
** Kinessa isn't hugely popular in ranked settings because she lacks mobility on most maps, the sightlines are not great, and while a skilled Kinessa is a true force to be reckoned with, pretty much any other damage dealer is considered a better pick (even Strix, a fellow Sniper, can do adequate damage at close range), as they are not limited by standing in one spot, making Kinessa a bit of a sitting duck, and outclassed in comparison.
** As with Strix, having one sniper on a team is enough due to the limitations of the sniping playstyle; having two snipers is just asking for trouble.
* DifficultButAwesome: Comes with territory of being a sniper, but place her mines down in strategic locations, as well have a good loadout for long-range damage, and she can be very rewarding to play.
* DumpStat: A very odd case. One of her cards; [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Octoppressor "Octoppressor"]] locks onto an additional one person per level, up to six people at max, which is pointless to do, as no more than 5 enemies can be in a match at any given time.
* EasterEgg: If you look closely, Kinessa's old weapon, the Buster Rifle, has the phrase "[[https://i.redd.it/ag0g8lggr2iz.png Read Pwner's manual before operating]]" written on it.
* EmergencyWeapon: Her carbine has one of the lowest damage outputs for an automatic weapon, has low damage fall off, and its accuracy gets worse the longer it fires with no real way to adjust beyond reloading the clip. Needless to say, Kinessa likely won't be using it unless she has to.
* EveryBulletIsATracer: Every shot fired has Kinessa leave a short burst of energy behind it to make sure that enemies know her location. If her bullets didn't do this, then enemies would have a hard time pinning her exact location down on the more grandiose of maps.
* {{Foil}}: To Strix. Personality-wise, Kinessa is [[FriendlySniper a lot more chatty and bullish]], whereas Strix is [[ColdSniper cold, honorable in how he speaks, yet distant from most emotions, as well as being a man of few words.]] Gameplay-wise, Strix does more damage per second with their sniper rifle, and can even be a viable flank with their pistol, but Kinessa really excels at sniping with her mines revealing enemies to her, allowing her to get picks more frequently.
* GoldColoredSuperiority: Her golden recolor for her sniper rifle is given a black and gold makeover. It is unlocked at Character Mastery Level 50.
* InformedObscenity: Her "Curses!" line is "Frr-aaag!"
* MorphWeapon: Her weapon needs less than a second to transform from assault rifle to sniper rifle or vice versa.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Kinessa fits the definition of a mercenary, she doesn't play for any faction in the realm, taking bounties from both sides.
* PointlessBandAid: Has one on her cheek. it's unknown why it's there.
* {{Teleportation}}: She can deploy a transporter that takes her to the place it was deployed after a few seconds.
* {{Sentai}}: Her Battlesuit Eagle Eye skin is inspired by Sentai TV shows.
* WeakButSkilled: Weak at short range endeavors, but really good at long range sniping.

[[folder: Lian]]
!!!Scion of House Aico
!!!'''Faction:''' The Magistrate / House Aico

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''[[caption-width-right:325:Kneel!]]''
--> Voiced by Creator/CaitlinGlass
--> Dark Monarch skin voiced by ???
--> Eternal Conflict skin voiced by ???
--> Galactic Scion skin voiced by ???
--> Goddess skin voiced by Creator/MarissaLenti
--> High Elf skin voiced by Creator/TerriDoty
--> Merrymaker skin voiced by Creator/KiraBuckland
--> Shore Patrol skin voiced by Creator/LindsaySeidel
--> Soulweaver skin voiced by Alice Himora
->''"I was born a warrior, you want to test me?"''

Though she may have ployed her way onto the Ruby Throne, her dedication to her family's legacy and skill with the rifle earned her respect. Now she sits at the top of the Ruby Throne, closely backed by her Primus and bodyguard Khan, as well as her Scholar and friend Rei.\\

Lian's Abilities:
* Most of Lian's abilities count as weapon attacks, meaning that items like Life Rip also affect them.
* '''Heirloom Rifle''', her main weapon, is a semi-automatic, mid-long range rifle.
* '''Valor''' is a charged shot that automatically hits all enemies in range.
* '''Presence''' is a long-range, piercing shot that deals high damage.
* '''Grace''' has Lian quickly flourish into any ground-based direction, firing off a single auto-aimed shot that's equal to a normal shot at the nearest enemy.
* '''Enlightenment''', her Ultimate, has her float in the air, becoming immune to CC and gaining 50% damage reduction during the charge-up before firing a single, piercing shot for massive damage. If this ability lands the killing blow on an enemy, she instantly regains 50% of her ult charge.\\

Lian's Talents:
* '''Alacrity''' reduces the cooldown of ''Grace'' by 1 second and makes it hit all enemies in front of her instead of just one.
* '''Eminence''' makes ''Presence'' deal up to 400 more damage based on range (base damage is 800) and reduces its cooldown by 4 seconds.
* '''Precision''' increases the damage of ''Heirloom Rifle'' by 7% for each successive shot on the same target, stacking up to 4 times.\\

Her champion teaser can be seen [[https://youtu.be/ZuUX6cakDT0 here]].
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* AllThereInTheManual: According to her official Twitter account, her full name is Lian Amarasi-Marila.
* AlwaysAccurateAttack: ''Grace'' and ''Valor'' are always going to go toward some enemy in front of Lian. Their shots might having their damage falloff due to distance or end up impacting shields in front of the enemy instead, but they're always going to go in the right direction.
* AscendedMeme: The ''"Neil!"'' meme, a mondegreen of Lian's ''"Kneel!"'' ultimate line, where the community questions who Neil is, and why Lian is shouting at him mid-match. Well, the community now has an answer, as the meme gets referenced in Shore Patrol Lian's skin:
-->'''Getting into a match''' ''"Ugh, I can't believe Neil talked me into this community service gig."''
->'''Winning a match''' ''"Just wait til' Neil gets here. Then you'll be even more sorry you stepped foot on my beach."''

** Her ''Goddess'' skin transforms Lian into... well, a goddess, one somewhat based on the interpretation of Hera from Hi-Rez's other game, Smite.
** ''High Elf'' similarly also changes her into a haughty individual, only this time a stereotypical elf rather than a goddess, and she's not shy about how great she believes elves are.
** ''Galactic Scion'' turns Lian into a galactic leader that makes more than a few obvious references to Star Wars.
** ''Merrymaker'' completely flips her personality and makes Lian a friendly Christmas loving girl, one designed with the intent of fitting the SexySantaDress.
** ''Shore Patrol'' and ''Beach Bash'' turns Lian into a lifeguard, though similarly to most of the Shore Patrol skins, Lian doesn't care much for her actual job.
** ''Dark Monarch'' and ''Death-Goddess'' makes her a dark elf queen.
** ''Eternal Conflict'' and ''Dark Conflict'' changes Lian into a battle obssessed Pyre Lord.
** ''Soulweaver'' and ''Death Mage'' transform her into a demon ordering witch.
* BlueBlood: Lian is the heiress of House Aico, a once powerful family that's lost much of its power and reach. Therefore, she's [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething taken it upon herself]] to restore her house to its former glory. Her cards similarly make heavy use of this theme with names like Heraldry, Highborn, Signet Ring, and more...
* BoringButPractical: In a vein similar to [[VideoGame/{{Smite}} Rama]], all of her abilities are just varying ways to shoot you. As a result, she has an answer to practically every situation when it comes to enemy placement and makes heavy use of items that affect weapon shots.
* CantArgueWithElves: Her High Elf skin's personality in a nutshell. She even mocks Skye and Torvald for lacking the classiness [[NoTrueScotsman needed to truly be an elf like her]], and may compliment Tyra for killing her as she hunts [[YouAreACreditToYourRace "like an elf"]].
* CharacterBlog: She's one of the few ''Paladins'' characters who [[https://twitter.com/aicoscion?lang=en owns an official Twitter account]], where it also gives out one detail never seen in-game or anywhere else: Her full name is 'Lian Amarasi-Marila'.
* CleavageWindow: Instead of being placed closer to the top, Lian's cleavage window is right inbetween her breasts.
* ColdSniper: Subverted. She has the aloof, unfriendly and arrogant personality of the trope, but her regular rifle is a semi-automatic one with damage falloff and it doesn't have the traditional scope used by snipers, like Kinessa and Strix use. She can get a bit closer toward this with the ''Eminence'' talent however and can output pretty close to sniper-level damage at long-range with it (though she will certainly not be killing anyone by herself at such a distance unless someone decides to completely stand there without regard for their own life).
* CombatStilettos: Walks around the battlefield with high heels, though she's not kicking with them.
* CooldownManipulation: Killing an enemy with Enlightenment refunds 50% of the ultimate's charge. While this doesn't stack with additional kills (e.g. killing two players with her ultimate will not cause the ultimate to be immediately available again), killing an enemy currently on a ten killstreak will immediately make the ultimate available again.
* {{Foil}}: To Viktor. She is a young heir of a noble family commanding her armies to regain her house's glory, he's an old and experienced soldier that believes being a champion is about doing what's right.
* DashAttack: ''Grace'' has her dash in a direction and then fire a shot toward the enemy closest to the Lian player's reticle.
* GoldColoredSuperiority: Her golden recolor for her rifle is given a black and gold makeover. It is unlocked at Character Mastery Level 50.
* IceQueen: She displays a cold and no-nonsense personality with a very sharp tongue, and her BlueBlood certainly gives her a royal vibe.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Downplayed in the old lore. While House Aico had lost a lot of power that Lian is trying to reclaim, she still manages to avoid being reduced to wear rags. In the new lore, House Aico's influence is still enormous and Lian's 'lost glory' was just that one time she failed to get Jenos to the Magistrate's side, behind Karne's back (but even then, she made it up by sending Rei during Yagorath's rampage, and her efforts succeeded).
* {{Jerkass}}: Lian is rude to pretty much everyone, even the extremely dedicated Khan.
* LadyOfWar: Lian carries herself with an arrogant grace and her fighting style requires a combination of speed and precision, she doesn't slow herself down with a sniper scope but her shots travel very quickly and will damage someone in the line of fire the moment they're shot, allowing her to get closer to battle, jumping around while shooting precisely, or slide around gracefully and delivering an AlwaysAccurateAttack.
* TheLeader: Leader of House Aico and likes to think herself as a leader who gives out orders to her men. After the Darkness Arc, Karne decided to give her control of the Magistrate ''despite it making absolutely zero sense why he would trust her after she already went behind his back before to try and recruit Jenos into House Aico.''
* KneelBeforeZod: Her ultimate callout basically commands her enemies to '''KNEEL'''.
* MsFanservice: Lian's outfit really speaks for itself; the [[NavelDeepNeckline open top that barely hides her cleavage]], on top of the [[SexySlitDress huge slit in her skirt]] leaves little to the imagination.
* NavelDeepNeckline: Her outfit noticeably features a plunging neckline that reaches her stomach.
* NoScope: Her default rifle, as well as other rifles from her other skins, don't have a scope attached to the side of her gun due to the rifle's semi-automatic nature, so it makes it all the more jarring when her Merrymaker skin ''has'' a scope attached to side of the rifle. Like with Furia and the community "Pants vs No Pants" debacle, Merrymaker Lian got the community up in arms in a "Pro Scope vs No Scope" debacle, and like last time, Evil Mojo compromised, and kept both designs, and [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Paladins/comments/a3f58p/merrymaker_lian_gun_comparison_sidebyside_full/ made a variant without a scope that also comes with the skin.]]
* NoblewomansLaugh: One of her laughs gives this vibe, being the scion of House Aico and all.
* OneHitPolyKill: ''Presence'' and ''Enlightenment'' can pierce through enemies, hitting any enemies in their way. ''Valor'' literally hits every visible enemy on a Lian player's screen. Her ''Alacrity'' talent can add on to make ''Grace'' hit all enemies in front of her instead of just firing one shot, making every one of her abilities able to hit multiple enemies at once. The icons of ''Presence'' and ''Valor'' even lampshade it by showing the respective abilities hit three targets at once.
* OurElvesAreDifferent: Her High Elf skin, which fits her haughty attitude.
* PhysicalGod: Her Goddess skin dresses her like a Greek goddess who speaks in a haughty tone. She looks down on [[PhysicalGod Jenos]] and has special dialogue if slain by Androxus the Godslayer.
* PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: Technically a princess, and also rather skilled with her rifle and being perfectly capable of joining the battle herself if she wishes.
* PunchClockVillain: Despite being aligned with the Magistrate, Lian treats the whole deal as 'mercenary work', she doesn't have UndyingLoyalty to them and can be a bit rebellious, but the Magistrate has the best chance to restore their former glory.
* {{Retcon}}: Lian has two related to her. Originally, it was mentioned that Lian inherited the Ruby Throne from her father, only for it to later be stated she had to scheme her way into being the legitimate heir, while her father was never mentioned again. Additionally, when she first released, Lian was clearly stated to not be evil, just an intense character who does what she believes is necessary for the good of her house. Despite that, Yagorath and Vora both claiming her to only care for personal power while caring for her house is merely a facade, it's hard to say Lian's still intended to not be evil.
* RewardingInactivity: Despite doing little to help in the effort against Yagorath, Karne still decided to give Lian control of the Magistrate when he stepped down, despite her going against him in the past prior to this.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She technically counts as a princess, one who joins the battle herself, though how often she canonically does so is unclear.
* SideBoob: Unlike regular sideboob, Lian's are the side in the middle of her breasts.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Lian may be a noble, but that doesn't mean she's going to dress like one, instead opting for a huge slit in her skirt and opening in her top that does little to hide her assets.
* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: Unseating Karne had always been one of her goals, which ended up happening following the Darkness Arc due to Karne believing he'd failed for unclear reasons and deciding to give control of the Magistrate to House Aico, despite the fact they did little to help against Yagorath, and have also gone against Karne in the past prior to this.

[[folder: Octavia]]
!!!The Indomitable
!!!'''Faction:''' The Magistrate
!!!'''Species:''' Human
[[quoteright:336:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/octavia_5.png]]
[[caption-width-right:336:''This, is our battlefield!'']]
--> Voiced by: Jeanie Brown
--> Beachside skin voiced by Jacklyn Uweh

A veteran Magistrate commander, Octavia joined the Magistrate at a young age, only to lose her leg in a mission, but coming rushing back as soon as she got a prosthetic. She lead a major resistance against Yagorath when the beast began rampaging throughout the Realm, determined to prevent the monster from destroying everyone once more.\\

Octavia's Abilities:
* Octavia can choose one of four passives at the start of a match. These passives benefit her entire team.
** '''Commander's Cooldown:''' Reduces cooldowns by 10%.
** '''Commander's Credit:''' Grants 150 credits for each 5 enemies eliminated.
** '''Commander's Shield:''' Grants a 500-health shield upon respawning.
** '''Commander's Ultimate:''' Increases Ultimate charge rate by 15%.
* '''Marksman's Rifle''', her primary fire, is a semi-automatic rifle.
* '''Designated Sights''' lets Octavia aim her rifle more precisely, reducing fire rate but increasing damage.
* '''Commander's Leap''' is a superpowered jump. Using ''Designated Sights'' after this ability will let Octavia hover for a few seconds.
* '''Distortion Field''' creates a bubble that is opaque to the enemy team and slows down enemies within it. In a MirrorMatch, Octavia can see through the enemy Octavia's ''Distortion Field'' with ''Designated Sights''.
* '''Creeping Barrage''', her Ultimate, fires several laser beam clusters from the sky in a line. Each beam cluster consists of a small targeting beam that destroys shields, and several large beams that deal more damage. \\

Octavia's Talents:
* '''Hell or High Water''' creates a zone near Octavia when she lands from ''Commander's Leap'' that heals allies within it and allows her to fire without consuming ammo.
* '''Asymmetric Warfare''' heals allies and damages enemies while they are inside of a ''Distortion Field''.
* '''Display of Force''' roots enemies hit by ''Creeping Barrage'''s Targeting Beam, and increases the damage of the large beams.

Her champion teaser can be seen [[https://youtu.be/lGb-Le3mMfE here]].
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* ArtificialLimbs: The art for her "Determined Defense" shows that she lost her right leg in combat. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/0/01/OctaviaPatent2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20210303131612 Teaser material]] reveals that her replacement was made by Torvald, and discussion during the Indomitable Update Show revealed she has multiple prosthetics she can switch between when out of combat.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Octavia's ultimate involves raining down a barrage of laser beams on the enemy, the problem is that in addition to it being fired not far from where she is, it moves in such a set pattern that the enemy is guaranteed to avoid being killed by it if they stand still or move forward.
* BecomingTheCostume:
** Her ''Beachside'' and ''Freedom Fighter'' skin puts Octavia into a swimming outfit and gives her a personality somewhat along the lines of Cassie's beach skins, though without the infamy those skins gained... at least at the moment of writing.
* BoringButPractical: Essentially what her passives come down to. During her PTS cycle, many players feared her passives would be too strong, and she would be an insta-ban in ranked games because of this. When she was put into the game proper...this didn't happen. While her passives aren't inherently bad, they were clearly designed in such a way so as to not be overwhelm the enemy, and thus, they are used as utility, not for dominating the enemy team. That and the stats on them are no better than the items in the store any player can purchase to get the desired effect.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: A less extreme example. While Octavia appears to be a respected commander that cares deeply for her troops, which she does indeed to some extent, having saved a soldier from Yagorath and fighting the monster on the front lines, her poor relationship with other formerly high ranking Magistrate troops such as Viktor, Strix, and Kinessa, with Viktor especially being highly respected in the Magistrate, as well as not empathizing with Atlas' struggles suggest Octavia's not as caring as she makes herself out to be.
* TheCameo: Quite a few cameos by other champs:
** Yagorath appears in quite a lot of her artwork and lore material. She's the main threat of Octavia's teaser trailer, in Octavia's [[https://webcdn.hirezstudios.com/paladins/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Octavia_Default_SA.jpg scope reflection in her splash art]], and also appearing in various card art as well. Those being [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/f/f0/Card_Fire_and_Maneuver.png/revision/latest?cb=20210306193753 "Fire and Maneuver"]], [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/7/75/Card_Getting_Jumpy.png/revision/latest?cb=20210306193802 "Getting Jumpy"]], [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/d/d2/Card_Vantage_Point.png/revision/latest?cb=20210306194001 "Vantage Point"]], and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/4/4d/Card_Vicious_Circle.png/revision/latest?cb=20210306193911 "Vicious Circle"]].
** Viktor appears in the card art of [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/2/2b/Card_Dominant_Dome.png/revision/latest?cb=20210306193656 "Dominant Dome"]] and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/7/7e/Card_Clean_Shots.png/revision/latest?cb=20210306193721 "Clean Shots"]], alongside Old Viktor in the former.
** Ash and Fernando appear in the card art of [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/3/37/Card_Air_Supremacy.png/revision/latest?cb=20210306193705 "Air Supremacy"]].
** Cassie appears in the card art of [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/d/d2/Card_Vantage_Point.png/revision/latest?cb=20210306194001 "Vantage Point"]].
** Torvald appears in the card art of [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/9/99/Card_Priority_Requisition.png/revision/latest?cb=20210306193843 "Priority Requisition"]].
* CombatStilettos: Her prosthetic leg has a high heel built into it. It doesn't affect her movement at all.
* {{Determinator}}: She's described as having fierce determination to get the job done.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She appears in the card art of [[https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Last_Efforts "Last Efforts"]], a card for Yagorath.
* FingerGun: Her ultimate and her emote both involve her using finger guns.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Downplayed. She's unique in that she grants a permanent buff to her entire team, which is chosen before the match begins in a manner similar to choosing talents and loadouts.
* AMotherToHerMen: Octavia tries to be encouraging and reliable towards her soldiers, pushing one out of harm's way when Yagorath was rampaging, with her voice lines also having her constantly present her leadership.
* OrnamentalWeapon: She has a sword on her hip and a knife on her left leg that she never uses.
* SleepDeprivation: [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/4/4e/Octavia_TR_Idle_1.ogg Two]] [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/8/8b/Octavia_SP_Mount_1.ogg of]] her voice lines suggest that Octavia gets sleep when she can, which is in stark contrast to her other voicelines that make her sound fully awake.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For two characters in this case.
** Atlas was the original driving force in uniting the Realm and fighting Yagorath on the front lines... until Octavia appeared out of nowhere and more or less took his role, with Atlas himself completely vanishing from the story.
** Viktor was originally a respected high ranking Magistrate soldier that cared deeply for his team, but after a past failure that severely hurt his reputation, Viktor puts his all into regaining his former glory. However, Viktor has largely been reduced to minor cameos in recent years, though not to worry, as a similarly respected high ranking Magistrate soldier that also had a past failure that damaged them (only this time physically) has appeared to take his role.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] by one of [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/paladins_gamepedia/images/7/7a/Octavia_SP_SpawnChatter_Yagorath.ogg her unused spawn chatter voice lines]].
* UtilityPartyMember: Her passives functionally add small, but useful benefits to her teammates: A boost to credits for every 5 enemies killed, a 10% reduction on cooldowns, a 15% charge rate for ultimates, or a 500 health shield upon spawn.
* XMarksTheHero: Octavia has an "X-shaped" scar on her right cheek, similar to how Kinessa has a PointlessBandaid in the same place.

[[folder: Omen]]
!!!Disciple of the Abyss
!!!'''Faction:''' Abyss
!!!'''Species:''' Unknown
%% [[quoteright:325:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paladins_omen.png]]
%% ''[[caption-width-right:325:Step into the Dark...and DIE!]]''
%% --> Voiced by
->''"...Push it back. PUSH. IT. BACK. I'm not him anymore!..."''

An Abyssal entity using the power of the Abyss to accomplish what the gods he once looked up to couldn't. He serves as Nyx's loyal servant, helping his new unholy patron spread chaos and death to the Realm as she reshapes it in her image.\\

%% Omen's Abilities:

Omen's Talents:
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His champion teaser can be seen [[https://youtu.be/JtS7bQA9Uog here]].
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* TheCameo: His teaser features Azaan, Nyx (who gave him his power), and Jenos.
* DemBones: Well, ''mostly'' bones, but since his head, neck, and part of his upper shoulders are the only things that have any dead flesh left, he still counts.
* {{Foil}}: To Jenos. Both wanted to serve the universe in different ways, Jenos by using the power of stars to harm and heal, while Omen uses his power for destruction and revenge. A comparison of how they got imbued with their powers is even noted in his lore bio. Not only that, but all the card art Omen has are corrupted "Abyssal" takes on Jenos's card art (A meteor changing into a flaming skull, Jenos's hand turning into a FingerGun etc.), ands his ultimate quote is a darker version of Jenos's.
* NotSoAboveItAll: In death, Omen generally tries to act liket his, saying "I don't fear death and more importantly, I don't fear any of you." In practice, however, he still grunts in pain, yells in panic and confusion when he get hit with stuns, and his "Need healing." VGS are very demanding and outright annoyed that he's not getting any. He may no longer be mortal, but dying and being gravely injured are still as unpleasant as ever.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: Omen can never permanently die, as Nyx's powers keep letting his body reconstruct itself until his consciousness can inhabit it again. Omen often brags about this to his enemies, emphasizing how he and Nyx's campaign against the Realm can only be ''slowed down,'' never ''stopped.''
[[/folder]]


[[folder: Saati]]
!!!The Trickshot
!!!'''Faction:''' Neutral
!!!'''Species:''' Dark Elf
[[quoteright:325:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saati_default_8.png]]
''[[caption-width-right:325:Leaving so soon?]]''
--> Voiced by Creator/LailaBerzins
--> Sea Queen skin voiced by Tara Langella
--> Blake Belladonna skin voiced by ???
-> ''"I'm about to ruin our enemies' entire day."''

A Dark Elf bounty hunter.
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Saati's Abilities:
* All of Saati's Abilities have no cooldowns. Instead, she has 8 Pips of energy that are consumed and slowly regenerate over time. While she has less than 5 Pips, her movement speed is slightly increased. While at 5 or more, her firing rate is faster.
* '''Hand Cannon''', Saati's primary fire, is a powerful semi-automatic pistol.
* '''Ricochet''' throws a coin in an arc through the air. The coin deals a small amount of damage if it hits an enemy. If Saati shoots the coin with ''Hand Cannon'' while it's in the air, it will stop in its tracks and redirect the shot towards the nearest enemy. After bouncing four shots, the coin explodes, dealing area damage. This ability costs 2 Pips to use.
* '''Blast Back''' is a backflip kick that moves Saati backwards and pushes enemies away, igniting them. This costs 4 Pips to use.
* '''Dead Ringer''' deploys a cardboard cutout of Saati that shoots straight ahead, while granting her Stealth for a short time. Enemies who shoot the decoy are revealed to Saati, and those who destroy are revealed longer.
* '''Wall Bang''', Saati's Ultimate, empowers her next 3 ''Hand Cannon'' shots, letting her shoot through walls and dealing increased damage per shot.
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Saati's Talents:
* '''Improvised''' reduces the Pip cost of ''Dead Ringer'' to 3 and makes the decoy explode when enemies get too close.
* '''Window of Opportunity''' makes enemies hit by ''Back Blast'' launch into the air and increases the damage they take from Saati.
* '''Heads or Tails''' empowers shots that bounce off ''Ricochet'''s coin, making them deal extra damage to shields, reveal enemies to Saati, and healing her.
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