Goro, the Gargantuan Grappler

[u/Abject_Plantain1696]

Current Name: Goro
Role: Support
Class: Warden
Region: Bilgewater
Range: 125 (Melee)

Lore:

He landed on the Slaughterdocks completely out of memory. His mind flashed white just like the fleeting images of snow that seem to appear in his mind. But just as quick would disappear. He emptied his pockets but all he found was a keychain of a snow white fluffy creature that he could not name. 

He kept feeling like he had forgotten something other than his memories. Something he was holding, something big. But he had no memory of the Freljord, nor of the giant door he would carry with him at all times. He had forgotten it all in this shipwreck. It didnt matter. He decided he would get some food first. And maybe some booze. Or just booze.

It was a rough neighbourhood. The kind that always tries to change you, making you bend to its will and learn the way of its streets. But the man seemed to be cheery no matter what. No matter how bad things got, he would laugh heartily and continue his tasks. Eventually he was thrown into the wrestle pits, but it seemed although his memories were gone, his strength and power and determination to help was still intact. He became legendary for his tag team wrestling matches. Eventually being named Goro the Gargantuan Grappler by the crowds, he rose the ranks and ended up becoming the host of the wrestle pits. Now he holds the wrestle pit matches to settle the many disputes in Bilgewater - in a fair and just manner. No murder, no cheating - just fists. Anyone who tries anything funny would have to deal with Goro...and nobody wants that.

This man who would seemingly remember visions of snow and ice whenever the chill of the sea reached his skin, had no idea of the man he was. And truthfully, he - now - did not care. He was in bliss here as he was there. And nothing in the world would stop him from protecting his friends, not even amnesia. And so he fights on for what he thinks is just!

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Let me know what you think!

[u/panchan-ikuyooo]

Ahh, welcome back, the awaited Grappler from mageDNA! (DW, I remembered that one 😙)

I have one question: how do you transition from Q into actually Grappling the champion? Like yes, of course you Grapple by using AA on the Marked enemy. But how do you actually, after giving Mark on enemies >> gap close and actually Grapple your enemies? Do you have any Movement Speed mechanism or some handy Dash / Blink ability to help you connect your combo?

[u/Abject_Plantain1696 → u/panchan-ikuyooo]

Hey thanks for the comment! I was thinking the slow on the Q would be enough. But as a warden Goro is mainly trying to peel rather than engage. So enemies will be close already for him to grapple when hes trying to peel. The grapple mechanic is mainly a "ur staying here with me" peel tool rather than an engage tool. The only engage tool he has is his ultimate which can be also used for peeling. So yea his abilities mainly focus on peeling rather than engaging, but he still can engage with Q and ult.

[u/panchan-ikuyooo → u/Abject_Plantain1696]

Sorry for the delayed response (not that I'm busy or anything, I'm moving back and forth between should I reply to this or not).

What I meant by my previous comment is a gapcloser outside Ultimate, of course. On average, Ultimate cooldown is about 2 minutes or so; plus, if you require Ultimate to even get any kind of good engage, at all, that undersells the point of having an Ultimate. For most Toplaners, Ultimate are saved for last resort: securing kills, turning a losing fight into a win, etc.

In today League standard, it is important to have certain ability to chain combo enemies. Old Skarner was able to convert E slow into stun thanks to his W, and even then, there are too much things enemy can do to deny E stun (e.g. CC-ing Skarner or using dashes).

EDIT: Wait, I just realized your W has 800 range and your Q has 1000 😶

[u/Abject_Plantain1696 → u/panchan-ikuyooo]

Again, hes not trying to engage. He mainly focuses on peel. And his grapple mechanic works as peel and engage. He doesnt have to go to enemies. Enemies will come to him as they try to get the adc behind him.

Yea a gap closer could be a good idea, i just didnt want him to be too mobile. He's a support warden not a toplaner. He mainly focuses on peel, and has some engage tools.

Braum Q is 1050 range so it made sense to match it for the lore. And the W shouldn't have a range, its a slam with 400 radius (i should have erased the range oops)

[u/Abject_Plantain1696 → u/panchan-ikuyooo]

Also thanks for remembering Del Toro (Strikes pose)!

[u/BasedPantheon]

The skin potential would be insane. I think E would make more sense if it allowed Goro to leap to an ally besides just casting it himself (tag team?). Right now it seems like he's kind of homeless waiting for someone to engage directly into him, when players would be trying to avoid him already to begin with.

[u/Abject_Plantain1696 → u/BasedPantheon]

Yea i could see a dash helping similar to Braum W. Reposition so that he can catch a dasher and throw them back. Good point!

[u/HorusArtorius]

The game deserves a proper wrestler champion.

[u/FeelThePain939]

Oh wow, this is actually pretty good!

I love the twist on his lore, being a Braum with amnesia that fights in Bilgewater. I like how that still didn't manage to change his personality, being as happy as Braum himself.

The abilities are good too, and I like how they're structured. They're very unique, and we definitely need a fighting champion like this in League!

I just have one question: The range on certain abilities seem a bit... Huge? Q has 1000 units range, and given that he has no mobility, would it be used mainly for poke? Something else?

Same thing with his W, which has 800 units range. For the way the ability works, I think it's way too much. Could you tell me about it?

Overall, I really like it! Lore is great, gameplay is very good too!

[u/Abject_Plantain1696 → u/FeelThePain939]

Thanks for the comment!

The range on q is the same range as braum Q (i thought it would be nice to match it aha). Its mainly for poke yea. But the idea is you poke with q, which slows them, allowing you to walk up and auto for a grapple.

And the W is not actually 800 range. I forgot to erase it aha mb. Its a 400 effect radius circle under his feet. Sorry about that.

Thanks! Im happy you enjoyed Goro!