Bazz - Archetype and Gameplay Redesign
Currently, Bazz is a Crescent Moon crime syndicate member, skilled tracker, and assassin. She excels in close-quarters combat and 1 on 1 encounters. When looking at her gameplay and utility in the team setting, her "Bring a knife to a gunfight" style of play dulls her effectiveness on the battlefield in these 5-on-5 encounters. Furthermore, her character design is bland and unimaginative. For her character redesign, we will be looking to make her a midrange combatant who can use her abilities to support the team and control the spacing.
Support
For this character redesign we will recreate Bazz as a support character. Support characters have medium to low combat effectiveness, but abilities that greatly increase their teams chances of success
Character Profile
First Name Bazz
Last Name Coltrane
Occupation Jazz musician - Saxophone Player
Affiliations Cold Train Ensemble
Abilities Sound based combat using a futuristic inspired Sax
Inspiration
Bazz the Jazz Musician
The original artwork for this game was a retro-futuristic 70s style. However, the appearance and name of this character gave me the feel of an artist or musician. Bazz sounds like Jazz and a support Jazz musician is a unique gameplay mechanic that could be exemplified through the characters' appearance and gameplay. This character did not originally have a last name listed, but the last name Coltrane is a tribute to John Coltrane, the saxophonist. He played the soprano sax and is the inspiration behind this character design.
Abilities
Basic Attack
Main Attack - small projectile
Breathing Exercise
Tunnel shaped AOE
Dome of Silence
Stationary AOE with Bazz or a targeted teammate at the center
Angels horn
Bazz leaps into the air and releases a deafening blow from above. This will hold enemies in a stun and INTERRUPT enemy moves.
Breathing Excercise
Basic Attack
Bazz releases a quick burst of sound, damaging enemies at range. This small projectile will have medium damage and a fast travel speed with no damage falloff
Dome of Silence
Angel's Horn
Five collapsed