Jenos

Jenos, also known by his title of The Ascended, is one of the playable characters in the video game Paladins. Once an ordinary monk in search of greater wisdom, Jenos found his answers within the stars, ascending into the cosmos from the top of Ascension Peak and gaining various cosmic abilities. He would later return to prepare and defeat an approaching threat to the Realm.
He's a Support champion that was introduced on July 26th, 2017.
He is voiced by Christopher Guerrero.
==Official Bio==
"Jenos was merely a young monk in search of greater wisdom, and a reprieve from the ravages of the Second Scourge, when he climbed that mountain many generations ago. He found his answer written among the stars, and ascended into the heavens to dedicate himself to it. He vanished for many years, leaving behind only a small group of followers who were dedicated to carrying on his legacy in the Realm.
Now, as the Realm descends into war once again, so too has Jenos descended from the stars to walk upon the ground once again, joining the battle for some arcane purpose that only he understands."
==Biography==
Long ago, following the end of the Second Goblin Scourge, a young monk that had been affected by the event climbed Ascension Peak in search of greater wisdom. Soon enough, he found his answers written in the stars, and unlocking the secrets of the cosmos, ascended into great beyond, disappearing for an entire century, leaving behind only a small group of followers.
As time passed, Ascension Peak became a destination for pilgrims, as well as a refuge for lost souls, on top of Jenos' faithful remaining there as well, awaiting the day Jenos would return.
Eventually, their waiting paid off, and one night, Jenos returned from the stars. He shared what he saw with the awaiting Buck, the wonderous sights, the grand secrets, and a dangerous force that would one day threaten the entirety of the Realm. This is why Jenos had returned.
Told of this dangerous force by the Moon Goddess Io, Jenos believed it to be Abyssal, and so, journeyed to the Warder's former home to light their beacon in the hopes of recruiting himself powerful allies to combat this force.
But, as it had been so long, the Warders were no more but a relic of the past, with the lit beacon only attracting the Magistrate and Resistance, resulting in another conflict between the two sides. As this was occurring, Jenos returned to Ascension Peak; someone was seeking him.
House Aico had heard the news of Jenos' return, and Lian, the Scion of the house, decided to go behind the Magistrate's back and attempt to recruit the self-proclaimed god into their ranks, sending her Primus, Khan, to bring Jenos back. Jenos however, refused, but being someone who doesn't take "no" for an answer, Khan put the entire mountain under siege, which Jenos dispatched of as the other battle continued.
Following this, Jenos journeyed to the Resistance's base to see what had occurred as a result of the lit beacon. Despite only a single Warder returning, Jenos continued and told the Resistance of the impending threat as well, with the group eventually journeying deep into the Shattered Desert in search of it.
They would encounter the Magistrate, and later the man from the future Atlas, who had journeyed back to the past in order to prevent this dangerous force, the Darkness, from destroying everything. With his knowledge of the future, Atlas would lead the Resistance towards the Magistrate, using their power to help prevent both sides from accidentally unleashing the alien beast.
During the ensuing battle in one of the desert towns, the Magistrate initially appeared to have the upper hand, resulting in Jenos encouraging his contemporary, Io, to join the battle herself and protect her followers. The Moon Goddess reappeared in the Realm after centuries of hiding away, and drove her enemies away from her town.
Following this, Jenos would seemingly continuing working with Atlas and the Resistance in order to defeat the Darkness monster Yagorath once and for all.
==Personality==
Despite being a former monk who learned the secrets of the cosmos, Jenos is an incredibly arrogant individual, constantly gloating about his might and power, going so far as to refer to himself as a god multiple times. Jenos generally speaks with an exaggerated sense of self, describing simple events with far more grandeur than they actually are.
However, despite this, Jenos does appear to care about the mortals of the Realm to a degree, returning in order to prevent the Darkness from destroying the Realm, and even sought the assistance of powerful allies to aid him in battle, implying that despite his boasting, he is aware he's not all powerful; though it's unknown if Jenos became invested in this due to a genuine concern for mortal life, or merely to prevent an enemy from one day appearing that may threaten his own might.
==Powers and Abilities==
Learning the secrets of the cosmos granted Jenos incredibly impressive abilities, from flight and teleportation, enhanced longevity, space survivability, and even energy manipulation allowing him to summon massive blasts of energy or send entire armies flying with a mere wave of his hand, Jenos is a powerful individual indeed.
===Gameplay===
====Star Splitter====
*An automatic carbine that channels the power of the cosmos, dealing 108 damage every 0.13 seconds.
*Has a base ammo count of 30.
====Astral Mark====
*Apply a celestial blessing that passes through obstacles to heal allies for 300 and an additional 180 every 1 second for 10 seconds.
*7 second base cooldown.
====Void Grip====
*Channel gravitational energy, lifting an enemy into the air and dealing 360 damage over 2.5 seconds.
*Enemies are incapable of moving while held, but can escape by using a movement ability, or one that grants Crowd Control immunity, both resulting in Void Grip ending early.
*Jenos can't use any other abilities while active.
*12 second base cooldown.
====Stellar Wind====
*Lower your weapon and start to glide, increasing your movement speed and jump height.
*Movement speed is increased by 65%.
*Jenos can't use any other abilities while active.
*2 second base cooldown.
====Ultimate: Through Time and Space====
*Lock yourself in place, focusing the power of the cosmos to unleash a beam of energy that passes through all obstacles and enemies, dealing 2400 damage.
*1.2 second wind up.
*Grants Crowd Control immunity.
*Reveals all enemies in the ultimate's path.
===Talents===
As with every other champion in Paladins, Jenos has a number of different talents and cards which can significantly alter his playstyle. Cards can be upgraded with a limited pool of fifteen points per load-out in order to increase their effectiveness. Numbers in curly brackets are the default values and can be upgraded a total of five times, each upgrade adding another instance of the base value to overall effectiveness.
====Luminary====
*All allies already affected by Astral Mark are Healed for an additional 250 when you use Astral Mark.
*Default talent.
====Binary Star====
*Star Splitter now deals 360 damage every 0.4 seconds.
*Unlocked at Mastery Level 2.
====The Power Cosmeum====
*Enemies affected by Void Grip are Crippled and take an additional 480 damage over its duration.
*Unlocked at Mastery Level 8.
===Cards===
* Astral Cycle - Increase the duration of Astral Mark by {0.4|0.4}s.
* Cosmic Barrier - Reduce your damage taken by {5|5}% while Stellar Wind is active.
* Eclipse - Heal for {50|50} every 1s while using Void Grip.
* Falling Star - Reduce your active Cooldowns by {20|20}% if a victim of your Void Grip dies within 4s of being hit by the ability.
* Heavenly Pull - Increase the range at which you can use Void Grip by {10|10}%.
* Inertia - Increase your Reload Speed by {5|5}%.
* Inner Peace - Reduce the Cooldown of Void Grip by {1.2|1.2}s.
* Lightyears - Increase the range of Astral Mark by {4|4}%.
* Lorentz - Increase your maximum Ammo by {2|2}.
* Penumbra - Gain {7|7}% Lifesteal.
* Relativity - Heal for {40|40} every 1s for 10s after applying Astral Mark.
* Retrograde - Reduce the Cooldown of Astral Mark by {0.4|0.4}s.
* Sidereal - Increase your maximum Health by {50|50}.
* Solar Sails - Regenerate {2|2} Ammo every 1s while Stellar Wind is active.
* Space Jam - Increase your jump height by {12|12}% while using Stellar Wind. 
* Star Seeker - Increase your air control while using Stellar Wind by {14|14}%.
==External Links==
*Jenos on the Paladins Wiki.
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