Louis Armstrong

**Louis Armstrong** is one of the many Champions in Aeon Clash.

## Background

* **Source:** Wikipedia Article

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. He received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972, and induction into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2017. Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. Around 1922, he followed his mentor, Joe "King" Oliver, to Chicago to play in the Creole Jazz Band [fr]. He earned a reputation at "cutting contests", and his fame reached band leader Fletcher Henderson. He moved to New York City, where he became a featured and musically influential band soloist and recording artist. By the 1950s, he was a national musical icon, assisted in part, by his appearances on radio and in film and television, in addition to his concerts. His best known songs include "What a Wonderful World", "La Vie en Rose", "Hello, Dolly!", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "When You're Smiling" and "When the Saints Go Marching In". He collaborated with Ella Fitzgerald producing three records together Ella and Louis (1956), Ella and Louis Again (1957), and Porgy and Bess (1959). He also appeared in films such as A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932), Cabin in the Sky (1943), High Society (1956), Paris Blues (1961), A Man Called Adam (1966), and Hello, Dolly! (1969). With his instantly recognizable rich, gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer and skillful improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song. He was also skilled at scat singing. By the end of Armstrong's life, his influence had spread to popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first popular African-American entertainers to "cross over" to wide popularity with white (and international) audiences. He rarely publicly discussed racial issues, to the dismay of fellow African Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation in the Little Rock crisis. He was able to access the upper echelons of American society at a time when this was difficult for black men.

## Stats

**Louis Armstrong** is a Hunter Champion and a part of the **Specialist Class**.

* **Health:** 1000 (Lvl. 1) / 1570 (Lvl. 20)
	+ **[LVL = +30 HP]**
* **Damage:** 200 (Lvl. 1) / 485 (Lvl. 20)
	+ **[LVL = +15 DMG]**

## Skills

### Default Skills

* **PASSIVE: Speed Boost**
	+ Killing enemies increases the PLAYER's attack and movement speed, this can stack up to 5 times.
* **SKILL 1: Slide**
	+ The PLAYER slides forward, avoiding all incoming damage.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 6s
* **SKILL 2: Trap**
	+ The PLAYER places down a trap that roots the first enemy caught in it for 2.5s.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 8s
* **WEAPON ATTRIBUTES:**
	+ **BOW:** The PLAYER has a 25% chance to fire 2 arrows at once with every 3rd basic attack.

### Champion Skill

* **CHAMPION SKILL:** What a Wonderful World
	+ Louis Armstrong accelerates time with his powerful and influential jazz for 6s., damaging and slowing all enemies while increasing the movement and attack speed of allies.
		- **COOLDOWN: 25s**

## Notes

* Louis Armstrong's Champion Skill is inspired by the stand Made in Heaven from the manga and anime series Jojo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki.
	+ The name of the Champion Skill is a reference to the final chapter of Part 6: Stone Ocean which is also titled "What a Wonderful World" which is in turn a reference to the song by Louis Armstrong.