Maskarade

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Maskarade is a cursed mercenary and a former member of Talon. He made a grand appearance in the Overwatch 2 DLC: Criminal Warfare, but met an unfortunate death in Overwatch 3: Invasion from the Stars, but was resurrected by Doctor Time. He is friends and rivals with Archangel, as both worked for Talon.

## Bio

The Maskarade has always been a mysterious person. Nobody knows his true identity or affiliation, but he is known as a terrifying mercenary.

With the little bit of notes left on the Maskarade, people know him as a former member of Talon, assisting in operations and killing off targets. He wore a white mask to hide his face, but it is said that it also restricts his power. He had gained a unique, possibly superhuman ability from a curse. Nobody has crossed his path and returned to tell the tale.

After a few years, however, he left Talon in search of something more. He worked as a mercenary-for-hire, oftentimes a hitman. In a few years, he would be deemed the "Maskarade".

To this day, nobody knows who he is. But they know one thing: to stay out of his way.

## Abilities

**Hex Rays**
*Linear beam type*
*150 ammunition*
*4 round(s) per shot*
*2 shots per second*
*5-7 damage per shot*
*10 m range*
*1.2 sec reload*The Maskarade has mastered Hex Magic, allowing him to fire rays of fire that pass through enemies.

✘ Cannot headshot
**Primary Fire Key: (Left Mouse Button)**

**Energy Absorption**
*Self buff type*
*Heals 100 HP*
*50 HP per sec heal*
*0.3 sec cast*
*2 sec duration*
*7 sec cd*Maskarade taps into an unknown source of dark magic to replenish his health. The process will not be canceled if he is damaged, but it can be interrupted.

**Default Key: (Shift)**

**Natural Movement**
*Movement type*
*~8 m/s travelling speed*
*0.6 sec cast*
*7 sec duration*
*9 sec cd*Maskarade taps into the Earth's life force and digs into the ground, allowing himself to travel at a faster speed and surprise enemies. He cannot be targeted during the process, but cannot attack either.

**Default Key: (E)**

**Return into the Shadows...**
*Non-damaging self buff type*
*Increases speed by 25% at max*As the Maskarade takes damage, his will to survive grants him a speed boost based off of how much health he has left.

**Default Key: (Passive)**

**Ultimate Ability: Poison Haze**
*250 damage*
*25 m radius*
*0.6 sec cast*
*6 sec duration*Maskarade's curse is revealed. He is not only blind but whoever looks upon his face is poisoned. He removes his mask and releases a toxic cloud on an area.

**Default Key: (Q, )**

Maskarade can also quick melee, crouch, fire, and reload (unless ammo is full) like all other characters.

## Personality

Maskarade lacks emotion and speech. But with the few words he does say, he is often dark and sadistic. He expresses a strong distaste for omnics, often referring to them as "living trash".

## Emotes

 Normal
 Epic
 Kneeling
Ritual
 Nightmare
 Fiery Light

## Victory Poses

 Heroic
 Flames
 Screech
 Over the
Shoulder
is smoke coming out of his eyehole.

## Voice Lines

* Seeing is Believing (default)
* Magic (*"Magic is underestimated."*)
* Don't Get Up
* Sleep (*"Sleep, and don't wake up."*)
* Blind (*"I'm physically blind, but not blind to see your weakness.")*
* Rest Your Head (*"Rest your head, it's time for bed."*)
* More Than That (*"It'll take more than that to beat me."*)

## Highlight Intros

 Heroic
 Under the
Ground
 Cloud
 Hex Rays
camera and away.

## Trivia

* Maskarade's voice line "Rest Your Head" is a reference to *Bendy and the Ink Machine*, where Sammy Lawrence prepares to sacrifice the protagonist.
* The concept for Natural Movement was inspired by the Chomper plant in *Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare*
* The concept for Maskarade's primary weapon, "Hex Magic" was partially inspired by Hela in the mobile game *Marvel: Future Fight*.