Ranavalona

**Ranavalona** is one of the many Champions in Aeon Clash.

## Background

* **Source:** Wikipedia Article

Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina (also called Ramavo); 1778 – 16 August 1861), also known as Ranavalo-Manjaka I, was sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861. After positioning herself as queen following the death of her young husband, Radama I, Ranavalona pursued a policy of isolationism and self-sufficiency, reducing economic and political ties with European powers, repelling a French attack on the coastal town of Foulpointe, and taking vigorous measures to eradicate the small but growing Malagasy Christian movement initiated under Radama I by members of the London Missionary Society. She made heavy use of the traditional practice of fanompoana (forced labor as tax payment) to complete public works projects and develop a standing army of between 20,000 and 30,000 Merina soldiers, whom she deployed to pacify outlying regions of the island and further expand the realm. The combination of regular warfare, disease, difficult forced labor and harsh trials by ordeal using a poisonous nut from the Tangena shrub resulted in a high mortality rate among both soldiers and civilians during her 33-year reign, with Madagascar's population reducing from 5 million in 1833 to 2.5 million in 1839. Although greatly obstructed by Ranavalona's policies, foreign political interests in Madagascar remained undiminished. Divisions between traditionalist and pro-European factions at the queen's court created opportunities that European intermediaries leveraged in an attempt to hasten the succession of her son, Radama II. The young prince disagreed with many of his mother's policies and was amenable to French proposals for the exploitation of the island's resources, as expressed in the Lambert Charter he concluded with a French representative in 1855. These plans were never successful, however, and Radama II did not take the throne until Ranavalona's death in 1861 at the age of 83. Ranavalona's European contemporaries generally condemned her policies and characterized her as a tyrant at best and insane at worst. These negative characterizations persisted in Western scholarly literature until the mid-1970s. Later academic research recast Ranavalona's actions as those of a queen attempting to expand her empire while protecting Malagasy sovereignty against the encroachment of European cultural and political influence.

## Stats

**Ranavalona** is a Fighter Champion and a part of the **Damage Class**.

* **Health:** 1250 (Lvl. 1) / 2200 (Lvl. 20)
	+ **[LVL = +50 HP]**
* **Damage:** 115 (Lvl. 1) / 400 (Lvl. 20)
	+ **[LVL = +15 DMG]**

## Skills

### Default Skills

* **PASSIVE: Combo**
	+ Deal more damage by using skills one after another.
* **SKILL 1: Barrage**
	+ The PLAYER unleashes a barrage of blows for 5s., damaging and knocking back all enemies hit.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 6s
* **SKILL 2: Uppercut**
	+ The PLAYER uppercuts the targeted enemy, damaging and knocking them into the air. Upon impact with the ground the enemy is additionally damaged and stunned for 2.5s.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 8s
* **WEAPON ATTRIBUTE:**
	+ **FISTS:** Gain increased attack speed for 5s. after successfully performing a combo.

### Champion Skill

* **CHAMPION SKILL:** Isolationism
	+ Ranavalona creates a space around her which isolates her from the battleground for 8s. While in this space Ranavalona can't move or be damaged, but she can heal nearby allies. If Ranavalona is damaged, she can use Isolationism to heal herself to full health.
		- **COOLDOWN: 25s**