Osama bin Laden

**Osama bin Laden** is one of the many Champions in Aeon Clash.

## Background

* **Source:** Wikipedia Article

Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi-born militant who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, his group is designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, and various other countries. Osama was born in Riyadh to the aristocratic bin Laden family. He studied at local universities until 1979, when he joined the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviet Union. In 1984, he co-founded the charitable organization Maktab al-Khidamat, which recruited foreign mujahideen into the war. He founded al-Qaeda in 1988 for worldwide jihad. In the Gulf War (1990–1991), bin Laden's offer for support against Iraq was rebuked by the Saudi royal family, which instead sought American aid. Bin Laden's views on pan-Islamism and anti-Americanism resulted in his expulsion from Saudi Arabia in 1992. He subsequently shifted his headquarters to Sudan until 1996 when he left the country to establish a new base in Afghanistan, where he was supported by the Taliban. Bin Laden declared two fatawa, the first in August 1996, and the second in February 1998, declaring holy war against the United States. He orchestrated the 1998 United States embassy bombings in East Africa. He was then listed on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists and Most Wanted Fugitives lists. Bin Laden was the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people. This resulted in the United States invading Afghanistan and launching the war on terror. Bin Laden became the subject of nearly a decade-long international manhunt. During this period, he hid in several mountainous regions of Afghanistan and later escaped to neighboring Pakistan. On 2 May 2011, Bin Laden was killed by U.S. special operations forces at his compound in Abbottabad. His corpse was buried at the Arabian Sea and he was officially succeeded by his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri on 16 June 2011. Bin Laden grew to become a highly influential ideologue in the Islamic world. He was considered a war hero due to his role in successfully opposing the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and offered an articulate voice and organizational structure to many across the region harbouring grievances against Western imperialism, often having approval ratings in some countries higher than those of national leaders. Nonetheless, his advocacy of attacking civilian targets made him a divisive figure, and in the Western world and Western culture he is reviled as a figurehead of mass murder. His role in the September 11 attacks has made public opinion of him in the United States unequivocally negative.

## Stats

**Osama bin Laden** is a Marksman Champion and a part of the **Damage Class**.

* **Health:** 750 (Lvl. 1) / 1320 (Lvl. 20)
	+ **[LVL = +30 HP]**
* **Damage:** 200 (Lvl. 1) / 485 (Lvl. 20)
	+ **[LVL = +15 DMG]**

## Skills

### Default Skills

* **PASSIVE: Ammunition**
	+ After depleting a total of 100 Ammunition, the champion reloads their weapon giving them increased attack speed for 2.5s.
* **SKILL 1: Combat Roll**
	+ The PLAYER performs a combat roll in the desired direction, avoiding damage and reloading if under 15 Ammunition.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 6s
* **SKILL 2: Wall Hack**
	+ For 5s. The PLAYER can see enemies through walls if they're near them, gaining increased movement speed.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 8s
* **WEAPON ATTRIBUTES:**
	+ **HEAVY GUNS:** Deal more damage for 2.5s. after successfully hitting an enemy with 3 basic attacks.

### Champion Skill

* **CHAMPION SKILL:** Terrorist Attack
	+ Osama bin Laden orders one of his suicide bombers to follow and detonate when they get near the targeted enemy. Upon detonation the enemy is damaged, knocked back and or executed if they are below 50% Health. All enemies near the targeted enemy are also damaged by the explosion, but for less damage.
		- **COOLDOWN: 25s**