Jack the Ripper

"*Have you lot truly studied the abyss? Have you dared to explore the depths of depravity that exist within the human soul? Your resolves will crumble when faced with the true darkness that I represent.*"
―Jack the Ripper's Entrance Line **Jack the Ripper** is one of the many Champions in Aeon Clash.

## Description

"Assassinate your next victims as Jack the Ripper terrorizes the battleground, looking to satisfy his endless bloodlust."

An unidentified serial killer who terrorized the streets of London in the late 19th century. He is known for his gruesome murders of women, and his identity has never been definitively established.

## Background

* **Source:** Wikipedia Article

Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. In both the criminal case files and contemporary journalistic accounts, the killer was called the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron. Attacks ascribed to Jack the Ripper typically involved female prostitutes who lived and worked in the slums of the East End of London. Their throats were cut prior to abdominal mutilations. The removal of internal organs from at least three of the victims led to proposals that their killer had some anatomical or surgical knowledge. Rumours that the murders were connected intensified in September and October 1888, and numerous letters were received by media outlets and Scotland Yard from individuals purporting to be the murderer. The name "Jack the Ripper" originated in a letter written by an individual claiming to be the murderer that was disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax and may have been written by journalists in an attempt to heighten interest in the story and increase their newspapers' circulation. The "From Hell" letter received by George Lusk of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee came with half of a preserved human kidney, purportedly taken from one of the victims. The public came increasingly to believe in a single serial killer known as "Jack the Ripper", mainly because of both the extraordinarily brutal nature of the murders and media coverage of the crimes. Extensive newspaper coverage bestowed widespread and enduring international notoriety on the Ripper, and the legend solidified. A police investigation into a series of eleven brutal murders committed in Whitechapel and Spitalfields between 1888 and 1891 was unable to connect all the killings conclusively to the murders of 1888. Five victims—Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly—are known as the "canonical five" and their murders between 31 August and 9 November 1888 are often considered the most likely to be linked. The murders were never solved, and the legends surrounding these crimes became a combination of historical research, folklore, and pseudohistory, capturing public imagination to the present day.

## Stats

**Jack the Ripper** is a Assassin 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: Bloodlust**
	+ Enemies damaged by the PLAYER have a bleed effect applied to them for 2.5s.
* **SKILL 1: Enchantment**
	+ The PLAYER's basic attacks deal double damage for 6s.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 6s
* **SKILL 2: Stealth**
	+ The PLAYER becomes invisible for 10s.
		- **COOLDOWN:** 8s
* **WEAPON ATTRIBUTE:**
	+ **DAGGERS:** Bloodlust Bleed deals double damage.

### Champion Skill

* **CHAMPION SKILL:** Assassination
	+ Jack the Ripper backstabs the targeted enemy, executing them if they're under 50% HP.
		- **COOLDOWN: 25s**