Ballet Dancer

*"I watched in fear as she danced on the stage, mocking me on that golden platform. I ran out the door of the palace, not looking back at the doors as the music got louder and louder. My fellow Survivors watched as she chased me, her twirling unnerving movements following as her joints snapped, dancing towards me... that thing was my sister... I'm sorry..."*

-Excerpt from the **Ballet Dancer**'s diary describing his sister, the Ballerina.

***Munir Janicek***, also known as the ***Ballet Dancer***, is one of the **nine** playable Survivors and a minor protagonist of The Game.

## Appearance

**Munir Janicek** is a lightly built, smaller framed teenager who is seen sporting a ballet

## Backstory

Munir Janicek, commonly known as the Ballet Dancer, was part of the Dancing Elephants, a world-famous ballet dancing crew. Living his dream of popularity and fame, the Ballet Dancer continued to live in the spotlight until his sister began to follow in his steps. Having to change his focus, he began to be a teacher to her and loved her unconditionally. However, all chanced one faithful night.

August 3rd, 18XX. The stage crew just finished setting up the final touches on the giant bell above, which was meant to ring when the Ballet Dancer and his sister performed their final act. The show began and all was well for the first hour of ballet dancing, music filling the ears of the older gentlemen and ladies in the palace, who were fond of the show. All was going. Then came the final act, the magnum opus of Munir and his sister's career, the act that will put them as the best ballet dancers in the world. Just as Munir let go of his sister's hand for her to begin to spin, the bell run, echoing through the entire palace. Everything was perfect. She finished her spin, landing gracefully in a split... the bell ran again. Confused, Munir looked up and saw that the bell was shaking from the vibrations, not being able to support itself anymore, and fell. He watched in horror as the one-ton bell landed on his little sister, completely sealing her away from everyone's view, except for her blood which began leaking out.

From that day on, Munir has been in a constant cycle of regret, depression, and loneliness. Seeing the way he danced on stage and fell into depression, the manor owner sent the Ballet Dancer an invitation to dance his depression away and win the fame he always wanted within.

## Gameplay

### External Traits

* **Natural Movement:** *His form was perfect for everyone to see, able to move freely throughout the stage as he danced.* The Ballet Dancer has been dancing since he was small, and has gained an immense amount of flexibility, allowing him to vault 15% faster.
* **Golden Path:** *Dancing at the Golden Elephant Palace for years, he's earned the way to the golden star.* The Ballet Dancer will dance as he moves, usually leaving sparkles behind that linger for an extra 3 seconds.
* **Electronic Meltdown:** *Ever since the incident, he hasn't been sane around any electronics.* After witnessing his sister die in a freak accident involving electronics and transforming into the horrid animatronic Ballerina she is, the Ballet Dancer has been afraid of electronics. When decoding cipher machines, he will decode 10% slower and open the exit gates 7% slower.

### Item

**Ballerina Shoes** [2 Uses]

* **Passive:** *When the Ballet Dancer is being chased by a Hunter, his speed increases by 3% every 5 seconds. Stacks five times maximum.*
* **Active:** *The Ballet Dancer will twirl and dance ignoring any incoming damage for 3 seconds. All active stacks earned from Passive are immediately lost.*

## Gameplay Notes

### External Traits

* **Natural Movement:** *This external trait is active every 30 seconds once used. Make sure to distract a Hunter in an area that's very heavy in pallets and windows for maximum usage.*
* **Golden Path:** *Considered a nerf, this external trait can benefit you if you are trying to distract the Hunter and they are still chasing you, even around a corner, giving your team time to decode.*
* **Electronic Meltdown:** *Decoding is not the strongest trait the Ballet Dancer has but it is still possible to decode and open gates if needed. Your team needs it all...good thing it was the original decoding time of 25% slower.*

### Item

* *To use the item to its best potential, the Ballet Dancer should wait till mid-late game where their ability to block incoming attacks can help teammates. It also helps with rescuing other Survivors and even taking the effect of Doom Shock towards the late game. Use as you please.*

## Trivia

* The Ballet Dancer was originally a copy of Identity V's Forward, being called the Rusher.
	+ This was changed due to the Ballet Dancer being created for an LGBT+ Character Contest for an Identity V Fan Idea subreddit
* The Ballet Dancer, along with the Starfish and the Listener are all homosexual.

## Update Log

1.0.1: Reworked the Item *Ballet Shoes*

* *The amount of item uses is now 2 instead of 3.*
* **Old Active:** *The Ballet Dancer will twirl and dance ignoring any incoming damage for 8 seconds. All active stacks earned from Passive are immediately lost.*