# Solaris Burn Character Concepts for JIKKO Games
**Designed by:** Kai  
**For Review by:** River & Nathan  
**Purpose:** Additional character concepts from Solaris Burn world to complement existing Visma

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## Overview

Visma already represents the **Flare-Touched Radiation Channeler** archetype perfectly. These concepts fill out the other faction archetypes from Solaris Burn to give variety in playstyles and thematic representation.

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## Character Concept 1: APEX (Pure Human Tech Specialist)

**Faction:** Pure Human - Shadow Hemisphere  
**Role:** Ranged DPS / Anti-Mutation Specialist  
**Theme:** Corporate military engineer with hardened technology

**Background:** APEX-7 is a corporate designation, not a name. This soldier represents the pinnacle of Pure Human anti-mutation warfare technology. Enhanced with cybernetic implants and equipped with EMP weaponry, APEX units are deployed specifically to hunt Flare-Touched who threaten corporate territories.

**Visual Design:** Sleek military armor with technological HUD displays, energy weapon systems, and corporate insignia. Cold, efficient appearance contrasting with Visma's chaotic mutation aesthetic.

### Ability Kit Concept:

**Passive - Hardened Systems:** Immune to ability disables and reduced effectiveness from magic/mutation-based attacks. Technology-based abilities deal bonus damage.

**Q - EMP Pulse:** Fires electromagnetic pulse that disables enemy abilities for short duration and deals bonus damage to Flare-Touched characters.

**W - Tech Arsenal:** Cycles between different weapon modes (Rapid Fire / Piercing Shot / Area Denial) with different effects and ranges.

**E - Tactical Shield:** Deploys energy barrier that blocks projectiles and provides cover for team. Shield becomes stronger when protecting allies from mutation-based attacks.

**R - Corporate Strike:** Calls in orbital bombardment that targets large area. Deals massive damage and leaves electromagnetic field that enhances allied technology while suppressing enemy abilities.

**Playstyle:** Long-range precision fighter who counters ability-heavy enemies and provides technological superiority. Strong against Flare-Touched, weaker against pure physical fighters.

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## Character Concept 2: FLUX (Hybrid Adaptation Specialist)

**Faction:** Flux Runner - Terminator Borderlands  
**Role:** Support / Utility / Environmental Control  
**Theme:** Reality-bending survivor who bridges technology and mutation

**Background:** Known only as Flux, this individual survived the original flare impact at ground zero and has spent decades learning to navigate the unstable reality of the Flux Zone. Neither fully human nor fully mutated, they serve as mediators between the warring factions while mastering the chaotic energies that define the borderlands.

**Visual Design:** Constantly shifting appearance - sometimes high-tech gear, sometimes mutation effects, always unpredictable. Reality distortion effects around them create visual uncertainty.

### Ability Kit Concept:

**Passive - Reality Shift:** Randomly gains different temporary buffs every few seconds (movement speed, damage resistance, ability power, etc.). Team can see which buff is active.

**Q - Chaos Adaptation:** Instantly adapts to counter the last type of damage taken, gaining resistance and reflecting a portion back to attackers.

**W - Instability Field:** Creates zone where physics rules fluctuate - sometimes technology works better, sometimes abilities are enhanced, sometimes both are suppressed.

**E - Faction Bridge:** Temporarily allows allied abilities to stack or combine in unexpected ways. Pure Human tech can enhance Flare-Touched powers or vice versa.

**R - Reality Storm:** Massive area effect that randomly applies different environmental conditions across the battlefield - tech zones, mutation zones, dead zones, amplification zones.

**Playstyle:** Unpredictable utility support who enables team synergies and controls battlefield conditions. High skill ceiling due to random elements requiring adaptation.

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## Character Concept 3: AURORA (Flare-Touched Mobility Specialist)

**Faction:** Flare-Touched - Burn Hemisphere  
**Role:** Assassin / Mobility / Burst Damage  
**Theme:** Electromagnetic storm dancer with aurora-based powers

**Background:** Aurora was a young artist before the Great Flare changed everything. Now she dances through electromagnetic storms, using aurora phenomena for both artistic expression and deadly combat. She represents the beauty and wonder that can emerge from the Flare-Touched evolution rather than just its destructive potential.

**Visual Design:** Graceful, flowing movements with aurora light effects trailing behind her. Electromagnetic energy creates beautiful but dangerous light displays around her attacks.

### Ability Kit Concept:

**Passive - Storm Dancer:** Movement speed increases when near electromagnetic effects (including her own abilities). Leaves brief aurora trails that provide vision.

**Q - Lightning Dash:** Instantly teleports to target location, dealing damage to enemies along the path and leaving electromagnetic trail that slows enemies.

**W - Aurora Veil:** Becomes partially invisible and gains movement speed. Next attack from stealth deals bonus damage and creates aurora burst that blinds nearby enemies.

**E - Magnetic Pulse:** Pulls all nearby enemies toward her, then immediately pushes them away with electromagnetic force. Enemies hit by both effects take increased damage.

**R - Storm Manifestation:** Transforms into living aurora for several seconds - untargetable, high movement speed, passes through units. Can activate again to manifest at target location with massive electromagnetic explosion.

**Playstyle:** High-mobility assassin who excels at getting in, bursting targets, and escaping. Requires positioning and timing but offers spectacular visual effects and hit-and-run tactics.

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## Faction Balance and Team Composition

These three characters plus Visma would provide:

**Flare-Touched (2):** Visma (Tank/Poison) + Aurora (Assassin/Mobility)  
**Pure Human (1):** APEX (Ranged DPS/Counter-play)  
**Flux Runner (1):** Flux (Support/Utility)

This creates natural faction synergies while maintaining individual character identity:
- **Flare-Touched** synergy through shared mutation mechanics
- **APEX** as counter-pick against mutation-heavy teams
- **Flux** as universal support who bridges different playstyles
- **Visual distinctiveness** with tech vs mutation vs hybrid aesthetics

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## Design Philosophy Notes

**Thematic Consistency:** Each character represents core themes from their faction while offering distinct gameplay experiences.

**Visual Identity:** Technology (clean/corporate) vs Mutation (chaotic/organic) vs Hybrid (shifting/unpredictable) creates clear visual language.

**Mechanical Variety:** Tank, DPS, Assassin, and Support roles covered with different skill requirements and team functions.

**Lore Integration:** All characters fit naturally into Solaris Burn world while providing MOBA gameplay mechanics.

**Expansion Potential:** Additional characters could explore other Manifestation types (Neural Networkers, Reality Anchors) or different corporate/clan affiliations.

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## Implementation Priority

1. **APEX** - Straightforward ranged DPS with clear counter-play mechanics
2. **Aurora** - High-impact assassin with spectacular visual potential  
3. **Flux** - Complex utility character requiring more development time

**Alternative:** If three additional characters is too many, APEX alone would provide the Pure Human technology faction representation to balance against Visma's Flare-Touched mutation theme.

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*These concepts are designed to complement the existing JIKKO Games roster while showcasing the unique themes and mechanics possible from the Solaris Burn world. Each character offers distinct gameplay while maintaining thematic consistency with their faction origins.*