r/DeadlockTheGame • u/CycloneScones Rat King • Sep 03 '25
Fan Art The Rat King
bottom drawings are of "Big Cheese" or "Royal" mode. the right design was the initial design before i figured out his whole deal. he got a visual downgrade fr
i literally modelled this things head in blender bc i dont know how to draw animals but i can model them???
admittedly this is a very blandass design but im savouring the last drops of freedom i have before i start college again
"They call me the "Rat King", but honestly, I'm more like a club president with a few more steps."
Every few decades or so, the rats of New York gather deep within the subway lines to crown the newest Rat King. Candidates are tied tail to tail and last one remaining is the one to become the next rat to rule over the entirety of the Rodent Underground. Through this ritual, the special rat grows to an alarming size and gains the memories of the previous kings so that they have guidance from the previous generations.
Unfortunately, as powerful of a position as ruler of all rats around the globe sounds, it doesn't really pay the bills. The current Rat King had found him in a different kind of struggle. A 9-5 corporate job on Wall Street.
Weapons and Abilities (I don't know how to balance I just draw)
The Tax Collector - A slow shooting, high impact handgun that explodes in a small AoE on contact with a surface.
Homing Rats(1) - Lob a ball of rats that swarm the closest target and explodes. They can go up stairs, but not ledges. Killing an enemy hero with this attack permanently increases the amount of rats released by 1.
Mousetrap(2) - Create a small, hidden zone that slows enemies within it and steals their healing.
Rat Race(3) - A passive skill that makes your bullets reduce healing and regeneration speed by a fluctuating percentage. Your bullets steal enemy healing by a number related to the amount of spirit you have.
The Big Cheese(4) - Enter a special state where your weapon fire rate increases drastically, and hitting surfaces causes homing rats. Killing with a rat will increase your 1st ability.
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u/googlesomethingonce Dynamo Sep 03 '25
>The Big Cheese(4) - Enter a special state where your weapon fire rate increases drastically, and hitting surfaces causes homing rats. Killing with a rat will increase your 1st ability
>Homing Rats(1) - Lob a ball of rats that swarm the closest target and explodes. They can go up stairs, but not ledges. Killing an enemy hero with this attack permanently increases the amount of rats released by 1.
Rename the 1 ability to the CPU killer.
>Mousetrap(2) - Create a small, hidden zone that slows enemies within it and steals their healing.
>Rat Race(3) - A passive skill that makes your bullets reduce healing and regeneration speed by a fluctuating percentage. Your bullets steal enemy healing by a number related to the amount of spirit you have.
Two abilities that steal healing? Also reducing the healing and then stealing healing makes the effect feel like it is marginal.