Wildcat

This article is about old hero prototype; for newer prototype see: Wild

Wildcat's placeholder portrait from game files

“Wildcat” was a code name of an unreleased hero in Gigantic.

This hero was mentioned numerous times in game's text files and starting from September update it got proper (if not final) descriptions of some of his abilities and upgrades. His short hero description is “Mobile support”.

Speculations based on skills descriptions make “Wildcat” a wind based Warden, like Voden being the Warden of the Forest and Rutger – the Warden of the Land.

In March 2018 modeler and concept artist Katy Hargrove posted images and a model of unknown character titled “Pirate Cat”. The form of character's head is very similar to the head silhouette on Wildcat's placeholder portrait, but later it was stated to belong to another unreleased hero – “Shadow”.

In July 2018 an unreleased hero with code name “Wild” was shown at Farewell Stream, but once again it was later stated to be completely another character, while “Wildcat” was a scraped concept for a long time already.

Not long before the stream a screenshots of Wildcat's prototype model with simplified skills descriptions was leaked. An old (dated to 2016), but leaked in the same day with the stream, core test build has Wildcat's prototype model and skill kit in game files, although the hero is not available to play there.

Abilities

THRUST LMB / RT Basic attack

Melee attack combo.

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Left path Storm Front			Grating Strike
[E/RB],[LMB/RT]: After [E/RB] WINDSTORM, creates a Cyclone in front of you.			Deals more DAMAGE BOOST Increases outgoing DAMAGE dealt by skills.damage against BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding foes.
Moving Front	Weather Pattern		DOES NOT WORK Sharp Turn	Bringer of Storms
[E/RB],[LMB/RT]: Create the Cyclone at target location.	[E/RB],[LMB/RT]: Your Cyclone lasts longer.		DODGE,[LMB/RT]: Inflicts BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding. (Once per 6s.)	On hit, reduces [E/RB] WINDSTORM cooldown by 1s.

Right path Grating Strike
Deals more DAMAGE BOOST Increases outgoing DAMAGE dealt by skills.damage against BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding foes.
DOES NOT WORK Sharp Turn	Bringer of Storms
DODGE,[LMB/RT]: Inflicts BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding. (Once per 6s.)	On hit, reduces [E/RB] WINDSTORM cooldown by 1s.

GUST RMB / LT

A barrage of slow projectiles that pierce foes. [E/RB],[RMB/LT]: Gust inflicts BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding.

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Left path Windstream			Wind Lance
Gust projectiles move faster and farther. You and allies touched by Gust gain SPEED BOOST Increases the speed of hero by a percent determined by the skill applying it.Haste.			SPRINT+[RMB/LT]: You move forward rapidly and hit enemies on impact. After [E/RB] WINDSTORM, inflicts BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding.
Swirling Winds	Bolstering Winds		Shattering Wind	Wind Up
[E/RB],[RMB/LT]: After [E/RB] WINDSTORM, you and allies you touched by Gust gain DEFLECTION Deflects incoming projectiles away in random directions from the source of deflection.Deflection.	[E/RB],[RMB/LT]: After Windstorm, you and allies touched by Windstorm gain DAMAGE BOOST Increases outgoing DAMAGE dealt by skills.Might.		[E/RB], SPRINT+[RMB/LT]: After [E/RB] WINDSTORM, CRACKED ARMOR Reduces armor by 10 and damages enemies over time.cracks armor. (-10 armor, 3s)	[E/RB], SPRINT+[RMB/LT]: After [E/RB] WINDSTORM, Wind Lance KNOCK UP Knocks enemies up a short distance. This does not stop them from using skills.knocks enemies up.

Right path Wind Lance
SPRINT+[RMB/LT]: You move forward rapidly and hit enemies on impact. After [E/RB] WINDSTORM, inflicts BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding.
Shattering Wind	Wind Up
[E/RB], SPRINT+[RMB/LT]: After [E/RB] WINDSTORM, CRACKED ARMOR Reduces armor by 10 and damages enemies over time.cracks armor. (-10 armor, 3s)	[E/RB], SPRINT+[RMB/LT]: After [E/RB] WINDSTORM, Wind Lance KNOCK UP Knocks enemies up a short distance. This does not stop them from using skills.knocks enemies up.

VAULT Q / LB

Leap forward and strike all nearby enemies when you land. [E/RB],[Q/LB]: You leap much further and deal more DAMAGE BOOST Increases outgoing DAMAGE dealt by skills.damage.

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Left path			Break like the Wind
			[E/RB],[Q/LB]: On use, your [E/RB] WINDSTORM is renewed.
			Cutting Wind	Withering Wind
			WITH WIND: On end, you inflict BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding on nearby foes.	WITH WIND: Inflicts WEAKNESS Reduces outgoing damage by 25%. MAJOR WEAKNESS (50%) and EXTREME WEAKNESS (75%) are more powerful.weakness. (-25% damage, 3s)

Right path Break like the Wind
[E/RB],[Q/LB]: On use, your [E/RB] WINDSTORM is renewed.
Cutting Wind	Withering Wind
WITH WIND: On end, you inflict BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding on nearby foes.	WITH WIND: Inflicts WEAKNESS Reduces outgoing damage by 25%. MAJOR WEAKNESS (50%) and EXTREME WEAKNESS (75%) are more powerful.weakness. (-25% damage, 3s)

WINDSTORM E / RB

For 4 seconds, you inflict BLEED Deals armor-ignoring damage over time.bleeding on nearby enemies. Ends if you use any other skills. On end, nearby enemies are KNOCK UP Knocks enemies up a short distance. This does not stop them from using skills.knocked up.

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Left path Sheltering Winds			Winds of Renewal
Windstorm gives you +15/+25/+35 ARMOR Reduces incoming DAMAGE by 1% to 1 point of armor. Each hero has a base amount of armor that can be increased temporarily through skills and upgrades. Armored heroes have 25 Armor, while other heroes have 15 Armor.armor. (Higher armor at longer range.)			On start, resets cooldowns for your other skills.
Sheltering Winds	Headwind
On start, also give ARMOR Reduces incoming DAMAGE by 1% to 1 point of armor. Each hero has a base amount of armor that can be increased temporarily through skills and upgrades. Armored heroes have 25 Armor, while other heroes have 15 Armor.armor to nearby allies (5s).	On start, PUSH Knocks enemies back. This does not stop them from using skills.push enemies away.

Right path Winds of Renewal
On start, resets cooldowns for your other skills.

Unknown upgrades:

• Sharper – Windstorm bleeding deals +33% DAMAGE BOOST
  Increases outgoing DAMAGE dealt by skills.damage.
• Storm Caller – Create a Windstorm at target location.
• No title – Windstorm lasts longer and affects a larger area.
• No title – PULL
  Pulls an enemy to hero's location, interrupting any skills in use and preventing any further skill usage or movement by the enemy while they're being pulled.Pulls enemies.

WINDSTORM F,LMB / LS+RT,RT  Focus ability

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Unknown upgrades:

• Common hero upgrades:
  • Easy Strider, Tactical Awareness, Pure Escapism, Precision, Battle Ready, Skirmishing, Hit and Run, Angular Momentum, Hero's Might, Hero's Vitality, Endurance, Perseverance, Concentration
• Move On With Your Life – +25% SPEED BOOST
  Increases the speed of hero by a percent determined by the skill applying it.move speed and HEALTH REGENERATION
  Provides HEALTH every second. The amount is determined by the skills applying it.+75 HP/s for 4s after using Focus.
• Summoner's Gift – You summon creatures 2x faster and gain FOCUS
  Special resource that is accumulated and stored throughout every match, and can be used to unleash a FOCUS ABILITY, or upgrade young creatures to powerful adults.
  Focus requires to build up FOCUS CHARGES (maximum 3) before it can be used. They can be accumulated by dealing damage to enemies, healing allies, taking damage, and sometimes after being defeated and sent to the Airship.focus when you summon.

Media

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  Leaked screenshot of Wildcat's prototype model and abilities
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  Wildcat's prototype model in '16 core test build's files