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Zephyr
Article by: Tensei-San
Pictured from: Heroes of Newerth
Created by: S2 Games (no OCR entry yet)
First appearance: 2010
Bio
Zephyr is one of 60+ playable heroes in the PC game Heroes of Newerth. While the game is based on a Warcraft 3 modification called "Defense of the Ancients", and borrows many ideas and elements from it, Zephyr is a completely original creation by S2 Games.
According to the ingame lore, Zephyr is part of the Beast Horde, a faction of anthropomorphic animals who have allied themselves with the human Legion to combat the nefarious Hellbourne faction, and defend the land of Newerth. Zephyr does not have a lot of characterization, but he is described as a riddler, a sage, and a lover of sweets. In combat he is simply known as the warrior of the winds. Zephyr's design is based on the looks of real-life horned owls.
Ingame, Zephyr utilizes his windbased powers for both offense and defense, allowing him, for example, to blow his enemies into a desired direction, or using a wind shield to deflect blows and increase his movement speed. Zephyr's ultimate skill conjures a huge typhoon that slows down and damages any enemies caught within, dealing more damage the closer they are to the center.
Zephyr is a popular and strong pick, and isn't hard to learn even for newer players. His cyclones allow him to heal himself up, farm very quickly, and his wind shield gives him great resilience, making him a hero that's quite balanced on both offense and defense.
Zephyr is enjoys considerable popularity among the Heroes of Newerth community due to his relatively goofy appearance, which made him the focal point of several forum memes, such as "party-time Zephyr", depicting Zephyr surrounded by rainbows and disco balls, and a variation on "Haters gonna hate", featuring a picture of a decidedly smug-looking Zephyr.
Quote
"Whoop!"
Selected game appearances
=== PC ===
Heroes of Newerth (2010)
References
Zephyr on the official Heroes of Newerth site.