Crafted long ago as a plaything for a lonely prince, the enchanted marionette Shaco now delights in murder and mayhem. Corrupted by dark magic and the loss of his beloved charge, the once-kind puppet finds pleasure only in the misery of the poor souls he torments. He uses toys and simple tricks to deadly effect, finding the results of his bloody “games” hilarious—and for those who hear a dark chuckle in the dead of night, the Demon Jester may have marked them as his next plaything.
Background[]
Early Life[]
Shaco was once a toy made for a young prince.
Corruption and Sentience[]
At some point, the prince that owned Shaco died, and through dark magic and corruption caused by the death of his owner, Shaco gained sentience. Soon, he started killing people and delighting in their pain. Shaco became a highly sought after fugitive by authorities due to his high number of crimes, and he is now a widely known criminal with no one knowing his origins or the motives behind his crimes.
Appearance[]
Shaco dons the outfit of a jester with checkered pants, gold buttons, and spiked shoulderplates. He has pale skin, a disproportionately wide smile, and eyes with no pupils.
Personality[]
Shaco is an insane individual, committing atrocities just because he feels like it. He delights in others' pain and often finds what he does funny. There is no real motive to his crimes, although it is possible that he only does these things to entertain himself.
Abilities[]
- Daggers: Shaco carries two poisoned dual shivs with him, making him able to stab his enemies and slowly eat away at those who survive.
- Invisibility: Shaco can turn invisible at will, making him able to hide from enemies and pull off unexpected attacks.
- Cloning: Shaco is able to make a clone of himself and control it, confusing enemies and making him able to attack his enemies with his clone as well.
Relations[]
Shaco has no known relations with any existing or known characters.
Biography[]
Most would say that death isn't funny. It isn't, unless you're Shaco - then it's hysterical. He is Valoran's first fully functioning homicidal comic; he jests until someone dies, and then he laughs. The figure that has come to be known as the Demon Jester is an enigma. No one fully agrees from whence he came, and Shaco never offers any details on his own. A popular belief is that Shaco is not of Runeterra - that he is a thing from a dark and twisted world. Still others believe that he is the demonic manifestation of humanity's dark urges and therefore cannot be reasoned with. The most plausible belief is that Shaco is an assassin for hire, left to his own lunatic devices until his services are needed. Shaco certainly has proven himself to be a cunning individual, evading authorities at every turn who might seek him for questioning for some horrendous, law-breaking atrocity. While such scuttlebutt might reassure the native inhabitants of Valoran, it seems unimaginable that such a malevolent figure is allowed to remain at large.
Whatever the truth of his history might be, Shaco is a terrifying, elusive figure most often seen where madness can openly reign.
Trivia[]
- During development he was called Jester.
- One of Shaco's unused abilities was called Paranoia.