Dota 2 Characters in the universe see little appearances. Their presence can be traced to the media pieces Valve releases, or the anime series. Even so, the full cast has never seen acknowledgment as a full roster except in-game. Heroes can range from folk heroes to overarching entities. It is this diversity that makes MOBA lore worth investing in.
Lore and hero design is depicted to show off a slice of that character. Hoodwink is a bushwhacking freedom fighter, and Treant Protector is a living guardian tree. Subjective as horror might be, some heroes are legit nightmare fuel. Let’s face it, if some Dota heroes were real, they would scare anyone outright. Here are some heroes we think are terrifying.
Doom
Our first entry takes us to the lowest pit in Hell in Dota’s lore. Lucifer, known as Doom in the game, his sin was defiance. Once a great general of the light, he would not kneel, he was cast out from the light and into the earth.
His name was tolled from the great bell of Vashundol, and his wings were branded six and sixty times. The wings were no different from stumps when he slipped and fell from grace. Struck by insatiable needs and twisted with power, Lucifer carries his own hell everywhere he goes.
Doom is an infamous strength hero that gathers gold and experience faster than most heroes. His ultimate carries his title and causes enemies to be disabled. With no items and spells to defend with, Doom then proceeds to run them down and snuff them out. He is also themed after the biblical figure, Lucifer.
Undoubtedly, Doom is one of the most terrifying Dota 2 characters.
Night Stalker
Are you afraid of the dark? In the Dota universe, there was a time when everywhere was nothing but darkness. Creatures of darkness would exist in all places, and their stories are woven into every culture. When the first day came, all creatures of the night perished, except for Balanar the Night Stalker. His enjoyment is in his portrayal of the Boogeyman, and how his image is used to scare children. All Balanar does is inspire terror, and make sure that he, the Night Terror, is real.
Night Stalker is a strong hero that thrives in the night. His abilities focus on disruption and chasing fleeing enemies, which become stronger at nighttime. His ultimate turns day into night, unleashing fury and wing, becoming the Night Terror.
Undying
Would it disturb you if your body did horrible things after you pass on? His name escapes his thoughts, it’s been so long since he lost it. In a memory, his brethren rode alongside him and remembers pain and fear as he was stripped off his saddle.
It was there that they threw him into the yawning pit of the Dead God with his brothers. After an unknown time in darkness, the Dead God called upon him to spread the dirge. An endless cycle of death and undeath, the Undying shambles to bring an unending dirge.
Undying is a strength spellcaster emphasizing drawn-out team fights. He can steal strength from enemies, and heal and damage targets using nearby units. His tombstone can disrupt enemy movement by spawning zombies. His tanky flesh golem form slows and makes enemies take more damage.
Broodmother
Nothing says terror more than a big, f@^#ing spider—enough said. Underneath that scary exterior is the heart of a mother. Black Arachnia lay underneath a volcano for centuries, raising her brood of spiderlings. We can guarantee that she is one of the most horrific Dota 2 characters ever.
Now her days of peace and maternal rearing came to an end due to Ptholopthales. The Vizier of Greed erected a lodestone ziggurat on the slopes of the volcano. The wealth within caused Arachnia great trouble, and she wished to see it end. She spun the vizier into a meal and set out to rid the world of those who might hurt her spiderlings.
Broodmother is an agility hero with a penchant for amassing units and phasing through obstacles. She can siege towers and mow down creeps with her spiders. If her spiders are taken out, she is capable of going toe-to-toe with anyone. She is annoying as she is terrifying.
Bane
This list wouldn’t be complete without the embodiment of nightmares themselves. When gods have nightmares, it is Atrophos who give them. Its existence came from the terror of the goddess Nyctasha.
His vaporous form he stole while feeding off her immortality. An uncontainable form of terror who strikes fear into the hearts of mortals, he is fear itself. Even in their hours of waking, they are not free from his grip. His black blood is continuous, as he reminds heroes everywhere to fear the darkness.
Bane is an intelligent spellcaster with great single-target abilities. His kit allows him to remove an enemy from the fight with reliability. He can also disrupt enemy spellcasting.
