Leper

Lore & Background

The Leper's origins are shrouded in mystery. Once a king or noble of a fallen kingdom, he was struck by a terrible affliction that rotted his flesh and exiled him from his former life. Now, he wanders the corridors of the Darkest Estate, seeking a worthy death in battle. His face is hidden behind a porcelain mask, and his body is wrapped in bandages, concealing the extent of his decay. Despite his condition, he fights with unmatched ferocity, channeling his despair into each swing of his blade. He speaks little, but his actions speak volumes of a man who has lost everything yet refuses to yield.

Reader's Guide

Mustaine's career is marked by his role as co-founder, frontman, primary songwriter and sole consistent member of Megadeth. Megadeth has released seventeen studio albums, sold over 50 million records worldwide, with five albums platinum-certified, and won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2017 at the 59th Grammy Awards, for the title track of their fifteenth studio album, Dystopia. Prior to forming Megadeth, Mustaine was the lead guitarist of Metallica from 1981 to 1983 but did not appear on any albums.

He was credited as a writer on four songs from Kill 'Em All and two songs from Ride the Lightning. He has experienced alcohol and drug problems throughout his life, and briefly battled throat cancer in 2019. In a vote on the internet forum of Ultimate Guitar, Mustaine was ranked third in the top 25 rhythm guitarists of all time, first in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists, tenth in Loudwire's '66 Best Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time', and third in their '10 Greatest Rhythm Guitarists in Rock + Metal'.

Did You Know?

• The Leper can be healed by other party members' healing skills; he is not immune to healing from allies.
• His signature ability, Hew, is a standard attack that hits two ranks with no accuracy penalty.
• The Leper's design is inspired by the historical figure of the leper king Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, who suffered from leprosy but led his kingdom in battle.
• Despite his low speed and accuracy, the Leper boasts very high base damage, though the Flagellant has higher base damage at maximum resolve level, and other heroes can match or exceed his damage in certain contexts.