Keeper of the Light

Ezalor, the Keeper of the Light, is a ranged intelligence hero famous for his reputation as a one-man support team. Supporting his allies in need, and pushing unguarded lanes with ease, Ezalor is a very valuable ally for any team. Having a variety of useful abilities, he can channel a powerful globe of intense light that can heavily damage an army of enemy creeps in the lane, allowing for an easy push. He can also restore mana and reduce cooldown for himself and his allies as well as blind his enemies with an intense light that also damages and displaces them. His Ultimate hypnotizes enemies in an AoE periodically, allowing his allies to follow over with their attacks around this immensely powerful crowd control. Keeper of the Light requires patience, confidence, and selfless behavior to play him well, as he is played as a support instead of a killer caster like most Intelligence gankers. His set of abilities also requires good timing, reflexes, and knowledge to use well.

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 * Ezalor's design in Dota 2 makes several references to Gandalf, an iconic character from The Lord of the Rings book series.
 * His clothing is almost purely white, similar to Gandalf's attire.
 * Illuminate's wave animation are a group of stampeding white horses. This is similar to the spell Gandalf cast on the torrent of water, at the ford of Bruinen, in the first book, The Fellowship of the Ring. Additionally, it has similarities to his reinforcements at Helm's Deep during the second book, The Two Towers. This is also depicted in the splash art, with Ezalor taking Gandalf's place at the head of the charge.
 * The Mana Leak cast line vo_keeper_of_the_light_keep_manaleak_05.mp3 "You shall not cast!" is a reference to one of Gandalf's most famous quotes: "You shall not pass!"
 * The unused Mana Leak cast line vo_keeper_of_the_light_keep_manaleak_04.mp3 "Run! Run, I say!" is a reference to another one of Gandalf's famous quotes: "Fly, you fools!"
 * The respawn lines vo_keeper_of_the_light_keep_respawn_12.mp3 "Ezalor... I think that's my name" is likely a reference to Gandalf "respawning" as The White: "Gandalf? ... Yes ... That was my name ... Gandalf the Grey."
 * One of Ezalor's cosmetic items, the Wise Cap of the First Light makes him look even more like Gandalf.
 * The lines vo_keeper_of_the_light_keep_chakramagic_02.mp3 "Kundalini!" and vo_keeper_of_the_light_keep_chakramagic_05.mp3 "The serpent of illumination stirs!" come, as well as the term "Chakra" are derived from Hinduism. Kundalini is described as a dormant inner strength, or "sleeping serpent waiting to be awakened".
 * ,, , and together represent the four fundamental forces of the universe with Keeper of the Light representing the weak nuclear force, the force responsible for the light of stars and suns, including the sentient sun.
 * His Solar Bind and Mana Leak abilities reflect his theme of radioactive decay. As the name implies, it is the decay of an unstable atomic nucleus by radiation, the transmission of energy. Hence, the spell's ability to drain move speed or mana (energy) when an opponent moves (transmission).
 * Enigma's lines upon killing him further reinforces this when he says vo_enigma_enig_rival_05.mp3 "Ezalor, your decay is now complete." and vo_enigma_enig_rival_03.mp3 "Ezalor, the weak and infirm." which references radioactive decay and the weak force itself, respectively.
 * The rivalry line vo_keeper_of_the_light_keep_rival_02.mp3 "And chaos fled!" may be a reference to an official bug that can occur when fighting the final boss of Final Fantasy, Chaos, as you can win the fight without damaging him (he simply just fled).
 * His rare line vo_keeper_of_the_light_keep_rare_01.mp3 "I'll tell thee everything I can, there's little to relate." and vo_keeper_of_the_light_keep_rare_02.mp3 "Very gladly will I drink your honor's noble health." are quotes of the poem by "Haddock's Eyes" by Lewis Carroll, a poem about a very odd old man.
 * His rare line vo_keeper_of_the_light_keep_rare_03.mp3 "I'll forego green girdles and questing beasts, for all such knightly trifles pale before the light." is a reference to the book The Sword in the Stone.