Episode 2: Inheritance – Building Hero Subclasses

Goal: Learn how to apply inheritance by creating different types of heroes like Warrior and Mage. We will start from a simple base class Hero (concrete class) and extend it.

1. Project Structure

Create the following folder layout:

src/
├── model/
│   ├── Hero.java
│   ├── Warrior.java
│   └── Mage.java

1. Hero.java – Base Class (Concrete)

Create the file: src/main/Main.java

package model;

public class Hero {
    protected String name;
    protected int hp;
    protected int attack;

    public Hero(String name, int hp, int attack) {
        this.name = name;
        this.hp = hp;
        this.attack = attack;
    }

    public void attack(Hero target) {
        System.out.println(this.name + " attacks " + target.getName() + " for " + this.attack + " damage.");
        target.takeDamage(this.attack);
    }

    public void takeDamage(int damage) {
        this.hp -= damage;
        if (this.hp < 0) this.hp = 0;
        System.out.println(name + " now has " + hp + " HP.");
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public int getHp() {
        return hp;
    }
}

2. Warrior.java – A Subclass of Hero

package model;

public class Warrior extends Hero {

    public Warrior(String name) {
        super(name, 150, 20);
    }

    public void heavyStrike(Hero target) {
        int damage = this.attack + 10;
        System.out.println(this.name + " uses Heavy Strike on " + target.getName() + " for " + damage + " damage!");
        target.takeDamage(damage);
    }
}

3. Mage.java – Another Subclass of Hero

package model;

public class Mage extends Hero {

    public Mage(String name) {
        super(name, 100, 25);
    }

    public void fireball(Hero target) {
        int damage = this.attack + 5;
        System.out.println(this.name + " casts Fireball on " + target.getName() + " for " + damage + " magic damage!");
        target.takeDamage(damage);
    }
}

4. Test in Main.java

import model.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Hero garen = new Warrior("Garen");
        Hero ahri = new Mage("Ahri");

        garen.attack(ahri);
        ((Mage) ahri).fireball(garen);
        ((Warrior) garen).heavyStrike(ahri);
    }
}