Kai'sa: The Bioboosted Armor

The Ecdysiast··1 votes·981 views

If the reference in the title is too obscure, you need to check out Guyver. But the new champion seems pretty awesome. I'll break down my first impressions:

Appearance I do like her, ignoring whether or not she's attractive, with a few minor complaints. I think her face should've been obscured in some way, if not entirely since I'd generally expect any kind of symbiotic parasite to be near/around the face first.. Glad the skin is going to have a helmet though. And on that note, she definitely looks like she could be a cash cow for skins. The on-release one appears to be Pulsefire, but she'd just as easily fit well with Battlecast, Mecha, Project, or Super Galaxy. Arclight and Dragonslayer (Or Dragonborn like Shyv) would be fine, too. And she's not purple enough. But since the bluish color is the same as Kassadin's skin, it's fine.


Abilities I love that each ability is derived from another Void champion. Kha'zix's W, Vel'koz's E (visually), Kog'maw's (un-reworked) W+Kha's R, and Rek'sai's R, but all made unique for this champion. Plus, they finally made a champion that really makes use of the "adaptive" mechanic they added a while ago, rather than just having the option to build AP or AD.

I really, really hope that ability change based on adaptive stats becomes the new trend (you know, like how three-hit passives and invulnerability were trends for reworks/new champions for a while). Though it does fit most with a Void themed champion, it shouldn't be too difficult to explain with some story element for any other origin.

Edit: SHE CAN TOGGLE A HELMET. YES.

8 Comments

DiG JJ1 votes

She's a generic fucking Katarina/Vayne clone who cares? I only want to one trick her before the inevitable nerfs.

The Ecdysiast2 votes

[{quoted}](name=DiG JJ,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=0xtmbbM1,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2018-02-21T01:26:10.157+0000)

She's a generic fucking Katarina/Vayne clone who cares? I only want to one trick her before the inevitable nerfs.

Please explain how she is either of those aside from the extremely broad aspects of being a woman and being a damage dealer.

Dominion Chi1 votes

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Please explain how she is either of those aside from the extremely broad aspects of being a woman and being a damage dealer.

i assume he means, the ult = kat e to a degree... and vayne invis is similar to her E passive if u build mainly atk speed

The Ecdysiast1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Dominion Chi,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=0xtmbbM1,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2018-02-21T01:35:57.907+0000)

i assume he means, the ult = kat e to a degree... and vayne invis is similar to her E passive if u build mainly atk speed

So then, she's also a "clone" of Kha'zix, Kog'maw, Rek'sai, and Vel'koz because her abilities are each clearly derived fromthem, Braum because of her passive, Garen because of her shoulders, Vi, Gnar, Poppy, and Bork, and Liandry's Torment because she deals %hp damage, Taliyah because she's Shuriman.

If all it takes to be a "clone" is one similarity, then every champion is a clone of the first one designed. Seems like this other guy wouldn't complain if the character were a man, and is only complaining because it's another woman who isn't a support.

Dominion Chi1 votes

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So then, she's also a "clone" of Kha'zix, Kog'maw, Rek'sai, and Vel'koz because her abilities are each clearly derived fromthem, Braum because of her passive, Garen because of her shoulders, Vi, Gnar, Poppy, and Bork, and Liandry's Torment because she deals %hp damage, Taliyah because she's Shuriman.

If all it takes to be a "clone" is one similarity, then every champion is a clone of the first one designed. Seems like this other guy wouldn't complain if the character were a man, and is only complaining because it's another woman who isn't a support.

Idk. That's his problem and whatever problem you may have with him/her.

DiG JJ1 votes

It's just my opinion but objectively her mechanics are lifted off other fucking ideas. Does it take Riot this long to come up with this shit? How many kits do we need with "attack same target x times and get bonus damage"? And massive mobility? What happened to this game.

The Ecdysiast1 votes

[{quoted}](name=DiG JJ,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=0xtmbbM1,comment-id=000000000001,timestamp=2018-02-21T01:51:50.311+0000)

It's just my opinion but objectively her mechanics are lifted off other fucking ideas. Does it take Riot this long to come up with this shit? How many kits do we need with "attack same target x times and get bonus damage"? And massive mobility? What happened to this game.

I specifically listed the champions her mechanics are lifted from, and stated that I appreciate it because that is her theme. Not sure how you're implying she has massive mobility, considering it's one ability and she has no other movement in her kit.

KennysDreamGirl1 votes

the only thing im meh on is her release skin looks like project vayne

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