Let's talk more about champion identities

Ghiefelstein··1 votes·554 views

What is the identity of your favorite champion? What unique place do they have in the game? Riot uses champion identities as a starting point for balancing and reworks. That works great if a champion has a strong identity that everyone agrees on. But problems arise when players have different ideas about a character (example: Cassiopeia).

We as players can do something about that. Write down what you love about a champion and what makes them so unique. Then Riot can see if their vision fits what players expect. Every patch Riot solidifies some identities based on what they think is best (for example, Shyvana in 4.21). Make sure you tell them which direction you would like to see.

PATCH 4.21 NOTES: "In light of her recent exit from popularity, Shyvana's a character that's been left without a clear identity. Is she a human? Is she a dragon? Is she viable? Leaning on her original jungling roots, we've decided to boost Shyv's clearing speeds so that she can be one of the faster farmers out there, opening her up to make cooler decisions than just shoving in top-laners and living forever."

For inspiration I have some descriptions from this thread I made a few months ago.

Hecarim Hecarim Best ganks; capable of of speeding into fights and then speeding out, with excellent aoe initiation. Speed SPEED SPEED (Credit: SerBlaise)

Mordekaiser Mordekaiser A brutal Ironclad knight with a hulking mace, whose enemies cannot escape his grasp even in death. (Credit: Tony95XX)

JarvanIV Jarvan IV The King; (I know he's a prince, but he's one of the few royalty we have) Courage; fighting bravely; large plays to change the game. When he goes; allies are trusted to follow. (Credit: Nagash)

Janna Janna Getting kitet by her is like trying to catch the wind. (Credit: Chaetopterus)

Now it is your turn. What is the identity of your favorite champion(s)? Go for it!

6 Comments

Mahnigguh3 votes

Volibear OM NOM NOM EAT YOU Evelynn the girl that had braces in high school and got stuffed into lockers...still stuffed in a locker Lucian if LoL were a horror movie...he'd be the first to go Poppy She's the Butch (Mullet skin coming soon) Amumu he wasn't the prom king Braum Moustache Ride?

disregardable2 votes

Jinx- The AD Carry that takes down D Gates. Excellent split pusher that is strong, though not the strongest, at every point in the game. Her CC gives her a lot of potential for out plays, but not too much teamfight impact.

Leti the Yeti2 votes

not sure how to describe a champ's identity but here we go Jax walking eggplant with a lamp post DrMundo eggplant on steroids that you thought would tank, but throws cleaves for days Rammus its fuqing bowser the hedgehog Nasus that kid from your childhood you bullied everyday who is now a raidboss Veigar that nerdy kid from your childhood that kicked ur ass at age 6

Origami Kaiju2 votes

Soraka Heal Heal Heal Banana

Sona Poke Sustain flash ulti

Nami Core identity - spam laugh at Sona

Kingsgrave1 votes

I dont like these dicussions because people tend to not understand what "identity" means.

Hecarim's identity isn't that he ganks a lot. His identity is a fearsome and rampaging centaur.

Ghiefelstein1 votes

All the more reason to talk about it then. Educate people what identity truly is.

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