I Like Illaoi, but I am convinced she does not embody her thematic
Hello everyone
First, a major Disclaimer. This is Pure opinion. In this Post you see merely what i believe, not what i try to prove, meaning there will be for sure people that disagree and i welcome it, However, this is an opinion and thus is to be respected and discussed, not "Corrected".
Thank you
As the title says, i actually quite like Illaoi as a Champion and as a Possible Person. She is a very open, honest bold Person that believes in doing the Things we want in our hearts. Sure, she gets violent if you tell her no, but she is still a badass and a nice-guy persona. it only further compliments that she fully believes in this since it is what her religious belief prescribes her to do. She is basically an agnostic religious peacemaker, if you will
HOWEVER! In her Gameplay design i do not see any of what she is, at all.
While in her thematic she is a Frontal-confronting tank of a woman that punishes cowardice and the lack of lifewill with a brutal beatdown, in the game this is exactly how you deal with her.
Her E is the only Thing that compliments her design-aspect because it punishes you for not facing her by either having the soul durate for the entirety of it's 10 seconds (or 8 i believe, idek been a while since i saw an illa) and even more so hurts your pressure and presence by punishing you for running away.
But the rest of her Kit? NOPE.
her Q? run away
her W? run away
her R? Literally just run away.
If she was designed to be a persona that Punishes and BRUTALLY judges you for being cowardly and not facing the obstacles before you, then i believe that her gameplay aspect should definetly not be the polar opposite, that she actually is weak and submissive to simply just running away from her and Forget she even exists.
Legit, whenever anyone asks how to deal with her, the first Thing people say is "Just walk away when she Rs".
THIS SHOULD BE THE EXACT THING PEOPLE SHOULDN'T DO, WOULD THE CHAMPION BE CORRECTLY DESIGNED.
But alas, We have what we have now. Althought I have certain issues accepting that Illaoi as a bully-beatdown is weak to being denied, i still have to say i like her gameplay design in itself aswell as her lore and character in itself. I just for the love of me can't accept both These Things under the same roof that is an existing champion.
