The V-Neck Argument

TheHobbits·4/8/2018, 10:37:37 PM·4 votes·2,042 views

This whole Kai'Sa V-neck argument comes done to one thing. Believability. Why is it as soon as we saw Kai'Sa's neck line and cleavage we flipped out, but the moment we saw Taric's V-neck and bare chest we accepted it completely?

Kaisa - The Symbiote she wears protects her from the void and we can assume that so long as she lives the symbiote lives too. A skin tight suit is fine in this context as it shows mobility and a fact that she is fragile (as apposed to Chogath or Rek'sai who can take a few hits).

https://media.lolusercontent.com/api/embedly/1/image/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.discordapp.com%2Fattachments%2F318134046276321280%2F415557768985051136%2Fkaisa.PNG&key=f0abbd34f14549f3a15cd94dd9970851&width=425

This makes sense. Its protects every square inch of her body from harm. A second skin. But why does the symbiote expose her most vulnerable part. To expose the chests bare skin is prone to attack.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/6/65/Kai%27Sa_OriginalSkin.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180221202852

There is only one posibility I can think of and that exposing the front is much like how a cat will lay down and expose its belly to you. Looks like they want you to pet them there, but may be clawed and bitten if you try. All well and good for a cat, but when facing a danger like the Void, that's another story.

https://i.imgur.com/Z8BRloP.png

And then there is Taric. Just look at him.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/d/d4/Taric_OriginalSkin.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170616231708

Chiseled pecks exposed chest to attack, but there is a difference. Take a look at is origin. How he came to be.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/1/19/Taric_ASC_pr09.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/850?cb=20160404202639

When climbing the Mt Targon in the freezing cold he was covered with a coat and cape. Its not until he has left the Freljord and embraced the Aspect Protector. A being not just of defensive power, but also the aspect of beauty. We accepted this theme as it is true to Taric and his personality. His fashion is a choice by design. He is actively picking out a wardrobe that he feels comfortable in.

Kai'sa on the other hand wears a second skin in the form of a living symbiote. One that would actively risk its host by exposing a weakness in the face of an enemy? Maybe to lure them in to swiftly destroy them? Perhaps.

Just another thing to consider.


#The Discussion so Far

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And I find it **EXTEMELY ** hard to believe all this hooplah about Kai'Sa is just about a deep neckline. You're really going to tell me that months of complaints about Kai'Sa's looks, since she was announced, has always just been about her body suit just being a little too revealing? Really? That everyone will be perfectly fine with her having a nice body, nice hair, nice skin, size, shape, etc. etc. etc. if only that pesky v neck was a little higher??

[slayer-jinx-unamused]

Here is the point We are making.

(Sorry for this Miss Johansson)

Black Widow in the MCU. Scarlet Johansson is a beautiful woman and yes she has breasts.

https://content4.promiflash.de/article-images/gallery1024/natasha-romanoffblack-widow-scarlett-johansson-in-the-avengers.jpg

But see how when you make her more like Kai'sa:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTyD_p-XAAAlXvo.jpg

Suddenly something just isn't right. Black Widow is sexy, but there is absolutely no need to obviously flaunt a natural characteristic of Scarlet's body. (And I am well aware that this isn't actually her cleavage its just to use as an example)

14 Comments

Wînter Fox4/8/2018, 11:57:35 PM3 votes

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This whole Kai'Sa V-neck argument comes done to one thing. Believability.

And I find it **EXTEMELY ** hard to believe all this hooplah about Kai'Sa is just about a deep neckline. You're really going to tell me that months of complaints about Kai'Sa's looks, since she was announced, has always just been about her body suit just being a little too revealing? Really? That everyone will be perfectly fine with her having a nice body, nice hair, nice skin, size, shape, etc. etc. etc. if only that pesky v neck was a little higher??

[slayer-jinx-unamused]

Daddy Braum4/8/2018, 10:59:10 PM2 votes

On the subject of v-neck Can we get armour of the fifth age taric's v-neck fixed the splash has it go all they way to the bottom but in game its just under halfway down his chest

Vacus4/8/2018, 11:48:04 PM2 votes

Can we just start banning these threads?

Because I really don't give a fuck about what these kids who never posted on GD before think about this, and we have a dozen threads on it already.

TheHobbits4/8/2018, 11:06:38 PM1 votes

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On the subject of v-neck Can we get armour of the fifth age taric's v-neck fixed the splash has it go all they way to the bottom but in game its just under halfway down his chest

https://static.lolwallpapers.net/2016/04/5704c534e1952.jpg

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-by8ldOB1r64/VwVoXRLZvLI/AAAAAAAANKg/t0Q9q0oht4E8HvFr6V_yPraUCwD-qlx0Q/s1600/taric2compare.jpg

They fixed it a while back.

http://www.surrenderat20.net/2016/04/46-pbe-update.html

ModWulf Helhammer4/8/2018, 11:44:37 PM1 votes

That’s actually not the freljord, just the peak of Mt Targon

thecowley4/9/2018, 3:34:38 AM1 votes

This whole thing is ridicouls for two major reasons. 1) Fantasy. This is a fantasy game. While other games and series and media try to be gritty realistic about their settings, this just isn't the case with lol. The game is about as high nonsensical fantasy as it gets. I personally need it to make sense and be pratical. Shit works because magic. The whole symbiote suit only works because magic.

2)Visual medium. League is a visual medium. Despite sound work, written lore and even items ect. Lol is a video game. Even the champs that are meant to be horror monsters look good. Not sexy, but good. Until they do an old hag/witch, ever humanoid girl champ is going to be on a range from above average attractive to sexy/sultry. It looks good let's you focus on delivering a story behind it when things look good in visual mediums.

I agree that something over then a v neck to show she is still human would have been nice, but I think kaisa and riot are a far cry from having over sexualized this champ. I could see arguments for it about ahri or Evelyn, but both of their stories revolve around how the use beauty to seduce others to drain power/life essence, so even then I think it's a week argument