I always saw him as an anti-marksman artillery champion, which was entirely lost on his rework. Sad to say, but once again, this is just a new champion in the shell of an old one.
Personally I even hate his new look. Being a man-machine, patchwork abomination, horrifying to look at, was so characteristic of Urgot. And Riot for some reason humanised him, into a Bane lookalike, no less.
Why can't all reworks be like
? Same champion, very similar kit and playstyle, yet somehow better and more interactive for both sides in every single way.