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Miss Fortune's Captain Fortune skin was originally the VU wasn't it?

Shadow Puppet·7/27/2015, 12:47:24 AM·37 votes·17,753 views

Maybe I'm wrong but it sure seems that way. For a few reasons:

  • I can easily see Captain Fortune being pulled as default MF and changed into a skin because the VU changes might upset too many people. -Skins usually place champions in a drastically different setting or role. Miss Fortune goes from slutty pirate hunter to less slutty pirate hunter. Why would a pirate need a pirate themed skin? -She tries to share the spotlight with GP as an updated champion in the event although her changes aren't nearly as significant. -MF's login screen here uses Captain Fortune rather than default MF. Like other things, it might be a remnant of when captain fortune was the VU. (graves and tf have new skins but don't use them in their login screen) -5 is usually the number of skins riot gives each theme but this event has 6 (graves, tf, garen, quinn, aatrox, and MF)

Again, maybe I'm nitpicking but I would not be surprised if this was the case.

29 Comments

Purodyuusaa7/27/2015, 12:56:38 AM11 votes

You know it man.

Riotmoonstones7/27/2015, 5:13:19 PM10 votes

Hey Ruarik,

Captain Fortune wasn't intended to be her VU. We created this skin for the Bilgewater event.

I can easily see Captain Fortune being pulled as default MF and changed into a skin because the VU changes might upset too many people. -Skins usually place champions in a drastically different setting or role. Miss Fortune goes from slutty pirate hunter to less slutty pirate hunter. Why would a pirate need a pirate themed skin?

As originally stated on the Champion Update page, Miss Fortune's VU would be minor, as opposed to something large-scale like Sion.

5 is usually the number of skins riot gives each theme but this event has 6 (graves, tf, garen, quinn, aatrox, and MF)

We don't have a hard set number for skins for an event. If we have opportunities to give more champions a skin because they tie in with the event, we'll absolutely do it! :]

Big Lincoln7/27/2015, 12:55:10 AM9 votes

it should have been, but riot wants our money

Laughing Fish7/27/2015, 1:37:29 AM4 votes

It most likely was. But if they had made it the default people would be raging because she would be wearing more clothes lol. Making it a skin was smarter.

Marthian7/27/2015, 1:33:32 AM3 votes

Didn't seem like it would have, but I personally would not have minded if it became the classic skin.

Saminus Maximus7/28/2015, 12:20:59 AM2 votes

"Why would a pirate need a pirate themed skin?"

Something we talk about a lot on the skins team is 'alternate fantasies'; basically what can we deliver in a skin that players of that champion would love but don't get with the base. Boxing Vi is a redundancy of her base in a way because she is already all about punching (doesn't mean we couldn't do this skin though) while Lee Sin, being our resident Street Fighting/Matial Arts guy would make an exciting boxer with punches for kicks kind of like Balrog.

Nothing to see here. Just riot doing riot things again. . . . . Not that i'm complaining Captain Mf is sexy af.

Aids cuz League7/27/2015, 12:57:44 AM2 votes

Nah, the update to miss fortune VU involved giving her more cleavage and tighter leggings, also for her updated splash nah, they gave her one, she needed a much more orange tint. Yep, that's the update folks, they pulled an Elise and took part of an ability away, and added it to another ability in her kit. Done thats it, genius GG EZ

Elipo7/27/2015, 9:18:57 AM2 votes

MF is not a pirate, she's a bounty hunter (she haunts pirates, she's not one), owning a ship doesn't make you a pirate, read the lore, please, they didn't give a pirate skin to a pirate champion,but a pirate skin to a bounty hunter champion

Zarxis7/27/2015, 9:23:18 AM2 votes

Captain Miss Fortune should be the new Classic Miss Fortune (with the old version being renamed "traditional"), but Riot would rather pass off Miss Fortune's actual VU (Captain) as a new skin. They don't want to go back on their "decision" to "stop" making traditional skins, and they want money.

AzureInTheDark7/27/2015, 3:28:58 PM2 votes

Captain Fortune was probably made solely for the Bilgewater event, kinda like how the Cut-Throat and Cut-Purse skins for TF and Graves were just them in the past.

Personally, I'm wondering if this means Miss Fortune either used to be a full blown Pirate, or she'll dress for the occasion for when she tries to go and take down Gangplank or something. Lore is a fun thing, y'know? It all doesn't have to be a big Rito-Conspiracy.

Obligatory Bard Erotic Chiming

B0MBSIGHT7/27/2015, 2:26:56 PM1 votes

Yeah, its spirit guard udyr all over again. Kinda sick of this bs.

Not only is it redundant but in the new lore, it seems that MF has a crew now, almost like she is a captain or something...

Narog7/27/2015, 2:59:29 PM1 votes

I liked better like this , we have the MF that many people like plus a cool skin , am not a fan of riot replacing things that are fine .

Monsta Moo7/27/2015, 8:42:25 AM1 votes

I would be upset if that was supposed to be the new MissFortune due to no more traditional skins, that blows big time. I also love my sexy big bad bitch from bilgewater. I must agree with you, it does indeed seem like it was supposed to be her VU, but I saw concept art for her before I saw some for Quinn so....yeah. However, the skin is pretty epic, anyone know the release date?

Stellafreyja7/27/2015, 1:41:25 AM1 votes

Riot did say that they wanted to stray away from Traditional skins. I wouldn't have minded Captain Fortune becoming MF's default skin though. The second I saw it, I needed to buy it.

Leu077/27/2015, 2:57:33 AM1 votes

its the truth!!!!