What Is Azir?
The new surprise champion coming out is hugely fascinating to me, as I love Nasus and Renekton. However, since both Nasy and Rene are animals, that begs the question, what is Azir? From the splash art that was released of Azir, you can see that Azir has pronged feet, reversed knee joints, and appears to have a beak. Also, feather imagery was added by the swaying fabric on Azir's arms and back. We can most likely come to the conclusion that Azir is some sort of bird, but what kind?
There are a few things that could tell us:
- Azir has no wings.
This could mean all sorts of things, maybe the designers didn't want to put wings in for artistic reasons, however, there is another option. Azir is most likely a flightless bird, meaning that he does have wings, but they are very small and not used for anything. Take a look at those shoulder pads Azir has. What do those look like? Small wings (In my opinion at least).
Here is a list of flightless birds:
Ostrich Emu Kangaroo Island Emu (extinct) King Island Emu (extinct) Cassowaries Moa (extinct) Elephant birds (extinct) Kiwis Rheas
- Azir was at one point dead, and has come back to life. This means that Azir must be one of the extinct birds on the list. So if we take out the non-extinct ones:
Kangaroo Island Emu (extinct) King Island Emu (extinct) Moa (extinct) Elephant birds (extinct)
- Azir is taller than a human If you look at Azir, you can assume that the sand soldiers he is summoning are about human size, so lets take the birds smaller than people off the list
Moa (extinct) Elephant birds (extinct)
So, of the two, Elephant birds were bigger, so I have to say, I believe that Azir is probably and elephant bird, If you have any other opinions or I missed something, I would love to hear what you have to say!
