@Visual updates team, A question with regard to the Yordle identity

Jingerbeardman·4/4/2014, 6:30:08 PM·2 votes·687 views

So I noticed something recently with the Dongers new visual update. He went from a furless Yordle to a furry one. Previously only Teemo, Rumble, and Ziggs were furry with the rest being furless. I always found this, from a continuity standpoint, to be rather odd. For a species to be so separated is kind of strange. As more visual updates roll out down the line will we see the other Yordles get the fur treatment? If so, what prompted this change in direction? If not, why are Yordles so divergent from each other?

6 Comments

RiotMorello4/4/2014, 8:38:26 PM6 votes

While not an artist myself, I do think the artists want to find a consistency with yordles so that this confusion is not there, but still allowing for varied personalities and differences between them Not sure "how," but pretty sure this is a purposeful direction.

Siachi4/4/2014, 6:51:06 PM1 votes

I feel like the idea is that MALE Yordles will be more furry, whereas FEMALE Yordles, like Tristana and Poppy, will be a bit more human-like, but have some animalistic traits (Like Lulu's cat ears).

And the reason for this seperation, is that Tristana in particular was originally designed as another race entirely, but this was retconned to make her a Yordle. So now you have this whole Gender Dimorphism thing going on.

As far as I know, Corki is the only male Yordle that isn't as furry, although that's not to say that some of the others won't get visual updates.

Lord Graves III4/4/2014, 11:02:24 PM1 votes

I remember a member of the lore team coming out and saying that it was a peacock sort of thing among their kind. Females don't have fur, males do to attract mates.

They also implied that underneith the hat, veigar probably has black fur.

Also, Kennen has always had fur too.

MaliciousMilk4/5/2014, 12:22:44 AM1 votes

I feel like Kennen is furry but he is wearing his ninja outfit, so thats something that might change, maybe show a little more of his furry layer. But then again, maybe not.