The Skaldic Soloist (Trundle Skin Concept)
[Concept Art is in Progress Now] (First "Forum" post since my hiatus from League. Please bear with my inconsistencies in "Classic" Trundle's game-play qualities as I main the Traditional skin I was surprised to get) I have given this concept a lot of thinking, and after attempting to main Trundle I have decided to share this amazing idea. I know Trundle just got a new skin and other champs need one and blah blahblah but give this a chance:
We all know League has quite a few highly successful bands. With all the bands and bards in the game now I offer something that will hopefully be both cool and refreshing. The frozen north of our world is known for great warriors and legends, but our knowledge of these legends is only available to us thanks to the original Wikis known as Skalds. Skalds are the keepers of knowledge and the recorders of legends. They are charged with knowing the true history. So you can definitely see why Trundle- with his revised background- is a perfect fit for a Skald skin. In times more recent than those of the ancient Skalds, they have also been glorified in videogames and pen and paper as (potentially) very powerful offshoots of Bards. Some portrayed as wielding powers over ice and being an embodiment of the harsh cold and primal emotions. It could be said that Trundle also possesses these qualities. Trundle also does not seem like the type to share the stage with anyone (which is one of the things that bugged me about policeman trundle even though years ago I proposed a Discworld version). So lets give Trundle, who already knows *everything* about history, a historian's skin. Since he is an amazing duelist who likes to call the shots lets make him the member of our first one-man (or troll if you prefer) band:
Appearance: Instead of the usual icy club, Trundle sports a massive lute. This was the initial thought I got when I imagined Trundle as a musician. It is just far too fitting. Every attack with the lute should play the clanging noise that you get when you slap someone with a stringed wood instrument. I would give him armor that covered more but in black and with his usual pelt over his shoulder instead of that ugly shoulder piece.
Chomp: Replace the usual sounds with Trundle quoting Do-Re-Mi. The note he uses depends on which stat is highest on Trundle's target unless its a building in which case he will always exclaim painfully: "D'oh!"
Frozen Domain: (Ive noticed that in Summoners Rift, Traditional Trundle has a slight advantage over Classic in that his W is less visible. That will not be a problem here) A musical bar with random notes (or the League theme) runs the circumference of the Domain. This bar provides a neat ring to let players know where Trundle's prime dueling ring is while the real visual effect unfolds. At the same time, a book appears in the middle of the area of effect with the title of the Trollish Edda. Sheets of music and poetry explode outwards from it to cover the area of effect and the music bar ring fades out while the book fills the Domain.
Pillar of Ice (Rip Filth): A piano made entirely of ice drops from the sky, forcing enemies out of the way (with exclamation marks briefly overhead?). The main wreckage is terrain and the debris of strings and keys around it hinders movement.
Subjugate: Trundle begins chanting a war chant of how awesome he is and how bad his target is. More musical notes on bars flutter out from his target and into him. The ultimate has special lines for each member of the other bands that he targets, much like the Freljord patch. here are just a few examples: To Yorick: "Hah! Welcome to MY JUNGLE!" To Morderkaiser: "I prefer POWER metal, heh." To Sona: "Are you ready? I cant hear you~!"
Voice Lines: Each joke and taunt can be witty references to a wide variety of songs (Trundle is so very cultured) or some other stuff. Jokes: [to Clubbums] "You're my only friend, well you're not actually my friend, but you're a little clubbing friend..." "Like it? It only took me one raid attempt!"
Taunts: "Nothing is safe, soon you will see, your face caved in is another trolls dream!" Update: "Wanna know what happened to the last Skald in my old chief's court? I found a bigger lute."
EDIT: THINGS I FORGOT: Dance Animation: He rocks out on his lute then smashes it in front of him.
Recall Animation: He stands before a crowd of cheering Poros, flexing and waving. Then he jumps backwards on top of them and they all scramble. Back in the Fountain he looks a little dazed at his failed stage dive.
Please let me know what you think and share your own quote ideas. (IMO there is not enough Blind Guardian in it yet)