Legendary skin concept: Virus Vel'Koz

Shadowed Fate·3/24/2016, 10:11:17 AM·122 votes·17,746 views

For a while I've been trying to think a way of doing something, ever since it was mentioned that one of the original concepts for Vel'Koz was that he would be the only self-aware champion, realizing he was in a video game. Raid Boss Veigar kind of took a few of the ideas I had, with his recall revealing the code behind the map and so forth, but it never seemed quite right anyway. And considered a coder Ve'Koz where he's like just a nerd (relax, Riot, I don't mean you) writing the game code, but again, not quite the right fit.

And then Program Lissandra and Program Soraka come along, and look amazing.

I give you the Legendary skin: Virus Vel'Koz Rewriting/deleting/manipulating the code that surrounds him, particularly these inferior programs running around thinking they're end users.

The creepy cyber look would fit Vel'Koz amazingly, his tentacles easily being like a glowing green (purple still?) mesh, the sort over which a graphical skin would be laid, or something similar. Glowing eyes, laser effects, the way he moves, it would all fit great. His spell effects already tear holes in reality, it's easy enough to adapt that to a more cyber feel. Remember the Urf special spell effect things on death, like the doom ray from the sky? Have him do that, but with more of a 'program deleted' sort of feel when he kills someone, like when Pulsefire Ezreal dies. When he 3-hit-passives someone (if that's still a thing after his rework), make the target sort of..glitch out for a moment, the sort of thing you'd see when a hologram isn't working quite right in a movie.

But what would make it a Legendary skin, in addition to the new spell effects and recall and such, would be the reworked lines. Aside from the voice effect used for Program Lissandra, make his lines more aware of the fact that they're all in a video game...sort of. Make him a coder rather than a biologist. Comment on the programming of the opponents rather than their anatomy. It would make for some great lines triggered by things like him killing opponents. "Obsolete code incompatible with current environment. Deletion complete." Hell, give him a few lines along those..lines, there's plenty of potential there. Maybe a joke about spaghetti code, or about scripts being insufficient countermeasures. Some general taunts about inferior code or inelegant design or whatever, but also plenty of room for specific taunts (or interactions upon seeing a champion). Comment on ancient programming architecture upon seeing any of the champions who haven't gotten a visual update in forever like Taric or Mordekaiser or Morgana. Comment on the identities of champions but by the way they're coded; Zilean merits mention of incorrectly ordered lines of code; a Feasted Cho'Gath might call for an impending stack overflow warning; Tryndamere ulting brings an error: unable to kill process; it's abundantly clear that Teemo is malware; I dare Phreak to not make a Kha'Zix Bugsplat pun; Kalista is an archive of an abundance of files; Sion and Urgot are re-purposed legacy code; Soraka is antivirus software; Lissandra would results in frozen processes; Orianna...something; the list goes on and on. Can the system detect particular skins? Unique interactions with both the PROJECT skins and the Program ones would be quite appropriate. Maybe even Mecha/Battlecast. Don't make it completely ridiculous like one of the Arcade skins, more like...this cyber horror sees everyone around him as just another program. He just happens to be correct in that, but no one knows that but him and us.

It's a shame I don't have any art skill to speak of, but hopefully I'm getting the intended image across. What do you think?

46 Comments

THE RlVER KlNG3/24/2016, 12:32:49 PM31 votes

As a Vel'Koz main I now need this and can no longer function without a skin this awesome. Excellent idea, I sincerely hope Riot does something along these lines; maybe once the mid-year mage update rolls out some skins will be with it. We can only hope!

Jhnny3/24/2016, 4:01:40 PM12 votes

the only self-aware champion, realizing he was in a video game

Except Mordekaiser has a line "You only need to click once, fool!"

Freshi3/24/2016, 9:34:07 PM12 votes

How bout the same theme on a different champ,

Cancer Malzahar

-- By "TiltedMidWhoJustPlayedRankedAgainstAMalzahar [zombie-nunu-bummed]

Hooksus3/24/2016, 12:39:01 PM12 votes

RITO I SUMMON THEE

Wienerbarf3/24/2016, 12:50:23 PM7 votes

I must have this. ASAP. My angle gene is going crazy! RITO PLZ! Show Velkoz some love!

Letter H3/24/2016, 5:00:21 PM6 votes

Virus Vel'Koz killing Rumble:

"Outdated Rig anyways"

TheOvermind3/24/2016, 7:50:53 PM4 votes

I love this idea i just hope they wont say something like we just made the definitely not Vel'koz skin so we cant make anymore quite yet. But then again draven recieved 2 skins back 2 back

Presently Absent3/24/2016, 7:33:03 PM4 votes

We definitely need more Vel'Koz skins. It's a really cool idea. Personally, I've been rooting for a Cosmic Horror Vel'Koz skin forever now, even more so now that Kassadin got a Cosmic Reaver skin. Grey, fleshy body and inky, putrid particles. It would be nice since all of his current skins are mechanical themed and it would fit him on so many levels.

MorsLillaBulldog3/24/2016, 2:22:46 PM4 votes

Imagine if there is a bug in the Vel'koz code while he's taunting someone with a line around their "inferior" code.

Mixonator3/24/2016, 1:00:48 PM3 votes

This is a well thought out idea, fits his lore and would go well with the program skins. Similar to the marauder/warden skin group. i like it a lot.

Legacy Hydralpha3/24/2016, 5:05:27 PM3 votes

I really should've rushed posting this Malware Vel-Koz skin concept.

Whut Thuh 3/25/2016, 6:27:41 PM2 votes

the title said virus.. i was expecting a slimy green germ velkoz but was pleasantly surprised by this cool and intricate skin concept :) [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Kiyodai Akamichi3/24/2016, 4:33:46 PM2 votes

I require this skin. QUICKLY, PERFORM THE RITUAL TO SUMMON KATEYKHAOS OR KINDLEJACK!

Simple Moon3/24/2016, 6:15:39 PM2 votes

Vel'Koz main as well and this sounds amazing.

DeathBot6663/24/2016, 7:24:07 PM2 votes

Dear god yes.

I could imagine it now. If I was actually artistic in any way shape or form I would give you some art for it.

Spizzle90003/24/2016, 8:11:19 PM2 votes

Please. PLEASE. I. WANT. THIS.

Nunya Bezwacks3/25/2016, 2:28:56 AM2 votes

or...just don't ¯_(ツ)_/¯

fugertech3/25/2016, 3:51:36 AM2 votes

polite cough Hey uh, Riot. Yeah, me again. I know, I know, I come onto your boards and say a bunch of stuff how you should consider implementing things into your game. Mmm hmm, I know that I'm not the company that made the game. Hell, I can't even make a good pun half the time while you have a pun-throwing machine. But listen. This idea? You cannot seriously come up to my face and, in front of other people or just alone, tell me that it would be "stealing" or "no one wants th-" yeah ok, BS.

Hey, hey, don't go getting mad at me because I'm getting tired. You're the company in this whole situation, I get that. I've got that for a long time. I just think that maybe Rioters should consider taking ideas like these and presenting them to everyone else, get a popular vote. If 60, maybe 70% of the people are like "hey, cool idea. We should have someone look into making this," then why not make it? It's a really cool and detailed idea that I'm sure everyone would love.

Zatharista3/25/2016, 4:28:10 AM2 votes

A legendary skin about a flying spaghetti monster commenting on spaghetti code? I'm AurelionSold

Earthlord Jazz3/24/2016, 4:06:13 PM1 votes

I honestly cannot decide which one is better....Spaghetti Monster Vel'Koz or this awesome Virus Vel'koz

Prozzak3/24/2016, 11:58:43 PM1 votes

Great idea, but I personally think venom vel'koz would be a great spinoff for him. Completely alter his personality to a warped version of himself like what happened to spiderman.

ViashinoWizard3/25/2016, 12:04:38 AM1 votes

I thought of something slightly different when I read the thread title...

Velkoz "I'm the Swine Flu! Boogity boogity!"

Your idea is probably cooler though.

BaloSaar3/25/2016, 3:29:51 PM1 votes

I could see a 'Virus Zac', 'Virus Malzahar', 'Virus Hecarim ('Trojan' horse), and ' Virus Elise'

Potentially 'Virus Yorick" as a legendary skin

I could see 'Program Kindred' where one is like a compiler and one is an assembler.

Illaoi would be a perfect champion for a program or virus skin.

FastAsHeck3/25/2016, 5:33:28 PM1 votes

Maybe a joke about spaghetti code

He would have like 10 minutes of taunts against Azir

Auryiel3/24/2016, 5:43:42 PM1 votes

Considering he has a battlecast skin, I think other themes should be explored before going back to another mechanical skin. I know it wouldn't look like Battlecast Vel'Koz, but this would essentially be the same thing Riot did with Lux, who got a slew of military themed skins, which resulted in a large catalogue of skins that still felt extremely small.

Jet Sett3/24/2016, 5:08:44 PM1 votes

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Maybe a joke about spaghetti code Azir

ftfy

AATTRROOXX3/24/2016, 7:53:37 PM1 votes

Azir deserves this skin just as much.

TheRealBaz3/24/2016, 2:42:27 PM1 votes

final boss veigar