WWII Azir Skin

CC Cranius·Jun 15, 2015·5 votes·2,543 views

I main , with 300+ games this season. A fairly new champion to match a fairly new player, his 2 skin choices are insanely limited. is an emporer and deserves more choices! So, why not create a sort of Pulsefire Ezreal package for ?

WITH HIS VERY OWN WWII SKIN PACKAGE! German or American Officer themed, this package can include new voice overs, animations, a new Sun Disc, and best of all-- uniforms for the soldiers, to look like enlisted men from WWII! It would be a great fit for him!

24 Comments

Shroom JunkieJun 15, 20152 votes

Maybe not a Legendary skin, but it would be nice. Maybe a 975 or 1350 skin. +1

Espy PsycheJun 15, 20151 votes

Maybe a Patton model for USA and a Himmler model for Germany?

IFeedAsKatJun 16, 20151 votes

how do you get the vote option on this? just wondering

CC CraniusJun 17, 20151 votes

When you create your own post, there will be a "Poll option." Simply click yes, and create the poll

IFeedAsKatJun 18, 20151 votes

thank youuuuu

way she goes bubJun 16, 20151 votes

No Zac has 1 skin soon to be 2, also that's not fair to every other country that had an impact in WW2 they should be included and would take to much time.

Laughing FishJun 16, 20152 votes

Well Rito is an American company. Americans will normally connect with and care about American soldiers, as they from our own culture and history. In many British arts, often times the focus is on England and Germany, as the English will mostly connect with and care about other English.

AntimattrpenguinJun 16, 20151 votes

Riot has worldwide players. Limiting themselves to an Inconsiderate american standpoint is shortsighted.

Laughing FishJun 16, 20151 votes

It would be a poor business decision, no question about that. But I don't think it would be disrespectful, it would just be unwise. Especially considering that they are trying to expand in Europe.

CC CraniusJun 17, 20151 votes

Well, Rito also has an Uncle Ryze skin; the play off Uncle Sam is uniquely American. There would be nothing wrong with another American themed skin, so long as Rito is tactful about it's portrayal of the war. Don't overdo the heroics, but fashion it in a way that pays tribute

Laughing FishJun 17, 20151 votes

American military would be fine. But it is unlikely that it would be WWII era. Most likely Revolutionary War era skins.

CC CraniusJun 17, 20151 votes

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Riot has worldwide players. Limiting themselves to an Inconsiderate american standpoint is shortsighted.

It wouldnt be inconsiderate. There is no possible way to incorporate every nation. Uncle Ryze is uniquely American, and nobody seems to complain about it. What Rito would be doing is simply expressing the American view, not decidedly neglecting any of the others.

AntimattrpenguinJun 18, 20151 votes

The difference is that WWII is a sensitive topic that affected millions of people, where as uncle sam is a comic figurehead

IndorfinJun 16, 20151 votes

As German officers, they would be wearing Swasticas, which Riot probably considers a no-no. Take the swastica bands and they're not recognizable as German soldiers. Even if you leave the band and remove the swastica, everybody knows what's missing in that circle. There were also other countries involved in WWII, it would be almost offensively ignorant to make only American and German ones.

Laughing FishJun 16, 20151 votes

While I agree there is no chance of them making Nazi soldiers, it would not be "offensively ignorant" to only include American soldier. Rito is, after all, an American company. Taking inspiration from your own culture and history is hardly ignorance.

IndorfinJun 16, 20151 votes

Yes, but I feel that most of the world would object to WWII being simplified to US vs Germany, seeing as that's how most of the US portrays it already. It's a WORLD war.

CC CraniusJun 17, 20151 votes

True, but the World Wars couldn't possibly be portrayed through all countries. The beauty of analyzing them comes from the many scopes and perspectives of the countries that participated, and the effects, for good or ill, that the wars had.

CC CraniusJun 17, 20152 votes

You could use the Iron Cross from the Weimar Republic, as most WWII German games do. Takes the "Nazi" connotation out of it

KazaashiJun 16, 20151 votes

I think it would be more culturally sensitive to just make an American themed Azir skin. He is a bird after all.

I'm pretty sure the German player base would be pretty pissed at their cultural representation is of the Nazi's. There may even be some laws against it.

CC CraniusJun 17, 20151 votes

I would think that instead of a swastika, they could use the iron cross, representative of the Weimar Republic from WWI, so as to avoid offense, as most German WWII games do

CC CraniusJun 17, 20151 votes

Oh, I like that! Maybe they load muskets when they are idle, or something. In order for the skin to work, it has to have a unique feature, and the Sun Disc and soldiers are two areas to capitalize on that.

KrfinJun 18, 20151 votes

I would prefer the Spartan Azir skin then a WW2 skin for him lol

CC CraniusJun 18, 20151 votes

But the fact of the matter is, it wouldn't be offensive to make a skin that pays tribute to the event. It's not like Rito would be supporting Nazisim, or neglecting any non American contribution. WWII is the go-to war for tactical command, and it fits Azir well. Any connotation, good or ill, of the war is not to be overlooked, rather acknowledged, and not incorporated into the video game.

If not WWII, then Roman legionaries, or something.

CC CraniusJun 18, 20151 votes

You're welcome! Be sure to give this a tweet if you could! I really want to make this skin a reality