Idea for a Riven skin

First of all, before I go into this discussion let it be known that I am fully aware of the potential pre-existance of this idea and thus do not attempt to claim it as a fully original idea of my own, in fact the idea should be so obvious and cliche that it speaks volume as to why the discussion wasn't attempted previously to a notable degree. With that in mind, I'd like to propose an idea for a skin to a champion I personally enjoy due to her play style diversity---Riven.

I love league, and I also love the fate series, one of the most well-rounded and animated series especially with the recent orchestration of UBW by Ufotable. Most of you who have intimate knowledge of the series at this point probably already know where I'm going with this, yes I'm talking about a saber-esk skin for Riven. Granted the likeness will have to be a purchase from the owners of copyright to the character but the degree of characteristic synergy between the two characters may just be valuable enough for this to be a worth while venture.

Let's start with the obvious, they're both skilled swords woman,(I know, I'm so incredibly insightful)but it's not just the weapon of choice itself but moreover the way they wield it. In fact the two characters both value a fighting style that focuses on a combination of strength and agility. Both possess the ability to simply over-power lesser foes yet also the cunning to out-wit opponents who out-class them in raw strength.(just imagine laning against a Darius or Renekton and draw a parallel to the scene of Saber fighting against Berserker) What's even more interesting is that both of these girls also seem to have an affinity to wind as a helpful element in their fighting style: while saber uses her wind magic in much more subtle ways(concealing her weapon and reinforcing her armor), Riven's skill set is almost entirely dependent on manipulating/emanating the element to gain an edge in her battles. I'd love to go on and on about how well they fight, but that would do ill to the discussion as the characters are far more similar in ways than one.

Now let's go into their specific personalities. While in terms of character profiles, we have a King of Britain in Saber to a lowly front-line soldier in Riven, however their spirit and experience are much more similar than you'd expect. At one point in their lives both of these girls had a somewhat ambitious and naive ideal of being a token of justice and dedicating their lives to serve the greater good. However their dreams were met with the harsh and unrelenting realities of their own fate soon after each had acquired their self-projected purpose and responsibilities. Saber, post-coronation was eventually drawn into a conflict in which she was betrayed by her own people while she tried to bring them salvation and died with remorse, while Riven similarly was betrayed by her superior Singed in his crazed bio-chemical attack launched against the enemy as well as his own troops, she consequently left her past ideals behind and went into a self-imposed exile in spite of the true face of Noxus she was forced to witness. In otherwords, both characters have experienced a paradym shift in their lives and underwent a metamorphosis that incidentally led to them becoming who they are in their present state.

I've spent a lot of time comparing the two characters, now let's take a look at some actual ideas I think might be cool to see in the skin if the idea is to be considered:

The skin should be either Legendary or Ultimate depending on the development process, I'd like to speak to the specific case of it being an ultimate skin: Here's a few ideas for names: Round Table Riven, King Riven or Ex-Caliber Riven Two forms switchable in game, can be set to activate at certain level thresholds or immediately upon spawn: Normal: []http://pre14.deviantart.net/4861/th/pre/i/2013/098/2/6/clashing_knights___fate_zero___saber_by_b1itzsturm-d60vjxp.jpg Alter: []http://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2014/12/21/560909/big_thumb_1924c7244f8de1afeec8bd09259d6ea4.jpg

The fun thing about Riven is that she has ability combos, being an ultimate skin I think there is an opportunity for the talented animators at Riot can widen the horizon on this one: Combo-specific animations:

Here are just a few random ideas to throw out there:

If Riven combos the second active of her ultimate right after casting W, she swings her sword vertically downward to launch the projectiles as opposed to swiping with her blade(insert potential famous war cry here)

If Riven casts Valor to cancel animation of the first active of her ultimate, there can be a "dispel" effect around her blade to reveal the entire sword as opposed to the blade "piecing together".

I'm sure there are plenty of other options to explore but I really think skill-order oriented animations can be a really interesting idea and will give fabulous results when made.

Additionally there can be other fringe modifications to normal animations like changing her E dash to make it look more "momentous", or give her a custom kill animation (dead enemies are "purified"), etc.

I'm scratching my head at this point thinking of more things to put in but I'm rocking a debilitating fever. This is more of an active expression of my passion for the game and the anime series and I think it would be a cool idea to put together perhaps two of the more adored female fighters ever brought to life through animations and see how it looks.