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Diversity in League of Legends

Almond Knight··1 votes·1,382 views

So, I'm wondering when Riot is going to create a Hispanic looking character. League of Legends has a lot of diversity in the champion pool however, none of the champions look remotely Hispanic besides Illaoi. League of Legends has /a lot/ of Asian looking characters, they have their fair share of African looking characters and Caucasian along with Middle Eastern ( Qiyana ). Now I know some of you might say that they're fictional characters, however, a lot of them look like a certain type of race and based on certain cultures ( Pantheon is a primary example of that). Heck, Riot has a lot of creatures but I'm just wondering if Riot is willing to give us a character who resembles a Hispanic. I just think it would be cool.

I'm not complaining it's me merely hoping they'd add more Hispanic looking characters to the champion pool. I wouldn't know what type of abilities he or she would have but it's just the appearance of the character. What do you guys think about this? MonkeyKing

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Ηuawei3 votes

Even though im all for diversity just throwing in random characters so that everyone feels "represented" is cancerous.

Please no. Artists and game designers should have the freedom to create their characters and art as they see fit. If an artists only likes to draw angels who am i to tell them to draw ANYTHING else?

It's awful to pressure people to make diversity in a game just because. I don't care if all characters are asian, african or Martians as long as it makes sense for the game's lore.

Almond Knight2 votes

And how would it be random? It's just appearance. It's not hard to fit a character into the lore.

No one is pressuring anyone. Reread it. There's keywords in there. The lack of comprehension in itself is cancerous.

GreenKnight2 votes

Why does that even matter?

It's a video game. Nobody should care about a characters carnation.

Almond Knight2 votes

Reread it. It's not bad to want to have champions who look more like you, especially when every other race is portrayed within the game.

GreenKnight1 votes

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Reread it. It's not bad to want to have champions who look more like you, especially when every other race is portrayed within the game.

It's not a bad thing. It's a non-issue.

Ηuawei1 votes

Maybe no artist wanted to draw a Hispanic character. Maybe it doesn't sell because people love asian weebos with katanas like Yasuo.

Whatever is the reason, it's a reason.

And honestly i'm not even sure what is hispanic. Personally i consider the hispanics part of the European peoples. I don't see how mediterrean people differ from hispanic and we all share hispanic traits. Im from the Mediterrenean and i never considered hispanic people to be anything different from your standard European but tbh i don't know how things work in the US.

You guys seem obsessed with race i guess

Almond Knight2 votes

There's multiple artists, not just one. Oh? There's a lot of Illaoi mains out there.

Hispanic is half European and half native (By native I mean native to the Americas). Relating to Spain. You know your World History, right? It's my major.

Again keywords.

Ηuawei1 votes

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There's multiple artists, not just one. Oh? There's a lot of Illaoi mains out there.

Hispanic is half European and half native (By native I mean native to the Americas). Relating to Spain. You know your World History, right? It's my major.

Again keywords.

I don't know where Spaniards came from and what did they do. I know they went off to the Americas and colonized it at some point. My point is, i don't care for over classification of things. I dont care for terms like Caucassian, Hispanic and whatever.

There's really no need to over classify things, but that might be me.

Almond Knight1 votes

They did colonize in the Americas and the cultures mixed in with one another.

All I wanted was more champs that look more like us. That's all. It's not hard to do.

Ηuawei1 votes

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They did colonize in the Americas and the cultures mixed in with one another.

All I wanted was more champs that look more like us. That's all. It's not hard to do.

Maybe they'll make a Conquistador inspired champion at some point. Much like Pantheon is greek inspired. Actually that would be really cool.

But i don't see the need for "reprentation" i'm pretty sure there's a lot of people that go unrepresented that dont complain but still play the game

Almond Knight1 votes

Yeah that would be awesome. Like Fiora is obviously French based.

I'm not complaining, I'm just hoping. It would be nice to get some love for my culture. I just have pride in it, that's all.

VortexcamilianS41 votes

You two have 0 idea what Hispanic actually is... Hispanic and Latino is the same... and Qiyana is Latina... you don’t take the time of read the lore carefully...

Almond Knight1 votes

No. They're not the same. Hispanic = People from a Spanish speaking country. A majority of South Americans are Hispanic besides Brazilians because it is not a Spanish speaking country. All Hispanics can be Latino but not all Latinos can be Hispanic (Brazilians being prime examples). It's not an opinion it's a fact.

Ηuawei1 votes

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You two have 0 idea what Hispanic actually is... Hispanic and Latino is the same... and Qiyana is Latina... you don’t take the time of read the lore carefully...

Don't you find it ridiculous that people like to overclassify everything just to feel that they belong in some group?

There has to be 200 genders and 400 race classifications or we're all doomed

Almond Knight1 votes

Lol. I already corrected him though. Again I major in World History and know basic geography.

Ηuawei1 votes

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Lol. I already corrected him though. Again I major in World History and know basic geography.

You might be. But again you miss my point. But i digress.

Well i guess good luck with having your Hispanic character.

I was about to say that Qiyana looks hispanic-related to me so does Sivir and im sure i can think of others but i don't know.

Almond Knight1 votes

I just want more. It isn't a demand, it's just me hoping.

Sivir is from Shurima and she does look Latina but a lot of Middle Eastern and Latin Americans look the same. You know Shurima is heavily influenced by Egyptian mythology.

Almond Knight1 votes

And yes I know Egypt is located in North Africa but is currently in control by Arabs. Just wanted to clarify that.

Ηuawei1 votes

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I just want more. It isn't a demand, it's just me hoping.

Sivir is from Shurima and she does look Latina but a lot of Middle Eastern and Latin Americans look the same. You know Shurima is heavily influenced by Egyptian mythology.

If they look the same then what's your biff with having a pure hispanic character in the game. Sivir doesn't look ancient Egyptian in any way. They just've just thrown her into that lore so she's from somewhere

Almond Knight1 votes

I don't want a pure Hispanic cast. I think a cast of pure anything is dull to be honest. That would contradict my original post if I wanted that.

I think she does look Egyptian but that's a matter of opinion.

VortexcamilianS41 votes

Qyana ya es Latina, su actriz de doblaje es latina, y el reino del que proviene está inspirado es los aztecas,y su lore en True Damage es de una Latina......[zombie-brand-facepalm]

Almond Knight1 votes

No lo creó. Ella se ve árabe. -_-

VortexcamilianS41 votes

Lo copió de nuevo por si no lo leyó bien “QIYANA ya es LATINA, su actriz de doblaje Motse HERNÁNDEZ es LATINA y el reino del que proviene está inspirado es los AZTECAS de MEXICO y su lore en True Damage es de una LATINA” y citó “Qiyana proviene de una familia real de música LATINA”

Almond Knight1 votes

Responde al otro comentario y gracias por aclarar. Todavía no he leído ninguna de las nuevas historias de personajes.

Almond Knight1 votes

You know the alternate skins are alternate universes, right? They're not canon to the official timeline.

C0NCH0BAR1 votes

In the end, it comes down to what the people of Runeterra look like. If Runeterra was just all white/black/asian/latino/samoan/ajeiowcjiasci people then that is what would exist. Now, I believe Qiyana would resemble latino, but that's just me. It's based on the population of Runeterra, what regions are released to the players, and why that race exists in the first place (reasons why they look different than other people/cultures).

Almond Knight1 votes

Yeah, someone clarified that Qiyana was Hispanic based which is cool.

Illaoi looks like a muscular version of my mom and aunts.

Lost R1 votes

I'd rather they make a character I like than try to fulfill some arbitrary quota of the week.

Almond Knight1 votes

Most people like a character for their abilities, lore and personality not because of how they look lol

Lost R1 votes

Let me put it this way. As a writer, I have been taught to write a character before I write their appearance or gender. If your go-to for describing a character is about their appearance, then you have made a terrible character.

Almond Knight1 votes

When did I say describing the character was about their appearance? A writer? What works have you published?

Lost R1 votes

For the sake of personal safety, I'm not allowed to say.

Almond Knight1 votes

I'll respect that.

AronCartman1 votes

Everything's about how many diversity checkboxes you fill todaty -_-

DalekZec1 votes

Qiyana is nowhere near Middle Eastern. Take that from someone who's from the Middle East, specifically Lebanon.

Or so I think about Qiyana. What she could resemble is beyond me but not Middle Eastern i can say that much.

Almond Knight1 votes

And I'm Latino. Her skin looks like she's Latina but her default look is 50/50.

DalekZec1 votes

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And I'm Latino. Her skin looks like she's Latina but her default look is 50/50.

Then maybe she looks more like Latino rather than Middle Eastern? She doesn't even have anything related to a Middle Eastern.

SSmotzer1 votes

I'd say the problem comes down to stereotyping. Riot doesn't just want to create a typical sounding and looking Hispanic champion without justifying it.

Like Illaoi, could Riot have made a stereotypical sounding Hawaiian champion and just say she was living in Noxus or something? Sure, but it makes for a better narrative that she is essentially from LoL's version of Hawaii. You know, give her people lore and place in the universe.

Although they could just go the route of Fiora, and just make a Hispanic Noxian who just shouts "oi gringo" all the time with the heaviest fake Hispanic accent. That could work.... I guess.

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