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Ω Pantheon VU Ω

NayNays·2/24/2015, 6:14:34 PM·53 votes·12,838 views

I read a Rioter's comment on how it is kinda difficult to visually update Pantheon so I thought why not shed some light with ideas! Pantheon is clearly inspired by ancient Greek/Spartan warriors. He resembles the average soldier of that place and era too much imo.

The thing is, he doesn't have to look 100% like one, imo. He has a few Hellenic skins which you can tweak to look like the average soldier or commander of that time.

Visual idea, Classic and Myrmidon http://i.imgur.com/qj3HEGu.png

This is just an example on how to significantly tweak our Spartan while still retaining the Hellenic elements. (A modification of another game's char).

Current Classic & Myrmidon for comparison http://i.imgur.com/IvPbOtq.png

Abilities

Passive • The regular with a tiny upgrade: At lvl 12, Pantheon's next basic attack deals 75% extra damage after a succesful block.

Q • Same stats, is now a skillshot that pierces everything (i.e goes through minions and hits the champion behind them)

W • Slight changes, mostly in animation: Instead of jumping he now runs forward really fast and pushes his shield upward knocking his target up.

E • Just an animation upgrade.

R • Same. Wanted to suggest clones with a hoplite formation but it would change him too much.

Taunt • "This is TARGOOOON (or Rakkor)" while bashing his shield with the spear.

Joke • "The Rakkor don't joke arRROOOOOUUUUND"! ... "Why am I yelling"? Joke 2 • "Yes, I'm still a baker"

Extra: I believe Pantheon needs a voice-over! Something like Gerard Butler or Sion if we compare it with LoL. A lower, heavier voice.

34 Comments

Jellycake Demon2/24/2015, 6:18:27 PM13 votes

Pantheon is 1 of my Classic Champions that i love & i think its time for him to get a VU personally, i mean i play him with his Drangon Slayer skin but i can't play him with his classic it doesn't work for me anymore.

Alëk2/24/2015, 8:06:09 PM5 votes

He definitely needs a VU. I've been in a big argument bout which skin was worse. Myrmidon or Rusty Blitz. I actually chose Myrmidon. That skin is total shit

AbiwonKenabi2/24/2015, 7:16:24 PM5 votes

Gerard Butler voicing Pantheon....please oh please Riot, make it happen.

I will shed manly tears of joy and so will Pantheon item 3070

Garentheon2/24/2015, 8:00:10 PM4 votes

YES! I'm so glad you added pants and boots. He definitely would benefit greatly form a full VU. May I suggest Steve Blum for his VO?

I know you already said you have concepts floating around but, IronStylus, this thread summons you

Kingsgrave2/24/2015, 8:05:20 PM4 votes

I want this so bad

This takes everything awesome about Pantheon and turns it up to 11

YES

SmokinSickStyle2/24/2015, 6:26:26 PM4 votes

You forgot one thing.

When he recalls he uses ult-like animation to the base.

For reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GJXOFO6c6s

Ternt2/25/2015, 2:43:12 AM3 votes

Making Panth's Q a skillshot would be slick. I like playing Pantheon from time to time, but I think that would make playing him a bit less boring.

AFK Push2/25/2015, 2:23:45 AM3 votes

The armor reminds me of the newest castlevania with a mix of devil may cry and 300. I like it.

Album Orna2/25/2015, 12:00:46 AM2 votes

I really like this VU concept. The one thing I hate about a lot of Pantheon VU ideas are that he's caked in armor. It really ruins the idea of a bad-ass gladiator/warrior who just leaps around spearing things. This is easily my favorite so far. GJ

Kelg2/24/2015, 9:11:06 PM2 votes

That looks badass... Rito plz

Also, I believe they said they were trying to steer him away from the 300 references.

The Ecdysiast2/25/2015, 8:08:52 AM2 votes

Oh god that's sexy.

Anonymousaur2/25/2015, 8:48:03 AM1 votes

I don't know why but that art made me think of some pose Freddy Mercury would do.

Libido2/25/2015, 11:52:22 AM1 votes

You had me at, a skin where i'm black.

red panda z2/25/2015, 6:28:51 PM1 votes

I love the design! The shirtless-ness is a little fan service-y but I love the armor pants so much more, especially since it currently looks like Pantheon's legs are too big for the holes in his shorts or whatever's going on down their... its like his thighs are squeezed to circulation-stopping-levels at the top. Also digging the armor leggings and boots. I get that gladiator sandals are more thematic, but those are clearly flip-flops he's wearing... He's themed after a Spartan not someone from South Carolina.

patmax172/25/2015, 8:48:15 PM1 votes

gotta love those fanservice-y naked pecs :D

Enjoish3/3/2015, 5:22:34 AM1 votes

i want him to look exactly like how he does in the smite clip

Father Cthulhu2/24/2015, 8:33:31 PM1 votes

I think he needs one but that art... It looks like a stereotypical anime character, with the arm shit and no chest armor...

Charmander1122/24/2015, 8:38:13 PM1 votes

His feet look goofy

A Miss Fortune2/24/2015, 8:56:54 PM1 votes

Pantheon is such an easy, overpowered champion. Why would his passive get a buff, if anything he needs to be nerfed, because any smart player can easily carry a game.

Im bad at adc2/24/2015, 10:19:07 PM1 votes

Another knockup, really rito?

W • Slight changes, mostly in animation: Instead of jumping he now runs forward really fast and pushes his shield upward knocking his target up.

coeurloyal2/24/2015, 10:35:30 PM1 votes

Those are definitely not small buffs... Especially the Q. That's too large of a spammable nuke to do damage in a line.

He does need a new VU though, and I'm glad that they're on it. I'm excited to see what they do with Mt. Targon.

Kise2/25/2015, 1:04:22 AM1 votes

Make Panth black, yes

QueenAqua2/25/2015, 1:36:31 AM1 votes

Panth is indeed based off of Sparta, but Hellenistic ideas that we know of came from Athens. Sparta was the war city of Greece and separate from Athens's ideals even when Greece united under the threat of war by other countries. And, Sparta's culture was focused so hard on their war culture because they had like a 15 to 1 ratio of slaves to Spartans. That means they were outnumbered. They had to be at the constant ready for a rebellion against their own slaves. The fact is, Hellenistic ideas shouldn't be with Panth's design. He also should not be shirtless. He is a warrior based off of the Spartan warriors and, as such, should be clothed in armor as they were. Exposed armor would lose the mighty Spartan warrior feel. He is indeed based off of the Spartan warriors and that's what Riot had in mind when they released him. If they are going to give him a VU, it should stay true to the ideas they had of him when they released him.

ActualPain2/25/2015, 1:56:58 AM1 votes

He definitely needs a VU, but those kit buffs you detailed are completely unnecessary, if somebody needs a buff it is definitely not Pantheon. His passive is already very strong, and changing the stun to a knockup is absolutely unnecessary. Just a more OP gap closer than he already has.

WhiskerWow2/25/2015, 2:35:43 AM1 votes

Do you know the source for that art? :O Pantheon doesn't need a buff, though. He might need a little gameplay rework, but otherwise he's in a fine spot.

Wullf2/25/2015, 8:02:27 AM1 votes

i am not fan of naked body in armored champ.