Beach Volleyball Syndra
So I was thinking of Pool Party skins one day and Syndra seemed like a natural fit. And of course, my idea was already thought of before, but there's no harm in posting it anyway right?
Instead of a pure Pool skin, I think Syndra would best fit a beach volleyball theme. She can use colored volleyballs instead of beach balls; this would make her more unique, and also free up the beach ball idea for other champs.
Why beach volleyball? Well, its mainly because neither volleyball nor pool party completely fit. The beach setting allows her to use sand particles and gives her a visor (Syndra can't live without headgear), while the volleyball theme nearly perfectly synergizes with her orbs.
Basic attack - I have no idea. There isn't much room to work with here, so this might have to be a generic particle.
Orbs - volleyballs
Q - Spike animation.
W- The second part of the animation could be a bump since the grabbed object goes in an arc. I'm not sure what the grabbing animation should be.
E - kick up beach sand
R - Multiple spikes in quick succession, and once it completes have a whistle. Like this, but louder and higher quality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyeFJHwSbWw
Dark Sphere expiration - volleyballs pop (because Syndra uses too much force)
Death: One (or all) of the orbs revolving around her should hit her in the face, knocking her down and out.
Recall: Can be anything really. Volleyball net unfolds, and Syndra practices bumps/sets a few times.
The clothes are flexible IMO, but a melding of sporty and a little stylish (like in the artwork) feels like the best fit. Pure sports (like in the video) doesn't seem like it would mesh with the Pool Party Theme, but pure stylish (like some other pool party syndra artwork) doesn't fit volleyball. Basically, the example clothing in the artwork is great.
Voice - New unprocessed VO. I've already read the situation with Syndra and her missing unprocessed VO, so I think this skin should have additional VO recorded. This would bump the price up to legendary tier, but I think the premium price would bring out the full potential of the skin.
As for the skin name, I don't know what would be best. Initially I didn't even think about it and just thought it would be Pool Party, but skins can be themed with different names, like Arcade/Finalboss, or Surfer Singed. The artwork calls it Smashmaster Syndra, which would make it consistent with Dunkmaster Darius, so that's cool too. Beachmaster Syndra would be a nice mix of beach theme and sports, but doesn't have the alliteration hook.
Any comments, improvements or concerns are welcome.