Project Skin Line Theory

Khimera·8/18/2015, 7:11:29 AM·6 votes·2,286 views

Well, thought I'd try my hand at this since it's late and I'm bored haha but after about an hour of theorycrafting with friends, this is what I got:

Trace 1 "Trace Lost" Gonna go with the idea this could be a teaser for Yone (Yasuo's dead brother) due to the theme saying "Do not trust corrupted memories" which could mean that Yasuo's memory of Yone's death was flawed and maybe something caused him to remember falsely. Also, none of the other champions I'm theorizing that are in this line fully fit into the face of the Poster Champ shown on surrender@20. Lastly, on the official page, the trace number is identical to Yasuo's while the others are all different making me assume that this guy definitely has to share a relation with him/

Trace 2 "Brilliance in pieces, shrouded in ethereal flame. Protector, light bringer. Lone voice. Stand and Fight. In death heavy fields, now still she stands, light washes over..." Took a bit, but narrowed it down to primarily Leona and Kayle as they both can be described as protectors (Leona more so than Kayle) as well as they both are about standing and fighting for what you believe in. If I had to bet, I'd go with Leona simply because she does worship the sun which is obviously centered around light.

Trace 3 "Piercing flame, he, cast in light. I see his vision, free from shadow, a blazing melody. Beyond the light, nothing, purity bound in fury..." Trickiest out of all of them in my opinion, but candidates so far are Lucian and Tryndamere. Both could be completely off and Trynd is a longshot imo but Lucian could fit here because he does have an ability named Piercing Light which is more or less piercing flames as well as his fury over the loss of Senna to the shadows. Still a work in progress.

Trace 4 - Yasuo "Tempest, a blossom caught in drift, fluid form. He speaks. Death is like the wind... he is a storm, blade howling... Always by my side..." Nothing to really explain here. It's Yasuo, lol.

Trace 5 "Dark sight, shadows marked, death lives beside. Silencer, he follows. The shadow is within. Blood soaked, he stands. Vanish..." 2nd most obvious one imo to Trace 6. I think this would be a massive troll if it WASN'T Zed as we've longed for a Zed skin forever with a million and one concepts for the guy with just 2 skins lol. Not to mention the words shadow, vanish, and death being used sooooo Rito pls.

Trace 6 "Weaves, unweaves; unraveled defense, dashing forward blade gleaming. Caught orbiting one vision, dashing, striking, blade dancing..." A lot of conflicting views on this. But I'll show why it's the most obvious one right now. It's Fiora for simple reasons here. Blade dancing is mentioned, her old ultimate was called Blade Waltz. Waltzing is a form of dancing. Her new ultimate has her orbiting one vision as she goes around to hit all 4 vitals in an orbit around them. And to top it off, unraveled defense is exactly what she does by targeting vitals and unraveling defense by doing true damage.

TL;DR : Trace 1 - New Champion Yone Trace 2 - Leona or Kayle Trace 3 - Lucian or Tryndamere Trace 4 - Yasuo Trace 5 - Zed Trace 6 - Fiora

Thoughts? Opinions? Any champ you might think it'd be?

15 Comments

Baby Ghoul8/18/2015, 9:17:48 AM3 votes

Trace 6 is not going to be Irelia in my opinion. It's already not a perfect match from the description, and she did just have a skin come out recently. It's possible, but not likely.

Trace 6 will probably be Fiora. They were just talking about how after her rework she would be getting a skin, and they wanted to hear our ideas about what it should be. Project Fiora has been a pretty popular concept for a while now.

It's quite a coincidence that the description fits her so well right after her rework and talk of her getting a new skin. Another one I am certain about is that Trace 3 is Lucian. The others, besides Zed, I'm not too sure about. I can't think of who Trace 1 would be, but I'm leaning towards Kayle for Trace 2.

This was a nice little thing they put together, and it's fun trying to guess who each one will be.

JusticePauldrons8/18/2015, 9:10:40 AM2 votes

Trace 6 is probably MasterYi and I believe it is him in his project skin being shown in the portrait they show. Mastery Yi is also a master swordsman known for avoiding damage and then diving into the enemy with agility. I was reading the "orbiting one vision" part as referring to his multiple eye...tube...things. Multiple eyes all facing one vision.

I agree with pretty much everything else though, Leona is my guess for Trace 2 and Lucian makes the most sense for 3. Zed is obvious, Yas confirmed 4, and 1 they are teasing.

Tasuko8/18/2015, 8:35:27 AM2 votes

well trace 6 can be also ireliaIrelia

Nareik Yukiboshi8/18/2015, 7:47:59 PM2 votes

can someone esplain how 3 can be trynd? i'm like 99% sure that is more for Lucian...also i don't think yone is ever EVER going to be a champion

Lotus Blade8/18/2015, 11:59:07 PM2 votes

i think its going to be yone-leona-lucian-zed-fiora

Weiner the Pooh8/18/2015, 7:16:56 AM2 votes

Trace 3 is def Lucy. The others are what I was thinking too

catraven8/19/2015, 1:48:36 AM1 votes

Diana is 2.

Lïghtkeeper8/18/2015, 7:43:17 AM1 votes

WOAH! I thought there was something significant with the numbers, but didn't bother to look for similarities! DUDE! If it's his brother!?! That would be SICKKKK!

Also, all of your first choices are correct. Tryn and Kayle are thoughtful, but you're correct on the first ones for Leo and Lucian. :D

RangoTangoGanko8/18/2015, 10:06:45 AM1 votes

I think its yone

Sidewayzz8/18/2015, 4:00:04 PM1 votes

I feel like Trace 1 could be Jax. The picture resembles Jax with the broad shoulders, the multiple glowing eyes, and the plume out the top of his helmet. Also no one really knows anything about Jax which could explain the missing memories. I just don't think it's Yone because Riot has said not to expect a new champion until after Worlds.

Angelofchaos16x8/18/2015, 4:10:07 PM1 votes

While everything about 2 yells Leona, the Ethereal Flame part is 100% Kayle, and that kinda pisses me off. It describes so well both of them and the fans of the champ that does not get it, could think, hey why did we get the short end of the stick ?.

Jeƒƒ Goldblum8/18/2015, 6:16:02 PM1 votes

I say its all the ninjas in the game plus Master Yi or someone that is ninja like