Champion Skin Idea: Beat Box Bard

TXGunslingerTX·1/11/2018, 10:49:59 PM·51 votes·1,899 views

Any Hip-Hop fans out there?? My boy Bard is totally one of us. Bard's walk always reminded me of the sway of the old school rappers back in the day. My idea is to see a skin similar to DJ Sona's! DJ Sona needs another DJ themed skin to pair with in my opinion. The custom songs in-game should be an option for at least one other champion! Hence I really want Bard to have a skin with a similar ability. Bard I feel is specifically suited to be the next "DJ"/"In-Game Music Altering" champion!

BEAT BOX BARD

Meeps: Little Mixtapes
90's Era Boombox on his shoulder as he walks
Changeable Music from the Boombox (DJ Sona comparison)
Bard (Voice) Beat Boxing Snippets
Bucket Hat

22 Comments

Final Spark Lux1/11/2018, 11:19:11 PM17 votes

I really like this idea. Brings back some memories. I have a couple thoughts on this.

When you say meeps as mix-tapes, do you mean the meeps themselves, the scroll pick-ups, or both? I really like the idea of having Mixtapes as pick-ups; I'm just wondering how that would look to have mixtapes hopping behind him, unless you thought of another way for bard to display that he has his (meeps) mixtapes ready for his auto. Why you'd want to throw perfectly good tapes at people is beyond me.
Regarding the first thought, I think it would be really amazing if it was made in such a way that over time, picking up more tapes (scrolls) slowly unlocks more music. I feel like this would make it more of an ultimate skin than anything.
I'm not sure what what Q or E would look like, but I think since it's Beat Box Bard, at the very least either his shrines (W) or his R should be a cardboard box on the ground :P

I'll update this if I come up with anymore thoughts / ideas I come up with. Really good idea though :D

Jerry SeinfeId1/12/2018, 1:22:51 AM5 votes

Nah, he and teemo need ska skins. They should wear suits, bard uses a saxophone and teemo a trumpet. Mighty Mighty Teemo/Bard.

Ifneth1/12/2018, 7:01:41 AM4 votes

Yes! He should have a lore interaction with DJ Sona. Make this an ultimate skin.

MetaVolca1/12/2018, 6:03:49 PM3 votes

The Meeps themselves should just be normal Meeps but wearing backwards hats and chains.

Who Fed Ru1/12/2018, 1:23:26 AM3 votes

Rito plz

Naalith1/12/2018, 6:15:57 AM3 votes

This sounds insanely badass. For those of you looking for a frame of reference, although Riot could do way way better with Bard, in Smite there is a skin called Bassdrop Janus or Heaven's Rave Zeus, they are insanely cool and play music with speaking looking effects. Could be awesome on Bard.

BlueBilberry1/12/2018, 7:45:26 AM3 votes

I was thinking of something similar - except more like Breakdance Bard. Same Boombox/Ghettoblaster on his shoulders. The dance could be a Michael Jacksonish moonwalk / Billie Jean / lock and move routine. And so on. But not too far from your idea...

V The Support V1/12/2018, 4:46:49 PM3 votes

In those rare Bard pentakill moments the announcer should say, "You just got served!".

Vanëssa1/11/2018, 11:01:22 PM2 votes

Disgusting.

FilDaFunk1/12/2018, 10:04:28 AM1 votes

{quoted} The custom songs in-game should be an option for at least one other champion!

Unfortunately, ultimate skins are meant to have several unique properties, so I doubt custom music will appear on another skin.

EtaCarinaPhenix1/12/2018, 12:25:52 PM1 votes

Yes and I would love to do the sounds for it if they do do it. I am a professional beatboxer who has spent countless hours on this game and I would love to be a part of it!!!!

Bruh im ok1/12/2018, 3:14:30 AM1 votes

sona will be best fit for that