Ao Shin and Kushala Daora?

Stardew Valley·Oct 14, 2015·4 votes·2,625 views

Everytime I see Ao Shin I think of this elder dragon called Kushala Daora from Monster Hunter Freedom. Ao Shin may not have wings but they have that same "elder dragon look". They're also both "bony".

Heres a good picture: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/invsEETiitg/hqdefault.jpg

I know that Riot is having trouble making him right now so maybe they can use him as inspiration? There are videos on youtube on how he moves and attacks as well. What's cool also is that they're pretty similar. -Ao Shin is a Storm Dragon. -Daora mainly uses strong winds :I chose Daora because of how Ao Shin's looks instantly reminds me of him.

12 Comments

DecaedeusOct 14, 20151 votes

I honestly feel he would be more like Amatsumagatsuchi. A storm dragon that literally manipulates the weather to swim through the sky.

Block HopperOct 15, 20151 votes

I feel like Ao Shin would be more like the Ivory Lagiacrus, considering in the picture they released showed him having the small legs and since he is a storm dragon, the lighting abilities would make sense.

InphernalOct 15, 20151 votes

Doubt that they're having trouble releasing him due to design difficulties.

Stardew ValleyOct 15, 20151 votes

I was thinking they had trouble with his attacks and how he moves. I personally like how Ao Shin looks like already.

DwarvenGiantOct 15, 20151 votes

Actually, his visual design/concept is one of the difficulties- His snake-like body requires new hitbox tech that do not yet have. :P

InphernalOct 15, 20151 votes

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Actually, his visual design/concept is one of the difficulties- His snake-like body requires new hitbox tech that do not yet have. :P

Source? Cause that sounds like BS to me. Why would the shape of his body effect his hitbox outside of scale?

DwarvenGiantOct 15, 20151 votes

Here: http://boards.oce.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/bRM5LnY0-meddler-lead-champion-designer-qa?comment=003b0000

It probably relates to how they wanted to animate him- It seems like having his tail follow the rest of his body in some kind of flow that is unique for League, is what they were aiming for, meaning that it wouldn't be a still hitbox or something like that, but it would be much more dynamic. Not entirely sure if how I think hitboxes work is the way they really do though.

One of the challenges we're looking forward to tackling is how to capture his unique anatomy and movement in a way that brings a new dimension to the champion pool. It's too early to go into much detail, but we're really excited about the ways this champion will move across the battlefield.

Chaotic SageOct 15, 20151 votes

I wish I had the thread to share but I'm reasonably sure I read something saying that they'd actually completely canceled Ao Shin. Pretty sure it was due to not only the model issues but also mechanical problems with what they wanted him to do in game.

DwarvenGiantOct 15, 20151 votes

I'm like 99% sure that I read every post regarding Ao Shin to date, and not one said that he was cancelled. Last update we got about him was in April 2015, saying that no one is actively working on him anymore but that they still really wanna make him. Here it is: http://www.surrenderat20.net/2015/04/red-post-collection-meddler-and.html#1

Chaotic SageOct 15, 20151 votes

Okay, whatever you say.

Stardew ValleyOct 15, 20151 votes

I actually read something like this somewhere.