Volos, The World - Shaper
Hey Reddit! I am a game design student who had plans to apply for Riot's summer internship; however, I ended up getting a job with a different company before I sent in my application. With the "10 New Champion Design" post on reddit, I thought it would be nice to share a concept I was working on to submit with my application.
Volos takes inspiration from the Slavic god Veles. Her designs focus is that of a tank with choice to aim her skillshots at her enemies or at her allies for different effects (This makes her positioning in fights different from the standard tank who aim to soak as much damage as possible). Her main strength lies in her ability to lockdown or peel targets. Without a teammate she will find it extremely difficult to take down an opponent. The document's focus is on her kit and includes a bit of early concept art.
The main thing I wasn't able to show off in the concept art is her animations.The two I would like to talk about are her auto attacks and ultimate. For her auto attacks, she punches with rocks following her attack from the ground. Volos’ ultimate is started by her grabbing the staff off her back and slamming it into the ground in front of her, which roots her to the earth before she grows into a tree.
TL:DR Lore: Volos was a member of a race that shaped the world of runeterra before sleeping underground for thousands of years. Now she has awoken to find she is all alone. She joins the league of legends in hopes of finding what happened to her people.
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