Wind magic and Legendary skins - e.g. Yasuo

Etherion Anem·11/13/2014, 5:48:49 PM·1 votes·783 views

Hey guys, Etherion Anem here. So, I've been a member for almost 3 years now and climbed from Bronze II to Gold V this season. I'm also a Yasuo main even in his newly balanced state. When he first came out, I died a little bit inside, because he was the definition of what I wanted in a champion. Ever since I was a kid I had wanted to be a samurai, and a wind one at that :'D Perfect. I'm not a designer or artist, a Biomedical Engineer at that, so I don't have any artwork to provide.

So I've been thinking about Yasuo and his impact on the community a lot. Everyone has an opinion about him, good or bad; but the fact is, he has had an extremely large impact on League of Legends since his release. He's been a heavily picked and loved champion by a lot of people. With this in mind, I looked into posts and concepts for him and saw some lost in the barricade-of-time: a Legendary Yasuo skin.

As I see it, Yasuo has perfected the art of imbuing his swordsmanship with wind magic. As we have all seen, wind magic has a special aptitude for integrating itself into a caster based on the amount of disparity or want for power. Janna showed us that through sheer will wind magic can be bent and controlled--but not without an consequences. As a result it altered her physical being. Yasuo has been out for over 6 months, and has been living with the guilt and persecution from Ionia. The guilt of killing his own brother. I have two brothers that mean the world to me. The thought of killing either of them could drive me to madness. He has very few leads on who murdered the elder, and he is constantly reminded of his past.

So let's get to it: WANDERER: Yasuo constantly suppresses his pain in order to clear his name of all guilt. A barrier of wind encircles his body when damaged by an enemy. For a split second, the finals words of someone he has felled can be hear, "He was slain by wind magic." - Yone (This shows how Yasuo is constantly haunted by the thoughts and actions he has made. He may try to forget and push forward in his search, but he can't keep up the barrier forever. When it breaks, he remembers what he's done)

TEMPEST: Yasuo strikes forward with an ethereal sword that spawns from his hands. When procked, wind flows over Yasuo's body like blood seeping from a foe. Yasuo yells out the name of someone he has slain when throwing the wind forward. (He never wanted to kill anyone, and he regrets having to do so. This action shows that he remembers ever person he has had to kill, and wants to rid himself of the pain by throwing it away)

WIND WALL: Yasuo shoots a Ki blast of wind from his palms, trying to deter those who chase him. He controls the wind to keep himself from harm, but doesn't harm the enemy with this ability. (Possible reference to Riven whom Yasuo has come into contact while being in the league. This action shows that he doesn't try to harm anyone; he is trying to push back pursuers instead of killing them all)

SWEEPING BLADE: Yasuo propels himself through the enemy by shooting wind from his hands and feet. The only way he has been able to continue his search has been by pushing forward with the regret and pain from his past. When he slices through a foe, they can hear him say, "What is justice?" (This shows that he utilizes his memories and feelings to push forward in all things. Without that pain, he would have nothing to truly keep him going. The actions of shooting the wind from his body shows this best of all)

LAST BREATH: Yasuo suspends targets in the air (What do you guys think would be a sweet animation? Try to watch the video's where Riot explains their 3 slice, anime-esque idea) and slams them into the ground with a sonic boom. Yasuo has taken his last breath of sorrow, before throwing away all his pain and self-pity to demand an answer. For the duration of his ult, his augments his arms and hands with a golden wind. When he attacks, a golden-wind-blade appears and disappears. (Last breath should not only be a big, WOW moment, but it should give a deeper connection to his will power. The gold color is a reference to the justicar skins--Yasuo is looking for his justice.)

I think with all of the impact Yasuo has had on the community and on this season, the guy deserves something like this. An incredible skin that shows his true feelings and raw power. The skin would utilize the impact of the wind more than anything--that's why I would suggest a wind blade instead of a steel blade. Focus on the integration of man-wind. After all, he already has it by his side.

What do you think? Sorry about the long post :) Yasuo

2 Comments

Etherion Anem11/13/2014, 6:01:11 PM1 votes

Let me know of any concepts or ideas about this. Part of engineering is iteration ;) Love to hear what you all think.

KCxAZN3/1/2015, 2:09:06 AM1 votes

I agree, he is a very powerful champion and he deserves a Ultimate or Legendary skin, at the least come up with more skins please Riot. He is loved by many especially me and it would make many people excited and happier if he had more skins. Since he already shares the High Noon theme with Twisted Fate, how about making some other skins that he could share with champions he have synergy with like Janna, Wukong, people with knock-ups that work well with him. I have seen some fan art of **Red Samurai **Yasuo, Blood Moon Yasuo, Daemon Yasuo, they all look good O "I think with all of the impact Yasuo has had on the community and on this season, the guy deserves something like this. An incredible skin that shows his true feelings and raw power. The skin would utilize the impact of the wind more than anything--that's why I would suggest a wind blade instead of a steel blade. Focus on the integration of man-wind. After all, he already has it by his side." quoted from -Etherion Anem