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Champion Concept for another centaur (Sagittairus)

Storm Chief·2/22/2020, 9:48:24 PM·1 votes·1,723 views

So my idea is that there is another centaur champion model like Hecarim (Half horse, half man) and since most champions stop in place to basic attack and you all have already explored with a champion that is locked down for the entire animation (Kalista), I think it would be really cool to see what would happen if you took it the other way. The idea is that because this champ is half horse/half man maybe this champion could basic attack while still moving. In my head I picture this champion having a bow to really connect with all of the people who are a Sagittarius. (like me, haha) I understand that even just that alone would make a champ really stong but maybe along with the passive comes some drawbacks to keep it balanced like basic attacks deal only a percetage of full damage or that his attack range is not as great as an adc's, something along the lines of Gnar or maybe slightly bigger. I personally connect with Hecarim because of the fact that I am a Sagittarius and he is a centaur and I have been thinking for YEARS about how cool it would be to have a true Sagittarius "representation" (centaur w/ a bow). Along with this i was picturing more of his/her abilities aligning with a Bruiser type champion kit because clearly having a champion designed to be an ADC that could attack & move at the same time would not be fair, hence the whole 'mid-range' bruiser. Also, I dont think there is a Champion in the game with that combination of roles yet (Marksman/Bruiser) or maybe im just not thinking hard enough. I understand that Smite already had a champion called Chiron built around the concept of Sagittarius so this champions kit would have to be designed carefully not to look like anything was just taken from Chiron. I think thats all I have, I just think it would be a great chance to please a bunch of people that have been thinking/wanting the same as me.

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Chembaron Yamada2/23/2020, 1:03:16 PM3 votes

Dude, you are basically describing Urgot with your gameplay vision here. Urgot

With his W leveled to max, he can freely move while constantly auto attacking. He additionally has to mark his target through his abilities, tho. He also kinda is the marksman/bruiser combination. He is a ranged juggernaut (which is a bruiser).

Also the classic centaur how you imagine it will probably never happen. Riot doesn't want to dip into classic archetypes anymore, they try to come up with designs which resemble these archetypes, but still are slightly different to make the concept their own.

For example, Warwick represents the werewolf archetype in LoL, but he actually is not a werewolf. He is a chemtech chimera. Same applies to Hecarim here. He represents the centaur idea, but he isn't an actual centaur.

A "true centaur" is very unlikely to come.

CaptainAntiHeroz2/22/2020, 10:44:47 PM2 votes

Chiron is built around the concept of Chiron, Sagittarius is simply a constellation

"The Babylonians identified Sagittarius as the god Nergal, a strange centaur-like creature firing an arrow from a bow"

"Chiron, in Greek mythology, one of the Centaurs, the son of the Titan Cronus and Philyra, an Oceanid or sea nymph. Chiron lived at the foot of Mount Pelion in Thessaly. Unlike other Centaurs, who were violent and savage, he was famous for his wisdom and knowledge of medicine."