Nocturne Nocturne

Naiant·1/29/2020, 12:56:53 AM·2 votes·1,520 views

For years I've had an idea for a Nocturne skin that I think would be amazing! I first had the idea about 4-5 years ago but I've never had it solid enough to write a post.

TL;DR Nocturne Nocturne kills people and makes music.

The idea comes from his name: "Nocturne" The word itself roughly means 'of the night.' The word also refers to a piece of dreamy music called a Nocturne. There are many Nocturnes out there, but here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6b3swbnWg.

Nocturne Nocturne could have a sort of music-based theme. The pleasant and dreamy style of a musical Nocturne could go well with his ominous and scary personality. Here are some potential ideas for what he could look/sound like:

Visuals:

He could be wearing a sort of tuxedo a conductor might wear, but with an eerie and ghoulish tone. If the colors were similar to Van Gogh's "The Starry Night," that could work well. Overall, dark blues and reds could work well.

Passive - Could look exactly the same, but could also potentially be a slightly more graceful or smooth (in a murderous way!)

Q - leaves a path like normal, but with music notes floating up from it (think like Haunted Nocturne's little spoopy ghosts that come up). The base color could be similar to what his base skin has, perhaps with some flickering stars.

W - This doesn't have too much room for change. Perhaps it could match the color scheme of his model.

E - Also not too much room for change, but maybe when someone gets feared, the little fear icon could be wearing a little tuxedo like Nocturne is.

R - Wouldn't want too much visual change here, since that could negatively impact gameplay. Colors could slightly change from base skin. Most of the changes here would be changes to sounds.

Sounds:

With overall quotes, think of Gentleman Cho'Gath. Make him murderous yet prestigious and civilized. Make him obsessed with his "music," the music he'll kill people to the tune of.

Passive - maybe just a chord of some kind. Nothing crazy since he'll be using his passive a lot (don't want this to be super noisy like arcade skins)

Q - when he throws it out, it could do a quick arpeggio or something else musical. Whatever sound it goes for, it would be cool if it were slightly different every time.

W - when he casts the ability, it could play a minor chord that resolves to major if the spell shield is broken (or potentially the opposite) or play a portion of a quick motif that is followed up by another portion if the spell shield is broken.

E - Similar idea to the W. This would be best if Nocturne says something special whether or not the target (probably only on champions) gets feared. For example, if they break free, he could say something like, "..." and if the tether goes all the way through, he could say things a lot like Jhin. Maybe, "Time for the performance," or just say something creepy like, "Listen to them - the children of the night. What music they make!" ~Bram Stoker's "Dracula."

R - Could say something creepy, play a creepy, dreamy tune, or some other auditory effect intended to freak the enemy out. Him saying "darknessssss" is creepy as is, so ramp it up with some creepy music.

Overall, I feel this skin has amazing potential. It would be a fun, slightly different Nocturne skin (most or all of his skins are very straightforwardly grim and scary). It has some areas that could be expanded on. Riot could take an Elementalist Lux route and make the music evolve and change over the course of the game to produce a final work of art. Chromas would be incredibly easy for this skin. Let me know what you think! Somebody photoshop me Nocturne with a tuxedo :)

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