Cursed Clockwork Zilean (Concept/Description)

Fresh Furry··2 votes·1,739 views

This is a concept for a ZileanZilean skin that, surprisingly, I dreamed about. To me, this concept seems really cool, and I feel like it'd be a very interesrting take on his whole concept.

The skin is called Cursed Clockwork Zilean. Think machine, semi--steampunk. A mix of gears and plating forming his body, as if his body is made from the inner working of a clock tower. There would be a mix of bronze (or copper, depends on the material the gears are made of), and a red glow all throught the inner workings of his body, as well as his eyes (Red because in his splash art, his spell is blue). His cloak would be made of some sort of luminous energy, the same glow that is seen throughout his body.

The lore of the skin is that, while messing with time magic to restore Icathia to its former glory and save its citizens (Zileans lore),his spell rebounded back, with time itself taking control of Zilean for meddling in such a fragile magic. It turned his body to the very thing he seeked to look through, Time. He now glows red from the core of his new machine form, the color of the spell having turned from blue to red. He has been cursed to look to stop the clock for anyone who crosses his path, ending the time they have left.

Let me know what you guys think! I'd love to hear feedback on what others feel about this skin concept

10 Comments

ChaosReyn3 votes

someone plays Zil like Reginald: murderous mid. :P

When I first saw this, the image I immediately caught a flash of was sort of a haunting, dark skin. Think sort of like Zilean joining Org13 in Kingdom Hearts. A black cloak, with an ominous, silver clock with blackened hands and a glowing red backlight.

Yours was definitely neat...I just figured I'd share my flash of inspiration from reading your title. xD

That pretty much is Zilean's lore though: cursed to forever wander through time searching for an answer to his problem with the Void. So I was thinking when I read "Cursed" that it was going to be a more gothic twist on his curse. I am certainly not opposed to going more steampunk though. It adequately fits the theme of his magic twisting him in a way that makes my flash of inspiration look like child's play.

Fresh Furry1 votes

I definitely think the black cloak could tie nicely with the look. One of the things i like most of this skin is that is a more evil and sinister twist. Most of Zileans current skins are more relaxed ones, with Groovy Zilean, Old Saint Zilean, and Time Machine Zilean (maybe for this one). Having one thats a darker twist on his lore just sounds so cool.

ChaosReyn1 votes

I think it'd be pretty interesting to combine things in a way. I think the black and silver would definitely pop out more than the black and gold/copper, but maybe give him that copper/bronze idea of yours a more contorted vibe...like taking your clockwork idea and applying it to just like an arm or a leg as if he got that FullMetalAlchemist rebound that forced him to quickly change around the parts of the clock tower to function as his new appendage. If you think that's a good idea, I'd go with copper, since it turns a bluish-green hue when oxidized, and keeping that bluish glow over making a red one...it'd look more eerie that way.

This is your idea, of course, not trying to steal your thunder. But Zil is one of my first champions I ever played, and I am now heavily invested in wanting to see the idea of a darker Zilean realized, be it from you, or from someone who sees this whole conversation and thinks "I should do some dark Zilean art."

I will take this point to mention, I have the artistic ability of a baby walrus, so I'll leave actual designs to people with skill. xD

Fresh Furry2 votes

While I do think the idea of him having an appendage that is made of a different material would be cool, I just don't see how it'd tie into the rest of the overall theme. The theme is that he's been taken over by the magic, so having a part of him that seems to not belong may not fit too well.

I can definitely see how a blue-ish green iodized copper look would go on this though. Doing that and keeping the blue glow of the magic could also keep the look of the magic taking over, transferring the eerie feel without going to the stereotypical red. That, and the iodized copper could really fit well if his mechanical body were made of old parts from, say, an abandoned out of service clock tower.

Zil is one of my favorite champs to play too, one of my earlier guys. I just felt like he has a reputation for being a goofy champion, with how he has a revive (That causes him to laugh), as well as just speeding around the map. Just imagine an evil clockwork Zilean charging at you down the lane with his speed boost, ready to throw a time bomb at you. Sounds terrifying to me, but awesome.

ChaosReyn1 votes

Very fair point. At least I was useful for something in the copper part. I could almost see this ending up as a legendary if done correctly...I'm just not the one to judge "correctly."

Fresh Furry1 votes

I really hope it becomes a reality eventually. League has a lot of skins that are based on robots or technology, but they are all futuristic (Hexteck, Mecha, Project). Having a skin that has technology from the past just seems like it'd be so cool.

And I understand judging "Correctly". There is potential here, its just a matter of coming up with the proper design and feel of the skin.

ChaosReyn1 votes

Plot twist: Zilean is technology. Rather, he is the one responsible for all technology in Valoran, because his jumping through time with his clockwork bombs was the original inspiration for everything...but nobody knows that, because nobody understands the relevance of the timelord.

Fresh Furry1 votes

Something escalated quickly here. xD

I feel like that would be too big of an impact for him to have.

ChaosReyn1 votes

oh, no. I wasn't meaning that as a skin idea. I was just saying it just because that's pretty much somebody's random fan theory about the history of Valoran's technology, particularly Piltover (where Zilean is rumored to be residing now) and I find all the skins revolving around technology sort of fits the theory.

This is a completely different topic than the skin idea, but something I just find funny.

Fresh Furry1 votes

It'd definitely be an interesting take.

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