Shaco's new short bio is... bleh
I feel like this new short bio for
is ... half baked.
It honestly feels like someone changed it just because they could. Granted, his previous lore was by no means deep or satisfying, especially with the limitations that the Institute of War and the summoners concept presented, but they made him out to be this malevolent figure out for your blood, with a hint of sick, twisted humor ... not a sympathetic figure that got corrupted by forces unknown.
It doesn't match up at all with his extended biography, nor the character's quotes, in my opinion. It really feels like a knee-jerk change made for no good reason other than they didn't like what was already established. Perhaps if the extended biography got changed as well so it could be compared, I would not think so harshly of the change, but it really feels rushed and unnecessary.
I think what gets my goat the most is the change to what he is: a puppet? Really? He does not look like a puppet at all. Isn't that what Workshop Shaco is for? To nail that marionette look?
I want to be terrified of the mysterious joker from who knows where, not the less vulgar (but no less murderous), taller version of Chucky.