Champion Rig/Animation - Nami the Tidecaller

TheHobbits··2 votes·1,533 views

https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/img/champion/splash/Nami_0.jpg

In an earlier discussion I talked about Anivia and how her movement animation feels clunky and unbelievable as a living character (Feel free to take a look here). Same thing here, but for Nami.

Do you ever just look at Nami sometimes and think "You really are a fish out of water aren't you?" She summons a wave of water to ride upon while on land. Okay cool, but in game this isn't portrayed further than a light vfx.

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ax0zDgQziKQ/V2CUUlE3f1I/AAAAAAAAQIo/xt1tYQZPdFYRrdqyMcKJYneAp8z5SV-pACLcB/s1600/nami.jpg

Her movements are clear that she is above land, but what if she "swam" through the air? What if here movements were as if she were underwater. Fluid and alluring like a mermaid would be. She could ebb and flow as if under the waves. Her hair afloat moving similar to how Zoe's hair flows.

https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/comic/nami/intotheabyss/0/

I feel that Nami would just feel more comfortable swimming though the air as if she were home underwater. Her ability to move as the Tidecaller should be less floopy fish out of water and more beautiful mermaid of the deep. That's just me, but what do you think?

7 Comments

Crimson Anam3 votes

DId you try to spam the laugh emote as Nami?

TheHobbits1 votes

So that's where all the water particles got to.

[sg-zephyr]

Robertsmash2 votes

Wouldn't that just be flying though? A bit strange for someone who is a member of an aquatic vastayan species.

TheHobbits1 votes

Yes in game she would be above the ground, but here movements (her animation) would look as if she were swimming underwater.

Have you ever watched someone with long hair swimming in deep water? How their body twists and moves. Rather than just wagging her tail to stay perched on top of a bowl of water I think she should “swim” through the air.

Maple Crusader1 votes

I would like her tail to turn when she turns.

TheUrbanKitsune1 votes

As someone who plays a TON of Nami I actually really love the way her model moves.

Ahri Baka1 votes

For me , I really prefer the idea summoning water and flying on it , looking to logic , a fish's body needs water anyway

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