You think Star Guardian Ez will wear a skirt?

Bultz·Apr 22, 2017·4 votes·1,524 views

I was thinking what if instead of being based around the sailor moon anime, they just made it where Ez has a DbZ skin or other anime. I just don't see them putting EZ in a skirt, I think that just degrades who he is as a champion. If he always wore a skirt, okay whatever, but to put him in one now seems like they are just doing it to fulfill the meme needs.

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SEKAIApr 22, 20176 votes

Even in Sailor Moon, there are girls who wear cloths and behave in ways that are generally associated with masculinity, "Magical Girl/Boy" doesn't just mean skirts and pink, despite the popular narrative.

Originally, "Magical Girl" genre was created partly as a toy seller like many of the newer and popularised genres in the 80s to 90s (I'm looking at you, Mecha genre), but the real thematic reason for the genre's creation was ultimately meant to discuss gender roles and identity. Through the use of Magical Girls, girls are led to explore aspects of comradeship, individuality and personal freedom, taking initiative and actions, and even the use (and correct use) of violence and otherwise things are traditionally viewed as not suitable for the role of ladies where girls were expected to be soft-spoken and well, you know the deal.

Similarly, with the popularisation of Magical Girl genre, a reverse genre called "Magical Boy" was created for the exact same general purpose just in a different direction, where it leads boys to explore aspects often associated with femininity that are traditionally deemed as inappropriate or to quote your everday-joe, "gay".

So no, personally I don't believe any sensible artist and designer would wind up just giving Ezreal a skirt in the supposedly upcoming Star Guardian skin. It will be more "fluffy", but very unlikely to tread into the aspect of skirts, considering Star Guardian skin-line wasn't exactly made for comedic purposes and they seem to take it quite seriously as its own thing, which in that case I'd also believe they'd handle the subject in a smarter way than simply putting Ez in a skirt.

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AbiwonKenabiApr 22, 20174 votes

You don't necessarily HAVE to wear a skirt to fulfill the Magical Girl trope, it's just extremely common and generally associated with the archetype. That said, I thought they might go in a more Tuxedo Mask-esque direction, where it's still quite masculine, but in a very classy and possibly colorful way. We shall see.

BultzApr 22, 20171 votes

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You don't necessarily HAVE to wear a skirt to fulfill the Magical Girl trope, it's just extremely common and generally associated with the archetype. That said, I thought they might go in a more Tuxedo Mask-esque direction, where it's still quite masculine, but in a very classy and possibly colorful way. We shall see.

I thought about that, but they already have debourne Ez

BlueBilberryApr 22, 20172 votes

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I thought about that, but they already have debourne Ez

But that is more of a Leisure Suit Larry / Swinger type thing. Nothing wrong with giving him something classy.

AntiSkillshotApr 23, 20172 votes

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You don't necessarily HAVE to wear a skirt to fulfill the Magical Girl trope, it's just extremely common and generally associated with the archetype. That said, I thought they might go in a more Tuxedo Mask-esque direction, where it's still quite masculine, but in a very classy and possibly colorful way. We shall see.

I kinda hope that's the case. Seeing Ezreal in a skirt will put the whole line of skins into the "Joke" line of skins.

~~Yes, I know, they're technically already there, just humor me here...~~

FairyfleurApr 25, 20171 votes

It isn't confirmed yet, and I hope it isn't. Ezreal already got Arcade last August.

AbiwonKenabiApr 26, 20171 votes

The leak has been very accurate so far. I would count on the rest being true, assuming nothing got cancelled. We'll see.

Ezreal's skins are kinda crummy anyways, Arcade is literally his best one, imo. And I still think it's not as good as other Arcade skins. Other skins include Blue hoodie, Green Hoodie, Tuxedo, Slicked back Hair and the First Ult Skin That Now Looks Barely Legendary Quality. I even like Debonair, but I can admit it leaves something to be desired as far as his skin lineup goes.

NylisaApr 23, 20172 votes

doesn't he look more like a girl than lux as it is right now? skirt would only make that worse... jk sorry ez fans

i highly doubt it . could be shorts but not skirt, that would look strange.

PartybringerApr 22, 20171 votes

they put riven in a bunny outfit, so anything can happen

some degenerateApr 22, 20171 votes

I'm 99% sure that his skin will be a reference to Tuxedo Mask from the Sailor Moon series (which is one of the magical girl anime that influenced Riot's take on the Star Guardians, obviously.) So no skirts, joke skins or anything like that.