This makes me kinda disappointed about what Neeko could have been

Malicious Metal·12/5/2018, 6:50:42 PM·94 votes·23,003 views

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I don't know about you guys but I really hoped for Neeko to be, well, you know, a bit more chameleon like. There was a lot more that could've done with her character's premise and this kind of stuff kind of makes me wonder what she could have looked like if Riot went the extra mile in making her look more like Rengar and Wu instead of Ahri.

Still, I like her character and theme but she could've been a tad more on the scaly side, no?

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Camille Ferrøs12/5/2018, 6:54:40 PM73 votes

I expected the champion to be a flower mage idk why it was teased like that with flowers and stuff when it was a lizard shapeshifting girl...

Zyranium12/5/2018, 7:38:56 PM28 votes

Where is the bifid tongue ? The claws ? ...

She even has normal feet, nothing like Xayah & Rakan, so this breaks her entire character a bit.

She claims to be from a lost tribe of Vastaya called the Oovi-kat, it is stated they could trace their lineage back to the Vastayashai’rei, so why is she still looking more humanoid than anything else ?

Jamaree12/5/2018, 7:02:42 PM17 votes

People like the anime aesthetic

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Chromatic Eagle12/5/2018, 7:57:14 PM12 votes

For better or worse we’re not getting monsters without some attractive trait. Even A.Sol is sleek and beautiful.

Faliandra12/5/2018, 7:27:07 PM12 votes

yeah well, im glad shes not more reptile-like.

to each their own.

Jacknife12/5/2018, 7:45:09 PM9 votes

I honestly can't agree more. I know people are always gonna like the cute girl over the actual human/animal hybrid, but imo it'd be much more interesting to go with something borderline alien and really weird looking, like something outta mass effect.

But nope, gotta be something cute and marketable for girls to latch onto... sigh

[zombie-nunu-bummed]

Edit: I feel I should mention that as much as I REALLY hate Neeko, both design wise and thinking what could've been, for every one of her we get the polar opposite in design with champs like Swain, Kayn, Mordekaiser, Illaoi, you get the idea. So I suppose I can't complain too much. I just wish Riot would push the envelope with their female champ designs fantasy-wise instead of going cookie cutter to appeal to certain demographics. I'm sure they can afford it.

Crow Nebula12/5/2018, 8:23:55 PM8 votes

Yup, I've been waiting for a proper lizard champ for years now, and when I heard Neeko was a chameleon, I was so happy, and thought I'd found a new main. Then I saw that she was yet another cute anime girl wearing a few minor reptilian features like fashion accessories, and, well, I've never been so disappointed to see a new champ.

Cetri12/5/2018, 7:50:25 PM8 votes

Yeah, I like Neeko's design, but I agree she could've been much more if they went with a more inhuman aesthetic.

ModAcademy Kayn12/6/2018, 3:46:05 AM4 votes

But, why? What does having more scales do for the character? It honestly does nothing but harm the character as a whole, the closer we get to a chameleon the closer we get to dissociation between Personalty and Appearance.

http://www.cutestpaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Shy-chameleon..jpg

Here's a chameleon I found from just googling 'cute chameleon'. Now, maybe this does it for some folk, but not for me. I think it just looks like a chameleon, not cute, not awesome, itsa lizard to me. Chameleons aren't that common a pet either, not like things like Dogs, Cats, Hamsters, etc. The closer we go towards the Chameleon scale of "Wu or Rengar" like, the more freakish she's going to look. Anyone remember this guy?

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/788237434609958912/dlyPTWSN_400x400.jpg

And don't say "Well they don't need to make her completely chameleon like" well then don't go complaining that you want her to be more like Wu or Rengar. They are so frigging close to their respective animal arch types, that's the theme you get.

My point is, take away Neeko's model, and you have this childish, cute speaking, american lesbian, if we're listening to her character interactions as well. So, the character should match the personality. I wouldn't expect to see Braum speaking like Annie, or Pyke on Soraka. Neeko looks cute and such, because she's meant to be a cute character, personality and appearance.

LordGeovanni12/5/2018, 11:12:06 PM3 votes

Idk Chamelion doesnt sound as interesting as or important as One shot mage. Rito

I7A6X2v212/5/2018, 11:28:25 PM3 votes

It's for her Legendary Skin, True Form Neeko.