Hey IronStylus, have you guys settled on a direction for Eve's VU yet?

Rebonack·Nov 26, 2014·8 votes·10,619 views

Because if not I think I've got something for you guys that would be more or less perfect.

In Scottish folklore there's a faerie/undead/vampire thing called a baobhan sith, a seductive, enticing, razor clawed monster that leads unwary travelers away to secluded places before devouring them. I've seen Rioters say before that the 'succubus/vampire' look is hard to nail down, but mythology has been kind enough to supply us with a creature that basically fits Eve perfectly.

So, what does such a creature look like? Well, tales differ, but generally a baobhan sith was typically imagined as a radiantly beautiful woman in a diaphanous green or white gown with razor-sharp claws that were typically kept out of sight until they were ready to use. In some versions of the story she has cloven hooves that she tries to hide with the dress. Such a creature, if you wanted to boil down its appearance to a few key features, graceful, elegant, and predatory.

I know that would be a pretty major departure from Eve's present BDSM look, but that's what 'classic' skins are for, right?

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RiotIronStylusNov 27, 201422 votes

My hunch is to go more into the.. um.. well.. sorta hybrid succubus, seductive vampire-like sorta thing. I would make her a literal vampire, but I feel she needs that shadowy, creature of the night feel. I'll say right up front that I'm not a fan of the BDSM look, I also think that's kind of a misnomer because it's hard to simplify a sexual affinity into like.. a single look. Don't get me started on 50 Shades of Grey. puts gun in mouth

All that said, the other full time concept artist on the ChampUP team, Lonewingy (concept artist for Nami & her skins, Azir, and part of the Rek'Sai team also) is focusing on Eve. I leave it to her discretion because shes a better everything than I am.

Again, we're still really early on in development, so there's still no solid direction.

GixiaNov 27, 201413 votes

I'm not really a fan of either succubus or vampire for Eve.

For succubus, she just doesn't... look the part to me. She's seductive, but she's so far removed from how I picture a succubus in my head at current that that direction just doesn't feel right. Afterall, as the OP details, there are other ghouls from folklore and legends who seduce men to their deaths beyond just succubi.

And for vampire, I don't know, Vladimir kinda feels like he already fills that niche. Even if he technically isn't a vampire, he's got the blood theme going on way better than Eve does.

If anything, the thing with Eve is, even if she's a temptress, there's nothing about her, either look or kit wise, that indicates she wants to steal your life essence (either soul or blood, as succubi/vampires tend to do). It looks and feels more like she just wants to rip you to shreds, hence all her very spikey looking vfx and her rending slashes with her E. So to me, she's always felt very... other. Maybe not the exact creature of myth the OP is referring to, but something more unusual and out of the ordinary than your everyday succubus/vampire, which are super common fantasy staples.

kitcat300Nov 27, 20149 votes

The life draining part felt off to me to. Her lore says that shes expensive assassin for hire. If she was a vampire or something of the sort, I don't think she would be selling her services just to give her a reason to hunt for sustenance. Heck, if she was, do you think Twisted Fate would have came out of a relationship with her alive????

Plus, her personality tells a different story.

Quotes "Your pain is my pleasure." "I can smell their fear." "Misery loves company." "Mmm, I like it when they scream." "I may be bad, but I feel good..."

Even her ability names say something to the contrary. Hate Spike, Dark Frenzy, Ravage, Agony's Embrace.

IMO, Evelynn sounds more like a tormented sociopath who finds satisfaction in killing and making others suffer. And if she can make a living out of it, bonus.

Personal head-cannon: Shes the child of the two husband/wife spirits from the Twisted Treeline. She survived the transformation of the Shadow Isle's, but she was permanently changed, and the trauma of losing her home and parents caused her to "snap," so to speak.

RainbowgasmNov 27, 20142 votes

Maybe some sort of transformation mechanic to her would be nice. Since stealth is obviously a core element to her, she could wander the rift as a ghost by default, just barely visible so that you have to get close to see her in this form. When you see her in this form, she could take the image of an innocent girl. Then a feral form when she uses "dark frenzy" where she grows considerably, and looks much more vicious. Long lengthy limbs and sharp claws with an enlarged head with shark-like teeth, screaming at her enemies "like a banshee".

As for TF's relationship with her, what if Twisted fate married her for the dowry, then killed her? Ruthless betrayal is already with in his nature, and since she doesn't seek to hurt one person, but everyone she meets, she doesn't have to just be "bound to Kalista" but instead, bargained with something more sinister.

darkdillNov 27, 20147 votes

Well if you're going to do away with her current wardrobe, will you be making a Traditional Evelynn skin to compensate the people who like her BDSM outfit?

CuixNov 27, 20146 votes

I'll say right up front that I'm not a fan of the BDSM look, I also think that's kind of a misnomer because it's hard to simplify a sexual affinity into like.. a single look. Don't get me started on 50 Shades of Grey. puts gun in mouth

HOLY SHIT THIS. YES. THIS SO MUCH. There is absolutely such thing as leather/fetish fashion, but just going "she has straps and spikes so BDSM" is SO naive. 50 Shades is entirely "babby's first kink story", and relied on having an audience that was as ignorant about D/S lifestyles as the author was. GUH. I could go on about this for hours.

Concerning Lonewingy: I still don't like the chest fillet on Nami, but everything else about her and those other champs are pretty gorgeous. So, yeah, I trust that this'll go well.

Bears Dont CareNov 27, 20146 votes

My hunch is to go more into the.. um.. well.. sorta hybrid succubus, seductive vampire-like sorta thing. I would make her a literal vampire, but I feel she needs that shadowy, creature of the night feel. I'll say right up front that I'm not a fan of the BDSM look, I also think that's kind of a misnomer because it's hard to simplify a sexual affinity into like.. a single look. Don't get me started on 50 Shades of Grey. puts gun in mouth

All that said, the other full time concept artist on the ChampUP team, Lonewingy (concept artist for Nami & her skins, Azir, and part of the Rek'Sai team also) is focusing on Eve. I leave it to her discretion because shes a better everything than I am.

Again, we're still really early on in development, so there's still no solid direction.

Might I make a suggestion? We have many Champions who tend to have obvious sex appeal, but we don't really have many female champs who are sort of an elegant type of sex appeal.

You have champs like Vayne who are just pure bad assery defined. You have MF who is just a red head bomb shell with guns.

I think it would be good if Evelyn had a bit of an elegant but seductive look. It would go well with her current personality of having a sadistic side, especially if you hadd minor details such as claws, traces of blood on her hands, or a particular glare within her eyes.

Kobila2000Nov 27, 20142 votes

Well, Elise is that. And Ahri lore-wise. LB...

DynamiteGazelleNov 27, 20144 votes

I would just have to say that even if one isn't a fan of Eve's skin tight leather kinda look she has now, it does fit a niche visual style that is completely unique. There are no other champions that have an outfit similar to Eve, so if she is changed into a dress or a robe of some kind..well we already have that and we will just end up losing a one-of-a kind visual.

Anyways, since you aren't working on the update yourself is there any way you can nudge Lonewingy into making a thread to talk to Evelynn players about her ideas and visions for the rework?

Evelynn

AviousNov 27, 20143 votes

My hunch is to go more into the.. um.. well.. sorta hybrid succubus, seductive vampire-like sorta thing. I would make her a literal vampire, but I feel she needs that shadowy, creature of the night feel. I'll say right up front that I'm not a fan of the BDSM look, I also think that's kind of a misnomer because it's hard to simplify a sexual affinity into like.. a single look. Don't get me started on 50 Shades of Grey. puts gun in mouth

I feel like her overall appearance will change quite a lot. That means she is a good candidate for a Traditional skin. I know it couldn't work with Sion, but Evelynn being a popular and loved champion for quite some time I'd be quite disappointed if she was changed and nothing was left as a reminder of her old image. That doesn't mean I will spam that skin, I just want to be able to play her in her old costume, or whatever it is, from time to time like I do with Karma and Sejuani.

Linna ExcelNov 27, 20144 votes

I would make her a literal vampire, but I feel she needs that shadowy, creature of the night feel.

Vampire is wrong for her, based on her kit (no sustain, no bats, etc). As for succubus... eh, dunno. Kitwise, she'd need a charm for her to be something like that and if you ask me, the theme of the champ and the kit should work together.

I'll say right up front that I'm not a fan of the BDSM look, I also think that's kind of a misnomer because it's hard to simplify a sexual affinity into like.. a single look.

Some people do like that look. And leather and spikes is often associated with that kind of lifestyle even if eve is a little more of a punk type. I guess the best way to describe her current look is sexy punk. I have to say, describing her as a punk makes more sense for her melee assassin kit.

So why not pass around "Sexy Punk" with the other rioters and see if they think that works with her gameplay theme?

orY2cEUbBoNov 27, 20141 votes

I don't know IronStylus, I really like her as a BDSM dominatrix. Wouldn't mind her spanking and whipping me, the little vixen! Or using those high heels to dominate me and...errr, where was I going with this?

Nagoh ShanNov 27, 20144 votes

Just putting it out there for the 100th time. If you're not a fans of insert style here -that's ok- but add, don't remove. Use skins to evolve characters rather then simply destroying a character, to allow a new character with a style you like more, to use it's name.

DragonSheaNov 28, 20141 votes

My hunch is to go more into the.. um.. well.. sorta hybrid succubus, seductive vampire-like sorta thing. I would make her a literal vampire, but I feel she needs that shadowy, creature of the night feel. I'll say right up front that I'm not a fan of the BDSM look, I also think that's kind of a misnomer because it's hard to simplify a sexual affinity into like.. a single look. Don't get me started on 50 Shades of Grey. puts gun in mouth

All that said, the other full time concept artist on the ChampUP team, Lonewingy (concept artist for Nami & her skins, Azir, and part of the Rek'Sai team also) is focusing on Eve. I leave it to her discretion because shes a better everything than I am.

Again, we're still really early on in development, so there's still no solid direction.

Hi Ironstylus. I am not a Rioter but I think that the BDSM undertone is a part of Evelyn the same way Graves is a smoker. That said, she could look be more subdued while still having a strong sexual aura. Women don't need to bear a lot of skin to be attractive, E.g. Like her new Safecracker Skin or Leona .

I think you guys at Riot already nailed with her current look. I don't think that you need a total overhaul of Evelyn like Sion and Trundle . Maybe just a change of cloths and look, but not her actual appearance.

Anyway that is just my own opinion of eve. Can't wait to see her VU when you're done. Sion 's VU was a perfect match.

GreenLoreNov 28, 20141 votes

Overall I am kinda torn between vampire and Succubus. I think succubus would need a bigger visual change(like horns,tail and small wings),but I'd say it would fit better for her kit as succubi aren't really clearly identified by any skill besides being overly seducing(sure she coud have a charm like ahri,but thats about it I think).

Vampire on the other hand would fit better with the shadow isles,but I think in the case of vampire you'd miss some opportunities in terms of potential vampire kits,I mean ok she has these blood spikes(and creates a shield with her ult,that could be made to look like it is made of the blood of her opponents),but when I think of a vampire champ for lol I'd imagine him being basically a bat-focused character,which would be quite cool.(speaking of bats,I'd imagine bat-swain would make a cool halloween skin xD)

Mirage NightNov 29, 20141 votes

My hunch is to go more into the.. um.. well.. sorta hybrid succubus, seductive vampire-like sorta thing. I would make her a literal vampire, but I feel she needs that shadowy, creature of the night feel. I'll say right up front that I'm not a fan of the BDSM look, I also think that's kind of a misnomer because it's hard to simplify a sexual affinity into like.. a single look. Don't get me started on 50 Shades of Grey. puts gun in mouth

All that said, the other full time concept artist on the ChampUP team, Lonewingy (concept artist for Nami & her skins, Azir, and part of the Rek'Sai team also) is focusing on Eve. I leave it to her discretion because shes a better everything than I am.

Again, we're still really early on in development, so there's still no solid direction.

Look up Sunstone on DeviantArt. I think you be surprise. The story is actually really good.

RebonackNov 26, 20146 votes

I'm so glad someone voted for battle-walrus.

MrBuffingtonNov 27, 20141 votes

I was deciding between vampire and succubus, but walrus OP, rito plz

EnvyDragonNov 27, 20145 votes

I, um... I know this is kind of off-topic, but "baobhan sith" is literally pronounced "baa-van shee". Or, uh, "Banshee."

You've picked out a nice angle, but I don't think Scottish Banshee is the first thing I'd think of when I think of Eve.

RebonackNov 27, 20145 votes

The life draining part felt off to me to. Her lore says that shes expensive assassin for hire.

Life-draining was originally a really important part of her kit. She got a giant on kill/assist heal from her Ult via feeding on enemy life-force. Riot decided to remove that because reasons and it went a long way toward making her kit further disconnected from her (vague) lore.

My hunch is to go more into the.. um.. well.. sorta hybrid succubus, seductive vampire-like sorta thing.

Neat! Thanks for replying, Stylus. The Scottish equivalent of a banshee is, in fact, a pretty darn vampire-y sort of creature. Just not the more 'typical' Slavic sort. A baobhan sith either nom'd a person's life-energy or blood depending on which version of the myth you're talking about. It is, honestly, exactly what you're describing. A seductive vampiric creature that preys on horny, lonely guys. Though, sadly, Eve hasn't had a life-force eating aspect since the heal was removed from her Ult.

I, um... I know this is kind of off-topic, but "baobhan sith" is literally pronounced "baa-van shee". Or, uh, "Banshee."

Yep! The name is pretty much the same, but the details regarding them are pretty darn different. Even more so than the difference between a Japanese kitsune and a Korean kumiho.

You've picked out a nice angle, but I don't think Scottish Banshee is the first thing I'd think of when I think of Eve.

Not at this point, really. But I always find myself thinking of Eve in terms of how her old kit worked, and she was very much a life-stealing monster back in the day. I think Riot is still trying to communicate that with her Ult, but it doesn't come across nearly as cleanly as a heal would.

XethanNov 27, 20144 votes

As an Evelynn main, I wanted to give my opinion on the VU. I think the succubus visual would be beautiful but it doesn't really fit Eve's kit so it shouldn't be the core of the VU. Whereas, the vampire aspect would be nice and match Evelynn's kit of sticky-sustained damage bruiser with an engage. Her ult already has a vampire aspect and as she need some buffs due to jungle changes, I think she could get some sustain either on her passive (like the mana regen) or on her q. Moreover, turning into a bat when stealthed could be a nice feature.

PS : English is not my native language, apologies for eventual mistakes :)

Kobila2000Nov 26, 20143 votes

Giving her claws would be pretty cool. Would make her slightly more threatening than the current...whatever the hell she's supposed to be. Generic naked chick.

DevelynNov 27, 20143 votes

Ironstylus, Lonewingy: I am really excited to hear that seductive vampire is being considered. This is the theme that I connect to Evelynn and is the only one that I believe that makes sense for a cohesive and clear thematic package. I have been wishing for this theme to be chosen since her VU has been up for discussion

Currently, LoL is really missing out on a female vampire theme. Vlad to me is a hemomancer and represents the mage like aspect of a blood wielder, reinforced by his kit. Evelynn however, has the possibility to represent a stealthy and relentless, magically influenced champion/kit that encompasses the other spectrum of the vampire mythos. I can see how some people are complaining of potential overlap but the possible similarities between a vampire Eve and Vlad but this will ultimately make Evelynn feel like she is appropriately placed in the LoL universe in a manner similar to other related champions (i.e. MF and gankplank, fizz and nami, etc.)

Furthermore, some of the only highlights in Evelynn's design come from her vampire like parallels. Her masquerade and tango skins connect with a vampire sense of elegance/atheistic which I think is a theme that has more depth to it. Her default skin and shadow skin reinforce the BDSM look which I believe are distasteful and bland (purposeless sexiness is interesting for 0.5sec as it is trope done to death in video games). I think it is important for Evelynn's sole purpose to not just be "sexy." Sexiness as the primary theme is very flat because it doesn't represent a believable character trope. Sexiness in reality is best established when it is connected to a purpose or agenda. Examples include Selina Kyle/Elise (sex appeal for manipulation and goal seeking purposes) or Medusa/Cassiopeia (sex appeal as a juxtaposition of her curse for her vanity/ambition) or MF (sex appeal to highlight reckless abandon and femininity in a historically male dominated role as a pirate/ship captain). These characters have depth and are believable, respectable and therefore fantasy archetypes that people want to inhabit.

The Succubus trope, when primarily emphasized, is one that I have never found to be effectively executed. The succubus mythos is one that traditional involves seducing men to propagate demon children. The only part of that fantasy that can be incorporated into a video game visually is "demon" and "seducing" so the final package is a demonoid that is scantily clad. Let's take two popular examples, one non successful one (Queen of pain from Dota 2) and one successful one (Kerrigan from SC). QoP is non cohesive fantasy package. All of her in-game quotes are really about being a queen spoken in an overly sexualized way. None of her abilities have anything to do with her fantasy except for the idea of "screaming" and visually, she is neither regal nor sexy, just a woman with wings in a bikini. Kerrigan, however, is a succubus variation (even has a succubus skin in HoS) but everything interesting about her comes from her past as a human and her role as a queen of aliens. She has depth of as a character, is a respected ruler and is an exciting icon villain. Her sexiness is secondary to her own motivations and is visually balanced by her disgusting alien features. It is that exact balancing that Evelynn would be able to achieve if she was a seductive vampire and not a BDSM succubus.

As Vampire, Evelynn could embody a champion who is enigmatic, mysterious, evil, reckless, remorseless. Her sexiness could reinforce a "shadowy elegance" and her role as a "creature of the night" who has little regard for how she is viewed by others. As a vampire, Eve could draw reference to iconic fantasy characters such as Isabella Von Carstein (Warhammer), Elizabeth Bathery or Carmilla (castlevania). She would develop a complete conceptual package and a the fantasy experience that LoL continues to strive for with their character designs.

Please, choose a vampire directionality for Evelynn. Lonewingy's work on nami is some of the best artwork and representations of a mermaid currently available in pop culture (That ruffled fin blouse is brilliant/CFDA award worthy). I could only imagine what she could do with Evelynn as a vampire.

RebonackNov 28, 20143 votes

Heh.

Eve's hair is a bit on the derpy side.

Also, it warms my heart that Battle Walrus is winning.

Rito plz

DragonSheaNov 28, 20141 votes

Heh.

Eve's hair is a bit on the derpy side.

Also, it warms my heart that Battle Walrus is winning.

Rito plz

I think that is just a joke but If it gets more votes, lets say 100 to be a serious new VU. then I dont know if I should LMFAO or be like dafuq

Gear KittyNov 27, 20142 votes

Battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walrus battle walr-, but no, actually, Fae.

BDSM succubus skirts so close over the T for Teen it's more of a belt than a garment.

And I'll echo the call for Lonewingy to start a conversation when the time is right to get some better concepts.

ThatRussianLadNov 28, 20142 votes

After much thought to what theme could tie her skills, passive, and appearance together. I suggest that her powers be drawn from shadows. A shadow fae would be really awesome. She gains power by ripping souls from their shadows piece by piece. Her invisibility can be explained by hiding in the "shadow" of war. Her abilities are either manipulating her shadow in the case of hate spike and agony's embrace or ripping in the shadow in the case of her e.

DwarvenGiantNov 28, 20142 votes

My hunch is to go more into the.. um.. well.. sorta hybrid succubus, seductive vampire-like sorta thing. I would make her a literal vampire, but I feel she needs that shadowy, creature of the night feel. I'll say right up front that I'm not a fan of the BDSM look, I also think that's kind of a misnomer because it's hard to simplify a sexual affinity into like.. a single look. Don't get me started on 50 Shades of Grey. puts gun in mouth

All that said, the other full time concept artist on the ChampUP team, Lonewingy (concept artist for Nami & her skins, Azir, and part of the Rek'Sai team also) is focusing on Eve. I leave it to her discretion because shes a better everything than I am.

Again, we're still really early on in development, so there's still no solid direction.

Hey, have you ever seen Zeronis' Succubus drawing on DA? I know that it's not specifically Evelynn, but it kinda looks like her.. Just something I stumbled upon though, so I thought that I should share it. :) http://zeronis.deviantart.com/art/Succubus-1-439716303

lolipopevelynnNov 29, 20143 votes

My hunch is to go more into the.. um.. well.. sorta hybrid succubus, seductive vampire-like sorta thing. I would make her a literal vampire, but I feel she needs that shadowy, creature of the night feel. I'll say right up front that I'm not a fan of the BDSM look, I also think that's kind of a misnomer because it's hard to simplify a sexual affinity into like.. a single look. Don't get me started on 50 Shades of Grey. puts gun in mouth

All that said, the other full time concept artist on the ChampUP team, Lonewingy (concept artist for Nami & her skins, Azir, and part of the Rek'Sai team also) is focusing on Eve. I leave it to her discretion because shes a better everything than I am.

Again, we're still really early on in development, so there's still no solid direction.

Hey, have you ever seen Zeronis' Succubus drawing on DA? I know that it's not specifically Evelynn, but it kinda looks like her.. Just something I stumbled upon though, so I thought that I should share it. :) http://zeronis.deviantart.com/art/Succubus-1-439716303

this looks more like elise than anything.

RebonackNov 28, 20142 votes

Those giant horns look absolutely silly.

But otherwise she looks quite a bit like Eve already.

RebonackNov 28, 20142 votes

Who knows? This topic might result in Eve getting a Sea World skin with a walrus hat. The game could always use more light-hearted skins.

And! Vampires being related in any way to bats is a pretty recent thing, near as I can tell. More often they were associated with black (ghost) dogs or rats. I've mostly just got a love for folklore and think it would be pretty neat if Eve got a vampire basis from the tales of old as detailed in the opening post rather than from the more modern interpretation of what a vampire is.

RebonackNov 29, 20142 votes

I think the most important information coming out of this topic is that Eve needs a battle walrus skin when she gets her VU.

Gen Pop TartsNov 29, 20142 votes

since it has come to this, we'd really like to see concept arts of all 4 choices cause honestly a seductive vampire would be interesting and a battle walrus,... WTF? id wanna see that

please riot, we wanna see them in all forms :D

evejungmainbeforethecursedjunglewentinandkilledmeontheinside

Duke AnaxNov 29, 20142 votes

Like all the others I voted battle walrus, just because. (; However:

I think the Sycubus/Vamprie angle doesn't fit her well, she doesn't drain her victims. She is more spite and malice, also vindictive, like Kalista, if for different reason.

But the Baobhan Sith matches almost like a glove.

I would keep the purple color scheeme though and also keep some of that "lots of straps" look, without going straigt into fetish area.Some Gothic gettup might do her well, like this:

http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/l/tid/16519564.jpg http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/l/tid/25556633.jpg

Probaly a short hem though, for mobility.

NorthernDruidJun 18, 20152 votes

Something like this would be really, really cool. Perfect for her!

cshakesNov 26, 20141 votes

Whatever she ends up as, I hope they sic some Mae West onto her. "It's better to be looked over than overlooked."

Bears Dont CareNov 27, 20141 votes

Ahri isn't an elegant seductive lady. Elise is elegant but monstrous in appearance. Leblanc...yeah I can see it with Leblanc.

TsunaFlameNov 27, 20141 votes

Hey why not make eve have her hair only rise up when she is standing still but not as a solid Mass but breathing and when her dash is on her hair should be straight ajd trail behind like any person with long hair only if ahe is walking so fast and when she is invisible, when invisible it doesn't go up all the way kinda like in water flowing around.

Here's a weird idea but you know you could make an outfit for her and dance like lady gaga music video "You and i"

Mirage NightNov 28, 20141 votes

My only problem with "Classic" skin is I hate her current hair style on it. If they did one it would keep it.

lolipopevelynnNov 29, 20141 votes

ive always pictured eve as a mystique like character. she dresses the way she dresses because she can and she wants to. she has no real desire for men, but the men that become attracted to her clothing are just easy prey for her.

thats why im not sure why you guys arent just going in that direction. mystique doesnt have any BDSM or stripper like clothing, but at the same time she doesnt dress like a princess either. she has very revealing clothing that shows alot of skin, but not too much of it. just enough to really tease the good parts of her body. (and for the record, im not talking about the xmen movies obviously).

there are alot of ways to make a women look sexy and even reveal alot of skin without resorting to the BDSM/stripper route (altho i like it so i have no complaints if thats the direction u take her lol)

RebonackJun 18, 20151 votes

Rise from your grave!

Gettin' this topic a bump because I'm curious whether or not Riot has made any headway on Eve. Mostly, I want to know if you guys have decided on a direction for her visual update yet.

And if you were willing to share some concept art with us that would be super-keen =D

NorthernDruidJun 18, 20151 votes

Evelynn strikes me more as some sort of more obscure type of fae (like the"scottish banshee" brought up), than a straight up vampire or succubus.

To me she seems unclassifiable in nature, whether she's a mortal with weird powers or something weird and magical. Whatever she is, it's not something easily classified into the usual fantasy tropes, like vampire or demoness.

I also feel like she's much more likely the type to, if she does drain her victims of something, it'd be tied to emotions rather than life-force directly. I could see her be a gothic fae creature who nurtures herself on the pain of her victims. I could not see her be a straight up seductress who drains them in the shadows.

Her appearance, her unusual gameplay aspects (what with the stealth and the savage clawing and the sinister spikes and slow breaking, and the shield drained from the pain of others), and even voice. All suggest to me a creature you'd be likely to encounter in a faerie tale rather than a horror movie.

For those who are familiar with the World of Darkness line of (pen&paper) roleplaying games, I'd definatively see her fit into Changeling: The Lost, whether as villain or hero. Whereas Vampires are too refined and...well, dead. And succubi are too binary, and have too understandable goals.

I should stop before my post starts bloating like they usually do <.<

But the look I like best for Evelynn would be something like:

Elegant with hidden Savagery ,Gothic Fae.