Riot, what'll you do when new lore modifies a champion's personality a bit and their VO doesn't fit?

TheUltimateSpear·5/12/2016, 12:09:55 AM·13 votes·857 views

Something I've noticed since the Targon Lore Update but I've never really gotten around to.

Let's take a look at Diana. In her previous lore, Diana was implied to be basically suicidal; she was severely scarred by the abuse she endured by the Solari Elders' hands, and she was determined to kill them all... and after that, she wouldn't care about what happened to her, at BEST. In this new lore, Diana is less of an extremist; she doesn't think the Solari and Lunari need to fight, and she believes they can go exist, and Diana is simply defending herself. Particularly from the goons sent after her.

Because of this moderate personality change, Diana's voice-over doesn't quite fit with her updated character.

"Bring down the sun." Ignorant thralls!" "The moon will rise, the night will last forever!"

These are all part of her current VO, and it just doesn't quite mesh up with Diana's updated character as she isn't quite so extreme as to see the need to totally eradicate the sun anymore.

Also Leona. Leona was basically a pure good character. Granted, I think Leona would've done what was neccessary in her old lore and with her old character, but she would pursue the good path whenever it was plausible. Now, her personality is much more like Kayle's, where she brings mercy and hope to those who are good, but to those who are "Evil," she will show them no mercy. Granted, I'm not as familiar with Leona's VO so I'm not so sure on this one.

Just something to consider.

[slayer-jinx-catface]

9 Comments

Ralanr5/12/2016, 9:25:31 PM2 votes

Pantheon

...Yeah this is why I hope for full VGU's on champions like Pantheon. Lines don't really fit or showcase much of the new character. I ask for VGU's because it would be a waste of resources to add more lines for something that might need gameplay changes in the future. Best to just do it all at the same time.

MistroTTC5/12/2016, 12:19:26 AM1 votes

Well Skarner still said I miss my kind after his lore was retconed into thing that guard mysterious thing that nobody knows anything about until it was partially reverted recently, as well as some of kassadins lines having nothing to do with anything (the lines that refer to balance and his silence joke), so I don't think this will change anytime soon.

MavenSong5/12/2016, 3:55:23 AM1 votes

Yah Diana , Ahri (she isnt just some fun loving essence stealer anymore, she has a conscience. Some perfer to keep thinking of her as she was but new lore reveals more), and MissFortune (To an extent on this one, she is what she is still but a bit more serious in her cause to dethrone gp, which she did) all could use some different or modified lines, but thats a bit tricky to do cause theyd have to get the same voice actor or just get a new one and do whole new VO's.

Rebonack5/13/2016, 4:37:07 AM1 votes

Nothing.

They'll do nothing unless it happens to ship with a full VGU.

Since apparently they aren't doing stand-alone visual updates anymore because reasons.