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Anyone else gushing over the new faction emblems?

Valor Bot·11/27/2016, 3:16:13 AM·18 votes·8,419 views

They're all so beautiful, well-crafted, and characteristic of their respective nations that I can't help but fangirl over them a little bit--even if some of them are slightly overdone or on the cheesy side of things (looking at you, Zaun and Noxus).

http://i.imgur.com/Lt0T3Mo.png" The Demacian one has got to be my favorite; I'd lose my shit if it ever became available as a summoner icon, I'd never have to change it ever again.

The new crests also raise some questions about whether they are truly the symbols used to represent these nations in the canon, or if they are just meta icons in place to give readers/players a sense of visual direction. If they are indeed canonical emblems, though, then I have to wonder who designed each one, and why certain choices were made in their crafting (Shadow Isles uses a very ghostly design, for example, instead of paying homage to its Blessed Isles ancestry).

Either way, cheers to those who worked on 'em :)

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Duke Anax11/27/2016, 6:52:36 AM27 votes

Might want to actually post the emblems: http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/iona_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/freljord_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/shurima_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/mt_targon_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/bilgewater_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/demacia_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/noxus_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/piltover_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/shadow_isles_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/zaun_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/void_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/bandle_city_emblem.png http://universe.leagueoflegends.com/images/default_emblem.png apparently bandle city and void don't have full emblems yet, neither does Runeterra as a whole.

Eye of Twilight11/27/2016, 6:45:15 AM4 votes

Do you happen to have a link to the rest of the emblems? It would make it a bit easier to vote :P

Splision11/27/2016, 8:56:49 PM2 votes

Out of all the faction emblems, I would have to say that my favorite is the Mount Targon one. I honestly love all of them so it was a rather difficult vote to make.

Astronomy has always intrigued me and always get a sense of wonder and mystery from it, and the Mount Targon emblem conveys that sense of astronomical wonder with those connected circles (which remind me of planetary bodies) and the outline of the mountain peak at the center with the background of what appears to be a starry, night sky. It's just aesthetically beautiful and it inspires wonder in my opinion.

Oglaf11/27/2016, 2:10:28 PM2 votes

Freljord because as a Swede anything related to snow, ice and Vikings in general gives me a boner.

Sharjo11/27/2016, 7:11:31 PM2 votes

All of the emblems are great; they're layered in terms of design, have very distinct and identifiable shapes, and all give off their own vibes and ideas about what their respective nation is about just by looking at them. They're awesome.

I think my favorite is Demacia's, because the colour scheme, the shapes and imagery involved all invoke the feeling of something enduring, stable and unwavering. It's the kind of crest that looks like it wouldn't be weathered by the passage of time, and would have eternal meaning no matter who looked upon it. Something about it almost seems just "right" about it, like there's a meaning behind the very way it's been designed and an indication as to the greater values and history of Demacia itself. I feel it's a perfect fit for Demacia.

Mount Targon's is a close second because of how layered it is. The mountain is depicted in gleaming stone, already indicating its importance and the power surrounding it, the Targon iconography frames the celestial bodies, giving subtle indication as to Targon's influence, and the cosmos as viewed in the centre feels symbolic of the wider mysteries of not only Targon, but the universe as a whole. The stone backdrop also helps it out, as it gives the impression of something truly ancient, from a past long forgotten and unvisited by men, but also enduring and almost timeless, such that you can immediately understand the importance of what the emblem signifies.

l Helios l11/27/2016, 8:49:05 PM2 votes

I can never turn my back on the great nation that is Noxus.

Noxus is love. Noxus is life.

DeathBurst11/27/2016, 10:43:46 PM2 votes

Just my guess, but I think that...

On one side, for the factions that do have a real emblem (Demacia/Noxus/Ionia/Shurima, at least) the one on the website is probably canon.

On the other side, some "Factions" are not really united, and may not have an in-universe emblem at all, but still got one on the website for players to not feel lost. And those would not be canon. I was thinking of Shadow Isles at first, but on second thoughts... Freljord: we know that there are at least 3 in-fighting factions, but we still have only one Freljord crest, probably the one used by the Watchers back in the day if I had to venture an hypothesis. (If I wasn't so lazy, I would go and check on the old Freljord lore re-work website.)

ABlueQuaker11/28/2016, 9:28:49 AM2 votes

Pretty hard to decide between Piltover and Zaun.

some degenerate11/27/2016, 8:37:08 PM1 votes

It's a tie between Piltover's and Ionia's for me.

Oakleaf Ranger11/29/2016, 2:10:01 AM1 votes

BLOOD FOR NOXUS

TyrekGoldenspear11/27/2016, 1:23:16 PM1 votes

The Demacian one has got to be my favorite.

Same dude. Man I wish that was an icon.

bad arcade kitty11/29/2016, 10:34:24 AM1 votes

may be it is just me but this:

http://i.imgur.com/Lt0T3Mo.png

looks kind of like this:

http://i.imgur.com/6LQ728p.jpg

it's the death of mami from madoka anime, a monster bit her head off while she was hanging in the air with her head in its mouth

i mean those black thingies aside the sword look like legs

Blue Moon Wolf11/28/2016, 3:25:56 AM1 votes

Damn, was not expecting Ionia to be the favorite. I mean, it's my favorite, but wasn't expecting it to get majority vote O_o

Xodiathe4bdn11/7/2017, 8:51:37 PM1 votes

die hard shadow isles crest Ghost stories have just always been my thing

mr Boombastic78711/28/2016, 6:10:28 PM1 votes

I can't pick one, my favorits are Bilgewater, Ionia and Shurima. Bilgewaters is so Epic and really reminds me of the first time I read Burning tides. Ionias just looks really sick overall and Shurimas is just so iconic. I really like mt. Targon but the colors look a little weird (my personal opinion). I also really like the Freljords Icon!

Tesla Effect11/28/2016, 10:01:08 PM1 votes

I wonder what Yordle is gonna be part of the Bandle City Emblem, or is it just a generalized Yordle on the Emblem?

Tesla Effect11/27/2016, 4:50:22 PM1 votes

Piltover one, cause Hextech/Art-deco is da best.

Tesla Effect11/28/2016, 10:03:53 PM1 votes

Would be so cool if we ever got specific faction login screens (or at least music themes, besides Demacia, which already got one), like we once got for the Shuriman event.

TeCoolMage11/27/2016, 8:06:02 PM1 votes

I like Ionia, the other ones are a bit sharp on the edges in my opinion, and the broken symmetry without intentionally trying to come off as chaotic/complex is a nice touch.

something about the book in the shadow isles emblem makes me feel like it's from some old WoW or runescape ripoff, I don't know why.

Skaarl D Lizard11/27/2016, 8:12:46 PM1 votes

Always loved shurima,always will Nasus Renekton Xerath Sivir Azir