Curiosity question: are female characters made intentionally uglier over the years?

Max Damage·10/29/2019, 7:02:05 PM·5 votes·4,206 views

I play this game since release.

The earlier characters were Katarina, Leblanc, Miss Fortune, Caytlin, Nidalee, Ahri etc.

Then, in more recent times we had Reksai, Illaoi, Taliah, Camille, Yummi.

Of course character design preference is subjective, but you can clearly see that the oldest one were more "attractive".

My question is: why? I am just curious.

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Star Noodle10/29/2019, 7:44:37 PM10 votes

Not wanting Illaoi to pick you up on her shoulder, take you to bed, and crush your head between her thick muscled thighs, makes you a sinner in this house of god. One of these days I will enact a crusade and purge all who wrongfully believe buff girls aren't hot.

Also Taliyah is cute stfu nerd

ModThe Djinn10/29/2019, 7:05:45 PM9 votes

Are female characters made intentionally uglier over the years?

No.

  1. "Attractiveness" is subjective.
  2. Of recent champions you can find people who find Qiyana, Kai'Sa, Taliyah, Xayah, Camille, and Illaoi attractive. Older champions included Anivia and Soraka, neither of which is "conventionally attractive."
  3. League has acknowledged that their older designs were often a little too similar or stereotyped into specific looks / body types, and their newer design sensibilities acknowledge that humanity is more diverse than that. That doesn't mean they're making "ugly" characters intentionally so much as they may be making characters you don't find attractive.
TekkenPlayer10/29/2019, 7:45:51 PM8 votes

Xayah short goth gf with neotenous face

Neeko is considered cute by a lot of people

Kaisa arabian girl with thicc as fucc cheeks and a cover girl face. Lets also mention she has perma spandex

Kalista i have a friend that finds kalista attractive. Weird taste but ok

Akali rework is considered one of the most attractive champions for her rebellious looking design

Camille thicc gilf without wrinkles

Qiyana theres no way you can call her ugly

OP im not calling you r%%%%%ed. So im just gonna say youre wrong

NemeBro10/29/2019, 7:31:19 PM8 votes

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I play this game since release.

The earlier characters were Katarina, Leblanc, Miss Fortune, Caytlin, Nidalee, Ahri etc.

Then, in more recent times we had Reksai, Illaoi, Taliah, Camille, Yummi.

Of course character design preference is subjective, but you can clearly see that the oldest one were more "attractive".

My question is: why? I am just curious.

No, you just have very narrow and kind of bad taste in women tbh.

KestrelGirl10/29/2019, 9:50:14 PM6 votes

Ah yes. An incel, in his natural habitat. He feeds on the precious time of the boards regulars. His sole purpose: to find a mate.

Alas, his expectations are unrealistic, and most often found in fiction. Yet he, bafflingly, refuses to consume fiction that would suit his tastes, preferring to waste his time complaining on the Internet that not every woman in one particular game is "his type."

kda akali10/29/2019, 8:29:08 PM5 votes

Why can't female champions be "ugly"? Not all male champions look like Yasuo Shen Varus Taric Zed Pantheon

There are male champions like Gragas Trundle Urgot If they can exist with unconventional standards of attractiveness, then female champions should be able to as well.

And even then, the female champions you stated aren't even ugly.

Jhins Girlfriend10/29/2019, 7:09:52 PM5 votes
Ahri Baka10/29/2019, 9:04:49 PM5 votes

Are you implying that Taliyah is ugly?

Iron Phantom10/29/2019, 7:24:16 PM4 votes

Well we recently got Neeko Qiyana and are about to get Senna who are extremely pretty/attractive champions

4 Step Cadence10/29/2019, 7:52:19 PM3 votes

If you think Yuumi is ugly then idk what to tell you.

GenoXx10/29/2019, 8:23:20 PM2 votes

It's not that every girl has to have an hour glass figure and cherry shaped face. Which i do support. They seem to be making things more diverse. Although they can be a little less obnoxious about that.

But i think you know why in retrospect. Not to mention activists consistently chastising riot for their designs.

Arakadia10/31/2019, 12:59:48 AM2 votes

You listed the only female champions who aren't waifus in the last 5 years. The rest are hot stuff.

Its not that Riot is making their champions ugly. It's just that Riot used to (and still largely does) by default design female characters with a much higher amount of sex appeal. Over time they have had more variation though and done it in more tasteful ways (Akali is smoking hot but in an effective and fitting way. Evelynn is supposed to be a sexy demon. Camille's ridiculous hourglass makes her feel artificial, imposing, and gives a unique silhouette, etc.)

JOOTAROOO11/11/2019, 2:37:39 AM2 votes

''Taliyah ain't attractive'' Said no one ever.