Colorful Mage Discussion - Does anyone recognise the symbol below the flowers?

Radiant Seraph·8/6/2018, 6:18:58 PM·11 votes·15,679 views

https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Roadmap_1-min_y1hc9pggnkdowohy0l2p.jpg

I feel like I've seen it somewhere else, but I can't recall...

In other matters, I'm glad we're getting another happy champion! There's way too many dark champions already... Although it'd be interesting to have a champion who is visually colorful but somewhat melancholic personality-wise.

In regards to gameplay, it's implied that they will get some kind of stealth. Imagine if they could stealth allies in an area...

63 Comments

SSmotzer8/6/2018, 6:39:27 PM15 votes

It looks like the ink mage Riot has been wanting to make, and they got around the problem of needing to paint shapes, by letting you paint colors instead.

With the blue and white of the background, my money is it being a Freljordian champion. Like, a girl spent her whole life seeing nothing but the whites and blues of the ice and snow, but then she found a flower growing out of the lifeless tundra, and stumbled upon a LoL equivalent to Shangri-La in the Freljords. Their personality won't be bubbly, like Lulu's and Zoe's, and it won't be obsessive, like Jhin's.

Although I could be wrong, it could be a Serpent Isles champion, based on Hawaii, and they shoot colorful kamehamehas everywhere.

BLIGHTBRINGER8/6/2018, 6:31:32 PM7 votes

As long as it's not a Zoe 2.0 who one shot's you from fog of war, i'm down for a positive champion.

Fasmodey8/6/2018, 6:30:57 PM4 votes

This are dark champions.

Aatrox Annie Cassiopeia Chogath Elise Evelynn Fiddlesticks Hecarim Jhin Kalista Karthus Kassadin Kayn Khazix Leblanc Lissandra Malzahar Mordekaiser Morgana Nocturne Pyke Shaco Singed Sion Swain Syndra TahmKench Thresh Urgot Varus Velkoz Vladimir Warwick Xerath Yorick Zed

This are light champions.

Anivia Ashe Azir Bard Blitzcrank Braum Ezreal Galio Garen Gragas Heimerdinger Ivern Janna Karma Kayle Leona Lulu Lux Nami Nunu Orianna Poppy Rakan Rammus Rumble Sona Soraka Taliyah Taric Teemo Tristana Xayah Ziggs Zoe Quinn Fizz MasterYi

Quitely same aren't they?

But no dark and edgy champions are too much, we need like 10 more light champions in a row.

Psyrix8/6/2018, 6:39:56 PM4 votes

the flowers are reminiscent of the fire flowers we got as icons from Annie's lore update... that's what i likened them to when i first saw, so may be the same for u.

The symbol itself..kinda looks like something from irelia's tease (the weapon) it might also be a targonian reference but seems exgtremely unlikely considering it's not really the same design/pattern.

The only other parallel i can draw is the indicators around certain champs/abilites e.g. the arrows around Syndra's orbs to help u align scatter the weak (her E) And the arrows around Xayah/Rakan to show where the other is (general direction), as well as Soraka's passive that directs her to people who need healing. it's a stretch xD but might be those too

Naalith8/7/2018, 2:48:08 AM3 votes

I'm going to guess it's Bandle City. I see a lot of Targon guesses which could be right. My issue is that Targon usually has a ton of circles which are interconnected by lines or other astral shapes, where this is just one circle with triangles NOT connected. The new bandle city icon is a single circle interwoven with vines and flowers, and I think this could be a simple version. The triangles outside the circle could also represent how Bandle City is outside the bounds of "normal" reality, and has many gates and entrances.

Bandle City, after Nunu is reworked and Frejlord will likely get some new lore, will be the only major region with absolutely no lore in the new canon. The canon yordles are all outside of Bandle City (Kled, Poppy, Heimerdinger, and Ziggs) so I think a yordle still in the fantastical realm would be a great way to introduce us to the way Bandle City works. It seems like yordles basically become obsessed with and copy whatever they see when they come into the world. Poppy barely uses magic and loves Demacia to the point she will literally look for the "hero" for thousands of years, Ziggs and Heim love technology and live in Piltover, and Kled seems legitimately insane on top of the fact he takes to heart the expansionist doctrine of Noxus. Most non-canon yordles also seem to have left Bandle City because they use mechs and cannons and things, but I believe this will be a magically fairy-like yordle more akin to the majority of the species. Riot seems to have been implying yordles are kind of like the fairies of League but a perfect example of this hasn't been shown in game... yet.

mrmeddyman8/7/2018, 12:32:21 AM2 votes

I think it's a female Yordle. The new Bandle City icon is flowerish and that symbol looks like one of the illusory symbol on the map.

turkeyBACON8/7/2018, 1:29:55 AM2 votes

Kinda reminds me of pool party Leona’s surfboard symbol that’s a mix of Solari and Lunari. Kinda. Sorta. I dunno.

RyzeTheSmurfMage8/6/2018, 8:51:14 PM2 votes

I'm ok with that as long as it's not another Zoe and it doesn't have dashes (it's a mage not an assasin)

theChibiTina8/7/2018, 11:41:17 AM2 votes

The symbol behind the flowers looks vaguely familiar to me too. Could possibly be Mount Targon or Shurima. I tried finding it, but so far the closest I've gotten is the Blood Seal icon from the Blood Moon skin line. That's obviously not it though. I've searched icons, the entire interactive Runeterra map, and taken a close look at the faction symbols. I'm gonna look through the online official art book and the cinematics next and if that doesn't work then I'll go looking through individual champion lore. For now I need to get some sleep before I do anything more. I'll come back and update should I find anything, so wish me luck. I've already wasted an hour and a half on this and it'll take me a lot longer to go through everything should I find nothing. Lol.

CaptainAntiHeroz8/7/2018, 2:20:06 PM1 votes

Looks like a combination or the solari icon and the lunari icon...

EdgeLady8/8/2018, 11:57:23 PM1 votes

I'm going to bet on it being Daisy from Annie's new lore. There's no way they would just introduce her like that, give her a ton of motifs in relation to Annie, not to mention make her TOTALLY CUTE and have a potentially great design with some overhaul, and then have her be actually just killed off in the backstory. She was the only one of Annie's three family members (not counting Annie's witch mom, Amoline, and even Daisy's unknown biological father, but they'd be different stories) who didn't have her death actually shown, just having her be washed down a waterfall, which could easily lead to her coming back, maybe with an awakening of or gaining magical powers, of the flowery sort of course.

Now I'm sure many would have concerns about a colorful flowery little girl mage: she might be too much like Lulu. However, I say there's plenty of room for differentiation, especially in abilities, but also thematically as well. Lulu is a Yordle and her age is a bit vague, given her lore and her status as a species with a much longer lifespan than humans. Lulu also has Yordles' innate magic, which is why she does more flower-themed magic rather than actually making flowers grow. Plus, there are plenty of champions with similar themes that manage to be different from one another. A prime case of this, I think, is Tryndamere and Olaf, who are so similar in their themes, appearance, in-game roles, and even abilities that I confused them when I first started playing League. However, taking a closer look at their lore (and abilities/specific in-game roles) defines them as much more distinct characters (although I think Olaf could use a lore update). If Riot can make champions with so much thematic similarity feel distinct and unique, I'm sure they could do the same with Daisy versus Lulu as colorful, whimsical, little girl flower mages (yes I know Lulu is a support, but her secondary role is a mage and she plays much like one).

SilhouetteShadow8/25/2018, 5:08:34 AM1 votes

Does anybody know when the new mage will be teased or even revealed??

Rauschenberg9/21/2018, 12:34:22 PM1 votes

I have a thought that they teased this new champ in the nunu trailer, the scuttle crab was seen using youmuss and other items so maybe the champ can stealth as jungle monsters

Joydragon2310/22/2018, 9:20:17 PM1 votes

My theory is that this champ will have a lot to do with prepping fights ahead of time, something similar to Teemo shrooms and Jhin traps. I wouldn't say it's too far fetched to say that this champ will be able to use these prepped "flowers" to stealth or fire abilities from similar to how lulu can fire from pix. I would also assume that this champ is likely a Yordle as we haven't gotten one in some time and will probably be an ally of Ionia. The word choice they used implies the champ can stealth or at the very least disguise itself as flowers perhaps. While There is too much possibility to have an accurate guess and too little information to make an informed theory, I do think it's likely that this champ will thrive from being in the fray of battle, using the prepped flowers and environment to maximize teamfight potential. Assuming the champion is Yordle they will likely be very enthusiastic and hopefully have an outgoing and encouraging personality like Lux. Lastly based off all the previous releases this champion will most likely have a lot of utility in his/her kit buffing allies or debuffing enemies and knowing riot they'd probably like to make her capable of being a jungler as the mage count in the jungle is low.

Critical Role11/18/2018, 3:25:06 AM1 votes

"rich colours made from crushed Raikkon wild berries and the enchanted flower petals found only on the southern faces of the Vlonqo cliffs." -Leaving Weh'le (League of Legends Short Story)

This takes place in Akali's perspective, and is when she gets the tattoo.

I think the 'colourful mage' will be a vastayan, mute (tongue cut off) tattoo artist named "Bo'lii", because he uses "rich colours", along with the enchanted flowers, maybe the ones in the teaser image. It's a stretch, and Bo'Lii doesn't show any magical capabilities (...although, magic is common among vastayan). Anyway, just a theory. =3