So, with Taric confirmed as an aspect...

Now that there is a confirmed change to where Taric hails from, I can't help but be a little nervous. It was a slight disappointment when Pantheon changed from "Badass Normal" warrior to an empty shell of a human being possessed by a spirit of war. It's a cool change, but I very much liked the old Pantheon lore (although I really enjoy the changes to Diana and Leona!)

I'm not sure what angle they're going to go with in terms of Taric's lore. Is he going to be like Leona, where he coexists with the spirit? Or is he going to become totally dominated by it? I'm probably in the minority on this, but I really enjoy the sort of quiet dignity that goes along with Taric. As a champion, he is a guy that is motivated by his desire to heal and protect people. His reason for joining the league wasn't for glory or power, it was so that he could...Just help people. A down to earth individual that liked to distance himself from revealing too much about his personal life. All in all, he was (at least to me) a relatable character with a clear motivation, one that really resonated with me as a support player (I like protecting people! That's why my favorite supports are people like Braum/Alistar, with Bard being a major exception).

Now, when Poppy's rework happened, they completely changed her character. And don't misunderstand me, I think the rework to her lore was ultimately for the best (she became a more interesting, three-dimensional character as a result) but there really wasn't much of her original personality left. I know there are a lot of people in the community who want Taric to go to Mettaton levels of "fabulous"--and Aurelion's line about Taric being the aspect of 'tackiness' worries me that the resolve that initially drew me to the character might get erroded. Suppose, for example, taric's new backstory is his body being taken over like Pantheon's was--only this time, what's taken over him is a flamboyant spirit that's intent on DAZZLING the world? That might be awesome for some people, but I'd like to cast my 'vote', as it were, in the other direction. I hope that, even if taric is still a kind of "charming" individual, that he'll retain the general sense of purpose and dignity that I (and hopefully others) enjoy about him as a character.

Tl;dr I hope that Taric's new lore isn't that he's taken over by an aspect like Panth was, and the Spirit is so flamboyant and garish that it erases the general dignity and knight-like aspect of the character.