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My opinion on the Odyssey Sona skin

DomoRobo·9/11/2018, 1:52:29 AM·28 votes·20,348 views

I will say that I am quite excited for the new Odyssey skins, they all look amazing... All except one. Sona.

Now when we watch the trailer for the skins we see her as is -

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Now initially I didn't know who it was at first. To be quite honest she looked like she could be a handful of characters. Certain ones coming to mind being: Lissandra Soraka Janna - But most of all Karma . And I'll talk more about that later.

In the trailer we see her as a young woman in this elegant, hooded, bright aqua gown, with golden accents. She looks like a goddess, and I'm sure most of you will agree. She sorta looks like royalty, and is a stark contrast to the other Odyssey skins, which I personally like! But then we get a glimpse of her in-game model and...

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It's not what I was expecting at all. I was expecting almost exactly what I saw from the trailer - A vibrant, elegant skin. And what we got was the opposite. We're met with this dull skin, dark teal coloring nothing like what we previously saw. and now she has this large blue thing floating around her that makes her look large, clumsy. In the video she had this golden floating headdress that worked, and while it's still on the in-game model, pairing it with that hulking floating blue object doesn't do her justice.

Her body shape is also causing some concern. I get that her gown is supposed to be tight fitting. Almost like a mermaid dress. But the thing that's bothering me the most is - to put it bluntly - if I were to flip the Sona skin upside down to where her feet were standing up, she would look like a straw. It goes from extremely heavy at the top to straw thin at the bottom.

And finally the point on how she can easily be mistaken for Karma.

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In this skin Sona has a floating gold headdress and this is what gets her mistaken as a new Karma skin. I honestly thought it was Karma at first. I didn't see Sona's trademark twintails. I saw a big headdress and immediately thought Karma. It wasn't until they zoomed in on her face that I realized who it actually was. But in all honestly this is the least of our worries.

I will say that the Sona skin does have potential - It has astonishing splash art and wonderful particle effects, but the in-game model needs a lot of work to make it perfect and I hope Riot will look her over and listen to the community before her the skins release.

23 Comments

Mighty Mortein9/11/2018, 6:51:37 AM8 votes

Sona: "If I don't have any wards to place, I'll dress up as one instead"

Daedric Etwahl9/11/2018, 1:58:35 AM8 votes

Honestly the skin has been growing on me... but yeah, the way too bulky top, combined with the stiff bottom half just... damn it sucks.

Shirvallah9/11/2018, 4:00:00 PM5 votes

While I'm stoked that Sona is getting a non-ultimate skin with a better model, I never would've guessed that Sona was the one in the teaser, either. I watched it with boyfriend for the first time yesterday afternoon, and I kid you not when I say I was 99.9% certain she was the new champion. I was a little sad and confused when I found out it wasn't.

Additionally, when I heard it was Sona, I mostly expected her to get the legendary, because why wouldn't she with a theme like this? Again, still happy Sona's getting a skin with a different model, but it certainly leaves a lot to be desired — more...flowy dress animations (not boxy with no movement like her base model), maybe an actual voice that interacts with people, etc.? Maybe a look that looks more like the trailer? :/ I hope they at least change her dress color from green to the aqua color.

Fondling Gems9/11/2018, 4:22:59 AM5 votes

My opinion on the skin is... I like the aura particle effects? The trailer looked nice... The actual in game model just kinda falls flat though. I feel like there wasn't enough thought put into how it would look with a top down view.

Sukishoo9/11/2018, 4:59:39 PM5 votes

They just need to remove the floating shoulder pads and I think that'd improve her a lot. I like the skin and the model is okay but those things need to go. They aren't in the video and when you see them in game it makes her animations look clunky.

Sexy Jack Rabbit9/11/2018, 3:03:17 AM4 votes

She got big boobies tho so it okay

URFAVEBOI9/11/2018, 2:58:08 AM3 votes

i honestly think it looks good of course your right you don't see her pigtails in the trailer tbh i thought it was a new champ and not sona but i still like the skin overall

Jack Garrus9/11/2018, 11:08:32 AM3 votes

This skin makes Sona seem baking a potato in a bathrobe trying to cosplaying Christian Mary.

So fking disappointed

SzGamer2279/11/2018, 4:15:22 PM2 votes

I think this skin is (almost) amazing. The animations are gorgeous and the VFX feel alive, but the color scheme is underwhelming when it's presented on Summoner's Rift because the colors don't pop from the background like they do in the trailer. She was designed to stand out in a warm, colorful spacecraft environment, but Summoner's Rift doesn't have the colors to create that same magic.

Chromas for this skin would be absolutely divine. [sona-playing]

Chalze9/11/2018, 12:04:27 PM2 votes

I'm most bothered about the overall color of her model compared to the teaser. In the teaser her clothing is a tad more blue and the gold is only an accent, whereas in the model it seems to be a balance of flat green and gold with the only real blue as her 'hair' pieces. She doesn't just look like a ward, but specifically a Shuriman themed ward. Plus, the big shoulder armor things aren't present at all in the teaser, giving her lithe figure a much more balanced look compared to the model which is, as many people have already said, is incredibly top heavy.

If they completely remove the shoulder armor things and did a slight color shift away from the green and maybe toned some gold down it'd be an instabuy for me.

Linna Excel9/11/2018, 4:47:42 PM2 votes

I think riot needs to do 3 things to improve the skin, of them they might do one.

  1. Brighten up her dress. It looks too dark in game, particularly the lower part. This is the most riot is going to do for her if they want to.
  2. Get rid of all that stuff around the head and shoulders. The hood is fine, but they added too much to the skin.
  3. I really don't like the design of the etwal, particularly the parts on the bottom that angle forward. I think her shoulder gear would have been a better thematic for the etwal.
Sonasaurous9/11/2018, 4:59:33 PM2 votes

I have a theory that this was originally supposed to be Odyssey Karma, but then Riot decided last minute to change it to Sona, and that's why she basically looks like Karma and really lacks elements that makes Sona "Sona."

That said, this is a very top-heavy skin. I personally think it would look better if her legs weren't so stiff like a stick, but also not having the apparently non-functional blue contraption thing. Like...are those speakers or something? What are they for, other than clipping her hands and halo?

MrCoWorker9/12/2018, 1:32:21 AM2 votes

hrmm i would ignore the rest of the problems if the boobs were a bit bigger item 2050

Elipo9/11/2018, 7:05:36 PM1 votes

We came from "all Jinx's skins look like Jinx" to: "this Sona skin doesn't look like Sona"

Maybe the skin could benefit from some color tweaks and I understand if you don't like the skin but I think Riot made her different from her usual skins on purpose. Maybe this skins just isn't for you. I mean of course in the trailer she didn't look so bulky, she was sitting and didn't have her weapon.

Oleandervine9/11/2018, 7:08:29 PM1 votes

As unfortunate as it is, they've invested REALLY hard in this Sona skin, to the point of doing merch about it. They won't be changing it because of that :(

LVL 99 Godfather4/7/2019, 8:37:54 AM1 votes

i thought she was corki at first but then i saw ulti. its kinda cool ulti tbh

GreenKnight9/12/2018, 3:10:43 PM1 votes

This skin line would've been much better if all champs from event got some more work done to them. No new voice lines, lacking animations... Don't get me wrong, the visuals and the art direction for them is outstanding, but the in-game characters don't really reflect the personality traits we saw in the trailer. I would definitely buy them if they were more fleshed out, but as it is now, i will pass on them. Shame, because the trailer got me hyped up and what we got is... lackluster.

uwuwoowoo10/4/2018, 1:52:25 AM1 votes

Karma ain't white tho

Sewer Side9/11/2018, 7:11:06 AM1 votes

Sona looking like Cresselia in that Youtube screengrab