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Leona has Banana Peel Armour!

Solideus·7/17/2015, 3:24:08 PM·9 votes·6,016 views

Leona is a charming character and I enjoy her a lot on many aesthetic levels; this isn't even about "bad female character design" or anything; she's not at all sexualized, there's just some lady-fine-dress-elements that competes with her armoured-paladin-theme in the wrong way. Her armour is just.. a little bit silly.

If she got a model update, I think giving her a solid breastplate and less floaty-and-bendy armour-pieces would be ideal. Give her shoulder-pieces a more interesting shape. Give that butt-dress some design, replace some of that wine-coloured body-suit with armor-plate and get rid of those heels. Put some layers and overlap on the armour. Some gold areas that aren't stiff enough to be metal might be better of by introducing some other material, which might be good for the colour-scheme of the design either way.

On a personal note, I think it'd be interesting to explore a roman-armour-look for Leona, as well as trying some corinthian-esque patterns on parts of her armour, which is somewhat plain now. That'd be an interesting angle on the greco-roman influences Targon seem to be going for, as well as accentuating her "idolized paragon"-position with fancier armour.

What do you think, other design-preoccupied-forum-lurkers? What do you agree or disagree with, what do you think should happen to Leona's design, what don't you think should happen? Where would you put Leona in the VU priority-que, if at all, and with what scope?

18 Comments

RiotIronStylus7/17/2015, 4:18:41 PM18 votes

Perrrrrsssooonnnaallly if there's one thing I'm proud of in her design it's her "prom dress". In no way is it practical, however I can't think of too many character that have an element and strange as it. I honestly will take liberties when it comes to interesting visual landmarks and trump practicality when I think something interesting can be established.

That said if I remade her today I'd probably reexamine the boobplate and the high heels.

Embertine7/17/2015, 3:50:08 PM1 votes

I think she should have the iron solari chest piece but in gold, and have actual armor on waist along with her gold skirt thingy. I think that would be enough without changing her too much.

Dextix LT7/17/2015, 4:09:16 PM1 votes

I would disagree with this a bit. You see, the armor has to have those "Bendy - floaty" pieces, otherwise how will someone realistically move in it. You cant just encase her in armor. She is also, not really the knight/paladin we are used to. I would imagine her armor a bit like it is now, with some more accents maybe, but i personally wouldnt make it heavier.

Also about the fancy armor. From my understanding Targon people are not really that sofisticated. They are warlike people. And even though Leona is a paragon i wouldnt think they would make fancy armor for her, their main focus would be functionality, not beauty.

Rito Staff7/17/2015, 9:38:33 PM1 votes

It doesn't have to be realistic IMO, it's fantasy. She could be wearing a special wedding dress made from a special silk brought once by a bard-like creature from the furthests reaches of the universe.