Do anyone of you remember Annie's cinematic?
Well, at least I do. And I must confess that this cinematic made me wonder about future of this champion. Recently I played Annie, and I couldn't stand how boring she is. I'm not talking only about her kit, but also about her design, quotes and everything else, which is completely different from her in lore.
Let's compare Annie to another child in league, Nunu. Why? Because Nunu is a great example of well written child-personality, and he is the opposite of Annie's character.

- Nunu grew up in a happy, nomadic family and experienced maternal warmth and care.
- He has no emotional problems. He is a child with vivid imagination that enjoys life.
- He has a powerful magical power inside, which causes him no problems and he is able to control it. In addition, they are associated with creation.
- He lost his mother, but he doesn't know what happened to her. He is an optimist, he believes that he will find her and return to family life.
- Willump is his best friend. The mighty and intelligent Yeti, who accompanies the boy, shares his worldview, plays with him, experiences adventures with him and also plays the role of the elder brother.

- Annie grew up with her father, step-mother and step-sister. Despite the fact that her father loved her, she was hated by her stepmother.
- She doesn't control her emotions, especially the negative ones. Stepmother exerted pressure on her that could result in future mental illness, e.g. depression.
- She possesses a powerful magical power inside, which she doesn't control, just like her emotions. In addition, they are associated with destruction.
- Because of her powers, she was orphaned by herself, she experienced the death and destruction that she carries within her. She has neither home nor family.
- She is left alone in the wilderness. Her only companion is Tibbers, a teddy bear without his own mind, which is filled with this "evil power".
Nunu has such an advantage on Annie that he is "newer champion" and he actually exists in the game so his quotes, animations and skills show us his personality. He plays cheerful melodies on the flute, rolls a gigantic snowball, throws smaller snowballs, etc. You can say that he is lively, childish and enjoys it all.
Meanwhile Annie can tell us different story, the story of abandoned child with mental problems. I'm not saying how her skillset should look, those are only examples, but:
- Imagine that instead of her current Q she would throw three smaller bullets like a kid throwing his toys in anger.
- Imagine that her spells set fire to the ground. He cannot control this fire, which results in conflagration.
- Imagine that she would have a skill during which she screams / howls and there is an explosion around her (such W, only in each direction).
- Imagine that instead of summoning Tibbers, she actually throws this cuddly toy that transforms in flight (thrown ult of Shyvana).
- Imagine that her E works a little more interesting and actually acts as a flame that protects her without her control (at least visually).
Also her model... Annie in cinematic doesn't have this modern backpack and cat ears, also her petticoat fits more in world of Runeterra. I will skip the fact that this child has make-up (xD?). Also she lives on what she finds in the forest. For mine, they should adapt her basic skin to those of cinematic, and add her a few hole in the dress, maybe disheveled hair and dirty face.