Colour change proposal for Fiora

Ultîma·7/22/2015, 3:02:43 AM·86 votes·7,309 views

Hi everyone,

I'm super excited about the Fiora rework; they've really paid attention to the criticism players had about her not representing the gameplay pattern of a Grand Duelist (mobility, riposte reinvention) and as someone who has mastered Fiora in ranked play I can't wait to try her out. I do believe however that visually, the reworked Fiora's textures looks a bit too flamboyant - her suit is a mismatch of gold, teal, and rose - and it all clashes far too much.

I did a very quick re-do in photoshop to illustrate what I mean.

Demacia is defined by a white-gold-blue/black palette, which you can see on most of the factions' champions. Lucian, J4, Lux, Garen all share similar colours. Compared to other Demacian's outfits Fiora's costume stands out, making her look a bit more like a court jester than a noble duelist.

I felt like the sharper colours found in her old outfit suited her so much more. If you look at Lucian's art (which is a very close approximation of his in-game look) he has a more black/white pattern, with splashes of gold and rose - she should too!

Edit: Maybe I'm crazy, but isn't her splashart also featuring black as the colour of her leggings? Why is the in-game model so different?

UPDATE: We are being listened to guys. You can view the reddit thread here. Don't forget to show us some love too, Riot! We'd love for Fiora to be as glorious as possible for her release :)

UPDATE #2: Since there's some confusion over how this would look in game, I did another quick paint job on her in the rift to show how it would look. You can definitely see that she sports the teal colours in game as well, and how dark/grey would suit her.

27 Comments

Stellafreyja7/22/2015, 3:06:19 AM9 votes

+1

Biff Manly7/22/2015, 2:03:00 PM4 votes

It looks like the exact same colors, just one is under a slightly foggy sheet of glass.

Ultîma7/22/2015, 3:32:56 AM4 votes

Don't forget to upvote and comment my friends. We need to make this thread visible if we want Riot to see it :)

Celio Hogane HD7/22/2015, 12:28:55 PM3 votes

Lol, a constructive comment about fiora redesing.

what is this, Steven Universe fanbase?

Verxint7/22/2015, 10:19:35 AM2 votes

+1 those colors are so much better.

I'm still upset about the hair though.

Desolas Arterius7/22/2015, 4:56:33 AM2 votes

I definitely like the black pants instead of blue. Fits perfectly with her hair! Upvoted for sure. Definitely have my own issues with her models and splash arts

Frosted Otter7/22/2015, 5:34:00 AM2 votes

Prefer her original black and white color palette over the new one.

CrazedPorcupine7/22/2015, 8:06:08 AM2 votes

I like this. it looks so nice.

arc957/22/2015, 5:31:56 PM2 votes

This... Rito plz

gubigubi7/22/2015, 8:45:00 PM2 votes

The black looks so much better nice work.

Solideus7/22/2015, 7:42:37 AM1 votes

Your colours pretty much looks to be what she has in-game. That piece of art is a little bit pale, 'tis all.

Cindikle7/22/2015, 5:35:13 AM1 votes

Now you just need to fix the face and it'll pass.

The Soulforged7/22/2015, 4:55:38 PM1 votes

I liked the deeper colors, but Demacian colors are gold and blue, and this just replaced blue with black. A slightly deeper shade would have been nice instead of black imo.

ForgotToShoot7/22/2015, 11:42:06 PM1 votes

This is really well done. The colors you propose look a lot better. Some say her face is weird, and maybe it is, but I don't think its an issue. Makes her look more french I guess. But dear god her walk cycle -.- Who designed that? I am not a fan of Fiora's new visuals (mainly the colors are so weird), however her new gameplay is fantastic. She now feels like a fencer, where striking your opponent from the right angle is really important. The changes to her e give her a bit more utility but feels a bit less responsive (maybe return the movespeed increase somehow?). Q is now a "skillshot", where you target the direction but not exactly who it strikes, however I have yet to have an issue with its AI. The ult again feels . . . unresponsive, but maybe I'm just not used to it. Again I feel like the burst of movement speed upon striking a vital could be faster.

Noctius287/22/2015, 7:57:24 AM1 votes

She looks amazing in that image, she has a smooth face, lacks the cheeky smug smile but otherwise it's good So why is her splash and in-game model so damn edgy? specially the cheekbones and chin

I want this fiora, smooth young face fiora, not cruella de vil wannabe

catraven7/22/2015, 12:00:31 PM1 votes

no way...you guys did green atlantean syndra->blue pink elise->red