How I Would Slightly Tweak Pyke's Appearance

6FlagsFunnelCake·5/16/2018, 9:01:01 PM·6 votes·4,789 views

So firstly, don't get me wrong, I absolutely ADORE Pyke's entirety.

He's an interesting and unique support. His deep sea thematic is something I've always liked about BIlgewater (we only really get outlaws and pirates, which is why Illaoi is one of my favorite champions). And his personality and voice is harsh and rough, fitting his character so well.

However, appearance wise, I think Pyke can use some tweaking. For one, he's been hyped up and sort of seen as a 'Boogeyman of Bilgewater,' mostly from his teaser. I personally see him as a sort of Bilgewater Jason Voorhees if you ask me. However in game, he kind of just looks like some bounty hunter, yet shows some aspects of being some water-filled undead spectre.

Firstly, the thing that inspired me the most to make this is Necrit's statement on this, which is actually a very good watch and talks not only on Pyke's models, but the policy of why League's ingame models look different from their splash art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSJUeoW_K1Q

Now he does a few edits of his own, but the only thing I disagree with is editing his bandana out completely. I personally think that, though his bandana is a bit of a letdown compared to the teaser, it just seems much more iconic for his character and easier to read and flow with the rest of League's artstyle. His eyes and skin however, I would definetly change, but I would actually keep all the color she has currently as I think they flow pretty well.

This is my edit: https://i.imgur.com/YiQGTOy.png

Here, I changed his skin to be less fresh-human and more drowned-underwater-corpsey feel. It could definetly look much better with ACTUAL texturing tools, but this is essentially the concept I want to convey. On the other hand, I DEFINETLY want his eyes to be wider and creepier, and he just looks too serious and different from what we were expecting in his teaser, and I feel that it envokes more fear if his eyes are widened. Probably not to the extent that I have it, but at least more than just a serious, squinty gaze that he currently has. Lastly, his bandana. I did mention his bandana should stay in my own opinion, but I think it can be creepier or more threatening if the teeth were stretched longer to fit the rest of the bandana, and maybe just make it pointier (seriously, we don't want Bowser JR vibes from a BIlgewater mass murderer).

7 Comments

GreenLore5/17/2018, 9:11:56 AM4 votes

I think the changes to his bandana are a good thing,it just feels odd for the teeth on them to not fill out the rest of it.

OurLestrade5/16/2018, 9:25:49 PM2 votes

Agreed, he sort of just looks like a normal bloke with glowy eyes at the moment.

Warlord Dienekes5/17/2018, 1:05:35 AM2 votes

While I can appreciate your work, and it is a bit of an improvement. I can't really get behind keeping the bandana as it is. It just looks goofy. Even with your improvements, I'm not scared of this guy. He looks silly.

Sexy Jack Rabbit5/17/2018, 7:21:45 AM2 votes

the changes to the bandana look good, but personally I find his skin tone fine as is.

He's more of a Zombie then a ghost imo, and people's skin tone doesn't change just because they're dead.