The new champion, and Kindreds pronouns

ChromeClad·Sep 18, 2015·4 votes·1,486 views

Hey all! Regarding the new champion, I absolutely love the concept. Riot took the whole ying and yang thing and changed it into something with a lot more personality. Playing them on the pbe is really a lot of fun, and I think that they're a great addition to league. When they're released I hope I see some lore added! Whether a video or an interactive story, doesn't matter to me.

The thing that's bothering me, is, the community generally refers to Kindred as a female. And not that anythings wrong with that! I just wanted to point out that this champ was specifically designed to be TWO halves of a WHOLE that make a champion TOGETHER. They are one entity in my opinion and thus, do not have a gender to use as a pronoun. I'm actually so happy that there is a champion that has to be refered to as 'they' or 'them'. If you're refering to the female side of kindred, you're refering to Lamb, if you're refering to the male side of kindred you're refering to Wolf. I like the distinction that they are, together, one being. Thus should be refered to as they.

I mean, you could argue that the being kindred was originally male, because it was a man who split himself in two to create the being. But I don't like that, I like that kindred is neither male nor female.

Regardless of gameplay, the champion itself is designed to be two beings that make up one.

P.S even Lamb and Wolf refer to themselves as 'Us' If you need further evidence

P.S.S who know's, maybe lamb is the male and wolf is the female? Their voices could just be really high or deep

P.S.S.S **** PLEASE MAKE A REVERSE KINDRED SKIN ****

"Every life, "-Lamb

Ends with us." -Wolf

12 Comments

TwigglesSep 18, 20155 votes

I prefer 'they' but keep defaulting to 'her' because Lamb is the one you hear most and has such a feminine sounding voice. Honestly, I'm going to have some trouble adjusting, but I'll have to if I really intend to main them. <3

Ebonmaw DragonSep 18, 20153 votes

It depends of the situation, when i talk about the past of Kindred, i talk about "him" since he was one being (apparently male)... However, if i talk about Kindred in the present, its "they"... unless I'm specifically talking about Lamb or Wolf, then, its "she" or "he".

kitcat300Sep 18, 20152 votes

Unless one of the two is specifically addressed, I go with they.

NexustectSep 18, 20152 votes

I know that it should be They/They're/ Their, but I often find myself using She/Her/Hers due to the fact that Lamb is a feminine spirit and you directly interact with Lamb and not Wolf.

WyldeFyresSep 18, 20151 votes

I agree with this. If Wolf felt more interactive and had more uses than just W, I would probably refer to them as they, but because you directly control lamb and she is the focus of every ability I just default to she.

SeductiveGrandpaSep 18, 20151 votes

He does have more than just the W, I forgot but he does more than that but he is lacking in standing out I feel they should add a few more animations so his presence feels a tad more memorable, love him for that Rengar interaction quote tho.