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Coin Emperor Tahm Kench's Teeth

Hotrodbunny·1/11/2019, 5:11:51 AM·3 votes·7,922 views

Coin Emperor Kench's teeth are so tiny and hard to see with this skin, and sometimes disappear completely like during W. Like it's so weird and a major turnoff from this skin; half of Kench's aesthetic is his big sharp teeth inside his giant mouth. The flat teeth in the front with the fangs in the back are fine, but they're sooo damn small and so far back into his mouth compared to base and master chef that from some angles, it looks like he has no teeth at all, and it just looks super weird, especially when he uses W and they recede into his gums. It just looks like an old guy lost his dentures and it takes away from the intimidating thematic appeal of the champion. Other than that the skin is beautiful, and I really hope something like this can get fixed because it's really making me consider buying this skin or not considering how much I already love Master Chef.

I get that he's supposed to have a toad aesthetic, but it just doesn't make sense to me that he would retract his teeth during W from a practical standpoint. It just... really takes away from what Kench is in my opinion, as someone who plays him a lot.

(For some reason I can't post on the boards with my PBE account, so I didn't know where else I could post this where it might actually get seen)

8 Comments

Smashed Hash1/11/2019, 5:29:06 AM2 votes

** Riot getting some of that luck, keeping that fish fresh. **

"In Japan, the fish means well-being, happiness and freedom. It is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols used in Buddhism imported from China. The fish symbolises living in a state of fearlessness, without danger of drowning in the ocean of sufferings, and migrating from place to place freely and spontaneously.

Then of course, there's the Japanese namazu (catfish). These creatures are believed to be especially sensitive to an earthquake's precursors and behave in a peculiar way, warning people to take pre-emptive action. There is scant scientific basis for this." - Buddhist Fish

"Because the Chinese character for fish (yu 鱼) is pronounced the same as the Chinese character for surplus (yu 余), the fish symbol is frequently used to symbolize the wish for more in the sense of good luck, good fortune, long life, children, etc.

"The significance of fish in Chinese culture. Fish is considered a lucky symbol in Chinese culture. The Mandarin word for fish 鱼 (yu) shares a similar pronunciation as 余 which means surplus or abundance. Due to the homophony, the Chinese tend to equate fish with these auspicious traits."

http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/Buddhist_Fish_Symbol

Smashed Hash1/11/2019, 5:20:09 AM1 votes

The first tales of the creature were told by a traveling people who plied the Serpentine. They warned of a giant fish with a cavernous mouth, who would lure in the dissatisfied with the promise of more." - League Lore

Ok, my man, I always thought he was a catfish, However; at one point I changed my mind and said he must be a Toad. Now, all I see is catfish.

I am wondering where you get toad aesthetics from?

SpecterVonBaren1/11/2019, 7:20:59 AM1 votes

Not like anyone is going to buy it since no one plays him anymore. Not much point complaining about... (Still haven't touched him after that W nerf, holy shot that was awful)