LeBlanc's Classic Model

Support Boyyy·2/11/2018, 10:23:40 PM·14 votes·2,137 views

When I see LeBlanc's splash art then read her lore, I see two very different people. When I look at her splash art, I see a power hungry enchantress who uses both magic and seduction to get what she wants. When I read her lore, I see in my head a mysterious entity with magical capabilities and can deceive you into believing anything she wants you to. These are two very different champions.

It's not her being sexually attractive or pretty that keeps me from seeing her as she is portrayed in the lore, by all means keep her pretty, it's really just what she wears. With the gem staff and the ornate golden circlet, not to mention the golden bracelets and over the top cape, it just gives off an aristocratic/power look that doesn't really mesh with her lore. In the lore I imagine her favoring silver or other similar colored metallic jewelry over gold, and she's constantly referred to as the "pale woman" which causes me to see her in more somber clothing, with grays and faded blacks. Maybe give her a hood with the whole Darth Sidius look, where her eyes are constantly cloaked in darkness. For her staff, I see it made of obsidian with an ornate design and at the top it's carved to look like a rose.

This is only for her classic skin so it's not like Riot would have to rework the rest of her skins..

15 Comments

lazy girl2/11/2018, 10:48:12 PM7 votes

Ya i completely agree, I think she definitely needs a VGU on her classic.

Arya Starck2/12/2018, 5:33:56 AM5 votes

i don't think she should be a seductress, that's more like ahri, eve, and even elise lb is supposed to be manipulative and deceptive and power-hungry from a political standpoint

WestTiger2/12/2018, 5:35:45 AM4 votes

Yeah after reading her updated bio, and even the way she's mentioned in Swain's stories (plus whether or not she's the Faceless), what I read there and what I see in-game don't exactly feel like the same woman.

I do think potentially-VGUed-LeBlanc may still dress how she does currently now...maybe less 'strings of jelly' but more or less the sex appeal is going to be there. It's honestly just that the current model is horrifying when you zoom in, and her in-game quotes and voice are still going with that full on haughty laughter thing that doesn't quite gel with the more insidious and calculating persona from her updated lore.

Honestly, I think it's kinda what we have to deal with for a while till she actually goes on schedule for some kind of VGU and/or substantial lore update herself.

One day I hope I can actually zoom in on my OTP without laughing at how bad their models match up now...

Robertsmash2/12/2018, 6:43:12 AM4 votes

I agree, especially since she apparently serves as an advisor to foreign dignitaries. Her under-the-table, complex use of magic to manipulate world affairs while simultaneously staying under the radar herself is completely at odds with the cheap, ostentatious magician motif that her outfit portrays, at least in my mind.

I still really like how her splash art focuses on her clone while the real LB is making her move behind it. Few splash arts so simply and elegantly capture the thematic essence of a champion imo.

Chromatic Eagle2/11/2018, 11:23:06 PM4 votes

I’d be okay with it if it was ever explained why she wears that. Like, how do you even put that on every morning?

Sexy Jack Rabbit2/12/2018, 1:58:46 PM3 votes

Riot Hylia's VU idea was pretty great for her imo.

https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/003/401/510/large/thomas-randby-leblancredesign.jpg?1473309189

It really pushes LB, whilst still pushing the mandatory sex appeal of League females.

I think maybe just replace the large headress behind her for something a little more Subtle and you've got a recognizable appropriate LB.

Also a redesign would be nice so her hands don't look like feet

https://image.prntscr.com/image/kI1V90KrTHGbq_iI5hwDaw.png

Hauling Ashe2/12/2018, 4:45:54 PM1 votes

She just looks like a magician to me, though that is more emphasized in her Prestigious skin.

Ebonmaw Dragon2/13/2018, 3:14:23 AM1 votes

Do you REALLY see her splash art? Or that is what she WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE?

... think about it.