@Riot Shouldn't Gatekeeper Galio's taunt to Teemo be exclusive to the Lil' Devil Teemo skin?

SlyTactician ·3/9/2017, 11:59:13 PM·2 votes·2,801 views

"Welcome home my lord!" - Gatekeeper Galio

Indeed, Teemo is joked around as Satan by the community as a joke; however, shouldn't this taunt interaction be exclusive to Lil' Devil Teemo via the skin lore as opposed to being activated for every Teemo skin?

Teemo is considered Bandle City's hero lorewise who strives to protect it, but ultimately sacrifices his own happiness in order to block out the feelings of killing others that threaten his home land (despite having a false face of cheerfulness to those he consider his friends).

It seems odd to have this taunt specify to all the Teemo skins. Especially to the Omega Squad Teemo who is literally insane from the painful memories he experienced from losing his fellow Omega Squad members/friends. Yes, Teemo is a champion that many view as miserable to lane against due to the nature of his kit; however, I feel this joke is getting out of hand/taken too far when it doesn't fit lorewise especially when Teemo specifically has a skin to represent the taunt that Gatekeeper Galio has.

Astronaut Teemo appropriately was taunted by Dark Star Thresh instead of all Teemo skins as well as his taunt to him would seem off putting to have it refer to all Teemo skins ("You are not prepared for this journey..."). Seems like the Teemo is Satan joke was taken too far in this case....many may dislike him; however, the taunt from Gatekeeper Galio seems much more specified to the Devil Teemo skin instead of every single Teemo skin (otherwise why else should the devil Teemo skin exist if it's not exclusive to such interactions?).

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Avienal3/10/2017, 12:21:20 AM3 votes

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"Welcome home my lord!" - Gatekeeper Galio

Indeed, Teemo is joked around as Satan by the community as a joke; however, shouldn't this taunt interaction be exclusive to Lil' Devil Teemo via the skin lore as opposed to being activated for every Teemo skin?

Teemo is considered Bandle City's hero lorewise who strives to protect it, but ultimately sacrifices his own happiness in order to block out the feelings of killing others that threaten his home land (despite having a false face of cheerfulness to those he consider his friends).

It seems odd to have this taunt specify to all the Teemo skins. Especially to the Omega Squad Teemo who is literally insane from the painful memories he experienced from losing his fellow Omega Squad members/friends. Yes, Teemo is a champion that many view as miserable to lane against due to the nature of his kit; however, I feel this joke is getting out of hand/taken too far when it doesn't fit lorewise especially when Teemo specifically has a skin to represent the taunt that Gatekeeper Galio has.

Astronaut Teemo appropriately was taunted by Dark Star Thresh instead of all Teemo skins as well as his taunt to him would seem off putting to have it refer to all Teemo skins ("You are not prepared for this journey..."). Seems like the Teemo is Satan joke was taken too far in this case....many may dislike him; however, the taunt from Gatekeeper Galio seems much more specified to the Devil Teemo skin instead of every single Teemo skin (otherwise why else should the devil Teemo skin exist if it's not exclusive to such interactions?).

Because Teemo is ultimately Satan the entire time and most of the champions (and players can basically feel it in his laugh and his mushroom traps that will wrek anyone a new one if they ain't ready for them), the lil'Devil skin is just him wanting to get out of his 'kid friendly' skins and strut like a proper 'boss' that would destroy the world if he felt like it (just like the last Halloween event basically signified with the doom bots summoning him up.

[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Plus it would be HELLUVA crazy if they made the majority of taunts locked behind a 2 skin interaction niche and then they'd have to come up with even more voice lines which likely would cost riot too much money to invest into what could end up as hundreds of voice lines when a champion may normally only have 10 to 20 of them.

Ebonmaw Dragon3/10/2017, 12:36:13 AM3 votes

The "joke" doesnt need to fit "lorewise" because Gatekeeper Galio is not canon.