Why did Gangplank getting nearly killed make him Fat?

Ikikaea··39 votes·8,000 views

Any reason at all for completely changing the model? I really don't understand how an explosion changed him so much. Also, can you guys please let me play as him again? Gangplank has been my main for a long time so being unable to play as him for a week is a dick move Riot.

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IcyPepper32 votes

he ate a lot of oranges to be K

Solaxo9 votes

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he ate a lot of oranges to be K

this joke would be funny if oranges could actually make you fat

IcyPepper3 votes

It's called plausible suspension of disbelief.

I mean, you don't think blondes actually drown if you put a scratch and sniff on the bottom of a pool, do you?

HandheldBrandon2 votes

Sometimes i wonder though......

Mistress Madoka13 votes

Technically you can get fat on ANYTHING, just depends on your activity Level

I've seen people continue to GAIN weight when they'd eat nothing but salads. They kept getting fatter because they'd sit on their butts all day.

However, GP doesn't seem to be that type, so I'mma go with "He's older now, and old people tend to be pudgier"

Rew7112 votes

My gramps is old and isn't fat. All of GP's other looks show him as a more rough fellow with a smaller belly. I'd love this new look if it would just have him skinnier. You don't get fat when you don't have a reason. His new lore got him to go and fight again (not a reason to get fat), he doesn't own much anymore nor has the money to indulge (also not a reason), and his core concept is to be a rough, rugged guy (and his skins...). I don't want Gangplank to be fat without a reason. Eating too many oranges? No, he's always on the move. You get fat in Bilgewater, you obviously won't survive. Please, we should ask them to change it. I almost forgot my last reason, he was first brought out as a big tough pirate with large muscles, remade into a smaller pirate with muscles, remade again (for 7 days) into again a large man with a great body, and now all of a sudden he's fat but not sulking in self loathing? Makes no sense.

TheFirstGokun9 votes

He's not fat though. Maybe slightly on the rounder side compared to Lucian or the like, but people who we typically look at as the strongest men in the world dont always have washboard abs. Example: http://www.criticalbench.com/images/Mark-Henry2.jpg He's very fit, right? New Gangplank pretty much fits this body type, but now he's doing more of his own heavy lifting and put on a few pounds of mostly muscle.

Rikari2 votes

pretty sure overeating makes you fat

Reynard the ƒox15 votes

Can you imagine the player backlash if they disabled Riven or Lee Sin? Just because like 8 people main Gangplank doesn't make it ok to remove him from the game for 1+ weeks :/

BottleCapster5 votes

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Can you imagine the player backlash if they disabled Riven or Lee Sin? Just because like 8 people main Gangplank doesn't make it ok to remove him from the game for 1+ weeks :/

Imagine if they Killed Ahri

Mistress Madoka7 votes

I hope they Disable Riven again...

Celio Hogane HD1 votes

Riven is killed by Singed.

they rework riven and now is a poison demon.

Dreamspitter1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Celio Hogane HD,realm=EUW,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=KYaRWrQZ,comment-id=000400010000,timestamp=2015-08-03T18:45:40.130+0000)

Riven is killed by Singed.

they rework riven and now is a poison demon.

You mean Singed rebuilds her to be his waifu.

Celio Hogane HD1 votes

Whats the diference?

Dreamspitter1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Celio Hogane HD,realm=EUW,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=KYaRWrQZ,comment-id=00040001000000000000,timestamp=2015-08-04T13:47:10.113+0000)

Whats the diference?

Everything. It's like comparing Knight and Cabbages.

Dreamspitter1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Celio Hogane HD,realm=EUW,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=KYaRWrQZ,comment-id=0004000100000000000000000000,timestamp=2015-08-07T02:41:32.434+0000)

I will just leave this here:

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/992/401/e37.png

You've got it upside down.

That jokes beneath me.

Mistress Madoka1 votes

... So she turns into Teemo?

Dreamspitter1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Madoka KanameSan,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=KYaRWrQZ,comment-id=0004000100000001,timestamp=2015-08-04T00:17:02.083+0000)

... So she turns into Teemo?

No.

Demoness not Satan themselves. That's level Next

Mistress Madoka1 votes

Well as long as her Kit isn't pure cancer anymore I'd be happy

Nilok6 votes

What backlash? I only saw cheering.

Soleous3 votes

{quoted}

Can you imagine the player backlash if they disabled Riven or Lee Sin? Just because like 8 people main Gangplank doesn't make it ok to remove him from the game for 1+ weeks :/

I think a better idea is kill Riven, and instead of bringing her back with a new look, let her stay dead.

Mistress Madoka1 votes

Maybe Zed, too. But Riven for sure :3

Dies to Wolves15 votes

noticed that too

you know that saying "what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger"?

In portuguese it's literally "what doesn't kill you makes you fat"

so.. That, I guess?

Matezoide8 votes

Unless i am derping with Before/After as usual (English isnt my first language), i am pretty sure Captain Gangplank refers to the time he ruled Bilgewater, prior to Miss Fortune exploding the hell out of him.

Edit: Nevermind. It is certanly weird that he gained weight....i thought Captain GP would be an entirely new skin, as opposed to his current base.

It would make sense if Captain Gangplank was the fat one, since i imagine he sat on his ass giving orders way more often than after surviving Miss Fortune's attack.

Peridition5 votes

Yeah, they need to add a little definition to his chest. He looks fat despite being the same proportions as all his other skins.

Oysteroth5 votes

Yeah I took one look at the new base and was like, "Wtf gragas is that you?"

sp4415 votes

My guess is that he was wearing a girdle to conceal his fat, or he had a more mighty, respectful stance before he got blown the fuck up that he stopped doing because he's too pissed to keep his decor up.

Ironclad Dragon5 votes

Love how people are complaining about his "gut". That's not his gut; that's his chest. The dude is huge and ripped. A shirt just doesn't cover it up anymore.

Biff Manly4 votes

How about you get exploded and then come talk to us about how much it changed you. Ziggs

Solari Fortune3 votes

1 Hp after explosion, had a barrel full of oranges, gets chubby

Big Lincoln3 votes

I feel like the new outfit needs to be more scarred where he's got his skin exposed, like he actually just came out of an explosion

The tattered outfit looks really cool, and he only looks fat in the splash art, but he looks a little lacking in torso definition

Mistress Madoka1 votes

Well the new Base skin isn't Immediately upon being asploded, he's gotten a new arm and probably had some time to clean up and maybe buy some new pants.

Big Lincoln2 votes

Well, still, I think he'd look a little more scarred after being directly in an explosion blast, not to mention on a wooden ship which probably had a lot of splinters and shards flying near him

What would be cool, too, is having some sort of bite marks from devilfish and whatnot to show how he almost lost his life in the dangerous sea that Bilgewater's built on.

James Stone3 votes

1 - It's one week, dude. Is patience a thing that just doesn't exist?

2 - If you weren't busy panicking for no reason you'd read they are enabling GP tomorrow and giving Captain Gangplank (His VU) as a free skin to anyone who owns him and played him/will play him during the event. As a GP main I'm sure that isn't a problem for you

IcyPepper2 votes

How does a pirate get fat in one week?

James Stone3 votes

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How does a pirate get fat in one week?

Maybe his arm isn't the only thing robotic keeping him standing. An explosion's a hell of a thing after all

Mistress Madoka2 votes

You make a fair point sir

Ikikaea1 votes

Hey it's two day later and GP isn't playable. Guess you were just talking out of your ass.

James Stone1 votes

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Hey it's two day later and GP isn't playable. Guess you were just talking out of your ass.

Guess I wasn't. Don't be such an impatient nanny next time

Ikikaea1 votes

Because tomorrow = 2 days after tomorrow, right?

James Stone1 votes

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Because tomorrow = 2 days after tomorrow, right?

That's your actual complaint, or is it just a thing you say to have the last word? Are you really that much pampered and impatient?

Ikikaea1 votes

[{quoted}](name=James Stone,realm=EUW,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=KYaRWrQZ,comment-id=000b0001000000000000,timestamp=2015-08-09T11:30:13.205+0000)

That's your actual complaint, or is it just a thing you say to have the last word? Are you really that much pampered and impatient?

My complaint is that he was disabled for a week. Lore shouldn't negatively affect a game where the lore has no reason to exist other than "just because". Then you have the balls to tell me that I can't read and am panicking when you're the one who couldn't read and you were talking out of your ass.

James Stone1 votes

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My complaint is that he was disabled for a week. Lore shouldn't negatively affect a game where the lore has no reason to exist other than "just because". Then you have the balls to tell me that I can't read and am panicking when you're the one who couldn't read and you were talking out of your ass.

Yup, pampered and entitled it is. Got it, thanks for clarifying that

junglerboy163 votes

He's not fat, he barrel chested and his stomach reflects that. I mean, I've seen shots of body builders who had bigger guts than he does just because of the shape of their skeleton.

ilt3 votes

he wants you to think he's fat just like he wants you to think he died

Shénzhì2 votes

captain gangplank younger.

Towboat4212 votes

I think its nice to get this free thing but thats just me i suppose.

esmelar2 votes

Maybe they inserted things in his body? Kind like Urgot, probably

OverpoweredSoap2 votes

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