I like Kayle

dreadedcape·2/20/2019, 12:50:15 AM·3 votes·1,211 views

Short and sweet, League is a cartoony game with cartoony depictions of characters from hyper masculine Darius to super feminine MissFortuneA female character that has a little less armor and shows her curves is a sign of confidence. Kayle A actual god/angel she should be confident and attractive being that she is divine.
We only made a big deal about it because people feel like there being baited for sex appeal and don't pay attention to what it adds to characters. people are not be nearly as upset about Taric he has a V neck, nearly exposed pecks and his only super plated surface is his shoulders. surprise surprise no Taric redesign controversy cause hes a man and men don't need no armor._ blah blah sjw blah blah_ (Pantheon legs out like a thot)

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B3Prof2/20/2019, 12:55:21 AM4 votes

It looks like crap. Even ignoring the fact that they did obviously and needlessly sexualize it, it just looks worse than the old design. She had a badass looking suit of armor before. Practical and beautiful. Looked amazing.

Now she looks like an alien insect with crest toothpaste for hair about to go into battle wearing a diver's wetsuit with flagpoles welded onto her shoulders.

Warlord Dienekes2/20/2019, 1:16:46 AM2 votes

Hey, man, don't worry about the downvotes too much. Even though I completely disagree with you, you are right to have your opinion.

But, because I'm an armor and weapons guy, I must make one little correction for you. Pantheon's armor is fine. The reason why he can get away with have little to no leg armor (as the Ancient Greeks didn't). Is because of the shield.

So, when fighting in formation, on foot, as would be the case with Pantheon since he was originally just one of many soldiers of Stanpar (before the great lore retcon). When moving in that way it's really hard to aim and strike at the enemy's legs with weapons, because, you attack through your arms which are all on the top of your body. So to strike low means you have to expose your neck and shoulders to an enemy striking high who now has longer reach than you because your neck and shoulders are closer to his arm than his legs are to your arm.

This is further enforced with having a big shield such as a Scutum, or a Round Shield, or, as Pantheon uses, as Aspis. These were held out in front of their torso and dipped low enough to their knee. Which, because their feet were back behind the shield makes striking at their legs, if not impossible, highly unlikely.

We actually see this style come back in Three-Quarter Plate during the Late Medieval Period, like this: https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BRFXA5/a-black-and-white-three-quarter-armour-nuremberg-circa-154050-burgonet-BRFXA5.jpg

This type of armor was usually used with a shield and with no actual armor on the lower legs. Though sometimes halberdiers would use it too, but that's in part because foot armor is really expensive. Honestly, one sabaton costs about as much as a front and back plate. Making the lames fold in each other properly so you can move your foot and not have it just into your skin was difficult.

Camille Ferrøs2/20/2019, 5:32:19 PM1 votes

You obviously made a typo in the first line saying is instead of was.