Could we make Tahm Kench EAT SOMETHING?

woobee··3 votes·909 views

I re-watched his teaser trailer recently and noticed that you made him seem like some kind of insatiable demon who famishes for flesh and blood. However, in his gameplay, the Kench never EATS anything at all, ever, excluding an occasional biscuit. His theme was endless hunger, but that kind of feeling was passed off to Cho'Gath, who gets to grow into a towering god by feasting on people.

Let him Devour people to death. Let him swallow a champion that would die by it. Give him the same animation as his E, with a really gross slurping or gulping sound. Give him a quote like "delectable, but never enough". The ability might as well be called "Backwash" with how it is right now.

I proposed this about two years ago (https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/A1oyOV9O-when-tahm-kenchs-w-kills-an-enemy-champion-he-should-swallow-the-corpse) and was countered by Riot with an argument insinuating the importance of the corpses of dead champions. However, a year since then, I have noticed a number of champions that do not leave a body when they die. Diana Lux Ezreal (Pulsefire) are the only ones I can list off the top of my head. Either it is all okay or none of it is okay.

This champion deserves so much more. Right now all that the Kench needs is an alignment with what you wanted him to be.

10 Comments

Sharjo2 votes

Tahm Kench is a being of refined tastes, and what he hungers for isn't really appreciable if you're just looking for him to nom on someone.

Terozu2 votes

He's insatiable until he finds that one, perfect meal, he'll sample everything else of course, but if he doesn't love it, he won't swallow... (HAHHAHA I can't believe I just wrote that but w/e) Also Leona disappears as well.

Pierce The Veal1 votes

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He's insatiable until he finds that one, perfect meal, he'll sample everything else of course, but if he doesn't love it, he won't swallow... (HAHHAHA I can't believe I just wrote that but w/e) Also Leona disappears as well.

Zed also disappears.

TheBentOn32 votes

"Personally I hunger for things less literal." -TahmKench Taunting Chogath

OurLestrade1 votes

Isn't he meant to be a bit like a LOL equivalent of a Siren, charming people with his gentleman ways and deals to lure them into trusting him until he eventually eats them?

Whyte Lyon1 votes

like a LOL equivalent of a Siren, charming people with his gentleman ways and deals to lure them into trusting him until he eventually eats them?

That feels like an oversimplification and think of the whole eating people thing as not entirely literal.

TK is a demon and not of the physical world this means his hunger is only satisfied with the non physical- mostly personal suffering. Meat or any other such edibles can be consumed by him but none of that is going to keep the demon from starvation.

Also I've noticed a lot of other people take TK at surface value all the time. Most ppl assume he's a demon of Gluttony, but if anything the creature represents Despair above all else. However I will blame Narrative for this misconception. He still doesnt have a Bio/origins story and colour text. Like come on lore team, I know you could come up with something good!

Krabohod1 votes

As a Tahm Kench main I should say that he is a demon and embodiment of Greed.

Whyte Lyon1 votes

I should say that he is a demon and embodiment of Greed.

Okay then, well this is my interpretation. Tahm Kench's nature as a demon isn't that different to any wild predator like animal. The smell of blood or in this case human suffering attracts him and he's lucky because 99% of Runeterrians are capable of despair. But you wouldn't call the lion a creature of Greed because it can gorge upon prey? All demons sustain themselves off human suffering, to me TK just looks like the embodiment of greed and/or gluttony.

But Like I said TK to this day is still without any lore besides that really cool trailer. Which is a huge problem as it leaves things up to the community's interpretation on what the character is in their eyes rather then what he truly is. So until we get what he deserves (proper lore) then you and I are both right and wrong. Potato patato kind of thing.

PS. I too main Tahm Kench. His VO and model are soo awesome!

mr Boombastic7871 votes

In almost every skin nowadays the corps implodes or just disappear

Lùmen1 votes

Tahm Kench doesn't live up to the fantasy, just like pre-rework Rek'sai..

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