@Riot a question about Shadowfire Kindred's Masks

patmax17··8 votes·5,245 views
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Hi

First: let me say I really really like Kindred's design. The detail that striked me the most are the masks: Lamb has the wolf mask, Wolf has the lamb mask. I don't know why but i find this very interesting, it makes Lamb look way more sinister and menacing, and it reminds me of the wolf disguised as sheep that's so common in fairy tales.

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So here is my question: why do Shadowfire Kindred wear the "right" masks?

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Lamb has the angel mask, while Wolf has the demon mask. Why not keep the Ying-Yang thing of "i'm wearing the other part's mask"? I think it's the thing that bothers me most about this skin, it makes it feel very dull and boring compared to the base champ.

Thanks!

EDIT: mind you, i'm not asking why it was made this way lore-wise, but design-wise. Of course skins are not canon lore and can differ from the original champ (heck, that's the point, usually!). Still, it's something I find interesting on the base champ and would have liked on the skin, too. Just wondering :)

11 Comments

GreenLore4 votes

Because Yin-Yang simply isn't a part of that skin. It is supposed to represent an angel and a demon. Its not about yin-yang it is about heaven&hell,getting killed by either a demon or judged by an angel.

patmax171 votes

Yup, that's what I thought, too :)

Still, it's a choice, Riot chose to not keep the yin-yang theme, and I was curious as to why they did, because to me it's one of the most interesting parts of this character (lore-wise and design-wise)

Ralanr1 votes

They could always do that for another skin.

Forbidden Siren2 votes

Skins are non-canon anyway. There's no need for an explaination as most, if not all, skins are meant to explore different sides/story/theme of a champion. A "what if" kind of thing. A couple of examples: Karma is a mage but they're about to release a skin that have her wear full body armor, which is meant for fighters/knights. And then there's Reaper Soraka, which original Soraka is about healing but reaper is about stealing souls.

Parceval3 votes

Uh, excellent point. Kinda messes with the entire sense of the lore...

Kouga2 votes

The man has a point. I didn't even think about that.

Gapybo2 votes

Because the skin has no masks and it has nothing to do with original lore.

Ignis02 votes

Whenever some stupid shit like this happens it usually goes something like this.

Riot: We wanted to implement that but deadlines caused miscommunication.

Pls fix though really disappointed by this skin with the masks.

Celio Hogane HD1 votes

Mask? they are not wearing mask.

Reisuke Naoki1 votes

i guess its the Angel of Death and the Hellhound theme? i dont know.

ArdoreAurorale1 votes

they could have simply swapped them, since there's no lore saying that their mask are unswitchable, no?

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