@Riot a question about Shadowfire Kindred's Masks

patmax17·9/18/2015, 8:50:38 AM·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

GreenLore9/18/2015, 9:31:03 AM4 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.

Parceval9/18/2015, 9:19:36 AM3 votes

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

Ignis09/18/2015, 2:57:42 PM2 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.

Kouga9/18/2015, 8:55:16 AM2 votes

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

Gapybo9/18/2015, 12:36:19 PM2 votes

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

Celio Hogane HD9/18/2015, 2:59:55 PM1 votes

Mask? they are not wearing mask.

Reisuke Naoki9/18/2015, 4:27:08 PM1 votes

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

ArdoreAurorale9/18/2015, 10:53:44 PM1 votes

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