I know champs need to be sized down, but matching proportions would be nice...

yay nibbers·Mar 8, 2016·26 votes·3,471 views

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Just look at him, he's almost comical. He's like a a plush toy...

EDIT: I've been watching some gameplay footage of him in action, he actually looks great ingame. A little stumpy but still way cool, especially his release skin. https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YJ_EURc82Ck/Vt9VWt6CbfI/AAAAAAAAMEU/WWO9z4NOW_Y/s1600/skinturn.jpg He looks way cooler in motion though.

33 Comments

Malicious MetalMar 8, 201618 votes

D'aww, he's so cute.

RalanrMar 8, 201611 votes

Wait until you ult him and kill the dragon.

TWO DRAGONS!!!

crippler38Mar 9, 20161 votes

one dragon makes the other vanish doesn't it?

MisterHealYoGirlMar 8, 20165 votes

The modelviewer models are always problematic at first, since they don't have any of the animation or skeleton that the actual model does; just look at the one that Surrender@20 has for Definitely Not Vel'Koz.

yay nibbersMar 8, 20163 votes

Yeah but even in the Reveal ability previews he's got those silly proportions, it's just a bit less noticable thanks to SFX (only just a bit)

DrCyanideMar 8, 20163 votes

It's less noticeable due to perspective. His head is closer to the camera, and made bigger. His tail is further away and made smaller. They exaggerated this to make him seem bigger without having him obstruct gameplay.

SpecterVonBarenMar 9, 20165 votes

Ao=Ash Shin=shen

Ashen=Aoshin

PHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKK!!!!!

Just Blame JennyMar 9, 20163 votes

All right I got this.

Top Mordekaiser Mid Aurelion Sol Bot Dragon Trainer Tristana Supp Dragon Tamer Lulu Jg Shyvana

Let's do this team.

XeroKimoMar 9, 20163 votes

Enemy team

Dragon slayer Pantheon Dragon Slayer Braum

Ez counters, these guys will 2v6 you guys and win

RalanrMar 9, 20161 votes

Yo, dragon skin Vayne and Jarvan also.

Vistha KaiMar 8, 20162 votes

Why would you care? He creates "stars" the size of a golf ball, duh.

I love how I can make fun out of literally everything since the retcon.

Stars ShaperMar 8, 20162 votes

Agree, feels like a chibi dragon

Linna ExcelMar 9, 20162 votes

That noggin is offputting.

I hate to say this as they usually do a good job, but the visual assets team kind of messed this up. And the lore team kind of messed up his lore. I really think riot should have just let ao shin die.

Only Play DariusMar 9, 20162 votes

Maybe they should have thought before creating a champion the size of a continent

Arsenic SulfurMar 9, 20162 votes

Ehhhh I think he is atleast moon sized.

SkelenthMar 8, 20161 votes

He's less a plush toy than a full-grown Kaiju.

Well, except ingame

Vistha KaiMar 8, 20164 votes

What do you mean "in-game"? Champions exist somewhere else than inside of the game?

SkelenthMar 8, 20161 votes

Lore

Vistha KaiMar 8, 20166 votes

In League of Legends we have none for some time now.

RalanrMar 8, 20168 votes

This is the story boards good sir! We have lore!

Captain AishiMar 9, 20164 votes

lore=story to explain gameplay... league doesn't have that anymore sadly :(

RalanrMar 9, 20164 votes

Who says that's what lore is for?

Vistha KaiMar 9, 20163 votes

Ultimately that's exactly why games have "lore". To explain what is going on on the screen and why.

Since the retcon "League of Legends" exists in a vacuum and there is no incentive to care about the lore figuratively standing in the next room.

Vistha KaiMar 9, 20162 votes

"In League of Legends we have none for some time now."

What we have right now are either a bunch of fanfic based on a game, or a spin-off game based on a... um... bunch of unrelated short stories.

This you can't deny.

Meep ManMar 8, 20161 votes

Well, if you look at him next to Diana in the in-game ability previews, he is actually quite tall at least. Perhaps the size of Malphite or Nautilus.

TheSlogsMar 9, 20161 votes

His tail looks massive in the splash art, and overall his splash art just looks so much more, starry. Also neck is so far off it's comical. I will admit, the in-game model needs a LOT of work done. It's sad that it is unlikely to happen.

yay nibbersMar 9, 20161 votes

It's sucks because he doesn't really even look bad ingame (way better than the modelviewer for sure). I expected him to look beefier, like he does in his splash art, like a proper dragon.

LeetriMar 9, 20162 votes

The problem with a long tail is that it would throw off his hitbox and make turning around look absolutely ridiculous. That's one of the reasons Ao Shin was scrapped.

The DeckownerMar 9, 20161 votes

i thought he would have his body coming out of a black hole on the ground, similar to baro.'s position, to reduce size. guess nvm

SlypheranMar 9, 20161 votes

I agree. It seems like his head is too big and his hind legs are too small. I made a quick photoshop fixing his proportions a bit by enlarging the hind legs and shrinking the head: http://i.imgur.com/wCyQv6Z.jpg http://i.imgur.com/niTT6fh.jpg The original is on the right, and the modified is on the left.