I want to discuss about the SG skin series for a moment

Forhonor321·10/6/2017, 4:52:55 PM·2 votes·436 views

First, as many have already posted about, Rumble is getting left out of an icon, again. It really doesn't make sense why Riot is doing this. Rumble is the one that first got the skin and eventually started the skin line now. He's the leader of this group, so why is he getting left out for a second time? It feels very off.

Second, something that I quickly noticed with the skin series is that it's suppose to heavily imply/parody Gurren Lagann (awesome anime btw, not based off of any manga series, check it out). With the latest batch of skin coming out soon, it's going deeper into the pilot/mech theme but then it kinda hit me: Kindred doesn't really fit at all with this theme!

Think about it. G.L. is mostly about mechs, each champ in the SG series has abilities that can translate to mechs. Rumble=walker mech Shyvana=Dragon mech Fizz=Shark mech Annie=Bear mech Nid=Leopard/Panther mech Gnar=Mega Form mech Elise=Spider mech Kindred=?

There's not really anything about Kindred or her kit (YES HER BECAUSE WTF DOES WOLF DO OUTSIDE OF ABILITIES) that makes her mech pilot related. Nothing. At least with everyone else they have some form of it, like Annie or Fizz can control their mechs or Elise and Shyvana can board and pilot theirs, but Kindred just feels out of place since she doesn't really relate to anything like that. I mostly feel like they made a skin for her in this series just so she could get a skin (unlike other newer champs Illaoi AurelionSol Kled )

Finally, with Elise being released in the series and having a pretty obvious different color scheme and getting mauled by the other champs in the preview, I think it's safe to say she's part of the villain group of the series. With that concept said though, what other champs will be added to join the villain roster? (personally I feel Swain could work once his update hits)

2 Comments

Placentas10/6/2017, 5:55:41 PM1 votes

Agreed. Doesn't fulfill the mech fantasy at all. However SG Kindred is one of my favorite skins in game.

If Quinn still became Valor with her ult a SG skin for her would have worked really well imo.

If Zyra also had her old passive when she died it could've been like her escaping into a giant Flower Mech kind of thing that then shot a drill.

I honestly can't think of any current champs that would fulfill the fantasy. I like the Swain idea though.

Chembaron Yamada10/6/2017, 10:24:38 PM1 votes

Wolf is supposed to be the mecha in my opinion.