Flavor Text for Champion Abilities?

A Superb Villain·6/25/2015, 11:51:34 PM·10 votes·1,957 views

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I am not sure where this exists previously in League, so I am operating under the assumption it does not. That being said, I think it is extremely cool they added something more than a base explanation for his ultimate and believe this could lead to more examples of lore being seeded into the game.

Perhaps one ability is described in the champion's own words. Maybe another is recounted as documentation by an outside observer. Maybe the text could describe how a champion came to acquire a certain ability, or possibly explain the consequences of using it.

The text is just something I noticed, and though it exists on items, I think it is very neat the practice extends to abilities too.

8 Comments

Sharjo6/26/2015, 12:01:43 AM4 votes

It doesn't exist on anyone except Tahm Kench as far as I know, and flavour text only appears on a small number of items, but damn do I like seeing it. I know that every hero ability in DotA 2 and every item has some kind of flavour text and it makes me jealous we don't have it!

Just imagining a few lines for some other champion's abilities:

Aatrox : Massacre "Some fight for honour, some fight for glory. It matters only that you fight." Ekko : Chronobreak"I don't need hours or days or years. I only need seconds." Yasuo : Last Breath"The story of a sword is inked in blood."

Destínum6/28/2015, 12:50:21 PM2 votes

I think Lee Sin's Dragon's Rage has flavor text on it as well, but I'm not sure.

Aura Master Fox6/27/2015, 9:31:20 PM1 votes

I think I can think of a few...

Maokai Vengeful Maelstrom "Nature shall be preserved!"

Zac Let's Bounce! "Mind if I drop in?"

Skarner Impale "Feel the fury of the Brackern!"

Viktor Chaos Storm "Behold the fruits of my research!"

Velkoz Life Form Disintegration Ray "Hmm... I believe further testing is in order..."

Teemo Noxious Trap "HA HA HA HA HA!"

Draven Whirling Death "Running away? Draven doesn't think so."

Gangplank Remove Scurvy "Runeterran oranges! Never leave port without 'em."

Blitzcrank Static Field "PREPARING STATIC DISCHARGE. PLEASE REMOVE ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES FROM THE AREA."

Cassiopeia Petrifying Gaze "Please, look into my eyes..."

Karthus Requiem "This is a song of eternal peace."

Variks the Loyal7/2/2015, 5:06:54 AM1 votes

Rengar "I've hunted every creature this jungle has to offer. I was certain there were no challenges left here, but now there is something new..."

Renekton "You should have done a better job locking me away, Nasus!"

Nasus ** "Rage burned away all that was good in you, my brother."**

Twitch "NO ONE steals Twitch's juice!"

Galio " It is my own free will. I want to fight for my creator’s... for my home."

Sion ** "Noxian drums. Demacian screams. Glory isn't accolades; glory is hot blood on your hands! THIS IS LIFE!"**

Jinx ** "It's such pathetic neatness. But not for long, cause you'll get jinxed!"**

Skarner ** "To have the story of our kind told and remembered is worth reliving the sorrow a thousand times."**