Yorick VU?

Solideus·11/21/2014, 7:39:01 PM·3 votes·2,245 views

So, Yorick Yorick has been put on ice for a long time because his kit is pretty toxic; obviously he will get a mechanical overhaul if nothing else.

Another thing however, even though it's rarely talked about, is his visuals. He doesn't share the now solidified aestetic with the likes of Karthus , Kalista and Hecarim . Should he be more spectral, or should his story be a bit different from the other champions from there? Maybe he should be a different flavour of SI inhabitant. I'm a big fan of the set style though, I'm curious what he would look like all Karthus-esque.

I'm not sure exactly how solid his rig and animations are, but they seem pretty primitive to me; I'd wager he needs more than a Maokai-level update. A new kit would probably mean new animations too, so that will probably be needed in any case.

What do you think, what should Yorick be? I's his themes solid, his model, rig, animations?

4 Comments

TerraRising11/22/2014, 5:25:02 AM1 votes

The visuals would depend, entirely, on what role/roles Riot has in mind for the new "Grave Digger."

Story wise, I would like to see is Yorick as a sort of "blue collar" Shadow Isles inhabitant. He's the one that has been around, seen everything and is the "friendliest" towards mortals. He wouldn't be out to raise an army, so-to-speak, since his army is already dead.

Also, Yorick could be the main storyteller of the islands, telling his tales to the hapless visitors to the Shadow Isles.

TheI3igDaddy11/22/2014, 6:03:58 AM1 votes

Yorick's lore shouldn't change imo, I really like it the way it is. His theme and animation is solid, but his kit is toxic. When Riot eventually reworks him, the kit should go and he should retain everything else.

Father Liir11/24/2014, 11:00:03 PM1 votes

Yorick Yorick isn't really a Ghost, he's more of a Zombie like Amumu is. His Lore I've always loved as a kind of Psychopomp of the Shadow Isles; the Charon, or Valkyrie or Grim Reaper of our residential spooky nation, helping people guide themselves to their rightful place in the afterlife. On a side note I've always pictured him being kinda pissy at Thresh Thresh for stealing souls, or even wanting to help undead champs like Amumu remember his life, or letting Sion and Urgot rest peacefully.

I would LOVE a visual update to him, even though his classic skin is the best skin.... I'm slightly disappointed in the Pentakill skin. He's totally gonna get a total mechanical overhaul like Sion did.

He could totally get an army of Ghouls to help him though.