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BraumsFatTitties··59 votes·15,663 views

I wish they would stop using the very similar faces for every "sexy" female character. There are so many beautiful faces they could do that would make their characters stand out from each other.

I don't think making sexy characters is bad but why would you make them all look the same when there are so many ways you could explore sexiness or beauty. Is it because the artists can't draw female faces any other way or is the upper management breathing down their necks?

These faces are all white and pretty but still different.

https://i.imgur.com/1bR9pWf.jpg[\img]

https://i.imgur.com/r3pGJsf.jpg[\img]

58 Comments

BoringLittleF39 votes

Ah yeah. There are no female characters in the League

https://i.ibb.co/hCh5Z4G/1.png

that would have the same face shape as these women

https://i.ibb.co/L63Sx8c/f3.png

not

https://i.ibb.co/YcvMCcB/f4.png

at

https://i.ibb.co/CBfQj02/f2.png

all

https://i.ibb.co/v3j4fjR/F6.png

GrReaper9613 votes

I admire your dedication there

Farm With Jayce15 votes

{quoted}

Ah yeah. There are no female characters in the League

https://i.ibb.co/hCh5Z4G/1.png

that would have the same face shape as these women

https://i.ibb.co/L63Sx8c/f3.png

not

https://i.ibb.co/YcvMCcB/f4.png

at

https://i.ibb.co/CBfQj02/f2.png

all

https://i.ibb.co/v3j4fjR/F6.png

Pretty sure theyre talking about the splashart and not the actual ingame design.

BoringLittleF7 votes

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Pretty sure theyre talking about the splashart and not the actual ingame design.

Well, trusting splash arts is like trusting comic character design. The point is each splash art is drawn by a different artist. There will never be a consistency. An artist is given the essentials and goes into action. Not to mention each artist have their style and drawing preference.

https://www.cosmiccomics.vegas/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/return-wolverine-cropped-1024x471.jpg

https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/590x/secondary/wolverine-x-force-1244915.jpg

https://cdn1us.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeekus/files/styles/article_width/public/2018/01/wolverine_death_nemesis.jpg?itok=6evwxpcZ

Take Xhin Zhao:

This is his splash art

https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/img/champion/splash/XinZhao_0.jpg

This is him in the game:

https://i.ibb.co/2vQF1D0/fff.png

Rathar Dashing2 votes

I laughed out loud when I saw that Xin Zhao pic XD

BoringLittleF9 votes

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I laughed out loud when I saw that Xin Zhao pic XD

https://i.ibb.co/k2XXtCR/2umolf.jpg

Thisisatest9221 votes

no one cares what champions faces look like in game LOL

AbiwonKenabi2 votes

I mean for Morgana they show her in-game design, so one would assume in-game models are included.

Terozu3 votes

But just looking at their splashes arts every girl has a unique facial structure.

Even in her provided examples.

LeBlanc has a narrow face, with a long sharper nose.

Xayah has a rounded face with a small dull nose and wider eyes.

Ahri's face is plump and her bridge is more straight with Fuller lips.

Syndra has thin lips a shorter face and eyes that slant upwards on the inside.

Kai'Sa has a long but not narrow face and a slightly upturned nose.

Ashe has a rounded yet thin face with a curved bridge.

It's why Sora's winter icon was disliked, it didn't have her facial structure.

Verxint2 votes

This too, they are different, they're just all very attractive because you know it's fantasy and we like attractive people. Almost all the guy champs have chiseled jawlines, but there's still variation.

Verxint1 votes

The best part is of the champs the OP uses in their argument Leblanc Illusionist whose entire appearance is probably a spell. If she can look however she wants why wouldn't she want to look attractive? Ahri One of the most (deliberately and justifiably) sexualized champions in the game, she's supposed to be sexy. Morgana I'm not sure what she is in her new lore, but aren't both of them still essentially divine? Angels are supposed to have unearthly beauty.

BoringLittleF1 votes

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The best part is of the champs the OP uses in their argument Leblanc Illusionist whose entire appearance is probably a spell. If she can look however she wants why wouldn't she want to look attractive? Ahri One of the most (deliberately and justifiably) sexualized champions in the game, she's supposed to be sexy. Morgana I'm not sure what she is in her new lore, but aren't both of them still essentially divine? Angels are supposed to have unearthly beauty.

To be fair, the OP is not speaking against pretty women. They just think that Riot puts one face type on the pedestal and discards other face types as "not pretty", which is not correct.

  1. League of Legends has not any power to define, make or explore beauty statements and influence the opinions. It is here to create bright designs for a MOBA game. Hundreds, thousands of people play games and build IRL relationships just fine because they can separate the two. Those, who cannot do that, need a therapist.

  2. Style is a thing. Talon, Lee Sin, Yasuo, TF don't look like themselves on all their skins because these skins were drawn by different artists. That means that the features you see on splash arts are not set in stone and they can be tweaked (safe for skin color, eye and hair color, general structure, etc) according to the setting.

http://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ashe_Warmother_Vakueva-1-740x400.jpg

http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Nk8J667ScEgbRdYofzcJc-1200-80.jpg

Thisisatest9221 votes

You realize this is not how the champions look in their splash art, correct?

Aeolus200029 votes

Right!! It is getting boring. But I think a lot of people actually prefer it that way....when they released Taliyah there were a lot of complains about her eyebrows and nose....which actually make her stand out-in a good way

Ifneth7 votes

When I started maiming Taliyah, I saw her brows and nose and thought, “Oh, man, I’m going to have to put up with that?”. Yet they have grown on me, and I love them now. ^_^

HonestJohnTheCon9 votes

{quoted}When I started maiming Taliyah

{{champion:51} Vi FBI, open up!

Ifneth1 votes

Maiming? I think you mean Riot’s balance team...

Frontline Fury7 votes

{quoted}

Right!! It is getting boring. But I think a lot of people actually prefer it that way....when they released Taliyah there were a lot of complains about her eyebrows and nose....which actually make her stand out-in a good way

Funny, i always found Taliyah to be one of the prettiest females in league, up with old akali and Caitlyn. I wanted to say Vi but she’s more attractive than just plain pretty.

Aeolus20004 votes

Yeah Taliyah is nice , well, I prefer new Akali with her asian features and a little bit of Vi's 'masculinity' is great too, also love Camille's nose

Somber Rites1 votes

{quoted}

Right!! It is getting boring. But I think a lot of people actually prefer it that way....when they released Taliyah there were a lot of complains about her eyebrows and nose....which actually make her stand out-in a good way

Because they dont understand that Taliyah ain't sex fodder.

Don't mess with Rockgirl, rito.

Dorans Pants1 votes

I am part of the problem. Still can´t get used to that face.

Prestige AkaIi1 votes

Love the caterpillar brows. <3

Bjørnetjenesten7 votes

Legit the same chick with 4 different hairstyles, makeup and lenses

https://prnt.sc/mq00n5

Yeah it looks cute and all, but this has gotten to a point where you can't even recognize the characters anymore...

For a long time i thought that Kaisa skin was an Irelia skin because of the similarities in face and weapons...

lilorphanmanny5 votes

this post is f***ing stupid lol [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

GreenKnight4 votes

I have been saying it for a few months now.

We really don't need another case of sameface.

Aeolus20004 votes

Have u seen awaken concept art ?...Especially female champs look great there...AND THEY LOOK DIFFERNET, too bad it is not case with splash arts

General Matty4 votes

Wow they really do all look the same.

tamaya4 votes

The standard of beauty of women is constant. In any day and age, the contours are round and the eyes are big and young women are preferred. And you guys like sexy and pretty women, do not they? They say that diversity is necessary, but They do not indicate in action. (Please look at the sales of the skin!) After all, those who claim diversity only want to become themselves hypocrites.

tamaya3 votes

For example, you compliment that "Taliyah face is different from other women, it is attractive!", But as fact the skin she got from Riot since she was released is 0. I am sorry for this situation because I like her very much. So I will continue to insist that “Do not need womans who are not pretty and not sexy for League of Legends.” I do not want one of my favorite character to draw the short end of the stick for self-satisfaction of hypocrites.

Glaricion2 votes

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The standard of beauty of women is constant. In any day and age, the contours are round and the eyes are big and young women are preferred. And you guys like sexy and pretty women, do not they? They say that diversity is necessary, but They do not indicate in action. (Please look at the sales of the skin!) After all, those who claim diversity only want to become themselves hypocrites.

In times of excess, slimmer figures are preferred. In times of famine, plumper figures are preferred.

Americans tend to love full lips, though thin lips are quite fine. Chinese prefer thin lips, fuller lipped people may have their lips compared to pig intestines.

Different ethnicities have different trends in various (facial) features. Some people theorize a mix of 'local' and 'exotic' features tends to be the most attractive.

If you discuss attractiveness w/ people much different than you you'll discover that what are your 8's can be another's 4.

tamaya1 votes

Different ethnicities have different trends in various (facial) features. Some people theorize a mix of 'local' and 'exotic' features tends to be the most attractive.

Ahri's face is Western standard, though.

Terozu4 votes

Even in the provided examples.

LeBlanc has a narrow face, with a long sharper nose.

Xayah has a rounded face with a small dull nose and wider eyes.

Ahri's face is plump and her bridge is more straight with Fuller lips.

Syndra has thin lips a shorter face and eyes that slant upwards on the inside.

Kai'Sa has a long but not narrow face and a slightly upturned nose.

Ashe has a rounded yet thin face with a curved bridge.

Overlord Forneus1 votes

Dude, thank you so much for this reply, I was gonna point out the same things, however you beat me to the punch, and legit better articulated than I would have posted!

And aside from that, none of the female character faces look the same, as articulated by Terozu here.

HàrrowR3 votes

tbh none of these faces are pretty...

Rathar Dashing1 votes

I like the cutie in the top left

Wild Geese3 votes

A lot of female Champs appear to have a unique face in their main splash art, only to turn into generic anime girl in every new splash art.

I'm not saying these Champs shouldn't be conventionally beautiful or anything political like that, they should just look like different characters and not dressup copypastes.

I feel like there should be some guideline to the facial portportions of every champion (and if they're is, why aren't they used?). It's way too late to fix almost everything but at least they can think about it in the future..

GreenLore3 votes

Yeah I feel like a lot of female champs have basically a different face in every skin.

Most likely because a lot of artists simply care more about making the champ look beautiful instead of making them look like themselves.

Or because the diffences in these faces is simply not noticed by the artist.

I really feel like Riot should make a collection of champion faces without hair/headgear and make some qualitychecks that these faces are consistent across skins(of course not counting the faceless/inhuman skins).

Voidac3 votes

You're ignoring a large amount of champs and skins... really trying to guide the point through your own ideology.

RyzeTheSmurfMage2 votes

Tbh the one in the black&white pic doesn't look pretty at all (no offense) but otherwise I get your point.

Mira Arya Enthe2 votes

OMFG!!!!! 7 characters have similar faces. Somebody call the police.

Pyronaaxa2 votes

Why would they bother changing the face when you aren't gonna see it anyway at all.

The Trent2 votes

I personally don't like it either. If you're going to sexualize every female in league can we get hotter dudes? Like seriously? Stop giving them long hair. Do you not understand long hair is considered feminine pretty much everywhere? Do you not understand that I want to look at hot MEN, not someone that looks like a female until they turn around? Please riot. No one finds that sexy except for like 1% of people. (sorry to all the long hair fans but it had to be said u.u)

Yes I did just use this thread to spread clout on there not being enough sexualized male champions.

MF is my Waifu2 votes

Had to downvote for half of your examples alone.

But! I don't disagree with your idea.

Brotha2 votes

Neeko was a nice change of pace from the same face while being reasonably attractive. I prefer button noses, big lips and big eyes so hopefully riot will start catering to me soon.

Metallikaiser1 votes

Its funny because they used a baseline which is supposed to be traditional attractiveness, but as someone who notably does not find round faces with soft pointed chins ideal, I dont even see them as all too attractive. I like longer faces like Camille, and fiora (Though other aspects of her ruin any kind of attraction I would find in her.).

But I do think this is a tad exaggerated, there are some characters you didnt show which have some more facial diversity, and I think some work they have shown in concepts, newer champs (Reworked Irelia, Camille, Taliyah) and cinematics, shows they are improving.

BoringLittleF1 votes

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Its funny because they used a baseline which is supposed to be traditional attractiveness, but as someone who notably does not find round faces with soft pointed chins ideal, I dont even see them as all too attractive. I like longer faces like Camille, and fiora (Though other aspects of her ruin any kind of attraction I would find in her.).

But I do think this is a tad exaggerated, there are some characters you didnt show which have some more facial diversity, and I think some work they have shown in concepts, newer champs (Reworked Irelia, Camille, Taliyah) and cinematics, shows they are improving.

The OP has shown Ashe and Leblanc, and honestly, these are the oldest champs that haven't been reworked. So, when they needed a new splash art, the artist didn't have anything to work with as for the facial features or take freedom with their clothing (people are known for throwing a tantrum "Make character A look like their splash art or fuck you Rito!!!"), so they focused on their abilities (Leblanc casting illusion and sneaking away on her art, Ashe shooting her bow with Freljord on the background) which was a smart decision.

Also the OP has selected faces drawn from the same angle which already makes them look similar and does not give a clear view of their features, which is not really trustworthy. However, even despite these angles, I can say that Leblanc and Ahri have different eyeshape and cheekbone structure.

I also don't know why the OP decided to use Xayah fanart, when she canonically has a round face and plump cheeks:

http://media.wwg.com/2017/04/rakan-and-xayah-206132.png

http://i2.wp.com/www.cgmeetup.net/home/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Xayah-and-Rakan-Wild-Magic-New-Champion-Teaser-9.jpg

Thisisatest9221 votes

People pointing out minor differences in this photos to jjustify it are cracking me up.If you have one or two features that are different, that isn't unique. Look at 5 random female faces and you are going to find a hell of a lot more variation than that.

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