Wishlist for the next Awaken-esque game cinematic?
These cinematics seem to come out once a year or so and have been more lore-based (not canon though) for the last couple years. Lots of peoples' favorites get a massive amount of representation while most champs... well. You know how it goes. I do think it is interesting a wider variety of champions aren't shown because if Riot is trying to get new people into the game many tastes are not being met with these popular champions. Meanwhile, those of us who play the game sit around like people wondering if their favorite characters will be in the new Smash Bros.
Anyways, here's my wishlist. I tried to pick champions who haven't gotten love recently (or ever) and who are from regions that don't tend to show up as often. We all know Ionia will probably be in all of these, and that isn't a bad thing, but it goes back to wanting to see as much of the world in cinematic fashion as possible.
Sion looked very lonely in this cinematic and needed some homies to help fight off the Ionians. I can just imagine how cool it would've been after Sion fell for shadowy ravens to begin swarming everything and Swain walks out with a wry smile, his demon arm exposed. I honestly was expecting him after I saw Irelia and a Noxian invasion, maybe next time.
The cosmic side of the story is never really explored in these cinematics. Taric has obvious visual appeal with unique abilities that would look awesome in a fleshed out cinematic. He has a semi-large fanbase and is one of the original characters plus isn't too wacky compared to some of the other cosmic champions so it wouldn't be hard to plan out like an Aurelion or Bard encounter would be (those would be sick too). I can just imagine him beaming down onto the battlefield with the intent to protect life, gripping his mace and unleashing bouts of starfire and glowing gem magic. Could be cool.
By the time the next cinematic of this type rolls around, Kayle will have been updated along with Morgana and should take her rightful place with one of the iconic champions in the game once again. She's fallen out of the marketing material entirely over the years but this was once a character like Ryze or Katarina who showed up in all the art relating to the game. Kayle is one of my favorite characters in the game but has fallen on hard times like all the older stat checkers, when she is reworked I hope she gets her due.
I imagine Riot feels the need to be careful with yordles so their universe doesn't look stupid to the outside viewer. Those of us who play the game know the truth: yordles are great (please update their lore). I feel like Poppy is the yordle that would resonate best with outside and inside viewers alike, plus she can show up in a broader Demacian lineup.
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Ornn's promotional release material and subsequent lore releases made me wish we had video of this epic battle so damn bad. Volibear would probably need to be updated in game first so the aspiring player wouldn't show up and find a goofy good guy bear speaking in retconned tales about his storm in place of a savage god, but I think this would be extremely cool.
This character is so cool and would be visually distinct from nearly anything any other character can do. I want to see her annihilating armies with her Dark Ice magic and seeing Ashe or Sejuani's faction in the fight would be awesome as well.
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would be pretty cool.