@Riot Rek'Sai's subtitle is a problem

Glescoron·12/7/2014, 8:21:31 PM·422 votes·16,309 views

Forgive me if this is the wrong board but I figure that the naming of champs is technically part of the artistic process.

Anyways, Rek'sai's subtitle, the void burrower is, let's face it, kinda dumb. Besides being incredible awkward to say in conversation, burrowing is not all that she does. She's queen of an entire species, she hunts and kills those foolish enough to travel through her domain. This would be like calling Cho'gath the "void eater," or Kha'zix the "void hisser."

The Terror Beneath was the PERFECT subtitle, punchy, memorable, gets right to the point of what she is and what she does. I guess if you wanted to stick with the tradition of having "void" in the name, that's fine but I doubt anyone would mind if you made an exception. I certainly wouldn't.

Quick Edit: I didn't think this thread would be quite so well received so I wanted to say thanks all for your ideas and votes. Keep it up and someone will have to listen. ^.^

146 Comments

PickleBabah12/8/2014, 2:19:14 AM86 votes

Saying Void Burrower is like saying Yasuo, the Sword Guy. .-.

BLU Medic12/7/2014, 8:46:19 PM42 votes

Kog'Maw is the Mouth of the Abyss, so we don't need 'Void' in every title. But the Terror Beneath is a really good title for our instinctual, roaring queen land shark. Queen of the Xer'Sai doesn't have much oomph behind it.

SecretAgentHulk12/7/2014, 10:39:35 PM28 votes

Daily reminder that upvoting the thread gives more visibility than a vote in the poll.

2pudge1cup12/8/2014, 2:23:42 AM23 votes

Void burrower is extremely lazy and dumb.

It won't be changed though. I mean this is riot we're talking about.

Centuros12/7/2014, 8:24:03 PM21 votes

Not "Queen of the Xer'Sai"?

Essorance12/8/2014, 11:52:34 AM16 votes

Jinx, the girl with the gun.

Irelia, the four blade thingies.

Janna, the blowy.

Shaco, the stabbie.

Karthus, the press R.

Singed, the chasee.

Heimerdinger, the donger.

Ahri, the slut.

Miss Fortune, the slut.

Akali, the gap closer.

Rebonack12/7/2014, 9:38:39 PM10 votes

From below, she devours.

Gear Kitty12/9/2014, 3:00:06 PM7 votes

REK'SAI NEEDS NO WORDS. REK'SAI WRAGH NOMNOM WRAGH WORD THINGS.

And like Cupcake Trap, I was confused at the thread title at first, and now I wish they would add subtitles for all of her voice-overs, for the player only.

"I SCREAM"

"I SEE A THING. I SEE A THING AND IT'S MOVING!"

"I'M DIGGING A HOLE. DIGGY DIGGY HOLES!"

"I SEE YOU AND I'M GONNA EAT YOU AND I'LL BE HAPPY BECAUSE I ATE YOU!"

"HI I'M HERE NOW AND I'M GONNA EAT YOU BECAUSE I DO THAT I DIG HOLES AND EAT THINGIES."

"I'M LEAVING NOW BECAUSE PAIN BUT I'LL BE BACK BECAUSE YOU'RE A THING I'M GONNA EAT BECAUSE YOU'RE A THING I WANT TO EAT." (no typos, written as meant)

Sean Sacred12/8/2014, 8:56:43 PM7 votes

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Support Evelynn12/8/2014, 8:31:45 PM7 votes

Cho'Gath

The Void Nomnomnom

MrBuffington12/8/2014, 2:33:04 AM6 votes

lol void burrower

kind of a killjoy given how badass Rek'Sai is

DUDE BRO12/8/2014, 6:19:07 PM6 votes

Azir The sandman summoner. Ahri The fox charmer. Alistar The cow stomper. MissFortune The curvy shooter. Udyr The animal lover. Warwick The wolf slapper.

riot pls

CupcakeTrap12/8/2014, 6:30:46 PM5 votes

Rek'sai, the Rek'sai Ascendant.

(It also took me a while to realize what OP meant by "subtitle". I thought they'd added subtitles to her VO.)

Duke Anax12/7/2014, 10:29:40 PM4 votes

Terror is Cho'Gath' title, so im not too keen on that.

How about something like:

Rek'Sai - Queen of the Undervoid.

Shénzhì7/26/2015, 11:37:22 AM4 votes
  • Kog'Maw: the Mouth of the Abyss
  • Rek'Sai: the Dread of the Abyss (voidburrower)
  • Cho'Gath: the Terror of the Void
  • Vel'Koz: the Eye of the Void
  • Kha'Zix: the Reaver of the Void (voidreaver)

Let's say Abyss is term for 'void wildlife' and Void is term for 'void inhabitants'.

Thieving Ferret12/9/2014, 12:02:35 AM3 votes

I don't understand why she isn't called something like the Void Queen to reference her obvious hive queen status.

Variks the Loyal6/15/2015, 8:08:08 AM3 votes

"The Terror Beneath", "Queen of the Xer'Sai", and "Scourge of the Desert" all would have been cooler.

Zaphas12/8/2014, 7:13:29 AM3 votes

Rek'sai, The Tremor Below

not a starburst12/8/2014, 12:58:30 AM3 votes

Terror beneath is so much better. It's not too difficult to change at this stage. She hasn't even been released yet.

Ironclad Dragon7/26/2015, 6:57:08 PM3 votes

The "Wrath of the Void" would be nice too, to maintain the Voidborn naming style. She's a relentless killer; she doesn't even seem to eat her "prey".

Embertine9/23/2015, 2:21:08 PM3 votes

She's called the void burrower because she actually burrows into the void and exits at her intended destination.

Dreamspitter12/11/2015, 1:05:39 AM2 votes

Why has this gone nowhere?

RadTheLad10/28/2015, 7:42:42 PM2 votes

Doesnt matter, she first needs a buff, a small one at least, then name changes. Otherwise i agree!

sloverlord12/9/2014, 12:57:02 AM1 votes

Also, she's from Shurima, not the void.