Demacia and Skintight Bodysuits

A Superb Villain·2/12/2015, 4:38:28 AM·7 votes·14,065 views

http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/img/champion/splash/Fiora_0.jpg http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/img/champion/splash/JarvanIV_0.jpg http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/img/champion/splash/Lucian_0.jpg http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/img/champion/splash/Lux_0.jpg http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/img/champion/splash/Quinn_0.jpg http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/img/champion/splash/Vayne_0.jpg

What is up with that? I am not complaining, mind you, just something I noticed.

47 Comments

RiotIronStylus2/13/2015, 6:29:53 AM8 votes

Yeah, we've done that a lot. So much so that as ChampUP goes and explores what we've done in the past we're noticing the same trends. Some of these characters are/will-be up for updates so I'm definitely looking for alternatives. I mean, where it fits it fits.. (HAH! PUN!).. but sometimes the costume doesn't warrant literally being the same skin tight material every time.

I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts or seeing references as to what might be interesting solutions for these characters if we do eve depart from tight-onesies.

Raxicor2/13/2015, 8:41:19 PM6 votes

I'm a little surprised that Fiora doesn't have any evidence of padding considering how many of her vitals are left unprotected. For a duelist she's really pushing her luck there. At least the others that have little to no armor are ranged attackers. Agility is important for a duelist so give her some light armor or any sort of padding really. Something to keep her insides from becoming her outsides. lol

Unless Demacia has made a very special kind of resistant fabric. I could see that. It would combine practicality with pretty, pretty dress-up.

SpecterVonBaren2/12/2015, 10:35:12 AM4 votes

Relevant.

http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1372136?tags=beancurd

Shíny2/12/2015, 10:49:59 AM3 votes

JarvanIV : doesn't really look like its skintight

Lucian Vayne Crazy fighters of evil, sorta makes sense

Lux While a mage wearing a skintight bodysuit doesn't really make sense for a mage, it does make sense for a secret agent.

Quinn Fiora These two I feel like aren't really served well by the skintight suits. Quinn's outfit doesn't really sell the hunter/scout identity that well. Fiora's outfit is just weird, besides the amazing cape. Nothing else in her design says notorious duelist or head of an aristocratic family, if anything she looks more like a spy or assassin :\

SleepyLionCub2/12/2015, 9:38:03 PM2 votes

Lux isnt really a typical mage though. She is like a soldier. She wouldnt wear robes because that doesn't protect her in the front lines very well. And its been proven that skin tight leather bodysuits offer the best protection for their weight.

SEKAI2/12/2015, 4:48:13 AM2 votes

Because offense is also the best defense.

There is a reason why we don't wear full body armour these days if we were to go fighting now, unless ofc you're in one of those units whose sole purpose is to be THE frontline on the map, otherwise today's definition of combat equipment is different to the yesterday's.

Still tho, that's not saying tight jeans is cool either you need to at least have some protective gear but whatever it's just a game design we're talking about here.

Only Play Darius2/12/2015, 5:05:21 AM2 votes

Fiora is a duelist, she needs to be agile and unconstrained to do her job. JarvanIV 's getup really isn't skintight. Lucian is not affiliated with Demacia. Lux do you really expect a "light" mage to wear armor? Be happy she isnt Syndra Ahri Janna Quinn , being a bird-warrior thingy, has to occasionally take flight, so light armor is necessary. Vayne is Vayne, nothing new.

Bleediss2/12/2015, 4:52:55 AM2 votes

Probably because 5/6 of those are very mobile champions and realistically speaking not wearing much armor MAY seem like a bad idea however it provides very good movement which is what these champions consist of.

Just think about it, you're an assassin, you're trying to assassinate someone and know your target, are you going to wear super clunky armor that's noisy or are you going to wear very little clothing that provides quick movement for you to get in, kill the target, and get out.

Same goes for archers and duelists, are you going to wear super clunky armor to barely move? Or are you going to wear little clothing so you can go in, out, and abuse the enemy's mistakes very quickly with fast movement.

RetroRage962/12/2015, 5:12:33 AM2 votes

Yep, another thing that Riot loves is Goggles. Too many goggles! Everywhere! On everyone! The only champs that I can really see using goggles are Heimerdinger, Ezreal and possible Corki. Otherwise, Teemo, Tristana, Vi, Ziggs, Twitch, and I guess you could say Master Yi, don't have any real use for them. It does make people look sophisticated though.

Another thing that Riot loves is broken horns.

El Condor Pasa2/12/2015, 9:34:02 PM1 votes

Demacians just love stretchy pants. There's probably some kind of unwritten lore about this.

Colgate Gator2/13/2015, 7:19:45 PM1 votes

Hnnnnng~