A poll for darius mains/enthusiasts

Tychusfindlay919·Oct 6, 2016·1 votes·1,517 views

Enthusiast is someone who doesn't main darius but for whatever reason likes darius (could be lore, could be his aesthetics in game, etc.).

The question for the poll is relatively straightforward.

Between the first splash art and the current one, which one do you believe better reflects Darius' character? On the top is the old splash art, on the bottom is the new splash art. THIS IS NOT A CONTEST OF WHICH ARTWORK LOOKS BETTER. The question is which one better reflects darius' character. I would suggest reading his lore for those who are unsure available on the league wiki under darius' page.

http://pm1.narvii.com/5819/f4da580f4a3a6b0e4068937151fa03d87c83b000_hq.jpg

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HyipIVrSuvA/Vw1CKcNEpjI/AAAAAAAA5yA/y6_r1NsDpdI3Qk2RQg8H-3qHgmZunGs2QCLcB/s1600/Darius_Splash_0.jpg

16 Comments

RalanrOct 6, 20165 votes

Honestly I like both. The newer one has a better background that shows he's leading and fighting with his troops. The background in the old one looks like demons are following him.

Tychusfindlay919Oct 6, 20161 votes

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Honestly I like both. The newer one has a better background that shows he's leading and fighting with his troops. The background in the old one looks like demons are following him.

Respectable answer, I never looked at it that way.

GreenLoreOct 6, 20165 votes

I feel both have their own pros and cons. In the old one he doesn't look that wild,which is a pro in my opinion.

But I agree with ralanr that he looks a bit like he is leading demons,which is really unfitting.

While the new one looks pretty wild,I'd say it does depict the way he fights pretty accurate. I mean ingame he does scream when using noxian guillotine,so him screaming while hacking away his enemies isn't out of character for him.

In general I'd say the old one shows us how darius is while out of combat(notably he stands atop a bunch of corpses so the battle seems to be already over),while the new one shows him in combat.

RalanrOct 6, 20162 votes

Yeah. As cool as it would be if Darius was more calm and stern in combat, it makes him feel a bit flat because that's how he'd be outside of combat as well IMO.

As seen in the new Dawn Video, he does exert aggression when fighting. Best examples are chasing after Ahri, fighting Jax, and decking Rengar in the face.

Also I've never viewed the new splash as him just giving a warcry. I'd more closely relate it to shouting orders in the midst of combat.

He is a military commander after all.

GreenLoreOct 6, 20163 votes

Honestly,the whole "shouting-orders" thing also crossed my mind,I just didn't write it because I thought no one would share my view on that xD.

TequilaZombieOct 6, 20163 votes

The old one. Why you ask? Look at what he's doing. He's not swinging his axe. He's not screaming with the bloodlust of battle. He's not simply "standing in a pile of bodies" as someone said. He's fucking bashing someone's head into the bodies of his dead compatriots.

THIS is what Darius is about. The battle has been already won. There is no need for extra bloodshed. Yet Darius is killing that soldier with his own hands. No emotions. This is Darius. He is not Tryndamere who will be blinded by rage. He's stone cold. Slowly but surely marching over his enemies and murdering anyone stupid enough to be on his way. To put it shortly: you can see the inexorability in the old splash.

You can feel that in every aspect of the old splash. From what he's doing to where he's looking to his facil expression. Yes, he's killing a man. But he's not even looking at it. He's looking directly at you. From his face you can easily tell: you're next. All you can do run, because if he ever catches up to you, you are dead.

That's what Darius is.

Moonboy65Oct 6, 20163 votes

I'd honestly go with the new one, it has much more quality and detail

while the old one is more iconic, it does show it's age quite a bit

Tychusfindlay919Oct 6, 20161 votes

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I'd honestly go with the new one, it has much more quality and detail

while the old one is more iconic, it does show it's age quite a bit

Opinion null and void, the question I asked is which one reflect's darius' character better, not which piece of art in and of itself looked better. Please read next time.

VivaLaKittenOct 6, 20162 votes

Old one by far new one is just a typical warrior screaming splash art, we have too many of those http://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=OIP.M6b46a00573ba0294c27d43ccd2f68881H0&w=300&h=168&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0&r=0 http://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=OIP.M1d5359b63a0824801fcf8d6531c2a858o0&w=300&h=187&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0&r=0 http://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=OIP.M49fd4240664566c60ed341b5be5d646dH0&w=323&h=183&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0&r=0 http://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=OIP.M46b1ec4029a05ea23fbcbb2429adfa5fH0&w=300&h=177&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0&r=0 http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.Md6d837d86ddb82e1fbd2abf6afb01ffdo0&w=256&h=161&c=7&rs=1&qlt=90&o=4&pid=1.1 and so on

Radnar the boldOct 6, 20161 votes

I like how his and garens are similar, but different, for both are foils. I like how both are spinning in their splashes. While the old shows how in comman he is, the new one better reflect his blood lust in battle

Tychusfindlay919Oct 6, 20161 votes

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I like how his and garens are similar, but different, for both are foils. I like how both are spinning in their splashes. While the old shows how in comman he is, the new one better reflect his blood lust in battle

"blood lust"

His passive was renamed from "Blood Rage" to "noxian might" simply because for darius there isn't any form of blood lust modifying the way he conducts himself.

Radnar the boldOct 6, 20161 votes

I was not taking in terms of his passive, but his battle craze that he gets in the heat of battle, I like to think that when he finds his prey or target he lusts for their blood to be bathed on his blade for the might of noxus.

Tychusfindlay919Oct 6, 20161 votes

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I was not taking in terms of his passive, but his battle craze that he gets in the heat of battle, I like to think that when he finds his prey or target he lusts for their blood to be bathed on his blade for the might of noxus.

His passive name-change holds its ties directly to his lore, which is not that of someone who has a blood lust of any sort.

You must be thinking of sion.

Whyte LyonOct 6, 20161 votes

Which splash does OP think better fitting to Darius character?

Tychusfindlay919Oct 6, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=Whyte Lyon,realm=OCE,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=TetsvuNy,comment-id=0003,timestamp=2016-10-06T20:18:36.396+0000)

Which splash does OP think better fitting to Darius character?

By far, the old splash art.

I think the new splash art does Darius and his lore an injustice. If he really needed anything, it could've just been a touch up on the old splash art (perhaps a more realistic painting style or something). But to scrap it for what we have now was a change in bad taste.