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New dude's visual design

Teratophile·1/8/2019, 5:15:19 PM·2 votes·1,046 views

What did we do to deserve this bland of a character design in the good year of our lord jesus of 2019? Jokes aside, there's nothing I truly see that makes this guy... special, like visually? Distinctive? Eye catching? Let's compare to some other human men around, at least Swain has a memorable face, yeah? At least Kayn has like really long hair and that eye thing, at least Jayce has that super over the top jacket going for him, at least Lee has an impairment that's core to his identity, ya see where I'm going with this? Issa dude with jeans and armbands, yknow? As for actually being constructive, have you considered literally any personal aesthetic choice at all? Any lewelry/accessory/tattoos/personal stylistic choice alluding to personality whatsoever? He even has the blandest jeans in the world, ya could let them have rips and tears in places just for the aesthetic. Dunno man you could argue it's cause he's a copycat and he has nothing for his own but like lmao, that's no reason he can't have at least some earrings or some shit yknow?

2 Comments

Oleandervine1/8/2019, 5:29:22 PM3 votes

I like his design. It's simple, and the fact that he has the giant cuffs with chains is extremely distinct.

I also like how he's one of the first true man candy champions that presents us a seriously hot guy that oozes dive bar sex appeal. I mean, Rakan is nice, but his sex appeal is overshadowed completely by his love for Xayah and his over the top personality. Taric is about the closest thing we had to this before, but he's more of a dime store novel sex appeal, and also his base skin isn't that much for eye candy (as much as it pains me to say that about my favorite champ!). So yeah, while his overall look is simple, it's a design that's not really been done before in the game, and carves out a very distinct niche in terms of how men are portrayed in League.

Jeddy0171/8/2019, 5:42:55 PM3 votes

He was in prison for 15 years, chained to a wall. I imagine Demacian prisons are very strict. I wouldn't make sense for him to have accessories or the like. And remember, he from a poor family, so I doubt he would care much about his looks. When he was sent to the mageseekers & worked for them, he was forbidden from interacting with others. And then when he was tossed in jail, he was still a youth. I don't think he had a chance to really care for his look. This is from a narrative standpoint at least.

From an artistic standpoint, the chains. You criticize his designs, but ignore the fact the chains are part of the design. The chains are the main pillar of his design. The chains represent that he was a prisoner. The PETRICITE chains are his weapons & he use them to amplify his power. Sure, his base design is simple, but that's because the chains are the draw here.