Please please oh please, bring back the Old Katarina Portrait.

passıon·Sep 8, 2015·30 votes·4,341 views

Her old classic skin was beautiful already.

The updated one looks like she literally broke her body.

OLD: http://elohell.net/public/champions/avatar/KatarinaSquare1.png

NEW: http://elohell.net/public/champions/avatar/Katarina_Square_01.png

OLD: http://lol.esportspedia.com/w/images/thumb/5/5b/Katarina_0_Old.jpg/200px-Katarina_0_Old.jpg

NEW: http://lol.esportspedia.com/w/images/thumb/8/80/Katarina_0.jpg/200px-Katarina_0.jpg

Please make the right choice.

47 Comments

Doctor JarvisSep 8, 201518 votes

The old one, and I will say this once, DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A GODDAMN ASSASSIN. Sorry, I see a lot of people complaining and that's all I think about. She's supposed to look badass, and this new art works SO much better for that

passıonSep 8, 20156 votes

She can look badass, sure. But she's just ugly.

A Miss FortuneSep 8, 201511 votes

What? How does the old one not look like an assassin.

The new one looks like a Beyblade you can barely even see what she's actually doing, just a bunch of spinning stuff. Oh and she also dyed her hair crimson because she wants to be unique.

LaowPingSep 8, 20152 votes

The old one looks like she's posing for a modelling shoot, though in fairness the new one looks like she's running down a highway at super sonic speeds.

DeynaTaggerungSep 8, 20156 votes

The first spash art was her using her iconic move death lotus. She's spinning and getting ready to throw her blades. I actually originally bought kat just because her splash looked so cool :P, not so much anymore

Silents429Sep 8, 201511 votes

That and the fact her old one has lightning in the background for some reason..?

CarnageSep 8, 20152 votes

but the new one is just not good

SwollwonderSep 8, 20152 votes

I always viewed it as a wind up to throw a dagger...pretty assassiny if you ask me

theragingnerdSep 8, 201514 votes

new one looks much better wtf is wrong with you people her face looks like a fucking sphere and her stance is retarded

passıonSep 8, 201510 votes

http://i.imgur.com/PRziHF8.png[/img]

theragingnerdSep 8, 20159 votes

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http://i.imgur.com/PRziHF8.png[/img]

bro you altered the splash one you added way more shadow under her eyes

passıonSep 8, 20152 votes

I didn't make this but I still agree with it tbh.

CindikleSep 8, 20158 votes

I think that was the old "new" splash. It got a lot of hate at first and they had to do some touch ups.

AbyssphereSep 8, 20151 votes

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I think that was the old "new" splash. It got a lot of hate at first and they had to do some touch ups.

^ Emaciated and incredibly depressed Kat almost became her classic splash.

GreenLoreSep 8, 20152 votes

honestly if you agree with that picture then you have no idea how a meth addict really looks like....

Not to mention that there isn't really anything wrong with warring kingdoms katarinas spslash(I've seen people complaining about how that isn't her new splash)

Ebonmaw DragonSep 8, 201510 votes

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L78zEKWCMII/TGeTYxbkKJI/AAAAAAAAAhw/KE-FC5yA72s/s1600/katarina_Splash_0.jpg

LadyRenlySep 8, 20158 votes

Of COURSE I hated the new one when it came out. The new anything always sucks. But I've come to like it now and don't really miss the old one.

Fiora is a different story for me though.

CindikleSep 8, 20156 votes

Prefer the old one as well.

New one makes her look more "evil". Like she's killing for run. She's not really evil. She just does her job.

Old one she's expressionless, focused on her targets. Also looks more like she's "dancing" while she fights. Instead of charging. She doesn't charge. If she was coming out of 'gate' on top of a target it'd make more sense. But she's charging out of a 'gate'.

New one's face also looks way too skin. Supermodel skinny. That's not a normal face. She's athletic. She has muscles. While it does look a little chubby, it's more accurate.

Hair looks better too. Why is the new one flailing to the side when she's charging forward? Side with her arm up I can understand as it's in the way. But the other side should be flowing back, not to the side.

GreenLoreSep 8, 20155 votes

Uhm are you sure you are still talking about katarina?The woman who runs around with quotes like: "Why? Because I can.","I like it.","Let the bloodshed begin!"

Katarina is not outright evil,but that doesn't mean she isn't sadistic,she does enjoy her job.

Also the face of the old one looks more like she is absent minded than focused and it does look kinda round and warm,which simply doesn't fit katarina.

CindikleSep 8, 20151 votes

She does find enjoyment of her job. But to me it feels more like a sport type thing. She likes the challenge. As such in her lore(subject to change) she goes for the bigger kill.

BoxpencilSep 8, 20155 votes

Honestly, the new one is better- in my opinion of course.

GodarenSep 8, 20154 votes

Love the old one to

II UniiQue IISep 8, 20154 votes

the new splash makes me so depressed i had to buy all her other skins so i wouldnt look at it

FowusSep 8, 20153 votes

i feel pain every time i look at the new one

LuggSep 8, 20152 votes

Call me crazy, but I like both of them.

Princess EmmaSep 8, 20152 votes

I like the colors, the effects and their overall intensity in the newer splash art, but I find the older one more human and more appealing (body wise)

VantoothSep 8, 20152 votes

Katarina in her new spash look like some kind of Joker-female wannabe, which is completely out of character. She's suppose to be a beautiful young assassin that believe in the "greater noxus" and the ideals of her father and is ready to do anything be it dirtying her hand. She's a "honorable" assassin, not a mad killer. She's not insane, unlike what she looks in the new splash.

NemeBroSep 8, 20152 votes

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Katarina in her new spash look like some kind of Joker-female wannabe, which is completely out of character. She's suppose to be a beautiful young assassin that believe in the "greater noxus" and the ideals of her father and is ready to do anything be it dirtying her hand. She's a "honorable" assassin, not a mad killer. She's not insane, unlike what she looks in the new splash.

"Violence solves everything."

ImpetualSep 8, 20152 votes

While new splash is decent, the artwork is on a lower level when compared to the older splash in my opinion.

The newer artwork feels like it dehumanizes Katarina to me, which I don't like. She looks a bit too crazy considering her backstory.

Why downgrade the art Riot?

VobaSep 8, 20151 votes

/agree

disregardableSep 8, 20151 votes

She looks like a posing prostitute in the old one. I mean, that's not a bad thing (all female champs should have prostitute looking skins), but just not for the base skin.

passıonSep 8, 20151 votes

So much wrong with this lol

greenbird76Sep 9, 20151 votes

Yeah. Rek'Sai is a female champion and she doesn't even have one even remotely prostitute-ish looking skin. I am very disappointed.

Silents429Sep 8, 20151 votes

I like the new one though.

Celio Hogane HDSep 8, 20151 votes

what are you talking about, the old one has the most broken back.

PT WaluigiSep 8, 20151 votes

"PLZ! I CAN'T GANK WITHOUT IT!"

Chromatic EagleSep 8, 20151 votes

I get where people are coming from, especially when you compare her old splash to her new skins, but I do like her new splash; at least face wise. Having said that, Riot put fans in a terrible position changing faces like this.

UomoAfideSep 8, 20151 votes

You simply don't like the new art style, it's ok, you don't have to like everything about the game. I know the temptation to name every possible reason why this splash is bad in your eyes is strong (and i would have agreed with you when i first saw the first wave of the new portraits), but trust me, it brings nothing but pointless discussion about artistical tastes, which is personal and actually, well... pointless.

passıonSep 8, 20151 votes

Not liking this one does not mean I dislike all of them, first.

Second, I didn't "name every possible reason why this splash is bad". I never said I would, lol.

Third, this board is made for discussion of art, is it not? And it's not just personal if others agree.

TayZoSep 8, 20151 votes

[{quoted}](name=1 800 GO FAST,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=VHT3I2bE,comment-id=,timestamp=2015-09-08T01:15:36.313+0000)

Her old classic skin was beautiful already.

The updated one looks like she literally broke her body.

OLD: http://elohell.net/public/champions/avatar/KatarinaSquare1.png

NEW: http://elohell.net/public/champions/avatar/Katarina_Square_01.png

OLD: http://lol.esportspedia.com/w/images/thumb/5/5b/Katarina_0_Old.jpg/200px-Katarina_0_Old.jpg

NEW: http://lol.esportspedia.com/w/images/thumb/8/80/Katarina_0.jpg/200px-Katarina_0.jpg

Please make the right choice.

I advertised the post for you https://youtu.be/PpEQSNoSLsY?t=286 Watch it there is when your part comes up

passıonSep 8, 20151 votes

I'm just gonna take that to be offensive. You could have just said "I like the new one" instead of making a false claim that really didn't have anything to do with it, lol.

OverpoweredSoapSep 8, 20151 votes

The new one is ok, her hair seems a little clumped together is all imo.

Old one was pretty outdated, it worked, but it was outdated.

I cannot stand the way her leg is drawn in the new one though, it just doesn't look right at all.

BakedLotionSep 8, 20151 votes

The old one makesh er look like shes about to stab someone. Which fits her. What are uguys saying

ImpetualSep 10, 20151 votes

The new portrait is just awful compared to the old one. Riot please, don't skimp on your art!

That being said, the older splash was also much better than the current one. RIot, don't downgrade your art, it should be improving!

TASTE THE SANDSep 11, 20151 votes

i guess as a kat main i better step into this B) although yes i did like that splash art, it really had nothing to do with the character herself (what was the lightning???) the new splash art shows her in action actually using her spells and murdering people as opposed to flying in the middle of a thunder storm. but yea both splashes have a special place in my heart

but the new one stylistically and technique-wise is better