LoL and Sex Appeal: Who Should Keep It?

Chromatic Eagle··3 votes·4,198 views

With Taliyah coming out, there's been another (constant) discussion about sex appeal in LoL. Riot have discussed making women more unique in the game. Different faces, bodies, and outfits. As far as new champions are concerned, I think it's been successful. Kalista and Illaoi have been well received, while Taliyah is a bit mixed. My opinion is that Riot can and should do whatever they want with new champions and skins. Pretty, ugly, classy or skimpy. A lot of people have been supportive.

What I generally see issues with is how Riot have been handling current champions. Between reworks and splash updates, fans have become divided. MissFortune has become more serious, and most fans seem fine with it, enough to want her game appearance to match the lore. I personally don't mind her serious side, but I miss her funny side. Katarina has the new face, which I remember people not liking. I like it however, since she seems, I don't know, rugged? Rough? I remember the Fiora controversy.

I've seen people upset with female champions losing attractiveness, and Taliyah. I've seen people upset that sexualized women still exist. So when I saw Riot comment on how they're fine with sex appeal, they just want champions to "own it", I was happy. They want sex appeal to be a part of someone's character, like Taric. I also don't think they mind champions being attractive, even if sex appeal wasn't their main goal, like Yasuo.

Out of all of the current champions, who should keep their sexiness? Who should lose it? If they continue to have sex appeal, should it be changed for something that's more in character?

16 Comments

Imperial Red4 votes

As long as Rek'sai stays sexy, we're good.

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Fasmodey3 votes

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As long as Rek'sai stays sexy, we're good.

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Are you implying they can make her unattractive?

Reported.

Rand0mH3r0X1 votes

I don't want them to change her VO to some lame, immature, clicks that make me feel like some kind of offender. I like her the way she is.

Rabblerouser3 votes

Right up there with the owning the sex appeal.

MissFortune is pretty much MADE to be sexy. She deserves to keep it. Just add some actual lore so she doesn't end up too one-dimensional. Ahri Same as MF. Evelynn Again, a character whose sexualization is part of her character. Kindred Her hips confuse me. They didn't need to give those hips to a freaking sheep. WTF, Rito? Janna She confuses me as well. Her clothing is one of the most revealing in the game, yet she doesn't really "own it" as Riot says. But I've actually sort of mentally put her into more of a Sona personality. Jinx Don't change a thing about her, Rito. She's amazing as she is. I just want to bring up her showing a lot of skin... while still being crazy clothes. Her color palette is awesome. She flies in the face of social norms and that's just part of her character. Nidalee Did I mention it's mating season?

We we can pick apart A LOT in the roster.

At any rate... I like to think of it like what happened to Tracer in Overwatch. Her attitude just doesn't fit oversexualization like that booty pose they removed had showed. Perky, happy attitudes like, say, Lux? Imagine if she suddenly started doing a booty pose?

As far as Taliyah goes... yeah, she's still beautiful, those eyebrows add extra character. I'm going to hate if the fanbase sexualizes her, but it's bound to happen. She's more of the sweet little sister vibe to me, though. Also remember she's 16-ish. :P

Pyrodinium1 votes

On the specifics of Miss Fortune, I think the right choice was made.

If a character boils down to "flirty and sexual", some work is due, as those are more singular traits than an actual personality.

Chromatic Eagle2 votes

Well, her story involved being a bounty hunter, which they kept, being a pseudo-queen of Bilgewater, and wanting to find the boy that saved her life. Her in game VO is too shallow, but I like my champions with some humor.

32luke1 votes

Caitlyn Caitlyn's sex appeal is something that I think needs to be toned down. I think it feels like an add-on that isn't a core part of her identity. It also doesn't really seem to mesh with her more established personality traits. She seems like an organized "rules-are-rules" kind of person. I think someone from Riot teased a less skimpy Caitlyn, and I am personally really excited to see that come to live eventually.

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

Honestly I've never saw the appeal in Caitlyn. I've always saw her dress as steam-punkish rather than skimpy. I also thought she was one of those "girly but badass" types, like Lux or something.

32luke1 votes

Oh yeah, I can see the steam punk perspective. But to me, her personality, like calling Jinx obnoxious, says that Caitlyn is a more practical lady. Mini-skirts are not practical. Cait is not Varus, she should wear pants.

Ebonmaw Dragon1 votes

AhriAkali Elise Evelynn MissFortune Katarina Leblanc should stay "sexy" as they are now, because of their lores. (In the case of Akali, since she is a ninja: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHlzYEu3UDI. and Katarina is the "face of lol", so she should stay like that)

Champs that should be "less sexy" could be: Vi Shyvana Kayle Irelia Orianna Riven Sejuani Draven )

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

I'm not against Akali being less sexy tbh. I know that a lot of people are defensive of her though. Katarina has un/ironically become a sex symbol, when her lore implies she's not supposed to be, so I'm split on it. Ahri's lore implies she's moving away from being sexy, which is one of those lore vs. game problems. Elise I'm meh on. Can go either way. LeBlanc I'm fine with, but her outfit has to change. Her Raven skin and Elderwood are good directions for her to go imo.

Vi's not intended to be sexy outside of the police skin, which I'm fine with cause it's a skin. Shyvana isn't sexualized too much imo. Her outfit reminds me of the Hulk.

No one can contain Draven.

SchaakaKon1 votes

Ahri is a man charmer no? It would ruin her character to make her less than sexy. Same as Elise, its lore for them two to use their sexuality as a weapon.

Leblanc ia an illusionist and can change forms, so it makes sense she would make herself hot. Allthough, just making a guess here - She might be really old, perhaps around 60.

Kat, iirc, in the JoJ she used her looks to her advantage. But regardless, Kat being sexy fits the character to me. She doesnt have the charisma of her sister Cass to seduce men but she is the sexy assassin imo.

DragonShea1 votes

Ehh about Riven.....

ObamasPetCow1 votes

Draven less sexy. TriGGerED

Chromatic Eagle1 votes

Zyra I can see become less sexy. I get that she's supposed to be a hybrid plant lady, but maybe there should be more plant than lady.

I can live with Janna, if they can explain why she dresses like that. If they can't, then give her a robe or something.

DragonShea1 votes

Look, Taliyah as an Adult or even now will not be a "slutty" beauty, the girl is attractive and just because she doesn't have the "sexualised" look doesn't mean that she is not hot. She is the opposite of Miss Fortune. A modest girl that is good looks that would turn heads. But MF is a slut that fails at being remotely alluring. Fiora is on the same level as Taliyah even if she got the goods. good size breast, lovely legs, thighs and ass, be a type of beauty that is the most common but not failing being alluring.

So what does Taliyah and Fiora have in common? They are both conservatively dressed while still being beautiful as well as not trying too damn hard to be sexy that it fails like MF, hell. Fioras school teacher skins is an example of it being done right.

Another good example of someone to compare with Taliyah is Leona. Even in her Valkyrie skin and beach skin. she is dignified and not using the skin she is baring to titillate or flaunt what she has.

To be sexy means to have class when being promiscuous, to be beautiful is have being lucky enough to have something that makes you look good. And to be skanky means to be a promiscuous ass is neither exotic, or graceful.

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