Star Guardian Ahri is missing her whiskers
I realize it's not the biggest deal, especially given the quality of the skin, but I still feel the fox should have her whiskers. She has them in every other skin.
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Hello, I'm the concept artist on Ahri. Great catch! This was a tough decision for sure. The whiskers were removed to make the thematic and her aesthetic to be stronger and powerful. We wanted her to feel regal/pristine and a step above season 1 guardians on an aesthetic level. We even thought of other markings like hearts or stars on her face but felt off balanced and distracting. This was discussed during pre-production and even during the production but ultimately the team felt this was the right decision. Thank you for the feedback.
She looks kinda off without it. Just imagining a whisker-less Ahri splash makes me feel uncomfortable since we're so used to seeing her with them.
Even her animal companion is lacking whiskers...
Honestly, it just feels so weird to see Ahri without whiskers. I feel like I'm just looking at some girl with tails, maybe a cosplay? Idk lol. My point is, the whiskers are a part of her identity. Please don't take that away. The VO is also super... ugh? Like I know hard work and time was put into it but as an Ahri main, I'm super disappointed... as are a lot of people, Ahri mains or not. She just seems like some cocky teenager. Super bitchy. Hearing the voice for the first time made me not even want to buy it even if I love everything else about the skin (for the most part, aside from the lack of whiskers). And I get that star guardian skins aren't supposed to be sultry/sexy (even though that is part of Ahri's personality), but this hasn't hit the nail on cute or interesting.. or anything it was trying to be anyways. Maybe there was supposed to be some idea of her being one of those popular rude girls in high school who knows they're pretty but uhhHHhhhHhhHH not a fan.
I mean, lulu and Poppy are human in their too.
I myself prefer it this way without the whiskers.
Midnight used to not have them and it was definitely a reason I first liked that skin. Even now with all the other skins, I still use it regularly.
I'm not bothered by whiskers being there, but like it better without. Maybe that's just me.
Not to be rude, but riot already ruined Ahri's personality , some whiskers won't bring her back. Everyone from the community that isn't an ahri main hates this skin because of the bitchy attitude, and overall as an ahri main it's painfull to see how everyone hates her. Everywhere, from comments on youtube or reddit, people are complaining about how stupid her VO is. I've wanted new voice lines for ahri for a looong time, but I didn't want this. It was not enought that ahri was considered a whore, now she's a annoying whore. It's the sad truth
Ahri not having whiskers is actually her missing a good portion of her identity. The whiskers is a crucial part it's like Harry Potter missing his Scar. It's pretty essential. It's what defines her as a 9 tailed fox. It's been on Ahri for the longest time and definitely is a factor that should be added to SG. Bring the Whiskers back please! 
She seems. Blank. She's like a generic NPC on her model. Her face really bothers me.
The whiskers add personality to her face. It's like removing Katarina's scar. She isn't Ahri without em.
This hit the nail on why i felt something was off about her, i love the skin and everything about it but while starring at her face i couldnt help but feel like something was missing lol. If they decide to add it, it would be nice to correlate to the whole fox part but if they dont choose to its fine and understandable.
I think i like her more without wiskers tho if they add them back i honestly wouldn't mind that much. I mean in game I don't even notice them :D