Can we start to get more LORE based skins?

Hextech OwI·Dec 17, 2017·97 votes·7,316 views

Honestly, I'm a bit saturating with all these new fancy, out of context and full of vfx skins.

I do like skin series with a lot of visual changes like Star Guardian, Project... But it's always sort of the same. Always new famcy particles with new fancy models and mostly not coherent with the world of Runeterra.

I know that some skin series are linked (Mecha, Battlecast and Project for example, correct me if I'm wrong) and are part of a different timeline/universe but it would be nice to get more skins based on the past or the present of the "base universe"

The four last lore-based skins I can think of are Captain Gangplank, Captain Fortune, Cutthroat Graves and Cutpurse TF, all released 2 and a half years ago during the Bilgewater Event.

So please Riot, can you slow down the production rhythm of the "Blockbuster skins" and start to do more lore-related skins?

97 Comments

13900 EssenceDec 17, 201729 votes

Freljord Taliyah is somewhat lore-based.

In her story she gets that jacket from a Freljordian while there because hers was ruined or too thin or something, I don't remember.

TargonDec 17, 201729 votes

Personally I think it'd be really cool to expand the "Young" skin line (what champions used to look like before) like with Young Ryze.

MelledoneusDec 17, 201721 votes

Human Thresh.

Trias000Dec 17, 201713 votes

Pony Hecarim

Hextech OwIDec 17, 20175 votes

I'd buy that.

A Superb VillainDec 19, 20177 votes

https://orig00.deviantart.net/fb6e/f/2013/050/6/5/league_of_legends___thresh_human_ver__by_siakim-d5vh1az.jpg

I too long for daddy Thresh to lock me in a lantern.

GapyboDec 17, 201716 votes

Arclight Yorick isn't lore based btw. It's set in it's own universe along other arclight skins. Only skins confirmed to be current lore based are the gp and mf and I think the Graves and TF skins released during the bilgwater event are supposed to be them when younger. Tyrant Swain was cannon in the old lore and I think high command Katarina was also supposed to be her succeeding her father.

NylisaDec 17, 201715 votes

you know what would be cool about this idea? Casual outfits! like how they would dress Casually in their houses or city. i always wonder how characters like Jarvan , Garen , Vayne , Sona , Lux , Ashe , Leblanc , Swain and many others would dress like in their casual outfits.

not only it shows us how they look like outside the...official? outfits and armors , it would also give us pretty good image of how people of each region and city would dress like based on their culture and status.

Hextech OwIDec 17, 20172 votes

EXACTLY! This is also what I have in mind. Tryndamere and Ashe both have these kind of skins (King and Queen) and seeing more skin like that would be awesome.

I don't know if these Trynda and Ashe skins are canon anymore though...

NylisaDec 17, 20172 votes

Wether they are or not,some Freljordian (is that how we say it?) Garbs and outfits would be great! that last update on Targon and all the artworks of their people in their traditional/cultural outfits made me think about the possibilities for other regions, so why not make those into skins too :D

Jet SettDec 17, 201712 votes

Has it really been 2 years since the Bilgewater event? Damn...

OurLestradeDec 17, 201711 votes

Might get some awkward continuity issues a la Captain Fortune/GP and Tyrant Swain. Swain and MF are supposed to look like those respective skins at the moment in the lore, but it's not their base for example.

Hextech OwIDec 17, 201713 votes

This is a side issue though. I still wonder why they haven't updated MF to her captain skin and made the base skin a Classic skin like Sej, Karma and Trundle.

SugataYoLoShindoDec 17, 20179 votes

Cause she's not Captain... she's a Bounty Hunter.

PlacentasDec 18, 20178 votes

Technically, MF dresses as her current outfit on the regular and her Capt MF outift when she's doing serious business.

Wert the WackyDec 18, 20177 votes

I want Ivern the Cruel.

RiotKindlejackDec 19, 201717 votes

Due to Ivern's proportions I imagine he would have to look something like this> https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/aliceinwonderland/images/e/ec/Knave12.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20120406162454

nosafterburnDec 19, 20172 votes

Doesn't he shout "It's only a flesh wound" in some movie smoewhere?

RiotKindlejackDec 20, 20175 votes

That'd be the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Classic film!

Malicious MetalDec 20, 20176 votes

If Mordekaiser doesn't reference that Black Knight in his VGU I'll be slightly annoyed.

The VO basically writes itself: "'Tis but a scratch!"

RiotKindlejackDec 20, 20172 votes

Really every champ should have some reference to MP.

Wert the WackyDec 19, 20173 votes

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Due to Ivern's proportions I imagine he would have to look something like this> https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/aliceinwonderland/images/e/ec/Knave12.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20120406162454

Something like that would be amazing! I suppose it would probably have to be a legendary though, because his goofy animations and VO wouldn’t really fit with a conqiestedor theme, and I don’t really think Ivern is popular enough to warrant a legendary skin.

RiotKindlejackDec 20, 20172 votes

That's a reasonable line of thinking, but the first step for any skin is a great idea :)

DariusDemiurgeDec 17, 20176 votes

But then they can't exploit people's love of certain tropes and genres.

Hextech OwIDec 17, 20174 votes

I didn't asked for the usual skins production to be entirely suppressed... Beside I'm pretty sure that, considering how much skins there already are and how diverse the LoL universe is, most peoples are satisfied with what they already have.

ªTeemoDec 17, 20176 votes

Like heartseeker varus? xD

MYXYNDec 18, 20175 votes

i want a fully formed darkin varus

DontTouchMyBallDec 18, 20175 votes

We want a legendary skin for Orianna! A Human Orianna skin would be nice and much appreciated! Correction: we dont want, we NEED IT!

Easiest RP sink for me!!

Same for a General Kalista!

Lady FacelessDec 17, 20174 votes

While I personally would love more lore-related skins, they just wouldn't sell well. If you look for this year skin releases, we almost only got epic ones (including a few legendaries). We only got a handful skins which being priced 975 and 750 RP. The most lore-related skins are usual only 750 RP, since they only change the model, but no VFX or SFX. So, the Skin Team could create a 750 RP skins or 1350 RP one... Ofc, they gonna create an epic one. Second thing it is just difficult to make lore-related skins. I think the last time we got some there back in the Burning Tides Event 2015. And Riot has no interest to repeat such an extravagant event. So, I don't see any possibility to get more of them.

Bonus: Some other canon-lore skins: Spell Thief Lux (atleast in the old lore), Pre-Void Kassadin, Unmasked Kayle, Exiled Morgana, Sinful Succulence Morgana (atleast in the old lore) and Traditional Sejuani. Justicar Aatrox and Arclight Varus used be canon as well (Varus before the corruption and the Aatrox one the way other people saw him). Blood Moon Shen and Akali were in a similiar boot as well.

LugiaPaladinDec 17, 20174 votes

I'd also like to see some alternate lore based skins, i.e. Infernal Nasus is supposed to be if Nasus stayed in the tomb with Xerath instead of Renekton.

Ebonmaw DragonDec 17, 20176 votes

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I'd also like to see some alternate lore based skins, i.e. Infernal Nasus is supposed to be if Nasus stayed in the tomb with Xerath instead of Renekton.

Not really, Renekton did not gained fire powers or extra heads there.

PaletongueDec 17, 20174 votes

All of Viktor's release skins were neat lore skins based on various amounts of hextech body augments.

I love the idea of more lore skins, but first we need more lore.

L RayquazaDec 17, 20174 votes

I think it would be awesome to see some of the Shadow Isles champs pre ruination

KrackProphetDec 17, 20172 votes

Why? The Lore in this game is a joke and a waste of time.

FairyfleurDec 17, 201747 votes

Then why are you in Story Art and Sound?

If you think lore is a waste then don't come to a thread clearly about the game's lore if you have nothing to add to the discussion besides, "I don't like League lore".

KrackProphetDec 17, 20171 votes

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Then why are you in Story Art and Sound?

If you think lore is a waste then don't come to a thread clearly about the game's lore if you have nothing to add to the discussion besides, "I don't like League lore".

Because I can express my opinion as I like? League lore is a joke and a waste of time and the small amount of $ they spend on it.

Lady FacelessDec 17, 201719 votes

But why come to the lore boards and ruin someone day? If you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. This isn't that difficult, you know.

Whyte LyonDec 17, 20179 votes

I care little for the gameplay boards, I'm also extremely naive when it comes to the subject. So I don't bother everyone with my presence over there as that would be moronic and embarrassing.

Unfortunately for you...

Ebonmaw DragonDec 17, 201724 votes

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Why? The Lore in this game is a joke and a waste of time.

Its funny that you say that, because you waste your time playing games.

Wasting time is fun, deal with it.

Trias000Dec 17, 20172 votes

What do you mean? The default skins are based on lore, and nearly all the other are alternative.

Hextech OwIDec 17, 20173 votes

Captain Gankplank shows his appearance before his ship blew up, leading people to think he would be dead.

Captain Fortune is what MF is supposed to look now, since she took the place of GP as ruler of bilgewater at some point.

Same for Tyrant Swain as he is now the great commander of Noxus, and for High Commandment Katarina as she is now the leader of the Du Couteau Household.

Cutthroat Graves and Cutpurse TF are representations of both champ younger, when they worked together before TF sold Graves.

Young Ryze is... Well... Ryze when he was young, before the power of the world runes started to alter his body.

Queen Ashe and King Tryndamere are shown in their official (non fighting) outfits, as they are maried (politically).

And few other skins follows this idea. But not enough to me.

LordForrestDec 18, 20172 votes

Actually Captain Fortune is when she is on her ship. She uses the classic look as a disguise so to speak for information gathering and the like. Basically so people wouldn't take her seriously and let things slip in there lust and booze addled minds.

Ebonmaw DragonDec 18, 20174 votes

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Actually Captain Fortune is when she is on her ship. She uses the classic look as a disguise so to speak for information gathering and the like. Basically so people wouldn't take her seriously and let things slip in there lust and booze addled minds.

Actually... both are wrong and right about Fortune...

https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_GB/comic/missfortune/fortune-smiles/4/

She wears those clothes (the Captain skin) sometimes to be seen as a leader, when she "disguises" for information and things like that she wears different outfits
https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_GB/comic/missfortune/fortune-smiles/9/

Her in game look is more similar to this one: https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_GB/comic/missfortune/fortune-smiles/21/

Anyways... people do not wear the same clothes all the time.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/0/07/Miss_Fortune_lore_22.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/640?cb=20160910225630

LordForrestDec 18, 20174 votes

Well, I am not surprised that I wasn't completely right. Though the point is more that both Captain and Classic are relevant to who Fortune is currently.

Also it is true that her Classic VO is an act though.

Doctor FillgoodDec 18, 20172 votes

They wouldn't be worth as much since they would use the same particles and everything. If they didn't, there wouldn't really be a good reason.

It's the actions we have to expect from such a small and upcoming struggling company as Riot. When a company starts out, you have to be willing to work with them in their early days so that one day they can become what they aspire to be.

EA.

A LiberalDec 18, 20173 votes

There are plenty of skins that could have entirely new vfx and particles and be lore based. Stuff like Pre-Corruption Kassadin or Varus , human Orianna , syndra pre-syndra, human Amumu , Pre shadow isles literally anyone...

Mokuto BunshiDec 18, 20172 votes

You know what... I FORGOT THAT WAS AN OPTION! I've seen so many OUT OF LORE skins I legit forgot about the IN-LORE ones!

HowldoomDec 20, 20172 votes

I think a good idea would be to rework the Crimson Elite splashes, make them into a shared splash piece like the Card Sets with Mordekaiser Syndra TwistedFate Shaco Ezreal

ÈvilMortyDec 17, 20171 votes

Black frost aniv is a good lore skin

Hextech OwIDec 17, 20173 votes

It's an "alternative future" skin. It shows how she would look like if she was corrupted by the Black Ice, if Lissandra and the Watchers achieve to take over the world.