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How DARE Taliyah have a face like that

Blood Magicks··130 votes·38,116 views

http://i.imgur.com/5UNKAlV.jpg

And on a side note, how DARE Jinx not have breast implants?

How DARE Kalista look like a spooky wraith?

How DARE Anivia be a bird?

I mean also how DARE Gragas be this fat and walk around almost naked?

And surely Urgot's hideousness should be illegal.

Those are all very important issues that are worth me posting numerous threads over and taunting the Riot creative team over.

Get over yourselves. I myself am not a fan of Taliyah because how DARE she defy glorious Noxus. In general her design is just not grimdark enough for my 90s goth wannabe soul but I don't suffer from the illusion that my opinions are the be all and end all, especially when I have plenty of cool Noxian and Shadow Isles, and not to mention Void champs to love.

A few of you seem to think that you are somehow helping Riot by pointing out she has a strange face and even offering to fix it, because you're confident no one will appreciate it.

Need I remind you how global League is and that despite the existence of a Turkish server since 2012 there didn't use to be single champ who looked even remotely Turkish?

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Don't you realize that YOU are the vocal minority here?

230 Comments

Ralanr96 votes

She's fucking adorable damn it!

TonyTonyMordecai7 votes

Looking at her for many times past her initial teaser video, I have to agree.

Melledoneus37 votes

https://i.imgur.com/x1vqg7f.png

A Superb Villain42 votes

Sorry, I was not paying attention, I was trying to count her freckles.

Deadly Mittens9 votes

Don't worry. I'm pretty sure you've stolen more souls.

A Superb Villain12 votes

https://d.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1386109972ra/7293681.gif

SpaghettiTime35 votes

Down-voted for calling the perfection that is urgot hideous, how dare you Urgot

Shroom Junkie34 votes

I don't get what all the eyebrow talk is about. I think she's cute, definitely more so than Miss Fortune or some crap with the insanely unreal face and breasts that should be breaking her back.

Hyrum Graff12 votes

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I don't get what all the eyebrow talk is about. I think she's cute, definitely more so than Miss Fortune or some crap with the insanely unreal face and breasts that should be breaking her back.

+1. Baby face is not the only attractive.

http://i.imgur.com/fL9UhjZ.png

Stardew Valley9 votes

I think her eyebrows are charming

DrPeterson34 votes

This one gets me every time! http://imgur.com/a/N4aCO

Fina1Boss28 votes

Wow. I'm not really up in arms about her current face like allot of people seem to be, but man that edit looks 1k times better.

Digaag Wa Riz21 votes

I think her facial features will appeal more to those of ethnicities that share them. I'm Arab, so I find the bushy eyebrows and not-curved-towards-the-face, large-ish bridge of the nose familiar and not alienating. To me, the edited picture looks more typically like a generic template for an anime character with some kind of foreign-looking subtleties tacked on. Reminds me of the concept of mukokuseki in anime. For that, I very much prefer how she looks in her official art, because she stands out more while being just as cute as that edited image. Probably not enough Middle Eastern people in the playerbase to appreciate her as she is, so I thought I'd represent.

Vindictive Ex Gf8 votes

Not that they are obligated to conform to more European standards of beauty when making this character. I love the hints of ethnicity that are in her face. It's a young girl, yeah she's not plucking her eye brows, yes she has a rounder face, yes she looks a little ethnic that's all totally fine. The edit is not nearly as interesting.

Pius Leviticus27 votes

i don't see what the big deal is. i think she's cute. her eyebrows, her nose, her eyes, her silly laughs. she's an adorable character. and thank GOD her spine isn't snapped to a 90 degree angle

Zedex12 votes

The majority of those, "Snapped spines" are the artists drawing the champions in a battle pose. You know, the animations they do in game with their abilities? Kata for example is shunpo-ing..Sivir is winding up to throw her boomerrang with Q...etc..

Solitair5 votes

Battle pose and booty/tits pose are different things although sometimes one pretends to be other. Snapped spine occurs in instances of the latter and the latter pretending to be the former. Anyone who has done a bit of study on human anatomy can point out spine abominations in the pursuit of fantasy titillation

Strawberrycocoa19 votes

I love her strong features, fuck the haters.

RiotRiotJaredan16 votes

This thread. Yes, it makes me all smiley.

Darnath2 votes

{quoted}

This thread. Yes, it makes me all smiley.

Liar, this is you now.

[zombie-nunu-tears]

RiotRiotJaredan6 votes

Well, I haven't had my coffee yet.

Vistha Kai12 votes

You can't disagree with one thing, though.

Her eyebrows could give Braum's moustashe a run for its money.

Rico Nasty11 votes

People trying to tear down PoC beauty, that's what it is.. she doesn't meet traditionally white beauty standards, that's why people hate her splash

A Liberal7 votes

It reminds me of this comic

http://zenpencils.com/comic/frida/

You've probably seen it as it's made its way around, but it's still good for anyone who hasn't.

MagicDragon30010 votes

She actually is pretty cute to me come to think of it. Call me crazy.

Imortal Dragon10 votes

Dat eyebrow action though [zombie-nunu-hearts]

Spacesuit Spiff9 votes

I like that design. Also, seems to me the eyebrows are supposed to envoke wings

Darius Strada9 votes

She seems pretty normal to me

Solari Fortune8 votes

I find Tali pretty I also see Jinx as sexy

Troll for Trump8 votes

Well this is also from the community that had a giant Riot over Fiora's hair..

rtbf2256182418 votes

Who cares, there'll still be porn of her.

[slayer-jinx-wink]

ThePompf8 votes

Uhm.... I might be a minority here.... But i think she is pretty [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Necromagik7 votes

I think she's really cute. She looks much more real than a lot of the other girls in League and someone I would actually enjoy being friends with.

Taliyah is my new waifu.

Sharp Karp7 votes

Honestly.. she looks really, really cool. I don't see the problem of the eyebrows being too huge or her nose being strange. She looks like a really cute adventurer I'd like to have in my party. Also her voice is nice to listen to. In case I like the way she has to/should be played, this cute splash art surely will be the second argument to use her in some games.

I don't really understand what's going on with the hatred. As if anybody here would be able to tell me that they like EVERY LITTLE PART of themselves. Of course people have facial traits that aren't appreciated by everybody around the world. What do we have? Lips being too thin, big or pointy noses, different eye shapes, whatever.. Just because it isn't part of your beauty standard it should be bad..? Acting as if it is hideous and ugly is just sad. Well, she isn't the normative boobie-champ just being liked because of the appearence (even though they could be so much more..Sona item 3070 ), she seems fun to be with and different. And I'm glad that I've seen her splash art, because it made me smile immediately and hope that maybe even MORE different and interesting champions may join soon. Some tweaks on other champs would be nice too.. Maybe some moustaches on female champs.. I'd actually cherish that! Braum-Modus ACTIVATED. Braum Dayum! :}D

TeCoolMage6 votes

She should've looked liked Lissandra, her face is so hot it's censored and melted off from the heat then refrozen by an ice sculptor

Solitair6 votes

I don't understand the hate--even if she's not got the conventional dollface that every female is inexplicably expected to have. Variety is good, and character is important to good lore and good development. If every female character is defined as a seductive, sexy dollface that is sexy and seductive, character development becomes stale. Look at the old American comic book industry and why it came to a near-collapse. The industry was oversaturated with giving readers more and more of the exact same thing. Virtually every female face was drawn the same with the same body and same character traits revolving around being sexy. Virtually every male was some detail-overload, muscle-bound do-gooder or "bad boy". The exact same crap over and over--people got sick of it! I think putting character and genuine personality( GENUINE. meaning you can't just lazily attatch the personality label of "loves to show off her sexy body" to justify mostly nude female characters everywhere in lieu of actually trying to develop those characters) as a priority in the lore really gives a lot of heart to the game. It's one thing we can all appreciate when done well, even if the balance state of the actual game is constantly tumultuous.

Think of the stories that really captivated people, like The Last Airbender. No one was complaining that Aang or Toph weren't complete hotties. Because, well, they were children, but also because a good story and captivating characters don't need to rely on superficial qualities. If we want to start seeing and having videogames be seen as an art form, maybe we should stop being such little shits when artists wasnt to deviate from the cutout-doll norms. Even if Taliyah isn't "conventionally beautiful", as with illaoi, there are many who still find her so. So why would we need to buckle to one single definition of beauty in such a strict sense? It's not justifiable.

l Helios l6 votes

Let's be honest though, her earth-bending powers come from those powerful eyebrows.

I don't have a problem with her appearance; she just looks like a different character. No problems with that. She's also probably kinda young (maybe late teens I'd guess).

SkyBlade795 votes

I think she's pretty attractive, tbh. Her eyebrows are indeed over-stylized, but I think they suit her.

Wînter Fox2 votes

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Need I remind you how global League is and that despite the existence of a Turkish server since 2012 there didn't use to be single champ who looked even remotely Turkish?

There's nothing wrong with her looking Turkish. I just think they should make her sexier - there's a lot of sexy Turkish girls.

A Liberal21 votes

Hey there :) Women come in all shapes and sizes :) Not everyone has to be sexy :))))

Wînter Fox7 votes

Of course. There are many different preferences as well, and mine just happen to be for sexy ;))))

A Liberal16 votes

All Fictional Characters don't have to fit your preferences :)))))

lofi n chillhop1 votes

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Sulghunter21 votes

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(yes I am a lesbian, deal with it)

And? Am I supposed to care? Besides that, I think Taliyah brings something new to the spectrum of looks in league.

lofi n chillhop1 votes

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Sulghunter13 votes

The way I see it, whenever I feel abnormal, or somehow different, I always ask myself this: "Where's the fun in being normal?".

HighH17 votes

There's nothing more normal than the want to be special

Iron Rubric1 votes

To each there own, looks like a female ekko to me, but I'm gona add a custom skin to make her look like toth anyways

Meep Man6 votes

I don't see the similarities to Ekko. What do you see that's similar? Not being aggressive here, actually curious.

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