Arcade Login and why I disapprove

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*Arcade Riven Splash - Badass fighter stance

*Arcade Login Screen - Derpy smiling ditzy Riven

Why can’t I have nice things, Riot? I mean, you had a lot of potential here. I know you had to "reel in" Zeronis so he didn't make the skin itself into an overly sexualized torpedo-boobed nightmare or something (fighting his natural tendencies so to speak, to quote another Riot artist). And the splash itself is really solid. It captures the whole fighting-game aesthetic you were trying to go for with the design, and it really works well for Riven's image and who she is. I'm not hating on the splash at all.

But why can't you guys keep some kind of consistency? Why go for serious, awesome fighter, and then create that login screen? What, may I ask, does Riven, as a character, have to be happy about? I mean, I get the Arcade aesthetic. I really, really do. It's supposed to be flashy and bright and fun and gamery. That aesthetic could work for Sona (DDR and her ult for example) and MF (Nintendo Zappers) without too much of a stretch. Hecarim is obviously a parody of Robot Unicorn Attack. Biltz is inspired by Emperor Zurg and robot bosses everywhere, and Veigar is a natural video-game villain. Riven could theoretically fit the "Fighter" archetype in a game (I'm assuming you were inspired by the Power Glove for this one), but why such a disconnect as far as representation?

MF in the login is being serious and indifferent, true to her new, real personality as evidenced by Burning Tides. Sona is being Sona, I suppose. So, why is Riven so grossly cheerful and misrepresented? I'm not against "fun". I'm honestly not. The skin itself is alright, even, and as I said above, I really like the splash art.

But is there some reason Riven couldn't be portrayed more seriously? Like a fighter on their way to the next challenge in the game, instead of some ditsy, giggly, airheaded thing? Why go through the trouble to try and make the skin concept itself be more serious and not sexualized, and the splash art be more serious, and then throw a good chunk of that out the door for the login? I just don't understand.