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Tango Evelynn: Why lean towards human over demon?

Liriano·9/29/2017, 2:17:45 AM·6 votes·800 views

With the discussion around tango Evelynn and the difference between the model and the splash art, I just wanted to ask a quick question to the community.

Why does it seem like the majority is leaning towards, make the model closer to the splash art as oppose to make the splash art closer the model? Is it simply because the minority is just louder? Or is it really because most Evelynn players prefer the personified version over the more familiar version?

This is something that I'm curious about. Because I look at my favorite champion Shyvana, and it annoys me that all her skins are personified, and only the classic skin plays off the fantasy of a monster. Yes, they all transform her into a dragon, but her pre transformation form has always been humanized. And honestly, there's nothing wrong leaning towards the human over the monster (especially when the character is trying to play off both sides) but when it applies to arguably all her skins, its saddening.

And when the tango Evelynn differences popped up, I thought " surely everyone would lean towards the one that plays off the non human fantasy, right? " Like the original tango Evelynn. Because the Unique fantasy of a champion is a huge reason why players fall in love with them. After all, champions are more than just Functions. You don't call one of the 130+ champions your favorite among all the rest, because they have a dash and a stun in their kit.

Anyway, I'm rambling now. But the question still stands. why lean towards the personified version over the one that plays off her conceptual Unique fantasy of a demon? After all, both shadow Evelynn and masquerade already explore a more human Evelynn

10 Comments

Sukishoo9/29/2017, 8:51:09 PM3 votes

Going along with her theme (as seen in a few of the splashes), she's meant to be seducing people in a disguise. So why would she want to look like a blue demon wearing a tango dress? That's not really seductive, that'd be like a "OH GOD GET IT AWAY FROM ME!" moment. Her real form, when camo or ulting is when she is meant to drop the disguises.

Hexs Fortune9/29/2017, 5:48:09 PM2 votes

I'd like at least one of evelynn's skins to remain featuring her classic blue hue.

HalfTangible9/29/2017, 2:44:15 AM1 votes

The fantasy of a femme fatalle character like Eve (putting aside the obvious sex appeal/bdsm aspect) is the danger. The cliche hardboiled detective story mentions at least once about how he "knew she was trouble the moment she waltzed through my door", painting a picture of both a drop-dead gorgeous woman and an immediately mature and intimidating one. However, the nature of that danger is not immediately apparent. A succubus in particular tends to look some mix of beautiful and innocent. As Hitchcock once said, tension isn't an explosion, it's knowing that the bomb under the table is going to go off in 5 minutes. The fact that the two are so close and dancing together is the metaphorical timer. When you look at Tango Eve dancing with TF, you know that Eve is playing him to try and get [insert whatever Eve actually needs to kill someone here]. You also know that TF is smart enough to recognize that he's being played, albeit probably not knowledgable enough about demons to know why specifically. They both know that there's danger here, and they both know the other knows. There's an immediate sense of danger and dread, only heightened by the realization that cards and Eve's tendrils are both swirling around them?

What does this have to do with making her look more human?

It shows us that she hasn't revealed herself, which tells us that TF doesn't know she's supernatural yet. Eve's goal in this scene (for lack of a better term for the splash) is to get TF to let his guard down. So she's assuming the form of a pretty young blonde; innocent, sensual and looking for love from the dashing young rogue in the corner. TF knows something's up, sure, but he doesn't know WHAT yet. Having Eve as a human in the splash makes the scene infinitely more tense.

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Those're my thoughts, anyway.

Halodjin Tyr9/29/2017, 5:23:12 AM1 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw88MWoqenQ

Placentas9/29/2017, 8:47:10 PM1 votes

Personally I am definitely goin to buy this skin, I like it before the rework but now... I love it. I love that she's a demon that actually looks disguised as a human in this skin. I feel like it takes it to the next level of Ev having to put effort into her disguise. Like TF IS her target but since he's a pretty smart dude she has to bring it up a notch herself. That's my head canon anyway.

I would say put a more demon spin on Masquerade's model. But that's just my opinion.

Tesla Effect9/29/2017, 9:26:12 PM1 votes

Succubus can take form of humans, when Evelynn is in her Tango form its her disguise. The girl is a shapeshifter after all.