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Champion identities - Which champions are most memorable?

Saixos·12/14/2014, 7:23:15 PM·1 votes·1,111 views

Wasn't quite sure where to put this, so I'll put this in here. Story and who a champion is are pretty related after all.

I was thinking about champions and new champions, and specifically about that one dev blog here, which says that one thing that Meddler wanted when designing the champion Vi is that she feels right as a champion, that all of her spells and attacks were punches. It got me to thinking about champion identity. What I mean by champion is how they feel to play, whether they make you feel like the champion you're playing, how popular/well known they are because of their lore/community jokes and primarily how much they stick in your head.

Here are some of the champions I think have the strongest identities: Ahri The seductive gal of league Blitzcrank The pulls make this champion incredibly memorable Draven The most narcisstic champion ever Jinx The crazed maniac LeeSin Simply because of his plays and popularity and whatnot Lux The lady of light, aka the crazy laughing rainbow & laser loving slightly insane one we love nonetheless

And of course Teemo aka Satan. Who could ever forget TEEMO Q_Q

So I'm interested in learning who you'd choose as the most memorable champions of league, the ones with the strongest identity, and most importantly WHY these champions have such a better identity than champions like Aatrox Galio Quinn Udyr . Thoughts?

7 Comments

Sneak Dog12/15/2014, 1:10:21 AM3 votes

Veigar He isn't really evil, he's just willing to murder everyone to stop all the murdering. Nevermind, I think that's technically evil. Ah well.

ULTRAF0RCE12/14/2014, 11:35:11 PM3 votes

Personally when I think of Lux I think of her judgement which makes her seem quite vulnerable in fact, and gives her laugh more power because it is a forced laughter,kind of wish they would have done something similar with when she says Demacia

Motajo12/14/2014, 8:14:50 PM2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Saixos Yewark,realm=EUW,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=amNw3j60,comment-id=,timestamp=2014-12-14T19:23:15.353+0000) aka the crazy laughing rainbow & laser loving slightly insane one

Gah, I hate that this is the only stuff that so many people think of when Lux is brought up. It seems that they pick out one or two distinct characteristics, exaggerate them, and water down the rest of the character to those few aspects.

Ranting aside, I suspect that's why some champs are more memorable. Whatever is unique, ridiculous, or otherwise distinct enough is what sticks in people's heads. Take your Draven example, for instance; he's so ridiculously egotistical that he became an overused meme.

Anidan12/18/2014, 2:12:37 AM1 votes

For some reason, I think the likes of DrMundo the crazy-sustain tank, Kassadin the anti-Void one-man army (we never really hear much about his acolytes), Fizz the piece of ^#%! screw this guy champion will stick in my mind the longest.

And Fiora, but that's simply because I like how she plays and am eager to see her rework when it comes. So that's just a personal thing.

Maximum Zilean12/16/2014, 1:10:12 AM1 votes

Garen Katarina are the two that come to mind when thinking "Most memorable". Pretty much anyone who plays league knows who these 2 are just by appearance.

Darius maybe. Since he is the face of noxian strength and all. He is easily the most renowned warrior in noxus, so that counts for something. Plus he has that anti Garen look to him.

The Soulforged12/18/2014, 2:07:03 AM1 votes

Azir His identity is... SHURIMA THIS! SHURIMA THAT!

LordHippoman12/14/2014, 9:11:17 PM1 votes

For me it's DrMundo Draven Blitzcrank Caitlyn Jax Garen Gangplank ...well, a lot.

There are very few champs I really don't like. Just Yasuo, Vayne , and Jinx really.