Fiora putting her hand behind her back while fencing is a major inaccuracy to fencing.

IronyAndSublime·4/11/2019, 10:41:41 PM·2 votes·3,640 views

The whole stereotype that a fencer with a rapier puts their hand behind their back is a major misconception about dueling.

This whole practice is a "What if" scenario if a duelist LOSES their off hand in combat. If it's a practice fight, they do that since this form of fighting was for survival. The reason people still do it, of course, is to stay true to the old art.

Fiora doing this makes no sense. She SHOULD have her off hand out, ready. Yes, I know it's a minor misplacement of the hand, but it really bothers me seeing her handicap herself like this in a fight.

I REALLY hate Fiora , but even I don't think she deserves this disrespect. Not to mention, only an arrogant piece of garbage would do this off the bat, Fiora clearly has honor.

8 Comments

Cåracal4/11/2019, 10:43:11 PM3 votes

Fiora is a pretty arrogant character...

mrmeddyman4/12/2019, 6:04:21 AM2 votes

I hate when people pose reality complaints in any video game

....but cmon. League of Legends?? It's not exactly striving for authenticity....

There's already a massive disconnect between how goofy the game is (and is meant to be) and the lore which takes itself a bit too seriously at times. In game champions meme at 100 mph but then we get stories depicting the brutality of war and lovers locked in hellish purgatory.

THAT is more jarring than an indescrepency in a fighting pose which never existed to be realistic but to call to mind a stereotype that the masses can ALL RELATE TOO AND ASSOCIATE WITH FENCING. Riot artists probably even knew that to begin with, but they still include it because it serves its' purpose.

KFCeytron4/11/2019, 10:53:48 PM1 votes

You think one stereotype is an unacceptable level of inaccuracy? Graves' shotgun is a double-barrel, pump-action revolver with floating parts, stretching parts, parts that clip through each other, and a cylinder that rotates back and forth on each shot.

Weiner the Pooh4/12/2019, 12:52:31 AM1 votes

Well Fioras type of fencing is for survival, she doesn’t practice modern sport fencing. When she fights, someone dies. Her fighting is not modern sport fencing.

SSmotzer4/12/2019, 3:36:25 AM1 votes

But isn't Fiora the kind of person who would literally try to beat people with one hand tied behind her back?

Schoenberg4/13/2019, 4:54:20 PM1 votes

I'd like to see this.

Please upvote this guys.