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So if a vastaya's powers and appearance are highly dependant on the surrounding magic...

SaltyToplaneGoat·4/27/2017, 12:27:46 PM·9 votes·1,109 views

... does that mean all of Nami's skins (save for Urf-the namitee which is obviously a costume) are canon and she changes her appearance if she spends a long time in a "new" enviroment? Like, being to long in the abyssal depths turned her into the "Deep Sea" appearance, spending time in the rivers of Ionia has given her the Koi-appearance, and being close to Kumungu for a long time could make her look like in her pretty River Spirit skin?

And obviously if she is in a "normal" area or one with a low concentration of magic she would slowly revert into her "usual" appearance.

Note that I am not talking about a sudden change here, that could only possibly occur if she was hit by a LOT of magic at once, and that sounds quite unhealthy for me, even for a species that lives from it. Like, I need to drink water to survive, but drowning is still a problem for me for obvious reasons.

What I am mostly talking about is a slow adaption over the course of weeks or even months of being exposes to the "new" kind of magic, and tbh that would be kinda awesome.

13 Comments

Oleandervine4/27/2017, 12:30:29 PM4 votes

I believe the Vastaya interaction with their surroundings would take many thousands of years for their species, like evolution IRL.

HeroineSam4/27/2017, 8:11:57 PM2 votes

oh oh oh oh oh OH OH ohhhhhhh.

wow. didn't think of such a possibility.

There is the fact about evolution taking a long time, but if I remember correctly, there's an article Riot posted that mentioned that these magical creatures were considered shape shifters. Also, do remember in Eduardo Santangelo's journal he met a normal seeming merchant who scared off Ahri in the pond, well, was normal until he shapeshifted back into a pig man that found a truffle.

Skelenth4/27/2017, 8:13:05 PM2 votes

Imagine the possibilities! A Vastayan in Piltover/Zaun. What would they look like?

Leben Weiss4/28/2017, 8:35:42 AM2 votes

I think is both, an adaptative mechanism and a conscious change. As someone point out, Rakan say that he can change the color of his feathers but it will need magic, he too say to Rengar "So, just tiger stuff? Buddy, you've got to mix it up" and "I know you're Vastaya, but your tribe lacks style!" implying again that Rengar and his people could probably change their looks if they wanted to, lastly i remember that a rioter said in the couple's Q&A that Xayah's and Rakan's appearance is a form they deliberately choose.

Because of all that i think that every "modern" Vastaya still possess the shapeshift ability and all of them can change their form at will using magic but don't do it because they don't really need to (being already adapted to their environment) or simply because they just don't want to (maybe they are very proud of their tribe's chosen look, who knows?)

Blue Moon Wolf4/27/2017, 4:52:00 PM1 votes

That would explain why all of Wukong's skins are just Wukong referencing a different aspect of journey to the west (save underworld)

GreenLore4/27/2017, 9:35:59 PM1 votes

They don't change shape based on their surroundings automatically. They can change their appearances themselves if they want to,but they need to invest time and magic into the changes(for example Rakan thought about changing the color of his feathers).