I don't know why Mord has to choose his identity

I was originally gonna make this a long post but I don't have the same heart Malicious Metal does. my posts are probably much less attractive, since I have a tendency to insult Riot

I just don't understand why, after Riot blatantly said "we think he makes no sense being a metal mage" there's been a few threads addressing Mord 'mains' (note the condescension here) saying that metal was never a part of his theme. Well, that's not true, but that's beside the point.

Why does Mordekaiser -- or anyone reworking him -- have to choose between being a metal-bending beast shaping his prison's confines to extend his dark will to hurt others, and a rampaging death knight who feeds off of the malady he wreaks, using black magic to steal the souls of his victims? They both tie into his theme; he's iconic for being both.

The VFX update and the new title make me very not-excited for anything Riot has planned for him. Everyone knows how I feel about the rework; but the other things tell me that Riot isn't interested in preserving his identity -- to me, it feels like they want to take the easy way out. "Thematic cohesion" is just another catch phrase for them homogenizing a champion.

I want, more than nothing, to see my favorite champion's theme enhanced. I think the rework was a mistake, but his original kit wasn't much better, objectively speaking; he couldn't be allowed to be strong because there just wasn't enough to his kit. He was too straight forward to be acceptable; the current Mordekaiser is too back-loaded on one ability and a good chunk of his budget is invested into power he can't access consistently. I think a more comprehensive rework should follow; whether or not he should be rebuilt from the ground up is debatable. Personally, I think his skills should offer more interaction and have more to them, in order to enable more fine-tuning by Riot, but most of them are in a good start. But just as a start.

I would like them to rethink this decision when he's finally due his full update; both themes are equally fitting for him, and both should be emphasized into one fully-fledged super-badass who comes back to the Rift to wreak havoc.