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The Jungle has a worringly low number of human characters

DeadUnborn·6/1/2017, 5:24:27 AM·3 votes·861 views

As a jungle main, I have noticed that most recent junglers have been designed artwise around being hunters, being monsters or being some sort of forest dweller.

Keep in mind I'm talking abotu characters that can perform somewhat cohesive in the jungle, yes you can probably jungle with Darius but most poeple would agree he is not a jungler

Now lets list all the non human/Vastaya junglers:

Heca, Eve, Shyv, elise, rengar, rek sai, amumu, kha, ivern, zac, voli, nocturne, kinded, shaco(?), skarner, wukong, nidalee, trundle, jax (?), warwick, kyle, quinn (transforms into bird), sej (rides a pig), sion (zombie), maokai, rammus, fiddle, pantheon (he is a god), malphite, udyr, nunu, poppy, mundo, tahm, naut, Aatrox.

Now here are the human junglers:

Vi, lee, graves, yi, olaf, gragas, xin zao, ekko, jarvan, trynda, shen

see the problem? and out of those the only real junglers are lee, yi and gragas since the others have very little play (at least in my experience)

Conclusion: The jungle needs more humans, and that comes from a guy who's mains are teemo, kled, amumu, rek sai and vel coz. I love monsters (and I am sure Riot has some that showing most junglers like monsters or somehting like that) but I think we all like something refreshing every once in a while. Have some duds in the jungle who's goal is not just hunting, stalking or living in trees to mix it up.

30 Comments

Cocho6/1/2017, 5:39:18 AM10 votes

I feel like this would be true for just about any role besides adc.

I wonder what the human to other ratio is among all the champs.

Humans aren't interesting lol. You can only make so many unique human characters. I don't think that is a problem.

What is more interesting and unique? Rengar Amumu Sion Fiddlesticks or LeeSin Olaf XinZhao Tryndamere

You can see why being 100% human is pretty restrictive from a designing perspective.

You're also being pretty lenient or who isnt a human. Even if they aren't 100% human, they defiantly have more human characteristics than others. https://imgur.com/u2AiaT1

That boy might as well be human lol

Shadowkirby146/1/2017, 7:14:41 AM7 votes

Just because Sejuani's riding Bristle doesn't mean she belongs in the non-human/vastaya category, so is Quinn (who doesn't turn to a bird, but has Valor carry her around).

Placentas6/1/2017, 5:39:50 AM6 votes

Worryingly seems like an intense word for the situation lol

Gapybo6/1/2017, 10:25:55 AM2 votes

This thread is silly. Hope it's a joke.

GreenLore6/1/2017, 8:01:16 AM2 votes

Actually Nidalee is human. Sure she can transform into a cat,but that doesn't mean that she isn't a human,its just her magic that allows her to transform.

RookPusher6/1/2017, 4:23:34 PM2 votes

Humans are boring. I'm fine with Humanoids.

#NeedsmoreDryad

AdeBug6/1/2017, 10:26:06 PM1 votes

Not to be rude, but did you read your own title? What do you expect from a jungle, if not bugs and wild animals?

If it were a well kept garden with neatly trimmed bushes and ever blossoming flowers, I'd understand.

Psyrix6/1/2017, 8:15:49 PM1 votes

Elise is a human, she just got augmented by Vilemaw. Quinn is still human and has not adaptations, she just has a pet bird (and she doesnt transform into a bird, Valor carries her) Sejuani is human, she just rides a pig. Pantheon is an Aspect. He is still human, just has a spirit in him. Udyr has vastayan blood (extremely diluted) so for the most part, is still human (he isnt counted as a vastaya). Nunu is a human boy riding a yeti (his friend). Diana is the same as Pantheon: an Aspect....tho to be fair Pantheon's Aspect seems to have taken over more than the other aspects (if i rememer correctly, prbly am not). Shaco...Shaco hasnt really been defined as what he is (some people think he's a spirit/demon, others think he's a manifestation of human evil. Most think he's just a delusional heinous human assassin).

Wrathof3006/1/2017, 11:36:41 AM1 votes

I would count Pantheon as human, because at least he has the physical appearance of a human. But you could use this thread to push for the release of "Markon" (iirc) as a jungler, he was the hunter from Rengar's new story whom he learnt how to hunt from, granted Markon grew tired of him and kicked him in a Ravine. I personally would like to see more of him because they presented him as a Legendary hunter, but he had less then a paragraph's worth of cameo.