Sion is a perfect example of visual rework done wrong

ryona·2/9/2017, 5:42:17 PM·2 votes·7,595 views

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SkXWZrvy_zo/VCRpuOnbjuI/AAAAAAAAZi4/WPcZCYZPI5o/s1600/oldvnew.jpg

The gameplay redesign is...debatable, but there is absolutely no denying that in the visual overhaul Sion ceased to be what he was and became something else.

Old Sion was an affably villainous zombie and his appearance and mannerisms reflected on this perfectly. The new "Sion" is a confused Warcraft orc wannabe that looks nothing like a zombie and lost all his charm in favor of bland edginess.

I've always wanted to point out what a mess this visual redesign was. Why couldn't they tweak his old appearance to fit in with modern standards without changing it?

27 Comments

Variks the Loyal2/9/2017, 5:47:54 PM15 votes

Sion is the perfect VU, and set the standard for all upcoming ones.

Old Sion was campy, had no meaning behind his story, and was just a pot of references.

New Sion is amazing. One of the coolest characters I've ever seen. Yeah, he's edgy. Edgy is cool. People like edgy. Edgy can just be done wrong extremely easily, and when it is, it's one of the most cringeworthy things. Sion is not one of those things. Sion is fantastic.

I think every full-overhaul VU has been perfectly on point ever since Sion.

RookPusher2/9/2017, 5:45:04 PM14 votes

I'd argue that old sion didn't match the design of the lore. Sion wasn't great for his body, he was great for his mind and spirit. If you have a brainless Zombie, then there's no point in resurrecting Sion. He's just another meat sack on the front line.

SEKAI2/9/2017, 6:05:09 PM10 votes

The old Sion was a goofball champ. He was said to be so stupid and literally braindead after his zombification/revival Riot actually gave him a visual update before this most recent one, that upgraded the axe into double-headed like the pic shows from his original single-bitted axe, with the reasoning that the old Sion was probably too dumb to comprehend which side of the axe goes into the opponent's head.

A champ like that was pretty damn funny, but that's really it, a funny champ. It's not bad, but something more to it would be really nice.

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New Sion has more nuance. It is given the fact the new Sion constantly battles with his slipping memories and humanity, and his uncontrollable urge for violence that is conditioned in his mind upon his revival. His new lore also shows a somewhat comfy trust between his lord and himself, to the point that the former king kickstarted the project merely as a wish wanting to have him back (ended as a failure because fk LB), though Swain only rekindled the project because he saw the potential of using Sion as a convenient war-machine. In turn new Sion is also shown to be incredibly loyal to his former lord, even after his death, as he remembers the last warning of his late-king and grows suspicious of Swain even in his state.

I like the new Sion more than the old one.

Sharjo2/9/2017, 6:09:40 PM6 votes

I like you Gas Reformed; your posts give me a good chuckle.

Ebonmaw Dragon2/9/2017, 6:01:24 PM6 votes

You should really REALLY check the oculist considering the other threads that you have made.

Akenero2/9/2017, 6:38:10 PM5 votes

Belongs in memes and games. Because old sion(while incredibly fun) was completely useless. He had no real lore, had no clear build path, had little skill expression, and many more things wrong with him.

midnight oil242/9/2017, 5:45:20 PM4 votes

It was because he was too silly and was little more than a schwarzenegger reference. This gives him an actual place in the world, before he was just a zombie with an axe that made constant references to an actor.

OurLestrade2/9/2017, 5:44:42 PM3 votes

I like the old Sion, but even I know that he was out of place. New Sion may be a generic rawr rawr angry man, but it's a lot closer to what he was meant to be all along. Actually gives him a cohesive theme. It's got nothing on Taric's rework from a character perspective (Which nailed the perfect balance between corny for the masses and serious for people like me), but it's still on point. If you want a bad character rework people like Trundle and Poppy are what you want to look at.

Colgate Gator2/9/2017, 5:58:01 PM2 votes

I don't think old Sion was better than the new one in any regard, be it gameplay, visuals and theme (oh look, a zombie). There's a more straight answer to explain the change of tone: Tencent.

Chinese have kinds of a taboo towards undeads, more specifically, exposed bones, so they had to give him another kind of theme because making him just a zombie...thing wouldn't suffice. It's the same reason Karthus went from a spoopy (dorky) skeleton to a spectral lich.

Requiemsfire2/9/2017, 10:51:30 PM2 votes

Nice meme /o/

InfernoFøx2/9/2017, 5:49:13 PM1 votes

At least he has a furnace in his stomach to keep himself warm

VelvetCrotch2/9/2017, 8:17:03 PM1 votes

Are u https://dannottdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/donald-trump-troll-face-dan-nott.jpg ?

Sion is one of THE BEST reworks! Great new theme, great balance.

Get a new point of view, or new pair of glasses.

Çyrãx7/16/2018, 1:03:49 AM1 votes

back old sion