Female Body Type Diversity in League of Legends

Artificial Human·8/10/2015, 9:09:59 PM·82 votes·19,167 views

Hello, im a male league player that plays this game for 3 years and i almost only play male champions and here is why. When i started league i tried playing a lot of different champions, i first played ashe in the tutorial (#ThornmailCoreItem) and many other champions, while witnessing a lot of change Riot improvement in Champions rework and progress overall i only liked male champions because they had something that satisfies me as a player. Depth, yes im the rare type of player that loves character depth, champions like Draven, Garen, Sion, Aatrox, these are Champions that come in different colours, personality, size and form. They all are different from appearance they feel very unqiue their depth feel unqiue.

The Female Champions, so what i like about the Female champions is their diverse kit, different colours and voices.There are different, honourable Femine champions and crazy femine champions, like Jinx for example, these different core personalities are something i like and riot is very good at creating them. Imagine now all female champion bodys in a zbrush greyish format before they get texture clothing etc. They all have the same body type! Which is boring, they all kinda feel the same for me when i play them, unlike most male champions which look very different from their body type, shapes etc.

Now you may ask: ,, Why do so many Players play these female champions then? That doesnt make sense!'' Well its either because they love their kit or because of a very obvious reason, which includes propably the majority of their fanbase. I dont want to talk much about the reason so i describe it in a short understandable obvious way: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). (I love Emoticons)

Back to the main message i want to deliver! The diversity that female bodys need in league of legends.

  • Buff women (Fit, muscle) Take Riven for example, she carries a big sword with only one hand, but has stick arms. Vi has two Giant fists and is more the brute force lady, slender build. Both of them should have more visible strength that fits their playstyle and their personality and ways.

  • Slender women Good job on Jinx this one is good

  • ''Average'' women 99% of the current femine Champions

  • Chubby women Maybe?

I would love to see a female champion that body type reflects her personality and hardships she had to endure throughout her life. The depth that makes a character what she or him is, the core element that defines them! In Rivens lore its said that she forced herself to carry a big sword, but her arms doesnt reflect that, her upper body doesnt. Women do not necessarily have to look like Men when they have muscle and more meat on their bones, if u think that is the case than you havent truly enjoyed the diversity of the female sex. The average build is not the only beauty there is.

What creates a truly great environment is the diversity of it, imagine a world in black and white, that would be boring!

Tell me what you think, do you agree? Am i delusional, or getting the wrong idea of something? I would love to hear what the female playerbase thinks about that and the male one too.

If u find grammatical errors, sorry for bad englando im not a native speaker.

TL,DR: Female champions only have the average body type, chubby, buff, slender types required to create depth and personality.

Edit: Some people think that this thread is about the demand for chubby females. Female champions fight and some of the female fighters should have a body type that reflects that. I didnt want to exclude fat champions so i just added them. I personally favor buff women as addition to the average type.

Edit2: Ok Rek'sai, Anivia and the others do count, i wasnt sure on that and i was wrong to exclude them, sorry.

Edit3: 8/13/15 I see this is a sensitive topic, but that just proves that this is a problem. I hope atleast some Rioters saw this post and atleast recognized this and maybe thinks about it.

326 Comments

Dreamspitter8/10/2015, 10:21:31 PM22 votes

Look at male body diversity

Ezreal Ekko Varus Yasuo Tryndamere Darius Braum Udyr Gangplank Gragas

Eric Senpai8/11/2015, 1:03:54 AM20 votes

Give me a Gragas-Esque Lady, and the people raging about their dissatisfied peens will make it a thousand times worth.

LaceUp238/10/2015, 10:56:59 PM15 votes

Probably for the simple fact that woman in general are not as muscular as men. Simple genetics doesn't mean sexism.

Zarddramon8/10/2015, 9:39:26 PM15 votes

Preach it, man, I'd love to see a buff female champion as well. You're not delusional for wanting more variety.

Celio Hogane HD8/10/2015, 9:16:10 PM15 votes

"PS: Rek'sai doesnt count"

Welp, bye then! :D

sp4418/11/2015, 12:26:02 AM14 votes

Ok, I take big issue with the fact that you think that ONLY kit or sex appeal plays a role in players wanting to play as female characters. Maybe they just like their design, even if they don't have a very diverse body type, or maybe they sympathize with their lore.

I mean, Urgot is my favorite champion in the game, and he's the most hideous of the bunch.

Cindikle8/11/2015, 1:01:02 AM13 votes

I think they use the same base for all of them or something along that line.

But in their defense, most women don't bulk out that much when they weight train. But there should be a difference.

Leona's armor could be crafted so that she can hold it easily without all the muscles. Riven's sword is enchanted. And probably also lighter because of that.

Vi on the other hand is a solid argument. She is a boxer. Female boxers are not so thin. Sejuani may also fall under this. She is supposed to be a warrior, able to hold her own vs the strongest of men.

The rest all share the same theme. They're all meant to be agile more than strong. Being bulky makes it harder to be agile. Which fits with Riven very well.

Sej and Vi should show some muscle/bulk for sure. The rest really don't need it.

Problem with making chubby champions is that there has to be a reason they are so large despite all the action they take in the FoJ. Gragas drings as much as he walks. Are we going to make the female one about eating? Birth defect? I could see a lot of backlash for those. They have to at least keep it somewhat reasonable as to why the champion would be that size. Might also be other countries(china) who may have rules about this. The female figure is a very picky one.

stealthfox948/11/2015, 12:04:03 AM8 votes

Is it bad that I'm sort of turned on to women who could kick my ass?

Lugg8/11/2015, 4:41:24 AM5 votes

Annie Cassiopeia Elise Jinx Lulu Nami Poppy RekSai Sejuani Soraka Tristana

You're saying these aren't enough diversity? None of these are average body types in the game.