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I know that its just concept art but...

Ebonmaw Dragon·5/22/2015, 1:22:13 AM·17 votes·10,903 views

http://oi61.tinypic.com/15rcx2c.jpg

Can someone in Riot tell us the story behind this guy in particular?

He looks VERY different in comparison with the rest of the concepts... clearly not a Zaunite guy with hextech weapons... sure, he has a clock and a scythe, similar to the first concept.... but, this guy seems more like an Ionian, Shurimian (its the correct word?), a tall mutant yordle, or even a mix between Soraka and a Yordle

And LOOK AT THAT SAND CLOCK! its very similar to ... unlike the rest of the clocks in the picture

PS: In my head canon, I think that this guy is Zhonya... the half yordle, half celestialbeingsorakawanabe.

Here is the original Source of the picture:

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Sure thing - here you go!

I'll edit that into the main post as well.

(FYI - On the boards, you can right click the file name and from there choose to either save the link or open in a new tab) http://apollo-na-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1432254145/conceptTimeline.jpg

28 Comments

RiotMeddler5/22/2015, 3:39:26 AM12 votes

If memory serves one of the artists working Ekko drew that picture really early on in the process. At that point we'd identified that we wanted an assassin with some degree of time manipulation as a theme, but not much more than that. A lot of early explorations went for the hextech approach we eventually did go with. Some of the others played around in more magical or mythological spaces though, including a few takes on beings that could function as something like Runeterra's version of the Grim Reaper/Father Time. As with most early explorations we didn't dive into the details, so this concept didn't have a fully fleshed out backstory.

Cuix5/22/2015, 4:27:15 AM1 votes

Tinypic? Real?

EviIGreenRanger5/22/2015, 6:18:59 AM1 votes

Sticks uses a sickle if i remember not a scythe. Karthus does uses one, but neither of them actully use it as a weapon only as a meduim to use their spells. They may as well use staffs. Rito crazy mental hextech scythe weilding hacker chick/madman plz!!

BAH, failed GIF insert, post got deleted..... retype.

A pic will do.

Treyen5/22/2015, 11:20:42 AM1 votes

"sand clock" Well...you're not wrong.

AcidDrops5/22/2015, 2:36:57 PM1 votes

This image comes up if Soraka and Meepo has a baby

KING OF MASKS5/22/2015, 5:08:00 PM1 votes

I will refer to hourglasses as "sand clocks" from now on.

EverTokki5/22/2015, 10:54:21 PM1 votes

I was like, uhh... seems like a doodle while making a champ, that's cute, wonder if they're gonna try and make one outta him as well. xD

Jon Arbuckle5/23/2015, 1:53:41 AM1 votes

Blinx the time sweeper? is that you?