I'm not sure how I feel about the new splash tbh. It does make it clear that he's from Shurima now, just from the background; I have no qualms about that.
Rammus himself? Maybe the pose? The nostalgia factor? Something about him just doesn't feel 'okay' to me...
But never mind me! What do you guys think of the new splash?
Melledoneus85 votesIt's...
...ok.
TonyTonyMordecai2 votesThere it is
MrBuffington9 votesThis was the comment I was looking for
Jhin My Sights7 votesIt wasn't the comment you were looking for. Rather it was the comment you deserved.
MrBuffington5 votesok
BigT47 votesI like it.
It's simple, fun and straight to the point, just like Rammus.
Arakadia3 votesstraight to the point
I see what you did there...
Tails Thee Fox21 votesIn comparison to all the other splashes we've gotten in the past few days?
It's ok
Poop Jelly15 votesI kinda get what you're saying. I was expecting if they'd do a Rammus splash, he'd be in kind of a goofy yet chill kinda pose. But I think they did a good job with the colors though. Usually the colors get kinda shifted from old, simpler splash to a new one. This one nailed it
Keevalroy12 votesRammus really isn't the champion to fit into the whole "everyone needs an action pose" thing Riot has been doing. Honestly he'd probably look better with the same pose as the live client version, just a different background. The desert looks good, but...it's not the same when he's not just standing there being "ok."
Faceroll Tactics2 votesPerhaps. I disagree with riot releasing nothing but action poses with their new splashes, as Swain's (my favorite so far) shows him staring you down as Ravens circle his body. Swain's title is the master tactician, and this pose of him staring you down with his stone cold gaze captures this.
Rammus is the armordillo. A armadillo with armor on him. He is more of a fighter than a thinker (his VO shows this, ok.) having him in an action pose shows his front line bullet sponge nature, while Swain's calculating figure shows off his cunning and intellect.
Most of the champs have a fighting personality, renekton, Darius, Garen, jarvan, Evelynn, Katarina, etc. very few champs have a calculating smart demeanor like swain. The examples of splash arts of these champs are Aurelion Sol, the Kindred Spirits (they know you'll come to them eventually) and maybe Nasus.
Did this on phone sorry for spelling errors
Brenticus121 votesI think what they meant by "action pose" is a splash that shows them actively doing something, rather than just being pin-up art like old splashes were.
Economic Alchemy7 votessandshrew used sand attack.... its not very fucking effective is it?
PROJECT Fizz1 votesB-b-b-but, sand attack is a status move. It can't be super effective, or not very effective.
Blue Moon Wolf4 votesHonestly it reminds me a bit of 
's current splash. It's simple, does a good job portraying his personality, is an improvement over the old splash and unlike the original version of Wukong's splash, it looks like they are right on the money with his appearance (and even gave him what appears to be a nice gold trim on his shell :p). Either way, It's about time they gave poor old an updated splash, that one has been bothering me for a while.
dapositiveviking2 votesit does have a lot of similarities to wukongs, nice observation!
Brenticus121 votesOh jesus fuck, I remember how bad Wukong's old-new splash was. Seeing it again is just jarring.
Meep Man4 votesMaybe that's the joke. You see his splash art and think "Wow! He looks insane and cool! Bet he's awesome!", then you get into the game and "Ok. Yeah. Alright."
TauntyArmordillo4 votesI don't like it. It departs too much from his placid personality that this current splash evokes. The chin is too large, and the style is too cartoonish. A good reference for the style it should evoke would be the Guardian of the Sands splash (and the current base splash too, which I personally thought have been perfect)
Also, where is his giant codpiece in the splash?
Sahn Uzal1 votesI agree.
The Deckowner3 votesBUT WHAT IS THAT CREEPY SMILE
Shinirup3 votesIt makes him look Malicious or evil. Which doesn't seem to match his character nor story. Though out dated I believe his story is about him looking for others like him. Not violently attacking things.
Also he is one of the most relaxed champions. Yet clearly he is shown as very intense and emotional there.
Kinjishi1 votesWell... "Not violently attacking things. " People use him to fight frequently on the Rift, so there is that side to him as well. The standing around in "Ok" mode would be outside of combat. This splash is a different facet of him.
Photos of Ghosts1 votesHave you seen his autoattack animation? It's a lazy headbutt. He doesn't ever do those dynamic battle poses.
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Have you seen his autoattack animation? It's a lazy headbutt. He doesn't ever do those dynamic battle poses.
Rear-ending with his spikes is when attacking with W active. Regular autos are bitchslaps with his paws. Crit is a flying bitchslap.
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I like the cartoonish style, I think it fits his dongivafuehness, the dynamic battle pose is really out of place tho.
Here is a great example of the kind of dynamism that works for a Rammus splash:
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As you can see, it shows off his taunty "come at me bro!" aspect incredibly well, instantly tells you what this character is all about. That is the whole point of a splash art, conveying the core identity of the character in one simple picture. Random poses that has nothing to do with the character belong to deviantArt pieces.
Shinirup1 votesBut fighting is different than doing so with such anger. For example Sions rage during his undeath is very different than say Draven while he kills someone for sport or Jhinn killing someone for art. Even in the midst of him killing people his speech and so on are rather relaxed.
The Soulforged2 votesWhat is he doing?
rtbf2256182412 votesHe doesn't use his arms to attack, that's the problem. It's always with his head or rolling in somehow.
Krimipoww2 votesI like his design. What I don't get is what is he doing, is he breaking some (small?) stones, is he throwing some stones, he is doing a battle pose?
XRSunion2 votesI can't be the only one who's getting a Bowser vibe from specific hues of green, gold, and orange they used, right? ...This is a plus BTW
Average Bard2 votesI can't be the only one who's getting a Bowser vibe from specific hues of green, gold, and orange they used, right? ...This is a plus BTW
if you think this is bowser like, then you need to look at King Rammus
SettDownShutUp2 votesIt's okay.
... shut up I'm serious. It's fine, it's satisfactory, run of the mill, adequate, fair, decent, average, DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
J Eevo2 votesHe looks so cute now though :3
Fowus2 votesthe art style seems weird to me
BIAKaboose2 votesI really wish they used the pose from his taunt, just hanging out with his hands out, not caring about anything. That being said this one isn't bad, just feels a bit too violent for Rammus, granted he can sort of cause localized earthquakes on command so you can't complain too much.
HD82 votesLooks like a pokemon
Painkiller9902 votesDidn't feel like reading the 4 pages so if this is a copy of another comment I apologize. I feel like the thing that's wrong is his arms. His entire style is around his shell and in this splash he's using his arm to attack. That's not the rammus we know and love
The Illithid2 votesSomething else that I have just noticed about it, is that the golden-colored portions of his shell are (once you enlarge it) obviously non-organic metal. His current model textures make those portions look like natural transitions in the plate material, but still organic and something that is part of Rammus. With the borders of the plates now being crafted metal, it gives the impression that, although the spikes on the suit are clearly organic, perhaps the entire shell is actually a piece of crafted armor made from the harvested hide of some other being... and I don't like that implication at all. It is Rammus' shell, he is an armordillo, not an armor-wearing-dillo. Yes, he wears crafted armor, but that only covers his soft spots, it isn't his entire set.
Perhaps the metalwork is just crafted embellishments applied to his natural shell, but it definitely doesn't read that way to me.
I think the artist did an amazing job, the detail and texturing of his skin and spikes is amazing, my only concerns are with the theme-ing of the piece, rather than its execution.
DevlinCrow1 votesSeems good to me, not sure how else they could have done it
TauntyArmordillo2 votesSeems good to me, not sure how else they could have done it
The main problem is that the majority of his body is obscured by his arm, his arm taking up a huge portion of the composition, despite not even remotely being his defining feature. The current base splash strikes a great balance because it clearly presents the most prominent aspects of the character's design.
The Illithid2 votesI just wish they had done it in a way that didn't hide the spiky armor
Szunray1 votes... How big is Rammus?
Pierce The Veal1 votesNeed for speed.
NsEternal1 voteswait rammus has a mouth.... ive been playing the game for 3 years and i thought it was a ninja hood mouth cover.,....... i need to sit down for a while
InHaruhiWeTrust1 votesi don't play rammus so my opinion doesn't matter that much, but i think i looks good. he looks really similar to his in game model. i'm not sure what you were expecting though. you want him just standing there like in his old/other splash?
Bastilean1 votesI hate it.
I love the colors. The color guy was awesome, but I hate how pokemon Rammus looks. Give him some identity. Give him some definition. He's been around forever. This just feels so boring and what is going on the left side of the screen? Please give him a face. Armadillos have faces. So do turtles. I happen to have a beautiful turtle face. Get on it Riot.
