We've all seen Malphite VU's, but what about his personality?

Ironclad Dragon··2 votes·1,358 views

Any true visual update also comes with a tighter, more developed characterization. Sure, we've all seen the honestly epic VU concepts for Malphite, but hardly anyone talks about what'd he be like personally. You may ask, "Malphite has a personality?" Well, like a lot of old champions, when it comes to expressing their character, there's very little to work with. Believe it or not, Malphite's (now defunct) lore actually frames him as a champion for order.

Runeterra was a world that had nearly been consumed by its disharmony. It was a world that needed champions to bring order out of chaos. It was to that end that the rock-creature was summoned, so that he could aid them in this quest. Looking past his own fear and apprehension, Malphite could see that this was a respectable goal, and one in which he could participate - perhaps uniquely so.

Now, personally I'd like Riot to continue moving away from all the far-flung alien worlds and dedicate more to Valoran, where it actually matters. But that doesn't mean an informed character trait can't survive; I'd love to see Malphite stay "uncomplicated" or "straightforward", but only because it suits him. There's some room for potential here, just have to steer clear of venturing too far into Zac's turf.

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Lugg2 votes
Ironclad Dragon1 votes

Malphite Can you smell what I'm cooking? Heimerdinger I know what you're cooking.

Jesus Died 4 You1 votes

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Ironclad Dragon1 votes

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As far as personality goes, I believe it should be the silent giant. Riot only gets to play this trope once and who better to use it on than the giant rock monster, especially with a VU to accompany it.

I believe that'd be an injustice to Malphite players. It'd be rather abrupt for a character to go from having a "semblance" of personality to utterly mute; you can even read Rek'Sai's moods. Some of us like Malphite's puns and comically serious, "You will lose".

Peridition1 votes

Post his VU. I haven't seen it

Kouga1 votes

I don't know I always though he was pretty...

...solid

But puns aside, I'm okay with Malphite being more one dimensional, perhaps, than other characters. He is a rock golem - an elemental construct - a force of nature. Malphite to me isn't a "person", he is a "thing". The "Unstoppable Force". Although admittedly his established lore is actually more personalized and talks about him having fears and admirations, I think he is still served by not having to be complicated, and simply letting him be a concept - a living, breathing, walking, talking mountain.

Ironclad Dragon1 votes

{quoted} But puns aside, I'm okay with Malphite being more one dimensional, perhaps, than other characters. He is a rock golem - an elemental construct - a force of nature. Malphite to me isn't a "person", he is a "thing". The "Unstoppable Force". Although admittedly his established lore is actually more personalized and talks about him having fears and admirations, I think he is still served by not having to be complicated, and simply letting him be a concept - a living, breathing, walking, talking mountain.

Agree with you on wanting to keep Malphite "simple", but I'd like there to be some reason for him to act or do anything. He can be a "thing" instead of a "person", but he still needs a motivating force. Shouldn't be a golem just going around whacking things for the lolz.

Kouga1 votes

You know, even though the old lore is non-canonical, the last part of it says

Unfortunately, Malphite has also begun to change, as he has been forced to face his own profound loneliness among the world's vibrant individuality.

If they decide to revamp his personality along with visuals, it could be interesting to sort of "evolve" him, advance his story, creating a new lore that still has some ties or nods to his origin. Becomes a conflicted, confused "force of nature" lashing out in confusion or anger or even sorrow of his own isolation. Not quite to Maokai's level (some of his quotes are kinda emo) but just in that realm of being controlled by raw, burning emotion.

The Next Flubber1 votes

dude Malphite seriously needs a new in-game look, i looked at him at all angles and size, he looks so much like his old splash, not the one we have now and that looks kind of cheesy, his size good god i compared his size to VAYNE he is the SAME size or smaller even!

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