We lack of Banshee Champion

Fasmodey·Nov 9, 2017·19 votes·1,224 views

It doesn't have to necessarily be body possessing undead female.

Just someone who uses ~~sound~~ voice to kill its enemies, or disturb them extremely.

But still, I would pref classic fantasy banshee in LoL with its style.

30 Comments

Colgate GatorNov 9, 20179 votes

Bride Morgana's screams annoy me to nod end, that counts?

SukishooNov 9, 20171 votes

I love her, but dear god that skin has the most annoying recall.

FasmodeyNov 9, 20173 votes

I don't know if it is acceptable to share or not cuz it is kind adversiting but I can't find a more effective way to show what kind of banshee I would want:

https://youtu.be/jSJr3dXZfcg?t=1m40s

That's what I'm talking about. Screaming part is how I imagine a banshee.

I don't play WoW btw.

(If it is not legal, im sorry already, and would demand deleting this post.)

QueenpinNov 9, 20171 votes

Ok. So I legit considered playing WOW after watching that trailer and then I saw what it looked like in game >_<

LeBlanc RoseNov 12, 20171 votes

Well... League does the same with their cinematics...

QueenpinNov 12, 20171 votes

To a point though, Heck even skins sometimes lacklustre compared to their art. That said, if League a cinematic presents the game’s graphics as a 10 and when you play it it’s a 7, WOW presents the game’s graphics as 100 and when you play it’s a 10.

ButMeeemNov 10, 20171 votes

LOL

UomoAfideNov 9, 20177 votes

Oh come on guys! We already have our Banshee right he- oh wait, wrong forum https://68.media.tumblr.com/ff2ef1a150353bbdc834776024b0c4bf/tumblr_om3zjcnnks1vh3qiro1_r5_400.gif

robotmasterNov 9, 20173 votes

Can’t find a banshee gif so here is a bunny instead. https://giphy.com/gifs/excited-bunny-squee-HAP1qKWZ4yor6

FasmodeyNov 9, 20172 votes

Melting your oppenent is a cruel way to defeat them.

Shame.

robotmasterNov 9, 20172 votes

https://giphy.com/gifs/sorry-B2TG4Rx3gPuMw

NOT

https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-bunny-licking-gs8DTLsyRHQNq

Ebonmaw DragonNov 9, 20172 votes

Well... technically.... Sona uses sounds to kill its enemies...

FasmodeyNov 9, 20172 votes

Yeah, Sona was in my mind when I was creating this thread.

My mistake was saying sound. I meant "voice".

ZyraniumNov 10, 20172 votes

Yes we need a banshee who can use her voice to mesmerize or fear the enemies, I would love it !

SangreDeNocheNov 10, 20172 votes

Feral scream, hello? Chogath

Pisces StarChildNov 10, 20171 votes

I second that request. I'd love a banshee/siren type champion in league. Sindel from Mortal Kombat series is one of my favorite of that archetype.

DariusDemiurgeNov 10, 20171 votes

Make a generic looking maiden ghost from the shadow isles with tragedy. Bam profit.

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOONov 10, 20171 votes

Like with any trope or archetype, Riot would have to put their own spin on the character.

Chembaron YamadaNov 10, 20172 votes

Instead of possessing other people, you are forced to possess her! Yeah, feel the agony of being an undead screaming old lady! Nobody loves you!

MF is my WaifuNov 12, 20171 votes

{quoted}

Instead of possessing other people, you are forced to possess her! Yeah, feel the agony of being an undead screaming old lady! Nobody loves you!

I laughed way too hard at this. Upvote.

exiledFromBadmenNov 10, 20171 votes

Sounds nice to me.

NylisaNov 10, 20171 votes

this idea reminds me of Naga from Dota 2 the one that set people to sleep with her ultimate. can be a interesting asset.

MhihnjNov 10, 20171 votes

Tryndamere's W already sucks the life out of me

LeBlanc RoseNov 12, 20171 votes

And Nasus Wither.

NaqelNov 10, 20171 votes

Calista is Leagues equivalent of a Banshee. Most of the Shadow Isles champions also already share the thematic, making it a pretty crowded space.

FasmodeyNov 10, 20173 votes

Not really. Kalista is spectre. She doesn't even use voice or possessing.

Banshee of LoL could be a demon too. Though being undead wouldn't make it crowded. Just look at humans. More than 30 characters are human and we're still keeping to have new human characters.

Kalista and Banshee could have really diverse appereance, gameplay and lore.

Chembaron YamadaNov 10, 20171 votes

At least she summons screaming ghost lady heads. That counts, right? [sg-miss-fortune]

NaqelNov 10, 20171 votes

More than you'd think.

As far as Valoran is concerned, Kindred are the spirits that bring/herald the passing of a person(i.e. what a banshee does in folklore), and Kalista is specifically the haunting spirit of vengeance (i.e. what banshees typically get to be in modern fantasy setting).

All the conventional angles are already covered, and Calista even nails the aesthetic (with an adequately League twist of being a spear-thrower).

Linna ExcelNov 12, 20171 votes

But what about Chogath ?

[slayer-jinx-wink]

Anyway's, the best option would probably be a singer/bard who died in the shadow isles.

ChompyWulfNov 14, 20171 votes

I was actually talking with a buddy about this the other day, so far very very little in LoL with people using sound as a weapon.

Karthus is kinda thematically supposed to be like that as a "Death singer", but his in game play doesn't tie into sound at all.

Sona uses sound, but it is exclusively through an instrument.

Chogath has his scream, but it's a minor part of his overall kit and theme.

While an undead banshee is a fantasy mold that could be explored, I would like to see a couple champs with more sound based kits. Perhaps a savage tribesman who uses a drum, a warhorn, and his voice for varying effects. A legendary warrior herald, his rallying cries and music buffing allies, debuffing enemies, and causing CC or even damage from his instruments or voice. Maybe a warrior from a tribe who not only use dangerous weapons, but chants and dance as part of warfare. (Because who wouldn't enjoy a Haka inspired champion?)

If they were to make a banshee with a twist, my idea is to discard the undead first, and fuse it with a hag, like the type from Dungeons and Dragons. It could be an inhuman from the Kumungu jungles, or perhaps some swamp new to lore. Perhaps possibly an underwater hag, from a people that are the nemesis of Nami's tribe. (But not an octopus lady.)