Why is star guardian Ahri VO such a brat?

SwiftKitten88·Aug 9, 2017·10 votes·4,519 views

i mean i love ahri... (although i don't play her).

but why did you design her to be a brat? i mean i listed to her Voice over https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCt97vpQs_I

and it honestly making me want to buy the skin LESS.

i mean the kiko stuff is cute. but as someone who loves the lore behind skins. Ahri is acting like a total jerk. and despite the fact that i love the champion. i can't see myself using the skins if she is going to be a be a complete teenage brat.

im sure its WAY too late to change anything but... it a lot harder to convince yourself to buy a skin for someone if that skin make them act like a jerk.

i mean thats fine for noxcians... thier SUPPOSED to be jerks.

but the star guardian line is SUPPOSED to be good. right?

24 Comments

LordHippomanAug 9, 201710 votes

Because the generic "teen" stereotypes that have been forcibly inserted into every form of media since John Hughes directed Breakfast Club will never, ever go away.

EDIT: To be clear, I don't mean this to be insulting, it's just that the sheer saturation of "Snobby One" "Outcast One" "Jock One" "Smart One" "Rebellious One" is kinda stifling a lot of young adult media. And while I don't think that's the case for League, I think SG Ahri just kinda feels cut from that cloth. I don't know if this is a send-up to the source material, I'm not an anime person, that could always be the case.

LdCwrGm1vvAug 9, 20175 votes

But these are anime related Magical Girl skins. And every magical girl protagonists are warm hearted good persons. ( Panty and Stocking are en exception because that anime is a satirical comedy and not for children. )

IcyPepperAug 9, 20176 votes

And every magical girl protagonists are warm hearted good persons.

Oh you have no idea.

That's, like, Shugo Chara stuff. There's a lot of (in)famous magical girl anime out there, and lots of personality types.

RalanrAug 9, 20175 votes

Trust me, going with generic warm hearted gets boring. We already have Lux for that.

KoKobotoAug 10, 20171 votes

That lux change was so bad. I actually really despise those kinds of people in real life.

SwiftKitten88Aug 9, 20171 votes

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Because the generic "teen" stereotypes that have been forcibly inserted into every form of media since John Hughes directed Breakfast Club will never, ever go away.

EDIT: To be clear, I don't mean this to be insulting, it's just that the sheer saturation of "Snobby One" "Outcast One" "Jock One" "Smart One" "Rebellious One" is kinda stifling a lot of young adult media. And while I don't think that's the case for League, I think SG Ahri just kinda feels cut from that cloth. I don't know if this is a send-up to the source material, I'm not an anime person, that could always be the case.

that would have worked for "academy arhi" sure, but it donest belong in "star guardian"

InfernapeAug 10, 20176 votes

Because base Ahri has the personality of a cardboard box.

NylisaAug 9, 20175 votes

the description on PBE notes says "sassy" but im not sure i can call it that either.

DrCyanideAug 9, 20174 votes

"Annoying" is the only phrase that fits most of the voice lines.

Friendly RamAug 9, 20174 votes

i wish she was more funny like xayah.

ModWulf HelhammerAug 9, 20173 votes

Because if Ahri was a teenage girl in high school, she would be the preppy, sassy, flirty type

InsanitysFaultAug 9, 20171 votes

I agree except for with a few lines. Like "O.M.G. It can talk" that line upset me because it's not Star Guardian or Ahri at all.

Nintendo 3DSAug 10, 20173 votes

Tbh Riot DOES changes VO from time to time (Lux VO got completely changed recently and it's only an exemple among many) So why not change Ahri too? There is SO MANY people complaining about that skin it's IMPOSSIBLE they wouldn't do anything (or else it show how they really don't care about what the players think) Like cmon not going to change all the skin but like. Deleting a good chunk of her lines would be a GREAT start. What kind of evil fox spirit says "Hastag" and "Amaze-balls" ?? Some quotes are funny but most of them destroy Ahri whole identity. I understand SG are an Alternate Universe but here it's not Alternate Universe Ahri. It's not Ahri at all. Like how come they decided to delete Sewn Chaos Blitz & Amumu yet are ready to put that huge Star Guardian mess on the live servers? Heck, Ahri is one of my mains and i own quite the collections of skins of her. And yet this Star Guardian one, despite being very pretty, feel so wrong in how they apprehended Ahri persona. It's like they don't even know their own characters.

GalaxyNinja45Aug 13, 20171 votes

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Tbh Riot DOES changes VO from time to time (Lux VO got completely changed recently and it's only an exemple among many) So why not change Ahri too? There is SO MANY people complaining about that skin it's IMPOSSIBLE they wouldn't do anything (or else it show how they really don't care about what the players think) Like cmon not going to change all the skin but like. Deleting a good chunk of her lines would be a GREAT start. What kind of evil fox spirit says "Hastag" and "Amaze-balls" ?? Some quotes are funny but most of them destroy Ahri whole identity. I understand SG are an Alternate Universe but here it's not Alternate Universe Ahri. It's not Ahri at all. Like how come they decided to delete Sewn Chaos Blitz & Amumu yet are ready to put that huge Star Guardian mess on the live servers? Heck, Ahri is one of my mains and i own quite the collections of skins of her. And yet this Star Guardian one, despite being very pretty, feel so wrong in how they apprehended Ahri persona. It's like they don't even know their own characters.

Yea but skins generally try to embrace an alternate fantasy for champs... In this skin she's supposed to be saving the world as a magical girl teen, not sucking essence from people like she does in her base lore. And although some of the lines are a weird and bad, it's nice to see a take on a champ that not many people would see. Also Riot likes to push boundaries. A lot. Whether that's introducing a new mechanic that lets a champ walk through walls, or let a champ get a shield from walking, or let a champ shop from anywhere on the map, they like to experiment with a lot of different things. And honestly, I don't personally see teen Ahri as a nice or sweet girl. Ahri likes to play around and have a little fun. I guess the stereotypical rich Cali girl fits somewhat. I'm not trying to say that you're wrong, in any way, shape, or form. I'm just giving my view on the matter and maybe help you see the matter in a different way.

MrHaZeYoAug 9, 20172 votes

I actually like it lol.

SukishooAug 13, 20172 votes

It's a skin, it's not supposed to be like her base. It gives a different opportunity and look at a champion

exiledFromBadmenAug 9, 20171 votes

Because Xayah needed a rival.

SwiftKitten88Aug 10, 20171 votes

i do have to admit though the first five of so in of her normal VO is epic.. its just the specific interations i don't really like.

either way i think my whole point is "moot" because i have decided to buy the skin... so w/e i hope its not 1820...

SoujiAug 11, 20171 votes

It is 1820. It's legendary.

Hexs FortuneAug 10, 20171 votes

She sounds so much like lux its amazing

BestJhinUniverseAug 10, 20171 votes

Symbolism, it is meant to replicate her fans and player base's nature.

InfernapeAug 10, 20176 votes

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Symbolism, it is meant to replicate her fans and player base's nature.

God Fist Lee Sin is perfect in that regard lmao

IndesioneNov 17, 20171 votes

If every single SG skin (and the voice lines thusly attached) was completely sweet and innocent, the whole line would, imo, be quite frankly just a bunch of rainbow sparkles and cutesy. We already have an almost Overly altruistic team leader, do we need More of that? Besides, when you think about it, Ahri as a character is generally playful and manipulative- she knows what she has and she knows how to use it, this is simply interpreting it in the guise of a teenage schoolgirl who knows she is all that. To quote episode 8 of Hellsing Abridged: "She is sassy as fu**! Holy shit i like her!"

Edit: and before anyone says anything, yes i know we have Jinx- but that is just punky explosions and gratuitous violence, not a sassy brat Fox :P