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Is There Any way to Include Wolf on the Load Screen cut of Shadowfire Kindred?

AbiwonKenabi·9/24/2015, 10:05:48 PM·123 votes·8,679 views

The splash art for Shadowfire Kindred, their release skin, was just put up on PBE today. It's quite nice, I really like it. The only problem I have is that the Load Screen version of this splash does not include Wolf, only Lamb. They are trying to sell Lamb and Wolf as two halves of the same person, but this reinforces the idea that Lamb is the Champion. It's a little disappointing, and I was just wondering if there was any solution to this.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TqLoXMNVaVs/VgRM0ue8JVI/AAAAAAAAx4M/uG6kvuPkheM/s320/Kindred_1.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MrjWiPdrySw/VgRM0meg9JI/AAAAAAAAx4Q/r5Uu_nlkdFA/s640/Kindred_Splash_1.jpg

Just to reinforce this point: I am NOT disatisfied with the quality of the art itself. It's very good. I only take issue with not having both Wolf and Lamb sharing the load screen.

Edit: Just to clarify, Riot is ALMOST CERTAINLY trying to sell these two as two halves of the same whole and not JUST Lamb: You can read more in Kindred's Champion Insight, but here are a few quotes from there that support that:

"We loved the idea that these two never fought over kills, or were ever at odds, because, in the end, the Lamb and the Wolf are two parts of one whole."

"We started treating them as yin and yang - two halves of a complete whole that couldn’t exist without each other. "

"These characters - the fierce wolf and the gentle lamb - neatly juxtaposed with each other while still functioning and appearing as a single entity"

Edit 2: So Riot apparently agrees with us! It's good to see that they decided to make this change. Why Meddler responded to this post instead of the one with 117 upvotes...idk....but the important part is that they fixed it! :)

http://media.lolusercontent.com/api/embedly/1/image/resize?url=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-pMhv28XPnh0%2FVgwcbCgX2NI%2FAAAAAAAAyNI%2FfcvGsvivAt8%2Fs1600%2FKindred_1.jpg&key=a45e967db0914c7fb472fd4381e6c85b&width=150

80 Comments

Horrow9/25/2015, 6:37:02 AM11 votes

I was about to make a thread exactly like this.

Wolf definitely should make an appearance in the loading screen cut. Two halves of the same whole. Never one with out the other. They're basically the same concept of Yin and Yang.

Would this mean that Riot would have to create a new splash art? Maybe, due to the positioning of Lamb and Wolf in this specific instance. No offense to the artist of course, the piece itself is very nice. But in all honesty, wolf should be in the same loading screen cut as Lamb. They are one and the same.

If that means Riot would have to commission/create a new piece entirely, I think it would be worth it. It would not only right this wrong, but also provide further proof that Riot does care about the small things like this.

Does it really matter? No, it doesn't. But would make so much more sense and fit thematically with Kindred's lore and background if Wolf was present in the loading screen cut. Its the little things like this that help breathe life into the character.

DwarvenGiant9/25/2015, 8:26:56 AM10 votes

Having the two of them edited into the loading screen like with the classic skin should be a norm for every Kindred skin.

Noctius289/25/2015, 9:01:09 AM8 votes

Not only is the position bad but the lighting favors Lamb alot more then Wolf, he is barely visible in that splash thanks to the dark background which blends with his head

Whoever made this splash did not share the same mentality of "never one without the other" as the people who made the actual champion

There is much they must fix in this and I hope they do make it a rule that all Kindred Splashes must equally demonstrate both characters, else it will create a precedent that tells them they don't need to include wolf because he is nothing more then a pet

Balgorode9/25/2015, 7:20:09 PM8 votes

http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaupload/tmp/43255be0a314dbc55b79aec47f92697114fc410b64436bae1fea9db1/original.jpg?w=800&h Like this?

Whimsy Spook9/26/2015, 1:55:38 PM7 votes

Here's one where Wolf is a little smaller then the other mock-ups presented here so far!

http://i58.tinypic.com/wlat6h.jpg

Ironclad Dragon9/25/2015, 1:09:59 AM7 votes

I think they need to keep this mind while making future Kindred Skins in the future.

disregardable9/24/2015, 10:17:50 PM7 votes

They are definitely not trying to sell them as two equal halves. Lamb is the champion, wolf is her lesser counterpart.

AChanceOfReign9/24/2015, 11:04:51 PM6 votes

I would love to see both Lamb and Wolf in the loading screen, with both skins

Wicked Degree9/25/2015, 8:39:26 PM5 votes

I made my own post on this, but since this post is on maintaining the identity of Kindred, I thought it was relevant to point out here as well. Why does this skin not juxtapose Lamb and Wolf? They aren't wearing masks at all, let alone EACH OTHER'S masks. I go into a lot more detail in my post though. Absolutely they both need to be in the load screen. That's 90% of what people see.

Sukishoo9/25/2015, 2:31:24 PM2 votes

Personally I love the splash and found the slice fine. Sure, it's not both, but you have to realize they can't always do that due to the fact that they are gonna always appear in different positions in each of their splash arts.

GenoXx9/24/2015, 11:26:48 PM1 votes

Does it really matter? Does it really?? Is it that important??