![]() People defending his design literally only have these two plays in their book, in fact I already addressed this in a different comment in this thread earlier LOL I'd love if he had been a disheveled and gibbering madman, dressed in tatters of his royal finery, completely unaware of the outside world and the havoc the powers he wields are wreaking on the world outside of him.įirst you pretend that I criticized his design because of his age, now you are pretending I said he should have been Mordekaiser. ![]() "The Ruined King" is a good enough title, the brings the right amount of mystery, menace, and tragedy to the table. Honestly I am fine with him being young, but I think the mistake is giving him a name and making him pretty. More than half of the Male Champions are this exact prototype.Įkko Pyke and Jhin are the only unique human male champion designs released in the last 5 years. If you exclude the monsters (who aren't really "Human Males" in any sense. Okay, sure, maybe it's not generic for fantasy, but lets look at the Male Champions that have been released since I started playing (Rek'sai release).īard, Ekko, Tahm, Jhin, Aurelion Sol, Kled, Ivern, Rakan, Kayn, Ornn, Pyke, Sylas, Aphelios, Sett, Yone.įive are young shirtless hunks (just like Viego) Īnd Aphelios is an anime pretty boy, so I'm going to be unfair and lump him in there. Viego is scary because in some capacity, we are all Isolde. I kind of think Viego is a character who is primarily intended for League's female playerbase - not because he's a "gothic pretty boy" character in terms of visual design a la Aphelios, but because Viego's horror theme as this relentless, inescapable, possessive entity (up to and including literally possessing the bodies of his victims) with a specific power dynamic directly evokes the fear of something that a lot of women either have encountered or know someone who has. Viego's story, at least for Viego as he is now as a denizen of the Shadow Isles, isn't just a story about a creepy ghost - it also directly parallels the behaviors and thought processes of a domestic abuser. He goes beyond talking over her to thinking over her, imagining what he wants to hear from her and convincing himself that she wants to be what he wants her to be. He can't even remember what she looks like, but relentlessly pursues her, obsessed with an idea, simultaneously idolizing and objectifying her. He seems to be more interested in claiming Isolde than even attempting to communicate with her. He's not just obsessive, he's possessive. ![]() You have the obvious Black Mist ghost story stuff, and that part is awesome, but that's also just a supernatural veneer for the really creepy part of Viego's character, which is the way he perceives - and pursues - Isolde. I think the direction they've taken Viego's horror aspects is really interesting too.
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