We’ve had a few people contact us with great excitement to let us know about Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess – and I was initially reluctant to look at any design by Riot that could potentially involve tentacles.  After all, they are basically the go-to for the creatively bankrupt seeking to produce “sex sells” fantasy artwork.

But now I look at it and the videos showing her attacks…

This is what improvement looks like.  While there’s still room for discussion, this is a clear shift away from their old design principles.  And special thanks to @lightlunas for directing us to this gem:

“This isn’t a commonly known fact, but a huge chunk of League’s female characters actually share an identical (or near identical) face and body, and are only differentiated by their hair and clothing.”

– wincenworks

If by “not a commonly known fact” they mean “public knowledge”…

~Ozzie