Kai'sa's redesign

So this one's couple months late to the party, but since I've quit playing League years ago I haven't really been up to date about its updates, new champions, etc., until I stumbled upon this video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=O609Vk… (wich provided a great deal of ideas for the redesign). Once I started to dig into it I got annoyed that Riot missed a great opportunity with her character, instead choosing to spit out another LoL styled pretty lady that didn't really fit the kind of person she's supposed to be. So here's my take on Kai'sa, Daughter of the Void.

First of I've put on a bit of muscle on her, since I imagine that someone who "constantly struggles for survival" would build up a more athletic body (tho my anatomy is still spotty at best, so yeah.. its far from accurate). Second, I've thrown in some battle damage, scars and more. I thought a good idea of showing a symbiosis between her and the suit would be having the suit try and "repair" damage done to its host. Like replacing a lost eye or reattaching an arm, this also gives her a more monster-like appearance wich would justify her being a boogeyman of local folk tales. On top of that, her clean and spotless look in the official version really dilutes the whole idea that the Void is supposed to be this incredibly dangerous place, seeing as a 10 year old child was able to survive in it for years, never once getting seriously wounded or having to make a hard choice.

I didn't really try to recreate the face so its just a look more in my own style, the hair got messy as spare water and hair conditioners are probably on the sparse side in the void and she ditched the makeup for similarly obvious reasons.

And finally with the suit itself, I tried to make it look like something providing a degree of protection, but still alowing mobility since she's a squishy assasin in the game, thus the revealed arms and belly. I also pushed it to the more organic/asymmetrical side, as its supposed to be a living creature.

Anyway, let me know what you think in the comments, mayby I also missed/screwed up something obvious.




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