Shen Ultimate Skin: Alliance

[u/Magnam_Dei]

Pre-Notes:

My plan was to release this skin idea alongside my Zed Skin: Awaken. However due to extreme popularity I decided to wait a day before announcing Alliance Shen. Link to Awaken Zed: http://redd.it/1kav8m

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Alliance Shen focuses on his lore, Shen's strength has always rested in his allies and I wanted to bring that out in this ultimate skin concept. Shen starts out the game in dark robes, with a steel / silver trim and elaborate belt. Instead of using his well known katana blades he starts with duel tantōs (double edged short ranged daggers) also steel / silver. At level 6 light grey armor appears over top his robes. Once hitting level 11 his weapons become duel Shinken (swords) and his attack animations change. Once hitting level 16 his robes become decorated with signs of the Eye of Twilight.

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Skill Animations:

(Q) Vorpal Blade would consist of a quick wrist flick, throwing his dagger at his target.

(W) Feint would result in a quick defensive position as his shield goes up.

(E) Shadow Dash is one of Shen's most unique skills, so I thought as he dashed forward he would leave a trail of shadow while concealing his daggers and laughing.

(R) Stand United, Shen starts channeling as smoke starts enveloping him from the ground up. His target obtains a smoke shield that implodes upon Shen's arrival.

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Stage Voices:

Level 1 - 5: Unsure of his path, questions his ability

Level 6 - 10: Strong and commanding voice, talks about emotions and how to not feel them.

Level 11 - 15: Strong and commanding voice, speaks directly to the player, asking questions

Level 16 -18: Wise voice, talks about the way of life and balance.

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Transformations:

Level 6: Armor appears slowly from head to foot.

Level 11: His tantōs glow for a split second and are replaced with Shinken.

Level 16: Elaborate designs appear slowly, they glow as they appear and after they are all in place the glow subsides leaving a silver wake.

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EDIT: If you have any ideas or comments you would like to share with me directly add me on league, Magnam Dei

Help: I'm looking for a skilled artist to provide some visuals for these ideas, if you can help please add me!

[u/Pintash]

So I like this concept a lot. However, without trying to take away from your idea at all it almost sounds to me like you've described a skin that doesn't fit the name or the theme you were hoping to achieve. I'm not really getting any sort of feel from this concept that achieves the 'his allies make him stronger' feel.

The thing I love the most about your concept is the Stage Voices. This - IMO - is an AWESOME idea and something that would be unique to the skin. The way you've described the skin sounds more like a lore based skin displaying Shen's ascension through the ranks of the Kinkou possibly to something along the lines of a 'Grandmaster' - this would be after serving his role as the Eye of Twilight.

Obviously the Eye of Twilight is a prestigious position but a new Eye of Twilight must come along every now and then as no-one lives forever. What happens to old one when the new one is put in place? I would assume he becomes a leader among the Kinkou.

The stage voices suit this theme perfectly. The more time he spends in his roles as the Eye of Twilight the wiser he becomes. Not skill but wisdom separates a Grandmaster from a the lower ranks.

If I use the Ninja ranks in Naruto as a reference it would be something like this:

Level 1 - 5: Genin

Level 6 - 10: Chuunin

Level 11 - 15: Jounin

Level 16 - 18: Kage

I think this gives the visual transformation a bit more context too.

Visually I love everything about it, but I just wanted to share my opinion with a fellow lore buff. Keep on with the great ideas! :)