Finally turning my life around for the better (hasn't played or listened to League of Legends in months)
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Back when Sweetheart Xayah and Rakan was released the community responded with criticism and fan edits/redesigns because of its poor quality....and here I am contributing to that.
That's right 5 years later after this skin was released and with it being nowhere near Valentine's Day I took it upon myself to make my own HeartAche Xayah!
For holiday skins, heartseekers had a shallow thematic with "pink, gold, and hearts" being the core elements. (There is potential for improvement by giving a more directed and dramatic direction).
Xayah and Rakan made perfect champions to a valentines skin line with their romance being their main gimmick. Literal love birds.
As a concept, Rakan is actually great (not the skin itself). He's a love-struck prince charming suitor in pastel and personally, I think there are already plenty of wonderful fan redesigns that perfect that concept.
For Xayah I felt she looked plain next to Rakan, as his contrast Xayah had many avenues to explore rather than being his basic goth princess background npc.
She needed a makeover. One that made her represent the Dark and painful side of love...
I replaced her wing with a tattered red cape associated with a red hiding hood adding to the "fantasy" but gave it a high pointy collar similar to that of the evil queen and vampires. (I was torn between giving her default hood back and this)
The black swan (swan lake) also heavily inspired Xayah's look with a ballet leotard and ribbons paired with a feather top and asymmetrical half tutu.
And of course, I gave her running mascara.
Overall Xayah turned out a lot darker than the status quota of sweetheart but I think all of the valentines skins should explore the different shades of love.
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Xayah's Best Skin: Star Guardian Xayah does just about everything right
Xayah is another of those champions I just don't feel like has any really great skins. She also doesn't have anything really bad, but she is often hampered by the fact that her base design and most of her skins rely so heavily on a duality with Rakan as the counterpoint that creates interest, so considered on their own, they just don't express their full potential.
Star Guardian does have that problem, her brash pink and even her idle pose is supposed to be contrasted against Rakan's cool teal, for example, but it remains probably her best standalone design nonetheless for the simple reason that one, she looks convincingly enough like an animal-themed magical girl villain, and two, she looks like yeah with a few color changes and a slight wardrobe change she could probably be turned back into a peppy colorful good Star Guardian. So concept successful, and I do like the touch that she's just a bit more sexualized than the good guys. Like, classic magical girl trope, executed without being overbearing about it. Nice.
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Anima Squad 2024 Wave 1 Splash Art
Battle Dove Seraphine (legendary)
Battle Bunny Aurora
Battle Bat Xayah
Cyber Cat Yuumi
Prestige Cyber Cat Yuumi
Primordian Bel'Veth
Primordian Rek'Sai
Admiral Battle Bunny Miss Fortune (Mythic Variant)
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"Rakan wished to fight by his beloved Xayah's side, vowing to be her worthy equal after she gained the fenghuang's blessing. This vow took him inward, to a landscape of his nightmares, to confront his fears given form. Unflinching in battles of the mind and body, guarding the purity of his heart and love, Rakan earned the grace of the Devotion Dragon."
Excuse ME HOW DID I MISS OUT ON THIS?? HELLO?
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