User blog comment:Beatnik Doctor/A difference between old champions and newer champions/@comment-1445357-20120310014658/@comment-4080931-20120310025633

Opinions and overuse of the word 'goofy' below!

Maokai seems too angry and vengeful, though I love his tree-fetus fling. Wukong, visually, is too serious, and so are his responses. Volibear, same as Wukong, he looks more 'awesome' than 'silly', really. Brand... a flaming dude just doesn't really seem that goofy, and like Maokai, he's pretty damn pissed. Too much to be goofy.

Malphite, because of his responses, and his simplicity of design. A guy composed entirely of rock. His voice is silly and deep, and he says stuff like "Rock Solid" and "I'm moving as fast as I can", alluding to his speed. Brand's responses, while alluding to his state of flame, are pretty serious-sounding, and sound as if Brand is pissed the entire time. Yeah, he's supposed to be mad, but that sort of detracts from his silliness and makes him a vengeful flame dude rather than a goofy flame dude. This is the same with Maokai - while his fetus-throwing concept is pretty silly, Maokai is just too angry to be considered goofy. Yeah, Malphite is almost as angry and serious as these dudes, but his silly deep voice, together with his quotes, make it goofy.

While Cho'Gath is supposed to be a monster like Skarner, Skarner's theme is pretty much a crystal battle scorpion, while Cho'Gath's theme is more of a 'horror out of the Void' style. Both champions skillsets compliment their themes, with Skarner's skillset revolving around staying in battle, and Cho'Gath's skillset involving spikes shooting out of the ground, as well as devouring people alive and growing bigger while he's at it. However, Skarner looks pretty cool and battle-hardened for a crystal battle scorpion, while Cho'Gath's visual look doesn't fit his skillset and theme as seriously as it could. In fact, Cho'Gath is bright red and looks sort of ridiculous for a 'horror out of the Void'.