User blog comment:GreenMoriyama/Izo, the Blizzard Prince/@comment-26815373-20160326193002/@comment-3391671-20160326213543

When Izo was built up from where he was, I was looking for a refined Freljord champion with a icy blade. For sure, the "ice" theme has been exhausted, but you could say I thought his independence from the three factions would give him taleway. Seems like not. In my thought, he's a bit better than his original iteration of a Freljord duelist (...Fiora?) who had an eye out for Sejuani...

My biggest issue when I make champions is that I do not think through itemization (seen it in Sauna's build, and now here). Because of that, I either stack items or don't realize how some items will make the champion too powerful.

Q roots from an ability Jin Kisaragi has which allows him to summon a wolf's head that bite at an enemy.

As you and Primus have noticed, there is an overload of different ratios in each skill, which would need much toning down.

In answer to your question: From the list of champions, I notice that there isn't a hybrid (?) Fighter/Assassin champion whose focus is in being able to apply a soft-CC, or so I analyze. If he wishes to chase an escaping enemy, he can use his W to get closer (or not if its dash is removed) to use a R+dash+E+dash combo. If he needs to execute some low health champions, his Q and innate are at the ready. The W in the end does need some tweaks...

Thematic niche/fantasy? To me, he's the "cool prince" who is not as young as Ezreal (?) or Ekko but not an almost-middle-age man like Jayce or Garen. He may not have as much experience, but he is brimming with confidence that he humbles with his cool demeanor. And while there has been magical blades, to me Boreas is slightly different, or I could just be imagining...