User blog:KaptnKrok/Could an "Orc" champion work in LoL?

Hey guys, thought I'd share something that has been bothering me for a while.

Now, I'm a huge fan of orcs, whether they be from World of Warcraft, Warhammer, Lord of The Rings etc. It came to my attention that there isn't an orc champion in the League of Legends. Now, I've looked online to see what other people thought about a possible orc champ and I've found a lot of mixed views. Some people really want to see an orc in the game while others do not believe an orc would fit into the game. I'm going to share my thoughts and please, share your own below!

Firstly, I've looked into the 120 champions we have already in the game. We have humans, yordles, voidborn creatures, a troll, a half-dragon just to name a few. With a game that contains such a diverse selection of playable characters, would an orc really make that much of a difference? Also, how would such a creature fit in? In many franchises, orcs are shown to be vicious creatures that are often at war with other races. Including such a creature which possibly acts like this could cause trouble for the other factions. Another point is what faction the orc would belong to, if any. Personally, I can see it being more of an "independant" champion, offering his/her services to the faction that offers the most in return.

Concept-wise, I picture a bulky, green-skinned monster (no, not the Hulk!) who carries a huge weapon of some sort (maybe a hammer/axe/other large weapon?). They would have ripped and ragged clothing on underneath but would have thick metal armor on the outside, like pauldrons and a helmet. They would be quite sluggish and perhaps speak in slightly broken English: "*insert name here* will smash them good."

So if we had an orc champion, how would they work? In my opinion, I could see the "Rage" mechanic working well for such a champion. Perhaps they could have some kind of "Battle Roar" which either provides the orc with a self-buff or perhaps debuffs enemy champions in some way. I feel the champ would work best in the top lane as I can see them being an AD Tank with jungle being a possibility too.

Would he/she have any allies or rivals? Personally, I could see Tryndamere being a rival, especially if the orc used the rage mechanic, while Trundle would work well as an ally.

For a skin idea, I'd go for an elemental themed skin, maybe something like Infernal or Tundra.

Let me know what you guys think and any orcish ideas of your own you might have. I'll try and draw any ideas that come out of this too.

Thanks for reading!

~KaptnKrok/Orc