Talk:Aurelion Sol/@comment-27845763-20160222053959

really surprised that a company based in CA actually couldn't find a way to properly present the champion in a wieldy manner--because I'm pretty sure a fair number of locals' ancestors were affected by Chinese Exclusion Act or Internment.

2 plans:

1: eastern dragons are serpentine; they twist around tangible objects, hence the phrase "circling dragon, poised tiger".

this means the champion could be in a "coiled" state, moving only its head and not even too actively to attack or cast spells, because the oriental dragons inherently divine nature means that the force  it commands originates from sources beyond.

2: "the divine dragon shows only its head, but never the tail" is phrase that captures the dragon's elusive nature. the development/graphics team can cover a large portion of the dragon in a cloud most of the time, showing the full body only during, let's say, an ulting sequence that overrides player control.

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theme/lore is the real issue: as previously stated, eastern dragons are inherently divine, and comparable champions such as the ageless, primordial Malphite are really relics of League's infancy. Plot-breaking caliber champions isn't exactly what League now wants. Sure, we have recently gained Bard, but the champion is but a puppet through which the real celestial acts.