User blog comment:GreenMoriyama/Izo, the Blizzard Prince/@comment-4091261-20160405052527

I'm no storyboard artist nor an animator, although I thought of a fairly cool way to create the login screen for Izo using the lore of being the nemesis of the Frostguard--using the Blizzard theme by SkyWorld. What if Izo's login screen actually showed his story throughout the song? Izo is on the right side of the screen while the background changes, as if it were the Final Destination background from the Super Smash Bros series.

The reason why I thought of this in the first place is, because I wondered how Izo could display a noble position while showcasing his sword, Boreas. At first I imagined a stance of Izo with his body towards the screen looking upwards to the left or right at the sky. With his left hand on his hip and his right on his sword. Although, Izo would only work optimally in this position if his sword was in his hilt behind him. If his sword was in front, it would bear too much resemblance to Redeemed Riven. It also seems odd for him to wield his sword like that in general due to Boreas being a samurai sword--if it is based off of the actual sword Jin uses--meaning that it is quite slender. Swords being held in such a manner in the front look better with larger broadswords or greatswords.

Then I thought, "Well it would be fine just to use the generic standing atop a rock with sword in scabbard looking forward view if it's just a login screen." I believed it was perfect, until I actually saw that there was a theme song. Listening to the song, I could literally feel his story being displayed throughout the song. It felt it would be a waste to not use that potential. Izo could even use the "staring forward with sword in scabbard" look too, because there is a large amount of negative space opened up with that position--the position is similar to Rugged Garen except with his sword on his right hip. That said, here is what I think of the timings for the Blizzard theme.
 * 0:06-Fade in from white to a blizzard that has snowflakes with the Freljord tribe insignias on them.
 * 0:14-Reveal Izo's closed right eye from the blizzard.
 * 0:22-Izo opens his eyes and the camera zooms out to Izo standing upright facing to the right, adorning royal garments and holding Boreas with his right hand. In a background of the ruins that is Northern Gale.
 * 0:30-Blizzard picks up speed and begins to shroud the screen.
 * 0:37-Blizzard covers whole screen and silhouettes of Izo slaying trolls flash in the blizzard in tune with the violin--much like login screen.
 * 0:54-An artic wolf breaks away from the Blizzard and Izo reappears in his Wanderer skin. The Blizzard dies and the background zooms out to view Avarosa while tracking right at the wolf's pace.
 * 1:02-A hawk enters the shot and the camera follows the hawk as it passes through the mountains of Freljord over a few remote villages Izo resided in.
 * 1:22-The Ursine Village, Howling Abyss, and Frostguard Citadel come and go to the tune of the violin with mountains passing.
 * 1:25-Passing mountains cover the screen at extreme speed to reveal the luscious Avarosan Iceflow Glacier, but then slowly zooms into a remote village where Izo resided in with .
 * 1:34-A sudden glacial pillar erupts and trolls begin attacking the village. Blizzard revives.
 * 1:35-Pan to leading the trolls.
 * 1:36-Zoom into focus on making her appearance in the background.
 * 1:37-Zoom out to focus on, , and clashing.
 * 1:38-Tilt upward as the Gelid Vortex is creeping over the Ironspike Mountains--removing Izo from view.
 * 1:42-The blizzard engulfs the entire screen. Then a blue flash from Bolverk, wipes away the blizzard to reveal Izo walking through the raging blizzard in the same direction he was facing the previous scenes through the Howling Abyss with dead corpses of trolls and soldiers. Izo is wearing a slightly rugged version of the royal garments from the beginning of the login screen.
 * 2:00-Izo begins to enter the Frostguard Citadel into throne room.
 * 2:10-An ice mirror appears and Izo raises Boreas to the portal.
 * 2:12-Boreas shines intensely, engulfing the whole room in blue tinted light.
 * 2:16-The light dies down swiftly revealing a portal where the ice mirror was. Izo proceeds to walk into the portal and disappears.
 * 2:20-The camera slowly zooms into an insignia of the Frostguard on throne.
 * 2:48-The insignia chips before fading into white.

The still screen should be primarily focused on the rugged royal garment look on Izo. Izo would is standing at the entrance of the Frostguard Citadel with the arctic wolf trailing him and a background that shows the peaceful village where and Izo resided, contrasted with the warring of, , and. At the very top of center would be the Gelid Vortex looming from the Ironspike Mountains with the hawk soaring above in the sky above. The arctic wolf would symbolize Izo's breaking free from the troll's grasp with the help of Bolverk. The hawk would represent Avarosa watching over all the lands. Having Izo facing away from what is behind him and towards the Frostguard Citadel instead symbolizes him putting aside all of the "pointless battle" to fight the one true battle--presumably against the Watchers.

I know this is thinking way far ahead, but I thought this was interesting and wanted to share this idea.