In the MOBA League of Legends (LoL), the latest skins resemble characters from the competitor Blizzard’s universe. Brand resembles the Witch Doctor, Vi looks like a Succubus, and Kassadin could also be a Protoss.
On the test server of League of Legends, three new skins have been released, and each of them elicited a bit of mockery and a smile from fans. It all seems very much like Blizzard, people are saying. Once you start thinking in that direction, the parallels become obvious.
The most striking similarities are certainly between “Spirit Fire Brand,” which now transforms the fire mage into a “Shaman.” Those familiar with Blizzard are calling out: Witch-Doctor from Diablo 3 or Nazeebo from Heroes of the Storm! Though some also think of Kel’Thuzad in the Hearthstone version. That Blizzard likes to borrow from itself has been up for debate since Heroes of the Storm.
The similarities of “Cosmic Reaver Kassadin” to one of the Protoss from Starcraft might not have been so noticeable without the backstory. But once on the trip, they become clear.
Then he suddenly has this technology:
And “Demon Vi” looks quite like a Succubus upon closer inspection, or do you think it’s Hellboy as a girl, without a cigar but with wings?
What do you think? Is this nonsense? Coincidence? Or are ultimately the fantasy tropes so similar that everyone draws from a common source of inspiration and something like this had to happen? After all, others also exclaimed with the new Brand skin: Yes, that’s familiar to me! But they were thinking of Ah Puch from Smite.
