One afternoon, the fox stumbled upon the aftermath of a human battle and was drawn to a man taking his dying breaths. "We had to find Ahri's motivation for killing so she'd feel more relatable."Īhri's story tells of a clever fox who wished to become human. "You want to feel like the protagonist when you play, even if what you're doing is villainous," says narrative writer Alex "Skribbles" Yee. Gumiho are often seen as purely evil (sort of like old-school, non-sparkly vampires), so the challenge with Ahri was creating a more sympathetic character. After killing their human prey, the gumiho either feast on their flesh or absorb their life essence, depending on the story. When gumiho transform, they maintain some of their fox-like characteristics, such as furry ears or nine tails. Since Ahri was scheduled to release around the time we launched Korean servers, devs focused on gumiho, the Korean version of the nine-tailed fox. "Early on, we considered blending these stories into a cohesive whole," says senior game designer Colt " Ezreal" Hallam, "but we believed this would be disrespectful to each culture's individual stories." Plus, there was the risk of potentially upsetting anyone who didn't feel like their version of the tale was accurately represented by Ahri. Ahri still needed to feel unique, even if she was based on real-world myths. For one, devs didn't want to just copy-paste an existing story into League.
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After killing the poor fools, the nine-tailed fox absorbs their life essence or eats their livers, hearts, or flesh, depending on the version.įiguring out how to build Ahri's character based on these myths was tricky. Stories tell of a magical fox who can transform its appearance at will-which usually means it turns into a very attractive woman who uses beauty and charm to lure unsuspecting men to their doom. Myths about this cunning creature exist across Asia, and even though there are variations between countries, the core of the tale remains the same. Ahri's dangerous, seductive nature is something we're happy to deliver for players who like to toy with their enemies before destroying them. Her kit is really designed to appeal towards opportunistic players who prefer characters with a lot of action, and especially players that like to lull enemies into overconfidence, only to capitalize and punish them. Play it safe and have more light damage, or commit and go for the kill? Use your dash for damage, or save it for escape? The choices are constant with these opposed strengths and weaknesses.
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This creates a dynamic that requires her to endanger herself to reach full potential.
Her burst is high, but must be in short range to maximize it. Combining this with her high magic damage and her Charm ability to lock enemies down, she can strike from unexpected angles or bait enemies into over-committing to disadvantageous situations.Īhri's major gameplay decisions are based on her assessment of risk/reward. Ahri can either use all three quickly to chase, burst, or escape, or she can spread out their uses to keep enemies guessing and juke around the battlefield. This is largely accomplished through her ultimate, which allows her to dash multiple times before going on cooldown. When played properly, Ahri darts around teamfights, picking off wounded stragglers and harrying soft enemies. Well the time has finally come and after much anticipation, we wanted to reveal the gameplay style for Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox.Īhri's gameplay style revolves around mobility and managing position to aim her spells. Mechanics Preview - Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Foxīack in the end of September, we announced The Nine Tails Fox much to the excitement of our community.
She's very early in development, so as always her abilities and artwork are subject to change, but we hope you're as excited about her as we are! She will also make use of her Fox-Fire, where she will summon balls of fire which will seek out and destroy nearby enemies. She's going to be extremely agile and versatile, using her nine tails to maneuver in and out of combat with style and grace. We think her combination of strength, beauty, power and grace will yield a fun and amazing champion to play! While she is very early in development, here's a little sneak peek at what she'll be able to do:īased on the story of a fox who wanted nothing more than to become human, this champion will be a ranged caster who utilizes her Orb of Deception to decimate her opponents on the battlefield.
Let us introduce you to our take on the Asian legend of The Nine Tails Fox. Occasionally, we debut future champions a bit ahead of time because we're super excited about them and we just can't contain ourselves! Special Champion Sneak Peek - The Nine Tails Fox
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