5/5: Check out his new animations! (giving one for W, E, and R is literally impossible with his current code). Fingers crossed Riot will give Zilean an update at some point in the future. If you have any questions about this project, feel free to ask!

4/5: He feels more like a proper character within the world of Runeterra with a distinct personality and role. One of my favorite elements is the tucked-beard because it could easily be recontextualized for his other/future skins into a fabric (Wisewood Zilean for example)...

3/5: There was a lot to love from both designs and so I found it best to combine some of their best choices. LoR had a humble-monk and loveable grandpa vibe while WR felt a lot more like a Shuriman champion when standing next to others within the region...

2/4: But the Wild Rift Design, while really fantastic, wasn't all that perfect. It's constrained to his current rig and animations in-game, so the design works around that. When you're making a custom rig and animations for a custom skin though, there are no real limitations...

When I initially started on my Zilean VU, it was entirely based on his LoR design as it was the only one that existed at the time. But then Wild Rift came out with a different approach and I felt the need to figure out how I would blend the two... 1/5

Runeforge has switched websites which means all my mods will need to move. When I find time, I will make sure all of them are updated and posted.

For now, you can find Rictus on the new site here:
runeforge.dev/mods/3f445e6...

And check out the artstation post!
www.artstation.com/artwork/eRDomJ

Olaf's Star Guardian concept sheet 💫 the ideas:
🐻 Familiar #1: Undying water bear (tardigrade-bear)
🦅 Familiar #2: Bird of prey for the throwing axe
🔥 Ultimate: First Star-scourge Radahn 🌠

View more designs at callofthefirststar.carrd.co ✨

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Love his design so much! You did such fantastic work making him look so fierce but also huggable 😊✨

thank uu 😊