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| 2s | Uh, can I have an iced cold brew with... |
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| 8s | Thank you so much. |
| 10s | I am Dani Kruse and I am the art director on Legends of Runeterra. |
| 13s | And I'm Meaghan Bowe, I'm the creative lead on Legends of Runeterra, |
| 15s | and we're here to talk about Nidalee. |
| 21s | Nidalee is coming to Legends of Runeterra, |
| 23s | and we are looking at a version of Nidalee that we have not seen before. |
| 27s | We are. |
| 28s | We're doing a little bit of a visual update and along with telling |
| 31s | a little bit more about her backstory. |
| 35s | With some of our visual updates, we did a breakdown of her character first. |
| 39s | So what makes Nidalee, Nidalee? |
| 41s | We wanted to make sure we kept her shape language, |
| 44s | everything that was important to her, most notably her very high ponytail. |
| 48s | - Has to be particularly very high. - Particularly high! |
| 51s | We decided that what's really unique about Nidalee is that she is |
| 54s | fiercely independent, she's very intelligent. |
| 57s | She lives in a fairly isolated zone. |
| 61s | She has very few relationships with other characters, which means she's very wary. |
| 64s | She's very cautious. |
| 65s | But at the same time, |
| 66s | despite the fact that she may be distrustful, |
| 68s | she is fiercely loyal to anybody who comes into her inner circle. |
| 72s | Obviously, we cannot tell Nidalee’s story without Neeko. |
| 75s | They are kind of...two peas in a pod? |
| 77s | - Two peas in a pod! - Two peas in a pod. |
| 79s | We know that Nidalee, for whatever reason, seems to trust Neeko and care |
| 83s | for Neeko in ways that she doesn't really care |
| 85s | for anybody else that passes through her jungle. |
| 87s | So we thought it was really important to highlight |
| 89s | the uniqueness of their relationship, |
| 91s | where Neeko gets to bring out a little bit more of a playful, |
| 93s | a little bit more of a loving side in Nidalee |
| 94s | that she hasn't had the chance to express before. |
| 97s | And Nidalee, being a bit more experienced can tell Neeko, |
| 101s | you know, hey, maybe you shouldn't trust everybody that comes into your life. |
| 104s | Maybe you should question when people tell you like, hey, get into this cage. |
| 108s | There's food in this cage. Maybe don't go in there. |
| 111s | In this story, we see a bit about what happens when Piltover |
| 114s | poachers hit this jungle that Neeko and Nidalee are in right now. |
| 118s | They're there to, you know, just get some nice little exotic creatures. |
| 122s | Maybe Neeko gets caught in the fray. |
| 124s | But don't worry. |
| 125s | Nidalee will be there to save the day. |
| 127s | - We're going to mess up these poachers up. -We're going to frick 'em up. |
| 130s | We’re going to we're going to put the hurt on these poachers. |
| 135s | Legends of Runeterra is a great place for us to explore champions and champion updates |
| 139s | since we have so many cards that need illustrations. |
| 143s | We get to do a lot of world building, and that type of work already |
| 146s | takes a lot of thoughtfulness in our approach. |
| 150s | That's a highly vetted process that we have to make sure |
| 152s | that we are creating a character that has longevity, that has legs |
| 155s | for the future that people will be excited about. |
| 159s | Neeko missed Nidalee so, so much! |
| 163s | My den was quiet without you, lizard girl. |
| 168s | It's hard when you see something change that you love. |
| 170s | And so whenever we do make changes to a champion, we do our best to maintain |
| 173s | the core, to maintain the essence of what a champion is. |
| 177s | So when we do make those changes, we are adding to that champion. |
| 179s | We're not subtracting. You don't want to take anything away. |
| 182s | We want to keep all of the things that players love, and just make them better. |
| 186s | Nidalee in League is still Nidalee. |
| 189s | We're not getting rid of her in any way, shape or form. |
| 192s | This is just Nidalee a little bit later down the road. |
| 196s | Yeah, exactly. |
| 196s | - So we hope players will love her as much as we do. - Yeah. |
| 200s | ♪ When darkness falls ♪ |
| 203s | ♪ You are my light ♪ |
| 207s | ♪ You take my hand ♪ |
| 210s | ♪ And hold it tight ♪ |
| 213s | ♪ You are my home ♪ |