Building a Better Unbound Thresh || re-making a League of Legends skin

[@TBSkyen]

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[@JulianDurian]

How do I know if I am a good design 👀

[@bode_hossam]

if this skin looked like the jailers from dark souls 3 i would buy it but it ends up looking like a Halloween custom of beetlejuice that narcissistic frat boy bought to get the goth girl attention IT DID NOT WORK

[@oijin6126]

breh pls just give thresh a beard made of energy.... i just want daddy thresh to butter me up and take me home with some sexy facial hair

[@bode_hossam]

@@oijin6126 he dose not deserve a beard plus you have got professor graves for that

[@Steinmaster]

¿Algún día planeas hacer un fan-rework de como deberían verse Amumu y Syndra?

[@graciekent9403]

“All Thresh cares about is making you miserable.” Unbound Thresh is certainly accomplishing that goal

[@coldfusionstormgaming1808]

Laughed out loud when i read that ngl.

[@coldfusionstormgaming1808]

@@alexastorm97 i don't even mind local changes to Local version. But That Thresh skin is a straight downgrade when it SHOULD be a upgrade. It Legit looks like he just has a nasty mask taped on his skeletal face. ACTUALLLY looks like a Fall Guy

[@trooperscientists2000]

@@coldfusionstormgaming1808 yeah, stuff like removing Graves cigar is fine or Jinx, who's not just wearing a bra but has bandages underneath. All that is totally fine, but this skin... ehh

[@nanosoreee3943]

That's some psychological move Riot pulled xD Riot: GOT EEM

[@Moon_Moon404]

that's actually true 😂

[@evi6629]

I almost choked when i realized that Thresh wasn't even actually half-naked but that they *outlined his abs over his clothes* that's so ridiculous I can't believe they did it.

[@The.Painted.Angel.]

Omg didn't even notice until your comment wtf

[@davidkiarray8205]

The last 10 male characters they released are shirtless i swear and they managed to make thresh one of em LOL

[@DerVasto]

@@davidkiarray8205 10 might be about right, or if not, then damn close. 2016 was the last year we got a vast array of different champions.

[@maichiuuu]

The more souls he got, the more swole he got.

[@legal040]

@@davidkiarray8205 Thresh and Mundo lmao gotta love 2021

[@saintlarfleeze3551]

If we wanted “sexy thresh” we’d just use Spirit Blossom, a skin that actually does the sexy thresh thing well

[@marfit77]

Also it makes perfect sense because it's not actually Thresh it's someone like Thresh

[@emanuelbarcelossantos2629]

Not only that, that thresh isn't evil or want to inflict pain. He is monstrous but actually a protective and fearsome of his spirits. The ones he hold to him. He wants them safe, they're his children. So having a thresh that's not evil and is sexy is actually good... A new light on a character

[@Unreachableparadise]

@@emanuelbarcelossantos2629 all those aside, spirit blossom thresh is hot asf

[@emanuelbarcelossantos2629]

@@Unreachableparadise id let him reap my soul tho

[@MT-pf1pv]

True that. I always imagined thresh as like a 40+ year old guy. He can be clean shaven but Riot seems to have a tendency nowadays to avoid making characters with normal aging, it always has to be silky smooth and appealing

[@nfrance999]

“It ignores the lore” I mean, that basically perfectly encapsulates the sentinels of light event that feels like either a shitty fan fiction or like Akshan is telling a story rather then what actually happened

[@erickschusterdeoliveira2662]

League of Legends has been shitty fanfic since 2016.

[@beemaw5622]

@@erickschusterdeoliveira2662 2017*

[@NeptuniumNecromancy]

@@erickschusterdeoliveira2662 so Pyke lore is bad?

[@juliankanzuki2013]

The event really did feel badly written. most characters just were done wrong, like Regar was basically a cat that can talk, Pyke was a kid with ADHD and a knife, Graves jsut felt out of place, too much focus on comic releif and no mention of twisted fate atall, or any explination why TF wasn't with him? It was jsut bad.. a cool concept but bad writing ruined it all.

[@NeptuniumNecromancy]

@@arctikos7809 The backstory is a little lack luster but where he ends up is the unique part

[@ethanstyant9704]

The more human thresh really looks like an older Disneyish type villain, the kind that plans all sorts of traps for the hero and enjoys gloating

[@blobfishman5225]

Yeah, I mean I saw it and was like "blue Jafar".

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

@@blobfishman5225 yeah he does totally have Genie Jafar vibes

[@KING-lw8nv]

I can just imagine the mist changing people into their worst qualities and when it got to thresh they be like: Yeah theres not much we can change we just gonna turn you into a skeleton

[@bladeprincess]

and thresh is like "ait sick, bet"

[@qwormuli77]

"Okay, you see, we can't exactly remove any good from you. How'd you like a bit more of that bad instead?" Tresh: "Hey, take that good from somebody else, let me see it and you've got a deal!"

[@robertlupa8273]

He looked so "bad", that he got integer underflow'd into looking good.

[@ApexGale]

I don't think a single person was drawn to Thresh as a character thinking "man his kit is cool I just wish he were sexy"

[@darkeather2]

I was actually drawn him thinking "man hes so sexy and cool, why is he a support?" And after playing him enough, i realized how support oddly fits his character.

[@nighttiger314]

And for the few who do wish he were just sexy instead, they already have Spirit Blossom, aka Dream Daddy Thresh, which works for that version of the character.

[@altarofshadows]

Maybe sadomasochistic people?

[@allegro6104]

Wdym "wish he was sexy"? Standard Thresh was the sexist male character for the longest time

[@alchemicpunk1509]

@@allegro6104 this is the only correct take, thank you

[@diamondmetal3062]

I actually really love the “human” unbound Thresh you guys made. That is not a being who cares about how he looks, that is a being who just stole someone’s throne and decided to do a royal makeover to fit the new job.

[@JD-zp4vn]

What I imagined when Thresh made his “unbound form” Thresh: “Stupid sexy Viego”

[@flamingwheel9926]

Stupid sexy Viego, watch me do it better

[@ketsuekinikushimi4978]

In case you didn't notice, jinx now got chest bandage under her bra to cover her non-existent boobies.

[@risky2166]

@@ketsuekinikushimi4978 *404 boobs not found

[@AngbangCorp]

Maybe Thresh also figured it'd be easier to stuff people into his lantern when he's hot. Not the worst plan 🙃

[@manglekiwi3453]

Thresh: "stupid- sexy, I'll show him who's boss." *sobbing as he highlights his abs*

[@SleepyVampArt]

The artist is amazing the designs are perfect, they could replace the base thresh with the first one and it wouldn't mess up anything, or use that for unbound and the scepter one for like "ruined king thresh"

[@garreonlefay6703]

make the ruined king a prestige variant of Unbound Thresh

[@PNNH696]

Time for the better redesigns that are unbound by the conventional attractiveness.

[@DronesOverTheMoon]

Clever

[@sashalishchyshyn5523]

Damn, you are everywhere. What dedication to the community

[@PNNH696]

@@sashalishchyshyn5523 I don't think commenting on KZbin videos requires that much dedication.

[@sashalishchyshyn5523]

@@PNNH696 well, commenting on almost each one does. There is not a single video by Necrit or Skyen (or other content creators like them) without your comment. They are all on the spot, too

[@PNNH696]

@@sashalishchyshyn5523 I commented a lot but not on every video lol

[@notareptilianiswear.6600]

Congrats, that description of how Thresh wasn’t changed at all by the effect of the Ruination actually made me think of him as an intimidating force, as opposed to how I sometimes see him… as the Spirit Halloween version of Skeletor. Don’t get me wrong, I like Thresh a lot, but I never really considered how unfeeling and monstrous he’d be were he a real force in the world.

[@Lauren-nk1ou]

_getting hooked by him is not an oh teehee daddy please don't hurt me_

[@somedude9828]

INSERT FEMUR BREAKER

[@Muricata]

A horrible phrase to be either heard or read

[@vincentschumann937]

its a pls lemme me die moment

[@binnieminnie9803]

Oh no, pls no

[@roven0]

i meannnnn

[@TSKLaon]

The second design is so perfectly aligned to my aesthetic sensibilities it'd actually make me play thresh. I'm a sucker for the paladiny, holy order, gold trim order-aligned look, and managing to fit that very specific vibe into the spooky shadow isles theme truly feels like the culmination of Thresh's Lawful Evil BastardTM potential. hats off to you and the artist.

[@ignisvis8867]

**Unbound Thresh uses R** "Oh no Thresh-senpai I'm stuck, teehee~"

[@dqw4w9wgxcq15]

Why.

[@tedigrizli]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING STEP-SUPPORT

[@blackphoenix6346]

Teehee te Nandayo

[@dr.stronk9857]

Stop enjoying it

[@slimetank394]

@Chase Valliere now that makes me wonder how does Thresh react to masochists

[@Zkeleton969]

I do love both skins, particularly skin 2, simply because it shows a way to make a human character without making them look like a fucking anime fashion model.

[@A.C_B.]

21:00 honestly, this new unbound thresh is way more attractive than the riot version. This is a guy I could see running the shadow Iles, way more focused and actively malicious than viego ever could be. reminds me of Dracula in a way.

[@graveslayer9666]

Which one?

[@letsrank9349]

This design gives me Jafar vibes from Disney's Aladdin. He is someone who is bidding his time so he could stab you in the back then skin you alive! I Love it!

[@graveslayer9666]

@@letsrank9349 i thing that was the point of his human look. An normal human, who is sadistic, gets access to great power that allows him to do what ever he wants and get away with It (mostly).

[@10-aquinogesiterenndrichph48]

I mean what's more scary? A fictional monster or your own flesh and blood

[@zeppie_]

Riot’s unbound thresh looks like he’d act malicious to be playful or seductive, this thresh would act malicious out of sincere sadistic tendencies. Way hotter.

[@flustereddork2204]

Ngl the second design you propose still made me feel like "oh ho tehee~ daddy dont hurt me" HAHAHHAHAHHA but for reals tho, when you mentioned the smile was similar to Hannibal Lector, that second design gave off a feeling that his looking at you as its prey, analyzing the ways he would make you despair, the stare and smile was so creepy and perfect to its character, it reminds me of meeting the 1991 Hannibal from silence of the lamb! And i love how ya keep the same face and clothes design from the human thresh and just ruin-fied it, it may seem lazy to others, but to me it just makes the more sense in terms of showing a story with the characters design. The character designs should shows its story and personality and it perfectly did that! (Sorry for long rant, I was just so happy with the design)

[@garreonlefay6703]

That, and he would torture you while drinking a nice chianti

[@PNNH696]

And it absolutely sucks that the design of Unbound Thresh is bound by censorships.

[@dominik3017]

ironic...

[@MrLeefgfg]

i guess he just proved its bound by Riot and nothing more, the two concept arts would never be shut down in china.

[@helltaker6865]

Now that is a reason why the unbound design sucks

[@mira.r]

seriously. i am very disappointed that i don't actually get to play *thresh in wr. ub thresh sucks man

[@gunlyte4661]

I hate those type of censorships to the very fabric of my being,they can just tweak it the same way they did in Legends of Runeterra...

[@DDtankxD]

Man, watching how a single creator with passion and respect for concepts absolutely takes Riot 100-0 in this skin is amazing and unbelievable at the same time. Dammit, what could've been...

[@bootleg_]

At this point, Riot should just hire you for future design critique. These designs are amazing and I love how much they fit the type of psychotic nature Thresh is described to have.

[@darkmoon4311]

Sadly, Riot probably won't since they tend to limit creativity in favor of pandering to the general audience, and m o n e y

[@SomeBassWallaby]

Vandiril - The Bug Master Necrit - The Lorekeeper TB Skyen - The Design Critique The perfect trio

[@Stolanis]

@@darkmoon4311 This. Even if they did hire Skyen to critique their designs they'd just end up ignoring everything he has to say because, as they have shown time and time again, good design is not something they are interested in when there's MONEY to be made. All hail our corporate overlords Riot, Tencent and the massively influential Chinese demographic (which has shown overwhelmingly in market research to prefer the design trends that Riot are currently gunning for: sexy, bland and 'appealing'). The far more tragic reality is that Riot *already* has tonnes of artists a lot like Skyen already working for them, doing their best to rail against the creatively bankrupt waifu/husbando generating machine that Riot has become without losing their jobs.

[@albertofuzzi7200]

I am sure that artists and designers at riot are perfectly capable at their jobs. Remember that characters like jhin and kindred exist. If only they could work without restraints...

[@suspecm6316]

@@Stolanis I'm just waiting for Riot Games to finally fall from grace.

[@rodrigobritobernardo7913]

Skyen at 21:13: "This is not flirty or seductive..." Me: "Oh... Yeah, of course, who could possibly think of him as a total daddy dom in that design, right?"*laughs nervously*

[@kennethfajardo9102]

Ayo?

[@Muricata]

I would laugh if the reason why he's like that is because he absorbed the soul of Viego, so the "sexy" passed to him and as he doesn't care about those stuffs he's like "eh, fine, I'll deal with this"

[@Madnessguy03]

That would quite funny actually, would be a galaxy brain move from Riot.

[@annique9186]

Watch them actually use this as an excuse if the outrage is big enough lmao

[@Muricata]

Pls Apolo give me the power of prophecy

[@jimmuzzi5230]

I really love the second version. It gives him just the right kind of feel if he became more human. Also the crown and staff theory was really cool. I'm really into Thresh being the king/controller of Shadow Isles which really fits him. Great video!

[@jimstoesz3878]

Damn. If this is how heated you get over a Thresh skin I can't even imagine what the inevitable "Building a Better Kai'Sa" video will be like...

[@Mt12490]

That will be a full 2 hour video essays talking about the probably of hot females in games xD

[@ziedyee]

@@Mt12490 I can totally see this. There's so much wrong with Kai'Sa, especially from a canon point, that hid video is either gonna be SUPER long because he's going in depth with issues of female represantation in video games and their "need" to be hot at all times or SUPER short because he's just gonna say "Kai'sa sucks, here's why. This is the fix" and then produce ANYTHING other than what we have which would be just so much better already lol

[@spritepine5345]

I mean starcraft already has a better kaisa

[@flaviomonteiro1414]

I'd love to see it!

[@smthqueer2869]

Im actually digging the second design because it feels so much more uncomfortable, it plays into the idea that he's your boss and loves to make you suffer. Also when I look at that face I actually get shivers down my spine. Not to say I don't like the first one because it's undoubtedly a good design it just doesn't make me want to hide in my house dreading the days where I will have to see him

[@garfieldturismo]

Imagine the unbound thresh redesign throwing the staff lantern to you as his W and knocking you out instead of saving you

[@sleepy5924]

what I want to do every time an ally flashes instead of taking my lantern:

[@crim1188]

Revenge for not clicking on the damn lantern

[@ironboy3245]

i imagined it as the lantern detaching from the top of the staff when he uses w

[@Zenith07]

12:53 Omg thank goodness you know this as well, some people doesn’t even point this out, and i love that you also care alot about the lore’s and know alot about them.

[@プリスマ棱鏡]

3:48 as a HongKong fan of Skyen, seeing the news brought up to this channel was kinda touching. I’m very grateful that not only we ourselves being aware about it, but other countries also support us. Once again, thank you skyen.

[@raginhawk8506]

Power to y'all

[@genemesis8]

Bless u mate, hail u!

[@commissargab6181]

💀

[@blooperpazdro5894]

wow I really love these redesigns, they convey his character in a great way, at the same time enhancing the experience and actually putting his story forward I'm still sad that Riot decised to throw out Thresh's lore to make him a hot eboy just like that

[@thejoe9175]

The 1st version you showed sell the unhinged monstrous side that he was trying to conceal as warden during the days in the Blessed Isles and i really like it that claiming his humanity made him more of a monster than a human. 10/10 would definitely be a banger of a skin if was released and ties up well too for the lore.

[@a.i.m.f8567]

The 18:40 tresh actually scares me lmao

[@thejoe9175]

@@a.i.m.f8567 it should because it is literally the embodiment of how horrendous and twisted of a person he is. Thats why it slaps. Kudos to the artist who drew this monster.

[@a.i.m.f8567]

@@thejoe9175 yes

[@Boleniana]

I just really loved that bit about replacing "sex appeal" with "the appeal of power", you've UNDERSTOOD the underlying thing, and just... gah I can't words it, but I love it.

[@SUNOAK]

I am extremely disappointed that they didn’t do more with yorick…

[@speeedwagonnn6959]

He was to be seen in the last chapters of the story, he was just an npc tho sadyl

[@jhonnie6778]

yorick is a D tier champion no one plays and is annoying to play against, I'm glad :D!

[@SUNOAK]

@@jhonnie6778 learn to deal with it 😳 I’m yorick OTP and just because a champ has bad play rate doesn’t mean they shouldn’t get less skins even tho I understand the marketing

[@SUNOAK]

@@speeedwagonnn6959 yup sadly

[@danello2367]

I mean at least he appeared. Maokai still missing and will not be used on the event only if you count the cutscene coming at 3rd of august which is unlikely

[@akpokemon]

The 2nd design gave me major chills!!! I am astonished. The lighting effect on the face is so so good. And that sinister grin....oh wow!

[@butters9887]

we have spirit blossom for our bone daddy, don't need a second one.

[@butters9887]

also, mordekaiser should come back. With all the people dying it's the perfect time.

[@max-potato-muncher]

@@butters9887 tbh I could see Morde coming back and fending Viego out of Noxus like, "Ty for the revival, now stfu child, give me your power."

[@patrickcarter2829]

@@butters9887 Bold of you to assume Morde won't get hit by the same fate as Thresh....

[@funguyen2515]

@@patrickcarter2829 i hope not. We already got pentakill mordekaiser as the perfect representation of human morde that’s also thematically fitting.

[@maciejczerwinski1361]

@@butters9887 Honestly it's a shame that Morde was well set up in the lore as this threat to practically whole world with LB being very questionable "hero" preparing to stop him and they decided to use guy who had an item named after him instead. At least there's a chance that Morde will be the villan of Riot's MMO tho I'm not sure if it wouldn't have too much Lich King vibes

[@lc298]

I actually kinda like the second "more appealing" redesign of Unbound Thresh. If it is the official unbound skin, I'd totally admit that Riot has won my heart by this human form and throw my money for it.

[@maciejczerwinski1361]

And now I'm mad that the second design is SO GOOD and Rito will NOT use it

[@freakerfaker3711]

"He needed a more royal looking outfit..." Riot : We got you covered and boom, *Unbound Thresh PRESTIGE EDITION*

[@vioectrolysis]

If unbound thresh was a handsome mature man I would have been on board, at least it is a clear contrast with Viego's young sexiness. Like the evil uncle that lost the throne to his brother's son. Riot's design team need to study the otome isekai genre and its archetypes.

[@vincentschumann937]

i was like: so unbound skins are what the character fears and desires as a being k, thresh wants to be a monster so make him the scariest of them all like beyond fiddlesticks level

[@kevinp2225]

*cough Vlad cough*

[@vioectrolysis]

@@kevinp2225 Yeah, I am waiting for his visual update, but he is not evil uncle material, Vlad has the gag of the creepy old man.

[@JustAChinesePleb]

Now YOU'RE a man of culture

[@kaidusa]

i agree, we are missing an older bad ass lady. i would love like a sassy old witch.

[@BasementMinions]

Absolutely love your take on him and you taking the time to acknowledge how impressive the designs are in spite of the heaps of limitations the artists are given for new champions.

[@Miner49er201]

Both of those remodels are absolutely fantastic. The second design makes a lot of sense and I adore the staff and crown.

[@pumpking1278]

The first redesign of unbound thresh looks so good, that's a skin a would look for

[@TheRozenKnight]

My opinion to unbound Thresh is that its mostly looks boring less interessting than the Base. Also it feels borderline scamy that they sell a Lore Book that they choose to ignore anyway. But your and Lauras designs look so much more interessting. The Mounstrous design looks like a Proper Update to Thresh an Monster in Humanoid Shape. The Human Side looks dark regal and menacing scary. It has a certain Vlad the Impaler Vibe to it and it looks like Human Thresh. I especialy like the Latern Staff and Crown Design. Atleast in my Headcanon one of those two will be the true Unbound Thresh depending on how the story continues. It was a great video. Thank you Skyen :)

[@realsanmer]

Gotta love how Money, Money, Money by Abba was playing when he explained the lucrative side of making this skin. Good attention to detail.

[@doublechocolata4247]

Every time I watch ur "build a better ...." videos I get sad and mad at the same time because of how thoughtful and gorgeous these designs are! And how it should be already in the game! I do love this series and the thoughts, creativity and push boundaries ideas u and ur friends put into these designs even if it make me disappointed on riots designs... keep this series up!

[@spacemermaids]

We should appreciate how skyen (and/or his editor) puts in the work to constantly pick the appropriate league emotes for every emotive word said…. my god.

[@IDoNotFeelCreative]

I'm really interested how this'll turn out, since I cannot imagine a palatable unbound Thresh design... at least one that would be canon I mean "Flesh is a prison" is one of his most iconic lines

[@legendarynoodle2438]

That's why he uses ghostflesh

[@IDoNotFeelCreative]

@@legendarynoodle2438 why yes, silly me, I forgot how the whole quote goes: "Flesh is a prison, but Ghostflesh is the abs of the soul"

[@skkadoot9533]

what do you think now that you've seen the redesign ?

[@legendarynoodle2438]

@@IDoNotFeelCreative yes

[@IDoNotFeelCreative]

@@skkadoot9533 I like them both especially the first choice - the part about souls practically bursting out of him, although I still prefer skeletor Thresh. Maybe cause I've played the game for so long... and if they wanted a "non-scary" child friendly version, that still gives off "psychopath" vibes the adults can pick up - then the second option is much better than what we have in the game now.

[@fruity_lou]

It’s kind of fun coming back to this video with the recent Viktor retcon, which also (in my opinion) feels like a betrayal of who his character was. Your Thresh designs are amazing, and I wish League still allowed custom skins, because I would model, texture, and play your designs in a heartbeat. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@handsum6676]

The fact that he in the human design is “ordinary” makes him unique in lol

[@stripmaker2469]

that is kinda true tho, damn

[@raphaelmerino100]

Nope, every single Humanoid male champion from 2017 onwards have this same design Sylas, Kayn, Sett Akshan, Viego Yone, Aphelios and Pyke. All of them are "Sexy Boy with weapon, and Abs". This is a Chinese market standard, making male characters Manly and Sexy, while making Female Characters look like they came from Tanacon. It's lame, Character Design is dead in this game, saddly. Now we can just hope they won't start doing this crap with other monsters.

[@happypepper9326]

Perfection. The "human" one is really good to tell his story.

[@MCGuran123io]

With the second redesign Thresh was made into Jafar in look and in lore hahaha Seriously though I do like both designs (prefer the first :) ) and agree across the board with why the original skin was poorly executed!! Great job to both you and Laura Galliano!!

[@vincentschumann937]

when i first heard of unbound thresh i thought fiddlesticks+ lvls of scary and monster but he just human

[@asrieldreemurr1918]

Which makes sense for thresh jafar didn’t care about anyone he only wanted power he was a petty man just like human thresh

[@benjaminfrost2780]

As a Thresh fan and main. I loved your Unbound Thresh turned up to an 11. Well done. The more human option is really really good with filling the "need" to be human for Wild Rift. Riot would do well to hire the artist of these and honestly minds like yours to their creative team.

[@AltiusMax]

Oh man... I cannot wait how they will mess up Moderkaiser when his turn to be "THE" villain arrives... (hopefully big metal armor should not be censored anywhere)

[@swan-cloud]

The only thing i can see being censored from morde is the ribcage below his armor

[@vaderbuckeye36]

@@swan-cloud that’s an easy fix though, just make his armor cover his ribs like real armor typically does unlike fantasy boob plate. They might have the issue that he’s a ghost, but they could just make him flesh and maintain his character easily

[@somebodyiguess-752]

I don't think he really needs to be censored tbh. Maybe they will have to erase the ghost body from his pc model and make a him just an empty suit of armor that glows from the inside.

[@psycojester]

Mordkaiser loses his chest armour and helmet. 6 pack and generic fuckboy face. Still has armoured pants.

[@mocod_2402]

@@psycojester gotta protect his massive dong I guess

[@Mr.Animemeguy]

I personally really like the cool "skeletor look", as you call it, that the ruination gave him, so seeing the max power unbound Thresh while keeping his original design in mind and basically enhancing it, would have been pretty cool to see in my opinion. Other than that though, you make really good points in this, and the human Unbound Thresh that you made I think looks pretty good.

[@Aden877]

At this point i wouldn't be surprised if Riot turned Rek'sai into a hot babe

[@mocod_2402]

It's coming. Now, what shape will our nightmare take? Biped hourglass shaped babe with a magnificent skin care routine and luscious hair or quadriped with a thick booty, impeccable skin and somehow long hair with a mind of their own to stay in place at all time.

[@Isomnophilia]

If they make it work its gonna be a payday for Riot lol

[@gunlyte4661]

Just waiting for Human Nasus reveal to complete the pre-ascension shuriman champions.

[@georgesdragon8722]

Wdym, she already is the hottest champ in all of Runeterra

[@WolfQueenLydia]

I'm all for this.

[@ethanchoate9566]

When you get hooked by thresh it shouldn't be "OH no what are you going to do to me daddy thresh" It should go more like "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH"

[@Mama_Angel]

Personally I really like the 2nd design more. It keeps him... relatable for lack of a better word. It goes back to that idea you put forth, "You probably have met a person like Thresh in real life". It keeps in mind that above all of the monster that Thresh has become he started as a man. By seeing what he was and has become it kinda makes you want to strive to be a better person.

[@chubbyninja975]

I love your input. I think it’s valid and above and beyond. I think the fundamental issue that I’m becoming more aware of after watching your videos is that RIOT is operating two projects at the same time, one where they create champions with a deep lore and world building for players who care for that, and one where they appeal to players who just want cool looking, and easy to digest characters which not much depth, and they have no interest in bridging the two for financial reasons. The only way i see them making the effort two connect the dots is if players demanded that they do exactly that and keep vocalizing that they want rich world building and cohesive characters to boot, not just one with disregard for the other.

[@stormgaren]

21:53 oh...yeah sure Skyen.... that face definitely doesn’t arouse me.. not at all

[@chaonis24601]

Ngl I was looking for this comment

[@frozzensolid_]

5:45 if this doesn't sum up the entire ruined king event idk what does

[@TBSkyen]

I mean. Yeah.

[@risky2166]

"Reject humanity. Return to daddy" -Riot

[@norfrakenevermore7758]

His more human version one basically has a disney villain face. Like some evil uncle or pirate almost even like a king.

[@blackroses96]

That Must-Be human Thresh has the Jafar vibes I wish the official one had. I love it. And I mean... Riot don't know some people find Jafar sexy, do they? Urf...

[@dubbsmt6128]

Absolutely love the two commisioned designs. Extremely dope!

[@dino0075]

Maybe the skin is actually so incomprehensibly big brain by Riot because they knew people wouldn't like it. Just like Thresh loves the misery he gives to other people. Riot gives people misery for this skin.

[@maciejczerwinski1361]

We can hope that it's just 200iq PR play and after predictable hate they would be like "oh we noticed that you do not like this skin so here's a better one bcs we care about players so much

[@x3dwany371]

@@maciejczerwinski1361 you know it’s pretty funny that we all know that riot doesn’t give half a shit about us

[@maxvarjagen9810]

I second this, but unironically. If he's supposed to be a petty unlikable sadist with an inferiority complex... well I think riot nailed it.

[@jetbean9157]

9:34 never realized but grasp of the undying (the LoL rune and LoR card) is based off threats hand

[@DrakZhull]

24:10 I would propose exactly that. Legendary skin of Thresh, throwing the staff like a spear or a javelin would be so epic. Then at the target location, it would be jabbed under a sharp angle in the ground and green ruination-like cracks would spread from the centre to the edges. A green mist would come out of those cracks as an indicator of its range.

[@ziedyee]

But what would he throw it for? In his kit nothing would make sense with a staff. Maybe he can slam his staff into the ground to cast his ult but that's about all I could imagine the staff being useful for.

[@DrakZhull]

​@@ziedyee The staff would be a carrier for his lantern. It would hover just above his staff and pulsing with power (the entire concept of "unbound" thresh is the fact that he has more power than what he knows to do with after all). To me, throwing the whole staff instead of just the lantern makes more sense anyway as the champion picking the lantern up has a way to actually hold on to it. The basic concept of his lantern transporting champions across small distances is questionable in the first place from the lore perspective as Thresh does not have the kind of personality to help out others. The lantern itself is pretty much an extremely simplified black hole for souls. The staff's effects would be amplifying the idea of Thresh putting his power level on display and could be an excuse for him helping his teammates out. The "look how much power I have" and "you need my assistance" kind of intimidating move.

[@axoltol5363]

How are you so incredibly descriptive? Just the way you speak, it just has such power and charisma to it, every word has emphasis, some more than others but with the images it just gets everything across from the info to the feelings, its amazing, im in awe. As a writer, I wish I could be this commanding and controlling with exactly what I want to get across. Do you maybe have any tips or anything?

[@raisin_16]

I wonder what's the next thing they'd do with the other characters? A canon rek'sai skin that look like kai'sa? A human-looking cho'gath rework, who has abs and pretty hair? An incredibly good-looking tahm kench with abs? Wukong skin that looks like rakan, which is also canon? Are they gonna rework all the yordles to look more like models? Add vastayans with more abs? More human-looking demons that aren't even considered as demons? Or maybe when the watchers break free, they'd look like Leonardo DiCaprio?

[@metinozdemir560]

We actually have the wukong one, its just not canon

[@Vestiligium]

Now i want to see DiCaprio Watchers

[@rokayawael5467]

DONT GIVE THEM IDEAS THE THOUGT OF THIS IS GIVING ME NIGHTMARES

[@Mt12490]

God you don't know how much I'm laughing imaging the unspecanly massive Leonardo DiCaprios pulling there way out of the live like titans

[@ianpartrick8347]

If they make Sexy Tahm Kench at least appeal to the gay crowd by making him a bear.

[@norrin_falk]

As a freelance artist, I appreciate VERY much the fact that you took the time and money to commission an artist, it strengthens your vision and supports visual creators. People would just use shitty ass photoshop skills to bash together pre-existent work, while that's not necessarily good or bad per say... I don't like when people do that (unless it's for comedic reasons). My respect to you sir.

[@Yukkutastic]

At least rito gave us something new to hate, Seraphine hate got old.

[@scheremy]

Nah bro, unbound thresh is at least 2 times better than seraphine

[@penjamin1479]

@@scheremy nah, they're on the same level of lame imo. This time they're taking something beloved and changing it for the worse (even though they were kinda forced to).

[@queenmorganite2825]

Like High school bully

[@lebreizhblond]

Seraphine hate is and always will be a good thing to bring up on the table. Because Seraphine is and always will be the biggest insult Riot did to the community.

[@apollyon1311]

Seraphine hate will never gets old. Even if Riot make a character with the whole Lore being the 3 words "hot sexy character" and the character design following that, Seraphine would still be more hated.

[@collinkuss3290]

Something I wish they had done with the lore for thresh is imply that he’s bound to the shadow isles… like… the black mist/the first ruination bound him there and he’s using Viego to siphon enough power to “break his chains” and escape. This would also work into the animation where he’s found in Noxus. this is a glamour he wears in Noxus so he doesn’t get caught by the Noxian government or the Black Rose and he can feast as much as he wants. So he’s “unbound” in the sense that he’s no long held there and can harvest souls wherever he wants without being caught. Almost a “false hydra” from D&D but alluring and then hiding in plain sight rather than underground. It would work with his lore, and it would give him another layer of villainy in addition to wanting to become king of the shadow isles

[@snqoqo]

Is it just me or is unbound Tresh's lantern just....Not a lantern? Like it looks like a big chunk of a crystal, unlike real Tresh's lantern

[@tpkarclight3118]

I think that's to recreate his stave from his life... but as a thresh main myself, I don't like what they did with it... and they even changed the filter on his voice, made it more high pitched ;-; And the design... why the gold accents? Isn't ruination about silver and black?

[@patchh8650]

It looks like a mini nexus

[@rivershen8954]

Looks like someone's ribcage ngl

[@Nico-mi3vk]

this is beautiful... as a thresh main i am so happy to see a lore based design

[@4dragons632]

I love the second design the most. Something about it was just so incredibly pleasing to me, and I think giving thresh a crown instead of floaty dreadlocks was a particularly big improvement. Thresh to me is someone who grabs at symbols of power and holds them just as close as he holds the tortured souls in his lantern. Would he paint himself in a mask of attractiveness with a shallow f**kboy face and silly abs that look like one of those 'manly chefs aprons' on him? Actually yes, I could picture him doing that. But if there was a crown up for grabs? You can be damn sure that crown would be the first thing he put his claws on.

[@heyfell4301]

I'm two years late for this but oh god, this first redesign looks genuinely terrifying to a degree I don't think any champion really gets to. It's still not horror movie material, but his face really sells it to me, just the barely human face of a monster.

[@davidfredriksson3251]

Your mindset is such a breath of fresh air on KZbin! I mean the beginning of the third segment is such a more mature way of thinking about thoughts and ideas than most media ever portray.

[@Patmax17]

I agree. What TB Skyen does a lot better than the average Internet user is that he arguments his opinions, he accepts different opinions and doesn't think he just knows better, and that he fosters constructive discussion. It's a great approach to any kind of discussion, especially art. But it's difficult, it requires effort, it's not as immediate and "fast food" consumable, and thus it's not as popular online

[@voidboi1379]

After Following Riot's Lore literally since the beginning and plunging into deep depression after all the shit we went through in "Ruination" event (the name now surely states its purpose) I can clearly say that all you've said in your video I truly respect/agree and in another universe really hope that THAT was cannon instead of all we've got in the past 2 months

[@violeviolaV]

I really like your second design for him. Making him a creepily smiling human really sells that he is motivated by sadistic joy and hunger for power; very human emotions.

[@Smap_SC]

Your human version of this skin looks absolutely amazing and I would definetely pay for it. But I prefer it over your first redesign, which is good too btw, but it just looks too similar to basic Thresh for me. Nevertheless you did a fantastic job!

[@Chronicallyhere_09]

Base Thresh was already sexy, now it has been ruined by Unbound Thresh. He’s just too bland imo (also kind of looks like Kayn to me).

[@veselt6709]

Damn he was ruined twice then.

[@pumba9393]

Same as how I thought Kog’maw was cute before they started adding all his cute skins

[@Jedijames1999]

Name me a new male character that doesn’t look like kayn.

[@pumba9393]

@@Jedijames1999 akshan ig

[@junioryoung9662]

Your speaking nonsense! He is Kayn! (plot twist)

[@tartpop4978]

21:53 "oh teehee, Daddy, please dont hurt me" T B Skyen 2021

[@imjustdandy9799]

I hope TB makes a video about the Riot lawsuit. Since his content is so well made it would be a good way to get more people aware of it.

[@helloitsowen6639]

@@burzum2649 according to a quick google search they are being sued for the same shit as blizzard

[@vranlekhavran8294]

You. NAILED. It. The, dare I say, essay about design philosophy is totally on point. I literally could not agree more.

[@Purcyless]

Human Thresh looks like he should be named Ralph

[@dqw4w9wgxcq15]

Mark suits him better

[@Altalune01]

The first, fully monstrous one is absolutely amazing and I'd love to see it as a real skin (Maybe the only thing I would change is that I would put his head a little lower because it looks more odd than scary ^^')

[@SilverLolchen]

I do like your alternate designs! (tho I'm definitely more into the ghost aesthetic, love me some ghost kings running round being assholes)

[@Teathling]

love the second one the most actually it works tremendously well for unbound thresh.

[@fireflyer97]

I love the "mouths" on his hips in both designs.

[@duracell9145]

23:24 RIOT MAKE THIS REAL I LOVE THIS LOOK

[@graveslayer9666]

We need to storm their headcourter and make them change It!! Also, let’s steal the „Ruined king” game copies while we’re a it.

[@Lynmaru_]

I can already imagine them re-making all his skins with this sexy boy look in the least inspired way possible. I really like Spirit Blossom Thresh because it felt like a one-time special thing where him being ridiculously handsome and sexy doesn't really matter within a different setting and the whole VN stuff going on.

[@Thiccolasjames]

I am floored by just all of this, speechless by the artist and your beautiful exposition over it. I cannot say anything that hasn't been said but this is an absolutely fantastic video

[@ruberose1825]

Unbound Thresh is just like Kai'sa. Stupid designs that worsen their lore and character.

[@kda4636]

Kai’Sa is fine

[@thatdodo8263]

@@kda4636 does she look like a brutal survivor from a place that kills and consumes everything inside it? Not really, she has that nice smooth hair and skin that makes her look like she does her make up every time before she goes out to save ezreal again

[@giantskelly5165]

@@kda4636 she looks like a model despite spending her childhood in a dimension that is all about LITTERLY NOTHING. THERES NO COLOR, NO SMELL, NOTHING TO FEEL OR TOUCH, NOTHING TO HEAR N O T H I N G. It's called "The VOID" for a reason...

[@TheLux008]

@@giantskelly5165 its not a literal void, thats just the name they gave it. She had an alien being attach itself to her so they can survive together. They obviously had something to survive.

[@giantskelly5165]

@@TheLux008 regardless, she looks bad lore wise. Doesn't fit the character at all but at the end of the day it's all about money and if she looked like Gragas then she wouldn't sell skins now would she?

[@alfredpenrose9709]

The human unbound version of Thresh reminds me a lot of the leader of the Drukhari (the Dark Elves) in Warhammer 40,000: Asdrubael Vect. They both start as nobodies, and both have risen to the point where they can employ the dark attraction of absolute power wielded by the absolutely corrupt. Vect and Thresh also share a common power source: human suffering. Definitely worth a look!

[@allandoesntexist]

Can I be honest. When I saw the thumbnail I actually thought that unbound thresh was like a genie. I was very surprised learning that he was all…that

[@MrGoatman247]

Guys big brain time: what if thresh looks like that because we would all be annoyed and suffering in agony yelling "oh god another hot skin this is not thresh" and thresh loves the agony of others 🤔🤔🤔

[@friendlyfiddler5727]

Of course, he's twisted and mad enough to take that appearance just to torture US, such is his power now xD

[@MrGoatman247]

@@friendlyfiddler5727 bingo

[@graveslayer9666]

I hate the fact that It acually makes sence. But, still pls RIOT fix this bastard!

[@MrGoatman247]

@@graveslayer9666 they probably won't lets be real /~\

[@torpedopickle]

"Flesh is a prison" - Thresh 2021 Thresh: "Nvm I guess"

[@kannavz3494]

So now my head canon is that thresh was Runeterra's prime Karen. So basically Unbound Thresh is like if Karen had the power they always wanted they would become just hot enough to get whatever they want.

[@electricityoverload4539]

Karen's would be afraid of Thresh

[@graysonfox4159]

Excellent breakdown, valid criticism, and boy did you take the high road by going out and working with a concept artist to make new designs that support your argument. I also happen to agree. I can just imagine that maybe the idea for new Thresh is that he somehow merges WITH Viego and that's why he gets all hotboi.