League of Legends Champion Designer Promoted to Lead Position
August “Riot August” Browning, known for designing champions like Jhin, Aphelios, and Zeri, has been promoted to the lead champion designer at Riot Games. This new position grants him even more influence over how fans interact with the game.
August previously served as the principal character designer for the game. With his promotion, he will have the opportunity to design a greater number of champions, expanding his creative impact on the game. Fans hope that his future champions will have simpler kits compared to some of his previous designs.
August UwU’s Excitement on Twitter
In a tweet, August expressed his excitement about his new role as the lead champion designer for League of Legends. He shared how he learned about game design in college by following lead designer MorelloNMST’s posts. Now, after nine years, he finds himself in the same position and hopes to have a positive impact on the game.
For the video tweet from August, you can watch it here.
Thematic Connection in Champion Designs
August recently designed two champions simultaneously, Zeri in League of Legends and Neon in VALORANT. Both characters incorporate electricity in their abilities and share a design inspired by the Philippines. Additionally, both champions are voiced by the same Filipina voice actress, Vanille Velasquez. These thematic connections aim to further link the two Riot titles.
New Design Manager and Future Champion Tease
August also announced the appointment of Daniel “Riot Maxw3ll” Emmons as the team’s design manager. This new addition to the team ensures that more extravagant ideas are kept in check, possibly like August’s proposition for a Sett buff.
Although August did not design the upcoming champion, Renata Glasc, it is expected that he will have involvement in the development of the next champion, who is teased to be a jungler from the Void.
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