Diana, the Scorn of the Moon! Gaze upon the sneak peak for our next champion -

"Not all creatures of the night are the sort that lurk in the shadows. A select few leap headlong into the fray, leaving enemies begging for sunshine. Shunned by the people of the sun, Diana turned in isolation to the cold power of the moon’s glow. She hurls herself into the heat of the fight, wielding her crescent blade and unleashing lunar energy with merciless ferocity. If you’re awed by the darkness of the night, but never one to hide in the shadows, you’re sure to be drawn to this knight of the moon and her relentless pursuit of vengeance."

"...the Chosen of the Sun and Chosen of the Moon depicted in the mural are not Leona and Diana, but their ancient predecessors "

IronStylus

"The discarded robes of a Solari acolyte lay before her. She has cast them aside, paying homage to the past, embracing the heresy."

IronStylus

On her design philosophy...

"Diana is an experiment and a culmination of feedback in terms of visual design and character design in general.



Every comment I've gotten in the past from high-heels on Leona, to lessons on boob-plates vs. breast-plates, to skin exposure, to that whole.. "it has to read as female" thing I said, etc, has been considered in her design. I wanted to make someone very unique.



She is not ostentatious, she is not flamboyant, she is not overly sexual. She is sleek and deadly. She is contemplative and appropriately detached. She is a tragic figure but a triumphant one. Her story is one of defiance, perseverance, exile, validation and surrender. She is not vapid, nor shallow, nor simple. She is elegant yet vicious. She is not hateful, she is determined.



She has been a challenge on all fronts as she is not typical. She is very much influenced by Eastern tropes of surrendering one's self via tragedy and gaining something extraordinary. Diana though, unlike traditional characters out for "revenge", has sought acceptance only to find rejection. She is someone we can relate to on that level.



We very much tried to hit all three areas of development, art, design, creative, as holistically as possible. My hope is that we achieved something special. =)" On Diana's blade like weapon of choice...

"We considered a scythe. Sorta felt like a Hecarim weapon. We considered two scythes, sorta felt like Akali weapons. I wanted to use something scythe or sickle-like, but the standard treatment didn't fit. It was actually davin who pointed me toward the khopesh which yielded the best middle ground. It's sort of a reverse khopesh though, with the business end being the inner part of the curve. It wasn't a sword, it wasn't a scythe, but it was something in between that felt like it hinted at reaping. She is of the moon, she signifies the reaping of the dead crops so that the new ones can grow."

While "armored lady" is about all it takes to get me hooked on a champion, a few of you might be wondering what exactly is depicted in the teaser above. Is itand the new champ? Is itbattling with someone related or affiliated with? Luckily, cleared it up a little bit for us:Furthermore, also mentioned thatandare not "bound by blood", implying they are not sisters or related in any way.Continuing to enlighten us,, who let out early hints about Diana in the forum of a secret forum code chipped in about the teaser art by revealing Her lore seems to be very engaging already, but what do we know about her design and the people behind it? mentioned he is responsible for's visual style,( designer behind Draven, Leona, Maokai, and more ) for her mechanics, whileandcontributed to the lore and creative design.also had a few more things to squawk outAdditionally, it seems a great divide is forming on the forums, both among Rioters and Summoners, between which is the more righteous -, the Sun, or, the Moon.Which do you choose? Do you protect the faith or do you embrace the heresy?P.S I think more than a few of you will recognizefrom the deeper look into 6-8 PBE , where her files included stun and silence abilities. While these may have changed since then, I'm interested to see where her kit ended up.