She performs for the sister cities to remind their citizens that they’re not alone, that they’re stronger together, and that, in her eyes, their potential is limitless. Though these sounds overwhelmed her in her youth, she now draws on them for inspiration, turning the chaos into a symphony. It’s both a personal point of frustration and also, I guess, it may be just another way a giant videogame company has screwed over a woman without a second thought- and massively profited off it.Born in Piltover to Zaunite parents, Seraphine can hear the souls of others-the world sings to her, and she sings back. Every article about her makes my stomach turn. “This whole situation has been really violating. People I’ve never met send her to me online and point out the similarities, there’s already immense amounts of porn of her, I see people arguing about her near-daily and while I do kind of agree that she’s an out of place character for the lore of the game, it does suck to see your features torn apart on a massive scale every time you open your Twitter feed.” Besides that, it’s been kind of horrid to have a League champion who looks like you, has so many of your characteristics, and has a NAME that’s almost identical to yours. “I’ve felt really grossed-out about it, to the point that I can’t play one of my favorite videogames,” Stephanie wrote. ![]() Stephanie shared a comparison of her artwork and Seraphine’s. ![]() ![]() Seraphine was introduced as a new artist associated with K/DA, which has become a real-world band and marketing tool for the game. When Seraphine began appearing on League of Legends social media channels this fall, Stephanie was alarmed at the similarities between her and the character: their pink hair and facial features, their self-portrait doodles, similar names and poses holding their cats, and more. She claims the gesture “was strange for how short of a time I’d known him and we stopped speaking entirely shortly after,” though she does not cite the game as a reason for their breakup. John wanted to recruit Stephanie for a “top secret” voice acting project, and gifted artwork of her as Ahri in her K/DA attire, drawn by League of Legends illustrators. He also told Stephanie he had pitched skins for the nine-tailed fox champion Ahri based on her. ![]() Though he was not a character or skin designer, John claimed to have influenced the first “K/DA” skins, a set of pop star looks for four popular characters. Stephanie was a fan of the game and played with him. Their three-month relationship ended, she moved to start her first job, and then “over a year after we stopped talking to one another, Seraphine - a pink haired, optimistic girl who had just started working toward her dreams - started posting on Twitter, and eventually, became the newest League of Legends champion.” Stephanie believes Riot Games used her likeness and other characteristics to create Seraphine, League of Legends’ newest character.ĭuring their three-month relationship in 2019, John often told Stephanie about his work at Riot Games, including development on League of Legends. The woman, Stephanie, told her story in a Medium post, detailing how she had briefly dated “John,” a Riot Games employee who wanted to base in-game skins on her likeness and personality. Riot Games has been accused of basing its newest League of Legends champion, Seraphine, on a real person without her approval.
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