Riot Games denies Seraphine is based on a real woman

Riot Games has stated that Seraphine, the latest League of Legends champion, is not based on a woman named Stephanie, who recently argued that the character has an eerie similarity to her.

Write about Way Two days ago, Stephanie documented the myriad of similarities between herself and new champion Seraphine. The blog draws attention to comparisons such as their appearance, and also points out that the art the character makes is similar to the art she creates herself.

Stephanie wrote that a Riot employee said he would have a K / DA related surprise ready for his birthday, and on that day, “One of the only images of Seraphine from his official Twitter account that has a date was posted and dated Sept. 19., the first day she (Serpahine) “worked” with K / DA. “

Speaking to Tim Rizzo of Inven Global, Riot said Seraphine was “independently created by Riot Games and was not based on any individual, including Stephanie.” They added, “We take all allegations of misappropriation seriously and immediately investigated Stephanie’s allegations after receiving a legal notice from her lawyer last month.”

Riot Game’s statement supports a tweet from one of the company’s character designers, Jeevun Sidhu, who said on October 29 that Seraphine’s design was based on his partner.

Seraphine is a star that makes everyone around her shine that bit more. It was very easy for me to capture in its gameplay, because I can shine brighter by being there @RiotWhiskies everyday.

Thanks to my favorite person in the world for the inspiration. ?

– Jeevun Sidhu (JeevunSidhu) October 29, 2020

This is not the first time that Seraphine has been embroiled in controversy. The company’s handling of the Champion’s exit campaign has been widely criticized, with some pointing out that the personality relies on the narrative of his battles with mental health and anxiety over his departure to cultivate a parasocial relationship with fans. .

Stephanie has since responded to Riot Games statement, saying that she doesn’t think Seraphine is 100% based on her, but states that while the similarities are true her consent to use them has not been given.

Stéphanie’s legal name has been omitted in this article