Concept Lore
Zaun has unleashed many horrors upon the world, but their only regret is Barton Shaw -- or better known now as Bile. Barton was a madman bent on emulating his idol, Shaco. His spree of murders were responded with a team consisting of specialty soldiers from Ionia, Noxus, Demacia, and Zaun assembled to work together to track and eliminate Barton. They instead succeeded in making an already notorious murderer into some sort of nightmarish monster. During their encounter, Barton fell into a vat of chemicals -- as he was presumed to be dead, he emerged as some sort of elemental of acid and poison. The specialty team was later found partially liquidated. Since then, Barton has taken up the name Bile -- and written in the liquidated remains of his most recent victims, he has promised to surpass his idol.
Concept Game-Play
Bile is a response to some community need for a blob-like/liquid-esque champion. Bile plays as an AP jungler/assassin/mage that focuses on poisons, area control, and quiet approaches. He attacks at range and his body is always "flowing" and "spilling" into movements and weapons. Spitting, puking, shooting, and becoming poison and acid would be staples of his skill palette. His dance would most certainly have to be modeled after wacky waving inflatable arm flailng tube man.
Art Direction
Bile, as a community response, was relatively easy to pull inspiration for. I've wanted to make this character for some time, but it hasn't been until recently that I thought I had the artistic know-how to pull him off. The biggest inspiration for Bile, to begin, is Spider-Man's villain, Carnage. Moving from that influence, I knew how Bile would move and look. The main differences between the two though would be that Bile plays and looks more like liquid and is as such, despite being able to form solid objects -- he doesn't wear a suit. Bile is also purely poisons and acids. Playing upon his toxic themes, I chose Bile's colors as purple and yellow-green to push the read as poisonous. Included in his design are various forms his arms can make -- creating weapons for his deadly purpose. This is much like his influences, but it plays nicely into the character.
