Riot Games deny ‘League Of Legends’ Seraphine is based on real woman

nme.com:

Riot Games have stated that Seraphine, the latest League Of Legends champion, is not based on a woman named Stephanie, who recently argued that the character bears an uncanny similarity to her.Writing on Medium two days ago, Stephanie documented the myriad similarities between her and new champion Seraphine.

The blog draws attention to obvious comparisons such as their looks, and also points out that the art the character makes is similar to the art she makes herself.The K/DA star’s background riffs on an essay that she wrote and shared with a former Riot employee she had a relationship with.Stephanie wrote that John (the Riot employee) had said he would have a K/DA-related surprise ready for her birthday, and on that day “One of the only.