Captain Gangplank Lol Skin

This is another one of those incredible skins that allow us a glimpse at the past of a particular Champion. In Captain Gangplanks case, we get to see him at the height of his career of carnage, right before the end of Burning Tides.

His splash art is particularly striking – it’s incredible how regularly we’ve seen this skin in-game, but never noticed the little details.

For instance, Captain Gangplank is in the bowels of his ship, peeling an orange with his flaming cutlass. He lets the tangy juices dribble down his fingers as wisps of white smoke curl up from the blade itself.

It’s quite clear that we’re viewing this image through the eyes of a prisoner, judging from the scarred hands that sit in shackles to either side of the screen. The only thing that stands between the prisoner and freedom is Gangplank, - we wouldn’t put money on the prisoner getting out of this one.

There seems to be a slow deliberation in the way Captain Gangplank peels the orange too – making eye contact with the prisoner and twitching the corner of his lip up in a half-smile. Plus, the prisoners scarred hands suggest that he’s already had a taste or two of his oppressors' blade.

This depiction of Captain Gangplank is near perfect in our eyes, impressively encapsulating the brutality of this salty dog.

In-game, Gangplank is lacking his usual mechanical arm – having not yet lost it to Miss Fortune.

He sports a fancy black pirate hat, complete with gold trim. Likewise, his crimson great coat also comes with a golden trim that compliments his pistol excellently. The gun itself looks more like a piece of art than a deadly hand cannon.

He’s also received a few new voice lines that are more befitting a captain of his stature. After all, it wouldn’t make sense for him to be rambling about what he’s lost when he’s yet to lose it.