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A majority of the responses to the League teaser acknowledge a large amount of dissatisfaction among fans, with some pointing out how much he looks like Spyro the dragon from the Spyro series, or even like a character straight out of a more modern Disney flick. As the first playable dragon introduced since Aurelion Sol, some players, including commenters CruelRice and Shyvadi, questioned Riot\u2019s seeming reluctance to make more creature-based champions with menacing appearances\u2014even admitting they're fearful any future rework for League\u2019s other playable dragon-hybrid, Shyvana, may see her face change similarly. Others have taken the opportunity to compare Smodler\u2019s design to that of the other small dragons in League and League-related games, such as in the Dragon Trainer skins for Tristana and Heimerdinger. 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While the League of Legends<\/em> community often has difficulties coming to a consensus on the game\u2019s many divisive elements, a certain physical characteristic of the next champion set to join the roster appears to have a majority of fans unnerved.<\/p>

Fans got their first look at Smolder<\/a>, a new dragon champion set to debut in League<\/em> at some point in the next few months, in a teaser posted to League<\/em>\u2019s social media platforms<\/a> earlier this morning, with many highly anticipating finally seeing what this small bundle of fire is capable of. However, after those same players got their first glimpses of his appearance, many expressed their dissatisfaction with his \u201chumanlike\u201d face and features.<\/p>