Soul fighter concept Viktor fan art

It’s been a while since I last drew and posted any fan art.

I’ve always loved League of Legends’ Soul Fighter skin line, and at some point I started wondering, “What if Viktor, one of my favorite characters, had a skin in this universe?” That thought eventually led me to create this piece.

The project originally started with two ideas: “What if Viktor had a Spirit Blossom skin?” and “What if Viktor had a Soul Fighter skin?” I decided to explore the latter first.

Interestingly enough, I started working on this piece on March 14, and while I was still drawing it, Viktor actually got an official skin! That was such an unexpected and wonderful surprise, and it made me incredibly happy. (Beautiful and inspiring artwork is always such a great source of motivation!)

A huge thank you to blakebyun.
for all the advice and feedback throughout the process, from developing the concept to finishing the final illustration. It helped me tremendously!

And I’d also like to add a few notes about some of the images.

To briefly summarize, for Soul Fighter Viktor, I wanted to portray him as a classic, flamboyant villain, drawing inspiration from anime and fighting game characters.

For Spirit Blossom Viktor, I explored a few different directions. One was a reinterpretation of his Arcane Savior skin, while another portrayed him as a mystical religious leader—someone with an otherworldly, almost divine presence who draws others to follow him. (I imagined both of these concepts as Akana.)