Is... is that Arin Hanson?

well lions used to be a pure and righteous human once, so pure and righteous fits Lion, then he got corrupted and shit happened

Did you hear the Nova? He thinks his a lion!

Wake up guys, Lion isn't a support: he is a nuker.

Am I a lion? I don't think of myself as a lion. You might as well though, I have a mighty roar. LIONIZE ME!

Lion is an OK support. SD/Lina/KotL/Nyx/Rubick are outright better than he is, and all of those/WD/Veno/CM/SS/Bane are all better dual-tri-laners.

Picolo is that you?

Lion's appearance is a matter of pride to him. You can bet that hair is a beast to straighten, though.
There are more puns in the large cat lexicon than 'lion', people!

[url=#user_comment_278492]@4tran[/url]: We are not sure what happened to them. And even Jo himself tease us about it: http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/595 Darn you, mysterious tentacle!

Did you hear that Nova? He thought he was a lion!

You want to play a Lion, try Rengar.

That's a lion alright.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv1tC2vecjM

Well, it's not a real lion. But still, get in the car!

Ugly characters that everybody want to pick:
Golden Axe : The dwarf.
Captain Commando = Mummy Commando.
Cadillac & Dinosaur = Mustapha Cairo

Also, I've been waiting for this ever since the 500'th comic. Jo, you hear me, Jo?
It's inevitable Jo.
YOU CAN'T AVOID IT, JO.

Imminent Fanservice
You better not make some stupid excuse to avoid it, Jo.

I wonder what is Jo going to do for the 1000 comic page.

Lion is so ugly that he is awesome again. I like him actually, although he looks a bit like he is going to waylay little kids in the dark.

See these last couple of MOBA comics have been fine! The joke requires literally ZERO knowledge of the games to understand. The last one was about online gambling, which could have been in any game. And today's is about expectations, which is a 100% visual thing and completely represented here.

[url=#user_comment_278431]@Ninj77[/url] I can't remember what happened to the 1st 3. Did they never exist, or were they redacted for quality reasons, counting bug...?

So people dislike Lions Model but don't care about Medusa?... It's half bad if they make a ugly looking hero into an even uglier looking hero, but making Gorgon the pretty much opposite of the fapping material people are used to in online games made my heart hurt :(

Lion's feet are the worst.

You should play LoL! Even the ugly things are cute there!

[url=#user_comment_278417]@Colonel[/url]: Lion actually got a model remake once.

[url=#user_comment_278409]@waffl3x[/url]: Actually, we are all counting on this one http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/500 rather than the first 3 missing ones.

Lion still needs a new model. Vengeful Spirit already got one, so it's time for Lion to get a new look that isn't terrible.

Agreed on lion looks...

[url=#user_comment_278386]@Ninj77[/url]: Actually no, the 1000 comic is not the next one, the comics dont start at 1.

for some reason lion reminds me of wario

He always looked like an Orc warlock so his name never made sense. Probably some dumb reference

That said the Dota 2 model looks uglier than any Orc I've seen

dotanow.com

Well, finally tonite we will know the answer: will Jo honor his promise and deliver full fan-service for the 1000th strip as promised?

Or will he choose the easy and cheap escape and troll his fans?

Just a few more hours pals! Make your bets!

Actually it was because of his demonplasty, not because he went to hell.

His lore says his form got ugly because he went to hell.

He looks like a sea lion to me...

[url=#user_comment_278344]@nomoardota[/url]: Coming from the guy with the username "nomoardota". You're probably one of those league of legends players that spend thousands of dollars for an in-game advantage.

DAMMIT JO HURRY UP WITH THE ENGIE-TAN RAPE

This is your typical dota2 player. They never played dota 1.

[url=#user_comment_278192]@pervert[/url]: Well considering 1000 has three zeros, which reperesent 3 holes. she'd get it in all three holes sir.

[url=#user_comment_278301]@RVN[/url]: shut up fag, why are you even famous?

I actually like Lion's looks.

That face reminds me of that "The Critic" cartoon.
It's even more disturbing.

Not sure if it's only me but the glove made me rememebr Lion-O, but never seen the original DOTA2 character first time here.

[url=#user_comment_278192]@pervert[/url] indeed, she will drink a shake whil poking her nose

To all the ones asking for fanservice:

Y'know, Jo already posted something new in Paheal some time ago...unless you've already seen it and want something new.

you do realize Jo won't stop the dota comics until he has portrayed every hero, right?

OMG This is Satan's strip!!! You see, if you take 999 and turn it around, it's 666!!! That's why we have Lion the demon bitch himself in the comic.

Back in DotA, Lion carries a shield, which depending on your team colour could carry a lion symbol.
Not even trolling.

Because they're lion about how awesome he looks! clearly!

You know if I was Jo I'd totally troll you with a naked 'Lion' for the 1000th strip and call that fanservice.

For all the bitching.

1-2 days later I'd replace that picture with the real one just to troll some more.

He called him "Lion" because he is f*ckin' badass.

''Lionize ME ! '' ....I am sure that is not what he meant...

Gonna hit quadruple digits! Awesome!

inb4 fanservice

Lion was once a proud defender of good. But it was tempted and betrayed by the forces of demonic witchcraft. Lion is now the only living practitioner of this ancient discipline and intended to remain so.

"When the demon betrayed me, I took its very arm. Imagine what I'll do to a mere hero."

His voice lines are awesome. I dun care about nothing else.

Well he did look "Slightly" more like a lion before his remodeling

Oh Sh** its Comic 999!!

comic 999, so tomorrow engie gets it in both holes right?

I have been to hell and back and back to hell and back.

Best quote ever.

What's that you say? "Lion's got a face only a Broodmother could love?" "Lion's so ugly he has to tie a pork chop to his face to get Ursa to play with him?" "Lion's so ugly he turned Medusa to stone?"

Strange, because all I heard was: "Please turn me inside out."

My mistake.

[url=#user_comment_278169]@Faelivri[/url]: He got that face body when he took the hand off a demon in hell and grafted it on his own body, corrupting him in the process. So, I kind of think that it is his fault ;)

Engie's vision of Lion reminds me of Solstice from HoN.

I know why he is called lion. The smell.
Just... don't ask.

Well, he's Oglodi and he back from hell (literally), so that's not his fault he have face like this, right? Check his old model if you think this is ugly.

Give us something on paheal! if you know what i mean jo!

i thought hed look like this B)
http://www.playdota.com/heroes/demon-witch

@Gamestop Guy: Throws blue shell

More like LIAR, amirite?

Tomorrow is comic 1000. This best be made up with engie fanservice.

He was a "lion" on dota 1, and they don't want to call him "demon witch", who fits better.

Arin Hanson?

Lion
noun

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3.
a man of great strength, courage, etc.
4.
a person of great importance, influence, charm, etc., who is much admired as a celebrity: a literary lion. q

lion lion looks like aslan.

^@haha- I think it's more about Lion looking like an burned out zombie.

@N.L.: I don't mind ugly. I like Bane and even Medusa, but Lion is a different kind of ugly.

Looking at dota allstar. Lion was dubbed the demon witch and used a fell orc warlock model. Guess it's just a coincidence he's called lion and dota2 lion just mirrors that. Kinda disappointing, but it's just that.

Of course. It's not League of Legends where every humanoid champion is a candidate for Miss Universe.

Engie Tits?

this is the reason why dota 2 sucks

No idea about his name but his appearance is totally understandable from his biography "he followed the demon back to hell and slew it taking its demonic hand for his own. Lion was transfigured by the process, his body transformed into something unrecognizable". Not all heroes should be pretty

Same exact feeling I have about lion, awesome set of skills but fugly as hell.

Funnily enough it looks like some sort of hideous troll like creature.

And then you have Spirit Breaker who actually looks like a lion....

lie-on

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