As a major mordekaiser main, I believe the few changes made to mordekaiser are really nice and tie him up better than his League counterpart:

1: the color blue is, first of all, finally a good separation from the shadow isles ghostly green that he was before. Secondly, blue can be associated with many things that suit mordekaiser better than green in terms of plastic meaning: pure flames are blue (you know, the "hottest" flames that are a sign of complete combustion?), ice is blue ('cause he's kinda cold). I think it's a thoughtful change overall.

1. The armor. Just a pure, bigger, yet lighter noxian armor pattern. Once again, very fitting, he's supposed to be both a mage AND a juggernaut, his prior design was too bulky to properly convey his cunning nature.

2. For the banners, red is the color of strength and blood, it once again makes sense.

In my opinion, so many people spit on this new spin of the character, while lorewise its the current mordekaiser, the thrice born. You'd think in his 3rd incarnation that he's a bit stronger than last time, or at least looks stronger.

This was just a post here to defend the thoughtfullness of the designers when it comes to updating characters.

Don't worry, your work is dearly appreciated by at least someone who listens to mordekaiser quotes daily to motivate himself.

Iron within, brothers, and have a nice day.