Tanks?
Am I alone in saying the roles of tanks is bordering assassins that don't die? eg) Vi, Irelia, Xin, Wukong, etc...
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Vi, Irelia, Xin, Wukong, etc. aren't tanks. Those are fighters.
Tanks are tanky CC.
Fighters are tanky DPS.
Fighters use defense in the same way assassins, mages, and marksman utilize mobility and/or range. To survive long enough to do their job. Which is generally killing things - just like assassins, marksman, and mages, because tanky DPS is a DPS roll.
Many of the champions you mentioned are fighter/assassins, giving up a lot of typical fighter defenses for mobility. Those aren't exactly Nasus or Sion tanky.
Anyways - main thing to keep in mind with fighters is that LoL isn't a turn-based deal like Pokemon or Final Fantasy where counter-balancing damage and defense is the only realistic fulcrum.
Mobility and range exist in LoL, and it could be argued mobility and range are better methods of surviving long enough to do your job over actual tank stats.