So I'm guessing the new support is going to be the monster that dragged Nautilus under the sea?
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I don't think so. The stuff that dragged Nautilus under was just an unknown, HUGE area of blackness in the seas near Bilgewater, we don't know anything about it's form or it's state, or even if it's sentient. We can only assume it's some kind eldritch darkness that occupies the seas. I highly doubt a Lovecraftian darkness in the oceans would be the next support.
I don't think so. The stuff that dragged Nautilus under was just an unknown, HUGE area of blackness in the seas near Bilgewater, we don't know anything about it's form or it's state, or even if it's sentient. We can only assume it's some kind eldritch darkness that occupies the seas. I highly doubt a Lovecraftian darkness in the oceans would be the next support.
But it would be lit, tho
I don't think so. The stuff that dragged Nautilus under was just an unknown, HUGE area of blackness in the seas near Bilgewater, we don't know anything about it's form or it's state, or even if it's sentient. We can only assume it's some kind eldritch darkness that occupies the seas. I highly doubt a Lovecraftian darkness in the oceans would be the next support.
The void is a huge unknown and tons of champions come from that
The champion doesn't have to be an entire drowning black void, but it could come from such a place and be relevant to Nautilus' story. Also keep in mind Riot is in the process of retconning Nautilus' story, they asked for feedback on the boards here sometime last month about what's important to people about Nautilus' story and seeing they're doing that and shortly after they tell us the new champion drowns people would at the very least be a very convenient coincidence.
The way Riot has been doing a lot of these lore changes often ends up tying all kinds of champions from their backgrounds or the same region into them, so a new champion drowning people at sea and a new Nautilus lore at the same time at least hints they could be tied together.
The void is a huge unknown and tons of champions come from that
The champion doesn't have to be an entire drowning black void, but it could come from such a place and be relevant to Nautilus' story. Also keep in mind Riot is in the process of retconning Nautilus' story, they asked for feedback on the boards here sometime last month about what's important to people about Nautilus' story and seeing they're doing that and shortly after they tell us the new champion drowns people would at the very least be a very convenient coincidence.
The way Riot has been doing a lot of these lore changes often ends up tying all kinds of champions from their backgrounds or the same region into them, so a new champion drowning people at sea and a new Nautilus lore at the same time at least hints they could be tied together.
Yeah, I get that, but I personally feel that tying all the loose ends together makes the world less believable. There NEEDS to be stuff in a living world that we can't can't explain or don't understand. Otherwise, it's too perfect, too well explained, and too connected. It's really important in lore and storytelling to always leave unexplained mysteries.
Yeah, I get that, but I personally feel that tying all the loose ends together makes the world less believable. There NEEDS to be stuff in a living world that we can't can't explain or don't understand. Otherwise, it's too perfect, too well explained, and too connected. It's really important in lore and storytelling to always leave unexplained mysteries.
There's also an issue with just putting tons of things in a world and being like "lul we dunno where they came from"
Like for a while a ton of champs had that background, plenty still do. Even if Nautilus, Morde, and Hecarim get more explanation, we don't really know too much about the Shadow Isles, we don't know too much about the void, and there's still champs like Shaco, Rammus, and Amumu who don't have clear explantions at all. Like there was a big chunk of champs that just had a small tidbit of background and the rest was just left as mysterious without much purpose other than "Uh we don't know what to write".
There's a happy medium I'm sure but I don't think we're at a point where League has run out of mysteries. Even a bunch of things that are explained have a lot left open, we still don't know much about the Watchers or their motives, we still don't know that much about the Light Kingdom that the Shadow Isles was from, mainly its end. And there's plenty of champions in a lore void that are likely still going to have a mystery behind them like Nocturne and Fiddlesticks.
There's also an issue with just putting tons of things in a world and being like "lul we dunno where they came from"
Like for a while a ton of champs had that background, plenty still do. Even if Nautilus, Morde, and Hecarim get more explanation, we don't really know too much about the Shadow Isles, we don't know too much about the void, and there's still champs like Shaco, Rammus, and Amumu who don't have clear explantions at all. Like there was a big chunk of champs that just had a small tidbit of background and the rest was just left as mysterious without much purpose other than "Uh we don't know what to write".
There's a happy medium I'm sure but I don't think we're at a point where League has run out of mysteries. Even a bunch of things that are explained have a lot left open, we still don't know much about the Watchers or their motives, we still don't know that much about the Light Kingdom that the Shadow Isles was from, mainly its end. And there's plenty of champions in a lore void that are likely still going to have a mystery behind them like Nocturne and Fiddlesticks.
Shaco is certainly not one to be categorizing as a mystery at the moment. His lore is still pretty outdated, and only been updated to strip it of the Institute of War era of lore - he's still in a gray space, so I wouldn't consider him cannon until a lore update or a VGU. Mordekaiser is slowly getting lore, he got some tidbits in the Noxus update about his Bastion and about LeBlanc once serving him. He's also in the gray space of needing severe lore and visual overhauls, so I don't consider much of him cannon until a VGU. Hecarim WAS updated to fit with the Shadow Isles with Kalista's lore. He's the Ruined King's former captain of the guard who killed Kalista when she attempted to stop the ceremony the king planned that brought the isles to ruin. He was then reincarnated as a wraith, still serving his undead king.
Amumu is the only one you've mentioned who's has recent lore, and his lore was left intentionally vague. However, as we've seen recently, characters like Nami, Ahri, and Rengar were suddenly "lored" together as Vastaya, and the Void has cropped up in a lot of retconned stories lately, such as Nami's in the comic about her. It's becoming a trend from the lore team where they're starting to chain together all these pieces and stories, and they're very much removing a lot of the "mystery" that is in the game. We may not be at that point yet, but it's running pretty close to sealing off all the mysteries and looping everything in on everything else.
As for Nocturne and Fiddle, Nocturne already is pretty much confirmed to be a demon, as the characters with interactions for the general demon populace trigger on him. Fiddle is weird, and a bit of a blank slate, but we don't know where his lore will lead or if it'll even remain as a mystery. He really has never had lore at all, so leaving him as a random unknown wouldn't fit in the world, as we have to have SOMETHING to understand about him.
I don't think so. The stuff that dragged Nautilus under was just an unknown, HUGE area of blackness in the seas near Bilgewater, we don't know anything about it's form or it's state, or even if it's sentient. We can only assume it's some kind eldritch darkness that occupies the seas. I highly doubt a Lovecraftian darkness in the oceans would be the next support.
Who knows? Maybe it's Illaoi's god and it just spawns tentacles to drag people under
I've heard people discussing that. Whatever it is, I hope it's gonna be cool
Who is this ''new support''?
Thats what I was thinking
There was sharks in the image...street shark?
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Where was the announcement for the new champ?
Where was the announcement for the new champ?
At the starting page of your client and in the league announcements :)
Also, he lives in a pineapple.
"Oh shit we forgot about that. Quick write that down!" -Riot Games
NO MORE FISHY TYPES! lmao.
I really hope Riot makes this champion absolutely horrifying. The deep sea is one of my favorite things to be scared of and I never really thought it'd get into League outside of stories simply because (if you didn't know) League takes place on dry ground. However, the more terrifying and Lovecraftian it is, the better. Riot stopped making monstrous/ ugly champions and reworked ones that were to be more palatable (Trundle and Urgot) so I'm really hoping this champion gives me what I've wanted for a long time.
No, it's going to be the new Nami rework, just you watch
No, it's going to be the new Nami rework, just you watch
I honestly wouldn't mind a Nami rework... having her turn into more of a siren than her being a kinda female Fizz
No, it's going to be the new Nami rework, just you watch
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Don't give Riot any ideas. They might actually take that seriously.