For the love of god, someone explain Tahm Kench's select quote to me?

Scrimshäw·Dec 13, 2015·2 votes·13,965 views

"Call me king, call me demon, water forgets the names of the drowned"

??? there's no way this makes sense unless Tahm Kench is drowned and he's talking to water.

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MohawkBirdDec 13, 20155 votes

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Betoldia PrimeDec 13, 20152 votes

This is actually pretty spot on.

ScrimshäwDec 13, 20152 votes

that doesn't make any sense though, because water forgets the names of the "drowned" has nothing to do with people calling him king or demon. the first statement doesn't match the subject of the second one, and it would need to be pretty much entirely backwards

to do what you're saying, he would have to (essentially) say either, "call me king, call me demon, water makes you forget blah blah names" or "you are a king, you are a demon, water forgets the names of the drowned"

UNLESS the sentence is:

"Call me king, call me demon. Water forgets the names of the drowned" and he's just telling the summoner some fun facts about himself and water.

UnpaladinDec 13, 20152 votes

He doesn't care what you think of him; he's too suave to be affected by it. He's just going about his business. He's also saying that once you let him in, or rather trust him to any degree, you're never going to be remembered by the name of anything.

ScrimshäwDec 13, 20151 votes

so no one actually understands basic english? this is kind of pissing me off. THE PERSON HE'S KILLING IS NOT THE SUBJECT OF THE FIRST STATEMENT, SO WHY WOULD THE WATER FORGET TAHM KENCH, TAHM KENCH BEING THE SUBJECT?

UnpaladinDec 13, 20151 votes

Tahm could be talking to anyone in this quote. To me it looks like a general statement that he'd say real often with an underlying foul meaning. I don't understand why the water is included like you're saying.

lavaman1Mar 25, 20171 votes

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so no one actually understands basic english? this is kind of pissing me off. THE PERSON HE'S KILLING IS NOT THE SUBJECT OF THE FIRST STATEMENT, SO WHY WOULD THE WATER FORGET TAHM KENCH, TAHM KENCH BEING THE SUBJECT?

He is actually saying that he kills people, they call him king or demon, and he (clearing the last piece up) says that WATER FORGETS THE NAMES OF THE DROWNED. He is saying he will be unfazed by you if you insult or call him king, for you will drown. Since you are going to die, he does not care at all about what you say. He forgets it easily, and Tahm Kench is just talking in his normal tone.

Chrome RavenDec 13, 20151 votes

OSFrog BENCH THE KENCH OSFrog

Chrome RavenDec 13, 20151 votes

edit: if you watched his champion release trailer, it wouldnt have made any sense as well.

Billy VoHagenDec 13, 20151 votes

Names could mean the names that you, specifically, call people. It is a bit poorly worded though.

sealustDec 13, 20151 votes

"Call me king, call me demon - water forgets the names of the drowned"

Hmmmm, it really sounds like a riddle to me?

Well, his title is River King, right? Kings have been renowned for their hubris, and I don't believe that anywhere in his quotes he shows any sign of being humble. So perhaps he's referring to himself as the river?

Or he's been called many things by many people, but they're all drops in the river and without names, faceless to him. He doesn't know or care the names he's been called or by who.

My last idea is that he is one of the drowned. The river made flesh with an inflated sense of importance. It's kind of like the snake eating it's own tail? Drowned, drown, drowned, drown. Maybe 'river king' is a title passed down from one who can beat the River King at his own game, in return they are, i guess, drowned in the same power that the River King held. If you've ever watched Once Upon a Time, the transfer on the darkness from the dark ones is a perfect example of this.

It still fucking-- Might also be a grammatical fuck up, I don't know.

EDIT: okay I found this

His current name, Tahm Kench, is the name of the Gambler that came from Bilgewater. The actual demon spirit had no personal name of its own. It is the embodiment of the person's actual inner flaws

and

The current demon's appearance is the embodiment the Gambler's, Tahm Kench's, foibles

This spirit literally does not have a name. I think this thing has had so many name that it's forgotten the names of the drowned, nor does it care about anything but it's next meal... which is souls.

ScrimshäwDec 13, 20151 votes

THANK YOU, THAT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE, if I knew Tahm Kench was the gambler, it would have all made sense from the start

sealustDec 13, 20151 votes

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THANK YOU, THAT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE, if I knew Tahm Kench was the gambler, it would have all made sense from the start

Glad I could help!

lavaman1Mar 25, 20171 votes

Tahm Kench is saying that when he is going to kill someone or take everything from them(this video states that perfectly,https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9RM4HwwoKs) they call him demon, as the quote "You half-hearted demon!" and the word king "I'm sorry my king, please spare me though." I made both quotes up, but they work. The people who call him king want to butter him up so he won't kill them. The people who call him demon know they will die and therefore insult him. The "Water forgets the names of the drowned part," is saying that if you call him names, king or demon, he won't care, will kill you, and forget you. This is backed by some special interactions I think, (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9CGFQFawlzs) (yes I watched all his special interactions)But the main part is people call him two names, king or demon, he kills them, and he forgets all about them.