Embrace Progress! Ask the Machine Herald Anything

Flighterist here. Recently started playing LoL, and was immediately captivated by the lore. Read through all the Journals of Justice, Champion bios, etc. In my opinion, Viktor has the best and most detailed background by far. I've always loved mad scientists in fiction, be it a video game, a book, or a movie. There's something about this dude in a lab coat calling up war drones and automated turrets while cackling as his doomsday device winds up in the background, ya know? But lots of times, not enough reason is given for the why. Why did this guy want to blow up the USA? Because he's a mad scientist. Why did that dude attempt to give nukes to ISIS? Mad scientist. Why'd those researchers build and try to use a continent-killer bomb? Because science.

Viktor's story is much more than that. His bio isn't even that long, but it manages to contain an origin story fit for 2 sci-fi novels. Once, just a techmaturgical prodigy who, through toil and and endurance, managed to build a goddamn sentient robot, something WE haven't managed to do yet, and we've got supercomputers. We've all had that moment of crowning achievement: getting your crush to go to prom with you, buying that house you've always dreamt of living in, etc. And then Professor Stanwick comes in, and pulls an Edison on Viktor.

Viktor's pretty much Tesla if Tesla had gone on a tech-fueled vendetta when Edison stole his lightbulb.

So Viktor decides to prove to everyone that it was HE who had built Blitzcrank. How? The courts had presumably already declared Stanwick the victor(pun pun pun pun), so the only way to prove you can do something is by doing it. In this case, on yourself. Somewhere down the road, Viktor realised how awesome it was to be made of metal, never get tired, and having a third arm that shoots death rays. As a result, he gives up on Blitzcrank, and sets off to show the world the wonders of science and techmaturgical engineering. And from his point of view, he is a savior, a messiah of sorts, who had discovered the wonders of replacing flesh with steel. Embrace progress! Praise the coming of the Glorious Evolution!

And remember, this is Zaun. Orphans and those way too far under the poverty line are rampant. To them, Viktor must really have been like a messiah. Imagine if Ekko hadn't created his timewinder machine. He'd still be this homeless street vagrant in Zaun. If you've seen Ekko's trailer or his webcomic, in Zaun there are apparently people who go out of their way to kill random homeless kids for the lulz. You're bullied, hungry, constantly in danger. Along comes Viktor, a man(not really anymore) who tells you he can remake you, give you so much more. And unlike the other mad scientists of Zaun who want to test their magic mutagen/ experimental brain surgery/ newfound body modifications on you, Viktor guarantees you a successful "evolution" because he himself is an example of it. Meanwhile the other Zaunite techmaturgists really will just end up poisoning you because they didn't dare try their test tubes full of glowing green gloop on themselves.

Months pass. Viktor has remade, EVOLVED many willing acolytes. And the acolytes all praise him for being the Great Mechanical Herald and spout Glorious Evolution propaganda. As a result, everyone thinks Viktor brainwashed them. But see it from those remade Zaunite street kids' points of view: Mechdude comes by, says he can help you out of your life of begging for scraps and getting knifed in the dark. You accept, and holy ****! You're a mechdude/ mechdudette now too! The rich fat guy who liked to entertain himself throwing bread crumbs at you and your friends as you prostrated yourselves on the ground despite the humiliation can't laugh at you anymore, because he knows if he does you will laser-arm him. The gangs that beat the crap out of you before now back away when you deploy your hand-mounted cutter saws. You are safe. OF COURSE you are going to act like a brainwashed slave to Viktor! He saved you! He is the Machine Herald to you!

But sadly, now everyone thinks Viktor's a revenge-bent asshole who brainwashes people into letting him turn them into "monsters." Not to say Viktor's not revenge-bent anyways: if he ever met Professor Stanwick again, the Professor's not going to survive the encounter.

Viktor's awesome but misunderstood, is what I'm saying here. Recently I've been roleplaying during matches a lot when I play as him. Just found out LoL has Roleplay boards...

So, now that I've provided a lore-supported, expanded background full of emotional intrigue and techmaturgical drama, who wants to ask Viktor some questions?

Also a poll, because I want to know the community's thoughts on Viktor.

Also, interactive storyline possible?