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Nightmist Dark·9/8/2014, 7:56:06 AM·4 votes·1,254 views

OK, so we pretty much have champions aligned to a certain faction or at least related to, and have a role/contribution to it; but we also have a pool of champions listed as "Independent" because/which means there is no place for them in this "Fiction Universe" and I can see the reason of why the Lore changes had to happen. To make a more clarified vision of this topic:

Ionia

  1. Ahri Ahri (related)
  2. Akali Akali (Kinkou Order)
  3. Irelia Irelia
  4. Karma Karma
  5. LeeSin Lee Sin
  6. MasterYi Master Yi
  7. Shen Shen (Kinkou Order)
  8. Varus Varus
  9. MonkeyKing Wukong (related)
  10. Yasuo Yasuo (related)
  11. Zed Zed (The Order of Shadows)

Shurima

  1. Amumu Amumu (related)
  2. Nasus Nasus
  3. Rammus Rammus (related)
  4. Renekton Renekton (related)
  5. Sivir Sivir
  6. Xerath Xerath (related)
  7. Skarner Skarner (related, Brackern race)
  8. Azir

Freljord

  1. Anivia Anivia (Avarosan)
  2. Ashe Ashe (Avarosan)
  3. Braum Braum (Avarosan)
  4. Gragas Gragas (related)
  5. Lissandra Lissandra (Frostguard)
  6. Nunu Nunu (Avarosan)
  7. Olaf Olaf (related)
  8. Sejuani Sejuani (Winter's Claw)
  9. Trundle Trundle (Frostguard)
  10. Tryndamere Tryndamere
  11. Udyr Udyr (related, Winter's Claw)
  12. Volibear Volibear (related, Winter's Claw)

Zaun

  1. Blitzcrank Blitzcrank (related)
  2. DrMundo Dr. Mundo (ralated with Noxus)
  3. Singed Singed
  4. Twitch Twitch
  5. Viktor Viktor
  6. Warwick Warwick
  7. Zac Zac (related)

Piltover

  1. Caitlyn Caitlyn
  2. Ezreal Ezreal (related with Shurima)
  3. Jayce Jayce
  4. Jinx Jinx
  5. Orianna Orianna
  6. Vi Vi
  7. Zilean Zilean

Noxus

  1. Cassiopeia Cassiopeia (related with Shurima)
  2. Darius Darius
  3. Draven Draven
  4. Katarina Katarina
  5. Leblanc LeBlanc
  6. Morgana Morgana (related)
  7. Riven Riven (related)
  8. Sion Sion
  9. Swain Swain
  10. Talon Talon
  11. Urgot Urgot
  12. Vladimir Vladimir

The Void

  1. Chogath Cho'Gath
  2. Kassadin Kassadin (related)
  3. Khazix Kha'Zix
  4. KogMaw Kog'Maw
  5. Malzahar Malzahar (related)
  6. Velkoz Vel'Koz

Bandle City

  1. Corki Corki (related with Piltover)
  2. Gnar Gnar (related with yordles)
  3. Heimerdinger Heimerdinger (related with Piltover)
  4. Kennen Kennen (Kinkou Order)
  5. Lulu Lulu
  6. Poppy Poppy (related with Demacia)
  7. Rumble Rumble
  8. Teemo Teemo
  9. Tristana Tristana
  10. Veigar Veigar
  11. Ziggs Ziggs (related with Piltover)

Shadow Isles

  1. Elise Elise
  2. Evelynn Evelynn
  3. Hecarim Hecarim
  4. Karthus Karthus
  5. Lucian Lucian (related)
  6. Maokai Maokai (related)
  7. Mordekaiser Mordekaiser
  8. Thresh Thresh
  9. Yorick Yorick

Demacia

  1. Fiora Fiora
  2. Galio Galio
  3. Garen Garen
  4. JarvanIV Jarvan IV
  5. Lux Lux
  6. Quinn Quinn
  7. Shyvana Shyvana
  8. Sona Sona (related with Ionia)
  9. Vayne Vayne (related)
  10. XinZhao Xin Zhao

Bilgewater

  1. Fizz Fizz
  2. Gangplank Gangplank
  3. MissFortune Miss Fortune

Mount Targon

  1. Diana Diana
  2. Leona Leona (Solari)
  3. Pantheon Pantheon

Other

  1. Aatrox Aatrox (unknown, Darkin race)
  2. Alistar Alistar (The Great Barrier)
  3. Annie Annie (Voodoo Lands)
  4. Brand Brand (unknown, cursed soul)
  5. Fiddlesticks Fiddlesticks (unknown, related with Zaun)
  6. Graves Graves (related with Bilgewater)
  7. Janna Janna (related with Zaun)
  8. Jax Jax (unknown, a mercenary)
  9. Kayle Kayle (unknown, another world)
  10. Malphite Malphite (unknown, elemental)
  11. Nami Nami (unknown, Guardian's Sea)
  12. Nautilus Nautilus (unknown, related with Bilgewater)
  13. Nidalee Nidalee (Kumungu Jungle)
  14. Nocturne Nocturne (The Twisted Treeline)
  15. Rengar Rengar (unknown, The Great Barrier)
  16. Ryze Ryze (unknown, a wise being)
  17. Shaco Shaco (unknown, a mad killer)
  18. Soraka Soraka (unknown, related with Ionia)
  19. Syndra Syndra (unknown, related with Ionia)
  20. Taric Taric (unknown, crystal guy from another world)
  21. TwistedFate Twisted Fate (related with Zaun)
  22. Zyra Zyra (unknown, Kumungu Jungle)

As you can see, we have a huge pool of champions that don't fit in the other factions or simply don't have a place in the world. Those champ's lore were made just as an introduction of why they are here, some of it doesn't even make any sense, and some just say "Hey, I'm here, ready for action!". You can see why Riot is make the lore changes and re-adjusting some of the current lore to make certain champions fit in the world.

Some lore needs a more in-depth exploring, like Mount Targon and Bilgewater. All those champs in "Other", a huge pool, it's roughly around 20% of the champs in LoL which is in need of a fix and more integration to the lore world itself. There's a lot of potential for a rich lore and more "feeling developing" (let's say like a story or soup opera) that can be brought to light if Riot manage to make the fix, which is what they are trying to explain and do.

For example, look at Kayle's and Morgana's lore, it just don't make sense. The Summoner's summoning beings from different places/worlds to fight, the Institute of War and having random guys just fighting just for it, even though it looks fine on paper, it's just not good as a Lore and it just limit itself from developing a more richer and broader foretelling.

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7 Comments

Decrit9/8/2014, 11:42:08 AM3 votes

I agree, even if i find the lack of a need to fight in the summoner' s rift really disturbing. Also keep in mind that some champions that you listed as related usually are not involved with his hometown relation: blitz for example is indipendent, Twitch was related to Zaun but now is indipendent since his lore rewrite ( nothing was said about his older lore canonicity, somebody can confirm ), Gnar is related to Freljord since he was imprisoned and born there but he himself has no idea of what Freljord is, Heimer and Corky are related to piltover and not Bandle and so on and so on. Things like there are restricted with the old lore, but with the new one have way more breath and expression.

Omnipherious9/8/2014, 1:43:23 PM3 votes

This 'fresh start' will hopefully lead to good things. I wouldn't be surprised if someone like Jax is listed as independent instead of being assigned to a particular faction. He might be a mercenary that only accepts jobs involving worthy opponents, otherwise he'd rather just go fishing.

There are some way cooler possibilities for champions like Nocturne and Brand though.

Brand was imprisoned by the Institute of War in the old lore right? It is entirely possible to keep him as a prisoner, only this time for Lissandra instead. He could be a natural force of the world that opposes the Watchers. Maybe they can't completely kill him because someone else is chosen to become the new Brand. So they capture him and keep him under lockdown. They could move away from imprisonment and reposition him as a wandering force, a guardian of sacred site, heck he could be the equivalent of a demigod.

Same possibilities apply to Nocturne. Is he a spirit of the Shadow Isles corrupted by the darkness? Is he the right hand of the Ruined King? He could be make into a Darkin; The Darkin Mind, manipulating thoughts just as Aatrox manipultes emotions.

It is sad that old stuff has to go but it'll be good to see what comes up.

eztarg3t9/8/2014, 3:40:13 PM1 votes

All I'm saying is if they kill Soraka in their new lore, I'm gonna be saltier than the sea.

Zyorhist9/8/2014, 8:15:24 PM1 votes

a quick correction, regarding skarner, he has been associated with shurima now...dunno if you missed it or just dismissed it because it was recent.

Helmight9/9/2014, 5:34:44 AM1 votes

My question is why every champion needs a specific faction. It's all well and grand that a good portion of our roster is associated with one of the various city-states or organizations, but not every character should be shoehorned into one. It homogenizes champions and creates more of a feel of "Faction vs Faction" rather than the various other conflicts and alliances that can happen. There should be some champions that haven't pledged loyalty to any specific cause, if for no other reason than diversity.

Nightmist Dark9/9/2014, 5:53:42 PM1 votes

pretty much all champs are related to a certain group (faction or specific area) one way or another, which in the long run they get dragged or grouped with a certain faction (either temporarily or have a mutual goal). I'm sure there will be a few (solo) champions with their own lore, but even if they are solo they will influence those around them.

example:

Solo champion kill X member from noxus, for his own reason. Demacia sees solo champion as an ally, even thou he doesn't care for Demacia. Noxus sees him as an enemy. Solo champion sees both as enemies, he then kills a Demacian. He then disappears. To some he is an ally for noxus for others an ally from demacia, to others he is an enemy for both.