Did people expect an actual bio for Ekko?

The Red Warden·5/16/2015, 5:43:47 AM·8 votes·1,365 views

I mean come on, the bios for the last 4 champions have all been bullshit, why would they change it with Ekko? This is how it will continue for at least another year, when Riot estimates they will have most of the retcon completed. Until then they won't release anything substantial because their continued retcon-ing may require it to be changed if it told you anything.

All of the current releases just follow the same pattern:

  1. A cool cgi video gets people to ask questions about the champion and what they will be

  2. The kit reveal and VO release starts a lot of theories that are usually quite interesting

  3. The actual generic bio that doesn't answer anything you couldn't tell about them already is released, and everyone is shocked that Riot would release such "bullshit"

The cycle keeps repeating and seems like it will until next year, so until then just take anything the lore team produces with a grain of salt, they will probably end up retcon-ing it again anyway.

14 Comments

Zmuecat5/16/2015, 5:54:06 AM4 votes

Eh, boring lore gives me less of a reason to invest in a new champion. Still, I'd like to sit in these lore meetings for new champions.

Guy 1: "We got Ekko coming out, a guy that uses time wizard powers to fight for justice or some shit. Anyone got any ideas for his lore bio page?"

Guy 2: "Say he's from Zuan, he has that time device, and he has friends that he fights for."

Rest of the room: "DONE, PIZZA PARTY!"

Phife5/16/2015, 5:49:04 AM1 votes

Riot has been changing the way they tell their stories. Except now that they do it with videos and comics, its super vague and not detailed at all (lore wise).

Who is Ekko fighting? why? where are they fighting? How did he come to posses a time machine? Why does he use a fucking wrench as a sword? no one knows because Riot likes to make pretty art work for those dyslexic fuck heads who cant read lore.

Sundome Mi Etra5/16/2015, 6:32:59 AM1 votes

I just get the feeling he's a Ratchet rip-off. Technologically sound, uses a wrench as a weapon, whiny, kids-version-of-cool voice, weird hair substituting ears, small size, etc. Who needs a bio?

A Superb Villain5/17/2015, 2:27:18 AM1 votes

Did I expect it?

Yes.

Was I surprised with what was given?

No.

Hope for the best, expect the worst.