Hes a black champion like lucian and pyke.
This isnt ment to come off racist, but is there a place where the dark skin color originates from? shurima doesnt seem to have black, but more of a brown middle eastern look to them. qiyana and niddalee being from the jungle dont seem to have the skin traits that ekko, lucian and senna have while carrying closer to a shuriman look.
So where the heck is the more direct dark skinned african like skin come from in this world?
Senna and Pyke are islanders, Lucian is from Demacia, and Ekko lives in Zaun. Darker skin tones are probably native to the smaller islands around Bilgewater, noting the only other champion (with skin) from there is also among the darker skinned in the cast, Illaoi.
Ixtalians(?) and Icathins are presumably dark skinned as well, meaning the southern continents may also tend towards darker skin. Remember only a fraction of Runeterra is mapped presently; only 2 continents are 'known', with Shurima, Icathia, and Kumungu/Ixtal(?) on one and Demacia, Noxus, and the Freljordian areas on the other. Piltover (and Zaun) connects the two at a narrow strip. Given Zauns proximity to the sea, Ekkos heritage being traced back to an island nation seems plausible enough
My guess is that the Rune Wars mostly shattered most geography-induced racial features and such, making a much more diverse pool of people in each region. There are probably still many similarities within geographic areas, though, most notably in Shurima.
Adding to my first post but too separated to put together with it: It does feel odd to have Sivir be as pale as she is, given Taliyah... is not the darkest person ever but several shades more, and that Sivir is a descendant of ancient Shurimans but doesn't appear to have foreign ancestors mixed in with it so.... Why is Sivir (nearly) white? What did Azir or Xerath look like pre-Ascension/Bacchaidom
thanks for the downvotes everyone
Well Lucian is the descendant of the people from the blessed isles, so there might be a connection there.
The deadmans plate
that relates to the island of Buhru also depicts it being worn by someone black so there could be a conncetion there(there is a second item that looks similar and is also from buhru, but its only avaliable in certain modes).
IRL black people propagated all over the globe from Africa because of the slave trade. Not saying Runeterra has to be analogous to Earth when considering demographics and the displacement of an entire race.... but there you go.
