Just wondering I'm not overly into lore, but just wondering what Champions are generally "good". Not so much clear-cut JUSTIIIIICE, but caring and they are on a mission to either protect, or get revenge for something that was done against them/someone they cared about.
I.e.: Soraka, Lucian, Irelia, Volibear
GreenLore5 votes
is a rather benevolent ruler and tries to make the freljord a peaceful nation
is quite the benevolent ruler too,but he is rather vain and also seems a bit naive,so i dunno if he counts
is probably one of the nicest guys in the whole game,he even risked his life to save a bird nest from a volcano
has made it her goal in life to better the world,especially the city state zaun,who is full of murdering madman
was originally a pacifist,but when her people were threatened by someone who had no intention to talk things out she fought for her people,killing the enemy leader(demoralising his people so that they surrendered),she is ready to fight,but seeks the most peaceful way of solving conflicts
he basically saw the otherworldly horrors and dedicates his life to fight them.He tries to warn and protect the people about the monstrosities of the void,even though many don't believe him.
His lore might receive a big retcon in the future,but his current lore has him accidently destroying a whole village with his magic,after that he becomes a monk to atone for his sins and doesn't want to use magic ever again.He lit himself on fire,which destroyed his eyes as a form of protest to free his land from the noxian occupation
generally wants to avoid unnecessary violence(her tribe has the tradition that everyone has to participate in battle to the death at one point in their life,leona refused to kill her opponent,her tribe went so far that they wanted to execute her for that)
might fit here.He fights evil creatures to protect valoran and was very kind in the past.After his wife got killed by thresh,he became a lot colder and seems to focus on undeads,but it is hard to say how good/extreme he is.
Nasus seems to be a rather good guy,but it is hard to say.
carries his scroll around because he knows it conatins dangerous forbidden magic and he doesn't want this magic to fall in the wrong hands
is going around healing people because she can
is simply an overall nice guy and protects the weak
freeformline1 votesI think this is quite well-done list. The only champ I can think to add off the top of my head is my favorite armor-shred champion, Urgot Taric
. According to his lore, his father trained him to be a healer, but he left home to become a protector of all those who needed it, not only to heal those who were already harmed. He nominally joined the League to continue this practice on Valoran once the summoners pulled him there from his home world.
GreenLore3 votesYou are right I kinda overlooked him.
The Soulforged1 votes
Old karma lore actually found the most peaceful way to solve conflict.
GreenLore1 votesEven old karma eventually fought in the league(and had no qualms about attacking warwick on sight in her judgement).
And it doesn't make new karma a worse person
The Soulforged1 votesEven old karma eventually fought in the league(and had no qualms about attacking warwick on sight in her judgement).
And it doesn't make new karma a worse person
Fighting in the league is really something completely different than killing people out of it. It's like a way to settle arguments without actual killing.
GreenLore1 votesShe still attacked Warwick on sight in her judgement And her old lore also provides this part
She never compromised, and she shared every hardship with her people, even when it came to combat. By tapping into her inner resilience, she discovered that she could bring great force to bear against her foes on the battlefield. She modified her fans into lethal implements, and was tutored by Janna to enhance their effects
(the "she learned how to fight"-part happened before the league)
The Soulforged1 votesShe still attacked Warwick on sight in her judgement And her old lore also provides this part
(the "she learned how to fight"-part happened before the league)
She did know how to fight, but she would only use it when necessary.
GreenLore1 votesWhich is exactly what new Karma does too. She didn't want to kill that noxian commander,but he felt insulted just because the village elders tried to negotiate with him,causing him to order a massacre of karmas people,there is literally no way in negotiating with someone like that.
So it was either letting the noxians kill everyone or to fight the noxians. Karma killed the commander,thus preventing lots of deaths on both sides.
Siachi2 votesEDIT: Sorry for the long winded post; things like this get out from under me somtimes =\
Well, Braum's pretty much an unquestionabley nice guy: From what we've seen, there's not a single not-nice bone in his body: Even when he's taunting the enemy, it's more playful than hurtful.
From his lore, of note is how much effort he went into to save a Troll child, even through trolls are basically hated by everyone else: It shows just how much love and respect he has for all life.
And despite all the hate he gets in gameplay (He probably deserves it, but that's not the point) Lee Sin is actually a pretty good character, at least as long as we're going off his old (Probably defunct and retconned) lore: He committed a terrible atrocity in the past as a result of his cockiness, and spent the rest of his life becoming a monk in order to atone for his actions, vowing never to use magic that caused the atrocity.
Later he would set himself on fire, enduring burning agony and surviving for MONTHS in protest of his homelands being occupied by foriegn forces. His actions were a big influence in the freeing of his homelands, and when his lands were free and he allowed the flames to be extinguished, he still ultimate lost the use of his eyes. Even so, he resolved to join the League of Legends in order to continue his atonement.
And to quote from his League Judgement:
"What is your direction?"
"To do what is right. To protect the overlooked things which matter most." The drop of sweat hovered on the edge of his brow. "You can find them in the bubbling of the brook, the shade of the passing cloud, or the coolness of the rain." On cue, the drop fell to his waiting palm.
Ashram phrased his response carefully. "Your protest moved all of Valoran to action. Nearly to military action. This is a tremendous amount of power for one man to wield. What happens if that one man's intentions become corrupt?"
"Then I hope other men find the good in themselves to do what is right."
TL;DR I think Lee Sin is a pretty cool character, hope his theme of atonement and redemption persists into whatever his new lore is, and that he can get a rework that makes him more balanced to fight against so that I can say "I like Lee Sin [for his character]" without people coming at me with pitchforks.
freeformline2 votesTL;DR I think Lee Sin is a pretty cool character, hope his theme of atonement and redemption persists into whatever his new lore is, and that he can get a rework that makes him more balanced to fight against so that I can say "I like Lee Sin [for his character]" without people coming at me with pitchforks.
I agree. When I first started playing League, I tore though all of the champion lores, choosing many of my earlier champions simply because I liked their histories. Lee Sin struck me as an interesting character, someone who I might consider playing, but I quickly learned to hate him once I got to a high enough level to have to deal with junglers other than Master Yi and Warwick. It would be nice to see his gameplay fit a little better with his personality and history.
junglerboy162 votes
You really set a pretty broad lens for this, since it is very easy to work revenge into this for a lot of them.
Lost R1 votesEven Braum?
junglerboy161 voteswell, Braum is the sympathetic/caring side of the question.
Face Nemesis2 votes
So much justice.
exiledFromBadmen1 votesYou made my day.
IceKingChernobog1 votesi didn't know lucian and volibear was sympathetic and caring
but 
and in her own twisted little way. They fit the sympathetic/caring/protecting archetypes you're looking for
Kirbys Adventure1 votesYup, Lucian is on a mission to let his lovers soul rest in peace, and to cleanse the worlld if the undead.
Volibear fought and risked his life to save his people, and warn them if an incoming attack
amonkeybutt1 votesi didn't know lucian and volibear was sympathetic and caring
but
I wish they'd change Ahri's voice over to reflect her actual character. She's not supposed to be evil at this point. -_-'. Nothing about her lines imply being grief stricken or guilt ridden. Would be nice.
IceKingChernobog1 votesI know, her lore she felt guilt and remorse to those she killed to feed her. So thats why she came to the league, to feed with out actually killing people.
KING OF MASKS1 votesThe OP mentions "not so much clear-cut JUSTIIIIIIICE," but I'd count Garen. He's essentially a nationalist paladin, and his sole purpose is protecting Demacia and its citizens.
Just because his protection isn't the warm fuzzy kind offered by doesn't make him any less of a protector.
Ulric Greatsword1 votesWith the new Harrowing lore, we can probably add 
to the list (defending his home city from the Black Mist is pretty heroic in my book).
Is a potential candidate (trying to eliminate all the evil in the world is certainly a noble goal), even if his methodology is ... questionable.
Yeah, there's nothing concrete about this guy's character, but he seems like a generally nice guy. I could see him as a friendly Jackie Chan type mentor to others.
In the same vein as Nautilus, these people just want to protect what's theirs, even if they are a little extreme in their views. All of these people could be called 'national heroes' of a sort.
Some people just want to make the world a better place.
GreenLore1 votesI have to disagree here
We don't know the exact circumstances about him defending bilgewater.I mean Gangplank helped defending it and he is certainly not a nice guy.
Nautilus is most likely not evil,but that doesn't mean that he is a good person himself.
Not to mention that he seems to seek vengance against those who abandoned him,even though they most likely had no other choice than leaving him behind.
may have a noble goal,but like you said his means are questionable and it isn't really known how villainous he truly is(on the one hand he could be the guy who talks big but won't do anything really evil,on the other hand it is possible that he would really do heinous acts to make you suffer)
is rather cocky.He is not evil,but that doesn't mean he is good either.If anything he sounds more like the neutral kind of guy
is a protector,but we don't know how far she'd be willing to get to her goals and what she truly considers evil and what not
is kind of an anti-villain,but he is ready to go to extremes for his country and is ok with waging war against others,for garen its similar.
seems to be kinda racist and more about proving himself than doing good.again I wouldn't say he's evil,or even neutral,he is a rather good guy,but not the kind of good the opener is referring to
And while it is a common joke that jayce is a jerk who bullies ,you should not forget,that viktor wasn't above attacking jayce and stealing his stuff for his glorious evolution and that he may be planning to convert others by force if necessary.