Who of our Noxian cast was part of the Ionian Invasion approx. 20 years ago?

SaltyToplaneGoat·12/24/2019, 1:31:10 PM·15 votes·15,477 views

We all know was part of it, but that's not what I have in mind with this question. But involvement is not sure, and any contact from the Assassin siblings, , or and his little bloodlings is not confirmed either. But none of these are why I actually started this thread.

So 20 years ago Noxus came to Ionia, and now there's an adult half-vastayan running around with an absolute knack of arena-fighting and an ego large enough to shadow the sun. And instead of just fighting he builds up an entire business out of that arena while maintaining a specific showman-persona and revelling in material pleasures?

Seriously, who let leave the capital out of all people?!

And why was Darius not there to warn Sett's mother about what a massive dumbass she was about to let into her life? That's, like, his prime responsibility as an older brother!

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Salvaged Vlada12/24/2019, 1:35:43 PM4 votes

Swain only.

LB was still working behind the scheme pulling the strings, Vladimir was still hiding out of Noxian sight, Darius and Draven were too young to go to that war back then.

Sion was too dead to even care about that ware cause his reincarnation was recent?

One thing is certain tho, a relative to the new champion. Sett's father, and it was during THAT Noxian invasion when he had met up with Sett's Vastayan mother.

Cind3rkick12/24/2019, 1:40:02 PM3 votes

Vlad wasnt. Im pretty sure he was still "in hiding".

Lb most likely was but no one knew.

The assassins probably werent since they dont directly relate to the army and it was a full scale invasion.

Most of the champions were probably too young to join in the invasion.

TacoBrain12/24/2019, 3:54:51 PM2 votes

The Noxian Invasion only began 12 years before the present year, Sett's father arrived in Ionia well before the invasion proper. You can check sources such as Realms of Runeterra for the timeline or to know that Noxus prepared for the invasion for many years prior or from Riot comments. Darius was indeed in Ionia during the invasion, you can see this in his comic but he went to the Freljord soon after.

YDy2ZkRq0212/24/2019, 7:57:26 PM1 votes

The invasion wasnt 20 years ago but 12:

But that ended twelve years ago, when Noxus attacked the First Lands.

With that said, beyond Swain Darius Riven Kled and Kayn being there and Leblanc Vladimir and Sion not being there, which was explained on other answers to the thread, Katarina most likely was and Cassiopeia was not because of this:

When the general was recalled to Noxus to prepare for the long-awaited invasion of Ionia, he took Katarina with him, but Cassiopeia remained in Urzeris.

(For clarifaction Urzeris is a Shuriman city conquered by Noxus before the Ionian invasion started) General bringing Katarina with him implies that happened before the incident on the western borders that separated them( if you dont know what that it is read Kat's bio). And while we dont really have any lore on Talon , we can currently assume that General started training him after he got dissapointed with Katarina, which would imply Talon started training after the Ionian invasion, so he would not have been part of it.

Draven isnt Sett's father, the difference of age between them is less than 10 years and Sett was born long before the invasion when Draven was busy fighting in the army together with his brother(I also think Draven went to the arenas only after Swain coup but we dont know that for sure, we do know he was part of the army for a long time before that). He might have been part of the Ionian invasion since we dont really have anything officially denying or confirming that but Sett would have already been born before he even seet foot there.

McKuntalds12/24/2019, 9:00:10 PM1 votes

Tencent . Tencent invaded and turned this game into a bureaucratic corporate cash grab . Now bow and pay your overlords

General Esdeath 12/25/2019, 2:10:58 AM1 votes

Swain Riven Darius Katarina Kayn was a child but still there Leblanc Sion maybe Urgot was there in the old lore but I don't think for the new one Singed isn't Noxian but was helping them so I guess he counts too

kagepaladin12/25/2019, 3:05:55 PM1 votes

Leblanc was part of the war she had taken the shape of Jarvan and fought swain. https://gyazo.com/4657a4bb463f9e84a4d8063c2143b585