Best Lore Update, In Your Opinion
Riot has done a lot to flesh out Runeterra, and make it feel like a realized world. Out of all the updates, whether it be an entire regional update, or something on a smaller scale, such as an added short story, or simply a rewrite of a champion's bio, which do you feel was the best?
For me, it's a tough choice between the Zaun Update, and the Vastaya Update.
My reason for considering the Zaun Update, though a bit biased, is largely because it includes Janna, one of my favorite champions. Her short story "Deep Breath" honestly moved me to tears, and the story "The City of Iron and Glass" made Zaun seem scarily real. The artwork alone that went along with this update was gorgeous, and it was interesting to see each tier of life within the slums of Zaun, from those who essentially live alongside the lowest parts of Piltover, to those who are stuck in the sump, mechanized bodies and all. My only criticism is that Janna's new purpose, as a protector/goddess whatever you want to call it, feels as though she has very little actual impact. Aside from that one mention in "The City of Iron and Glass" she's simply nowhere else to be found in any of the Zaun lore, which just seems odd considering she's been around since long before the accident that created Zaun, and helped the survivors themselves. Aside from that, everything else was perfect, and I especially loved Warwick's new lore, which was my second favorite part of the Zaun update, after Janna.
With the Vastaya update, it was so fun to explore and learn about a race that has lived alongside humanity, and their own unique cultures. Nami's comic was wonderfully done, and it was interesting to see how it interconnects with both the Void and Targon, weaving it deeper into the lore, and helped truly show the importance of her getting the Moonstone for her people. Having a soft spot for more tragic characters, the lore update also helped me actually like Ahri, a champion that up until that point, I had more or less written off as being fanservice, which is partially true. Seeing how she took the life of a man that loved her for her, and how the guilt affected her so much that she tried to rid herself of the memories. All in all, it was good lore, though my one complaint is with Ahri. She's actually a pretty fucking horrible person.
She's killed hundreds, possibly thousands, all so she can essentially get high, and while yes, she may have been addicted to the action of it, and does feel true remorse, that doesn't excuse all the blood on her hands. Maybe if after she felt so guilty she decided to try and give back, perhaps by using her control over emotions and memories to help people fight depression, or help soldiers with PTSD or something, could I forgive her. But no, she simply feels bad, decided "I'm only going to take a little bit of people's emotions and memories" and goes off to find her people. I feel like, in the end, we were supposed to excuse her and view as being more of on the lighter side of the moral spectrum, purely because she's sexy and felt bad.
I don't care HOW SEXY YOU ARE, I don't want you anywhere near me if you gonna try and steal my memories and shit.
SO, back to my question, which lore update do you think was the best?