Diversity

Fillai·Jun 10, 2016·11 votes·1,395 views

Playing the Witcher reminded me how Slavic culture is always lacking in most of the games... I mean there are almost everywhere Germanic, Greek or Roman similarities, example could be Freljord and it's barbarian and viking stylised way of existence. Demacia is very Roman stylised, Greek style is in Mount Targon and it's tribes... there is Egyptian style in Shurima and so on... but there is always Slavic style missing in most of the games and it's really sad actually because Slavic culture is very beautiful and colorful... yeah so just wanted to share my thoughts, sorry for my English :)

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Warlord DienekesJun 11, 20164 votes

Eh they're all a hodge-podge the "Roman" Demacia also has clear medieval and Renaissance France ties and besides the decoration of Pantheon Targon isn't really very Hellenistic at all. Or if they were trying to make it Greek they really did not do enough research. Then there are places like Bilgewater which is somehow 1700s Caribbean and 1850s North American frontier despite those two territories having mutually exclusive environmental conditions that made the styles worn and weapons used viable.

So really they can fit in Slavic traditions just about anywhere and it will make about as much sense as anything else in this setting. But, I will say, I would love a Baba Yaga champion. Having her ult turn her into a house with giant chicken legs is just too ridiculous and awesome.

FasmodeyJun 10, 20161 votes

Liches are slavic... AKA Karthus.

MarbelaraJun 11, 20161 votes

Try Strigas or Rusalkas. i know rusalka is not an undead thing per se, but it is a malevolent drowning spirit.

FasmodeyJun 11, 20161 votes

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Try Strigas or Rusalkas. i know rusalka is not an undead thing per se, but it is a malevolent drowning spirit.

I dont know why people are downvoting me but I hope people who downvote me know that I'm right. Liches are slavic. Their origin comes from Koschei.

Warlord DienekesJun 12, 20161 votes

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I dont know why people are downvoting me but I hope people who downvote me know that I'm right. Liches are slavic. Their origin comes from Koschei.

Well technically Koschei the Immortal was never called a lich, though he clearly was the inspiration for the concept.

So people may be downvoting you because of that? Or because people are just downvotes happy idiots. Your pick.

FasmodeyJun 12, 20161 votes

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Well technically Koschei the Immortal was never called a lich, though he clearly was the inspiration for the concept.

So people may be downvoting you because of that? Or because people are just downvotes happy idiots. Your pick.

Not sure if you wanted to say

''because people are just downvotes happy idiots.''

'' because people who downvotes are happy idiots.'' but whatever.

Warlord DienekesJun 12, 20161 votes

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Not sure if you wanted to say

''because people are just downvotes happy idiots.''

or

'' because people who downvotes are happy idiots.'' but whatever.

It was actually supposed to be "downvote happy idiots" as in their downvote-happy or are quick to downvote to try and explain my vernacular.

GreenLoreJun 12, 20161 votes

I guess its because even though the concept of the lich originated in slavic folklore,karthus himself doesn't look/feel slavic very slavic.

FasmodeyJun 12, 20161 votes

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I guess its because even though the concept of the lich originated in slavic folklore,karthus himself doesn't look/feel slavic very slavic.

Demacia doesn't like Roman or Germanic either. Every thing that has origin from real life has something different. It doesn't have to be completely same.

MarbelaraJun 12, 20162 votes

Well you've answered yourself right there. If Karthus was based on a Koschei he would be (a bit) slavic, but he is just a Lich. Liches are more known for their prevalence in common fantasy, not Slavic mythology.

Also, if there was something Slavic going on for one of the Lol champions, I'd rather it was a proper reference in thematics, rather than just some throwaway epileptic tree comment.

Blood MagicksJun 10, 20161 votes

I think Noxus is the most Slavic state because it seems to be a mix of the Roman (or even Nazi) war machine and totalitarian USSR. Since we haven't had a Noxian champ for so long, RIOT HEAR ME OUT:

Next champ is: