Vayne's lore reflects her gameplay well

5000000000000000·Mar 23, 2017·40 votes·2,112 views

Monsters - Universe of League of Legends

Vayne rapidly reviewed her options. She could try to dodge the beast’s bite, but that would be a short-term solution at the very best. She could kick the creature in its absurd number of teeth and attempt to land her last wristbolt in its bucking forehead, but she couldn’t trust her arrow would find its mark through its gnashing forest of fangs. Or, she could try something flashy, violent and slightly stupid. Vayne chose the latter.

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Valaran NaraMar 23, 201710 votes

I think the thing with Vayne is she hates them so much, she enjoys their suffering. She dedicated her life to doing this, so she has fun while she's at it.

She chose to be the horned demon for the changelings and dark creatures she hunts.

Vayne smiled as she killed the changeling. In a way, she's now a reflection of the demon that caused her pain.

Afterall, what did you expect of a woman who was willing to kill a mother figure and friend she had for years after saving her. Fey saved Vayne by revealing the truth. Vayne's response? Finish her off before the explanation could be finished. Killing them is all she cares about.

If she ever gets a lead or discovers the truth, she will kill Lux and she will kill Shyvanna. Vayne does not care. Not one bit at all.

5000000000000000Mar 23, 20174 votes

I think she only cares about "dark magic," although lore wasn't exactly clear on what that includes. Vayne only killed Frey because Frey said the shamanic transformation was a dark magic. Otherwise, Vayne may have attacked Frey right away when she transformed. Maybe it's subjective and Vayne sees all magic as dark magic, but if there is a more clear definition of what dark magic is, I think Lux and Shyvanna would be safe. Lux because light magic is most likely not dark magic, and Shyvanna because she's affected by a fire rune, which, I think, is a separate category of magic entirely.

Valaran NaraMar 24, 20174 votes

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I think she only cares about "dark magic," although lore wasn't exactly clear on what that includes. Vayne only killed Frey because Frey said the shamanic transformation was a dark magic. Otherwise, Vayne may have attacked Frey right away when she transformed. Maybe it's subjective and Vayne sees all magic as dark magic, but if there is a more clear definition of what dark magic is, I think Lux and Shyvanna would be safe. Lux because light magic is most likely not dark magic, and Shyvanna because she's affected by a fire rune, which, I think, is a separate category of magic entirely.

The problem is Demacians are naturally magic wary. Lux even measures her words around her brother Garen because he would strike her down if he had to. For Demacia. I don't think Vayne would care what the enemy was thinking. If it's magic based, she will most likely attempt to ruin it. Vayne was most likely in disbelief when it Frey transformed, but when Vayne came back from the shock, she immediately let loose. It does not matter. All magicks must be destroyed.

I wouldn't be surprised if she tries to kill Ryze if they ever cross paths. We already know she'll fight Warwick purely because of his not being human...anymore. Filthy changeling.

Blood MagicksMar 23, 20176 votes

I am mildly upset by this. Retconning some of her best characteristics for the sake of Vaynespotting meymeys.

Malicious MetalMar 23, 20174 votes

It works though.

Meanwhile I dread the day Morde becomes the incarnation of Brazilian memes.

CasterGilgameshMar 23, 20171 votes

i havent seen those what are like can you link one?

5000000000000000Mar 23, 20174 votes

What was that characteristic? Genuine question, I just don't know what you're talking about.

Blood MagicksMar 23, 20175 votes

In the old lore she was really clever and calculating.

TyrekGoldenspearMar 23, 20177 votes

She's clever here too.

She not only deduced the widow's deception from the get-go, she even predicted her move and called her out on it.

Blood MagicksMar 23, 20171 votes

Deducing the widow's deception could be attributed to her training in recognizing changelings in human form. She was just being a good professional.

AnidanMar 24, 20172 votes

In the story it was implied that she figured it out during the hunt, realizing the tell-tale marks of a changeling's deception on the victim. She may have been instantly suspicious due to knowing how changelings operate in general, but it was the deduction of the victim that was the real driving point that assured her that she was correct and let her confront the widow by assuming a façade of pity that led to the kill.. She was actually very clever in this story, if a bit reckless. She got to kill two monsters for the price of one, basically.

5000000000000000Mar 23, 20178 votes

Isn't that more or less kept still?

(mild spoiler warning) She did plan out the hunt, figured out a way to kill the monster, and how the monster became a monster just from looking at the corpse. I think Vayne is still clever and calculating~~, at least in lore~~.

Blood MagicksMar 23, 20172 votes

Meh, that could all be attributed to her training.

5000000000000000Mar 23, 20172 votes

Wasn't Vayne trained in the old lore too? Or was she self taught?

Blood MagicksMar 23, 20172 votes

It's just said she spent her money on various fighting training and tutoring so nobody knows.

RavenhaleMar 23, 20173 votes

While this may still be the case, her new attitude overshadows it. I mean, the short story presents alternatives, implying she is thinking through them but taking different actions because she recognizes she can get away with a more satisfying, visceral approach.

Blood MagicksMar 23, 20171 votes

You might be right here. We're not exactly sure if the narrator is speaking from Vayne's head or not.

QuiksilvurMar 24, 20171 votes

I don't quite understand all this commotion about turning Vayne into a "Vayne Main lmao" parody.

The passage clearly states that her options were logically impractical. We aren't given a smarter solution, nor one that Vayne is able to spot that would be more successful. "Flashy, violent, and slightly stupid" was a very risky move, but everything points to that move being the correct one; one she arrived at through values analysis.

Cleverness and preparedness are quite prominent in the story. She gets her arm stuck in the changeling's skull, and so has to resort to a different way to get it out without losing digits. She's able to deduce the widow's nature as a changeling from the bites on the first changeling.