Yordle Relations to Demacia

The Soulforged··4 votes·1,014 views

Considering that the Yordles have an embassador to Demacia, I'm interested in there general relations to them. Demacia is a harsh place to live for those born into lower classes, and is quite the aristocratic place. Compared to yordle society (which I'm sure is full of love of everybody and cupcakes) Demacia seems like a place that most yordles would dislike if given the full knowledge of the place. Considering these points, what would Poppy see in Demacian politics. She seems like quite the open minded yordle, and also quite respectful to Demacia, but what does she see in those she works with there. Is she annoyed by the stubborn and snobbishness of the general people of Demacia, or does she see both sides? I truly think she finds them ok to work with but she most likely dislikes one or two people, and I think she would work well together. But what about when it comes to the actions Demacia and Bandle City most likely don't discuss with each other, such as war. Demacia is quite the militant place, and considering their relations, the two of them are sure to rumble once in a while. They surely take measures that others would find extreme, especially Yordles. Considering the general personalities of the little critters, I'd say that they're mostly anti-violent, except when they are hardened in the military (see Teemo *cough Satan *cough). What would the yordles think of their measures to situations. Considering how Yordles are creatures who seem to lock themselves up from the outside world, for the moment, I have to say that as long as they don't have to live there, Yordles won't mind their relations with Demacia and will continue on with life.

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DwarvenGiant2 votes

I seriously hope that, with the big upcoming Poppy update, we'll have more revealed about the subjects you mentioned. :P

kitcat3001 votes

I would think so. Her VU is up there with Sion's, and with his came information about swain leading war parties, and off-handidly mentioning that the incident at Kalamanda is still canon.

The Soulforged2 votes

With our lore team, don't think so. Perhaps with the VO, there will be stuff revealed, but I'm mostly getting ready for the IronStylus art update :D Another armored lady and I know she's going to look awesome.

DwarvenGiant2 votes

I know that it might sound weird, but I somewhy believe in the Lore and Foundations teams. Might be because I'm just a fanboy, might be because I'm desperate for lore, might be because I simply still have patience, but yeah...

Definitely waiting for her update either way. Gonna be awesome nonetheless, I'm sure! :D

Ebonmaw Dragon1 votes

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Considering the general personalities of the little critters, I'd say that they're mostly anti-violent, except when they are hardened in the military (see Teemo *cough Satan *cough).

I dont agree with this... even if most of them are jovial and happy, they are also described as a fierce race in the lore of Veigar and articles of the JoJ that mentions that some yordles live in Noxus and some of them even fought against the "barbarians" of Freljord.

Bandle City has a large army, Special forces (the Bandle Gunners, Megling Commandos and the Scouts (and maybe Omega Squad if we count Skins)), a naval force that fought against pirates (according to the JoJ if i remember correctly) and the BEST Aerial Squadron of Valoran... also, in some official pictures of Bandle there are shops selling swords (and yordles with helmets) which means that yordles also use swords and armors... in fact there is a yordle knight riding a horse in one of them

And if we look at the yordle champions and their lores, this is confirmed even more.... Normal citizens of Bandle build war machines and bombs for sake of Science... not machines for fun... machines for WAR.

The soldiers of Bandle are seen as Heroes.

Heckin Support1 votes

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I dont agree with this... even if most of them are jovial and happy, they are also described as a fierce race in the lore of Veigar and articles of the JoJ that mentions that some yordles live in Noxus and some of them even fought against the "barbarians" of Freljord.

Bandle City has a large army, Special forces (the Bandle Gunners, Megling Commandos and the Scouts (and maybe Omega Squad if we count Skins)), a naval force that fought against pirates (according to the JoJ if i remember correctly) and the BEST Aerial Squadron of Valoran... also, in some official pictures of Bandle there are shops selling swords (and yordles with helmets) which means that yordles also use swords and armors... in fact there is a yordle knight riding a horse in one of them

And if we look at the yordle champions and their lores, this is confirmed even more.... Normal citizens of Bandle build war machines and bombs for sake of Science... not machines for fun... machines for WAR.

The soldiers of Bandle are seen as Heroes.

It seem more like they are a peaceful race until they are pinned in a corner. Teemo is just mentall insane, Veigar was put in solitary which will drive a yordle crazy, poppy is only violent because she witness her own fathers death in front of her own eyes. It seems all the yordles that we have in league fight for a true reason behind what they do.

Ebonmaw Dragon1 votes

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It seem more like they are a peaceful race until they are pinned in a corner. Teemo is just mentall insane, Veigar was put in solitary which will drive a yordle crazy, poppy is only violent because she witness her own fathers death in front of her own eyes. It seems all the yordles that we have in league fight for a true reason behind what they do.

A peaceful race does not mean "anti-violent" as the OP said before. They will defend themselves if someone attacks them.

The yordles in the game are just examples of soldiers, but they are an small part of the Bandle's military... Teemo is just a Captain of the Scouts, he is not even in the high ranks of their military, same goes for Tristana and Corki. Blomgrun had an armor shop for yordles in the city and he was so good that a demacian general commissioned a helmet... why the hell yordles whould have an armor shop if they are "paceful" and "anti violent".

The City has Commandos and Scouts everywhere... the commandos even have an Anthem.

And lets not forget that they have a celebration where they hunt giant animals and dangerous creatures for fun.

The Soulforged1 votes

;)

I will say though that they do have quite the dark side.

The Soulforged1 votes

Perhaps I worded that incorrectly. I mean yordles can be damn fierce, but once when it's necessary. When it comes to stuff like wars, they'll most likely be on the defending side, and be the ones who fight when they really need to. It's just not like Demacia where they'll could send troops around the areas of Noxus just to threaten them. They are not very aggressive is what I mean to say. They mostly want peace like any other people and are content with what they have.

OuttaControl561 votes

Demacia is very righteous.

Veeeeeeeery Righteous. They believe in what appears to be a Caste system: What group you belong to spells what you must do for the greater good of society.

What makes it different from a Caste system is that social mobility isn't impossible, and diligent workers can move up the ranks and such. Demacia is strict, but there is still justice in their system. This is why Jarvan was able to bring Shyvana, Quinn, Xin Zhao (and possibly Galio) into his inner circle, although this has alienated a portion of the Demacian populace, as well as the nobility.

But for Yordles? Very hard. They aren't human and as such they are treated very formally and Demacians worry what Yordles could do to the social order if they are given the same leeway as the rest of the populace, since Yordles are rare everywhere except for Bandle City. So I'd imagine that Demacia is a bit less informal and warm to the fuzzy, warm lil' buggers, as Demacia is probably the worst city-state in terms of social flexibility.

The Soulforged1 votes

True enough. One thing I see about Demacia's system with those who have climbed the ranks, are that they are directly pulled up by someone very high (in all of these cases j4, and that other guy). Without ties, even with a large amount of skill, people are bound to stay where they are, which is most likely in the dirt. Now when it comes to other races like yordles in Demacia, I'm almost sure this also applies, but is even more rare in application. The only yordle I'd say is higher up in Demacian society is Poppy, and we don't know how the general public of Demacians feel about her.

OuttaControl561 votes

True, there is a difference in how society treats you and what society thinks of you.

Yordles may be able to get prestigious positions like ambassador such as Poppy, but that doesn't mean that she might be viewed or spoken of in a less benign way.

Noxus operates very similar to Demacia on the fact that those on the top can bring up those on the bottom, but its a much more frosty situation where those on top are always suspicious of those who work underneath them for any signs of a power grab. They're both conducive towards social mobility but at the same time they aren't very mobile in reality.

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