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Akali has a vendetta against Noxus

Ahpe·7/16/2018, 8:59:57 PM·5 votes·5,038 views

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Ok so in both official videos that showcase the abilities and gameplay of the the Akali rework, every champion she attacks only Noxus champions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCQMIZkevBc&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eduDezPvJ2M&t=3s

The reason I think Akali will have some sort of vendetta for Noxus is that in most other ability reveals for new champions/reworks, they're attacking champions that would oppose them/they oppose.

I.E.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaNANTQH0zc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqH4AA-KEgQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIIE0LCvGpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-XQ0Jb2MRs

Obviously it's very little to go off of and/or it's obvious AF but I'm confident that in Akali's new lore she'll have some sort of distaste for Noxus. Perhaps she'll be trying to find a different meaning of balance by opposing all of Noxus because of The Ionian War.

17 Comments

Warlord Rhinark7/16/2018, 9:01:46 PM10 votes

I mean.

Name one Ionian that doesn't have a grudge against Noxus.

Vlada Cut7/16/2018, 9:30:03 PM2 votes

Maybe a similar beggining like Kayn or same bitter taste for hatred for Noxus like Irelia. ...actually no, NO one can hate Noxus nore than Irelia.

Kanzler7/16/2018, 9:07:03 PM1 votes

You dont say.....

[slayer-pantheon-rainbows]

zaire907/17/2018, 4:51:49 AM1 votes

Wow who would've guessed that she would have a grudge against the country that invaded hers and then massacred a bunch of them for no reason did you not read the Ionian lore update

Meep Man7/17/2018, 7:26:03 AM1 votes

To be fair, almost everyone in Ionia freaking hates Noxus. It's like... the one universal among all of them. Xayah? Shen? Zed? Lee Sin? Riven? Yasuo? The only one who might not is Jhin, and he's an insane serial killer. Shen might not because he's a god dang robot, but deep, deep down? He probably hates them too.

You know what, just about all of the world hates Noxus except Noxus, and sometimes even Noxus hates Noxus when you have cases like Kled and any parts of Noxus which rebel and are quickly dealt with. Demacia hates Noxus. Piltover hates Noxus. Freljord aren't too fond of them. Ionia hates Noxus. We have no lore on Bandle City. Shurima hates Noxus, although it's likely a newer thing since Shurima is still being dominated by Noxus as seen on the Piltover map that came with Camille's release.

Only Zaun can really appreciate Noxus, but only really in a "customer and supplier" way. Local Noxus hater Urgot is starting to become a pretty big thing in Zaun. Only possible connection to Noxus is Singed, but that is a pretty big one.

Hupsis7/17/2018, 9:12:41 AM1 votes

Comment by Jessica Oyhenart commenting on her work on Akali's new splash art.

"she is a sleek, stealthy assassin who uses her martial arts prowess to punish those who would harm her people. She is disillusioned by the invasion of her homeland, believing she is the only one who can see the injustice and the correct path to righting it. It was fun to find connections and contrasts between her and Irelia as two very different Ionian heroes."