Why do I get the feeling that Cait's child abduction case is connected to Vi's past?

SaltyToplaneGoat··1 votes·1,313 views

For all who have not read all the new lore, you'd rather catch up before jumping into here, but here's the short version: one of Cait's earliest cases revolved around a series of child abductions by a crazy chem baron, potentially Singed, given that he "has gone insane from his own cocotions". The thing is: why would someone kidnap a large number of children?

While slave-trade and child-slavery is surely a thing in some parts this world, it definetly is not a thing in Piltover and Zaun. And I doubt that it was for the simple pleasure of some really sick perversions. That would have been described as downright disgusting and sick, but not as insane.

So there is only one explanations: the weird chem baron needed the kids for his experiments. One cannot be sure what he was researching. Maybe the effects of his drugs during the growth period? Trying to slow the ageing process in an attempt find immortality? The ability to brainwash someone chemically? "Über-Doping" to ensure superhuman strenght and mind-power? Possible side effects? (Such as Pink or Blue hair...). We can't be sure about that.

And at the same time Vi is an orphan, once said to have been at an orphanage that now no longer exists and someone said he once found her in something that looked like laboratoy wreckage. Both might be true. I mean, if that chem baron was trying to get kids, he would first and before all get them from somewhere where no one would call the police or would miss them too much to the point the police became involved. An run-down orphanage in Zaun seems to be the perfect place here. However, the chem-baron's experiments required more test subjects, and as rumors spread the "ressources" were getting harder to get, so he had to move up to the somewhat higher levels of Zaun, which finally got the police involved.

Would explain why Vi is suddenly working together with Caitlyn now. After the "job-gone-wrong" at the mine she had suddenly gone missing, probably trying to find some clues about her past again, and Cait was on the same case and provided her informations and must have helped her out by, like, a LOT. Because seriously, there is no way Vi would take orders from anyone who has not earned her total respect through their deeds.

The only question is now: is this story arc long over? Or will we get to it again when it comes to the Singed lore, which we might potentially get soon. There is a Zaun event coming after all...

13 Comments

RogueWill1 votes

Vi is around the same age of Cait so is not connected at all, at least not on that way.

My guess is that Cait probably caught Vi on one of her heist and it was around the same time Jinx started to wreck havoc on pilvoter. Jinx has a fixation with Vi, they probably have a past together but Vi can't remember it due to her amnesia. So Cait worked out a deal with Vi, a pardon in exchange of helping her with that case; giving that Vi was second-guessing her way of life she accepted readily. Jinx still hasn't been caught and Vi liked the job and thus she keeps doing it. Vi still don't take orders from Cait, she is still highly independent and that's why she has trouble with the police and Cait is in charge of keepign her in check (which she doesn't achieve). proove of that is on Jinx Lore, vi was on the vault but Cait wasn't proven that she was acting independently.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Huh? I thought someone in am AMA said once that Cait is a bit older than Vi...

But they still might be connected: when the police started getting wind of this, the experiments might have been going for years already, and given Jinx's suddenly appearance they might still continue. Vi might not have been in Cait's specific case, but she might be involved into whatever mess this whole child-experimentation situation is.

As for now only two individuals come into question: Singed, as hinted in the story, and Dr. Mundo who is THE biologist and man for bio-mods.

We might be in for something big here if they are working together, creating an army of bio- and chem-modded soldiers right below the rich city of Piltover...

RogueWill1 votes

Old lore said she started investigating at 14, new lore doesn't say an exact age (it says five years later but no point of reference) but given that she was traveling alone on a hunting trip with weapons she would be at the very least on her teens. Even if cait is a tad older than Vi I don't think is 15 years older, that is a huge difference.

Vi went missing for some time on Zaun, my guess like I said is that she spent that time in jail until jinx appeared. The cait/vi connection always have been the "C" person. Some people used to say it was Vi's old boss (back when vi didn't made her own gang) other says is some kind of relative like a brother or a father of some sort. Remember that very is know about Vi past and whatever she remembers is painful or shameful to her and that's why everyone avoids mentioning her.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Nah if she was in jail people would know she was in there. Her gang would have visited her at least. (Or at least would have tried.)

And she would have gotten a publoc trial as well, because you can't just lock people up randomly - Piltover is a civilicized city after all.

No she walked off by herself doing whoever knows in that time. Then she returns and is suddenly a cop and takes orders from someone... it's a bit suspicious...

RogueWill1 votes

Under my story is not suspicious at all, it makes a lot of sense and actually happens quite often on a real world (giving a pardon to someone to catch a bigger fish).

Vi is know on Zaun, not in Pilvoter and both cities have very bad politics between them (old lore because the technological rivalry, new lore because the synthetic hextex crystals that Pilvoter use are the cause of Zaun pollution). It wouldn't shock me if she was apprehended red handed (hence bypassing the public trial) or was waiting on jail for said trail to happen. Odds are that gang got caught with her and thus no visit. She also distanced herself from other gangs that she didn't trust so all people had about her were rumors here and there.

I mean it happens all the time that people get captured on other countries (end up in jail) and is considered "missing" for their families, specially on war times.

SoultakerKatana1 votes

a rioter confirmed that jinx is older than vi

RogueWill1 votes

what does jinx being older have to do?

Thorgram1 votes

Yup, kinda suspicious, hope we will have some more on this story arc. I was thinking Warwick or Mundo for the crazed scientist. Because Mundo tried insane potions on himself ( but always on himself first so not sure about him ).

But in the case of WW, he is ruthless. In the old lore, he tried to rip Soraka's heart for his potion. And they said they wanted to put his savagery forward in his rework. So abducting children to test his potions, or worse use them as ingredient would fit him.

Ralanr1 votes

They did not specify that VI's hair color was a result of dye did they?

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Well, given that six year old kids don't dye their hair (where would she even get non toxic dye in Zaun? Cosmetics is for rich people in such worlds and societies) and no one knows her without pink hair. That's why she stood out in the first place

ModKnightsKemplar1 votes

Did they confirm the Zaun event? How are we sure about that? Links?

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Well on top of the Piltover page there are still 4 locked dots and a Zaun icon so...

ModKnightsKemplar1 votes

Good enough for me. I didn't pay any attention to that. Thanks!

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