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Piercing the Shadows: A Community Approach in Discovering Evelynn's Identity as a Character

Mirage Night·2/19/2015, 12:14:27 PM·6 votes·1,805 views

There have been many threads and comments in regards to Evelynn's thematic rework. Much of which has indicated that the relaunch team has yet to settle on the core identity of Evelynn. With the most recent indication that she has been effectively been put on the back burner until they can get people to look more into her.

So, as a community of Evelynn fans, we should show Riot what we are looking for and how we view Evelynn as a whole. This project will be broken up into several pieces, the first of which is identifying the core of Evelynn's character. This will be the basis of her visual and gameplay pieces as we progress through.

So to get to her foundation lets break her down in to some elements. Key words that, for yourself describe Evelynn. So using the idea of word association, we may start generating some of these elements.

Example:

Shadow Mage Sadist

As we discover common elements of her character, we can form a archetype that best fits her. From there we'll delve into a generic back story the can hone her core identity.

24 Comments

GreenLore2/19/2015, 1:16:32 PM6 votes

The archetype is probably a big problem,as shadow,sadist and mage(I really wouldn't say the last describes her really well) are pretty generic.

I think a succubus would fit her really well,but that one could go more into the direction of a darkin.

Trylobyte2/19/2015, 1:29:58 PM2 votes

Part of Eve's problem is she really doesn't have any lore to define her. Her entire characterization is based on how mysterious she is and how nobody knows anything about her beyond the fact she seduces and kills people and she dated Twisted Fate a couple times, and the former part is better explored by Ahri and Elise. So we don't really know anything about her. She has nothing to ground her. So, what is Evelynn? Your guess is literally as good as Riot's.

mirAcIe2/20/2015, 1:54:43 AM2 votes

I am sorry to say this, but from what I've heard from lore team, they prefer not to read forum creations, because it seems to put them in weird legal situations when they "borrow" the ideas from fans. So it looks like there won't be a "suggestion box" about Evelynn's identity as it's solely in the hands of the assigned designer.

I would still like to add my 2 cents about who Eve is. As I said before, I think it's best just to develop a story that would fit her old lore and expand it at the same time. I don't like drastic changes with champions that has been around for years. You can't just undo everything. So from my understanding Evelynn could be a human, similar race to Janna (hence the ears) who was exposed to the dark magic which made her thirsty for other people's suffering and pain.

I also think the mystery part should remain. So she was exposed to the dark magic and also taught how to lurk in shadows by someone from the Shadow Isles, who is supposedly her master. We don't know who he is and if he is still alive no does Evelynn want to share this with anyone. But she does put her skills obtained from her master to a good use by being a merciless assassin enjoying every part of her work.

I also think more emphasis should be put on her poser side, because she totally looks like one. The heels, the way she talks, the taunt gesture all imply that she's super playful about what she does, but in my opinon this should be an even bigger part of her character. For example, Evelynn always wants to look awesome, sexy and badass. Therefore she doesn't focus solely on hiding in the shadows and hunting her victims down and sometimes prefers to seduce them with her looks instead. Also for Evelynn it is more important how you kill someone and it should look as violent as possible otherwise it was a waste of a kill. And she would try to always stay in her vicious persona, but from time to time she'd mess up (for example someone gets executed without giving her a kill) and say stuff like: "No one saw it" or "If anyone asks, I hunted him down and killed him mercilessly".

So to put it short: Corrupted human Assassin Poser/Seductress

libraryseraph 2/19/2015, 4:10:48 PM2 votes

I just want to know why the stealthiest character in the game is a busty bright blue dominatrix with pink clothes and super saiyan hair

Narasimha2/19/2015, 5:42:33 PM1 votes

I wouldn't call her a mage, she's more of a flat out assassin. Maybe a 'hunter' or a 'scout'.

Ultîma2/19/2015, 6:52:46 PM1 votes

Evelynn could be a succubus, or something akin to a Yurei of Japanese mythology - a spirit unable to pass on in the afterlife due to a violent death or suicide. They are usually driven by strong emotions such as desire for revenge, love, jealousy, hatred or sorrow. Some of which are realms yet unexplored by other denizens of the Shadow Isles. Her stealth could almost be seen as a "haunt" mechanic where she only reveals herself when in close proximity to her prey, when the time is right for her to feed but otherwise remains concealed as a specter.

While I like to characterize Eve as a sadist as well, I feel as though that particular trait is already over saturated among the cast of the isles, namely with Karthus and Thresh. Lust, love and jealousy seem like much identifiable to Eve to make her stand out.

Slushi Simcambi2/19/2015, 11:23:52 PM1 votes

Seductress Longing Shadow

I would like if Eve became another "good" force for the shadow isles. We mainly have a ton of evil dead people but she could use some sort of long term goal. Maybe she is the daughter of the Ruined king and longs to revive her lost Empire. She can still be a relatively evil bimbo, but still have the longing for her old Empire.

Maybe she seduces men and drains to keep her eternal life so she can rebuild her Nation? It's bad enough to give her a crap reputation but mixed enough to sorta give her some moral middleground (if of course, a very loose one). She doubts whether what she is doing is right, but keeps on in hopes she can restore her islands.

In terms of her kit the only thing that is non-negotiable for me is her passive. That has to stay. Everything else is up in the air but I would like if they reused her spikes somehow. She also needs to be an assassin if they keep her lore identity as is now.

Mirage Night2/20/2015, 4:07:51 AM1 votes

So lets keep it coming guys. the more we can gather the better we can fletch her out.

Pyrocerebus2/21/2015, 2:54:34 AM1 votes

an interesting idea for eve I think would be if she some of her abilities were the goriest in the game just to make her a bit more creepy thats just my 2 cents tho

Sinister Anubis2/19/2015, 1:25:01 PM1 votes

before rework anything i use to play her as a assassin like rengar. Now she is anything but.

Mirage Night2/19/2015, 4:34:28 PM1 votes

To me the following words come to mind in the first 5 seconds. Don't over think it. Just give yourself 5 seconds and just put it out there.

Sadist Shadow-Weaver Humanoid

Eve Bot2/19/2015, 5:20:45 PM1 votes

I feel like something happened to Evelynn as a child. I feel like she was cursed. This is why she's so sadistic. Someone cursed her into a being that lives on the anguish of others. I also believe she's only sexy because she's really hiding who she is. Maybe she's seen as sexy but she's actually not, it's just a mind trick. When they've fallen for her appeal, then she strikes, invisible at will, and stabs them in the back.