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Who would be each faction's main protagonist and why?

Solideus··6 votes·1,620 views

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Edit: My own take on the question.

Bandle City: Rumble. He's the underdog with various ties within the faction. Bilgewater: Miss Fortune. Entangled with the pirating faction but has noble intentions. Demacia: Lux. Deeply entangled with the authoritarian faction but is herself young, bubbly and naive. Freljord: Ashe. The Khaleesi of Freljord. Ionia: Yasuo. Demonized good-guy that has to redeem himself to his peers. Kumungu: Nidalee. The only really human and relateable character from the jungle. Mt. Targon: Diana. The repressed Targonian anti-hero struggling against authority. Noxus: Katarina. A young patriot that isn't _too _ affiliated with Noxus' dark politics. Piltover: Vi. The outsider trying to fit in, with a messy past. Ez and Jayce are cookie cutter protagonists as well, although a bit more two-dimensional. Shadow Isles. Evelynn? The other Islanders are not very "protagonistic". Maybe Eve after her rework. Shurima: Sivir. The Princess Diaries meets Egyptian mythology. The Void: Kassadin. "His factions" only hero, fighting to stop the darkness. Zaun: Ekko. The young local hero trying to make his rough home a better place. An argument could be made for Zac too.

Independent: Ryze. The most hero's journey-esque character not belonging to a faction. Riven as well, although her goals are more faction-oriented.

20 Comments

GreenLore5 votes

I agree with some of yours,the ones I'd change would be:

Garen for demacia ,not only is he one of the most iconic champions,but he is one of the champions with the most connections to anyone,he is the best friend of JIV,the rival to katarina,the demacian counterpart to Darius,the archenemy of Urgot and the brother of Lux.(the official site also lists him as a friend of xin zhao).

Leona for Mt.Targon,the thing with diana is that she seems to be taking her crusade a bit too far(not that any kind of holy crusade would be good to begin with),making her more of a sympathetic villain than a protagonist.Another thing that speaks for Leona is the fact that she also has a connection to the Rakkor,thus representing Mt.Targon as a whole much better than Diana or Pantheon could do,not to mention that the Diana/Leona-rivalry is a bit more complex from her side,since we don't know exactly what Leona thinks of Diana and how she'd react if she knew what happened to her.

Tristana for Bandle,she is the kind of girl who is in a love triangle,but doesn't seem to have a romantic interest in either of the 2 yordles that are interested in her and I think that Rumble is a bit too racist against humans to be the protagonist,while Teemo seems a bit too....well off to be the protagonist.tristana nicely fits into the middle ground here.

Hecarim could be one for the shadow isles if his past gets explored,as its implied that he isn't the same person he used to be(but even then he might not be protagonist potential).Morde could also act as a villain protagonist,but we don't know that much about him,so its hard to tell.I agree that the SI don't have really any champion who is definetly protagonist potential...

Rammus for shurima,focusing on his relationship with a cactus.

Solideus1 votes

Good points! Those are almost exactly as legit choices, really. My thinking was the following:

Lux would be more prone to feel conflicted about her factions actions, but on the other hand Garen has his thing with Katarina.

Diana seem to have a more active conflict, where Leona seem to be a front-figure kept back in part by her peers manipulating her. She might be pretty active on the field though, for all we know.

Tristana works as well as any, probably! In part she's less connected than Rumble, but most of my picks were already female, so I tried to get an extra boy in, haha. He's like the Yordles version of Ekko, really.

Hecarim is the first "modern" Islander released, and my personal favorite of them. I kind of want him to be their protagonist, but he is too much of a mystery to tell right now. Eve has the same problem in some ways, but she also has an update coming at some point and a bit more human personality.

Rammus was of course the obvious choice, how could I think otherwise. Sivir, go home!

If I'd change my picks for protagonist it'd be along the line of your suggestions, I think.

The Anagram King4 votes

I think Noxus' protagonist would probably be Darius or Swain; featuring the other as the main antagonist. Convinced of the need to unseat the nobility, Darius would be engaged in a political effort to rid Noxus of what he feels are undesirable elements. Swain would be aware of Darius' intent, but not all too eager to definitively dispose of his nation's champion. He is, after all, far too useful; and the ramifications could be dire if traced back to Swain.

SaltyToplaneGoat4 votes

Nope, there can be only ONE Protagonist for Noxus.

Draven

On a more serious note I'd like to know more about this guy - that what's beyond the show he's pulling every time.

Ebonmaw Dragon5 votes

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Nope, there can be only ONE Protagonist for Noxus.

Draven

Please, Draaaaaaven should be the protagonist for ALL the factions.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

I request a comic series: "The dravenous adventures of DRAVEN!" - Written by Draven.

It would be the best thing ever!

FuryofThornsRedo1 votes

Leona level of annoying at times would be competition I think for all Champions Protagonist. From: FuryofThornsRedo

Chilroy1 votes

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I think Noxus' protagonist would probably be Darius or Swain; featuring the other as the main antagonist. Convinced of the need to unseat the nobility, Darius would be engaged in a political effort to rid Noxus of what he feels are undesirable elements. Swain would be aware of Darius' intent, but not all too eager to definitively dispose of his nation's champion. He is, after all, far too useful; and the ramifications could be dire if traced back to Swain.

Darius and Swain are allies ironically, without Darius, Swain would have had no general to help him seize high command after Boram Darkwill's death.

Katarina & Talon, are obviously against them. The see them as unethical and extreme Noxus nationalists, whereas they're moderates who come from nobility. The people from streets are ruling Noxus, with Swain at the head.

The dynamic of Noxian politics is definitely very interesting.

If Noxus had any protagonist characters it would certainly switch between Talon, Katarina, and Darius. Because Talon understand where Darius came from, but realizes that Darius and Swain most likely killed Marcus DuCouteau - His only father figure - which angers him. Katarina's staunch position against the power shift, and Darius believing his vision of a world-wide Noxus.

Narasimha2 votes

Actually, Darius supports Swain. He thinks Swain has the vision to make Noxus into the land it should be. And more importantly, Swain isn't really corrupt, not in the way that Darius hates.

The Anagram King1 votes

Darius believes in the lasting glory of soldiers and of his nation. Swain is resurrecting aberrations that feed on the remains of the fallen - friend and foe, alike.

I feel as though there's the potential for a slight difference in opinion, here. :P

Narasimha1 votes

True, but on the other hand, Sion is THE ultimate example of lasting glory. A hero from the days of old, who actually killed the king of their greatest rival. The friendly fire is just an unfortunate side effect. Swain had guts to go and bring someone like that back, to serve for Noxus once more.

Mind you, I'm not saying Darius would go drinking at the pub with Swain. But I think he respects the Master Tactician enough to follow him willingly.

Tesla Effect4 votes

Demacia: Quinn Garen JarvanIV

Noxus: Katarina Leblanc Swain

Ionia: Karma Irelia MasterYi

Freljord: Ashe Sejuani Lissandra

Shurima: Azir Sivir Xerath

Piltover: Caitlyn Vi Jayce

Zaun: Viktor Zac Singed

Shadow Isles: Mordekaiser Kalista Karthus

Bilgewater: Gangplank MissFortune

Targon: Leona Diana

Void: Malzahar Velkoz

Urtistan: Zilean

Icathia: Kassadin

Bandle City: Heimerdinger Tristana Rumble

Guardian Sea: Nami

Narasimha1 votes

Bandle City: Heimerdinger. Bilgewater: Gangplank. Demacia: Garen. Freljord: Ashe. Ionia: Yi. Mt. Targon: Pantheon Noxus: Draven. Piltover: Caitlyn Shadow Isles. Maokai Shurima: Azir The Void: Kassadin. Zaun: Zac

Tsumikiri1 votes

These are great. Personally, I would switch Nidalee for Wukong just because I really like him. Also, I'd like to make a case for Kalista for the Shadow Isles. The only way she would work at all is if her backstory (life as a human before the fall of the Shadow Isles) were explored a lot more, which is pretty much the same issue with trying to make a protagonist out of any of the Shadow Isles champs right now. Just my two cents.

Neamean1 votes

You will rememberYorick Mori. Evelyn is not really "Shadow isle" it is mainly speculation that she is or have ties with the shadow isle

Solideus1 votes

Well, "Rumoured to be from the Shadow Isles" has always been part of her story. She's also tagged Shadow Isles on the official site and has altar interactions on TT like the other Shadow Isles champions, so I think it's pretty safe to assume she's from there, unless that changes with her update later on. Mori is one of my favorite characters but he doesn't seem like a very adventurous guy; he is more like a "Charon" of Valoran.

FuryofThornsRedo1 votes

Diana "Truth will be told!" "I will be heard!" {Many people struggle against authority, as the learning lessons defining our existence teach us the quality of responsibility and accountability. Fact} The destruction of Diana my people and making sure other people pay for their toxic communication skills, appears as if struggling with authority might need to be no further denied by most people validating correct adherence to authority struggles. There is no reconnaissance analysis synopsis as of yet to determine the quality of Champion Hero's in Riot League of Legends online video game Realm. Possible: maybe the quality of Hero in this subject discussion might be more biased rather than equally welcoming the Depth of Value in distinguishing the endurance capacity to sustain the Quality of Champion Hero some people intellectually align their perceptions about Riot League of Legends Champion Hero's.

No worries: Spacesuit Teemo is the Champion Hero in Space, as his spacesuit calls dibs for outer-space. Not sure if this is known, but because Diana I completed the reconnaissance of Teemo spacesuit, I notified Soraka about Teemo spacesuit to help facilitate the idea of Teemo being rewarded a constellation amongst the stars and Diana my favorite the Moon.

From: FuryofThornsRedo

Destínum1 votes

I mostly agree with you, although I'd say Quinn for Demacia and probably Leona for Targon. Rengar is also a candidate for Kumungu I'd say.

Solideus1 votes

I'd say Quinn isn't the best candidate for purely Demacian stories, her probably being away a lot and being somewhat of an outsider. However, in general I think she's more versatile and could lead a much wider set of stories than most other champions, like she did during the Freljord event! She's a good lead for stories that aren't very faction specific.

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