An idea for the new lore of some champions

Sir ArmaMalum·10/24/2014, 2:27:52 PM·1 votes·604 views

So the talk of what will happen to a few champions' lore with the rewriting has been happening for a little while.

These questions stem primarily around Nocturne, Brand, and Fiddle.

I'm not a main for any of these champs, but I do appreciate a good characterization. So here's an idea: What if these champion's don't represent a person but an event?

#Examples

Brand is not a "force that can destroy the world but is contained within the League" but a physical manifestation of a wildfire that swept across Runeterra? Runeterra is a magical place, where something as 'simple' as a wildfire can be an infinitely greater danger than what we know.

Fiddlesticks could be a representation of a great famine that killed thousands. I'll even give a line that could be used: "This was a time of blight and death in Runeterra. Where the only abundance was carrion, and the only beasts who had their fill were the crows."

Nocturne could be a representation of a series of nighttime massacres within a city-state. Possible the workings of a cult across the whole of Runeterra, across the span of a few months. (This is a weaker example, but I'm sure something better could come up.)

Thoughts? Anyone who's particular invested in these champs: would this kind re-imaginig be acceptable?

Apologies if this idea has already been tossed around.

6 Comments

Drakoniak10/24/2014, 2:55:49 PM2 votes

Fiddlesticks is na abomination created via magic by a fool old magician that failed to control him thus paid for it with his life. I like the brad but i dislike that nocturne, cant he be the ethereal form of every nightmare from runterra inhabits?

Ebonmaw Dragon10/24/2014, 3:53:46 PM1 votes

I dont think that they have to change many things about Brands lore, because he is NOT a force that can destroy the world, after all, 3 mortals (Garen, Lux, and a summoner) defeated him.... in fact, the league saved him from being killed by the demacians.

Overcome by Demacian forces, he was given a choice: fight within the confines of the League or die. Naturally, he chose to use his destructive powers in the League, for now...

GreenLore10/24/2014, 4:21:54 PM1 votes

Brand will probably remain the same,only that he doesn't get captured and is smart enough to know that he should try to remain under the radar.He might want to burn everyone in the world,but he should be aware that he can't simply run into a city and destroy everyone without risking his own life.

Fiddlesticks would in my opinion fit perfectly into the vodoo lands,since he is the harbinger of doom,I'd say it would be cool if there was actually someone(or something) following him.In his beta lore he was the servant of a witch,so maybe they could use that?I dunno

Nocturne could fit into the shadow isles or like fiddle into the vodoo lands.Regardless I think it'd be important that he disgusts humans(or mages or whatever they choose to replace the summoners),it adds a bit more to him than just "I like to kill people"

Malphite should in my opinion be a force of nature,just like brand(in fact it'd be cool if there exist 4 elementals in runeterra,with brand for fire,malphite for earth and janna for wind,only a water elemental would be missing)

Kayle &Morgana are probably the most difficult.Their conflict is really popular,so it should be preserved in some way.They could make the angels part of demacia with morgana being exiled,causing her and her rebels to side with noxus,but I dunno if it'd be such a good thing to add basically another race to these city states.My personal suggestion would be keeping them as otherworldly beings(or maybe give them a floating island as a home?)with morgana being a "fallen" in that she was banished to the ground below,but they'd need to establish their world/land more than just leaving it as a side-note in their bios.

Junkο10/24/2014, 9:17:47 PM1 votes

Veigar Hopefully his lore stays intact, he only has a brief mention of LoL at the end, and even then it says it only is the perfect tool for his needs for now