Champions who challenge destiny?

Rozzeta·1/27/2015, 11:26:21 PM·1 votes·1,156 views

I think the rework of Amumu, should it look like in the video, will be really great, specially since his identity as the lonely mummy was kind of weird when he was a popular champion in the Field's of Justice. His own loneliness raising into a murderous tantrum which makes him even more lonely, it's the very essence of despair, a character you really feel sorry for now.

However, it also got me thinking that champions are pretty straightforward when ther story involves destiny, like the curse casted on the Sad Mummy (at least so far, as the story could further develop later in time). If they suffered a wrong, they become murderous, or avengers. If they are destined to greatnes, they are noble heroes. Does anyone remember a character who does the exact opposite of what he was supposed to do by destiny?

So far I can only think of Riven, as someone who saw the cruelty of Noxian genocide as it truly was isntead of the beauty Noxius seems to see on it, but even then she just left the battlefield and did nothing afterwards.

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Melancholy Exile1/28/2015, 1:31:15 AM2 votes

Olaf post-rework is a literal example of this. He's a deathseeker purely because he is supposedly fated to die peacefully.

DWT123451/29/2015, 1:09:15 AM2 votes

lol thought this was asking about what champions negated tf's ult

Sneak Dog1/28/2015, 12:28:26 AM2 votes

Old Trundle. He was supposed to be his tribes savior, the solution for all their suffering. Instead his sacrifice drove them to a slow extinction and the embittered Trundle laughed at them for it.

Solideus1/29/2015, 1:11:06 PM1 votes

I don't think Amumu's curse is about destiny per say, I think it convinces him he will be alone, as in the video, to drive his strong emotions to cause havoc. I do think Annie will remain the character that ends his "first act" by becoming his friend. The "second act" would be something like discovering what happened to him. That is to the way his narrative seem to be constructed, as I see it.

LordHippoman1/28/2015, 5:49:06 AM1 votes

In addition to other examples listed below,

Diana is a former Solari acolyte who turned on her religious elders when they tried to kill her, reviving an ancient rival cult.

Azir died once already, and his plans to leave Shurima ascended and as a better place than his predecessors left it were dashed when it blew the hell up. Now he's back to rebuild the empire and finish what he started.

Blitzcrank was never meant to be sentient, but grew his own personality and conscience over the years.

Janna was a Zaunite street orphan who grew up to become a master of wind magic, escaping the confines of her birth.

And Pantheon really just wants to be a baker. Godspeed, Pantheon.

Shaded Striker1/27/2015, 11:58:42 PM1 votes

I don't think that video was implying an impending rework.

333lom1/28/2015, 7:20:05 PM1 votes

Here's a perfect example: Viktor.

In his lore, it is stated that as a doctoral student, he was working with his team on developing Blitzcrank, the automated steam golem that should have helped in cleaning Zaun from toxic waste. He was determined to eliminate pollution from Zaun and help humanity!

But destiny, or just bad luck, ruined his dreams. Professor Stanwick stole the credit for developing Blitzcrank's sentience, noone listened to Viktor's pleas and his career was ruined before it even officially began. When he fell into a horrible depression, he tried pulling himself out of it by creating this idea about a glorious evolution which could eliminate the flaws of humanity. It was still powered by his desire to better society, but now twisted through his grief. He now thinks that the bad side of humanity can just be removed and replaced with something better. Just as metal looks better than flesh in his mind...

He wanted to be a good guy, but now... the society looks at him like at a villain.