I'm thinking she needs an actual place in the new League world where she's doing something meaningful, not just being a big-boobed Miku.
Her old lore wasn't even that good to begin with. Just an orphan girl with a strange musical instrument following her, she gets adopted and then becomes a musical idol. Not that riveting.
New Sona lore where?
ReshiKillim8 votesReal question is, what kind of lore could they give her that would be a meaningful not-just-a-large-breasted-Miku while fitting into the current unified lore Riot is creating?
MavenSong5 votesWell they could explore more into what the Etwahl really is and why its bound to Sona.
Acharon471 votesFirst thing that came to mind after thinking about it is this: WAAARGHbobo wrote in a discussion something a week ago that Kled hints at what a Darkin really is in one of his quotes; the quote in question is most likely "Telling people you're a god? Hell, you're barely a paring knife." which suggests Aatrox is the sword and not the wielder (which has been a prevalent theory for some time) so
The Etwahl can be made into the 2nd Darkin and we'd be covering 2 vague sections of the lore at once! I know it'd feel odd and that Sona and Aatrox (the wielder) aren't alike at all but eh, could be that a Darkin takes time to make any major changes to the host.
I kinda like the idea, that way a Darkin doesn't have to specifically be a weapon- a traditional one, at least.
MavenSong1 votesThe Etwahl is more of a second entity itself, Its speculated by its own Actions it killed Lestara, Sona's foster Mother,
Count Zubat6 votesI suggest she becomes the empress of the world after Mordekaiser conquers it.
Malicious Metal7 votesThis man gets it.
Kar98k3 votesexplain why her breast dat big plz
darkdill4 votesMagic. All her mana's gotta go somewhere.
MavenSong1 votesPerhaps she could have a search for her real parents and stumbles into a sort of story plot they could have been involved in or something... Just spitballing ideas.
While her old lore isnt the best it IS from the pre-retcon era, so it wasnt ment to have incredible depth and plot like MF (Post Burning Tides) or something. I love Sona, she does deserve some better lore, hopefully she wont get left out forever. I was hoping for something when Jhin came out but was disapointed :/
Ravenhale1 votesEtwahl is a cursed vessel harboring the spirit of Mordekaiser's wife.
Etwahl was part of Thresh's collection prior to the Ruination.
Evelynn was allowed to leave the Shadow Isles in exchange for finding a new owner for Etwahl. (I could explain more about why Evelynn was here, but I won't.)
Evelynn sold Etwahl to a merchant in Ionia. He in turn sold it to another man that gave it to his brother as a belated wedding gift.
The merchant died in a mugging only days before the wife passed away during childbirth.
The father finds it odd that his daughter does not weep or cry. Doctors confirm the child is mute.
Over the course of the next couple years, the father struggles to provide and care for his child. He has help from his relatives, though he does end up selling many possessions. It never crosses his mind to part ways with the Etwahl at first. When it is suggested, he admits he cannot part ways with the gift for sentimental reasons.
Strangely the relative that suggested this course of action falls ill and passes away.
Upon her second birthday, Sona takes an unusual interest in Etwahl. Her grandmother, whom watches over her in father's absence, gradually becomes fearful of this. It culminates into hysteria after learning her older son, whom purchased Etwahl, died in an unusual accident at work. She is summarily disposed of without a trace.
With the family refusing to help, the father does all he can on his own. He quickly falls into debt due to his inability to work and watch over his child. With threats upon his life, he abandons his daughter shortly after her third birthday and is never seen again.
Much of the old lore is preserved from this point, though Etwahl isn't nearly as "forgiving" about being parted with its host. Usually the primary caretaker is subdued and won't consider selling Etwahl, though subordinates might be less considerate at their own peril.
*** Quick Edit
Also want to point out that Evelynn actually held onto Etwahl for a long time. She had no real incentive to sell the thing and she was immune to Etwahl's influence.
Sharjo1 votesI feel like they need to establish how Sona gets to Demacia in the first place, considering there's an invasion going on. What the sod happened for an Ionian orphan to wind up in Demacia? Lestara's unlikely to have went to Ionia during a war and word of Sona having the Etwahl probably wouldn't have crossed the sea until some Noxians found out she existed or something, so how?
Another important thing is establishing her role in Demacian society and the world as a whole. What does she do as part of the nobility, and what does the nobility think about her? What does she do with her musical and magical talents now? Does she stay in the capital or does she travel the world?
So basically:
These things are critical in my opinion to properlly establishing Sona in the new canon as a firmly cemented character.
Ravenhale1 votesPart of the issue with the Ionian War is how it fits within the timeline. With Taliyah's introduction, which includes Yasuo, we can make deductions that it has been a long process with the Shuriman events taking place in the midst of the war. But we still don't quite know how that fits in with the timelines of the rest of the Demacian heroes.
I'm tentatively thinking Sona predates the war quite a bit, making her much older than what people expect. Naturally Etwahl preserves her youth, so there is no telling how long she has been around.
Another thing that probably should be stated is that there is no reason for every champion to be "active" or even "alive" in the current timeline. I think too many are fixated on the idea that everything has to be happening now, which is somewhat unreasonable. These are Legends that we speak of.
